Under the watchful eye of Marie Carmelle Charles, fellow prosthetics technician Cedieu Fortilus works on a prosthetic foot at the Ossur International Prosthetics Lab at Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare.

Medical volunteers from the U.S. still fly in weekly, but Haiti’s only trauma, critical care and rehabilitation hospital is staffed by Haitian doctors and nurses. A new education center to train hundreds of health professionals is under construction. The pathology lab boasts state-of-the art instruments. Out-patient clinics for wound care, prosthetics, physical therapy and other unique services see 150 patients a day. And the nation’s first professional EMTs are responding to rescue calls.

Two years after Haiti’s catastrophic January 12, 2010, earthquake killed or maimed hundreds of thousands of people, there are growing signs that Barth Green, M.D., the professor and chair of neurosurgery and co-founder of Project Medishare who initiated the University’s unprecedented medical emergency response, is inching toward his long-held vision of creating a self-sufficient critical care and trauma network in the impoverished nation that didn’t even have an ambulance service before the disaster. Read the full story

United Black Students will present a series of events as part of “Reviving the Dream,” a celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Events kick off on Wednesday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at the Newman Alumni Center, when civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis Jr. speaks. Other events include a Spoken Word event on January 19, a Day of Service on January 21, a screening of the documentary Separate, But Equal on January 24, Alpha Phi Alpha High School Male Oratorical on January 27, and a Leadership Summit on January 28. To learn more, click here.

The University of Miami Alumni Association (UMAA) has launched Stories of U, an initiative that allows alumni to share and celebrate their individual and collective experiences through pictures, videos, and audio recordings that are posted onto an interactive website.

“It is our goal to collect and share the stories of all our alumni and their families,” said UMAA Executive Director Donna Arbide. “The birth of a child, the trip of a lifetime, the one who inspired you to be who you are today—we only ask that stories be honest and from the heart.”

The UM Alumni Association has already launched StoriesOfU.com, a website where alumni can listen to stories and get details, guidelines, and tips for recording their own do-it-yourself interview or preparing to be interviewed by a UMAA team member.

The Association is coming off a banner academic year in which the new four-story Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center opened, providing a home away from home for the University’s more than 157,000 alumni.

For more information on Stories of U, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 305-284-2872 or 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867) or visit StoriesOfU.com.

The User Support Services group offers free software training to University of Miami employees. Courses include Microsoft’s Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook. Training is also offered for Adobe’s popular Photoshop and InDesign applications. To register for a course, visit the registration page or call 305-284-6565, Option 1. Upcoming courses in January and February include:

Art of all kinds was on display and up for sale during the annual Beaux Arts Festival, held January 7-8 on the grounds of the Lowe Art Museum. More than 25,000 people visited the festival, admiring and purchasing works in 11 media. Proceeds benefited the Lowe Art Museum, which this year celebrates its 60th anniversary.

The festival featured live music, children’s entertainment, and food from Miami’s gourmet food trucks. In addition to artists selected by a panel of jurors, visitors enjoyed the “Student Artist Showcase,” featuring more than 100 pieces from Miami-Dade middle and high school students on display inside the Lowe Art Museum. Read the full story