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Miami Media Highlights March 23-29

Miami Media Highlights March 23-29

Journal-News, March 26: Miami University’s business school earns national ranking
Miami’s Farmer School of Business was recently announced as one of the top 15 public university business schools in the nation by the latest review done by Poets&Quants for undergrads. Jenny Darroch, dean of the Farmer School of Business, is quoted. Additional reporting on this topic also appeared on CBS-WKRC.

Cincinnati Magazine, March 26: Miami University Teaches Educators to Lead With Purpose
Guy Parmigian, assistant clinical professor of Educational Leadership, is quoted on how Miami prepares the next generation of educators.

The Nation, March 25: The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilities
Pepper Stetler, professor of Art History, wrote this article about Gregory Javier Laguna, who has Down syndrome and has been detained for almost five months, defying decades of efforts to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities receive equal access to justice.

Nancy Ravitch’s Blog, March 25: Why are we still debating retention?
This blog references the research of Jiee Zhong, assistant professor of Economics, titled “Early Grade Retention Harms Adult Earnings.”

Akron Beacon Journal, March 25: More fireball meteors caught on camera streaking across Ohio skies
Miami’s Department of Geology is listed in this article as a place to take a suspected meteorite discovery. According to NASA, numerous institutions accept and analyze meteorite finds.

The County, March 25: Creature comforts: Why pets make you happy
This article references the research of Allen McConnell, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and how owning a pet brings with it many benefits, including improved health, greater self-esteem, and less loneliness than those who don’t have animals at home.

Ohio Tech News, March 24: Miami University’s strategic investment in quantum computing — and the workforce behind It
Beena Sukumaran, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing, is quoted in this article highlighting how Miami has the nation's only software-focused quantum computing undergraduate degree, as well as the university’s partnership with Cleveland Clinic.

WDTN, Ch. 2, March 24: What is a filibuster?
Bryan Marshall, chair and professor of Political Science, answers the question, “What is a filibuster?”

The Fulcrum, March 23: Women Are Reviving a Historic Resistance Tactic at Protests: Singing
Tammy Kernodle, University Distinguished Professor of Music, shares how songs have been used in protest as embodied resistance.