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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Personalizing Medicine for for 'All of Us'

The NIH has enlisted the University of Miami in its nationwide "All of Us" study, which is collecting health data from one million people to better understand how lifestyle, genes, and other factors impact health, and to develop unique treatments targeted to diverse individuals.

 

 
LGBTQ INCLUSION

Four Stars for Campus Pride

The University of Miami's Campus Pride Index rating has increased from 2 stars to 4 stars over the past year, reflecting the University's efforts to create a culture of belonging and inclusion for all students, including the LGBTQ community.

 
UNIVERSITY

Open House with New Leaders

Don't miss the opportunity to meet and chat with new University and student leaders on either Wednesday, September 6 at the Miller School of Medicine or Thursday, September 7 on the Coral Gables campus.

 
UNIVERSITY

Military Excellence

A UM assistant professor and student in the University's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) received the top honors—for best instructor and best cadet—at this year's national AFROTC summer training exercises.

 
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Advancing Mathematical Frontiers

Mathematics Professor Ludmil Katzarkov was awarded the Simons Investigator Award, one of the most prestigious in mathematics, for his novel ideas and techniques in geometry. 

 

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

It's a Wrap

Using a crew of University of Miami film students, international professionals, and South Florida's colorful locations, director Tom Musca, associate professor of clinical practice, just finished filming Chateau Vato, his comedy about a poor Latino family that squats in a lavish Miami mansion.

 

Prilleltensky to Step Down as Education Dean


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Focus on the Barcelona Terrorist Attack


Spare the Glitz When Soliciting Non-Profit Funds


 

INSIDEUM

 
WORKDAY FINANCE

Attend a Drop-In Lab

Get hands-on experience with the new Workday Finance, which went live on Friday, by visiting a drop-in lab on the Coral Gables, Miller School, and Rosenstiel School campuses through Friday, September 8.

 
TUITION REMISSION

Building on a Legacy

Three generations of the Candelaria family have learned the value of a degree from the University of Miami and of the tuition remission benefit that helped them become 'Canes for life.

 
MEET A 'CANE

Spotlight on Greg

Meet this 'Cane who's jazzed by helping the U grow through its people—and a few other 'Canes you may have missed.

 
FACULTY AND STAFF ASSISTANCE

Mind and Matter

The fall edition of the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program’s quarterly newsletter offers helpful suggestions for managing crucial conversations.

 

Well 'Canes Green Market Returns September 6


Active Shooter Response Training September 13 and 27


 

ATHLETICS

 
COMPLIANCE CORNER

Ask Before Giving Away Tickets

UM staff and boosters are prohibited from providing any prospective student-athlete, which the NCAA defines as any high school student, with any  “pre-college expense,” so don't give your tickets to any high school-aged individual without permission.

 
FOOTBALL

Finishing the Indoor Practice Field

Miami Athletics has established a unique crowdfunding campaign, Give2IPF.com, to outfit the interior of the Carol Soffer Football Indoor Practice Facility now under construction.

 

UMPRESENTS

 
FROST MUSIC LIVE!

Efforts at Understanding

Renowned musicologist Frank Cooper kicks off the Frost School of Music's new signature Frost Music Live! series at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, with a lecture examing how dreams, ideas, and imagery allow us to deal with forces we can't see or control.

 
CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES

Spatial Matters

Tulane University's Elizabeth Hill Boone will discuss how the painted books and pictographic writings of the Aztecs and their neighbors convey information during the first Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professor Lecture of 2017-18 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 14.

 

TAKENOTE

Submit Faculty-Led Study Abroad Proposals by September 15


StormSurge Room Moves to the Food Court


Digital Signal Processing: Road to the Future on September 11


Pedestrian Bridge Dedication on September 13


Digital Humanities + Data Journalism Symposium on September 14-16


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


SONHS Simulation Hospital Inaugural Symposium on September 29


Registration Opens for 41st 'Miami Neonatology 2017' Conference


Discounted Tickets to ‘Totally 90’s Tour’ at the Watsco Center


 

FEATUREDEVENTS

Sep
06

1:00 pm

Fall Career Expo and Graduate Fair