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For his first full-time job after college, Waterford band director John Laswell was charged with trying to fill the footsteps of a director who had led the district's marching band to state competition for all of his 13 years in the position.

Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute have developed the first solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery, described as a breakthrough designed to address the fire and explosion risk of other lithium rechargeable batteries and pave the way for development of large-size lithium rechargeables for a number of industry ...

Dayton city and business leaders are at University of Dayton and speaking what is being done to boost the local economy.

Wright State University graduate student Nathan Sedgwick has made two separate study abroad trips to China in the last year through the UCIE.

In the Midwestern heartland, police are encountering a new social evil: trafficking, often involving women and children who are forced to work as prostitutes or unpaid labour; and the outcomes can be brutal.

Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar is stampeding Columbia. The company next month will open a new restaurant at the old Hollywood Video location on Devine Street.

Craig Mastin, one of the franchise owners of the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries, said neither he nor his partners had ever heard of Smashburger before they learned the chain would be opening its first Dayton-area restaurant just down the street from their new venture on Miamisburg-Centerville Road.

WPAFB increasing research, testing on alternative fuels with new plant: Ground is broken for facility to help Air Force, UD researchers Source: Dayton Daily News Publication date: 2009-11-15 By John Nolan, Dayton Daily News, Ohio Nov.

It didn't take much of a push to get John Burns and his company involved in a fledgling program aimed at helping manufacturers reduce energy costs, boost productivity and promote green business practices.

The superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is stepping down to become assistant chief for the U.S. province of the Society of Mary, the archdiocese announced Friday, Nov.

Brother Joe Kamis Brother Joe Kamis, S.M., Superintendent of Schools and Director of the Department of Educational Services for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati since 2002, has been appointed to become assistant provincial of the United States Province of his community, the Society of Mary .

New post: Vice president of government affairs for Clarian Health. Previous position: Attorney for Hays Murray Castor.

Tony Heriza says he learned a very important thing when he was a member of a powerful young group of caring Daytonians working for change in the 1970s and '80s. "I found out there is tremendous power in using visuals, film and videos, to tell a story," he said.

Juwan Staten, one of the most heralded recruits in University of Dayton basketball history, has signed a national letter-of-intent with the Flyers this morning, making his commitment official.

Construction is starting on a new $2.5 million facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that will allow the military to create its own fuel for research aimed at producing alternatives for powering military aircraft.

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Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery that violates human rights globally -- and in the heartland of America.

Theresa Flores, a Columbus mother of three who holds a master's degree in counseling education from the University of Dayton, puts a surprising face on the global problem of human trafficking.

Hundreds of University of Dayton students boogied the day and night away to make a difference in the lives of children.