BUSINESS AND FINANCE
More than 100 employees of the Division of Business and Finance, several who reminisced about their adventures in this video, were honored last week for their dedication and nearly 2,000 years of combined service to the University.
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ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
By collecting fecal samples of fur seals living among one of the densest populations of great white sharks off South Africa, UM-led researchers confirmed the hypothesis that the presence of predators increases stress.
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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Retiring neurobiologist Mary Bartlett Bunge, who with her late husband determined that Schwann cells were a key to repairing damaged spinal cords, made numerous contributions to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
With scintillating bass runs, soaring saxophone and guitar riffs, and singers belting out lead and harmony vocals, dozens of faculty and staff took to the concert stage last week to celebrate another edition of "The Sixties," one of the University’s most popular courses.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
President Julio Frenk and Frost School Dean Shelton G. Berg presented the 2017 Frost Legacy Award to siblings Stuart Miller, Leslie Miller Saiontz, and Jeffrey Miller at the Winter Wonderful benefit that supports the Donna E. Shalala MusicReach Program for underserved children.
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UM LIBRARIES
UM's and FIU's libraries have teamed up with FSU to create the Sunshine State Digital Network and enable cultural, historical, and educational institutions throughout South and Central Florida to share their digitized art works, artifacts, documents, and other materials with people around the world.
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DIVISION OF CONTINUING AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
This 16-year-old high school junior didn’t know a soul when he moved into a UM dorm for the Summer Scholars Program, but after making lifelong friends and earning college credits he proclaimed the experience “probably the greatest three weeks of my life”—which UM employees can offer their own high schoolers through the tuition remission benefit.
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TEAMUM
There's still nearly three weeks left to make a minimum $25 pledge to help the TeamUM 2017 United Way campaign reach its $1 million goal by December 31 and receive two tickets to the Februrary 3 hockey game between the Florida Panthers and the Detroit Redwings.
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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
The Department of Parking and Transportation is equipping its vehicles with a rapid License Plate Recognition system to make permit parking on campus easier and safer, but next year the new technology will require a 'No Back In' policy for most drivers.
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GREEN U CORNER
Before leaving for the winter break, be sure to support UM’s Energy Conservation Program by turning off your computer and taking other simple steps to reduce your and the University's carbon footprint.
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UM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UMIT recommends taking these verification steps to begin using High Sierra, the new version of Mac’s operating system, which is now compatible with McAfee products.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
Building champions at the University of Miami takes more than great athletes; it takes a unique relationship with the Department of Physical Therapy, which provides three physical therapists who make student-athlete wellness a priority while mentoring student-interns and sports physical therapy residents.
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HURRICANES FOOTBALL
Accolades continue to pour in for Orange Bowl-bound Miami, with head coach Mark Richt picking up the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award and wide receiver Braxton Berrios the Pop Warner Little Scholars College Football Award.
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Graduating senior Olga Strantzali closed out her final collegiate season by earning the AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year honor, becoming only the third Hurricane in program history to earn the regional and ACC Player of the Year award in one season.
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RAINBOW GALLERY
The work of graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students will be on view through Friday, December 15, with a reception for the artists on Wednesday, December 13, at the new Rainbow Gallery in the Rainbow Builing, 1540 Levante Avenue.
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