After being forced out of his role at the Environmental Protection Agency, James Vinch hopes to spend his time pouring into the Miami community.
Miami University welcomes a new Sustainability Engagement Coordinator, Alex Miller. She aims to make sustainability a collaborative effort campus-wide.
From halftime performances with President Gregory Crawford to recycling bins used as instruments, Miami's recent men's basketball game was a showcase of local recycling efforts.
Oxford and Miami are home to multiple clubs dedicated to building habitats for wildlife to bolster local conservation efforts.
Miami's new campus construction is held to sustainable standards, as established by the LEED organization, but there is more than meets the eye as new buildings are raised and old buildings renovated.
With the semester in hindsight and winter break ahead comes another important time in many students’ lives: the holiday season. However, the holiday season brings with it an uptick in waste, and with Oxford’s Climate Action Plan, sustainability efforts are being highlighted for students and townspeople alike.
In the Hefner Museum basement, below taxidermied animals from across the world, a storage room houses a giant metal box, the inside containing the lifelong work of former Miami University biology professor Jack Vaughn: a collection of meticulously labeled and organized butterflies from all 50 states.
At its Nov. 19 meeting, Oxford City Council reviewed proposals for cutting the amount of convention tax funds from 100% to 50% given to “Enjoy Oxford.”
Deer populations in Miami University’s Natural Areas (MUNA) have skyrocketed in the past decades, and the forest can’t keep up.
Renowned biologist Joe Roman delivered the 50th annual Hefner Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 15, highlighting his research on the incredible impact that wild animals have in shaping our planet.
It was the first day of the fall semester of 1969, and Sharon Mitchell was running late for class. Over 50 years later, that lead to a $5 million dollar donation to Miami sustainability.
Still looking for classes to sign up for in the spring? We've got you covered with interesting and Miami Plan-filling classes about sustainability.
This week Miami’s Associated Student Government (ASG) is hosting its annual Sustainability Week. Learn more about the events going on around campus in this guide article.
Graduate students in the natural sciences at Miami undertake research projects that take them all over the country, but their biggest impact is felt right here in Oxford.
Generative AI's have exploded into mainstream culture, including in academia, for their usefulness. But behind the scenes, their data centers emit enormous amounts of carbon, raising concern about their environental impact.
