College of Arts and Sciences | News & Events | University of Miami

Space debris—tens of thousands of pieces of the stuff—remains a problem, posing a threat to working satellites. A University of Miami astrophysicist explains the risks and what’s being done to address the issue.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/an-orbiting-concern.html



Arts & Humanities

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


A&S People & Community

Illuminating the past

A groundbreaking DNA analysis initiative launched by a professor emeritus has identified family members and villagers executed in Greece during World War II.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/03/illuminating-the-past.html






A&S Research

Improving police interactions with people with schizophrenia

New research from the Department of Psychology sheds light on the association between police officers’ psychological distress and how they view people with serious mental illnesses.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/03/improving-police-interactions-with-people-with-mental-illness.html




A&S People & Community

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



A&S Social Sciences

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



Arts & Humanities

Inspiring the next generation of performers

Broadway star and University of Miami alumnus Joshua Henry shared his journey of artistic growth with students in the Department of Theatre Arts.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/03/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-performers.html


Arts & Humanities

Uncovering new information about the Holocaust

Historian Hermann Beck is shedding light on previously undocumented violence in the early months of Nazi rule.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/03/uncovering-new-information-about-the-holocaust.html


A&S Faculty Recognition

Redefining Haitian Vodou

Africana religions scholar Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha’s unique research endeavors make her a pioneer in the field of Haitian Vodou studies.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/03/redefining-haitian-vodou.html



Arts & Humanities

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


Arts & Humanities

Sharing the ‘secular, sacred language’ of poetry

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has brought poetry to national parks and outer space. At the University of Miami, she spoke about the power of poetry in today’s world.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/02/sharing-the-secular-sacred-language-of-poetry.html


STEM

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



Arts & Humanities

Curtain rises on the new Theatre Arts Building

Excitement builds in the Department of Theatre Arts during the first weeks of classroom instruction in the state-of-the-art space.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/02/curtain-rises-on-the-new-theater-arts-building.html


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