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05/15/2008	Ohio's long-term care needs projected to grow
	With projected increases in the population of disabled Ohioans, senior researcher Shahla Mehdizadeh of Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center, predicts the need for care for those residents will take more money from the state's budget for facilities, health care costs and staffing.
05/13/2008	Students' safety campaign earns award
	A Miami University student team received an honorable mention in the 2008 Bateman Case Study Competition, sponsored by the Public Relations Student Society of America, General Motors and client, Safe Kids Worldwide.
05/13/2008	Miami Hamilton celebrates 40th anniversary
	Miami University Hamilton is hosting a community picnic from 3-10 p.m. Saturday, May 17, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the campus.
05/11/2008	Miami athletic teams excel academically
	The most recent NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rates (APRs) report for all NCAA Division I institutions show Miami University's athletic teams are in exceptional standing in all categories.
05/08/2008	Larger, stronger first-year class for Miami
	Miami University's first-year class next fall looks to be larger, more diverse and even academically stronger than last year. This, according to the high number of students confirming their acceptance by the May 1 deadline.
05/08/2008	Miami Hamilton tops in Ohio history grant funding
	Miami University Hamilton has been awarded a $1 million Teaching American History (TAH) grant. It's the campus' fourth TAH grant, an unprecedented feat.
05/07/2008	Engineering students install water pump they designed
	The village of Guelekoro, in Mali, West Africa, will receive a much-needed water pump through the efforts of a group of senior engineering majors at Miami University. For their senior design project, the team designed and fabricated the water pump during the past school year. They will travel to Guelekoro just after graduation on May 10, to install the system and train villagers on how to maintain the pump.
05/06/2008	Mosley-Howard, Sessions honored for service to Miami
	The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to members of the Miami University faculty or staff who have made a significant impact on the life and mission of the university. This year's recipients are Susan Mosley-Howard, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, and Judith Sessions, dean and university librarian.
05/06/2008	Miami to award 3,245 degrees during spring commencement
	Miami University will award 3,245 degrees at its 169th annual spring commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Yager Stadium. President David Hodge will preside. Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America," will be the featured speaker.
05/06/2008	Eric Cook named Sidley Austin Pre-Law Scholar
	Eric Cook, a junior psychology and philosophy major at Miami University, is one of 36 students across the country selected to participate in the Sidley Austin Pre-Law Scholars Initiative. Pre-Law Scholars receive up to $2,500 in financial support for LSAT registration fees, application fees to law school and other preparation fees. Scholars also receive a $2,500 scholarship during their senior year.
05/01/2008	Faculty and student art featured in international exhibition
	Thirty-nine works by 19 Miami University art faculty and graduate students are part of "Connections," an exhibition at the Institute of Art and Design (IAD) at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The students, all teaching assistants, graduate in May with a master's in fine arts.
04/30/2008	Miami third in nationwide recycling contest
	Miami placed third of 400 schools competing in RecyleMania 2008, an intercollegiate recycling contest that has almost doubled each year since it began in 2001. Miami recycled 70.69 cumulative pounds per on-campus student in the Stephen K. Gaski Per Capita Classic Contest (partial campus division).
04/26/2008	Miami voice students win awards at competition
	Eleven Miami University voice students won awards at the Ohio chapter competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) held at Bowling Green State University April 12.
04/25/2008	Trustees approve planning for new student center and new bachelor's degree on regional campuses
	Miami University trustees today, April 25, approved proceeding with planning for a Bicentennial Student Center, a new building that would fill a gap in on-campus space for social interaction - a need that students have identified in surveys and focus groups.
04/21/2008	Miami students receive Andrew Memorial Awards
	Timothy Webster and Maura Reilly were recognized at the 13th annual Rebecca Jeanne Andrew Memorial Award ceremony held April 14. The awards provide funds for primate research.
04/18/2008	Ganev is Goldwater Scholar
	Miami University student Iordan Ganev, a sophomore mathematics and statistics and environmental science co-major from Oxford, has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship - the most prestigious award of its type for undergraduates in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.
04/18/2008	AMS honors Miami diversity program in mathematics
	Miami University's Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Science Research Institute (SUMSRI) is one of two exemplary programs nationwide that have been selected as "Mathematics Programs That Make a Difference" by the American Mathematical Society's Committee on the Profession. The programs were recognized for their "outstanding work in training and mentoring students from minority groups underrepresented in the profession."
04/17/2008	Dilek and Speh to receive Benjamin Harrison Medallions
	Yildirim Dilek, professor of geology, and Thomas W. Speh, Rees Distinguished Professor of Marketing, each will receive Miami University's prestigious Benjamin Harrison Medallion during May commencement. The announcement was made during faculty assembly April 16.
04/17/2008	Miami art students recognized
	Four Miami University art students recently achieved honors. Liz Beard, Whitney Sage and Joanna Lord, all seniors, had paintings accepted in "Rites of Passage," an exhibition at Cincinnati's Manifest Gallery that opens with a reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 18.
04/14/2008	Miami junior designs winning bicentennial logo
	Capturing 200 years and beyond in one design earned Miami University junior Erin Kana accolades as her Bicentennial Celebration logo was selected to officially represent Miami's two centuries (1809-2009), as well as its future in public higher education.

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