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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Sound of Music Is in the Air

Flutist Sir James Galway, jazz pianist John Beasley, and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra’s Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald are just some of the highlights of the new Frost Music Live! Signature Series, an annual season of concert performances and captivating lectures that gets underway in September and runs through April, expanding on the school’s prior month-long Festival Miami.

 

 
UNIVERSITY

Moving the U Forward

The University is attracting new talent, building on a strong history of excellence and entrepreneurship, and embarking on achieving a bold vision by its centennial in 2025. Learn about the initiatives and accomplishments that are Moving the U Forward.

 
UNIVERSITY

Workday Finance Goes Live Sept. 1

New functionality for financial accounting, procurement, expense reimbursement, purchasing card reconciliation, and more will be added to the human resources and payroll functionality already being used by UM.

 
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Secrets of Ba'aja Revealed

An excavation of an ancient site near Petra, Jordan, has revealed that the villagers who once lived there, long thought to be milk-drinking nomads, were actually vineyard farmers during the early Roman era.

 
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

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Read news about the University of Miami that is being featured in external media and other publications around the globe. Sign up for UM in the News, published each weekday and delivered directly to your email inbox at 7 a.m.

 

MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Lights! Camera! Scalpel!

For his latest directorial effort, The Last Face, Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn, pictured above filming in a makeshift African hospital, enlisted Miller School trauma surgeon Enrique Ginzburg to ensure the authenticity of scenes where emergency physicians treat patients in a disaster zone.

 

New Clinic Will Treat Children's Concussions


President Frenk Moves the U Forward at Two Open Houses


TeamUM Launches 2017 United Way Campaign


New Shuttle Route Connects GOT to Coral Gables Campus


Boston-Based Architecture and Design Firm Enlisted for U-SoA Study


Forecasting Model Could Help Advance NOAA's Weather Outlooks


 

INSIDEUM

 
TUITION REMISSION

Like Mother, Like Son

Inspired by his mother’s strong work ethic, senior accountant Andy Ricardo is using UM’s tuition remission benefit to further his education.

 
UM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Email Protection

Next month UMIT implements Microsoft Email Protection—a multi-tiered defense against spam, viruses, malware, and phishing attempts.

 
HR BENEFITS

Well ’Canes Market Returns

Featuring freshly baked goods, artisanal cheeses, local honey, and more, the Well ’Canes Market returns to the Gables campus September 6.

 
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Active Shooter Response Training

Register and attend one of two sessions of Active Shooter Response Training on September 13 and 27, and earn 150 Well ’Canes Points to boot.

 

ATHLETICS

 
HURRICANES FOOTBALL

Taking the Reins

Redshirt junior Malik Rosier always wanted to be the starting quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. Now his dream has come true.

 
DIVING

Silver Star

Briadam Herrera claimed America’s first diving medal at the 2017 World University Games, winning a silver medal in the men’s 1-meter event.

 

UMPRESENTS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

View the Works of Incoming MFA Students

The works of incoming Master of Fine Arts graduate students Elizabeth Guignino, Florencia Hernandez, and Monica Leslie Travis are on view until Friday, September 22 at the University of Miami Gallery in Wynwood, where a reception for the artists will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 9.

 

TAKENOTE

Nominate Students for the Professional Development Academy by August 29


Faculty Senate Meeting on Wednesday, August 30


Digital Signal Processing: Road to the Future on September 11


Pedestrian Bridge Dedication September 13


The Art of the Deal: How to Negotiate Complex Mergers and Acquisitions in 2017 on September 14


Register for Digital Humanities + Data Journalism Symposium September 14-16


‘Facilitating Difficult Dialogues’ Webinar on September 16


Gameday Shirts Now on Sale


2nd Annual BIG DATA Conference and Business Applications of Data Science Workshop September 28-29