Bridging Art and Literacy Through Community Partnership
This spring, as part of the capstone course ART 493 Professional Partnerships, I had the opportunity to design and facilitate my own partnership project in the Oxford community and the greater Sout...
Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source
Steve Sullivan, director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, writes about the groundhog for The Conversation
Robert Applebaum, senior research scholar for Scripps Gerontology Center, writes about health insurance costs for The Conversation
Stephen Siff, associate professor of Journalism, writes about George Plimpton's bestselling book on the Detroit Lions for The Conversation
The physical and psychological pressure of holiday meals can be challenging. As a registered dietitian, I want to assure you that your body knows what to do with that extra food and drink, and that...
What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
Anne Whitesell's research into the modern pro-life movement has found found great variety in how different people and organizations use the term, what issues they campaign for, and how religio...
James Dewey Watson, most known for co-winning the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, was also an outspoken and controversial figure who transformed the way science was communicated
Many states and cities, from California to Cincinnati, are exploring ways to attract and retain teachers by developing education workforce housing
27% of Floridians under 65 get their health insurance through the ACA marketplace: Robert Applebaum, senior research scholar for Scripps Gerontology Center, wrote this article for the Significant F...
The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion
Matthew Smith, visiting assistant professor of History and Regional Director of Public Programming, writes about the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, celebrated this month, and how the opening of t...
New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer
Rodney Coates writes about how the new borrowing limits will likely hit minority students seeking professional degrees especially hard
How to identify animal tracks, burrows and other signs of wildlife in your neighborhood
Steven Sullivan, director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, writes about animals people often find in their neighborhoods
Miami Marching Band Always ‘Brings The Hype’
Coming off performances at Bengals home opener and Miami Football home opener, Miami University Marching Band looks ahead to exciting Homecoming weekend
Miami University Citizenship and Democracy Week events, Sept. 15-22
The 10th annual series of events commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787
Wil Haygood ’76 to offer insight into Thurgood Marshall for PBS documentary
Boadway Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence wrote acclaimed biography on first Black Supreme Court justice
Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market
John Weigand, professor emeritus of Architecture and Interior Design, writes for The Conversation
Matthew Smith, visiting assistant professor of History, wrote this article for The Conversation
‘Silvoor Stories’ by Amanda Bentley Brymer, curator, Silvoor Biological Sanctuary
Bentley Brymer continues the tradition of Robert A. Hefner’s column “Silvoor Notes” that covered the restoration of the biological sanctuary
Oxford-Miami Community Toastmasters Club helps Miamians build public speaking, leadership skills
Miami’s Human Resources recently approved Toastmasters Pathways program for Job Enrichment Program credit
Watch the WCPO 9 News and WDTN TV 2 News interviews with Miami students and Student Life officials
Historian Elena Jackson Albarrán: ‘Columbus Who? Decolonizing the Calendar in Latin America’
Latin America's Día de la Raza has been renamed to reflect anti-colonial sentiments, as with Columbus Day in the U.S., writes Albarrán
Joseph K. Nwankpa in The Conversation: ‘Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy’
The associate professor of Information Systems and Analytics looks at using default privacy settings in popular mobile apps
‘The SATs have never been about equity,' writes Pepper Stetler for Inside Higher Ed
The history of the SAT raises questions about how we value and measure intelligence, writes the author of the new book, 'A Measure of Intelligence'
Ohio’s approach can also be a model for states having problems with attendance, writes James in The Conversation
Matthew Smith explores Middletown, Ohio, in The Conversation
The Midwestern town is at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Michael Crowder: Reaching for decaf? Learn more about the processes of decaffeination in coffee
Miami Chemistry and Biochemistry professor examines the various methods in an article for The Conversation
Gentelligence in action: This editor's note by Donna Boen '83 MTSC '96 about working with her Gen Z designer recently won a 2024 CASE Circle of Excellence Bronze Award
‘Women's sports are taking center stage, captivating audiences, and redefining the sports landscape,’ Oakenfull writes in her series for Forbes. ‘For brands, this isn't ...
From converting work spaces to living space and a return to walkable cities, renovations of older commercial buildings are fundamentally changing the character of our cities for the better, writes ...
The search for survivors of Pompeii and their stories has dominated the past decade of Tuck’s archaeological fieldwork, Some of his findings are featured in an episode of the new PBS document...
“ When you use a period in your texts, Gen Z finds this ‘harsh,’ ‘scary’ and ‘passive aggressive,” Gerhardt said. Read the interview with Gehardt about her...
The former school board member and scholar of educational leadership sees this shift having the potential to disrupt the important work of nonpartisan school boards in communities across the nation
Coates dropped out of Southern Illinois University and enlisted in the Army Security Agency. He would learn later that his ‘protest against the Vietnam war – and appreciation for U.S. d...
