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05/18/2022
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) receives funding from The National Endowment for the Arts to develop ScrippsAVID
OMA receives $20,000 to help build ScrippsAVID, a video-chat platform that connects older adults with younger people through sharing art, music, stories, and poetry
12/07/2021
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) Receives Funding From NextFifty Initiative to develop ScrippsAVID
Opening Minds through Art (OMA)'s ScrippsAVID has received funding from NextFifty Initiative, a Colorado-based foundation that supports efforts to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers.
11/09/2021
Dr. Elizabeth "Like" Lokon awarded OAEA 2021 Distinguished Citizen for Art Education
The Scripps Gerontology Center is proud to announce Dr. Elizabeth "Like" Lokon as the winner of the Ohio Art Education Association's (OAEA) 2021 Distinguished Citizen for Art Education award.
09/23/2020
Dr. Elizabeth "Like" Lokon wins prestigious Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship
Dr. Elizabeth "Like" Lokon has been selected as one of 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows, a group of the nation's most talented innovators and entrepreneurs marshaling their best ideas to create and scale intergenerational solutions.
08/05/2020
Opening Minds through Art masks feature designs made by elders with dementia
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) has been selling cloth masks featuring 29 different artistic designs created by participants in Miami University's award-winning intergenerational art program for people with dementia.
02/04/2020
Opening Minds through Art pairs Ohio medical student with nursing home residents
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) highlighted by The Columbus Dispatch for pairing Ohio medical students with nursing home residents living with dementia.
10/29/2019
Graduate Research Forum Nov. 1: 140 presentations, posters and art displays
Graduate students from all divisions will present more than 140 oral sessions, poster presentations and art displays at the Graduate Research Forum Nov. 1.
05/17/2019
New majors, a new department, approved by Miami trustees
Miami University trustees at their May 17 meeting approved the establishment of two bachelor of arts degrees — one with a major in data analytics and one with a major in organizational leadership — both in the College of Arts and Science.
06/12/2018
Economic impact of Miami University is $2.3 billion
Miami University's economic impact to the state in FY 2017 was $2.3 billion, via operational, student, visitor, alumni and other spending and investment.