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Going viral with an old-school take on pop

Frost School student newgrass group The Wire Jays’ cover of Justin Bieber’s megahit “Baby” earned millions of views on social media, plus attention and bookings for their original music.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/the-wire-jays.html


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School of Law solidifies elite status with semifinal finish at national moot court championship

The team also received top honors in the competition, earning the second-best brief and best oralist awards.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/02/miami-law-solidifies-elite-status-with-semifinal-finish-at-national-moot-court-championship.html




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Finding his sound and his place

Drummer Brenten Handfield discovered jazz at the Frost School, and has soared with the mentorship of professor and award-winning jazz musician Etienne Charles, who has included Handfield in his Creole Soul ensemble.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/02/brenten-handfield.html




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Optimizing the operating room

Industrial engineering students use optimization models to support surgery team planning.

https://news.miami.edu/coe/stories/2026/02/optimizing-the-operating-room.html


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Frost Band of the Hour exults in epic College Football Playoff journey

The marching band for the Miami Hurricanes has had a thrilling, empowering run on the team’s historic journey to the national championship, bringing the Frost School of Music’s verve and quality to fire up Canes fans at home and beyond.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/01/fboth-playoff.html


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New Canes are ecstatic to be on campus

More than 750 new undergraduate students arrived on the Coral Gables Campus this month and enjoyed a host of events as part of Spring Cane Kickoff.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2026/01/new-canes-are-ecstatic-to-be-on-campus.html


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An inside look at the nurse extern experience

Senior Loriann Anderson shares insights from her unforgettable 10 weeks in a medical ICU.

https://news.miami.edu/sonhs/stories/2025/12/an-inside-look-at-the-nurse-extern-experience.html


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Introducing the new Stamps Jazz Quintet

The members of the newest Stamps Scholars ensemble are already accomplished musicians.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2025/10/stamps-jazz-quintet.html


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A change-making performance on a world stage

The Frost School of Music debuted at New York’s Lincoln Center, with the Frost Symphony Orchestra playing professor Etienne Charles’ powerful jazz-orchestral work “San Juan Hill: A New York Story” under the baton of famed musical director Gerard Schwarz.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2025/11/lincoln-center.html


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Taking their ideas to market

A new cohort of 30 student teams received seed funding this week from the USTAAR student entrepreneurship program, propelling their business ventures forward.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/10/taking-their-ideas-to-market.html


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Pop culture meets the periodic table

A doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry turns review sessions into themed adventures featuring “The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” and Marvel.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/10/pop-culture-meets-the-periodic-table.html


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When South Florida needs musicians, it turns to the Frost School

The Hire a Frost Musician program gives talented Frost School student musicians valuable income and professional experience via paid gigs at a wide range of on-campus and community, corporate, and private events.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2025/09/outside-gigs.html


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Trio aims to build campus connections

Seniors Ivana Liberatore, Kylie Quintana, and Victoire Wuyts share the top leadership posts in Student Government and hope to be a familiar face to students around campus this year.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/student-government-trio-aims-to-build-campus-connections.html


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All the places U will go: Canes Summer Abroad 2025

From Europe to Asia and beyond, students from across the University’s schools and colleges share summer abroad experiences that shaped both their academic and personal growth.


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Beginning patient care with a pledge

School of Nursing and Health Studies hosts Class of 2026 and 2027 White Coat Ceremony for future RNs.

https://news.miami.edu/sonhs/stories/2025/08/beginning-patient-care-with-a-pledge.html


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