Tag: University of Miami
UM School of Law receives historic gift to establish business law program
By Miami Law Staff Report In a year marked by a centennial celebration, momentum in national rankings, and new leadership, the University of Miami School of Law has reached another…
El Niño arrives with a promise to tame the Atlantic — but there are reasons not to count on it
By Robert C. Jones Jr.University of Miami After hurricanes damaged the roof and caused extensive structural damage to his home, Miami resident Benjamin Thomas has always kept up with annual…
‘Young Frankenstein’ comes to life at UM with Mel Brooks’ signature comedy
By Coral Gables Gazette staff It’s alive — and it arrives in Coral Gables this month. The University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts brings Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein to…
850,000 Cubans arrived. What comes next?
By Coral Gables Gazette staff United States foreign policy has accelerated to historic levels already in 2026 with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces in…
This Stamps String Quartet closes out four years at University of Miami’s Frost
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The stage at the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Recital Hall sits in front of a wall of glass that looks out over Lake Osceola…
A Paris apartment — and the lives hidden above it — come to the University of Miami
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The apartment is large, elegant, and immaculate. The egg must be cooked exactly three and a half minutes. The wife moves through a world of…
Grammy winner brings 1960s Miami Beach back to life at UM
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Picture Miami Beach in 1962. The hotels along Collins Avenue are full. The air smells like salt and gardenia. A singer steps to the microphone…
What are you afraid of? A University of Miami psychologist explains how phobias form—and how to overcome them
By Barbara GutierrezUniversity of Miami In the Alfred Hitchcock classic film “Vertigo,” the protagonist John “Scottie” Ferguson, played by James Stewart, is plagued with acrophobia, or an extreme fear of…
16mm revival at UM Cosford Cinema spotlights a landmark of Black independent film
By Coral Gables Gazette staff A rarely screened 16mm print of Bless Their Little Hearts will flicker to life Tuesday, March 3, at 5:05 p.m. inside the Bill Cosford Cinema,…
When humor persuades — and when it backfires: University of Miami study identifies four audience types
By Barbara GutierrezUniversity of Miami Can humor be used to entice or persuade an audience to change their behavior? It depends on the audience. That is the conclusion of Nicholas…
