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The Cuban Heritage Collection presents the first of two webinars exploring the long‑silenced memories of the Angolan Civil War, 50 years later.



Events

May 11 presentation by Kislak Fellow Claire Lavarreda

Learn how Indigenous labor, expertise, and intellectual authority influenced the production of Catholic texts in New Spain from 1570 to 1810.


Resources & Services

Looking for a study space for finals?

Find quiet, silent, and collaborative zones across the University Libraries to match your study style.




Resources & Services

Can culturally relevant music help students learn?

A project by a Frost School of Music junior and Library Research Scholar explores how refined pedagogy methods may be beneficial in music education.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2026/04/can-culturally-relevant-music-help-students-learn.html



Events

April 27 online presentation with Carolina Cueva

Discover how the Kislak Collection informed an interdisciplinary investigation of Andean history, displacement, and identity.


Events

Showcasing the 2026 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.


Events

A weeklong celebration of Earth Day 

Join us on campus and online for inspiring presentations, creative workshops, and two special mindfulness sessions.


Events

April 22: A conversation on history, identity, and storytelling

The Cuban Heritage Collection welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Mirta Ojito for a presentation of her latest book.


Resources & Services

Librarian collaborates with attorney to expand disability services

Aiming to support policy changes to allow more Floridians with disabilities to receive critical services, two University of Miami experts recently presented to the National Council on Disabilities and will soon publish a report on their findings.

https://news.miami.edu/libraries/stories/2026/04/librarian-collaborates-with-attorney-to-expand-disability-services.html


Resources & Services

Bringing chemistry to life

A new virtual and augmented reality application developed at the University of Miami allows students to see atoms and their orbitals up close, to help them visualize chemical structure.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2026/03/bringing-chemistry-to-life.html


Giving Day: The future is ours

On Tuesday, March 31, the University of Miami community will come together for the seventh annual #OneDayOneU Giving Day. Funds raised will support students, educators, researchers, physicians, patients, and programs across the University.

https://news.miami.edu/philanthropy/stories/2026/03/giving-day-2026.html


Resources & Services

How to ‘prompt like a pro’

A University of Miami librarian provides tips on how to get the most relevant and reliable AI search results.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2026/03/how-to-prompt-like-a-pro.html


Exhibitions

How four crops reshaped a hemisphere

University of Miami opens “Roots of the Americas,” as featured in the Coral Gables Gazette.


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