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Headline Highlights: Miami and Miamians in the news in August

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Headline Highlights: Miami and Miamians in the news in August

Students enjoy the Saturday Under the Stars event during Welcome Weekend (photo by Ricardo Treviño)

Journal-News, Aug. 23: Excitement mixes with tears as families help Miami U freshmen move in

NPR-WOUB, The Ohio Newsroom, Aug. 19: Amid youth mental health crisis, Ohio school-based behavioral health services grow

  • Cricket Meehan, director of the Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs at Miami, discusses statewide K-12 mental health initiatives.

Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 19: SATs Have Never Been About Equity

  • Pepper Stetler, professor of Art History, wrote this opinion piece on the return of standardized testing for college admissions.

Journal-News, Aug. 17: A story nearly 2,000 years old. Miami University professor works to preserve history of Pompeii

  • Steven Tuck, professor of History, speaks on the new discovery of a pair of victims tied to the 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius eruption in Pompeii. Tuck was also featured on ABC-WCPO Ch. 9.

CBS-WKRC, Ch, 12, Aug. 12: Bark in the Park

  • This broadcast news story shared that President Gregory Crawford and University Ambassador Dr. Renate Crawford would be throwing out the first pitch at the Aug. 12 Bark in the Park game with the Cincinnati Reds. The Crawfords’ dogs, Newton and Ivy, participated. Additional coverage of this topic also appeared on FOX-WXIX, Ch. 19.

Journal-News, Aug. 5: Is Oxford’s deer management program enough to cull the herd?

  • David Gorchov, professor of Biology, is quoted in this story on deer management programs in Oxford, as well as Miami’s own program. This article first appeared in the Oxford Free Press.

CBS-WKRC, Ch. 12, Aug. 4: Coffee Talk

  • Michael Crowder, dean of the Graduate School and professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shares the chemistry behind decaffeination. He highlights his research that was published in July by The Conversation.

Journal-News, Aug. 3: Miami University internship opportunities get stronger

  • This article highlights Miami University student Lexi Laskonis and her summer internship at Cincinnati’s Procter & Gamble. Laskonis is majoring in Supply Chain and Operations Management and Business Analytics