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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UM/Jackson Named No. 1 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale
The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center has been ranked No. 1 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale in U.S. News & World Report’s first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings. | more |
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FACULTY SENATE
Carver, Thurer, Ullmann Honored by Faculty Senate
In a ceremony that honored their outstanding academic achievements and stellar service to the University, the Faculty Senate on March 29 honored Charles S. Carver, Richard J. Thurer, and Steven G. Ullmann, three UM faculty members who represent more than a century of institutional knowledge and experience. | more |
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FOR YOUR BENEFIT
Summary Annual Reports Available Online
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 requires employers to file annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor on the status of their various employee-benefit plans and to provide employees with a summary of those reports. Available online now, the University of Miami Summary Annual Reports require no action from you but are for informational purposes only. | more |
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INFORMATION SECURITY
New Information Security Policies Adopted
To meet regulatory compliance requirements and ensure the protection of mission-critical assets and information, the University of Miami has adopted 14 new information security policies. The new policies protect the University’s interests and those of its employees, faculty, staff, and students by ensuring that private information is kept confidential, thus reducing the risks of identity theft and other privacy concerns. | more |
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SPORTS
Katie Meier Earns Coach of the Year Accolades
Following a successful season in which her squad shared the regular-season ACC Championship and earned a berth in the women’s NCAA basketball tournament, head coach Katie Meier has been named the 2011 Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 2 Division I Coach of the Year, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. | more
• Catch the ’Canes in Action at Two Employee Day Baseball Games | more
• UM Football Team to Hold Marrow Donor Drive | more |
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UM PRESENTS
Henry Mancini Institute Performs at Gusman Concert Hall This Sunday
Composed of advanced students from the Frost School of Music, the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra will perform at Gusman Concert Hall on Sunday, April 3, presenting a diverse and exciting concert that will include works by Frost School Dean Shelly Berg, the world premiere of Steve Guerra’s Mancini Medley, a tribute to composer/conductor John Williams, and music from “Charlie Parker with Strings.” | more |
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Michael Gordon’s Mother on Stage Again at Richter Library | more
Register Now for the SPEAK Test | more
Charles Nemeroff Named Director of UM’s Center on Aging | more
UM Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service Is Moving | more
Researchers Gather for UM Shared Resources Fair | more
Faculty Present Models of Human Disease at Collaborative Research Exchange Forum | more
X Factor Auditions at BankUnited Center April 6 and 7; Heavy Traffic Expected around Venue | more
Workshop to Help Scientists Communicate Effectively with Journalists | more
Miller School to Host Fourth Annual Integrative Medicine Symposium | more
Teach English Abroad; Earn Your TEFL Certificate at UM | more
Applications for Resident Faculty Position Being Accepted | more
Help Find a Cure for Cancer at Relay for Life of Coral Gables
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Help for Your Unfunded NIH Applications
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The Ethics of Privacy
With reality TV shows and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace exposing the private lives of citizens for all to see, Anita L. Allen, a leading scholar of privacy law and practical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the fourth lecture in the Adrienne Arsht Distinguished Speaker Series in Ethics on March 28. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Mind Games
Researchers from The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, with the help of more than 150 University of Miami students, faculty, and staff, helped educate children about how the brain and spinal cord work at the second annual University of Miami Brain Fair, held March 19 at the Miami Science Museum. | more |
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| Thursday, March 31: The Julius Schultz Visiting Professor Lecture 2011 | more |
| Thursday, March 31: College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Energy, Water, Sustainability for a Smarter Planet | more |
| Thursday, March 31: Learn About What’s New at Apple: iPad2 and More | more |
| Thursday, March 31: UM Women’s Commission 40th Annual Awards Breakfast | more |
| Friday, April 1: The Future of Course Materials and Digital Delivery | more |
| Friday, April 1: Eat Your Words at Second Annual Edible Books Festival | more |
| Friday, April 1: Brazil Under the Rousseff Administration: Economic Developments and Prospects | more |
| Friday, April 1: Alba Rosa Vietor Concert Series Continues with ‘Instrumental Voice’ | more |
| Friday, April 1: Eighth Annual HIV Symposium: The Road to a Cure for HIV/AIDS | more |
| Friday, April 1: Annual Bioethics Conference | more |
| Friday, April 1: Screen on the Green: How to Train Your Dragon and Easy A | more |
| Friday and Saturday, April 1-2: Cosford Screening: Black Swan | more |
| Friday through Sunday, April 1-3: Cosford Screening: Another Harvest Moon | more |
| Saturday, April 2: Participate in the MS Walk/5K Run | more |
| Saturday, April 2: Pap Corps to Host Annual Walkathon and Health Fair to Support Cancer Research | more |
| Monday, April 4: The Launch Pad to Host Loren Ridinger | more |
| Monday, April 4: Modern Languages and Literatures Lecture: The University of L’Aquila within the Reconstruction of the Built Environment and the Social Fabric of the City | more |
| Monday, April 4: Office of Civic and Community Engagement to Host Talk by David Scobey | more |
| Monday, April 4: Biology Departmental Seminar: Evolution of Vocal Communication in Frogs | more |
| Tuesday, April 5: Civic Engagement in the Liberal Arts: A UM Faculty Panel Discussion | more |
| Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6: Pre-Vet Society Welcomes Four-Legged Friends and Their Owners to Paws and Claws Event | more |
| Tuesday through Thursday, April 5-7: The Healthy Side of Challenges | more |
| Tuesday, April 5: Webinar: Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Out | more |
| Tuesday, April 5: Department of History Speakers Series: The Atlantic Lives of Francisco Menéndez: Mandinga Captive, Yamasee Warrior, and Vassal of the Spanish King | more |
| Tuesday, April 5: Miller Center Lecture: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination in the Passover Haggadah | more |
| Wednesday, April 6: UM Football Team to Hold Marrow Donor Drive | more |
| Wednesday, April 6: Gail F. Beach Memorial Visiting Lectureship Series: Aging with SCI: Evidence for Premature Emergence of Secondary Complications | more |
| Thursday, April 7: Learn More about Documentation Practices | more |
| Thursday, April 7: Student and Alumni Career Symposium: Empowering and Connecting a World of ’Canes | more |
| Thursday, April 7: LoweDown Happy Hour: Spring on Earth | more |
| Thursday, April 7: Velos Patient Management Module | more |
| Wednesday, April 13: Miller Center Lecture: The Arab Lobby | more |
| Monday, April 18: College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Hierarchical Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Semiconductors | more |
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