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Miami Media Highlights Dec. 16-Jan. 5

Miami Media Highlights Dec. 16-Jan. 5

Dayton Daily News, Dec. 28: Miami University plans to create new quantum computing major
Elizabeth Mullenix, provost, is quoted in this story about the creating of a new Quantum Computing degree. 

Marketplace, Dec. 27: What 18th century music can teach us about the 21st century economy
Melissa Thomasson, professor of Economics and associate dean for faculty excellence, is featured in this story about the Baumol effect, which explores why some sectors of the economy have higher prices than others. 

Dayton Daily News, Dec. 26: Archdeacon: Miami University QB is ‘the toughest football player I ever coached’
This story on Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert features quotes from Miami coach Chuck Martin and is one of several stories on the RedHawks as they prepared for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl in Tucson. (Subscription may be required)

Cincinnati Business Courier, Dec. 20: The growing cybersecurity threat: What can be done to improve defenses
John Virden, assistant vice president of Security, Compliance, and Risk Management, served as a panelist for the Cincinnati Business Courier Cyber Security Forum.   

The Conversation, Dec. 19: Colorado now has one of the nation’s most liberal abortion access laws, but ballot measures to restrict abortion have a long history in the state
Anne Whitesell, assistant professor of Political Science, shares how special interest groups can change public policy with ballot initiatives.

Journal-News, Dec. 18: New Miami U rural medical program wins state award
Less than two years old, the Physicians Associate (PA) Studies Program just won the first-ever quarterly “Rural Health Champion” award from the Ohio Rural Health Association.Christopher Howell, the PA program director and associate professor of Biomedical Science, is quoted.

CBS-WKRC, Ch. 12, Dec. 19: 'A huge impact on the campus': Miami University considers replacing historic Millett Hall
This story reports that Miami University is exploring the possibility of replacing 56-year-old Millett Hall.