Fighting for Privacy in a Public Arena
Faculty Files Photo by Donna Victor Fighting for Privacy in a Public Arena Mary Anne Franks is the kind of person you want watching your back. As an associate professor of criminal and family law,...
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Student Spotlight Photo by Andrew Innerarity Sibling Revelry Angellic Johnson shares a ‘reel’ connection with her brother Josh. Of all the video and film projects Angellic Johnson has done, one stands...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Field Course Adventure
On Course Solomon Islands Field Course Adventure Professor Uy’s students study butterflies. Courtesy J. Albert C. Uy Jeffrey Aresty, B.S. ’77, and Patricia (Pickton) Aresty, B.S. ’76, met as University...
View ArticleSeeing Immigration Reform from All Sides
Course creates nuanced exploration of hot-button issue Students enrolled in the course Immigration Reform: The Current Debate had four instructors, including Fernand Amandi, pictured, managing partner...
View ArticleInstrumental Overtures
Frost MusicReach programs are playing a key part in enriching young lives with music Mentor Angelo Versace, D.M.A. ’13, shares the keyboard with a quartet of young students in the Overtown Music...
View ArticleHungry for Change
Photo by Andrew Innerarity Those who have experienced the University’s dining hall fare in years past may be surprised to find a veritable buffet of new options cropping up on campus. With variety as a...
View ArticleMatching Gift Challenge to Help Fund Nursing Facility
Planned simulation hospital could lead to safer practices State-of-the-art simulation exercises are already part of the curriculum at the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The R. Kirk Landon...
View ArticleInstitute of Medicine Elects Schwann Cell Pioneer
IOM member Mary Bunge Mary Bartlett Bunge, an internationally recognized authority on central nervous system regeneration, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine. A...
View ArticlePhilanthropic Uptick
This past fiscal year was the University of Miami’s second-biggest fundraising year ever. Strong support from the ’Cane community totaled $180 million, with year-over-year increases at every school and...
View ArticleMiami Docs Help Nyad Glide to Victory
Fifth time is charm for unprecedented swimming feat Wearing a full bodysuit, gloves, and booties to protect her from jellyfish stings, Diana Nyad began swimming the 111-mile route from Havana, Cuba, to...
View ArticleThe Rat Comes of Age
40-year tradition rocks on, blending modern comforts with familiar appeal Photos by Jenny Abreu During the Rathskeller’s 40 years as a hub of social life at the U, no one has clocked more hours at the...
View Article‘Accelerating Ambition’ in Asia
The University of Miami and Provost Thomas J. LeBlanc are headed to Tokyo on April 23, Beijing on April 25, and Shanghai on April 26 for the Accelerating Ambition tour. If you live in Asia or will be...
View ArticleInspiring the Next Generation with ‘Star Trek’ Exhibit
UM President Donna E. Shalala holds a model of the Starship Enterprise from the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. Photo by JC Ridley The University of Miami may have been but a brief stop on his...
View ArticleComing Soon!
Florida residents will soon be able to buy the new U license plate for just $25 over the price of a regular tag. The cost helps fund scholarships at the University of Miami. For more information or to...
View ArticleHelp Raise Half a Million for Scholarships
Photo by Jenny Abreu Earlier this year, Robert Newman, Hon. ’08, and UM trustee Judi Prokop Newman, B.B.A. ’63, initiated the Newman Alumni Loyalty Challenge in the hopes of inspiring fellow...
View ArticleYoung Alumni Exceed Expectations
Philanthropic young alumnus Sean Goldstein, B.B.A. ’12 The GOLDstein Family Challenge—to get 2,013 young alumni to donate by the end of the 2013 fiscal year—was so successful that the Goldstein family,...
View ArticleA Talent for Otherworldly Roles
Citizen ’Cane A Talent for Otherworldly Roles When she enrolled at the University of Miami, Aisha Hinds, B.F.A. ’98, planned to be an accountant and follow in the footsteps of her father, fellow ’Cane...
View ArticleYoung Alumni Program Takes Flight in First Year
In the five years since she graduated from the University of Miami, Shajena Erazo, A.B. ’08, has blossomed into a community leader, making a difference in the lives of at-risk students as a public...
View ArticleA Splashing Success
Creative pursuits give students immersive experiences around Miami UM acting major Mary Hadsell takes her first plunge in a professional production, the regional premiere of Metamorphoses at the...
View ArticleSpace-Age Stem Cells
R+D Update Space-Age Stem Cells His groundbreaking research already shattered the earthly view that damaged heart muscle can’t be rejuvenated. Now Joshua Hare, the Miller School of Medicine’s chief...
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