Oxygen levels in the worlds temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly faster than in the oceans a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.
More than 20 Miami University faculty members are among the top 2 percent of the world's researchers, according to a recent Stanford University study. Based on an analysis of citations, the study identified the top scholars among nearly eight million authors in 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields.
Scott Kissell, senior university photographer, captured the Brood X cicada invasion on Miami's Oxford campus.
View the photo gallery: Miami Cicada Invasion
As a Hispanic kid growing up in Storm Lake, Iowa, Matthew Marroquín had no concept of race.
I just knew that if I go over to this friends house, I say hello to their mother in this way, and if I go to a different friends house, I had to learn sabaideebor for Laos, or xin chào for Vietnamese.
Decorated caps, beaming faces and hands holding diplomas are part of the gallery of images captured by Miami University photographers during Miamis 2020 and 2021 in-person commencement ceremonies.
On May 18, Miami University unveiled a statue of NBA executive and basketball icon Wayne Embry (Miami 58). The Freedom Summer of '64 Award honors the Embrys lifetime of commitment to social justice, for breaking racial barriers and for their mentorship.
At its May 14 business meeting, Miami Universitys board of trustees congratulated the Class of 2021 as nearly 4,800 graduates, along with some members of the Class of 2020, participated in commencement ceremonies held May 13 - May 16.
isters Hannah and Sam Baird are both celebrating commencement at Miami University this week Hannah with the Class of 2020 and Sam with the Class of 2021.
It absolutely makes it more special, said Hannah, who earned a bachelors degree in education last May when that graduation ceremony was held virtually because of the pandemic.
Miami University is on track to welcome its largest and most academically accomplished first-year class in history, with more than 4,600 first-year students confirming their intention to begin this fall.
Tom Crist, professor and chair of biology, and James Kiper, professor of computer science and software engineering, have been honored with the 2021 Benjamin Harrison Medallion. Named for Americas 23rd president who graduated from Miami in 1852, the medallion is Miami Universitys most prestigious career faculty honor and recognizes "contribution to the education of the nation."
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