Arts and Humanities

Using cutting-edge 3D CT scans, doctoral candidate Katie Wolcott created a vital repository of cacao and related flower images to identify the pollinators satisfying our sweet tooth.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/04/in-search-of-cacaos-hidden-helpers.html



Quintet of musicals to celebrate new performance space on campus

Twelve theatre arts students will perform five original musicals as a grand opening for the University’s new Theatre Arts Building.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/quintet-of-musicals-to-celebrate-new-performance-space-on-campus.html

Quintet of musicals to celebrate new performance space on campus

Twelve theatre arts students will perform five original musicals as a grand opening for the University’s new Theatre Arts Building.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/quintet-of-musicals-to-celebrate-new-performance-space-on-campus.html


Quintet of musicals to celebrate new performance space on campus

Twelve theatre arts students will perform five original musicals as a grand opening for the University’s new Theatre Arts Building.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/quintet-of-musicals-to-celebrate-new-performance-space-on-campus.html

Quintet of musicals to celebrate new performance space on campus

Twelve theatre arts students will perform five original musicals as a grand opening for the University’s new Theatre Arts Building.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/quintet-of-musicals-to-celebrate-new-performance-space-on-campus.html



Cuban student organization celebrates a Week of Cuban Culture

The week’s events, organized by the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos, includes a movie screening of “Hijos de la Diaspora” that explores the lives of the children of Cuban exiles.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/cuban-student-organization-celebrates-a-week-of-cuban-culture.html

Cuban student organization celebrates a Week of Cuban Culture

The week’s events, organized by the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos, includes a movie screening of “Hijos de la Diaspora” that explores the lives of the children of Cuban exiles.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/cuban-student-organization-celebrates-a-week-of-cuban-culture.html

Cuban student organization celebrates a Week of Cuban Culture

The week’s events, organized by the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos, includes a movie screening of “Hijos de la Diaspora” that explores the lives of the children of Cuban exiles.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/cuban-student-organization-celebrates-a-week-of-cuban-culture.html



Born in the USA: St. Patrick’s Day

A University of Miami professor who specializes in Irish culture traces the roots of the popular holiday to Irish émigrés who fled the “Great Hunger” in their homeland to seek a new start in America.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/born-in-the-usa-st-patricks-day.html

Born in the USA: St. Patrick’s Day

A University of Miami professor who specializes in Irish culture traces the roots of the popular holiday to Irish émigrés who fled the “Great Hunger” in their homeland to seek a new start in America.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/born-in-the-usa-st-patricks-day.html


From pro bowler to broadcaster

In a fireside chat at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema, former Miami Hurricanes linebacker and Super Bowl champion Jonathan Vilma shared insights on his collegiate and NFL careers and what it took to become a successful color analyst.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/from-pro-bowler-to-broadcaster.html

From pro bowler to broadcaster

In a fireside chat at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema, former Miami Hurricanes linebacker and Super Bowl champion Jonathan Vilma shared insights on his collegiate and NFL careers and what it took to become a successful color analyst.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/from-pro-bowler-to-broadcaster.html


Reading: An act of empathy

As National Reading Month kicks off, faculty and staff highlight their favorite books and celebrate the magic of reading—especially novels and longer forms—to convey a shared sense of humanity and bridge divisiveness.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/reading-an-act-of-empathy.html

Reading: An act of empathy

As National Reading Month kicks off, faculty and staff highlight their favorite books and celebrate the magic of reading—especially novels and longer forms—to convey a shared sense of humanity and bridge divisiveness.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/reading-an-act-of-empathy.html



Scrambling to find eggs

As consumers struggle to find cheap eggs, a University of Miami nutritionist gives tips on what are the best substitutes for eggs.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/scrambling-to-find-eggs.html


UGalapagos program offers a window into wildlife

The revamped program will offer two modules taught by Department of Biology faculty members, as well as instructors from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/ugalapagos-program-offers-a-window-into-wildlife.html


Test scores in math and reading fall in public schools

Two School of Education and Human Development faculty members offer reasons for the decline in scores on tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/test-scores-in-math-and-reading-fall-in-public-schools.html




Opinion: Teacher shortages at a crisis point

The nationwide teacher shortage has reached crisis levels, leaving schools scrambling to fill vacancies and students without adequate instruction.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/opinion-teacher-shortages-at-a-crisis-point.html

Opinion: Teacher shortages at a crisis point

The nationwide teacher shortage has reached crisis levels, leaving schools scrambling to fill vacancies and students without adequate instruction.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/opinion-teacher-shortages-at-a-crisis-point.html


Art as a bridge to the past

By studying objects from the Lowe Art Museum, history students from across the University of Miami learned about the America’s early beginnings and its cultural influences.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/art-as-a-bridge-to-the-past.html

Art as a bridge to the past

By studying objects from the Lowe Art Museum, history students from across the University of Miami learned about the America’s early beginnings and its cultural influences.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/art-as-a-bridge-to-the-past.html



Love: Big, awe-inspiring, sometimes scary

The romantic ideals that we associate with Valentine’s Day were seeded in the courtly love practices of the Middle Ages and first linked to the holiday in a 14th century dream-vision poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/love-big-awe-inspiring-sometimes-scary.html


Love: Big, awe-inspiring, sometimes scary

The romantic ideals that we associate with Valentine’s Day were seeded in the courtly love practices of the Middle Ages and first linked to the holiday in a 14th century dream-vision poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/love-big-awe-inspiring-sometimes-scary.html


‘The Golden Age of the Jews of Al-Andalus’

Visitors to the exhibit at the Otto G. Richter Library will be able to participate in an augmented reality experience that will transport them to the High Middle Ages.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/the-golden-age-of-the-jews-of-al-andalus.html

‘The Golden Age of the Jews of Al-Andalus’

Visitors to the exhibit at the Otto G. Richter Library will be able to participate in an augmented reality experience that will transport them to the High Middle Ages.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/the-golden-age-of-the-jews-of-al-andalus.html



University of Miami Libraries displays many treasures

About 30 artists, librarians, and book lovers toured the Otto G. Richter Library as part of the Tropic Bound International Artists’ Book Fair last week.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/university-of-miami-libraries-displays-many-treasures.html

University of Miami Libraries displays many treasures

About 30 artists, librarians, and book lovers toured the Otto G. Richter Library as part of the Tropic Bound International Artists’ Book Fair last week.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/university-of-miami-libraries-displays-many-treasures.html


Can artificial intelligence fool you?

Two University of Miami School of Communication faculty members share ways to discern AI-generated images.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/can-artificial-intelligence-fool-you.html

Can artificial intelligence fool you?

Two University of Miami School of Communication faculty members share ways to discern AI-generated images.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/can-artificial-intelligence-fool-you.html



Illuminating the beginnings of animal development

New biophysics research at the University of Miami adds to our knowledge about the origins of left-right asymmetry in the body.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/illuminating-the-beginnings-of-animal-development.html

Illuminating the beginnings of animal development

New biophysics research at the University of Miami adds to our knowledge about the origins of left-right asymmetry in the body.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/02/illuminating-the-beginnings-of-animal-development.html


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