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The University of Dayton will sponsor its first giving day campaign Wednesday, April 10, to rally the Flyer community and celebrate the impact collective financial support can make for the University and its students.

Upcoming events include a free, public talk about 'how to revitalize the Catholic church,' a law school symposium on the rule of law in international governance and Center for Leadership professional development sessions.

A new statewide news service for Ohio highlighted the Marian Library's collections and the University's work to transform the former fairgrounds into onMain, Dayton's Imagination District.

University of Dayton faculty and staff contributed to the national conversation on curricular innovations, college affordability and career outcomes in Education Dive, The Chronicle of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report. CBC News, Catholic News Service and BYU Radio tapped faculty expertise on airport design, social media and corporate social responsibility.

Ninety-seven percent of recent University of Dayton grads responding to the career services office's Flyer First Destination Survey report being employed, pursuing a graduate degree or participating in a service program within six months of graduation.

The Princeton Review named the University of Dayton among the top “Best Value Colleges” in a new book that examines academics, affordability and graduates’ career prospects.

All Global Voices Symposium events scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Thursday, Jan. 31, are canceled. The Alumni Chair in the Humanities will try to reschedule the events.

Fox News interviewed University of Dayton Research Institute impact physics group leader Kevin Poormon about the risks drones pose to aircraft. A portion of the interview aired on "Special Report w/ Bret Baier" and eight Fox affiliates nationwide. "Fox & Friends" also aired video from UDRI's test of a drone hitting an airplane wing. CNN ran aviation historian Janet Bednarek's Conversation piece, "In 'airports of the future', everything new is old again" which has more than 81,000 reads.

Five University of Dayton students received Emerson Helix Innovation Scholarships sponsored by The Helix Innovation Center on the University of Dayton campus. They will work with Emerson engineers and industry leaders to develop innovations in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.