College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

"It's 5 a.m. somewhere"
The Atlantic, June 8, 2023
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History 

"Letter to the editor: Black women were excluded from religious orders. Catholics need to know this history."
America, June 7, 2023
Associate Professor Shannen Dee Williams, Department of History

"UD professor, mother weaves a dynamic, inspired life"
Dayton Daily News, June 2, 2023
Associate Professor Minnita Daniel-Cox, Department of Music

"Zelenskyy presses for NATO and EU membership at Moldova summit"
CHCH-TV (Canada), June 2, 2023
Associate Professor Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Department of Political Science

"50 years after end of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, veterans reflect on life, losses"
Dayton Daily News, May 26, 2023
Assistant Professor Paul Morrow, Department of Philosophy

"U.S. nun's incorruptible remains could help see her cause launched"
Our Sunday Visitor, May 26, 2023
Associate Professor Shannen Dee Williams, Department of History

"Americans nationwide traveling to Gower, Mo., after nun's body found 'incorrupt' four years after burial"
KMBC-TV (Kansas City, Mo.), May 25, 2023
Associate Professor Shannen Dee Williams, Department of History

"Local, national impacts if debt ceiling agreement not reached"
WHIO-TV (Dayton), May 25, 2023
Lecturer Daniel Birdsong, Department of Political Science

"'Survivor' Bias with Erin O’Mara Kunz
Opinion Science Podcast, May 22, 2023
Associate Professor Erin O'Mara Kunz, Department of Psychology

"Catholic church in Ireland goes digital to recruit priests"
BBC Radio 4, May 21, 2023
Associate Professor Tim Gabrielli, Department of Religious Studies

"Skip the fertilizer, mowing: Some Dayton-area homeowners turning to ‘quilt lawns’"
Dayton Daily News, May 13, 2023
Professor Ryan McEwan, Department of Biology

"Abortion rights battle intensifies in Ohio"
Axios, May 12, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Expected influx at US-Mexico border brings political hurdle for Biden’s campaign"
The National Desk, May 8, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

Top of page (l-r), top row: Janet Bednarek, Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Minnita Daniel-Cox, Daniel Birdsong, Paul Morrow. Bottom row: Christopher Devine, Tim Gabrielli, Shannen Dee Williams, Ryan McEwan, Erin O'Mara Kunz.