06/11/2015
Opt-out movement in Ohio small but significant, say Miami researchers
Michael Evans and Andrew Saultz wanted to learn more about the national movement to opt out of standardized testing. They started with Ohio, discovering not widespread, but distinct pockets of dissent.
06/11/2015
Where is CHIKV virus headed? Miami prof proposes model
An assistant professor in Miami University's department of computer science and software engineering has won $10,000 for a computer model forecasting where the Chikungunya (CHIKV) mosquito-borne virus is likely to spread next.
06/10/2015
Miami-Smithsonian agreement gives language revitalization a stronger future
Language revitalization has a stronger future through an agreement between Miami University's Myaamia Center and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
06/09/2015
Miami and Sinclair partnership brings increased student opportunities
Sinclair Community College in Dayton and Miami University will sign a partnership agreement Wednesday, June 10, to create new opportunities for student transfers in all disciplines. It also leverages the resources of both schools in the growing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry.
06/04/2015
Miami ecologists: Algae in lakes within agricultural watersheds shift to more harmful species during droughts
A study of Ohio lakes led by Miami ecologist Nicole Hayes shows that effects of climate variation, specifically droughts, on algae depend on land use — whether a lake is in a forested or agricultural watershed.
06/03/2015
Miami's game design program scores high in national ranking
Miami University's digital game studies program has been ranked No. 12 among public universities and colleges in the United States and No. 33 overall by Animation Career Review (ACR).
05/29/2015
RedHawks achieve all-time high in GPA
Miami University student-athletes finished the spring semester with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.313, the highest GPA ever for a single semester.
05/26/2015
Changes to Medicaid reimbursement don't compromise care
Changes in nursing home staffing levels have not impacted the quality of care patients receive, new research from Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center suggests.
05/21/2015
World premiere of Miami composer Per Bloland's opera "Pedr Solis" opens to great reviews
"Pedr Solis," the first opera by composer Per Bloland, assistant professor of music at Miami University, was given its world premiere staging by Guerilla Opera May 15 at the Boston Conservatory.
05/21/2015
Outstanding Professor of 2015 cuts through "intimidating" economic principles
Some students find Chuck Moul intimidating. He laughs at the irony.The slim Miami University economics associate professor grew up in a small Ohio town surrounded by burly classmates fixated on football while he pondered models of supply and demand.
05/15/2015
Christopher Makaroff named dean of the College of Arts and Science
Christopher Makaroff has been named dean of the College of Arts and Science at Miami University effective July 1. Makaroff has been interim dean since Feb. 1 and previously served as associate dean 2012-2015.
05/14/2015
Stacey Lowery Bretz and Mary Jean Corbett each named University Distinguished Professor
Stacey Lowery Bretz, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Mary Jean Corbett, professor of English, have been awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor by Miami University's board of trustees, effective July 1.