New research shows that great white sharks, long known as efficient hunters, also scavenge.
A three-day workshop held by the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Mathematics examined the role of dispersal in life and health sciences.
A sustainable eco-tent designed and built by UM School of Architecture students now stands at Everglades National Park.
School of Business Administration study shows how to limit future real estate and stock market bubbles.
A University of Miami study has found that nonverbal communication skills in babies can help predict autism.
University of Miami researchers identify specific attributes among young children that affect school performance.
JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Miami Children’s Initiative Partner to host “Over the Edge” fundraising event–Participating philanthropists to rappel…
Miller School Students Help Overtown Get Back to School
Members of international outreach group work on service projects.
Staying physically active improves quality of life for women undergoing breast cancer treatment.
Students Take to the Lab to Discover the Science Behind Great Food
A study from the School of Communication wins “Best Paper Award” at the annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising
A new study shows developmental delays in younger siblings of children with autism.
Scientists create reference guide for potentially harmful germs in beach sand.
Coral Reefs may be able to adapt to climate change with help from algae.
UM researchers have collaborated on a study that confirms Venice is still sinking.
Study finds that Facebook and Twitter icons influence purchasing decision.
Scientists use satellite technology to evaluate the effects of ecotourism on tiger sharks.
The first recipient of the Aresty Chair in Tropical Ecology studies tropical birds for clues to biodiversity concerns.
Report examines use of Haitian media in Miami before and after 2010 earthquake.
While most cancer cells are identified and eliminated by the immune system, a few may escape this surveillance and spawn tumors and metastases. In the…
On Fridays the staff of the Coffee Beanery, one of the newest additions to the food and beverage outposts on the Miller School campus, don their khakis…
Art of all kinds was on display and up for sale during the annual Beaux Arts Festival, held January 7-8 on the grounds of the Lowe Art Museum. More than…
Two years after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti—killing more than 300,000 people and displacing 1.5 million—signs of progress can be found…
From the islands of the Bahamas to inner-city Miami, UHealth physicians and Miller School scientists are pursuing the genetic factors behind aggressive…
Hundreds of people, many who lined up as early as 5 a.m., turned out for the Miller School’s 17th annual Little Haiti Health Fair organized by the
The second annual Dolphins Cycling Challenge fulfilled its mission of doubling the first year’s fundraising goal. At Sunday’s Dolphins game, the Miami…
About 200 students from elementary schools in high-needs districts throughout Miami-Dade County learned about shark conservation, overfishing, and other…
With new technology and new subject matter but all the familiar drama, a 500-year-old art form is making its grand leap into the 21st century.
UM nurses and health care experts are at the heart of a national debate about how to help improve health care in this country.
More than 10,000 participants gathered for the annual Miami-Dade Heart Walk, uniting to inspire change, create hope, and celebrate success on World Stroke…
New UM Initiative Uses Academic Resources to Solve Real-World Problems
University of Miami Industrial Assessment Center receives funding from the US Department of Energy to train and place students in energy-related careers.
Working to narrow the intelligence gap between men and machines, researchers are gaining a new perspective on the species after which they’re modeling…
UM is the lead institution on a major multicenter research study that seeks to amplify understanding of the BP oil spill.
On October 5 the WalkSafe program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine promoted student safety…
Students and other members of the UM community take part in the annual National Gandhi Day of Service.
UM ushers in a new era with dedication of its Life Science & Technology Park.
Clutching a collection of brochures filled with information on employment opportunities, Chandra Holland walked out of Saturday’s Overtown Community…
Students in Associate Professor Michelle Maldonado's Guatemala: Its Land, Culture, and Religion course spent a week in San Lucas Toliman, working on community…
The Center for Latin American Studies has worked closely with the Miami Science Museum and UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science to…
From ocean dynamics in Australia to indigenous music in Uruguay, a record number of UM Fulbright Scholars embark on research endeavors around the globe.
UM archaeologist David Graf’s exploration of Jurash establishes the site as an important stop along the ancient pre-Islamic caravan trade route.
A new master’s program at the School of Education prepares students for leadership roles in the not-for-profit…
HOPE Public Interest Resource Center volunteers assist low-income residents prepare taxes for free.
Business School undergraduates bring lessons to Miami’s inner-city youths during Hyperion Service Day.
More than 70 University of Miami faculty, staff, and students served as judges at the Miami-Dade Science and Engineering Expo last month at the Miami Dade…
Cesarin L. Febles is an eighth-grade teacher in Santa Cruz del Seibo in the Dominican Republic, a town 130 miles east of the capital.
Using the knowledge and acumen she often employed as the nation’s longest-serving secretary of health and human services, UM President Donna E. Shalala…
Able to perform trillions of calculations in a single second, UM’s newest supercomputer is a portal to new research frontiers.
UGalapagos provides students with an unforgettable learning experience in one of the most unique places on Earth.
