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Brenda Yester Baty: Making wishes come true

Brenda Yester Baty appointed as Chair of the Make-a-Wish of America National Board of Directors.

Alumni trustee and immediate past president of the University of Miami Alumni Association, Brenda Yester Baty, was recently appointed as Chair of the Make-a-Wish of …

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Eric Golnick: Providing best-in-class dual treatment for Veterans

Alumnus starts his own company to provide best-in-class dual treatment for veterans.

Alumnus Eric Golnick, A.B. ’09, M.A. ’14, has made it his life service to advocate for veterans and their mental health. After relocating to New Hampshire in 2017, the …

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Garrett Grossberg: Arranging Jet Travel for CEOs, Athletes and Entertainers

Alumnus Credits Professional Success to Staying in Miami Post Graduation

University of Miami alumnus Garrett Grossberg, B.B.A. ’11, spends his workdays as the Director of Operations at Unity Jets, a private aviation company. There he works to ensure day to …

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From Miami to Madagascar

UM alumna, one-time Miami Dolphins cheerleader, and National Geographic explorer Mireya Mayor lives up to her reputation as the female Indiana Jones.

Malaria had forced some members of their team to drop out, and at one point, they ran out …

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Nancy H. Bailey Strengthens Miami Herbert’s Marketing Program

Grateful Alumna Strengthens Miami Herbert’s Marketing Program with Commitment to Endow Chair and Scholarship

Crediting the education she received from the University of Miami Herbert Business School (MBS) for powering her successful career, alumna Nancy Harris Bailey, B.B.A. ’66, is demonstrating her …

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Dr. Maria Abreu one of three pioneering physician-scientists awarded 2019 Sherman Prize

Dr. Maria Abreu one of three pioneering physician-scientists awarded 2019 Sherman Prize

For her relentless work advancing novel research and treatments to understand the environmental and immunological triggers of inflammatory bowel disease, Maria Abreu, M.D.’90, director of the University of …

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