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A billboard on a highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, advertises COP28. Representatives will gather at Expo City in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. Photo: The Associated Press

In Dubai for climate summit

A student and faculty delegation joins COP28, the UN-sponsored global conference addressing the climate crisis.

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A student films a woman working in her house in Antigua, Guatemala. Photos: Robin Canfield/Actuality Abroad for School of Communication

Creating documentaries in Antigua, Guatemala

Students in the School of Communication highlighted several local issues in their films in hopes of impacting positive change.

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School of Communication

A red-carpet affair on Thursday night marked the grand opening of the new Knight Center for Music Innovation at the Frost School of Music.

Gala celebrates music, innovation, and the arts

A red-carpet affair marked the grand opening of the Knight Center for Music Innovation at the Frost School of Music.

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Frost School of Music

Fireworks over Lake Osceola during UM Homecoming 2023

Celebrating Alumni Weekend and Homecoming

Watch highlights from the captivating festivities that thrilled alumni, students, staff, faculty, and Hurricane fans.

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Samantha Habib spent the summer working at the New York startup, Amp&Go, which connects influencers with companies.

Building a world of brand influencers

Samantha Habib, a marketing major, spent the summer working at a firm that connects social media influencers with major industry companies.

Logan and Hannah Beatty are the first siblings at the University of Miami to receive the distinguished Stamps Scholars merit scholarship. Photo: Matthew Rembold/University of Miami

Siblings awarded Stamps Scholarship

Hannah and Logan Beatty are the first siblings in the University’s history to be awarded the top merit scholarship.

Austin Yalowitz, Recipient of an Army ROTC scholarship
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Building a world of brand influencers

Samantha Habib, a marketing major, spent the summer working at a firm that connects social media influencers with major industry companies.

Siblings awarded Stamps Scholarship

Hannah and Logan Beatty are the first siblings in the University’s history to be awarded the top merit scholarship.

Austin Yalowitz, Recipient of an Army ROTC scholarship
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Maribel Perez Wadsworth has been tapped to lead the Knight Foundation. Photo: Gesi Schilling for the Knight Foundation

University trustee Maribel Perez Wadsworth to lead Knight Foundation

Maribel Perez Wadsworth, B.S.C. ’93, with a 26-year career at Gannett Media, will take the helm of a foundation supporting the development of engaged and inclusive communities nationwide.

Dan and Diane Hennelly, with their son, Daniel, at the opening gala for the Knight Center for Music Innovation. Photo: Matt Rice Photography

Celebrating life, love, and music

Diane, B.A. ’99, and Dan Hennelly, are enshrining their love story with a gift to the Knight Center for Music Innovation.

From left, Cindy Sluka, daughter Sarah Sluka, and Bob Sluka. Photo: Joshua Prezant/University of Miami

Why being a ’Cane means so much

Sarah Sluka, this year’s Homecoming Executive Committee chair, and her sister Heather tell the stories of how their parents met on the campus they now call home.

William Hector, B.A. ’15. Photo: Ted Hartshorn

Award-winning playwright found inspiration at the U

William Hector, B.A. ’15, reflects on the people, passions, and university that helped shape his recent award-winning immersive play, G7: 2070.

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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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