Project Dragonfly Students Awarded Scholarships
Nine Miami University graduate students in Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and Global Field Program (GFP) were recently awarded scholarships totaling $7,000...
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GFP graduates Susan Dorsey '19 (left) of Baltimore, Maryland, and Katie Mauro '22 of Brookfield, Connecticut, were named 2021 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows by Lindblad Expeditions and Nationa...
Miami University graduate Niki Desautels ‘22 is interviewed and filmed leading a community training on bat monitoring in the Seattle area by Crosscut, a Northwest independent, nonprofit news ...
Suzanne Banks published in The Wildlife Professional
Miami University graduate Suzanne Banks ‘22 of East Northport, New York, was published in the March/April 2023 issue of The Wildlife Professional....
Mark Plucinski named 2022 Citizen of the Year by Mt. Lookout Ohio
Miami University graduate Mark Plucinski ‘22 of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been selected as the 2022 Mt. Lookout Ohio Citizen of the Year. The award is the result of a project that...
Jordan Marino published in Animal Keepers’ Forum
Miami University graduate student Jordan Marino was published in Animal Keepers’ Forum. Marino’s article...
Karina Altman published in Animal Keepers’ Forum
Miami University graduate student Karina Altman was published in Animal Keepers’ Forum. Her article...
Dragonfly’s fifteenth Diversity Cafe features Antoinette Lee Toscano. Antoinette Lee Toscano, MBA — is a U.S. Army veteran, contributing writer at the America Outdoors Association, serv...
Miami’s 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition winners
Ten finalists competed in the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition
Alyssa Simms presents at the 2022 Graduate Research Forum
Miami University graduate student Alyssa Simms of Cortland, Ohio, presented on climate change at the Graduate School Research Forum in November 2022: Simms was among 110+ graduate students who pres...
Jonathan Spencer honored with renewable energy leadership award
Miami University graduate student Jonathan Spencer was honored with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association & Straubel Foundation Clean Energy Leadership Award...
Jennifer Udema published in Current Conservation magazine
Miami University graduate Jennifer Udema MAT ‘22 was published in Current Conservation magazine. Her article, “Finding Frogs and Tracing Tracks,” focuses on how she found and trac...
Adrienne Eyer contributes to journal manuscript
Miami University graduate Adrienne Eyer MA ‘20 was invited to contribute to an article led by Joceyln Woods (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Lance Miller (Chicago Zoological Society)...
Katy Tanis writes and illustrates children’s books, receives worldwide recognition
Meet Miami University graduate student Katy Tanis. Tanis is earning a Master of Arts (MA) in biology from Miami University through Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) while wor...
Kids in Nature with Courtney Ryan
Global Field Program graduate Courtney Ryan MAT ’13 appeared on the October 4, 2022 Nature Guys podcast...
Graduate Research Forum 2022: Top presenters and posters announced
More than 110 graduate students presented their work at Miami's 2022 Graduate Research Forum held Nov. 4. The top presentations and posters were selected by Graduate School alumni and faculty ...
Global Field Program graduate Helen Corveleyn MAT ’20, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teacher in New Jersey, appeared on the Schoolutions podcast, sharing her STEM facilitat...
As part of her master's coursework, Miami University graduate student Shelley Shrader submitted a blog post, and it was published on NAAEE's site...
Making Bat Friendly Habitats May Help Restore Numbers of Endangered Mosquito-Eaters
Miami University graduate student Jen Woronecki-Ellis of Hobart, Indiana, encourages backyard bat habitats...
The Value of Elephants A Pluralist Approach
In “The Value of Elephants: A Pluralist Approach” Miami University graduate Antoinette van de Water MA ’17 et al. examine a number of ways to explain the value of elephants...
Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape
In “Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape” Miami University graduate student Loyan Beausoleil writes about the conservation of Chimney Swifts on the Brooklyn Greenway Initiativ...
Dragonfly’s thirteenth Diversity Cafe features Dr. Ursula Valdez. Dr. Valdez is a Peruvian-USA Avian tropical ecologist and conservationist. She focuses on studies of bird community ecology, ...
Dragonfly Photo Contest Winners 2022
Miami University Project Dragonfly graduate students in the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP), the Global Field Program (GFP), Earth Expeditions (EE) courses, and faculty and staff are invited ...
Dr. Kayla Cranston - Community-Based Conservation Strategies (Oct. 27th)
A growing number of environmental professionals are realizing that equitable and meaningful engagement of local...
Notable Neighbors and Tiny Tenants: Bugs in the City
In “Notable Neighbors & Tiny Tenants: Bugs in the City” Miami University graduate student Karyn Light-Gibson catalogs...
The Magic of a Mini-Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE)
In “The Magic of a Mini-Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE)” Miami University graduate student Cindy Wilems shares information about...
Heidi Edwards wins grant award for STEM education program
Miami University graduate student Heidi Edwards has been named a recipient of the 2022 Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) grant. Founded in 1990 with support from Toshiba Corporation and the Toshiba ...
Meg Sczyrba Receives 2022 APEX Grand Award for Environmental Writing
Communications Concepts, Inc., a media/news company that advises publishing, PR and marketing professionals on...
The Effect of Marine Conservation Policies in Mexico on Wildlife and Locals
In “The Effect of Marine Conservation Policies in Mexico on Wildlife and Locals Miami” Miami University graduate student Alissa Eurell highlights implementations...
Bringing Climate Change Into the Elementary Classroom
In “Bringing Climate Change Into the Elementary Classroom” Miami University graduate student Kylie Wash shows her students how to work...
Sue Perkins Awarded Maine SeaGrant for White Shark Conservation
Miami University graduate student Sue Perkins was awarded a Maine SeaGrant to develop a pop-up educational booth called "Respect the Locals" as part of her...
Jennifer Redmond Receives Jerry Liguori Scholarship for Raptor Conservation
Miami University graduate student Jennifer Redmond has received the Jerry Liguori Scholarship...
Detroit Zoo, Miami University announce innovative Miami master’s degree....
Dragonfly Diversity Cafe Virtual Talk and Discussion
Dragonfly’s tenth Diversity Cafe will take place on September 15, 2022, and features Germán Paredes, Aventureros Program Coordinator at the Vermilion Sea Institute (VSI) in Bahía de...
Can you think of a better way to spend a summer?! Learning and Dancing in the World Community
Come join our students on their journey through Project Dragonfly Earth Expeditions Namibia II course...
What I learned about urban development and environmental preservation from kayaking Alewife Brook
Published in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine In “What I learned about urban development and environmental preservation from kayaking Alewife Brook” Global Field Program (GFP) graduate ...
