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UNIVERSITY
John R. Shipley named vice president of finance and treasurer
John R. Shipley, who has more than 25 years of financial, operational, and managerial experience with Purdue University and is currently that institution’s comptroller, has been named the University of Miami’s new vice president of finance and treasurer. He replaces Diane Cook, who is retiring after 30 years of extraordinary service. | more |
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'CANES HELPING HAITI
Conditions improve but challenges remain as the Miller School opens a 300-bed hospital in Haiti
The University of Miami's hospital in Haiti, a four-tent compound at the edge of the Port-au-Prince airport, is a vast improvement over the makeshift clinic the Miller School's Global Institute/Project Medishare began operating a day after the Jan. 12 earthquake left Haiti in ruins. | more |
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
UM psychologists take unique approach in autism research
University of Miami Associate Professor of Psychology Daniel Messinger and his colleagues have published the results of a study on early autism detection in infants that made extensive use of non-expert students to observe and provide data on the interactions of parents and their children. | more |
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UHEALTH
New episode in UHealth’s ‘Breakthrough Medicine’ series to air January 26
“Sports Injuries Threaten Active Futures,” the newest episode of UHealth’s Breakthrough Medicine documentary series, will showcase the talents, expertise, and cutting-edge procedures performed by the UHealth Sports Medicine team. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
Session offers support for those dealing with emotional impact of Haiti quake
Pamela Deroian, director of the Counseling Center, and Patricia Whitely, vice president for student affairs, will lead an evening of discussion and support for anyone dealing with the emotional impact of the tragedy in Haiti. | more
- Watch out for Haiti earthquake relief scams | more
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UM PRESENTS
Screen on the Green: ‘Hotel for Dogs’
The University of Miami invites South Florida’s furry four-legged residents and their owners to a free screening of Hotel for Dogs on Thursday, January 28 at 6:30 p.m. on the Edward T. Foote II University Green (formerly the University Green). | more |
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| College of Engineering distinguished speaker series welcomes IBM VP today | more
Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday | more
Make pledges and sign up now for Purina Walk for the Animals on February 20 | more
Get to know your benefits: Participate in the 2010 Health Care Webcasts | more
Healthcare Certficate Program: Give your health care a shot in the arm | more
UM Skin Diseases Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Program requesting applications for NIH grant, due today | more
UMPD offers SAFE Women's Introductory Self-Defense class | more
Approved retirement vendors visit this month | more
Learn how to create tests and surveys in Blackboard | more
Register now for seminar offering information on positive parenting strategies | more
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
DMAS/FRS Sponsored Programs Screens (SPM) training sessions | more
Update on UM conflict of interest in sponsored research | more
20/20 Vision Club eyewear benefits | more
Register now for ITIL Foundations Course, February 24-26 | more
English course being offered for international teaching assistants | more |
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Foote’s field
The University of Miami dedicated the Edward T. Foote II University Green last Friday, giving a new name to the area between the Richter Library and Whitten University Center where Foote, UM’s fourth president, presided over numerous commencement ceremonies. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Recognition for extraordinary service
Diane M. Cook, right, who is retiring this spring as vice president and treasurer after a 30-year career at UM, was honored for achievements with a special resolution at last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, held in the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion at the Richter Library. | more
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SPORTSLINE
Three former Hurricanes to be recognized with honored jerseys
Miami Hurricanes basketball greats Jack McClinton, Don Curnutt, and Dick Hickox will have their jerseys raised on February 17. | more
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An Evening with UM Football Greats
The University of Miami Athletics Department will host "An Evening with UM Football Greats" on Monday, February 1 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach from 7 to 10 p.m. The event is presented by the UM Hurricane Club. | more
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2010 Well ’Canes Incentive Programs:
Earn $150
Get rewarded for taking proactive steps to better health. Through March 31, UM/Aetna medical plan members can participate in two incentive programs and reduce their 2010 annual medical premium by $150. | more |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wednesday, January 27: Etiquette for Today’s Office: Keys to Success for Top Assistants | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Endocrinology Core Lecture Series: Obesity/Bariatric Surgery | more |
| Wednesday, January 27: Architects, visiting critics lecture at the Perez Architecture Center | 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: Bone Clinical Case Conference: Paget’s Disease | more |
| Thursday, January 28: Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds: Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures | more |
| Friday, January 29: Performance Improvement Management (PIM) Series | more |
| Friday, January 29: Neurology Grand Rounds-CME Lecture: Manifestations and Management of PML and PML Associated Immune Reconstitution Syndrome | more |
| Friday, January 29: Neurology Clinicopathological Conference | more |
| Friday, January 29: Friday Noon Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Transition Plans for Students with Disabilities | more |
| Friday, January 29: Tests and Surveys in Blackboard | more |
| Friday, January 29: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: Fanconi Anemia and DNA Interstrand Crosslinks | more |
| Friday, January 29: Department of Philosophy Colloquium: Indecision, Uncertainty, and Unsimple Truths | more |
| Friday through Sunday, January 29-31: Cosford screenings: Killing Kasztner | Falling Awake |
| Friday, January 29: Performance Improvement Management (PIM) Series | more |
| Saturday, January 30: Glaucoma Mid-Winter Symposium 2010: Glaucoma Cup of the Americas | more |
| Saturday, January 30: Elvis Presley is making his way to the BankUnited Center | more |
| Saturday and Sunday, January 30-31: Cosford screening: District 9 | more |
| Monday, February 1: Seminar: Chemical Biology of Nuclear Receptors and The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Screening Center | more |
| Monday, February 1: The Obama Administration’s Latin America Policy: First-Year Assessment | more |
| Monday, February 1: Art Deco gems of Shanghai and Miami Beach: a lecture and photography exhibit | more |
| Monday, February 1: Iron Arrow Lecture Series: Nutritional and Lifestyle Guide to Cancer Prevention | more |
| Monday, February 1: Miami Saxophone Quartet to perform at UM | more |
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