Miami Media Highlights July 8-14
Miami Media Highlights July 8-14
NBC-WLWT, Ch. 5, July 14: Black Family Reunion
This broadcast news story highlights that teens attending the Black Family Reunion (Aug. 15-18) in Cincinnati will be able to take part in a college tour that visits Miami University. Miami is also mentioned as a sponsor for this year’s event.
Journal-News, July 13: Polished Hamilton opens Saturday
This article highlights Abby O’Neal, a recent graduate of the Small Business Management Program at Miami University Regionals. O’Neal opened a new nail salon in Hamilton.
Northern Kentucky Tribune, July 13: Aviatra Accelerators announces inaugural woman Entrepreneur of Year awards program
This news story reports that Miami University will be the sponsor for the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at the Aviatra Accelerators inaugural Women Entrepreneur of the Year program. Award winners will be acknowledged at a Sept. 5 event.
Tribune Chronicle, July 12: Renewal levy is a good deal
This article highlights a proposed property tax levy in Trumbull County, Ohio, and references a report published by Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center earlier this year. The report is “Profile of Home and Community Based Services in Ohio.”
Journal-News, July 11: Air Force Research Laboratory donates microscope to Miami University for semiconductor work
This article details the ultra-high vacuum scanning tunnel microscope — or UHV STM — that has been donated to Miami University through an educational partnership agreement with the Materials and Manufacturing Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Perry Corbett, assistant professor of Physics, is featured in the article.
Cincinnati Magazine, July 11: Miami University is fighting the gender gap in STEM
Women make up only 34 percent of the STEM workforce and only 16 percent of the engineering workforce. In this Cincinnati Magazine interview, Beena Sukumaran, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing, shares how she's working to change that statistic and achieve gender parity.
Chelsia Potts, assistant dean of undergraduate education, shares her experience of diagnosis and navigating the work environment on the autism spectrum.