Topic: College of Arts and Sciences
5 things you need to know this week
A weekly series designed to highlight events, benefits, perks, and items of interest for the University of Miami community.
Giving the gift of life
For her final project in a religious studies course on death and dying, Allison Micale chronicled her experience donating blood stem cells to a patient battling leukemia.
What’s in the sludge? This intern seeks to know.
Together with a cohort of students from around the country, Jessica Jarratt is interning in a marine science laboratory in Virginia, quantifying and characterizing microplastics in biosolids.
NATO: 75 years collectively defending democratic liberties
A University historian outlines NATO’s formation, critical moments, and the import of U.S. leadership to maintain consensus as representatives of the 32 member nations convene for the alliance’s annual summit.
Finding success in physics
A current University of Miami student and a recent alumnus have taken advantage of physics research opportunities to pursue their professional goals.
Amplifying research that reaches the public
The University of Miami’s Center for HIV and Research in Mental Health is hosting its first weeklong program to train researchers in implementation science methods to help end the HIV epidemic.
Delve into art this summer
From Wynwood and North Miami to West Kendall and Coral Gables, explore new exhibitions featuring works by skilled artists and curators among the University community.
University of Miami Air Force and Army ROTC cadets visit D-Day sites
A military studies trip to France provided cadets with an opportunity to learn more about the Normandy Invasion during World War II.
Juneteenth: ‘A day for commemoration, serious contemplation’
A law school professor and a historian and the University’s former special advisor on race explore the legacy of the historical proclamation that abolished slavery.
Art history major gains hands-on experience at Christie’s
Divya Srinivasan is completing her second internship at the auction house, an experience that has helped refine her academic and professional goals.
No laughing matter
History graduate student Stefania Papadopulos curated an exhibition in Special Collections on comedian Jackie Gleason and his fascination with the occult.
Are China and Russia allies?
The two authoritarian powers have forged closer ties and China, though professing neutrality, has tacitly supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet their strategic self-interests preclude a formal alliance, according to a University of Miami China specialist.
