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Miami Media Highlights Aug. 12-18

Miami Media Highlights Aug. 12-18

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.

Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 14: When does fall semester begin? Start dates for colleges and universities near Cincinnati
This story lists the start dates for colleges and universities near Cincinnati, including Miami University.  

Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 13: 'Immense contrast in just the feel and energy': Who are Cincinnati's delegates to the DNC?
Two Miami University students, Patrick Houlihan and Katherine Louagie, will be serving as delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19-22.

Journal-News, Aug. 13: More area HS students earning early college degree through Miami University
This article announces the addition of Princeton High School to the roster of area high schools participating in the Early Learning Academy through Miami University.

The Conversation, Aug. 13: How Ohio schools reduced chronic absenteeism
Anthony James, professor of Family Science and Social Work, details how Ohio is dealing with chronic absenteeism with the help of 2018 House Bill 318, known as the Supporting Alternatives for Fair Education Act.

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.