MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Diabetes Research Institute Awarded $4.6 Million to Take Islet Transplantation to Next Level
Camillo Ricordi and collaborators at the Miller School of Medicine’s Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) have received a $4.6 million grant to make islet cell transplantation available to more patients. The experimental procedure has improved blood glucose control and the quality of life of some type 1 diabetics. | more

SPORTS
Lauryn Williams Strikes Gold in London
Former University of Miami All-American Lauryn Williams now has an Olympic gold medal to add to her impressive trophy case of track and field awards. Williams won a gold medal as a sprinter on the six-member team that won the women’s 4x100-meter relay at the recently concluded London Olympic Games. | more

Ticket Office Moves to BankUnited Center
The University of Miami Athletics Ticket Office has moved to the BankUnited Center—a location that provides easier access and ample parking. | more

UM PRESENTS
Humanities and Arts Take Flight during Yearlong Celebration
The University of Miami is showcasing its commitment to the humanities and arts with a yearlong celebration of high-profile events featuring both guest scholars and artists and the varied endeavors of the University community. | more

Ring Theatre Announces New Season
Two absurd one-act comedies by Cuban playwright Virgilio Piñera, a farce about a bachelor’s adventures with three flight attendants, a Shakespearean tragedy, and a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical are just some of the highlights of the Ring Theatre’s 2012-2013 season. | more

FEATURE
Move-In Day Brings UM’s Newest Hurricanes
Accompanied by parents, friends, and relatives, some 2,000 new students arrived on UM’s Coral Gables campus last week, checking into the Hecht and Stanford Residential Colleges, whose lobbies were festooned in orange and green to welcome the University’s newest Hurricanes. They toted suitcases, laptop computers, books, and other items they’ll need for the new school year. Above: UM freshman Nicholas Richardson gets help from his father, Frederick, while assembling his bed at Hecht Residential College. In the background, Nicholas’s mother, Fern, puts away some of her son’s clothing.” | more

FREEZE FRAME
Stanford Psychiatrist Details Dangers of the Internet
Text messaging, Tweeting, and Facebooking are activities that take up a considerable amount of a person’s time. But the use of such elements of the Internet Age can have negative aspects on our day-to-day reality and behavior. That was the message delivered by Stanford University psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude on August 17 when he spoke at the University of Miami’s New Student Convocation. Author of the book Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality, Aboujaoude said it will be up to so-called “digital natives,” people born in the mid-to-late 1990s, to develop “a more objective assessment of the Internet—both the good and the bad.” | more

FREEZE FRAME
Former Commerce Secretary Speaks at ICCAS
The University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies began its series of lectures for the 2012-2013 academic year on August 10 when former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez spoke on “The 2012 Elections: What to Expect.” Gutierrez is a nonresident scholar at ICCAS, which co-hosted the lecture along with the UM Libraries’ Cuban Heritage Collection.

Taking Control of Your Credit Card Debt
At this lunchtime seminar, sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP), representatives from Consolidated Credit Counseling Services will provide valuable money-saving tips and strategies for reducing credit card debt. Learn about options that should be explored before filing for bankruptcy. Debt consolidation, debt management programs, and ways to rebuild your credit will also be discussed. | more

• Employees' Retirement Plan Benefit Statements Available Online| more
• Next Weight Watchers at Work Sessions Begin August 29 | more
• Professional Development Courses for August | more
• Florida Licensing on Wheels (Mini-FLOW) Coming to Gables Campus | more