COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
The University of Miami stands as a launching and landing pad for many talented women engineers, including two in key leadership positions at the College of Engineering and two of the college's alumni who are new members of the Board of Trustees.
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SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
A multicenter team of researchers led by Sylvester Director Stephen D. Nimer has been awarded a $5 million Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to advance the knowledge of and therapies for a variety of myeloid malignancies.
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GROSS ENDOWED LECTURE
President Julio Frenk drew a dramatic, urgent picture of the U.S.'s connection to global health and the dangerous consequences of any retrenchment from the global arena as he delivered the 14th Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross Endowed Lecture last week.
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TEAMUM
There were lots of winners in UMPD's one-day sale of abandoned bikes, most importantly the United Way of Miami-Dade, which reaped $3,880 in donations from the innovative fundraiser dreamed up by crime prevention manager Alex Martinez.
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UNIVERSITY
Officials from Miami-Dade County and the City of Coral Gables will join the University of Miami at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 1, to officially dedicate the new pedestrian bridge that assures safe passage over U.S. 1.
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CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY JUDAIC STUDIES
Standing nearly 8 feet tall, the five copper statues copied from silver miniatures that graced the home of Howard and Gloria Scharlin bring Jewish traditions alive to those who enter the University of Miami’s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies.
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LEARN. INSPIRE. GROW.
With Adeline Lalanne, office manager for the Central Business Office, leading the way, employees have accessed more than 2,300 courses, certifications, and books since Talent and Organizational Development, in collaboration with University of Miami Information Technology, rolled out thousands of new professional development opportunities in ULearn two weeks ago.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Essentials of Leadership Program, which has provided more than 500 graduates the opportunities, resources, tools, and support to grow as University leaders since its inception three years ago, is accepting recommendations through January 10 for its 10th series.
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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGIES
To kick off the new partnership between Adobe and UM, Florida’s first Adobe Creative Campus, UM Libraries will host two free workshops on Thursday, December 7, featuring Adobe's senior customer success manager and senior director for education initiatives.
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OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Don't be alarmed at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, by the alerts on your phone, computer or over the University's public address systems; they are only tests of UM's emergency notification network.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Take this short, anonymous survey on your experiences with TALK for Success and help the Office of Workplace Equity and Performance improve the new performance review process, which launched in February.
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HURRICANES FOOTBALL
Though the Miami Hurricanes fell to No. 7 in Sunday's polls with the loss to Pittsburgh, they are still in the hunt for their first ACC championship and a spot in the playoffs when they face Clemson at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, in Charlotte, N.C.
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COMPLIANCE CORNER
The Athletic Department is often asked for tickets or other donations to support various fundraisers, but is barred from supporting high school athletic programs or students in any way—and so are UM employees.
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MEN'S TENNIS
Led by head coach Aljosa Piric, the men's tennis team will open their spring schedule on January 19 with a trip to New Orleans to take on Tulane University.
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FROST MUSIC LIVE!
The Frost Jazz Vocal II ensemble will perform swing pieces, Latin-tinged songs, and ballads from the jazz standard repertoire, including some of the greatest vocal jazz arrangers, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 1, at the Gusman Concert Hall.
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FROST MUSIC LIVE!
Frost alumna and award-winning pianist Asiya Korepanova will perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Thomas Sleeper conducting the Frost Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, at the Gusman Concert Hall.
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