Rising from the rubble like harbingers of hope, projects and plans intended to aid in Haiti’s reconstruction have brought tangible signs of a quake-ravaged…
Stripped of its familiar University of Miami signage, the old Hurry ’Cane Shuttle had been parked for hours in the middle of the patio area known as…
Pop Culture in Education, a new course in the School of Education’s Department of…
Nikita Shiel-Rolle, A.B. ’10, may well have seawater running through her veins. The 23-year-old Irish-Bahamian is never far from her beloved ocean—whether…
Born to Russian-Panamanian parents, Kristina Rosales, A.B. ’10, had lived in Eastern Europe, Central America, and Washington, D.C., by age 14. “I love…
Orlando native Michael Kaplan was originally drawn to UM by the diverse learning opportunities offered through the University’s prestigious Foote Fellows…
UM student and Singer Scholarship recipient Katie Silliman pursues music and marine science.
Although he’s just entered medical school, Kartik Telukuntla has already racked up an impressive record of public service.
The Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade County recognized the University of Miami’s Linda Ray Intervention Center with the Excellence in School Readiness…
Hurricanes are the costliest natural disasters that strike the United States—and as more and more Americans gravitate toward the coasts, their negative…
Teams of students and employees from the School of Architecture and other colleges competed in the Center…
More than 750 University of Miami students gave back to the local community on October 2.
Incorporating music into everyday learning activities, the Infant and Toddler Music Curriculum Project created by a Frost School faculty member is helping…
The University of Miami led a multidisciplinary expedition of scientists and experts to bring the secrets of a little-known underwater world to light.
More than 250 University of Miami students traveled to different sites around Miami-Dade County recently to participate in Orientation Outreach.
From a small patch of weed-covered land at a historic Virginia Key beach to a dining hall where the homeless gather daily for hot meals, University of…
UM's Pediatric Mobile Clinic provides primary health care services free of charge to children who urgently need and have limited or no access to health…
his summer School of Architecture faculty members Jan Hochstim, Adam Krantz, and Ari Millas accompanied eight of…
Filled with curious high school students representing the next generation of architects, the bus rumbled along Aragon Avenue in Coral Gables one recent…
The University of Miami women’s soccer team will partner with the Malaika for Life charity to raise funds to battle malaria in Africa.
Seeking insights about the origins and future of the universe, a UM physicist is studying Big Bang baby pictures—remnants of light from the dawn of creation.
Wexford Science+Technology, a real estate investment and development company, and the Urban Research Park recently presented Camillus House with a $100,000…
Wexford Science and Technology, LLC, a privately held real estate investment and development company, and the Urban Research Park CDE, LLC recently presented…
Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, a privately held real estate investment and development company, and the Urban Research Park CDE, LLC recently presented…
Course focuses on silver screen’s take on natural disasters.
An exhibition of architectural replicas and ancient artworks from Pisa cement UM’s commitment to preservation.
A hyper-local community news site produced by students in the University of Miami’s School of Communication has become…
More than 60 students volunteered to help Haitian nationals apply for Temporary Protected Status, a government program that protects qualified immigrants…
A visionary UM scientist hopes to do for proteomics—the study of proteins—what the mapping of the human genome did for genomics.
Nothing—not cold, fog, or flu—could dampen the excitement UM students felt on a six-week odyssey through China and Vietnam to study water resources…
A successful health care youth mentorship program that taps into educational strengths at the University’s Coral Gables and Miller School campuses continues…
Families with troubled adolescents learn to communicate more effectively and move forward together, thanks to an innovative behavioral therapy pioneered…
College of Engineering professor Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb’s research in facial recognition…
Museum Studies class takes a hands-on approach to learning how to setup an exhibit and curate collections
Devoted to adventurous scholarship and dynamic dialogue, UM’s Center for the Humanities is on track to become a vibrant nexus of intellectual life.
An unusual procedure performed at UM’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute restores a blind woman’s sight—and makes ophthalmic history in the U.S.
A groundbreaking clinical trial to treat heart failure with stem cells employs the Helical Infusion Catheter, a unique minimally invasive system to inject…
More and more seniors are using technology to stay connected and access services. A UM expert says IT providers should meet them halfway.
Physical attractiveness, personality, and grooming are remarkably accurate predictors of academic success in high school, according to a study by UM’s…
A new “spin battery” technology developed by a UM physicist in collaboration with researchers in Japan could lead to an array of important advances—such…
Engaging course on Caribbean culture raises awareness for transnational connections and challenges students to become critical viewers, consumers, and…
Hands-on experiences at the Ibis Archeological Field School, an anthropology field study in Costa Rica, yield surprising and rewarding forensic results…
Study abroad course exposes students to racial, historical, and economic issues as they travel to the Cradle of Humankind, the Cape of Good Hope, a fashion…
Autism spectrum disorders are among the most heartbreaking—and mysterious—of childhood maladies. New genetic research opens a window on a possible…
An interdisciplinary group at UM employs complexity science to tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems, from armed conflict to economic instability.
How to ensure the safety of tens of thousands of aging bridges across the U.S.? A team of UM College of Engineering researchers is testing an ingenious…
With more than 60 percent of the world’s population living within 75 miles of a coastline, what impact do humans and oceans have on each other’s health?…
