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Cover Story
Keeping Hearts Healthy
How the Miller School helps our hardest-working organ maintain a steady beat
Milestones
Scenes from Match Day 2026
From first look to final envelope, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Class of 2026 celebrated residency placements and the next step in becoming physician leaders
Checkup
Diet Soda Goes Flat
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Checkup
How Neural Development Derails
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Checkup
Eminent Physician to Join Miller School and UHealth as GI Division Chief
A $10 million donation from Kenneth C. Griffin will enable Dr. Field F. Willingham to advance the growth of a division focused on innovation, research and training
Checkup
Dolphin Dementia
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Checkup
Teaching X-rays to Speak
How AI could predict fractures before they happen
Checkup
Miller School’s Neuroscience Institute Gets Founding Director
Dr. Leonard Petrucelli brings global leadership in Alzheimer’s, ALS and frontotemporal dementia research
Checkup
How Your Kidz Can Get More Zzzs
Digital tools show global promise for helping young children sleep better
Giving
Opening Doors for the Next Generation
A distinguished Miller School graduate pays forward the financial support he received
Checkup
Data Driver
The Miller School’s new AI platform accelerates travel along the research pathway
Checkup
Scientific Minds and Entrepreneurial Energy
Dr. Leor Weinberger, the new chair of the Department of Cell and Systems Biology, is building a team that values the power of interdisciplinary collaboration
First Look
The Power of the Palette
Sylvester’s latest Art is Medicine exhibit shines a light on food’s role in cancer risk reduction and healing
Discovery
Secrets Beneath the Sea
Sylvester scientists are making deep dives into a living laboratory for cancer research
Features
A First for Women
The Tamer Institute for Women’s Health will define care across all life stages
Innovation
Visionary Therapy
A genetically engineered implant gave Bascom Palmer a first-in-Florida treatment for a rare eye disease
Checkup
Rewiring Possibility
Dr. Kirill Martemyanov, the new chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, is building a dynamic, collaborative team
Alumni News
Pigment Pioneer
A visionary dermatologist helped establish the Miller School’s renowned Skin of Color Division
Checkup
Dolphins Cancer Challenge XVI Surpasses $100 Million for Sylvester
The community powered event marks a historic fundraising milestone
Voices
Transforming Research Into Care
Dr. Samantha Verling’s NIH fellowship inspired a career … and a book
Voices
Data Drives This Diabetes Sleuth
Dr. Jay Sosenko says as we gain information, prevention becomes more of a reality
Voices
Career Builder
Dr. Ana Fiallos has made a career of helping Miller School graduate students build their own professional paths
Voices
The Magic of Meetings
Dr. Nima Sharifi believes that when researchers gather, the connections can inspire unforeseen advances in medical knowledge
Voices
Community Health Champion
Dr. Erin Kobetz says linking Superfund sites to cancer risks is a team effort
Voices
Funding Future Cures
A Ph.D. student sounds off on supporting basic science research
Giving
Magnified by Matching
Philanthropic parents enhance Miller School education with a gift to support the Wolfson DOCS endowment
Giving
Investing in the Future
A doctor’s gift in his partner’s memory funds training for surgical residents
Giving
Research Accelerator
Cutting-edge care inspires an endowment to support brain tumor clinical trials
Giving
Gift for Life
After a physician’s middle-of-the-night response, this donor’s gratitude turned into action
Alumni News
Giving It His All
After being given a second chance at life, a car accident survivor turned his pain into purpose
Alumni News
Celebrating Connection
Medical Alumni Weekend 2026 drew more than 200 Miller School alumni back to campus
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‘A Kid from Miami’ Makes Good
A Miller School mentor inspired Dr. Jerrold H. Levy to become one of the world’s leading physician-scientists
Alumni News
Legacies go Online
Are you looking for your yearbook or class photos? They’re now online.
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Turning Discovery into Medicine
As a CEO, scientist and mentor, Dr. Nancy Stagliano has shaped both breakthrough medicines and the next generation of biotech leaders
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