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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Stem Cell Institute Receives $25M Donation
The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) has received a $25 million donation from the Soffer Family Foundation to support the continued exploration of new cell-based therapies for cardiology, sports medicine, and aging-related conditions. To honor the largest gift in ISCI history, the Clinical Research Building will be renamed “The Don Soffer Clinical Research Center.”
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UNIVERSITY
New Signs Identify Gender-Neutral and Inclusive Restrooms
To ensure that people of all gender identities and expressions have access to a safe, comfortable environment when nature calls, the University has labeled a dozen single-stall bathrooms on the Coral Gables campus as either “gender-neutral” or “inclusive,” with signs forthcoming at the Rosenstiel School. “Inclusive” means the restroom is also ADA compliant and suitable for families.
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UM Crosses $1M Mark; Still Needs Help Reaching Goal
With just 10 days left in the 2015 United Way TeamUM campaign, 3,500 faculty and staff have contributed nearly $1.02 million, or 86 percent of the U’s $1.18 million goal. If you haven’t done your part to help improve the health and education of children and families in our community, visit Workday by December 31 to make your lump-sum or monthly contribution.
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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
National Association Honors Faculty, Students, Alumni
The National Communication Association recently honored a number of SoC doctoral candidates, alumni, and faculty, including Professors Nick Carcioppolo, Don Stacks, Diane Millette, and Susan Morgan, who received the NCA Distinguished Health Communication Scholar Award for her efforts in improving organ donation, particularly in Spain, the world leader in organ donation.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Five Frost School Recording Artists Nominated for Grammys
Shining another bright light on the Frost School, Dean Shelly Berg and professor Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a fellow pianist-composer, and three alumni—The Rodriguez Brothers, Robert and Michael, and Maria Schneider—have received nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be announced on February 15.
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UNIVERSITY
UM to Host First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit
Hosted by UM Libraries and the Lowe Art Museum, the inaugural Academic Art Museum and Library Summit will bring 14 pairs of North American library and museum directors to the Biltmore this January to address opportunities for deep intra-institutional collaboration and engagement with faculty, students, and each other.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Neuroscience Building Opens New Frontiers in Brain Science
Transforming the study of the brain, the labs in the Neuroscience Building have brought top researchers and scientists from both the Gables and Miller School campuses together to advance understanding of everything from anxiety and attention disorders to language development, cognitive impairment, mindfulness, and even cultural and social factors that influence the experience of pain.
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Hurricanes Honor Players, Head to the Sun Bowl
The Hurricanes coaching staff, who will lead the football squad to El Paso, Texas, to face Washington State in the 2015 Hyundai Sun Bowl on Saturday, December 26, honored 25 players at the annual ’Canes Football Awards Ceremony, naming quarterback Brad Kaaya the Jack Harding Team Most Valuable Player and cornerback Corn Elder’s jaw-dropping 75-yard touchdown run over Duke the No. 1 play of the 8-4 regular season. Watch a recap of the ceremony.
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H.T. Smith Urges Graduates to Use Knowledge as ‘Rocket Fuel’
With President Julio Frenk presiding over his first commencement ceremony, UM alumnus and trustee H.T. Smith, a distinguished lawyer and civic leader who grew up in segregated Miami’s poorest neighborhood, told nearly 1,000 joyous graduates at the BankUnited Center last Thursday that “impossible” means it just hasn't happened yet. “It doesn’t matter where you start, you can reach your dream,” he said.
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Engineering the Thought Process: Machine Shop Turns Concepts into Reality
From a phantom gauge that measures radiation, to equipment used with physical therapy patients, to a microinjection chamber for transplanting islet cells, skilled machinists and eager students in the College of Engineering’s 3,000-square-foot Machine Shop build every kind of gadget and gizmo imaginable.
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Dean Berg Gets 'Sirius' About Engaging the Next Generation in Real Jazz
SiriusXM has tapped Frost School of Music Dean Shelly Berg, an acclaimed jazz pianist, to host its new Generation Next show, which, airing on the Real Jazz channel the first Saturday of every month, features Berg’s interviews of and performances with young jazz musicians. For the January 2 show, broadcast at 9 a.m. and again at midnight, Berg interviews trumpeter Mike Rodriguez.
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Photographer Rides for Her Sister
Sarah Moody, who has supported her younger sister, Claire, through every stage of her cancer journey, is readying to ride in her third Dolphins Cancer Challenge (DCC) on Saturday, February 20 to raise funds for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, which she credits with saving Claire’s life. “It’s a super awesome experience,” says Moody, who encourages everybody to "DCC with me!"
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Contemplating Character Through Portrait Drawing and Oil Sketches
More than 125 rare portrait drawings and oil sketches are on display at the Lowe Art Museum through January 17 in the exhibit, Contemplating Character: Portrait Drawings and Oil Sketches from Jacque-Louis David to Lucian Freud, organized by Robert Flynn Johnson, curator emeritus of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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| MORE NEWS |
- Applications for 2016 Faculty Learning Community Due December 21 | more
- UHealth Wireless Network to Be Restricted on December 21; Users Can Switch to SecureCanes | more
- Miami Law Alumnus Michael Higer to Lead Florida Bar in 2017 | more
- Two Miller School Pediatricians Named APA Educational Scholars | more
- French and British Consuls Discuss Challenges of Confronting Terrorism at CAS Forum | more
- Sexual Assault Resource Team Seeks Volunteer Advocates | more
- Register Now for the School of Nursing and Health Studies’ 2016 SONHS Technology Conference | more
- Faculty and Staff Discounts Now Available for ‘The Business of Health Care: Going Global’ on March 21 | more
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