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Date	Title	Related Media
05/15/2008	Howard receives SEAS Research Award
	Lizz Howard is recipient of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Regional Campus Research Award. Howard is associate professor in computer and information technology at Miami Middletown. The award is given annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments in research and scholarship.
05/15/2008	Seidel book explores posthumanity
	Inhuman Thoughts: Philosophical Explorations of Posthumanity, by Asher Seidel, Miami University associate professor of philosophy, was released in April by Lexington Books.
05/13/2008	Berg receives MUH Excellence in Scholarship award
	David Berg, professor of zoology, has received the Miami University Hamilton Excellence in Scholarship award for 2007-08. The award is granted by the Faculty Concerns Committee to faculty members who demonstrate excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.
05/13/2008	Miami riders compete in national championship
	Diane Silcox and Katie Kurtz, both seniors, rode in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) championship May 8-11 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.
05/13/2008	Weight Watchers at Work
	Weight Watchers at Work hosts an open house at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, in 204 Benton Hall.
05/09/2008	Students studying French, Italian recognized: Patricia Reynaud honored
	During an April 30 awards ceremony, Miami University's department of French and Italian honored student achievement. Also, officers from Miami's chapter of the national French honor society Pi Delta Phi presented the award for professor of the year to Patricia Reynaud.
05/09/2008	A Heart of the Art opening May 15
	A Heart of the Art Studio exhibition will open with a reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Miami Middletown Downtown. The exhibition, through June 11, features more than 70 works of art available for purchase created by people who attend MRDD adult centers in Hamilton, Middletown and Liberty Township.
05/09/2008	Planned power outage May 13
	Physical facilities has scheduled an annual test of the Oxford campus emergency back up generators beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, and ending at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14. This test involves a major electrical shut down affecting nearly all buildings.
05/08/2008	Fischer integrates anthropology in Hot Pursuit
	Alysia Fischer, Miami University visiting assistant professor of anthropology, is author of Hot Pursuit: Integrating Anthropology in Search of Ancient Glass-blowers.
05/08/2008	Road closings ahead in Oxford
	A section of Western Drive will be closed starting Monday, May 12, near Thomson and Boyd Halls. Also, Withrow Lane will be closed to through traffice at the intersection with Patterson Avenue.
05/08/2008	Miami begins summer business hours May 12
	Beginning Monday, May 12, the university summer business hours will begin and remain in effect until Monday, Aug. 18, at which time all university campuses will resume their regular schedules. For a complete list of times, download the human resources memo here http://www.units.muohio.edu/prs/Personnel/.
05/07/2008	E-mail maintenance to cause brief outages May 11
	On Sunday, May 11, muConnect e-mail users will experience two brief outages between midnight and 5 a.m. to allow IT services technicians to apply updates to the Exchange environment. Each outage will last about 20 - 40 minutes.
05/06/2008	Steam outage to begin May 11
	The annual steam outage is planned to begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11. Service will be reinstated by 8 p.m., Saturday, May 17.
05/06/2008	James J. Sheehan dies May 4
	James J. Sheehan, associate professor of teacher education at Miami University, died May 4 at his home after a long illness. Sheehan, 42, was also a Senior Fulbright Scholar. He came to Miami in 2003.
05/06/2008	Information bulletin: Sexual imposition
	The Miami University Institutional Response Team informs Miami's Oxford community of a sexual imposition early on Saturday, May 3.
05/05/2008	A message from G. Christine Taylor, associate vice president for Institutional Diversity
	Last Friday, a student reported to the Miami Police that she had been verbally and physically attacked around midnight on the Western campus by six persons. During the course of the attack, she reported that the assailants used racist, homophobic, and sexist language. Our police department continues to investigate this incident.
05/05/2008	Unusual collaboration produces savvy business book
	What do you get when you pair a management professor with a religion professor? At Miami University, you get a workplace advice book. Charles Watson, professor of management, and Thomas Idinopulos, professor of religion, met in the 70s "in what was then known as the faculty lounge," said Watson. "Members of the faculty would gather every morning and enjoy lively conversations. Tom liked to engage the b-school faculty - particularly those who taught economics - in mind-bending conversations."
05/05/2008	Information bulletin: Indecent exposure
	The Miami University institutional response team alerts the community to several cases of indecent exposure that happened Sunday, May 4.
05/02/2008	McGuffey, Marcum and Goggin part of tourism program
	Miami's William Holmes McGuffey Museum, Marcum Conference Center and Miami Inn and Goggin Ice Center are attractions included in the Butler County Visitors Bureau (BCVB) Passport Program promoting tourism in Butler County May 10 through June 20.
05/02/2008	Kids in College offers science, music, theater and more
	Kids in College (KIC) launches 25 new non-credit courses this summer for area youths in grades kindergarten through 12 offered through Lifelong Learning. New courses include "Sciensational" workshops, a drumming class, a theater workshop and canine obedience sessions open to the entire family.