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URecognize promotes atmosphere of appreciation

Saying thank you just got easier with the launch of URecognize.com. Founded by UM alumna Maria Gomez, the website works toward creating a more positive planet by allowing people to acknowledge good deeds online. “The lack of recognition is very pervasive around the world,” Gomez said. Gomez was particularly influenced by the economy’s dismal current...

Dance mayhem competition in Miami Beach

On June 26, the Indian Students Association (ISA) brought mayhem to Miami Beach. Coming off a victory at a recent dance competition in Texas, ISA hosted the fourth annual Miami Mayhem dance event, at the Julius Litman Performing Arts Center on North Miami Beach. The competition included performances from eight Raas dance teams from universities...

New dean brings experience, goals from Michigan

On August 1, Eugene “Gene” Anderson will replace both Barbara Kahn, previous dean, and Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa, interim dean, as the new dean of the School of Business Administration. “I’m hoping I have enough swagger to keep up with you all down there,” said Anderson, who proudly purchased an orange tie for the job. “It’s...

Database of art pieces compiled on Internet

Starting late April, students will be able to access the Internet in one more building on campus- the Lowe Art Museum, in a stride that Brian Dursum, museum director and chief curator, said will “integrate the museum with the rest of campus.” As part of this effort, Dursum and others on the Lowe staff are...

Web site gives musicians chance to market their music

Audimated.com, a networking site created June 2010 by University of Miami School of Business alumnus Lucas Sommer is a fresh take on social networking that provides incentives for people to connect through the shared love of music.

Lowe Art Museum moves online

Starting late April, students will be able to access the Internet in one more building on campus- the Lowe Art Museum, in a stride that Brian Dursum, museum director and chief curator, said will “integrate the museum with the rest of campus.” As part of this effort, Dursum and others on the Lowe staff are...

Dance mayhem in Miami

This Saturday the Indian Students Association (ISA) is bringing mayhem to Miami Beach. Coming off a victory at a recent dance competition in Texas, ISA will host the fourth annual Miami Mayhem dance event, Saturday at the Julius Litman Performing Arts Center on North Miami Beach.

Cuban painter at the Lowe

On Jan. 29 The Lowe Art Museum introduced a new retrospective exhibition on the work of her father, Rafael Soriano, called “Rafael Soriano: Other Worlds Within.”

No limits for architects in shop

The model shop would be mistaken for any other studio room within the School of Architecture if not for a large, yellow sign that reads “Caution.” Inside students with reputations of never sleeping build products that they imagined in studios.

Possible ticket lottery to come

Student seating at Sun Life Stadium may soon be subject to a lottery.