Dear Alumni and Friends: I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday last week. Here again is our monthly update for the College of Arts & Science (CAS). As ever, this represents only a small sample of the activities and accomplishments of our students, faculty, and alumni from across our dozens of majors and programs. To provide your own updates or to submit details for a full-fledged CAS Alumni Spotlight, please submit our revised online form. Next month, for our final newsletter of the year, we will offer an earlier, "mini" update that will address your responses to our CAS Alumni Survey -- be sure to submit yours if you haven't done so already. Many thanks for all you do to support our CAS students.
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Miami's Bateman Team (below), which participates nationally in an annual competition by the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), took home two Blacksmith Awards this month for its work for the nonprofit organization With Purpose. - Senior strategic communications and psychology major Maddie Malloy was named PRSSA Student of the Year.
- Her instructor, Shara Clark, won an Award of Excellence for her online video PSA, #SkipTheStraw.
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 | L to R: Alec Hoelker, Vivian Drury, Shara Clark, Maddie O'Toole, Allison Pierce, and Maddie Malloy. | | | |
Cameron Hay-Rollins, chair and professor of anthropology, received a research award in October from the Switzerland-based global healthcare company Novartis, "Differentiating Enthesitis among Patients with Rheumatic Disease."
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On November 9, Dr. Eric Nofzinger ('81, psychology and chemistry) visited Miami to talk with psychology majors about his career as a renowned expert in the science of sleep and sleep disorders. He is currently the founder and Chief Medical Officer of Ebb Therapeutics. "I did sleep research for the vast majority of my career, and the inspiration started here at Miami," Nofzinger said. "I took a course in dream psychology and human behavior."
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 | Lisa Vielee ('90, English - journalism), co-owner & VP of Well Done Marketing, was appointed by the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis to its governing board of directors. | |  | James Heinen ('03, chemistry) was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Media with its 2018 Up & Coming Awards, which recognize early-career lawyers who demonstrate professional excellence while making a positive impact on their profession and communities. | |  | Tamara Bundy (MAT, '09) was presented by the Ohioana Library with the 2018 Ohioana Book Award in the category of middle grade/young adult literature for Walking with Miss Millie (2017, Penguin Books USA). | |  | Liesel M. Schmader ('13, sociology) has joined Allegro Realty as an associate, where she consults clients in all facets of the commercial real estate industry. | |
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