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08/13/2019
Schools May Have a New Way to Avoid Student Suspensions
New research from Miami University and the Ohio Department of Education shows that the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) is associated with lower rates of out-of-school student suspensions.
08/13/2019
Reframe: Episode 59
Inside the Synnovation Lab
07/29/2019
The 'thing that thinks fast' is a new way to teach Indigenous languages
("Indian Country Today", July 29, 2019)
07/26/2019
Miami researchers look into factors affecting truck driver alertness
Miami professors and students have created a study that looks into the factors affecting truck driver alertness.
07/25/2019
Dr. Troy and graduate students work on a software to preserve languages
Ever since 2015 Dr. Doug Troy and his graduate students have been working on a system that would help store digital copies of linguistic material.
07/24/2019
Expectation, Bias, and the Profound Effect Coaches Can Have on Youth Sport
Dr. Thelma Horn, Miami University professor of sport leadership and managementAccording to Thelma Horn, Miami University professor of sport leadership and management, coaches can make or break sport for children. And, they can also have a profound effect on their physical and psychosocial development.
07/24/2019
Reframe: Episode 58
The Profound Impact of Coaches
07/17/2019
Five things you should know about art, dementia and aging
A Miami University student works with an 'artist' during a recent OMA session.There are many kinds of dementias. Elizabeth 'Like' Lokon, founder and director of Opening Minds through Art (OMA) – an award-winning, evidence-based art program for people with neurocognitive disorders – uses dementia in plural form to convey the fact that it has many types.
07/16/2019
Mack Hagood examines our fight to control noise with sound
The noise is positive for "Hush: Media and Sonic Self-Control," a new book by Miami University's Mack Hagood.