News and Events

Two courses in Miami's College of Engineering and Computing are recognized as "exemplar" in the "CS2013" — computer science curriculum guidelines that form the basis for most computer science curricula worldwide.

Miami University has joined the Institute of International Education's Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of U.S. students who study abroad by the end of the decade.

Natalie Harr (Miami M.Ed. '09) received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). She was one of 102 K-12 science teachers to receive the $10,000 award. She is being honored this week at the White House.

Academy-Award winner Geena Davis will present the keynote address at Miami University's inaugural Women in Leadership Symposium at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Pavilion of the new Armstrong Student Center.

Miami University's Farmer School of Business hosts its second annual "Cradle of Marketers" featuring alumni who are top marketing executives in a daylong event starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Taylor Auditorium.

Miami University Theatre presents "Crumbs From the Table of Joy," by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, opening at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb, 26, in Gates-Abegglen Theatre.

Mary Frances Berry, Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Juan Williams will present "Freedom Summer: the Voting Rights Act and the Political Realities of 2014" at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in Hall Auditorium. Their lecture is part of the 2013-2014 Miami University Lecture Series.

Eleven high school chemistry teachers from the region are entering their second year of a research project at Miami University aimed at improving teaching and learning by focusing more on the inquiry method. Fairfield educator Kyle Jones is already changing his approach in the classroom.