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Our donors’ impact spans the globe

From creating experiential learning opportunities in the United States and overseas to supporting research that can yield solutions for regional and global challenges, our donors help the University of Miami make an impact at home in South Florida and around the world. The gallery below spotlights some of the ways, large and small, that donor funding is making a difference for our students and our world.

Donor support enables upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Architecture to spend a semester in Rome for an intensive experience in design, drawing, urban design, and the history and theory of architecture.

Funded through a bequest from Mary Cosford, the Bill Cosford Director of the School of Communication’s semester in Los Angeles leads a 14-week residential program in which students gain professional experience in the film and television industry.

Since learning that there were no ophthalmology, optometry, or optical shops on Isabela Island, the largest of the Galapagos, Bascom Palmer physicians and students participating in The Darwin Eye Project have delivered eye care and recurring treatments to more than 1,100 residents.

The Bermont/Carlin Scholars Program enables outstanding finance students at Miami Herbert Business School to travel to New York City to pursue career placement opportunities with top-tier investment banks, commercial banks, real estate firms, and other finance-related businesses.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center co-sponsored the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium conference in Mombasa, Kenya. Drs. Sophia George and Matthew Schlumbrecht seek to understand factors driving the disproportionate burden of cancer in people of African ancestry, and to promote equitable outcomes.

The Patti and Allan Herbert Frost School of Music Program in Salzburg gives aspiring singers an extraordinary opportunity to hone their art through masterclasses, one-on-one coaching, and German-language certification—all against the backdrop of the renowned festival.

Ben Kirtman, professor of atmospheric sciences and the William R. Middelthon III Endowed Chair of Earth Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, works to improve our understanding of the El Niño phenomenon, the better to predict extreme weather events around the globe

The Troob Family Student Support Fund provides summer funding for students in the School of Education and Human Development. Most recently, students and faculty traveled to Belize to teach financial literacy to vulnerable young people aged 12 to 14.

Amy Zanne, professor of biology and the Aresty Chair in Tropical Ecology, has recently conducted field research in Brazil, exploring how plant traits and environmental conditions influence ecosystem-scale carbon cycles under current and future climates.

The LawWithoutWalls program unites School of Law students with their peers from 30 law and business schools worldwide to co-create innovative solutions to problems at the intersection of law, business, and technology. The most recent LWOW Sprint took place in Madrid.

Supported by gifts to the Dean’s Discretionary Fund, the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offer summer study abroad in Kyoto, Japan, giving students the opportunity to learn different methods of cellular engineering and manufacturing.

The School of Nursing and Health Studies Simulation Hospital’s award-winning Clinical Education in Human Trafficking curriculum teaches students and faculty to recognize when a patient may be a victim of this worldwide scourge.