Many of the books in the University of Miami Libraries’ vast collection were produced using modern methods of typesetting. They have copyright dates printed on their spines, and they sit on neatly stacked shelves, waiting to be checked out by students and scholars.
But none of those books is quite like the Libraries’ latest acquisition: a manuscript with 24 calfskin pages bound in leather and written some four centuries before the University would even be founded.
Dialogues et Chants Royaux is the UM Libraries’ three millionth volume. Created in northern France in the first quarter of the 16th century, it is a collection of religious poems written in French by several authors in honor of the Virgin Mary. It has been added to the UM Libraries’ collection in recognition of Professor of English and Classics John Paul Russo’s enduring contributions to library programming.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
UM Hosts First Republican Forum in Spanish
History repeated itself on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus Sunday evening. Three months after Democratic presidential hopefuls participated in a first-of-its-kind Spanish-language forum, seven Republican presidential candidates vying for their party’s nomination took to the stage at UM’s BankUnited Center last night, wooing Hispanic voters in a similar forum broadcast to millions of viewers on Univision’s television, radio, and online platforms.
Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Senator John McCain, Congressman Ron Paul, Governor Mitt Romney, and Senator Fred Thompson debated issues ranging from education and immigration to the Iraq War, health care, and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.
Univision Network news anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas moderated the forum, posing questions in Spanish to the candidates who had earpieces that allowed them to hear simultaneous translations into English. The candidates’ responses were simultaneously translated into Spanish for the broadcast.
The forum came on the heels of a study released December 6 that shows Hispanics nationwide are returning to earlier levels of preference for the Democratic Party. According to that study, conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, 57 percent of registered Hispanic voters now say they are Democrats or favor the Democratic Party, while 23 percent say they align with the Republicans.
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Senator John McCain, Congressman Ron Paul, Governor Mitt Romney, and Senator Fred Thompson debated issues ranging from education and immigration to the Iraq War, health care, and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.
Univision Network news anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas moderated the forum, posing questions in Spanish to the candidates who had earpieces that allowed them to hear simultaneous translations into English. The candidates’ responses were simultaneously translated into Spanish for the broadcast.
The forum came on the heels of a study released December 6 that shows Hispanics nationwide are returning to earlier levels of preference for the Democratic Party. According to that study, conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, 57 percent of registered Hispanic voters now say they are Democrats or favor the Democratic Party, while 23 percent say they align with the Republicans.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
UM Miller School of Medicine Begins a New Era of Health Care with the Launch of the University of Miami Hospital
Today marks a momentous occasion for the University of Miami and its Miller School of Medicine as the University takes ownership of the newly renamed University of Miami Hospital. Owning and operating a full-scale hospital is a first for the 55-year-old medical school.
The purchase of the 560-bed, single-room facility, the former Cedars Medical Center located just across Northwest 12th Avenue from the medical campus, exemplifies UM’s solid commitment to bring more university-based health care to Floridians and the international patients who seek the care of UM physicians.
“The creation of a university hospital environment enables us to provide the very best academic medical care to the people of South Florida and beyond,” said Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “With this new flagship hospital, our top-ranked physicians will forge a new era in University of Miami-delivered care. This academic medical center will become a true medical destination.”
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The purchase of the 560-bed, single-room facility, the former Cedars Medical Center located just across Northwest 12th Avenue from the medical campus, exemplifies UM’s solid commitment to bring more university-based health care to Floridians and the international patients who seek the care of UM physicians.
“The creation of a university hospital environment enables us to provide the very best academic medical care to the people of South Florida and beyond,” said Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “With this new flagship hospital, our top-ranked physicians will forge a new era in University of Miami-delivered care. This academic medical center will become a true medical destination.”
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UM Celebrates Art Basel Around Town
To celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach, which takes place from December 6 to 9, the University is holding two events in conjunction with the celebrated festival.
