Women of the U
A passionate voice for South Florida’s waters and reefs
As executive director and waterkeeper of Miami Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D. ’12, plays many roles – scientist, educator, advocate, communicator. Her passion for preserving Florida’s waters and reefs animates them all.
Alumna takes on the lawless side of cryptocurrency
As the first-ever chief digital currency advisor for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Michele Korver, J.D. ’01, leads the federal effort to stop digital money laundering and safeguard the integrity of the financial system in the age of cryptocurrency.
Between two worlds, alumna finds her true self
Josephine Caminos Oría, M.A. ’02, explores her family’s Argentine culinary heritage and tableside traditions in a new memoir of a life lived between two worlds.
Extraordinarily different
Alumna Haley Moss, known as the first openly autistic attorney in Florida, uses her platform to advocate for people with disabilities and to promote awareness of neurodiversity.
Working at the intersection of science and policy
As a program coordinator for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program at NOAA, alumna Erica Towle works at the intersection of science and policy in the fight to save coral reefs.
Alumna aids rover’s daring descent to another world
Alumna Erisa Hines Stilley, a NASA engineer on the Mars 2020 mission, helped lead the entry, descent, and landing team for the space agency’s most sophisticated robotic rover.
Students of Color Symposium fosters action in the name of justice
During the two-day event, keynote speaker and alumna Ana Navarro, along with other alumni and University of Miami leaders, offered advice and expertise on standing up to systemic unfairness with positive deeds.
Donna Shalala returns to the U
Former U.S. congresswoman and former University of Miami President joins Miami Herbert as the University of Miami Board of Trustees Presidential Chair and professor emerita in the Department of Health Management and Policy.
Making an impact – and finding purpose – in the most isolated inhabited place on earth
Frost School alumna Kendall Grady, M.M. ’19, traveled to Easter Island to work with a local arts organization making an impact on the community.
Alumna publishes post-pandemic public health workforce recommendations
In a recently published paper, Emely Sanchez, School of Law student and Miller School of Medicine alumna, describes how the pandemic has led to the reformation of the public health workforce.
Alumna’s love for music strikes a chord in teaching
Nerissa Manela, who graduated from the Frost School of Music, was recently awarded Rookie Teacher of the Year by Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
In new role, lieutenant connects community with police
Octavia Bridges—a 20-year veteran of the University of Miami Police Department and the first Black woman to serve as a lieutenant—has been promoted to oversee crime prevention and community relations on the Coral Gables Campus.
From Everest to Embassies
Sue Cobb, J.D. ’78, recounts her journey ‘from Everest to Embassies’ in new memoir.
Advocating for adults with intellectual disabilities
Alumna Marie-Ilene Whitehurst, A.B. ’74, is co-founder of Casa Familia, a local organization advocating for affordable housing for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Alumna Works at Dream Job at Seminole Tribe of Florida
Caroline LaPorte, J.D. ’14, a Florida-born descendant of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, works at her dream job with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
