University of Miami /tags/university-of-miami University of Miami en-US WLRN Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:46:39 GMT University of Miami's class of 2028 enrollment reveals sharp decline in Black enrollment /education/2024-09-18/university-of-miamis-class-of-2028-enrollment-reveals-sharp-decline-in-black-enrollment Preliminary data released by the University of Miami revealed Black student enrollment fell from 9% to 5% for the Class of 2028. This is the first class impacted by the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned affirmative action, preventing a race-conscious admission process. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:46:39 GMT /education/2024-09-18/university-of-miamis-class-of-2028-enrollment-reveals-sharp-decline-in-black-enrollment Jenny Jacoby | The Miami Hurricane The need for green: Sustainable takeaways from Concordia Americas 2024 at UM /americas/2024-04-24/concordia-americas-um-miami-sustainable-development The two-day summit, hosted at the University of Miami, challenged leaders to think about how environmental preservation can support development instead of standing in the way of it. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:10:45 GMT /americas/2024-04-24/concordia-americas-um-miami-sustainable-development Jenny Jacoby | The Miami Hurricane Concordia Americas 2024: Migration, climate change top agenda for UM annual conference /americas/2024-04-22/concordia-americas-summit-2024-migration-climate-change-universityofmiami The premier two-day international forum debates critical issues impacting Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. It began this wee at the University of Miami. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:05:33 GMT /americas/2024-04-22/concordia-americas-summit-2024-migration-climate-change-universityofmiami Caroline Val | The Miami Hurricane A health provider in South Florida believes better building design can help patients heal /health/2024-04-22/universtiy-miami-health-care-system-hospital-design-south-florida Hospitals and other medical facilities are increasingly turning to the expertise of healthcare architects, patients, their families, physicians and nurses. The University of Miami Health System has a growing volunteer group helping design more effective care facilities. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-04-22/universtiy-miami-health-care-system-hospital-design-south-florida Verónica Zaragovia UM cost of attendance climbs $5,000. Students to pay $93,000 next year /education/2024-04-08/um-university-miami-cost-attendance-2024-2025 The tuition price falls within the range of several other private universities and is lower than UM sister schools University of Southern California with a yearly tuition of $69,904 and Tulane University with a tuition of $68,678. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:11:05 GMT /education/2024-04-08/um-university-miami-cost-attendance-2024-2025 Jenny Jacoby | The Miami Hurricane Teens get up-close and personal with wild sharks to encourage careers in science /education/2024-03-28/teens-get-up-close-and-personal-with-wild-sharks-to-encourage-careers-in-science A program at the University of Miami pairs teen girls with female researchers as they catch 300-pound sharks. The idea it to encourage more girls to enter STEM careers. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:20:20 GMT /education/2024-03-28/teens-get-up-close-and-personal-with-wild-sharks-to-encourage-careers-in-science Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel UM panel to delve into 'trumped-up' charges against jailed Guatemalan editor /americas/2024-02-16/jose-ruben-zamora-guatemala-jailed-um-panel Last June, José Rubén Zamora was sentenced to six years in prison in a money laundering case that concluded following a trial that press freedom groups decried as political persecution. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:04:42 GMT /americas/2024-02-16/jose-ruben-zamora-guatemala-jailed-um-panel Sergio R. Bustos Can AI make better weather predictions? UM is giving a look /environment/2023-10-27/artificial-intelligence-weather-predictions-university-miami-coastal-flooding University of Miami scientists are using $3 million in federal grant funding to better predict mammoth hurricanes, raging wildfires and increased coastal flooding by using use artificial intelligence. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:57:20 GMT /environment/2023-10-27/artificial-intelligence-weather-predictions-university-miami-coastal-flooding John Pacenti | Key Biscayne Independent Can UM-led team create a ‘perfect’ reef? Why the U.S. military is banking on it /environment/2023-10-25/university-of-miami-coral-reefs-florida-us-military For the past 14 months, the Department of Defense has been working with three international teams of scientists, including from the University of Miami, to build a hybrid reef made of concrete and coral. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-10-25/university-of-miami-coral-reefs-florida-us-military Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald UM’s new $36.5 million music center isn’t ‘just to be cool.’ It’s all about innovation /2023-10-05/ums-new-36-5-million-music-center-isnt-just-to-be-cool-its-all-about-innovation UM’s Frost School of Music announces the completion of the new Knight Center for Music Innovation, a $36.5 million, 25,000 square-foot building dedicated to combining performance and technology. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMT /2023-10-05/ums-new-36-5-million-music-center-isnt-just-to-be-cool-its-all-about-innovation Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald