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Speakers celebrated undergraduates’ abilities to excel despite challenges

Graduates and speakers stress the privilege of a college education

At the University’s first of three undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Friday, speakers celebrated the ability of the undergraduates to excel despite the challenge of a global COVID-19 pandemic and pointed out their duty as role models.

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Special Report: 2022 Commencement

Graduate commencement ceremonies celebrate more than 1,300 students

Graduate commencement ceremonies celebrate more than 1,300 students

During Thursday’s two events, speakers encouraged students to strengthen democracy and “make the choice to stand for others and for equity.”

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Livestream and Virtual Slides | Special Report: 2022 Commencement

Commencement exercises will take place from May 11 through May 13 at the Watsco Center. Seven ceremonies will celebrate more than 4,200 graduates.

Special Report: 2022 Commencement

Commencement exercises will take place from May 11 through May 13 at the Watsco Center. Seven ceremonies will celebrate more than 4,200 graduates.

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Livestream and Virtual Slides

Students participated in the spring semester course, “Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence,” which was taught in virtual reality.

New class explores learning in the metaverse

Students and faculty members discover some of the possibilities for the future of education through the University’s first course conducted in virtual reality.

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Botanist and graduate student Riley Fortier admires the plantations, pastures, and remnants of old cloud forest that cover Centinela Ridge in coastal Ecuador. Photo by Dawson White

Researchers detect ‘extinct’ tropical plant

Graduate student Riley Fortier was among a research team that rediscovered a plant species in Ecuador long thought to be extinct.

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executive director and waterkeeper of Miami Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D. ’12

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The Golden Ibis Society gets together in Coral Gables for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Group picture at Miller School of Medicine’s 2022 Medical Alumni Weekend

Medical alumni reconnect for reunion

Alumni of the Miller School of Medicine reunited in person for the 2022 Medical Alumni Weekend.

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Canopies float among the palm trees on the Coral Gables Campus. Photo: Mike Montero/University of Miami

Canopy within palm trees

Canopies float among the palm trees on the Coral Gables Campus.
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Lakeside Village at dusk

Lakeside Village

Opened to students in Fall 2020, Lakeside Village is a 12-acre village comprised of 25 interconnected buildings and a multitude of outdoor spaces including a grand courtyard, study spots, recreational spaces, and outdoor terraces.
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Sebastian the Ibis bronze statue

Sebastian the Ibis

A bronze statue of our mascot Sebastian the Ibis welcomes current and former students to the Newman Alumni Center. The sculpture was crafted by artist Patrick Flibotte and funded by alumnus Samuel H. Ballam, III, B.B.A. ’72.
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Donna E. Shalala Student Center

Donna E. Shalala Student Center

The 120,000-square-foot Donna E. Shalala Student Center is where students go to eat, study, attend events, meet up with friends, make things happen, and just relax.
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The F.G. Walton Smith research vessel sits on the bay at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

F.G. Walton Smith research vessel

The F.G. Walton Smith research vessel sits on the bay at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
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Fate Bridge and the Shalal Student Center in the Background

‘Fate’ Accompli

“Hey, Mom. Want to build a bridge?” student Hannah Weese asked, half joking, But Elizabeth Grass Weese agreed, donating $1 million from the Grass Family Foundation to create the 210-foot Fate Bridge across Lake Osceola in memory of Hannah’s grandfather Alexander Grass, the Rite Aid founder.
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Rockers on UM Campus

Relax on a Rocker

Lush landscapes abound on the University's Coral Gables campus.
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The Billy Goat, a mobile coffee kiosk

The Billy Goat

Designed and built by 13 UM architecture students during the fall 2014 semester, The Billy Goat, a mobile coffee kiosk, is open weekdays from 9:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Operated by School of Architecture students, the kiosk is named after goats that discovered coffee beans in ancient Ethiopia.
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The University of Miami campus in summer.

Endless Shades of Summer

Colorful foliage from more than 500 species of flora keeps the 239-acre Coral Gables campus looking festive and cool despite sizzling temperatures.
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The Rathskeller

Sink the 8 ball or savor the mac 'n' cheese bites at The Rathskeller.
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The Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Building on the Marine Campus

Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Building

The Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Building on the Marine Campus is capable of generating Category 5 hurricane-force winds in a 3D test environment.
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Getting Fit

The Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center, one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive university-based fitness centers, houses an indoor lap pool, saunas, spinning and Pilates studios, kickboxing and Zumba classes, cooking instruction, racquetball and basketball courts, massages, and much more!
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