Dayton Daily News

Ohio May Be Stemming 'Brain Drain'

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0000

A newspaper analysis shows that Ohio may be starting to turn around its "brain drain."

The Dayton Daily News reports that an analysis of census data shows that Ohio may finally have seen the end of a decades-long trend of losing young adults to other states.

Beginning in 2010, the numbers show, Ohio actually showed an increase in the population of people ages 20 to 34.

Southwest Ohio Bikeway Set for Opening

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:04:00 +0000

A bikeway that will connect Wright-Patterson base with downtown Dayton is ready for launch.

Completion of the 3.6-mile Mad River Bikeway extension will link with 330 miles of regional bikeway paths while connecting the base.

The Dayton Daily News reports that the grand opening will be June 21 at the Eastwood MetroPark parking lot, with a group ride following.

Flu Cases in Ohio Most Since State Began Tracking

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health says flu cases this past season were the most since it began keeping count.

Stats show that 5,200 Ohioans were hospitalized with the flu from September last year through mid-May 18.

That's even up from 2009-2010 when the swine flu pandemic when there were 3,200 flu-related hospitalizations in the state.

State health officials tell The Dayton Daily News that it's hard to say why there were so many cases during the past flu season.

They say there's no indication that a new virus led to the spike in hospitalizations.

Springfield Reservoir Tested After Harmful Algae Found

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0000

State officials say small amounts of harmful blue-green algae have led to testing and a sign warning swimmers not to swallow the water at a western Ohio reservoir.

But an Ohio Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman says the toxin levels are not enough to issue a public health advisory for Clarence J. Brown Reservoir in Buck Creek State Park. The Dayton Daily News reports the park north of Springfield attracts about 380,000 people annually for boating, swimming, fishing and camping.

Officials say testing of the reservoir will continue.

University of Dayton Gets $2.5M Donation

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:04:00 +0000

The University of Dayton has received a $2.5 million donation for biology faculty research from the estate of a former UD professor and alumnus.

The Dayton Daily News reports that Robert J. Schuellein notified the school in a 1998 letter that he was making the gift. Schuellein died in 2011 at the age of 91.

University officials say Schuellein graduated in 1944 with a degree in biology and returned to UD in the late 1950s to teach and help establish the graduate program in biology.