10/31/2014
Miami faculty part of CDC Ebola Web training team
Glenn Platt and colleagues at Miami University's Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) are working with medical professionals to create a visual, Web-based training program to help medical staff learn how to protect themselves while working with patients who may have the Ebola virus.
10/29/2014
Tammy Kernodle receives 2014 Effective Educator Award
Tammy Kernodle, professor of musicology, has been selected by the Miami University Alumni Association (MUAA) as recipient of the 2014 Effective Educator Award, which recognizes one Miami University faculty/staff member whose impact extends far beyond the traditional parameters of education.
10/27/2014
Miami's Urban Teaching Cohort recognized for promoting social justice
The National Network for Educational Renewal has chosen Miami University's Urban Teaching Cohort program as the 2014 recipient of the Nicholas Michelli Award for Promoting Social Justice.
10/24/2014
Homecoming's grand marshal a devout Miami football fan
This year's Homecoming grand marshal has attended every Miami home football game since 1954. That’s 282 games. And counting.
10/23/2014
Hefner Lecture: "The Magic of Cranes: Engaging a Global Community" Oct. 30
George Archibald, co-founder and senior conservationist of the International Crane Foundation, will present "The Magic of Cranes: Engaging a Global Community" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
10/23/2014
Eight students receive Provost's Academic Achievement Award
Eight students received the 2014 Provost's Student Academic Achievement Award for their contributions to Miami University's intellectual environment.
10/22/2014
Global Rhythms performances highlight music from around the world Oct. 24-25
The Global Rhythms World Music program, directed by Srinivas Krishnan, will present two concerts Family Weekend, with more than 400 performers from all over the globe and special guest A.R. Rahman.
10/17/2014
Miami athletics announces Hall of Fame Class of 2014-2015
Seven individuals comprise the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2014-2015 and will be recognized at events Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
10/15/2014
Astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson to speak Oct. 21
Space shuttle astronaut Capt. Robert "Hoot" Gibson will share his space mission experiences at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 21, in Pavilion of the Armstrong Student Center.
10/14/2014
NSF-funded project to learn how students interpret chemistry concepts
In response to projections that the U.S. will need an additional one million workers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by 2022, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report in 2012 that called for improving STEM education during the first two years of college.
10/13/2014
An experiment in crowdfunding: Unlocking the secrets of the frog that can freeze
Andor Kiss is the first scientist at Miami University to use the science crowdfunding website “Experiment” to help fund discovery science.
10/09/2014
Students shape steel into Freedom Summer Chimes
Nathan Foley MFA (Miami '14), Jesse Thayer (Miami '14) and Brandon Lowery MFA (Miami '16) spent a good part of their summer shaping sheets of steel. The resulting treelike structures are the Freedom Summer Chimes. Madeline Haigh, a senior majoring in art, later painted text on the tree trunks.