People and Community
The world’s experience
University of Miami veterans share how overseas deployment, whether in combat duty or for peacekeeping efforts, opened their eyes to a much broader vision of the world and their role in it.
Turning discards into durable infrastructure
With a USDA grant, a University of Miami researcher and his students are developing bio-based construction materials that could reduce carbon emissions, improve infrastructure durability and give discarded food and sargassum seaweed a second life.
Inside UM Homecoming 2026
The student-run Homecoming Executive Committee put a fresh spin on beloved Homecoming traditions with this year's theme, “Flip the Script,” as alumni return to the Coral Gables Campus for a week that reminds every generation of Canes what it means to come home.
What’s hidden in our steps?
Experts in kinesiology and sport sciences and psychology from the University of Miami are collaborating on research to find out whether the way people walk could give clues about their mental health.
School of Architecture to represent the United States at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale with Earth Craft
The U.S. Pavilion exhibition follows brick, rammed earth, adobe and concrete masonry from soil to structure, and argues that America's most lasting architectural contribution is its makers. Germane Barnes will serve as lead curator alongside curator and historian Vyta Pivo.
NOAA scholarship gives students deep dive into research
Five students at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science were named Hollings Scholars, while current sophomores have until the end of January to apply for the prestigious undergraduate program.
Marvin R. Shanken, visionary publisher and University of Miami trustee, passes away
An alumnus of the Business School, Shanken transformed the wine, spirits and cigar industries through groundbreaking publications, entrepreneurial vision and a lifelong commitment to education and philanthropy.
Toddlers’ language learning in an age of digital media
A research team that includes the principal investigator of the University of Miami’s Object and Word Learning Lab revealed surprising findings about how increased digital media exposure affects toddlers’ language acquisition.
Nursing school dean elected to National Academy of Medicine
Hudson Santos, a University of Miami nurse researcher renowned for leading studies on how early life adversity affects maternal-child health and developmental outcomes, recently received one of the highest honors in the medical field.
Conference to examine Cuba’s history, culture, politics
The New Directions in Cuban Studies event will be held from Oct. 21-23 at the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami Otto G. Richter Library.
The end of an era
Gladys Gómez-Rossié, community relations coordinator, has retired after 59 years at the University of Miami Libraries Cuban Heritage Collection.
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