New World Symphony to graduate 1,000th player
With each new season a third of the New World Symphony’s players come and go. Soon, the orchestral academy will graduate its one-thousandth player. For the New World’s 996 alumni,…
FIU builds more on packed campus
As Florida International University looks to expand, construction is underway on a campus that is already “bursting out at the seams,” according to John Cal, associate vice president of facilities…
UM reverses campus traffic growth
As the University of Miami has grown over the past two decades, it has shrunk its neighborhood traffic impact, a university study says. Janet Gavarrete, associate vice president of campus…
College rolls drop as economy climbs
Enrollment in most local colleges and universities follows national trends, with slighter lower numbers since the recession. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment in post-secondary, degree-granting institutions…
Neuroscience probes financial decisions
Neuroscientists don’t necessarily know much about finance, and financial analysts aren’t necessarily experts in neuroscience. Join the two fields together, however, and you have the emerging field of neurofinance, which…
Schools to issue $200 million in bonds
The Miami-Dade County Public Schools plan to issue about $200 million in bonds this month due to cash-flow needs for district-wide upgrade projects. Up to this point, the school district…
Anti-poverty tech training for kids in parks
It’s not your typical kids’ summer camp, but Miami leaders are hoping its uniqueness bodes well for the future of the city and its children. City commissioners have approved a…
University finance majors see big uptick
The finance major in local colleges and universities continues to see an influx of students, particularly within the investment realm, and business schools point to Miami’s budding financial scene as…
Expo center focuses on training area workers
The development firm bringing Miami its first hotel and expo center is not only providing hundreds of new jobs but is a partner in training the employees who will one…
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