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MOMENTUM2
Macdonald Foundation Gift Creates Collaborative Institute in Biomedical Nanotechnology
The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, a steadfast champion of varied initiatives at the Miller School of Medicine, has expanded its remarkable support of the University with a Momentum2 leadership gift of $7.5 million to name the collaborative Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute at the University of Miami. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony to be Held Thursday
Four of the University of Miami’s top faculty members will be honored on Thursday, April 5 at 5 p.m. in Storer Auditorium when the Faculty Senate hosts a combined ceremony for its top awards: the James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award, the Outstanding Teaching Award, and the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award. | more |
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ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Venice Still Sinking, Study Confirms
Although previous studies suggested that Venice, Italy, has stabilized, new measurements indicate that the historic city continues to slowly sink and even to tilt slightly to the east. That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and an Italian company that measures ground deformation. | more |
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
President Shalala Joins Brookings Institution
University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala has agreed to serve as a distinguished fellow with the prestigious Brookings Institution, a public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. President Shalala will participate in the work of the institution’s Economic Studies Program and its Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
Family Weekend with the Marlins Set for April 27-29
Get ready for a family weekend at the park like no other. In appreciation of the dedication and outstanding work of University of Miami employees, the president and provost will host Family Weekend with the Miami Marlins on Friday, April 27; Saturday, April 28; and Sunday, April 29 at the new 37,000-seat Marlins Park in Little Havana. | more |
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
School of Education and Human Development’s New Name Reflects Academic Mission
In a move to more accurately reflect its academic programs and mission, the School of Education has changed its name to the School of Education and Human Development. The switch, according to Dean Isaac Prilleltensky, will also give a boost to student recruitment and marketing. | more |
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THE LAUNCH PAD
Launch Pad Entrepreneurs Named Finalists in Technology Leaders of the Year Award
Launch Pad entrepreneurs have swept the three finalist nominations in the “Technology Student Entrepreneur” category in this year’s Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Annual Technology Leaders of the Year Awards. In addition, The Launch Pad has been selected as a finalist in the “Technology Organization” category for its work in advancing entrepreneurism in the community. | more |
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SPORTS
Johnson, Williams Named Associated Press All-Americans
Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams, who led the University of Miami women’s basketball team to a 2012 NCAA Tournament appearance, have been named to the Associated Press All-America Team. Johnson earned second-team honors, while Williams was named to the third team. | more
- Miami Women’s Basketball Team to Host Postseason Banquet | more
- Meier and the Hurricanes Extend Partnership | more
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UM PRESENTS
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Playing at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre from April 11-28, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is one of the funniest farces ever written. Taking comedy back to its roots, this light, fast-paced, irreverent romp combines situations from Roman comedies with the slapstick energy of classic vaudeville. | more |
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| Voters Prefer Candidates with Deep Voices, UM Study Finds | more
UM Study: Religious People Better at Forgoing Immediate Satisfaction | more
Moty’s Grill Food Truck Comes to UM | more
No Zebras Student Group to Stage Events as Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month | more
SPEAK Test to be Administered | more
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | more
Launch Pad Entrepreneur's Venture Featured Among Inc. magazine’s ‘Coolest College Start-Ups’ | more
Taste and Sounds of Miami Thursday Evenings at Life Science & Technology Park | more
CLAS to Host ‘Asia and Latin America in the 21st Century’ | more
Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology Accepting Pilot Study Applications | more
