Jeff Kumik (Youngstown, OH) a double major in mechanical engineering and manufacturing engineering, is the treasurer of the RedHawk Marching Band.  The band is raising funds by recycling old uniforms into collectable MU Pillows.  See the full story on the Oxford Press web site.

Brittany Branco (Mullica Hill, NJ) nursing major, is one of Miami’s brightest student athletes.  Her exceptional academic performance during the spring semester earned her a spot on the roster of the RedHawks’ exclusive Straight-A Team.
Read more about Brittany on the MU RedHawks website.

Courtney Clarke (Scarborough, ON) mechanical engineering major/electrical engineering minor, has been tabbed to the 2009 women’s soccer ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Third Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America have announced. Clarke is the first RedHawk to earn Academic All-District honors since Kathleen Vistica in 2006 and is just the fourth different [...]

Ben Saska (Saint Clairsville, OH) engineering mangement major, was recently interviewed by The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register about playing hockey for the Miami RedHawks.  See the interview on the The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register web site.

National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded an $800,000 grant for a collaborative research project at Miami University.  The three-year project will create a national model for increasing the computational thinking and communication abilities of computer science and software engineering students by integrating communication instruction and activities throughout the curriculum.
“Collaborative Research:  Incorporating Communication Outcomes into the [...]

A group of engineering students lead by Mike Murray, a senior mechanical engineering major from Victor, NY, is mentoring a group of high school students in Eaton, OH, towards establishing a FIRST Robotics Team.
FIRST is a national organization founded by Dean Kamen whose vision for FIRST is “To transform our culture by creating a world [...]

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Technology students Cynthia Braden (Trenton, OH) and Brian Hayes (Hamilton, OH) have found a unique way to combine their love of engineering with their passion for music.   Their Senior Design Project, under the supervision of Dr. Vipul Ranatunga, is titled, “Acoustical Analysis and Design for Parrish Auditorium”.  The project was inspired by [...]