Once the smallest, youngest, and, arguably, cutest student at UM, Trenton is off to graduate school, leaving U PUP to 10-month-old Dolce, and more than 150 members of the club dedicated to raising service dogs.
Sanchez, a brazen defender of free speech who founded the island’s first independent daily digital news platform, is one of the 100 Talents, an initiative introduced during UM President Julio Frenk’s inauguration.
In a sign of the changing relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, doctoral student Dainerys Machado Vento is the first Cuban citizen in decades to come to UM on an F-1 student visa.
The partnership between local governments and universities allows members to research, develop, and deploy solutions to address challenges faced by urban areas.
The student organization “Get Out To Vote” and several University departments are providing faculty, staff and students free shuttle transportation to the early-voting site at the Coral Gables Community Library and back to campus on Tuesday, November 1 and Wednesday, November 2. The shuttle leaves from the Stanford Circle every half-hour, beginning at 9 a.m., with the last […]
UM News René Sacasas, professor and chair of the Business Law Department who built a distinguished career in academia and service over his 30 years at the University of Miami’s School of Business Administration, has been appointed to the new position of University faculty ombudsperson. “This newly created position follows the recommendation of the Committee […]
By Jessica M. Castillo UM News CORAL GABLES, Fla. (October 31, 2016)—With NASA predicting 2016 will be the hottest year on record, University of Miami President Julio Frenk opened the first day of an important energy and global warming conference last week by calling climate change the “quintessential relevant issue of our day.” “Just a […]
USpeak and Books & Books of Coral Gables will host Patrice Grell Yursik, also known as Afrobella, on November 4. By Jennifer Palma UM News CORAL GABLES, Fla. (October 28, 2016) – When Trinidadian native Patrice Grell Yursik decided to attend the University of Miami, she did not anticipate that her education would take her […]
The University is offering multiple live seminars, including “Redefining Your Budget” with Fidelity and “Managing Change” with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, in November to assist employees affected by changes to federal overtime regulations that take effect December 1. Affected faculty and staff are also encouraged to access one of six informational webcasts offered through November […]
Activities include a talk on implementing healthy eating habits in schools, a Fair Food Fair, and Tropical Fruit Crush. UM News CORAL GABLES, Fla. (October 28, 2017) – As a teacher at an elementary school in the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the 1990s, Nancy Easton often saw how a poor diet affected students’ […]
Thousands of students, faculty, staff, and alumni will celebrate traditions, reunions, friends old and new, and the U during this week’s Make Your Move-themed Homecoming and Alumni Weekend festivities, led by Grand Marshal Cortez Kennedy, an NFL Hall of Famer and UM great. Hosted by the Homecoming Executive Committee and the Division of Student Affairs, the […]
Faculty and staff will receive an email invitation on Monday, October 31, from Gallup to participate in the 2016 engagement survey. In just 10 minutes, employees can share their thoughts about the UM experience. Results will provide leadership with insight into the current workplace culture. All survey results will be maintained under strict confidentiality by […]
By using a mixed-methods approach, a recent study found that natural disasters can cause lasting damage to a population in another way—through increased risk of substance use. By Deserae E. del Campo Special to UM News CORAL GABLES, Fla. (October 21, 2016)—After the winds die, the flood waters recede, and the debris is removed, coping […]