Three hours of chemistry homework might be a typical afternoon for a STEM major, while three hours of rehearsal is the usual for a music performance major. But for Grace Draw, who chose to double major in both music performance and a STEM field, managing her musical schedule and schoolwork becomes a juggling act.
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The lack of diversity in academia, especially in STEM disciplines, is no secret. In 2015, the National Center for Education Statistics issued a report on racial backgrounds of full-time professors across the United States: 83 percent were Caucasian, nine percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, four percent were African American, three percent were Hispanic and one percent were Native American/Alaska Native individuals.
I expected my long-held fear of needles to rear its vicious head as I entered the building of Gloyeske Acupuncture Pointe, a fear that I had conveniently forgotten about until that moment. Instead, when I opened the door of the repurposed house on Fairfield Road I was met by a waft of calming peppermint-scented air and the quiet strains of an Oriental flute drifting out from the back rooms.
NPR's Science Friday radio host Ira Flatow beamed as he took the stage of Miami University's Hall Auditorium on Saturday evening.
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From belly dancing and tai-chi to core and yoga, Miami University offers a wide variety of classes and programs for their employees.
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First-year graduate student Lauren Sherrard is researching a topic that has recently dominated national conversation: sexual assault. Specifically, she studies the intersection of alcohol, sexual assault and bystander intervention among undergraduates at Miami University.
Miami's athletic training major gives students meaningful career experience with Miami athletics before graduation.
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On April 21, radio and television journalist Ira Flatow will host his public radio show "Science Friday" live on campus. The program is broadcast weekly on Public Radio International to an audience of 1.8 million people, and, according to the show's website, offers listeners "a lively, informative discussion on science, technology, health, space and the environment"