Gain entrepreneurial skills for research.
Apply by Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The I-Corps@NCATS Short Course is an accelerated five-week program utilizing the Lean Launchpad Methodology. This Miami regional course is geared toward faculty members and researchers in Florida working on, or engaged in, the development of novel therapies, diagnostics, processes, and devices. The virtual program will focus on customer development and emphasizes the full Business Model Canvas. Teams from all Florida universities and colleges, as well as startups within our community, are encouraged to apply. Apply for the fall course, which runs from Oct. 15 to Nov. 19. Get more information.
Visit the Lowe Art Museum in person.
Now open.
For the first time in 18 months, the Lowe Art Museum on the Coral Gables Campus has reopened to the general public and will now offer free admission through May 31, 2022. The museum will operate at reduced capacity to prioritize the health and safety of visitors, staff members, and the campus community. It is open to visitors by reservation only on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be closed Sundays through Wednesdays. Explore three new exhibitions and many new gallery installations on view at the Lowe.
Join in the Women’s Commission virtual book club.
Multiple dates.
Open to the entire University community—including faculty, staff, and students regardless of gender or identities—the Women's Commission will kick off its virtual book club at noon on Friday, Oct. 1, by discussing Patricia Engel's, “Infinite Country.” To participate, send an email to womenscommission@miami.edu. Find details on the reading list and launch dates for each month’s book. Learn more about the Women’s Commission.
Learn to practice mindfulness in community.
Multiple dates; Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
Hosted by the University of Miami Libraries, these 45-minute sessions offer opportunities to learn and practice the fundamentals of mindfulness in community with others. Beginners are welcome. Sessions include guided meditations and periods of questions and responses facilitated by Kelly Miller, a certified mindfulness teacher and associate dean at UM Libraries; professor Scott Rogers, director of the University of Miami School of Law’s Mindfulness in Law Program; or a guest teacher. Register to attend a session. Find out more about the sessions.
Enable live closed captioning in Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
Now available.
Access a live transcription in Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings and webinars with a new feature, which provides real-time automatic speech recognition captions and transcripts. Implement this feature during your meetings and/or webinars, which enables individuals with accessibility issues to follow conversations more easily and allows attendees to participate during virtual events. Learn how to enable the live transcription feature.
