Devastated by a series of storms three years ago, the University of Miami’s John C. Gifford Arboretum is back in full bloom thanks to a recently completed restoration project that has restored the garden to its past luster.
Growing and thriving once again are rare and exotic species such as the rainbow eucalyptus, the African baobab, and the ylang-ylang tree, which produces the large, sweet-smelling flowers used to make one of the world’s best-selling perfumes.
Those species, along with hundreds of others, had been wiped out in 2005 when hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma tore through the arboretum, killing almost 50 percent of its plant life.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Miami for Future Forum
On Friday, April 18, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will present the keynote address to launch a daylong event at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center celebrating the space agency's 50th birthday.
NASA's Miami Future Forum focuses on how space exploration benefits Florida's economy and is part of a yearlong series. Media are invited to attend the day's events, as well as a media-only question-and-answersession at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Astronaut Carl Walz, director of the Advanced Capabilities Division in NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, will provide an overview of the agency's plans to return to the moon and explore beyond. AstronautSteve Frick, who commanded space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station in February, will deliver the luncheon address.
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NASA's Miami Future Forum focuses on how space exploration benefits Florida's economy and is part of a yearlong series. Media are invited to attend the day's events, as well as a media-only question-and-answersession at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Astronaut Carl Walz, director of the Advanced Capabilities Division in NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, will provide an overview of the agency's plans to return to the moon and explore beyond. AstronautSteve Frick, who commanded space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station in February, will deliver the luncheon address.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
University Of Miami Center For Latin American Studies To Host Panel On Hispanic Immigration Patterns
The University of Miami’ s Center for Latin American Studies will sponsor a panel discussion on “Latino Migrants on Two Coasts: Experiences of South Florida and Southern California Compared” on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Learning Center, Classroom 120.
This discussion will highlight poignant concerns on the timely issues surrounding immigration and the different lived experiences on both US “coasts”. Local experts will highlight and expand famed author and Los Angeles Times writer; Sam Quinones as he presents the opening address.
Quinones will discuss the meaning and importance of “immigrant houses”, which have been going up across Mexico for more than 30 years. Homes built by immigrants and their dollars with hopes of returning to retire to them one day, only in the end to remain vacant. Quinones will share the story of Mexican immigration as told though immigrant houses.
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This discussion will highlight poignant concerns on the timely issues surrounding immigration and the different lived experiences on both US “coasts”. Local experts will highlight and expand famed author and Los Angeles Times writer; Sam Quinones as he presents the opening address.
Quinones will discuss the meaning and importance of “immigrant houses”, which have been going up across Mexico for more than 30 years. Homes built by immigrants and their dollars with hopes of returning to retire to them one day, only in the end to remain vacant. Quinones will share the story of Mexican immigration as told though immigrant houses.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Knight Center For International Media And Independent Television Service International Announce Partnership
The University of Miami School of Communication’s Knight Center for International Media announced on World Water Day, March 22, their partnership with Independent Television Service International (ITVS), to support water crisis-related film projects in five countries. Funded by the Knight Foundation, this collaboration will support public broadcasts of film projects in India, Indonesia, South Africa, Bahrain and Colombia.
Sanjeev Chatterjee, Executive Director of the Knight Center for International Media and Writer, Co-Director and Producer of One Water, a global film about earth’s changing relationship to water, said “this partnership fosters the creation of films that will address this global issue in different parts of the world. We hope that our film, One Water, will cause a ripple effect throughout the environmental film community by bringing attention to the topic and motivate change.”
One Water, which had its world premiere on March 9, 2008 at the Miami International Film Festival, is an immersive experience, that shows the precarious state of the world’s fresh water supply and its affect on people, which is becoming more aggravated by population growth and climate change and compromises the future of all life on the planet. The feature film, created by the University of Miami, also raises the essential question about clean, safe water being a basic human right.
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Sanjeev Chatterjee, Executive Director of the Knight Center for International Media and Writer, Co-Director and Producer of One Water, a global film about earth’s changing relationship to water, said “this partnership fosters the creation of films that will address this global issue in different parts of the world. We hope that our film, One Water, will cause a ripple effect throughout the environmental film community by bringing attention to the topic and motivate change.”
One Water, which had its world premiere on March 9, 2008 at the Miami International Film Festival, is an immersive experience, that shows the precarious state of the world’s fresh water supply and its affect on people, which is becoming more aggravated by population growth and climate change and compromises the future of all life on the planet. The feature film, created by the University of Miami, also raises the essential question about clean, safe water being a basic human right.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Historic Preservation: A Green Alternative
The University of Miami School of Architecture Center for Urban and Community Design (UM/CUCD), in conjunction with the Dade Heritage Trust (DHT), the US Green Building Council and the Coral Gables Museum, is hosting a half-day conference and luncheon on Historic Preservation: A Green Alternative. The event is open to the public. The cost is $45 per person: $35 for DHT and UM faculty and students. For reservations call The Dade Heritage Trust at (305)358-9572.
