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Student entrepreneurs compete for $67,500 at annual Business Plan Competition
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (838+ words) $67,500 is at stake in the The University of Miami Herbert Business Schools" annual Business Plan Competition. For 24 years, this experience has been a chance for students to gain real advice and mentorship, and pitch their business idea to a panel…...
UM students struggle to get back to campus amidst flight issues
1+ week, 4+ day ago (543+ words) Spring break ended this past weekend, and as students returned to campus, many found that their flights were delayed or cancelled." The flight issues left students across the country stuck at the airport for hours or days. As a result,…...
Wi-Fi speeds on campus leave students disconnected, but signal tests show otherwise - The Miami Hurricane
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) Students at the University of Miami are reporting slow and unresponsive WiFi connections inside of buildings and Residential Colleges. They report lagging websites, needing to use cellular to study in the library and getting points taken off of assignments when…...
Student government candidates campaign on the unattainable - The Miami Hurricane
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Student government election season has arrived, and with it a wave of ambitious promises. Candidates are vowing to improve pre-professional advising, expand campus food options and increase security measures, among dozens of other proposals. These are not small promises. They…...
UM students secure $200,000 for ambitious AI startup - The Miami Hurricane
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1073+ words) It was a regular day at the Lakeside Village ping pong tables, two UM freshmen were just trying to win a game. They began talking casually about a problem they both saw in storing private information on computers and they…...
Student government candidates campaign on the unattainable
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Student government election season has arrived, and with it a wave of ambitious promises. Candidates are vowing to improve pre-professional advising, expand campus food options and increase security measures, among dozens of other proposals. These are not small promises. They…...
The complicated link between social media and adolescent mental health
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (973+ words) Why does social media seem to both endanger and protect young people's mental health?" As researchers continue to uncover these conflicting effects, it is clear that the relationship between social media use and suicide risk is not a simple one....
The Art of Healing club brings joy to hospitalized children - The Miami Hurricane
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (611+ words) When she was five years old, senior neuroscience major Liza Dowling was hospitalized after dealing with a severe autoimmune condition. As the president of The Art of Healing club, her leadership is influenced by her personal experience." The Art of…...
The dining hall disparities dilemma - The Miami Hurricane
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) The differences between Centennial and Mahoney-Pearson dining halls are astonishing. Centennial has variety, freshness and customization. Mahoney-Pearson has monotony " limited choices and food that feels like an afterthought. The solution isn't complicated: either make the dining halls genuinely equal in…...
Good riddance to Blackboard - The Miami Hurricane
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (502+ words) For the past 20 years, University of Miami students and staff have endured the clunky and outdated learning system known as Blackboard. From the constant glitches to the outdated format, it caused more headache than not." But now with the decision…...