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February 2009
Dalai Lama Colleague Leads Campus Prayer Service
Submitted by garreta2 on February 24, 2009 - 8:29am
Miami University students took part Friday in a prayer service led by Geshe Kalsang Damdul, a colleague to the Dalai Lama, that commemorated the newfound relationship between Miami University and the College of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala, India. Damdul, assistant director at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, led the traditional Buddhist flag ceremony, complete with incense and monks reciting prayers.
Goldman Prize Winner to Study Osteoporosis in Ancient British Populations
Submitted by garreta2 on February 20, 2009 - 8:41am
Miami University senior Heather Hillenbrand will spend a year documenting the prevalence of osteoporosis in ancient British populations as recipient of the 2009 Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Prize. The prize, valued at approximately $28,000, annually allows a Miami senior to realize a dream. It is believed to be among the largest undergraduate awards in the country.