For the month of October, your hosts, Taylor Powers and Sarah Kennel, will be investigating ghost stories and urban legends in the Butler County and Miami University area. This season includes stories like Helen Peabody, Ghost Biker, and the disappearance of Ron Tammen.
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.
In their debut episode, Taylor Powers and Sarah Kennel dive deep into the story of Peabody Hall, and arguably the most infamous ghost on Miami University’s campus, Helen Peabody. The two also take a trip to the hall to try talking to Peabody themselves.
Every morning since May 2023, three retired Miami University professors have spent their mornings in the woods constructing the newest section of a boardwalk in Ruder Preserve, more than 1,000 feet long. They expect to see it finished by this year’s Hikeathon on Sept. 21.
Upon returning to campus this fall, students will see new construction outside Miami University’s Millett Hall.
Staff writer Sarah Kennel goes behind the scenes at the Limper Geology Museum located in Shideler Hall to learn how the museum receives donations.
The Miami Student has a new podcast: LAS: The Last Capstone. Hosted by Sarah Kennel and Taylor Powers.
The upcoming Bachelor hall renovations include the goal of achieving silver LEED status. Learn more about what this means and the steps Miami takes to make its buildings more eco-friendly here.
English professor Michelle Navakas uses science and literature to encourage her students to approach the climate crisis from all angles.
Miami University has made a big deal about achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, but how much of this will be based on buying carbon emission offsets from other places?