The scholarship, endowed by alumni Jim and Jane Menditto, is given annually to undergraduate students in the MME department who have demonstrated high academic performance, as well as achievement outside the classroom.
Justinn Eddie graduated from Miami University in 2011 with a degree in both mechanical and manufacturing engineering. Now, Eddie works for the multi-billion dollar behemoth, Amazon.
Hannah Abigail Clarke, a '19 Miami graduate, recently released the fantasy novel The Scapegracers, and was invited to speak to a group of eager writers and readers about the process. In a special online event hosted by The Western Center and the Department of English's creative writing program, Clarke read from their book and answered audience questions.
"[My goal is] really just finding a career where I can just grow and keep learning," she said. "I feel like it's a field that never stops evolving and never stops changing; so just something that I can continue learning along with."
The Farmer School and Miami University joins an impressive group of entrepreneurship centers at a select list of prestigious universities, including the University of Chicago, University of California Berkeley, MIT, Stanford University, Columbia University, and Cornell University
Translating the complexities of science and math work into a story for a general audience is key to challenging the anti-science and anti-evidence strains running through our mediated culture, say the Stats + Stories podcast team, which is honored with the 2021 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award.
