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  Avoiding the Seal

  If you step on the seal, you'll be punished by failing your next exam.    

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  • Fiske Guide: Miami among major schools strong in architecture, music and business

    Sep 03, 2010  The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011 includes Miami University among more than 300 of "the best and most interesting institutions     

  • Forbes magazine recognizes Miami as a "Best Buy"

    Aug 30, 2010  Miami University is recognized by Forbes magazine as the best public university in the state of Ohio and a "Best     

  • Miami University shines in five national rankings

    Aug 30, 2010  The new school year is off to a great start for Miami University. Since Aug. 11, five highly regarded national     

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• Admission

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  • 08.01.2010APPLY NOW! Miami is accepting applications for Fall 2011 admission.    

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  What's New

  • Fiske Guide: Miami among major schools strong in architecture, music and business

    Sep 03, 2010  The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011 includes Miami University among more than 300 of "the best and most interesting institutions     

  • Forbes magazine recognizes Miami as a "Best Buy"

    Aug 30, 2010  Miami University is recognized by Forbes magazine as the best public university in the state of Ohio and a "Best     

  • Miami a Leader for Recruiting/Graduating Low-Income Students

    Aug 23, 2010  Miami University ranked 12th in the just-released Washington Monthly’s 2010 national university college rankings for social mobility — recruiting and     

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  Undergraduate

  • Graphic Design

    With a problem-solving format, students develop visual communication skills, explore the integration of type and images through a variety of traditional and computer media, and imaginatively deliver messages responsive to the needs of the sender and the receiving audience.    

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  What's New

  • Fiske Guide: Miami among major schools strong in architecture, music and business

    Sep 03, 2010  The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011 includes Miami University among more than 300 of "the best and most interesting institutions     

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    Miami senior awarded $10,000 astronaut scholarship

    Sep 03, 2010  Miami University student Megan Marshall, a senior physics and mathematics double major from New Madison, has been awarded $10,000 from     

  • Miami awarded nearly $2 million in grants with local schools

    Aug 31, 2010  Miami University and local school districts including Lakota, Hamilton and Mason, have been awarded nearly $2 million in funding from     

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• Research

  Featured Research

  Earthquake Hazards Research

  My research program contributes to our understanding of the Earth's structure and composition as well as how the Earth deforms. My approach employs primarily seismic and geodetic tools to study first-order problems of geophysics and geodynamics that are of interest to a broad audience. A long-term focus of my research is to investigate processes related to subduction, a fundamental feature of the plate tectonic engine     

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  • Miami ecologists: UV radiation has detrimental and beneficial effects on freshwater ecosystems

    Aug 05, 2010  Recent research has shed light on the beneficial, as well as detrimental, effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) on individual organisms,     

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    Undergraduate research highlighted in publication

    Aug 05, 2010  At Miami University, undergraduates take advantage of research 
opportunities year-round. Summer, especially, provides more time for in-depth research on campus,     

  • Local technology park, endorsed by Miami University, earns $3.5 million development grant

    Aug 05, 2010  The Miami Heritage Technology Park (MHTP), sponsored by the Oxford Community Improvement Corporation (OCIC), and located adjacent to Miami University’s     

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• Graduate Studies

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  • At a Glance: Philosophy: A student-centered university, Miami University emphasizes student-faculty partnerships in learning and research. Established: 1809; named for the Miami Indian Tribe which inhabited the area now known as the Miami Valley region of Ohio.

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  • Zoology doctoral student earns international accolades

    Nov 30, 2009  Molly Steinwald, a doctoral student in zoology at Miami University, was an invited participant (all expenses paid) to the Ninth World Wilderness     

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• Student Life

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  Leadershape Institute

  August 10–15, 2010 Apply now for Miami's session of the LeaderShape Institute—an interactive, energizing, fun, and truly unique experience. Over six days, participants build leadership skills through non-stop self-discovery and learning from practical experiences. Sixty Miami undergraduate students will be chosen to go to Grailville in Loveland, Ohio. For more information and the application, see www.muohio.edu/leadershape.     

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    The Armstrong Student Center

    Jul 12, 2010  Energized by an imaginative architectural direction, the vision for Miami University's Armstrong Student Center is coming to life. Planning for     

  • Marching Band to perform in 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    May 20, 2010  Macy’s announced that the Miami University Marching Band has been selected to be one of 10 bands to perform in     

  • More national gold for Miami's housing and dining services

    May 05, 2010  Miami University won gold, silver and bronze awards and an honorable mention in the large school category of the 2010     

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• Athletics & Recreation

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  • 02.16.2010Men's Golf at Rice Intercollegiate, Houston, Texas, all day event    
  • 02.17.2010Men's Basketball at home vs. Akron    

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  • Men's Golf Unveils 2010-11 Schedule

    Jul 13, 2010  Head men’s golf coach Casey Lubahn announced Miami’s 2010-11 schedule on Tuesday. The RedHawks will be participating in 12 tournaments this season     

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    The Armstrong Student Center

    Jul 12, 2010  Energized by an imaginative architectural direction, the vision for Miami University's Armstrong Student Center is coming to life. Planning for     

  • Marching Band to perform in 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    May 20, 2010  Macy’s announced that the Miami University Marching Band has been selected to be one of 10 bands to perform in     

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• Support Miami

  Alumni Profile

  

  Let your classroom experience, your professors, and your extracurriculars lead you somewhere.    

  Christopher Burtonclass of Class of 2006

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    Faye Smith bequest benefits future educators

    Aug 30, 2010  A $1 million bequest from Faye Anderson Smith, a long-time educator and 1959 Miami University graduate, will provide scholarship support     

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    $15 Million Commitment Names Armstrong Student Center

    Aug 22, 2010  Miami University President David Hodge has announced that a $15 million commitment from Mike and Anne Armstrong, both 1961 Miami     

  • Siler bequest supports Miami Air Force ROTC detachment

    Aug 13, 2010  Retired Air Force Colonel Stetson Siler, a 1975 Miami University graduate, and his wife Katherine recently added $500,000 to an     

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The Miami Experience

Alisha Jones

I love the fact that [as an undergrad], I have my hands in something people usually don't get to do until they're working on a doctorate or master's degree.     

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Caitlin Neyer

In Highwire [Brand Studio], you get to work on a real advertising campaign. We worked on a campaign for [Microban's] European market, and the company is going to use our ideas.     

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Charles Poe

At Miami, the music education program is demanding but fun. I love that they're always asking: What do you want to get out of Miami? What are your dreams?     

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Benjamin Walker

I found most of my best friends through the Men's Glee Club. They offered me the opportunity for brotherhood, leadership, and the chance to contribute to something really incredible.     

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Christopher Humphrey

As a student manager in the Shriver production kitchen, I've developed strong communication and organizational skills.     

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Natalie Opeka

Miami encourages you to study abroad, and I'm so glad I did. My international experience opened up my mind to how vast the world really is.     

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