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The SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive Awards has named the University of Miami School of Communication finalists in the student category for the website “Prescribing Addiction” which highlights the dangers of addiction to prescription medication. The web site, http://prescribingaddiction.com/, was created in Prof. Kim Grinfeder’s “Interactive Storytelling Class” and includes video testimonials of young people talking openly about their interactions and struggles with prescription drugs. Included are a 25-year-old who once visited up to 10 doctors a day to get prescriptions and a father who was a former addict, but now speaks to students about the dangers. “The fact…
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Join UM Star Alumni Olympic Gold Diver Greg Louganis and actor Dawnn Lewis (A Different World, CSI) in a discussion about “Working in Film, TV & Stage,” 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. at the University of Miami Wolfson Building, 5100 Brunson Dr., room 2040, Coral Gables, FL. The discussion is free and open to all. Louganis studied Theatre at UM in 1978. He won gold medals and set record scores in spring board and tower diving events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. After testing positive for HIV in 1988, he recounted his story in a best-selling book Breaking…
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University of Miami School of Communication professors created an in-depth analysis of Haitian community media in greater Miami. The study informs readers on the uses and practices of Haitian community media before and after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The findings were released to the public on Wednesday, January 18, at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The report proposes the formation of a non-profit professional association that could develop financing and marketing mechanisms and ways to share gathering of news and information to overcome existing journalism and business challenges. “The purpose of this working paper is to make this…
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Identity formation and coming of age are themes often depicted in film because they are so pervasive in real life. French director Céline Sciamma (Water Lillies) delves into these themes with grace and compassion in Tomboy, playing Thursday through Jan. 29 at the Bill Cosford Cinema as part of the Kenneth Lattman Lecture Series. Tomboy is a charming tale of childhood memories and the relationships between children and children, children and parents, and one’s own heart and body. To the neighborhood, Mikael is the new kid in town, but the new kid has a secret: Mikael is really Laure,…
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