News and Events

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States and the world, many communities have lingering questions about the deadly virus and its impact. To help address concerns, MiamiÂ’s office of university news and communications connected with Philip Smith, assistant professor of kinesiology and health. Smith has expertise in psychology, epidemiology, community health and health behavior.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak is keeping prospective Miami students from taking tours on campus, visiting with an academic adviser or attending an admission presentation in Shriver Center, Miami is taking those “live” interactions to them – online.

Top students representing each of Ohio's 88 counties have been selected to receive Miami University's new Governor's Scholarship, an award that will cover the recipients' full tuition and fees beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year.

Students donated 3,700 pounds of food during the residence hall move-out period. Items were donated to the Talawanda Oxford Pantry and Social Services (TOPSS).

Area health care workers benefitted from donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) collected across Miami UniversityÂ’s Oxford and Regionals campuses last week.

Michael Crowder, professor and chair of Miami University's department of chemistry and biochemistry, will become associate provost and dean of the Graduate School on July 1.

Beena Sukumaran, vice president for research at Rowan University, will become dean of Miami UniversityÂ’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) on Aug. 1.

Stacey Lowery Bretz, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been named an ACE Fellow by the American Council on Education (ACE).