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News Brief

Diabetes research The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami is working on a variety of strategies to cure diabetes that researchers feel are promising. The disease is caus...

Grant provides financial support to promote marine conservation

A grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) will provide financial aid for a project aimed at conserving endangered oceanic sharks, an undertaking of the R.J. Dunlap (RJD) Marine Conser...

Issues surface as population increases

The world population is set to hit 7 billion by the end of the month, according to a United Nations Population Fund Association (UNPFA) report released on Wednesday. As the global community con...

Former students honored for work on TV series

Two University of Miami alumni were involved in the making of an episode of the television series “Changing Seas,” which recently won the 2011 Communications Award in the film/radio/TV category. The ...

Committee plans to add new events to celebration

Students at UM will be given a chance to embrace and celebrate Miami’s cultural diversity with a twist. Multicultural Student Affairs has organized various events to promote Hispanic Heritage Month a...

Political views unimportant in dating

New research conducted at the University of Miami suggests that although some might say love is blind, many people refrain from advertising their political preferences on dating websites to attempt to...

Study may provide cancer patients better diagnoses

Researchers at the University of Miami in conjunction with Heidelberg University in Germany have been able to formulate a mathematical model that can project the growth of a tumor. This res...

Freshmen utilize Facebook to connect early

After making your college decision, there seems to be an unspoken rule that you are to immediately update your Facebook status with it, order a shirt from the online bookstore, and then, finally, join...

Late-night food options give students extra freedom, flexibility

Starting Aug. 25, students will be able to sink their teeth into the new “Late Night Dining” option at the Hecht-Stanford Dining Hall. This program, which is offered by the University of Miami ...

Campus job resource shines in ratings

The Toppel Career Center, an on campus resource for preparing students for professional success, has been ranked highly as one of the top career centers nationwide based on an annual survey conducted by the market research firm Universum.

Jackie Salo