Student Health Service contributes to digital health magazine
The Student Health Service is experimenting with a digital health magazine as a preventative measure. The University of Miami …
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Wedding held at the SAC lumni Nick Moore and Wendy de los Reyes married each other a few feet …
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Karina Valdez, a School of Communication adviser, met with Mupalia (Mupi) Wakhisi at the Learning Center classrooms during holiday …
View ArticleDean wins award for chemistry research
Leonidas Bachas, the dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), won Lab of the Year for his …
View ArticleTwo teams announced for SG elections
Two teams are running for Student Government elections this semester. This year, the tickets are titled “Amplify U” and …
View ArticleMed school admissions changes (1/30)
Prerequisite courses for University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine will change on June 1 to include several new …
View ArticleOrganization unifies generations through service
On Saturdays, University of Miami students paint nails, trade jokes and shake up the otherwise routine nursing home activities …
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Hillary Clinton ticketing Distribution of tickets to see Hillary Clinton’s speech on campus will begin on Monday across all …
View ArticleAcclaimed writer, faculty member dies at 85
Lester Goran, founder of the University of Miami’s Creative Writing Program, passed away Thursday. He was 85 years old. …
View ArticleFilm majors shoot for spring
During her week-long excursion to Guatemala, Zulena Segarra-Berrios returned with more than just photographs of her trip. The second-year Master of Fine Arts student came back with footage for a...
View ArticleMexican journalist focuses on narrative storytelling
Alma Guillermoprieto, an acclaimed Mexican journalist, will give her second lecture Thursday night on the paradoxical relationship between the “War on Drugs” and the expansion of the drug trade. She...
View ArticleMexican journalist shares perspective on Latin American drug wars
Students and faculty members alike gathered Thursday night at the College of Arts and Sciences Gallery across Pavia Garage to learn about the drug wars in Latin America. Award-winning journalist Alma...
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April fools day Canes Night Live and the Rat Advisory Board are hosting an April Fools Day event at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Rat. The show will feature Brian B”Daht McLaughlin, a North Carolin radio...
View ArticleVigil held in remembrance of freshman
Sophomore Stephanie Alcala remembers sharing a bowl of “SpongeBob SquarePants” macaroni and cheese with freshman Melissa Ribeiro. Alcala, who later became her big sister in the Delta Phi Epsilon...
View ArticleAdministration draws up housing’s future
[fresh_divider style="solid"] In 1996, the Wellness Center was built; next came the Student Activities Center in fall 2013. Now James Smart, executive director of Housing and Residential Life, said...
View ArticleProgram drops double major requirement
Beginning fall 2014, students can declare an Ecosystem Science and Policy (ECS) major without having to complete a second major. The double major requirement for ECS students was eliminated to allow...
View ArticleWinkelsas wins support
Senior Audrey Winkelsas, whose 24-hour attendant care was cut off when she turned 21 in October, has had this Medicaid benefit restored. Winkelsas has spinal muscular atrophy, a form of muscular...
View ArticleS.T.A.N.D. calls upon change in clothing production
The post-Labor Day lull did not stop the members of Students Toward a New Democracy (S.T.A.N.D.), an on-campus social activism club, from submitting a letter Tuesday to University of Miami President...
View ArticleAs Shalala steps down, university community reflects on president’s legacy
Donna E. Shalala will be stepping down as president of the University of Miami at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. However, she plans to return to the faculty as a professor of political science...
View ArticleUM ranks No. 48 in 2015 U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Miami No. 48 in the 2015 edition of its “Best Colleges” list, released Tuesday. UM is tied with the University of Florida, and shares the spot for...
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