Online Registration for Corporate Run/Walk | more |
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Words of Wisdom for Women
Women from across the University of Miami attended the annual Women’s Commission Breakfast on March 28, listening to a keynote address by President Donna E. Shalala, who told them not to be content with significant gains achieved by their ranks in higher education but to press on in attempts to accomplish more. Above: Breakfast attendees look on and listen as President Shalala delivers the keynote address. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Johnnetta Cole Discusses Her Love Affair with Art
Intensely knowledgeable, compelling, and at times funny, Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, shared her life’s passion with a University of Miami audience of about 200 on March 23. Her lecture, titled “My Love Affair with Art,” was presented by the University of Miami Center for the Humanities and was part of UM’s Unity in Diversity, a semester-long series marking the 50th anniversary of desegregation at the institution. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
New Café Celebrates Grand Opening
With the University of Miami’s top brass in attendance, GOT Spot Featuring Rose’s Café, a new eatery on the first floor of Gables One, celebrated its grand opening on March 26, serving up tasty complimentary treats to employees and announcing the winners of its “Name the Wrap and Salad” contests. | more |
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Hurricane Champions: Recognizing Excellence at the U
The University is launching “Hurricane Champions: A Peer Recognition Program,” in which employees will have the opportunity to recognize outstanding colleagues who consistently go above and beyond in their service to the University in three categories: Service Excellence, Teamwork, and Innovation. | more
- Summary Annual Reports and Retirement Savings Plan Safe Harbor Notice Available Online | more
- UHealth Offers High-End Imaging Services | more
- Professional Development and Training April Courses | more
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| Monday, April 2: College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Statistical Design and Modeling of High-Tech Experiments | more |
| Monday, April 2: Division of Biostatistics-Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Seminar: Predictive Bayesian Dose-Response Assessment in a Multiplicative Correlated World | more |
| Monday, April 2: Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series | more |
| Monday, April 2: Third Annual Edible Books Festival | more |
| Tuesday, April 3: SEEDS-Sponsored Career Workshop with Edith Widder | more |
| Tuesday, April 3: Miller Center, Religious Studies Lecture: Al-Qa’ida, Israel, and Judaism | more |
| Tuesday, April 3: Human Genetics and Genomics Seminar Series: Efforts to Identify Druggable Targets in Cancer | more |
| Tuesday, April 3: SEEDS Annual Networking Dinner with the President | more |
| Tuesday, April 3: HIV Symposium: Treatment as Prevention: Controlling the AIDS Epidemic through Antiretroviral Therapy | more |
| Wednesday, April 4: Cooper Fellow Lecture Series: Ants and Roots in the Tropics: How a Plant Biologist Became Interested in Ants | more |
| Wednesday, April 4: Student and Alumni Career Symposium | more |
| Wednesday, April 4: Miami Project to Cure Paralysis: Helen Wilshire Walsh Lecture/Gail F. Beach Memorial Visiting Lectureship Series | more |
| Wednesday, April 4: Spring Graduate Faculty Meeting | more |
| Thursday, April 5: 24th Annual Gifford Arboretum Lecture: Gardens Are Great, Forests Are Phenomenal | more |
| Thursday, April 5: Planet Initiative to Present Private Screening of ‘Amazon Gold’ | more |
| Thursday, April 5: LoweDown Happy Hour: Spring on Earth | more |
| Thursday, April 5: Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony | more |
| Thursday, April 5: Frontiers In Vision Science Seminar: Noninvasive Electrodiagnostic Tests of Retinal and Optic Nerve Function | more |
| Friday, April 6: Biology Departmental Seminar: Sentinel Behavior in Models and Reality | more |
| Friday, April 6: Special Beauty Event at Bascom Palmer | more |
| Friday through Tuesday, April 6-10: Cosford Screenings: The Kid with a Bike | Romeo and Juliet (Ballet) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |
| Monday, April 9: Biology Departmental Seminar: A Glimpse into the Pelagic Realm: Discovery, Observation, and Evolution in Deep Water-Column Invertebrates | more |
| Monday, April 16: Department of History Speakers Series: The Year of the Lash: Free People of Color in Cuba and the 19th-Century Atlantic World | more |
| Thursday, April 19: College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Deborah J. Nightingale | more |
| Thursday, April 26: Save the Date: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | more |
| Friday, April 27: Save the Date: SEEDS to Host Academic Skills Workshop | more |
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