MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
A bioethicist and lawyer, UM’s Rosario Isasi was on the task force that issued the American Society for Human Genetics’ policy statement on gene editing last week—a day after U.S. scientists reported they had successfully altered a gene to erase a disease-causing mutation.
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
The first woman chair in the College of Engineering, eminent aerospace engineering professor Victoria Coverstone took the helm of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering last week.
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DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid the south side of the Coral Gables campus on August 14 and 15, when 2,000-plus incoming students will settle into their new homes—with all the convenience of a Cruise Ship Move-In.
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Taking what Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury says was the first step in "a natural alliance," the School of Architecture and the University of the Bahamas signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on everything from cultural heritage and urbanism to coastal erosion and sea-level rise.
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REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES
The Lennar Foundation Medical Center, with its airy, light-filled lobby, and University of Miami Hillel’s expanded and inviting home at the Braman Miller Center for Jewish Student Life received City Beautiful Awards from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.
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SCHOOL OF LAW AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Twenty foster care youth spent the summer at the U building their sense of trust—as well as their math, language arts, science, and life skills—as members of the inaugural class in UM's First Star Academy, part of a multi-year national program that aims to pave a path to college for at-risk youth.
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TAKING ONE ACTION
Two UMIT teams came together to learn the basics of predictive analytics at the first of a series of brown bag lunches implemented as the “One Action” they are taking in response to the faculty and staff engagement survey.
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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
The U’s new carpool on-demand mobile app helps you match with a carpool in real time, schedule future carpool rides, and earn some cool benefits if you give up your parking permit.
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UM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
To avoid security risks off campus, be sure to access your files, connect to the UM network, and access remote applications only through supported UMIT applications and services.
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MEET A 'CANE
Meet this ’Cane who speaks three languages and find out how you can be the next ’Cane in the spotlight by visiting InsideUM on Facebook.
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UNIVERSITY FUN FACT
In 1952, UM established Florida’s first medical school, renamed the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 2004 after a $100 million gift from the Miller family.
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TRACK AND FIELD
Amy Deem, who turned the Hurricanes into a track and field powerhouse over her 27 years at the U, will be inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame in December.
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CANESFEST 2017
Free to the public, CanesFest 2017 celebrates Hurricanes football at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, August 12, with autographs, stadium tours, Select-a-Seat season ticket opportunities, scavenger hunts, and much more.
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COSFORD CINEMA
Donna Deitch’s groundbreaking 1986 film about two women in love unfolds against the backdrop of the breathtaking Nevada desert landscape and an evocative jukebox soundtrack at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 13.
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