Since he arrived at the University of Miami a decade ago, Leonidas G. Bachas, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has dreamed of a research center where world-class chemists and molecular scientists could work with experts from other disciplines to tackle a myriad of global challenges, Read more “New Frost Institutes Building to Open in Summer of 2022”
Data. Although it is a short word, often dismissed as numbers or statistics, it follows us everywhere today. From the steps that we take, to our traffic patterns and driving speeds, to identifying our genomic sequence and even our daily purchasing habits. And more each day, governments, schools, and businesses are seeing the benefits of this information. Read more “Plotting the Future Through Data”
The University of Miami Libraries has received a two-year $260,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support software development that will expand the functionality of the Cuban Theater Digital Archives. Dr. Mitsunori Oghihara, Associate Dean for Digital Library Innovation and Center for Computational Science Director of Data Mining will oversee the development of various software components that will add metadata extraction from the digital media (videos and graphics), add community tags and a search mechanism, and make a publication tool available that allows scholars to more easily access archived materials for research. Read more “Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand UM Libraries’ Cuban Theater Digital Archive”