Alumni News
Read about recent awards, recognition, and other alumni news:
2021
May
April
- Miami alumni advise political science students on finding success on Capitol Hill
- 2021 President's Distinguished Service Award Recipients Announced
March
February
January
2020
December
- Patrick Haney is the 2020 William Holmes McGuffey Award honoree
- Media, Journalism & Film alumni offer career advice at online panel
November
October
- Psychology students push forward their research despite the pandemic to present at a major national conference
- Credit Karma co-founder encourages students to follow their passions
August
- New ASPIRE office at Miami will streamline connections with business, government and community partners
- Search for the "wings" of a crustacean sheds light on origins of insect wings
July
- The road to freedom through southwest Cincinnati: Student project highlights region's Underground Railroad ties
- Miami chemists' breakthrough technique enables design at the interface of chemistry and biology
- New Social Justice Studies study away program delivers service and experiential learning for students
June
- Miamians help local landowner in the fight against emerald ash borer
- A $25,000 gift from the Western College Alumnae Association to help support Miami's diversity initiatives
May
- Miami U. research provides new foundation for future environmental studies
- Miamian's company shifts from drinks to hand sanitizer
- In Memoriam: Myron (Mike) Lunine
- Miami receives 10 Fulbright grant offers: a new record
- Miami research team helps search for possible treatments for antibiotic-resistant secondary infections common with COVID-19
- Miami's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition winners
April
- Miami University Bateman Team receives National Honor in Case Study Competition
- How do campus research labs pause during #StayAtHomeOhio?
- CAS faculty adapt to new challenges offering immersive online instruction to students during the pandemic
March
- GIC Career Day, one of Miami's final events before shuttering campus, offers career guidance for students
- Researchers explore the mysteries of quantum physics with ultracold matter
- Deborah A. Feldman appointed newest Miami University trustee member
- Journalist and author Wil Haygood discusses his book Showdown and debuts trailer for Thurgood Marshall documentary
February
- Living Más: Julie Felss Masino '93, president of Taco Bell International, to headline the 2020 CAS Recognition Ceremony
- Alumna Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins to receive Freedom Summer of '64 Award
January
- Latest award spotlights unique relationship between the two Miamis
- Sixteen Miami students, alumni named semifinalists in Fulbright competition
- Craig Williamson's OPUS grant will provide new insights on effects of browning in lakes worldwide
- Public administrator and Miami alum Carter Hewgley returns to teach a mini-course and share his experiences
2019
December
- Alumni Career Panel informs students on prospective careers in geology, geography, environmental science, and more
- Jill Korach honored for global impact in environmental education
November
- "An Intro to Analyzing Network Data" prepares students for exploring information from social media connections
- Rick Ludwin '70, longtime NBC executive, Seinfeld champion, and Inside Hollywood backer, dies at 71
October
- Distinguished English alumna Lillian Schwales still making strides
- Wil Haygood named runner-up in Dayton Literary Peace Prize
September
- Wil Haygood finalist for Dayton Literary Peace Prize
- Bahamas Mapathon volunteers aid in Hurricane Dorian relief
August
July
- AHEAD Award Goes to Miami Student
- STEAM-powered and DIY: Mixing art, neurobiology and renovations in Pearson Hall
June
May
April
- Miami's Inside Washington program celebrates 20th anniversary while surpassing 500 graduates
- Psychology symposium, run by alumni, offers students "Your Road Map Toward Career Success"
- Seven Miamians (students, a faculty member and an alumnus) offered Fulbright awards to conduct research or teach overseas
- Storm-chasing physics alumna returns to campus to present tornado and hurricane research
- New History Channel series produced by Miami alumni
March
- Industry professional and Miami alumni participants in Inside NYC program reveal their motivations
- Environmental science alum Todd Foster offers career advice to IES students
- Urban planning students make their mark on the Hamilton neighborhood of Lindenwald
- Miami's annual Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality Symposium features important conversations about the influence of individual identity on contemporary society
February
- CBS News Chief Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues ('92) is Miami's 2019 spring commencement speaker
- Rebecca Messina (Miami, 1994), Uber CMO, to address graduating seniors at 2019 CAS recognition ceremony
- Fourteen Miami students, alumni named semifinalists in Fulbright competition
January
2018
December
- Geography students win awards and connect with alumni in Ohio Geographical Information Systems conference
- Mark Curnutte recognized for coverage of race and social justice issues
November
- Miami psychology alum talks about his path to becoming an entrepreneur
- Geography, geology, and environmental science majors connect with successful alumni at career networking event
- Media, Journalism & Film alums working in media provide career advice
- Western Program announces its launch of Western Center for Social Impact and Innovation in fall 2019
October
- Former U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus returns to Miami
- Kala Allen lifts up the voiceless through research and volunteerism
September
August
May
- Wil Haygood provides message of hope and respect to Class of 2022
- 2018 College of Arts and Science graduation ceremony features student Max Leveridge and alum Scott Hess
- Miami honors alumni who served in the military with new tribute memorial
- Two Miami alums seek to bring sports and esports together
- Conservation scientist and Miami alum discusses work with the World Wildlife Fund and Natural Capital Project
- Award-winning history teacher and Miami alumna Sara Ziemnik speaks to future teachers
- Miami receives eight Fulbright grant offers, the most ever
April
- GRAMELAC's Amy Shaiman: More than a professor
- Sue Henry Center for Pre-Law Education co-sponsors the Careers in Law Panel
- Spark Foundry CMO and Miami alum Scott Hess chosen as CAS commencement ceremony featured speaker
- Life After Bachelor Hall: English alumni highlight careers
- Worldwide book debut highlight of Miami Convocation
- David Dafoe '84 provides $30.1 million gift to Miami
March
- MJF Distinguished Alumni offer advice and share tales of media careers
- Women & Writing panel addresses how #MeToo has impacted women journalists
- Quanhong Qiu to receive alumni honor
- Diversity Week 2018: Keynote speaker Damon Williams, multicultural arts events and more
February
- MU2DC reveals to students what's behind the curtain of DC's complex web of politics
- Cheryl Heckler leaves legacy with Miami journalism students
- GIC 205 - Critical Tourism: Going beyond the tourist's view
- Global health expert and Miami alum Judith Kaufmann to give keynote for Department of Anthropology's global health case competition