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BENEFITS
Open Enrollment Begins October 17
The University of Miami’s Open Enrollment period begins October 17 and runs through November 4. During that time, faculty and staff can enroll or make changes to medical, dental, flexible spending, and short-term disability benefits. In 2012 employees can expect no increases in copays or deductibles and modest medical premium increases. | more |
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UNIVERSITY
UM Achieves Charity Navigator’s Coveted 4-Star Rating
For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Miami has received Charity Navigator’s four-star rating for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. | more |
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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner Raises More Than $10 Million for Spinal Cord Injury Research
The 26th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on September 26, raised more than $10 million to support groundbreaking spinal cord injury research by the Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. | more |
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Launch Pad Wins Grand Prize at MetroBroward Lighthouse Awards
The Launch Pad, the University’s Miami unique entrepreneurship initiative, won a Grand Prize from the Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation at the recent MetroBroward Lighthouse Awards, which recognize the outstanding contributions of organizations that have made an impact on the success of regional small businesses in the areas of advocacy, consulting assistance, and start-up assistance. | more |
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SCHOOL OF LAW
HOPE’s Online Auction Starts Today
The Helping Others through Pro Bono Efforts (HOPE) Public Interest Resource Center’s 13th annual online auction opens today, October 3, with an auction reception to be held on Thursday, October 27. The auction is the organization’s primary annual fundraising event, providing a critical source of funding for the HOPE Fellows Program. | more |
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UNITED WAY
This year’s United Way campaign is well under way, as departments, divisions, and units across the University are hosting fundraising events that include bake sales, raffles, and more. Get involved in upcoming events:
- Office of the Controller’s Build Your Own Ice Cream Fiesta on Monday, October 3 | more
- Miami Law Chili Crock Pot Cook-Off on Thursday, October 6 | more
- Taste of UM on Wednesday, October 19 | more
- Information Technology Bake Sale on Monday, November 21 | more
- University Advancement and External Affairs Bake Sale | more
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UM PRESENTS
Festival Miami Gets Under Way
The Frost School of Music’s renowned Festival Miami got under way on October 1 with the Frost Symphony Orchestra performing a bold and brassy French horn celebration of music by Franz Haydn, composer Gunther Schuller, and Frost faculty artist Richard Todd. More concerts and performances are on tap this week, as the festival picks up steam. | more |
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Take Part in the First Annual South Florida 5K Run/Walk for Vision | more
UM Surgeon Jagajan "JJ" Karmacharya Dies in Nepal Plane Crash | more
Sponsorships Available for Nanotechnology in Biomedicine Symposium | more
2012 Faculty Learning Community: Call for Applications and Nominations | more
Nominations Being Accepted for Faculty Senate Awards | more
Eight-Year-Old Shark Conservationist Sophi Bromenshenkel to Go Brush-to-Brush with Artist Guy Harvey | more
Scientists to Probe Indian Ocean for Clues to Worldwide Weather Patterns | more
Rosenstiel School Scientist Recognized by NASA for Work on GRIP Study | more
PIRA Publishes Third Edition of 'Measure Up' Newsletter | more
UM's AEL Chapter Accepting Nominations | more
Iron Arrow Accepting Nominations | more |
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Historic Transfer
In a ceremony held in the Little Havana building that served as the meeting place for Cuban and Latin-American cultural and political groups, the University of Miami on September 28 transferred operations of the historic John J. Koubek Mansion and Gardens to Miami Dade College. Above, UM President Donna E. Shalala hands over the keys to the Koubek Center to Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padrón. | more |
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FREEZE FRAME
Celebrating the Spirit of Women and Philanthropy
The 11th Annual United Way Women’s Leadership Breakfast was held at UM’s BankUnited Center on September 28, bringing together more than 1,000 of the most driven, influential women in the community to advance United Way of Miami-Dade's work in education, financial stability, and health. International fashion icon Donna Karan (top) delivered the keynote address at an event that included remarks by Congresswomen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (above). | more
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Well ’Canes Farmer’s Market Returns This Wednesday
The Well ’Canes Farmer’s Market, an initiative of the Office of Human Resources and UM Student Government, returns on Wednesday, October 5, featuring locally grown and organic produce, baked goods, artisanal cheeses, honey, marinades, ceviche, pasta, and more. | more
- Well ’Canes Mammography Days in October | more
- Learn About the Undergraduate Admission and Tuition Remission Process | more
- Professional Development Courses | more
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SPORTS
Two UM Student-Athletes Earn National Academic Honor
University of Miami student-athletes Bianca Eichkorn and Emma Steppe have been named inaugural recipients of the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award, an honor bestowed upon 432 Division I student-athletes nationwide. | more |
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| Through Friday, October 28: Art and Art History Faculty Members to Present Their Works at Annual Exhibition | more |
| Monday, October 3: College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series | more |
| Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4-5: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture | more |
| Wednesday, October 5: Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Translational Neuroscience and Genetic Approaches to PTSD and Fear-Related Disorders | more |
| Wednesday, October 5: Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Advocacy 101 for Plastic Surgeons and the Impact of Governmental Regulations | more |
| Wednesday, October 5: Miami Clinical and Translational Seminar Series: Translational Research Grant Applications: What Do Reviewers Look for? | more |
| Wednesday, October 5 through Sunday, October 30: School of Architecture Exhibition to Showcase Designs of Young Florida Architects | more |
| Thursday, October 6: Women's and Gender Studies Film Screening: Ae Fond Kiss | more |
| Thursday, October 6: LoweDown Happy Hour: Moroccan Magic | more |
| Thursday, October 6: Orthopaedics Grand Rounds: A Comprehensive Approach to Ankle Arthritis: Is a Paradigm Shift Afoot? | more |
| Thursday, October 6: Anesthesiology Grand Rounds: The Link between Acute and Chronic Pain | more |
| Thursday, October 6: School of Business Administration to Host M.B.A. Program Information Session | more |
| Friday, October 7: Biology Departmental Seminar Series: The Behavioral Ecology of African Lions: From Mane to Man-Eating | more |
| Friday, October 7: Friday Noon Interdisciplinary Lecture Series/First Fridays on Autism: Politics and Prevalence: Autism Rules? | more |
| Monday, October 10: Women's and Gender Studies Lecture: Stealth | more |
| Monday, October 10: UM Obesity Symposium to Feature Poster Session | more |
| Wednesday, October 12: Medical Issues and the Growing Child Conference: Building Relationships through Communication: Language Interventions that Work for Fragile X Syndrome and Autism | more |
| Wednesday, October 12: Office of Civic and Community Engagement to Host Financing Affordable Housing Panel Discussion | more |
| Wednesday, October 12: Center for the Humanities BookTalk Series Continues with Kate Ramsey | more |
Thursday, October 13: USpeak to Feature Local Poet Emma Trelles
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| Friday, October 14: 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band to Give Free Concert at UM | more |
| Monday through Wednesday, October 17-19: MAGEC’s Annual Intensive Geriatric Training Conference | more |
| Tuesday, October 18: Religious Studies to Screen Life @ The End Documentary | more |
Thursday, October 20: Modern Languages and Literatures Lecture: Forced Enclosure, Erotic Disclosure in Diderot’s ‘La Religieuse’
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Sunday, October 23: Out of the Darkness Community Walk to be Held on Coral Gables Campus
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