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11/05/2015
Award-winning study finds transgender voice in "The Little Mermaid"
Miami University assistant professor Leland Spencer argues that Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid is not simply about forbidden love. Instead, the narrative depicts the character's struggles with her own identity performance - mermaid or human.
10/26/2015
STEM plus nutrition can add up to a healthy diet: Tour Miami's new Food Sensory Lab
When students in Miami University's kinesiology and health department solve a math problem, they eat it. Really.
10/23/2015
Biology graduate students win top presentation awards
Three graduate students from Miami University won best presentation awards at the Midwest Society for Developmental Biology annual meeting held Oct. 18-20 at the University of Michigan.
10/07/2015
Are charter schools responding to parent dissatisfaction?
With charter school legislation in debate this week in Ohio, Miami University faculty member Andrew Saultz' recent study reviewing the supply side of charter schools reveals some interesting findings about where new charter schools locate.
10/01/2015
Amy Summerville, Jennifer Blue and Brian Kirkmeyer awarded NSF grant to boost student success in STEM fields
Three Miami faculty have received a multiyear $360,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF to conduct research on student performance in a pre-engineering course.
08/26/2015
Maria Dellapina is "living my vision" at Miami: doing research and working with faculty
Part of a series of highlights on Undergraduate Research, Summer 2015. Maria Dellapina, Miami-Hughes intern: amphibian conservation research with Michelle Boone, associate professor of biology.
07/30/2015
Video game experiment leads to insights into sexism
Using a popular video game, Jeffrey Kuznekoff, Miami Middletown assistant professor, and his Australian-based colleague gained insights that may unlock some of the doors blocking gender equality in the workplace.
07/22/2015
High GPA leads to interview; Good interview leads to job
Good grades get you an interview; other qualities may land you the job.
07/16/2015
Miami professor leads an international team to create cultural-centered mental health education
They may be as subtle as pronoun use, but cultural differences take on significance for mental health professionals, according to Miami University's Vaishali Raval, who will lead a team to develop teaching curricula with a global perspective.