Tag: University of Miami
Historic Preservation Board clears way for demolition of UM dorm
By Coral Gables Gazette staff At its final meeting of the year, the Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board voted 5–3 to reject an appeal seeking historic designation for the University…
At UM Fall Commencement, graduates urged to reinvent, serve and keep showing up
By Michael R. Malone, Robert C. Jones, Jr., and Janette Neuwahl TannenUniversity of Miami In commencement exercises at the University of Miami Dec. 11, two speakers shared their life experiences,…
UM dorm could be demolished as Preservation Board hears appeal
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board will convene Thursday, Dec. 18, with a full agenda that includes multiple historic designation requests and certificates of appropriateness….
Live orchestra animates student films at Cosford Theater
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Frost School of Music will present one of its most distinctive student collaborations on Friday, Nov. 21, when Scores for the Silver Screen returns…
Royal intrigue, altarpieces and live music at the Lowe Art Museum
By Coral Gables Gazette staff When a queen’s legitimacy, a painter’s brush, and a pair of donor portraits intertwine, art history becomes something far more human — and political. The…
A Homecoming 100 years in the making: UM kicks off its biggest celebration yet
By Janette Neuwahl TannenUniversity of Miami It began as just a figment of an idea from some of the earliest intellectual pioneers who settled in South Florida. But the University…
‘Manifestos’: The Frost Wind Ensemble channels Futurists’ spirit
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Frost Wind Ensemble will perform Manifestos on Sunday, November 2 at 4 p.m. at the University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall, a program inspired…
New UM exhibit revives golden age of Cuban telenovelas
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before Cuba’s revolution changed everything, its airwaves were already shaping a continent’s imagination. A new exhibition at the University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library…
From monkey attacks to mindfulness: UM experts explain the muscle of resilience
By Barbara GutierrezUniversity of Miami The definition of resilience is the capacity to withstand and recover quickly from difficulties. It denotes toughness. Life can provide us with countless challenges: loss…
A waltz over water, but no landfall dance
By Robert C. Jones Jr.University of Miami It was a tango of two tempests, a waltz over the waters of the Atlantic—and it saved the U.S. East Coast from a…
