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11/13/2019
Miami Alum featured on Living Sport podcast
Dylan Hammon, an alum of Miami, was featured on a two-part episode of the Living Sport Podcast.
10/22/2019
SLAM Career Trek to New York City
Over fall break, the Center For Career Exploration and Success along with SLAM faculty traveled to New York City for a Sports & Entertainment Career Trek with 14 Miami students.
09/09/2019
Miami Students Swap Cultural Perspectives (and Recipes) with Chinese Olympic Athletes
This summer, six KNH students completed an intensive 2-month internship in Guangdong, China, where they worked with swimming, diving, gymnastic, and track and field Olympic-level athletes.
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.
07/09/2019
Make Youth Sport Less About Adults. More About Children.
Dr. Melissa Chase, Co-Author of Best Practice for Youth SportToday, youth sport is big business that’s become far more about the adults, which has led to a hyper-competitive culture that’s pushing children to become elite athletes at younger and younger ages
02/19/2019
Miami Students Selected to Attend Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Event for Major League Baseball
Recently, a group of Miami University kinesiology and health students took part in MLB’s inaugural Take the Field event – a pioneering initiative designed to increase opportunities for women to work in baseball
02/04/2019
Miami rated among Best Value Colleges by Princeton Review
Biz Journals.com, Jan. 1 and One News Page.com, Feb. 1 (subscription may be required)
01/16/2018
CIQS Day and Miami faculty empower young women to prepare for STEM fields
On Tuesday, January 9, the College of Arts and Science and the College of Education, Health and Society hosted the fourth annual CIQS (Careers Involving Quantitative Skills) Day for 72 young women from five regional high schools