Kimberly Hamlin, Chamberlin Family Professor and chair of history, and a member of the board of directors of the league of Women Voters of the United States, was one of several LWV directors who partnered with the Broadway musical Suffs on Aug. 24 in recognition of Women’s Equality Day, the day commemorating the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, which gave some women the right to vote. This special “League Night” also included a panel discussion featuring the League’s incoming CEO, historian Kimberly Hamlin, journalist Erin Geiger Smith, and Suffs cast members Kirsten Scott and Dana Costello that focused on how women have shaped democracy since the suffrage movement and what’s at stake in the 2024 election. 

Stephanie Danker, associate professor of Art Education, is a co-editor of the book “Autobiographical Lectures of Leaders in Art Education, 2001-2021,” a scholarly collection highlighting the nature of biography in the history of art education, published in March by Routledge. Danker also received the 2024 Outstanding Activist/Community Project Award, with Joy Bertling of the University of Tennessee and Pin-Hsuan Tseng of Penn State, through the National Art Education Association’s Ecology and Environment Interest Group. 

The Lee and Rosemary Fisher Innovation College@Elm was recently recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its approach in advancing economic development through building partnerships with both the community and a postsecondary institution. Miami’s facility won bronze in the Category of Postsecondary Education Partnership in the IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards program.

Natalie Teale, assistant professor of Geography, is co-author of a study '"The Relationship between Extreme Precipitation and Damaging Floods in the Northeastern United States," published in. the Sept 2024 issue of Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.  Their research shows that the majority of damaging flood reports in the northeastern United States in recent decades were associated with conditions that were not considered “extreme” by most definitions. 

Kayleigh Gregory, assistant professor of Family Science and Social Work, recently presented her research on quality maternal health care at the Postpartum Support International Conference held in Washington, D.C.

Abby Helsigner, senior research associate for the Discovery Center, recently co-authored a study exploring the relationship between digital problem-solving skills and external political efficacy in U.S. adults.

Luke Meeken, assistant professor of Art Education, recently received the Disability Advocate Award 2024 presented by Student Life and the Miller Center for Student Disability Services. Meeken also was published in the June edition of Art Education Journal, “Critical Digital (Counter) Placemaking.”

Katie Johnson, professor of English, recently received a Getty Research Grant to support research on a new book project tentatively entitled “From Coast to Coast: Racing Transatlantic Performance.” Based in Los Angeles, Getty is a “leading global arts organization committed to exhibiting, conserving, and understanding the world’s artistic and cultural heritage.”

Mark Scott, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors earlier this year. In August 2024, Scott was granted the O'Toole Family Professor Fellowship for his research in the field of Power Electronics.

Miami University Journalism students won several honors in this year’s Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism awards in August, including taking three spots in the Best Student Reporter – Print/Online category. Sean Scott of The Miami Student won the Best Student Reporter category, with Venessa Konadu of the Oxford Observer and Olivia Patel of The Miami Student earning finalist designations. Raquel Hirsch and Patel also won for Best Student Podcast for work on the People and Policies podcast, while Jessica Opfer won the Best Student Special Project category. 

Tiffany Block in the Center for Social Impact on the Regional Campuses, received $368,989 from ServeOhio, pass-through funds from AmeriCorps, for a project entitled "Service+ at Miami Regionals Continuation." 

Samir Bali, professor, and Imran Mirza, assistant professor of Physics, received $796,516 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "ExpandQISE: Track 1: Bright Highly Polarization-Squeezed Light Beam for Quantum Metrology."

Jonathan Levy, associate professor of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, and director of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, and Amanda Bentley Brymer, assistant director, received $389,387 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the project entitled "Technical Assistance for REAP Applicants and the REAP Program by Miami University and Their Primary Contractor, EIM LLC."

Michael Vanni, professor (retired), Maria Gonzalez, professor, and Lesley Knoll, assistant professor of Biology; Bartosz Grudzinski, associate professor of Geography; and Thomas Fisher, professor of Statistics, received $323,314 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "LTREB Renewal: Response of a Reservoir Ecosystem to Changing Subsidies of Nutrients and Detritus."

Rosemary Pennington, chair and associate professor of Media, Journalism and Film, and Stephen Norris, Havigurst Professor of History, received $33,600 from World Learning, Inc., pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of State, for a project entitled "Journalism & Social Change in Post-Soviet Baltic States.”

Elizabeth Bath, assistant athletic director, received funding from the Mid-American Conference, pass-through funds from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, for three projects: $326,248.00 for the project entitled "NCAA Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund;” $142,746 for the project entitled "NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund;" and $44,755 for the project entitled "NCAA Special Assistance Fund."

Tracey Hoffman, associate professor of Education and Society, received $19,999 from the University of Toledo, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Education, for a project entitled "Bold Beginning for Higher Education."

Anna Ghazaryan, professor and chair of Mathematics, received $10,800 from the American Mathematical Society, pass-through funds from the Simons Foundation, for a project entitled "Multi-Scale Analysis of Traveling Waves in Reacton-Diffusion Systems."

Caleb Eckhardt associate professor of Mathematics, received $10,800 from the American Mathematical Society, pass-through funds from the Simons Foundation, of a new award in the amount of $10,800.00 for a project entitled "Group C*-algebras: Stability, Structure and Dimension."

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