The keynote speaker will be renowned architect and author, UM Distinguished Visiting Professor Vincent Scully. Other speakers will include University of Miami Director of the Center for Urban and Community design, Sonia Chao, and award-winning architects and faculty members Jorge Hernandez, Catherine Lynn and architect Justin Falango.
This event will take place Saturday, April 5 from 9am-3pm; registration is from 9-9:30am.
The keynote speaker will be renowned architect and author, UM Distinguished Visiting Professor Vincent Scully. Other speakers will include University of Miami Director of the Center for Urban and Community design, Sonia Chao, and award-winning architects and faculty members Jorge Hernandez, Catherine Lynn and architect Justin Falango.
This event will take place Saturday, April 5 from 9am-3pm; registration is from 9-9:30am.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Opportunity 08 Heads to University of Miami
With the two remaining Democratic Presidential candidates and the presumptive Republican nominee Senator John McCain debating how they would address the war in Iraq and other military engagements overseas, a critical question that our candidates must acknowledge is “What is the Future of Our Military?” This topic and related key foreign policy questions concerning military readiness will be discussed at an Opportunity 08 forum hosted by the Brookings Institution, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Student Government on April 7th in the Storer Auditorium at the University of Miami.
Other sponsors include the University of Miami Council for Democracy and the University Of Miami Get Out The Vote Chapter.
Opportunity 08 is a project of the Brookings Institution in partnership with ABC News to help presidential candidates and the public focus on critical issues facing the nation. With our military being stretched to the breaking point, retention dwindling, and resources and equipment for our troops a major concern, panelists will discuss how our next Commander-in-Chief can ensure the stability and readiness of our military. The Opportunity 08 forum will begin with an opening from University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, who will introduce a discussion of the primary season and the issues impacting this debate featuring former presidential advisor Kenneth M. Duberstein and Brookings Senior Fellow Thomas Mann.
The forum, featuring distinguished political and foreign policy experts from Washington, D.C. and Miami, will take place in the Storer Auditorium, 5250 University Drive, at the University of Miami from 6 – 8 p.m. The event is open to the public. Please RSVP to presidents.events@miami.edu, Doors for the event open at 5:45 pm.
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Other sponsors include the University of Miami Council for Democracy and the University Of Miami Get Out The Vote Chapter.
Opportunity 08 is a project of the Brookings Institution in partnership with ABC News to help presidential candidates and the public focus on critical issues facing the nation. With our military being stretched to the breaking point, retention dwindling, and resources and equipment for our troops a major concern, panelists will discuss how our next Commander-in-Chief can ensure the stability and readiness of our military. The Opportunity 08 forum will begin with an opening from University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, who will introduce a discussion of the primary season and the issues impacting this debate featuring former presidential advisor Kenneth M. Duberstein and Brookings Senior Fellow Thomas Mann.
The forum, featuring distinguished political and foreign policy experts from Washington, D.C. and Miami, will take place in the Storer Auditorium, 5250 University Drive, at the University of Miami from 6 – 8 p.m. The event is open to the public. Please RSVP to presidents.events@miami.edu, Doors for the event open at 5:45 pm.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
University of Miami School of Business Opens New Research Lab
The University of Miami School of Business Administration today announced the opening of a new laboratory designed for advanced, technology-driven marketing research. The Canes Behavioral Laboratory - a state-of-the-art research facility - houses 31 networked computer workstations in 800 square feet of research space. All of the research stations are outfitted with leading behavioral research software, computer joysticks and headsets for studies requiring audio. The lab will enable the School's faculty to conduct leading-edge marketing research in a controlled environment.
"The School of Business is committed to research excellence and to fulfill that commitment we must provide an environment where leading-edge research and innovation can thrive," said Barbara Kahn, dean of the University of Miami School of Business Administration. "Not only does the laboratory create tremendous research opportunities for current faculty and students, it will help the school attract more top research faculty and complement our efforts to build a world-class PhD program," said Kahn.
The lab's advanced technology enables researchers to take advantage of tools ranging from interactive surveys to virtual environments that simulate product features so they can learn how people react in actual situations. Each semester, as many as 450 undergraduate business students will participate in research conducted in the lab to meet a course requirement. With each student participating in three one-hour sessions, the lab's research hours will total more than 1,300 each semester.
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"The School of Business is committed to research excellence and to fulfill that commitment we must provide an environment where leading-edge research and innovation can thrive," said Barbara Kahn, dean of the University of Miami School of Business Administration. "Not only does the laboratory create tremendous research opportunities for current faculty and students, it will help the school attract more top research faculty and complement our efforts to build a world-class PhD program," said Kahn.
The lab's advanced technology enables researchers to take advantage of tools ranging from interactive surveys to virtual environments that simulate product features so they can learn how people react in actual situations. Each semester, as many as 450 undergraduate business students will participate in research conducted in the lab to meet a course requirement. With each student participating in three one-hour sessions, the lab's research hours will total more than 1,300 each semester.
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