Amitoj Kaur understands how to seize every opportunity that comes her way. As a freshman, she was appointed by the governor of Ohio to serve on Miami University's Board of Trustees, where she advocates for the student experience. Amitoj is also a first-generation college student, who helps others navigate the transition into university life. And on this episode of Major Insight, she also talks about combining her interests in design, marketing, and policy to create more accessibility for immigrants, and for those in communities everywhere. Major Insight is a production of Miami University. Showcasing Miami students and how they transform academic subjects into lifelong passions. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. https://www.miamioh.edu/podcasts/2021/02/amitoj-kaur.html Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/major-insight/id1478030910

Miami University students who are ranked in the top three percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2020-21 have been named to the President's list recognizing academic excellence.

Miami University graduate students from Project Dragonfly's Global Field Program and Advanced Inquiry Program have published original work.

Miami University Students completed the Presidential Career & Leadership Series. Students positioned themselves as leaders in the workplace by taking initiative and enhancing professional development skills.

Six Miami University students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to help fund their study abroad experiences this spring and summer. The combined total awarded to these students is $28,500. Recipients of the Gilman Scholarship represent 307 colleges and universities across the United States who will study or intern in 87 countries through the end of 2021. Fewer than 1000 scholarships were awarded nationwide.

Artwork created by students from Miami University Regionals has been selected to be displayed on electrical boxes throughout Middletown as part of the Perk-Up Middletown project. The public art project, which is sponsored by the City of Middletown, the Rotary Club of Middletown, the Middletown Arts Center and Miami University Regionals Middletown Campus, is intended to create pride in the visual aesthetics of the downtown area while showing that Middletown is a vibrant and exciting destination for visitors and residents alike.

Interior Design student Alli Brooks has won 2nd place in the 2020 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition. The $2,500 Award of Distinction was made to Alli Brooks for her custom-designed light fixture, "Nocturnal." Intended for application to the roofs of bus shelters and other outdoor public environments, the product combines a skylight with a light-emitting diode (LED) light source to form an integrated natural and artificial light source.

Miami University awarded degrees to students during virtual fall commencement on December 11, 2020

Miami University has admitted a new cohort of students to its Master of Arts in biology and Master of Arts in Teaching in the biological sciences degrees. These graduate students in the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) from Project Dragonfly complete the online degree while also participating in experiential learning through some of the nation's premiere community learning institutions.

Senior Miami University baseball utility player Landon Stephens signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Braves on Sunday and will begin his professional career. Stephens has been one of the RedHawks' most prolific hitters the past four seasons as he finishes his collegiate career with a .301 batting average. He ranks third all-time in Miami history with 53 career doubles, tied for 10th with 11 triples and tied for 10th with 136 RBIs. His best season came in 2019, when he was named First-Team All-Mid-American Conference after hitting .310 with nine home runs and a team-leading 46 RBIs.

Graduate students from Miami University's Project Dragonfly will travel to Australia, Thailand, Baja, Belize, Borneo, India, Kenya, Hawai'i, Paraguay and Namibia, where they will engage in action projects on vital human and ecological issues.

Miami University doctoral students have been awarded fellowships from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). They are three of 2,000 students nationwide, out of more than 12,000 who applied, to receive the prestigious award. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It provides three years of support with a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance, among other benefits.

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