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The practical magic of creating hit soundtracks

Carlos Rafael Rivera has combined artistry and expertise for a successful career composing scores for streaming hits like "Lessons in Chemistry" and "The Queen's Gambit," which he passes on to his students in the Media Scoring and Production program...
20-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Building at the intersection of learning and fun

Through the creation of a small, replica shotgun house, architect and designer Germane Barnes and a team of students from the University of Miami School of Architecture have built Play-House at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
14-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Centennial Village opens its doors

The first phase of the University's newest housing option, Centennial Village, welcomed nearly 900 first-year students to the Coral Gables Campus on Monday.
14-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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‘Windfall’ technology to power cargo ships

A University of Miami researcher is developing wind-powered cylinders that would propel today’s massive cargo ships, lessening the shipping industry’s dependence on fossil fuels and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
29-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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On a Black Sea dive, this archeologist makes quite a find

University of Miami graduate student Efrain Ocasio joined an international student dive expedition in Bulgaria this summer that uncovered the foundation of a centuries-old fortress wall buried by the shifting seas.
22-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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The corals of the future

A Rosenstiel School research team recently imported dozens of live corals from Tela Bay, Honduras, known for its warm and murky waters, to breed them with Florida corals in an effort to make more resilient offspring.
10-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Why do we cry?

A specialist with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute explains the importance of tears for both physical and emotional health.
25-Jun-2024 11:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Advancing excellence top priority for new board chair

Manuel Kadre, who will now preside as chair of the University of Miami Board of Trustees, is intent on furthering the University’s trajectory of excellence across the areas of health care, academia, and athletics.
31-May-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Harsh marijuana laws go up in smoke

A University of Miami cannabis epidemiologist and a criminal law specialist applaud the federal government’s proposal to reverse the criminalization of cannabis.
28-May-2024 12:00 PM EDT

Haiti is close to becoming a failed state

Gangs have attacked the airport and jails while the de facto prime minister was out of the country. University of Miami experts discuss the nation’s future.
7-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST

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University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose

University of Miami international relations specialists discuss the roots of the Houthi movement, their motivations, and the menace they pose.
14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST

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Will Taylor Swift dominate football’s greatest stage?

All eyes may not be on the field at Super Bowl LVIII. A web of rumors and conspiracies are swirling around this year’s game.
6-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST

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China’s Presence And Power Casts A Shadow Over Taiwanese Elections

Candidates for president of Taiwan must walk a tightrope regarding the country’s China policy. University of Miami experts detail the tensions in the high-stakes elections on Saturday.
12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST

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What I am watching for at COP28

Michael Berkowitz, who heads up the University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Academy, is in Dubai for the United Nation’s 28th Conference of the Parties, the climate summit commonly referred to as COP28. Here’s what’s important to him.
4-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST

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Want to live longer and stronger?

Aging is unavoidable, yet most people can maintain and even improve their health and well-being as they grow older if they make lifestyle changes that align with an integrative health approach, a medical expert says.
4-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST

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