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Changing the world, one word at a time
April is National Poetry Month, and while poets and poetry lovers the world over are celebrating the buzz for the craft they revere, for many the genre is a Rubik’s cube, a baffling, arcane puzzle.
Shaping the University of Miami’s artistic landscape
The official unveiling of the sculpture Lady, a gift from the Palley family, prominently enshrines their legacy of elevating the arts on the Coral Gables Campus.
Calculating a sustainable future
Mathematician Leonardo Schultz and biogeographer José Maria Cardoso da Silva use innovative models to measure sustainable development.
Health and well-being tips from the Middle Ages
A millennium before Tik-Tok and podcasts added an express lane to the self-help industry superhighway, “regimen sanitatis”—the genre of handwritten texts prescribing health and wellness tips—circulated during the late Middle Ages.
Research “à la mode”
Students in a French course curated an exhibit on fashion in turn-of-the-century France.
Centennial event celebrates emeritus faculty and retired staff
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted a celebratory luncheon to thank emeritus faculty and retired staff for their years of service.
From Hollywood to the University of Miami
Actors Carlos Gomez, Nestor Carbonell, and Shannon Carbonell shared industry wisdom with theatre arts students.
In search of cacao’s hidden helpers
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.
Determined to succeed
A scholarship made it possible for senior Jack Serra to earn a college degree.
A legacy of generosity
For philanthropist Christine Yates, supporting student scholarships is a family tradition.
Digital imaging student designs commemorative centennial coin
Alián Martínez Rives, a Master of Fine Arts student, created a tangible icon celebrating the College of Arts and Sciences’ 100-year legacy.
Not your typical Punta Cana spring break
Students in an anthropology field studies course traveled to the Dominican Republic to conduct ethnographic research at an ecological research center.
