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Spring 2008 Issue
Mathematics Professor Honored with Crafoord Prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
awarded the Crafoord Prize to University of Miami Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Maxim Kontsevich in January.
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Complexity to the Rescue
If Neil Johnson were like others in his field, he might be studying quantum mechanics or condensed matter. But Johnson, a University of Miami physics professor who was recruited last fall from the University of Oxford, England, is no ordinary physicist. His research involves street gangs, guerilla wars, cancer tumors, and other nontraditional subjects – with one thing in common.View this Article »
Fueling the Community's Minds
A series of public lectures given by distinguished experts from around the country – the 2008 Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities – addressed such wide-ranging topics as philosophy, literature, and art.
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Summer Writing Institute
Faculty members learn how to help their students express themselves through writing.
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Young Leader Recognized
A University of Miami undergraduataduate is named a Goldman Sachs Global Leader.
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Brainpower Focused on Youth Gangs
University of Miami anthropology professor fights youth crime in Haiti and Miami, by means of an international academic collaboration.
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Giving Asian Women a Voice
During World War II, the Japanese Imperial Army kept some 200,000 women and girls as sexual slaves, or “comfort women.” The majority of these individuals have long been silent – too ashamed to speak out – but many are now demanding a formal apology from the Japanese government. View this Article »
