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School of Communication launches inaugural AI in Communication Symposium

School of Communication launches inaugural AI in Communication Symposium Associate Dean Konstantia (Dia) Kontaxis opens the inaugural AI in Communication Symposium, highlighting the school’s commitment to innovation and research. Photo: Wes Fleischer/University of Miami   By Keira Faddis 5-4-2026 The University of Miami School of Communication hosted its first-ever AI in Communication Symposium on April 10, bringing together faculty, researchers and industry leaders to explore how artificial intelligence is making an impact on the field of communication. Designed to spotlight AI’s growing influence, the symposium highlighted how [...]

2026-05-04T09:45:07-04:00May 4, 2026|School of Communication|
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Provost’s Research Awards honor faculty’s innovative projects

Provost's Research Awards honor faculty's innovative projects More than 40 members of the faculty received awards this year for projects that ranged from looking at how AI can help children learn about data to unlocking the origins of black holes. Faculty members, from left, Diana Chirinos, Christina Lane, and Jennifer Kahn shared information about their work that garnered a Provost's Research Award. By Barbara Gutierrez 4-27-2026 This story originally appeared at News@TheU How can losing a spouse affect your heart? How did Bette Davis take on [...]

2026-04-30T13:38:53-04:00April 30, 2026|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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University of Miami student media garners national recognition

University of Miami student media garners national recognition The highlight was the Ibis Yearbook receiving the Pacemaker Award, considered the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate awards. Randy Stano, professor of professional practice, left, is joined at the awards ceremony by Lori Keeley, Andergley Eilien, Jake Sperling, Kaleigh McLaughlin, and Grace Paliseno. By Barbara Gutierrez 3-31-2026 This story originally appeared at News@TheU University of Miami student media outlets continue to gain national recognition for outstanding work. In the recent Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Spring National College Media Conference [...]

2026-04-03T08:54:44-04:00April 3, 2026|Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, School of Communication|
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Students play pivotal roles developing apps demoed at XR conference

Students play pivotal roles developing apps demoed at XR conference Collaborating with faculty members and researchers, students helped develop and create immersive technology applications that address environmental awareness, the well-being of cancer patients, and the history of a historic Miami neighborhood. During a demo session at Miami XR 2026, computer science and interactive media student Sidney Cocimano assists Keanu Diaz in operating the VR headset and hand controls for the environmental awareness game Swampocalypse. Photo: Debora Cabrera for the University of Miami By Robert C. Jones [...]

2026-02-18T08:55:25-05:00February 18, 2026|Interactive Media, School of Communication|
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XR conference takes a deep dive into immersive technology

XR conference takes a deep dive into immersive technology With educators and experts from around the country in attendance, including Imagineers from the Walt Disney Company, the two-day conference explored the different ways extended reality is making an impact in the world. Walt Disney Imagineering executives Bruce Vaughn and Kyle Laughlin discuss how they got into the immersive storytelling field with Tom Merrick (right), lecturer of interactive media and senior director of XR Initiatives at the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing. Photo: Debora Cabrera/University of [...]

2026-02-18T08:52:26-05:00February 18, 2026|Interactive Media, School of Communication|
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Making sense of data

Making sense of data The Open Visualization Academy—a first-of-its-kind platform recently launched by a faculty member at the University of Miami—offers free courses on designing data-backed charts and maps to communicate information more effectively.   By Janette Neuwahl Tannen 2-10-2026 This story originally appeared in News@TheU Interested in creating an informative, eye-catching chart, graph, or map to help explain a complex dataset? There are now several free courses to learn these skills, all offered on a new website created by a University of Miami faculty member, with [...]

2026-02-11T08:58:27-05:00February 11, 2026|Interactive Media, Journalism, School of Communication|
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Learning Overtown’s history through art

Learning Overtown's history through art A class of graduate students in the School of Communication spent the fall creating an interactive museum experience that teaches participants about the history of Overtown through three murals. A young child tries out the virtual reality murals experience "Telling Overtown Stories, Saying Their Names," created by graduate students in the Collaborative Innovation Lab course at the School of Communication for Miami MoCAAD. Photo courtesy of Miami MoCAAD. By Janette Neuwahl Tannen 2-9-2026 This story originally appeared in News@TheU In the [...]

2026-02-10T09:14:45-05:00February 10, 2026|Interactive Media, School of Communication|
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What to expect at this year’s Shorts Miami International Film Festival

What to expect at this year's Shorts Miami International Film Festival The 2026 Shorts International Miami Film Festival takes place at the University of Miami's Bill Cosford Cinema this weekend from Feb. 6 - 8. Photo Courtesy of Konstantia Kontaxis. By Hanna Himelstein 2-3-2026 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane. Need some weekend plans? The 2026 Shorts Miami International Film Festival (SMIFF) is on campus this weekend, Feb. 6 – 8, at the University of Miami’s Bill Cosford Cinema. SMIFF is free for all UM [...]

2026-02-04T11:17:48-05:00February 4, 2026|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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University of Miami student selected for the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Students Program

University of Miami student selected for the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Students Program WASHINGTON, D.C., January 12, 2026 – The American Advertising Federation is proud to announce that Vrinda Gupta, a psychology and advertising student has been selected as part of the 2026 Most Promising Students program. The Most Promising Students Program began in 1997 and serves as part of the AAF’s mission to ensure that the advertising industry is led by a wide variety of informed perspectives, cultural influences and diverse backgrounds. The Most Promising Students [...]

2026-02-03T11:55:56-05:00February 3, 2026|Advertising, School of Communication|
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