FALL COMMENCEMENT
About 1,000 students celebrated their hard-earned degrees last week at two ceremonies featuring two inspiring individuals with close ties to the U—retired Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, who urged them to "swing for the fences," and Magic Leap, Inc. founder Rony Abovitz, who shared his advice in the form of a letter to the future.
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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
With more than 26 U.S. patents and 40 inventions, including a machine that isolates insulin-producing cells from the pancreas, Camillo Ricordi, the director of the Diabetes Research Institute, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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SCHOOL OF LAW
Among the 20 inaugural Roddenberry Fellows, Professor Caroline Bettinger-López will use her $50,000 grant to scale her COURAGE (Community Oriented and United Responses to Address Gender Violence and Equality) in Policing Project and, as she says, "move from #MeToo to #RealChange."
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UNIVERSITY
The Donna E. Shalala MusicReach Program, Lowe Art Museum, and Flaming Classics film series are all beneficiaries of Knight Foundation challenge grants and arts champions—thanks to Frost School Dean Shelly Berg, Miami-based artist Sebastian Spreng, and Cosford Cinema manager Trae DeLellis.
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UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Help University Communications rethink how and what news about and from the University it shares with faculty and staff by attending a focus group session on the Coral Gables and Miller School campuses after classes resume on Tuesday, January 16.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
From flipped learning in the classroom to how researchers from diverse backgrounds tackle complex, real-world challenges, learn about what’s taking shape in the College of Arts and Sciences in the fall issue of arts&sciences magazine.
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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
More than 250 faculty, staff and students joined the South Florida Commuter Challenge last month, logging more than 7,400 miles on alternative transportation using the RideFlag mobile app, which undergraduate student Tracey C. Dominique, the winner of four Miami Heat tickets, said "helped me to see the beauty in commuting.”
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RISK MANAGEMENT
The Department of Risk Management has partnered with International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security assistance company, which will replace Red24 effective January 1 and make a team of specialists available to help faculty, staff, and students traveling overseas.
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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, is accepting recommendations through January 10 for its 10th series.
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TEAMUM
Make your pledge to the TeamUM United Way campaign by December 31 and you'll help UM meet its $1 million goal to enhance the health and well-being of our communty.
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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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TRACK AND FIELD
Members of the track and field team spent an afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club in Miami last week spreading a little holiday cheer, playing games with local children, and passing out some early Christmas gifts to those in need.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press poll last week, the men's basketball team extended its winning streak to 9-0 against George Washington on Saturday, their best start under head coach Jim Larrañaga.
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COMPLIANCE CORNER
The Office of Athletics Compliance reminds faculty and staff of the NCAA rules on extra benefits and recruiting they should remember during this season of giving.
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FROST MUSIC LIVE!
Directed by Stephen Guerra, Jr., the Frost Studio Jazz Band and singers from the Jazz Vocal Department will sing this and other holiday favorites during a fun-filled evening—sprinkled with a few surprises—at the Gusman Concert Hall on Tuesday, December 19.
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