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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
School of Communication receives reaccreditation
The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted unanimously at its annual meeting on April 30 to reaccredit the University of Miami’s School of Communication. The school’s programs in journalism, electronic media, media management, advertising, and public relations are reviewed every six years by ACEJMC, the nation’s foremost accrediting body for higher education in journalism and mass communications. | more |
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COMMENCEMENT
UM to honor luminaries, students at May commencement exercises
A Miami banker who gave $60 million of his own money to his current and former staff, a family practice doctor who started a Gulf Coast clinic in Alabama and went on to become U.S. surgeon general, a medical anthropologist and physician who founded a nonprofit organization that provides “a preferential option for the poor in health care,” and a Harvard law professor who is arguably the most famous constitutional scholar and Supreme Court practitioner in the country are among the dignitaries who will speak and receive honorary degrees at the University of Miami’s May commencement exercises. | more |
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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Miller School and Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation bring telehealth to Miami-Dade Schools
The Miller School of Medicine has ushered in a new era of convenient, cost-reducing, health-promoting telehealth in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Its Telehealth Project for Students enables 8,000 school children in six north Miami-Dade schools to almost instantly connect to a physician for consultations when they visit their school clinics with a stomach ache, a sore throat, or for a chronic illness. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
Only four University Village Townhouses still available
Only four University-owned rental townhouses, which are for residency by UM faculty and staff only, are still available for occupancy. The units, located on the southwest side of the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus adjacent to University Village student apartments, offer outstanding amenities and convenient access to the local and surrounding communities. | more |
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SPORTSLINE
Hurricane great Will Allen among Time's 100 Most Influential People
Former University of Miami men’s basketball player Will Allen has been selected by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people for his work with his nonprofit organization Growing Power. | more |
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SPORTSLINE
Laura Vallverdu, Bianca Eichkorn selected for NCAA Singles Tournament
Two University of Miami women’s tennis student-athletes will participate in this year’s NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships. Senior Laura Vallverdu, a three-time All-American, will compete in the field of 64 as the eighth overall seed, while junior Bianca Eichkorn also will play in the tournament. | more |
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E-VERITAS
e-Veritas summer schedule begins May 17
Starting with the Monday, May 17 edition, e-Veritas will begin its summer schedule of once-per-week delivery every Monday. Faculty and staff who submit items for inclusion should take this new schedule into consideration for their upcoming events. e-Veritas will resume its twice-per-week delivery approximately one week prior to the start of the fall semester. |
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| UM discount: Curious George Live is coming to BankUnited Center | more
Register now for hierarchical lineal modeling (HLM) workshop in June | more
Save the date—May 25: Human Subjects Protection Workshop | more
Save the date—May 26: 15th Annual Medical Issues and the Growing Child Conference: Examining the Use of Assistive Technology to Support Individuals with Learning Disabilities | more |
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GSA honors students, faculty
The Graduate Student Association hosted its inaugural GSA Gala on April 30 in the School of Business Administration's McLamore Executive Education Center, recognizing the efforts of students, faculty, and administrators who have shown remarkable support for the organization’s mission. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Tunnel sheds light on oppression
Through a sensory-based, experiential learning experience, University of Miami students and employees got a firsthand look at how oppression affects today’s society. The annual Tunnel of Oppression, held at the University Center Ballrooms from April 26 to 28, challenged people’s ideas and perceptions of issues surrounding oppression and hatred, featuring a series of rooms with various multimedia presentations. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Team UM victorious at Corporate Run/Walk
The University of Miami took home two first-place awards at the 2010 Corporate Run/Walk, grabbing the top honors in the Coed Division of the Educational category and winning the Most Original Design award for its Team UM T-shirt. | more |
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Reaching you before and after a hurricane: Update and maintain your online information
We’ll soon be entering hurricane season—and all members of the UM community are urged to take steps to ensure that the University can communicate with them in case a storm threatens our area. | more |
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| Monday, May 10: Miami Project to Cure Paralysis seminar: The Synapse: From Cell Biology to Translational Research | more |
| Monday and Tuesday, May 10-11: Demonstrations of new Office of Research website scheduled | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: Pediatric Grand Rounds: Lung Development in Preterm Infants | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: Cardiology Grand Rounds: Mitral Regurgitation: A Complex Multifaceted Disease | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: Navigating Community Resources | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: Miller School visiting professor research presentation | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: Anesthesiology lecture: The Effect of Herpes Simplex Virus Vector-Mediated Gene Transfer of Soluble TNF Receptor on Neuropathic Pain, Morphine Tolerance and Withdrawal in Rats | more |
| Tuesday, May 11: UMH Medicine Grand Rounds: General Medicine Practices for HIV-Infected Patients | more |
| Wednesday, May 12: Deep Brain Stimulation of the Midbrain for Acute Enhancement of Locomotor Function Following Partial SCI | more |
| Wednesday and Thursday, May 11 and 13: Navigating Community Resources | more |
| Thursday and Friday, May 13-14: Attend the Debbie School’s Scholastic Book Fair | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Surgical Grand Rounds: Recurrence of Disease after Kidney or Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds: Novel Gene Targets to Promote Axon Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Overview of new animal operations reporting for investigators and department administrators | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Seminar Series: A Role for Clathrin in Autophagy | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Session offers strategies for dealing with difficult people | more |
| Thursday, May 13: Velos Patient Management module | more |
| Friday, May 14: Psychiatry/Neurology Joint Grand Rounds: HIV-1 Clade C Infection and NeuroAIDS | more |
| Friday, May 14: Neurology Grand Rounds: Ischemic Tolerance: Past, Present and Future | more |
| Friday, May 14: Neuroscience Center Seminar Series: Proneurotrophin Actions in Development and Disease | more |
| Friday, May 14: Save the date: Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute Symposium on May 14 | more |
| Saturday, May 15: Get ready for a P.E.P. talk; DRI to host free, interactive session | more |
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