UM Libraries | News & Events | University of Miami

It has been said that the library is the “heart of the university,” and here at the University of Miami, that heart has been beating for a century.

https://news.miami.edu/libraries/stories/2025/06/university-of-miami-libraries-at-100.html



Escape with a literary vacation

News@TheU talked to several members of the University of Miami community to hear what they were reading and watching this summer.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/06/escape-with-a-literary-vacation.html


Exhibitions

Using AI to preserve and share cultural heritage

With the help of digital tools, students in Shai Cohen’s “Sephardi & ChatGPT” course explored Sephardic culture and history.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/06/using-ai-to-preserve-and-share-cultural-heritage.html




Resources & Services

Exploring our changing South Florida landscape

A new grant from the Mellon Foundation is giving rise to a research project and set of courses that will explore Miami’s environmental history.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/05/exploring-our-changing-south-florida-landscape.html



Resources & Services

Graduating senior shares research resource every student should know about

Wil Eveleth spent his time at the University of Miami studying psychology and helping students conduct research through his role as a peer research consultant at University Libraries.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/05/graduating-senior-shares-research-resource-every-student-should-know-about.html


Resources & Services

Graduate succeeded by mastering interdisciplinary work

Anika Engel is drawn to the health field but also loves writing and public affairs.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/05/graduate-succeeded-by-mastering-interdisciplinary-work.html


Events

University Libraries celebrate outstanding scholars

Five University students selected as this year’s Library Research Scholars and Adobe Scholars will be honored at a reception on Friday, April 25, at the Otto G. Richter Library.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/04/university-libraries-celebrate-outstanding-scholars.html


Distinctive Collections

Charting new routes through the past: Daniel Arbino joins American Antiquarian Society

University of Miami’s Kislak Chair earns historic recognition, connecting rare collections with a global community of scholars.

https://news.miami.edu/libraries/stories/2025/04/charting-new-routes-through-the-past-daniel-arbino-joins-american-antiquarian-society.html


Events

Presentation and tour for Preservation Week 2025

Commemorating 15 years of the Preservation Strategies department’s dedication to the Libraries and University community.


Resources & Services

Research “à la mode”

Students in a French course curated an exhibit on fashion in turn-of-the-century France.

https://news.miami.edu/as/stories/2025/04/research-a-la-mode.html


Events

Celebrate the 2025 Library Research Scholars and Adobe Scholars

An in-person and online opportunity to meet and engage with each of the students as they share the results of their research projects.


Music

Celebrating a vital musical resource

This week, the Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library celebrated 20 years of providing indispensable resources to Frost School music students and faculty, from rare scores to state-of-the-art recording facilities.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2025/04/weeks-anniversary.html