BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE
A Central Florida mother's desperate journey to find treatment for her legally blind son led her to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, where pediatric retina surgeon Audina Berrocal performed the institute's first gene therapy surgery for inherited eye disorders on the 9-year-old, with high hopes of restoring his vision.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Since its founding 25 years ago, the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities has educated countless providers, parents, and prospective employers about autism spectrum disorder and helped scores of children with ASD reach their potential through such initiatives as Surf Camp.
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Learn creative and fun ways to improve overall wellness at this free community event at the Lennar Foundation Medical Center on Saturday, April 14. Activities include free health screenings, a cooking demonstration, a free yoga session and raffle prizes. Doors open at 11 a.m.
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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UM researchers found that people who live amid trees and other vegetation have a lower risk for depression and Alzheimer’s disease than those who live on streets devoid of greenery.
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SCHOOL OF LAW
Arranged by Professor Caroline Bettinger-López, students in Miami Law's Human Rights Clinic spent their spring break in New York advocating for rural women as part of the United Nations 62nd Commission on the Status of Women.
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UNIVERSITY
At a symposium on April 6, The Lancet Commission will release its official report on the appalling lack of global palliative care and pain relief and, with experts from around the world, devise an action plan to help prevent millions of patients from dying in agony. View the live stream of Friday’s program here.
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For a complete list of movie dates and times, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861. Purchase tickets online here.
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CAC MOVIE
When four high-school kids discover an old video game, they are immediately drawn into its jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the adventure of their lives. Rated: PG-13
Admission is free; priority seating given to UM Students
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CAC MOVIE
The real life story of writer/director Tommy Wiseau (Oscar nominee James Franco), the man behind what is often referred to as “The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies,” The Room, is brought to life, chronicling the odd film’s troubled development and eventual cult success. Rated: R
Admission is free; priority seating given to UM Students
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BASEBALL
Calling all princesses for a night of family fun as the Hurricanes face UNC on Saturday, April 7. Enjoy sing-a-long games, kid’s milkshake and meet & greet with popular princess characters.
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MEN'S DIVING
Divers David Dinsmore and Zach Cooper impressed on their biggest collegiate stage, capturing All-America honors with top-eight finishes in the men's platform event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
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CORAL GABLES DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
The Frost Music Live! series is offering a limited number of free tickets for Coral Gables residents to the Frost Symphony Orchestra’s “The Passion of English Music for Strings” with guest piano soloist Zoe Zeniodi on Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Gables residents may receive two free tickets with code 4LIVEMUSIC. This is an online-only offer and cannot be reserved over the phone or at the box office. For more information, call 305-284-4940.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
This free concert series is present by the City of Coral Gables and Frost School of Music. Professors Raina Murnak and John Redmond perform at the Plaza at 150 Miracle Mile on Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
A collaboration with the Frost Symphony Orchestra, Jules Massenet’s imaginative opera of the Cinderella story will take the stage at Gusman Hall on April 12 and 14. French with English supertitles.
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JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE
One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most famed works, this roaring comedy featuring the oft-parodied “Major-General’s Song,” gets a fresh interpretation on the Ring Theatre’s stage starting Thursday, April 19.
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ART AND ART HISTORY
The 2018 Juried Student Art Exhibition will be on view through April 23 at the UM Rainbow Gallery at 1540 Levante Avenue. A reception will be held on Friday, April 13 from 4p.m.-7 p.m.
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