From December 4 to 9, the Department of Art and Art History will present The CANE Art Fair at UM's Wynwood Project Space. The art fair will feature a rotating selection of works by faculty, students, and alumni. All works are for sale and proceeds will partially benefit the department. Project Space will participate in Art Basel Miami Beach's Wynwood Art District Tour on Thursday, December 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. Hours during Art Basel are: Tuesday, December 4, 3 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, December 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, December 6, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ("Breakfast at Wynwood" art walk, 8 to 11 a.m.); Friday, December 7, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 8, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (part of Wynwood Art District's "Second Saturdays" gallery walks, reception 7 to 11 p.m.); and Sunday, December 9, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wynwood Project Space is located at 2200 N.W. 2nd Avenue. For more information, call 305-284-2792 or email logan@miami.edu.
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From December 4 to 9, the Department of Art and Art History will present The CANE Art Fair at UM's Wynwood Project Space. The art fair will feature a rotating selection of works by faculty, students, and alumni. All works are for sale and proceeds will partially benefit the department. Project Space will participate in Art Basel Miami Beach's Wynwood Art District Tour on Thursday, December 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. Hours during Art Basel are: Tuesday, December 4, 3 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, December 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, December 6, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ("Breakfast at Wynwood" art walk, 8 to 11 a.m.); Friday, December 7, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 8, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (part of Wynwood Art District's "Second Saturdays" gallery walks, reception 7 to 11 p.m.); and Sunday, December 9, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wynwood Project Space is located at 2200 N.W. 2nd Avenue. For more information, call 305-284-2792 or email logan@miami.edu.
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Miami Institute for Human Genomics Opens on South Campus
The opening of the Miami Institute of Human Genomics, which Miller School Dean Pascal Goldschmidt, M.D., calls “the future of medicine” took place on the University of Miami’s South Campus on Tuesday.
Dr. Goldschmidt, UM President Donna Shalala and Miami Institute for Human Genomics leaders Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., and Jeffery Vance, M.D., Ph.D., introduced UM trustees, invited guests and the media to the Institute, which identifies genes leading to common illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
“Why is this so important?” Goldschmidt asked near one of Institute’s labs as he addressed media representatives. “Well, the future of medicine depends entirely on the progress that comes from the field of genomics. If we can identify susceptibility genes that drive a disease process, we can prevent the disease from developing. These opportunities will define the medicine of tomorrow.”Since arriving at UM from Duke University in January, the Vances have continued to burnish their reputations as two of the world’s foremost experts on human genetics. In July, they were part of a multi-center team of researchers that uncovered a gene linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) on the interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain gene.
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Dr. Goldschmidt, UM President Donna Shalala and Miami Institute for Human Genomics leaders Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., and Jeffery Vance, M.D., Ph.D., introduced UM trustees, invited guests and the media to the Institute, which identifies genes leading to common illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
“Why is this so important?” Goldschmidt asked near one of Institute’s labs as he addressed media representatives. “Well, the future of medicine depends entirely on the progress that comes from the field of genomics. If we can identify susceptibility genes that drive a disease process, we can prevent the disease from developing. These opportunities will define the medicine of tomorrow.”Since arriving at UM from Duke University in January, the Vances have continued to burnish their reputations as two of the world’s foremost experts on human genetics. In July, they were part of a multi-center team of researchers that uncovered a gene linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) on the interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain gene.
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Former UM Student to Host Q & A at the Screening of His Film, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With"
Jeff Garlin, a former motion picture student at the School of Communication wrote, produced and directed the movie “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.” He is most recognized for his supporting role on the HBO hit show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He will be hosting a question and answer session after the screening of his movie at the Cosford Cinema on Thursday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. The movie is an unconventional romantic comedy about an overweight, underappreciated Chicago actor in search of a soul mate. James(Garlin) is a 39-year-old comedian who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title role in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky’s Marty to teen idol Aaron Carter, and he sneaks out of an obsessive-overeaters meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth (Sarah Silverman) who quickly wins his heart by offering him free ice cream. But his attraction to her may bring James more problems than it solves.
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