Topic: Arts and Humanities
Students get a boost to expand their businesses
The third annual USTAAR Pitch Competition awarded $100,000 each to five promising student teams for their ingenious startup ideas and potential.
University of Miami student media garners national recognition
The highlight was the Ibis Yearbook receiving the Pacemaker Award, considered the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate awards.
‘I’ve always known music healed people’
Music therapist Leah Goldstein was inspired to work with the elderly by family and life experiences that linked music and healing—a connection she made at the Frost School of Music.
The stories behind the symptoms
A new undergraduate course in narrative medicine brings together students from various disciplines to explore a different side of clinical care.
A tribute to an extraordinary leader
The Frost School of Music celebrated Shelton G. Berg’s changemaking vision and achievements in almost two decades as dean with a gala event at the Knight Center for Music Innovation on Saturday.
Psychology meets hip-hop in new fall course
A new special topics course will explore one of the world’s most influential cultural movements through the lens of psychological science.
Overtown reimagined
A studio class bringing together students from the School of Architecture and the Pratt Institute challenges them to reimagine a revitalized swath of land in Overtown while preserving the neighborhood’s historic significance.
Brass players trumpet Frost School achievement
Frost School alumni Mason Soria and Natalie Colegrove, graduates of the Frost School’s tuba and euphonium studio, were featured soloists at a United States military celebration of their instruments that’s a top event in their field.
Empowerment through song
Frost School alumna Laurah Merisier dedicates herself to ensuring that everyone can sing, creating an extraordinary musical community with Miami Sound Space.
Honoring outstanding faculty service
For more than four decades, Daniel L. Pals, professor of religious studies and history, has quietly helped guide the University of Miami through moments of transition, challenge, and growth. This year, that commitment to extraordinary faculty service has earned him the James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award presented by the University of Miami Faculty Senate.
