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UNIVERSITY
M. Lewis Temares, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, to retire
M. Lewis Temares, whose 30-year distinguished career at the University of Miami has included serving as dean of the College of Engineering and vice president for information technology and chief information officer, has announced his retirement. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
New marine conservation program at UM fosters ocean science for future generations
The University of Miami has announced the creation of the R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program, a joint initiative of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy that will focus on advancing ocean research through exciting hands-on field and virtual learning experiences for high school and university students. | more |
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Distinguished Speaker Series to feature IBM's Linda Sanford
Linda S. Sanford, senior vice president, Enterprise Transformation, leads the strategy for IBM’s internal transformation to a premier globally integrated enterprise. She is also a member of the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Engineering. Sanford will discuss “Building a Smarter Planet: Strategies for Meaningful Change” on Monday, January 25 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the School of Business Administration, Storer Auditorium, Jenkins Building. | more |
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SCHOOL OF LAW
Panel discussion features real-life “Hotel Rwanda” hero tomorrow
The School of Law’s Student Organization for Human Rights will host a panel discussion featuring Paul Rusesabagina (Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation), defense lawyer Kathleen Kirwin, University of Michigan Professor Allan Stam, and Loyola University Professor Brian Endless on Friday, January 22 at 7 p.m. at Gusman Concert Hall. | more |
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UM PRESENTS
Art Deco gems of Shanghai and Miami Beach: A lecture and photography exhibit
Shanghai resident and author Tess Johnston will present the lecture “Art Deco in Shanghai,” which will be accompanied by the photography exhibition Art Deco in Shanghai and Miami Beach by Chinese photographer and Shanghai resident Deke Erh. | more. |
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| Miller Center lecture today features William Scott Green, senior vice provost and dean of undergraduate education: The Ancient Synagogue as Public Space in Judaism | more
Legal eagles Alan Dershowitz, Henry Monaghan to speak at first John Hart Ely Lecture on Friday | more
Faculty Senate meeting next Wednesday | more
Make pledges and sign up now for Purina Walk for the Animals on February 20 | more
Alpha Epsilon Lambda graduate honor society currently accepting nominations | more
Update on UM conflict of interest in sponsored research | more
New episode in UHealth’s Breakthrough Medicine Series airs January 26 | more
20/20 Vision Club eyewear benefits | more
Jiu Jitsu self-defense classes at Medical Wellness Center | more
Register now for ITIL Foundations Course, February 24-26 | more
Equality Administration at the Miller School moves to new location | more |
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Eye on Haiti
A community forum and candlelight vigil on the University of Miami campus drew attention to the plight of Haiti’s quake victims and addressed strategies for the country's recovery. Meanwhile, the University has raised more than $2 million for Haiti relief efforts. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Remembering MLK
A day after the nation paused to remember Martin Luther King Jr., the University of Miami’s United Black Students and Office of Multicultural Affairs held a special ceremony to honor the slain civil rights leader, celebrating his life and legacy with music, songs, and poetry. | more
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SPORTSLINE
UM's Beverly Goebel selected in Women’s Pro Soccer Draft
Beverly Goebel, a three-year starter on the University of Miami soccer team, has been selected by the Washington Freedom in the third round of the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Draft. | more
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Get to know your benefits: Participate in the 2010 Health Care Webcasts
Take the time at the beginning of the year to become an expert of your health care plan so that you can maximize the value of your benefits. From January 25 through February 5, attend a Webcast on the Aetna Select 2 plan, the HRA medical plan, and WageWorks flexible spending accounts. | more |
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| Thursday, January 21: Center for Nonprofit Management workshop | more |
| Thursday, January 21: "HIV and Women - Infants and Children" | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology seminar: A Neuronal Degradation Pathway in Drosophila | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Effort Certification and Reporting training class | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Microbiology and Immunology seminar: A Mouse Model for Post-Transplant-Immunoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) and Immune Surveillance of EBV-Driven Lymphomagenesis | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Subcontract vs. Consultant class | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Controller’s Office offers DMAS training sessions | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Friends of the Libraries lecture: An Everglades Providence | more |
| Thursday, January 21: Cosford screening: Closer to the Dream | more |
| Friday through Sunday, January 22-24: Cosford screenings: No Impact Man | Falstaff | House/Hausu |
| Friday, January 22: Neurology Grand Rounds: Delta PKC Inhibitor Induces Neuroprotection: Is It All About Protecting the Mitochondria? | more |
| Friday, January 22: Networking meeting for clinical research professionals | more |
| Friday, January 22: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: Assembling an Orchestra: Fanconi Anemia Pathway of DNA Repair | more |
| Friday, January 22: Pediatric Mobile Clinic to hold inaugural appreciation celebration | more |
| Friday, January 22: BankUnited Center to host Bishop T.D. Jakes | more |
| Sunday, January 24: Miami Civic Music Association presents pianist and UM faculty member Tian Ying | more |
| Monday, January 25: 35th Annual Review and Recent Advances in Pathology course | more |
| Monday, January 25: Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Characterizing the Yersinia pestis Secretion Apparatus Protein, YscD | more |
| Monday, January 25: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds: The Shoulder: It’s Not Just the Rotator Cuff | more |
| Tuesday, January 26: Sports nutritionist Lisa Dorfman to speak on managing weight and maximizing health | more |
| Tuesday, January 26: Human Subjects Protection Program: Medical Practices and Procedures in the Research Setting | more |
| Tuesday, January 26: Cardiology Grand Rounds: Improving the Quality of Care of Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary | more |
| Tuesday and Thursday, January 26-28: Charting a Path to Financial Freedom | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Sponsored Programs Workshop | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Etiquette for Today’s Office: Keys to Success for Top Assistants | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Miami Project to Cure Paralysis special lecture: Functional Regeneration Beyond the Glial Scar | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Velos course covers key components of patient administration | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: A Panorama of the American Hemisphere: U.S.-Latin American Relations and Security in Latin America | more |
| Thursday, January 28: Department of History speaker series: Rethinking the Amistad Rebellion | more |
| Thursday, January 28: UMH Medicine Grand Rounds: Hyponatremia: Something Old, Something New | more |
| Thursday, January 28: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology seminar series: A Novel Vav3 Binding Partner in Androgen Receptor Co-activation | more |
| Thursday, January 28: Screen on the Green: Hotel for Dogs | more |
| Friday, January 29: Performance Improvement Management (PIM) Series | more |
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