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Helsinger co-authors study

Abby Helsinger, senior research associate for the Discovery Center, recently co-authored a study exploring the relationship between digital problem-solving skills and external political efficacy in U.S. adults.
September 24, 2024

Danker publishes book

Stephanie Danker, associate professor of Art Education, recently published the book, “Autobiographical Lectures of Leaders in Art Education, 2001-2021,” a scholarly collection highlighting the nature of biography in the history of art education. Danker also received the 2024 Outstanding Activist/Community Project Award, with Joy Bertling of the University of Tennessee and Pin-Hsuan Tseng of Penn State, through the National Art Education Association’s Ecology and Environment Interest Group.
September 13, 2024

Johnson receives grant to support book project research

Katie Johnson, professor of English, recently received a Getty Research Grant to support research on a new book project tentatively entitled “From Coast to Coast: Racing Transatlantic Performance.” Based in Los Angeles, Getty is a “leading global arts organization committed to exhibiting, conserving, and understanding the world’s artistic and cultural heritage.”
September 11, 2024

Hamlin, League of Women Voters partner with Broadway musical

Kimberly Hamlin, Chamberlin Family Professor and chair of History, and a member of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States, was one of several LWV directors who partnered with the Broadway musical "Suffs" on Aug. 24 in recognition of Women’s Equality Day, the day commemorating the adoption of the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, which gave some women the right to vote. This special “League Night” also included a panel discussion featuring the League’s incoming CEO, historian Kimberly Hamlin, journalist Erin Geiger Smith, and Suffs cast members Kirsten Scott and Dana Costello that focused on how women have shaped democracy since the suffrage movement and what’s at stake in the 2024 election.
September 10, 2024

Miami students earn journalism awards

Miami University Journalism students won several honors in this year’s Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism awards, including taking three spots in the Best Student Reporter – Print/Online category.

Sean Scott of The Miami Student won the Best Student Reporter category, with Venessa Konadu of the Oxford Observer and Olivia Patel of The Miami Student earning finalist designations.

Raquel Hirsch and Patel also won for Best Student Podcast for work on the People and Policies podcast, while Jessica Opfer won the Best Student Special Project category.
September 10, 2024

Ohio Public Works Commission awards Libby funding

Lori Libby, senior project manager for Ohio Public Works in the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, received $65,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission for the project "District #10 Administrative Cost Program—Ohio Public Works Commission."
August 28, 2024
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Moore earns funding for two projects

Richard Moore, associate professor of Biology, received $19,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Untangling the Taxonomic Relationships Between Two Petitioned Pitcher Plants in the Sarracenia Rubra Species Complex, Sarracenia Rubra ssp. Gulfensis and Sarracenia Rubra ssp. wherryi." Moore also received $21,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Field Surveys and Analyses of Population Differences for In- and ex-situ Conservation of Federally Endangered Harper's Beauty (Harperocallis flava)."

August 28, 2024

Brudzinski receives funding

Michael Brudzinski, professor of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, received $75,867 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Increasing Coordination and Adoption of Multi-Hazard Decision Support Tools and Services."
August 28, 2024

Applebaum, Nelson receive funds for project

Robert Applebaum, director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project and senior research scholar, and Ian Matthew Nelson, research scholar, in the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $178,090 from Ohio State University, pass-through funds from the Ohio Department of Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the American Rescue Plan Act, for a project entitled "Survey of Home Care Agencies in Ohio."
August 28, 2024

Kimiecik earns Cortland alumni honor

Jay Kimiecik, associate professor of Kinesiology, was the recipient of SUNY Cortland’s Distinguished Educator Award, sponsored by the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association. Those selected are the result of a nomination and competitive selection process. The Distinguished Educator Award recognizes Cortland alumni for "rendering outstanding services to the educational field” and “for their success as teachers and mentors.”
August 28, 2024

The Miami Student wins several state awards

The Miami Student won six out of the 1o journalism awards offered to collegiate newspapers at the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Best Journalism Contest this summer. The Miami Student placed second in the Best College Newspaper category. The Student’s sports section took first and second place in the Best College Sports Writing category, with winning pieces from Jack Schmelzinger and Kethan Babu. Austin Smith placed first in Best College News Writing with his environmental focus on reporting through The Student’s GreenHawks section, Meredith Perkins ranked first for Best College Opinion Writing, and Reagan Rude took second place in Best College Feature Writing.

An awards ceremony was held for the competition on Aug. 24 in Cleveland.

August 28, 2024
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Miami University Students visit AmCham

Miami students studying in Luxembourg recently visited the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg (AMCHAM). Chairman Paul Schonenberg discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by international people living and working in Luxembourg, the story of the creation and development of AMCHAM in Luxembourg and his personal career development and life lessons from living and working in Luxembourg for 30 years.

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March 30, 2023
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$3 million donation to help Altman Institute's L.I.F.E. grow

In just four years, Miami University’s L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith & Entrepreneurship) initiative has evolved from a back-of-the-napkin idea into an expanding program focused on studying the relationship between faith and entrepreneurship through rigorous academic research, a course taught in the Farmer School of Business, a student organization, and an international research conference.

The initial work has been so impressive that an anonymous donor is providing a $3 million gift to increase L.I.F.E.’s funding, from initial seed money to a substantial endowment approaching $5 million.

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March 07, 2023