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Oxford is a small town with a permanent resident population of around 8,000, but when Miami University students arrive for the fall semester, its population nearly triples, when considering the students who live both on and off campus. Many businesses in town, such as Brick Street, OxVegas Chicken and others seek to capitalize on student demand.
Walking into Upham Hall presents many adventures. You can explore hundreds of thousands of dried plant specimens in the Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium or get lost in a maze of taxidermied animals in the Hefner Museum of Natural History. But when approaching the Hefner Museum, you may catch a glimpse of new vibrant watercolors adorned on the teal-brick walls.
Tucked away on the ground level of Upham Hall, more than 300 metal cabinets, filled to the brim with manila folders, spread across three floors. Although bland on the outside, the inside contains a treasure trove of dried plant specimens collected from some of the most remote places on the globe.
The Myaamia people have been burdened with a series of forced removals, leaving behind their traditions, artwork and land. The “Reclaiming Stories” project is working to change that.
Miami University faculty and students listened as environmental activist Rebecca Jim advocated change and healing for the tribal lands in northeastern Oklahoma on Thursday, Feb. 15.
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, more than 30 faculty listened as Renée Baernstein, one of the final four candidates in the College of Arts and Science (CAS) dean search, held her second open forum about why she should be the next dean of the division. She currently serves as the senior associate dean of CAS and has held leadership positions in the division since 2015.
The College of Arts and Science (CAS) at Miami University began searching for a new dean in October 2023. The position is now narrowed down to four candidates: Renée Baernstein, Melissa Gregory, Matthew Smith and David Hemmer.
To many people, the winter season brings feelings of reunion with family, friends and, most importantly, home. For most of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, reunion means trekking to Oklahoma to gather with their people and culture.
From skyrocketing tuition to textbook expenses, college students have seen the cost of higher education continue to rise, making the “American dream” harder to achieve. In-state tuition and fees at public national universities have grown about 56%, adjusted for inflation, over the last two decades, according to U.S. News and World Report.
With global temperatures projected to rise 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050 and 19 out of 20 of the warmest years occurring since 2001, there is tremendous urgency for communities to take action about climate change. Higher temperatures make us prone to more frequent and severe droughts, storms, rising sea levels, coral bleaching and destruction of native habitats. Mitigating climate change is a global initiative, and Oxford is a part of that fight.
Scattered around the Hughes Hall basement chemistry lab lies a series of copper pipes snaking their way around the building. To regular onlookers, the pipes look like any other utility pipe. Little do they know that these copper pipes are saving Miami University hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
On the western edge of Peffer Park lies an extensive wildflower garden and nature preserve housing a colorful array of plant species and hiking trails. On Saturday, Nov. 4, Miami University students and faculty descended on the Silvoor Biological Sanctuary to cut down invasive honeysuckle plants and survey the landscape.
When Daniel Accrocco was hired by Miami University five years ago as a project manager, he was assigned to repair run-down seating blocks for an obscure outdoor theater on Western Campus. After studying the space’s history, he wondered why no one else had seen its potential.
Miami University students and faculty listened closely as environmental and migration history expert Sunil Amrith delivered a lecture about reframing the conversation around climate migration and how the history of migration gives us a greater understanding of climate change.
More than 500 Oxford citizens and Miami University students participated in the 2023 Hike-a-Thon commemorating the progress of the Oxford Area Trail System (OATS) on Saturday, Sept. 9. The OATS project is committed to planning, building and sustaining multi-use pathways to make Oxford “a regional destination and a greater place to live,” according to its website.