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From pro bowler to broadcaster

From pro bowler to broadcaster In a fireside chat at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema, former Miami Hurricanes linebacker and Super Bowl champion Jonathan Vilma shared insights on his collegiate and NFL careers and what it took to become a successful color analyst. Former Miami Hurricanes and NFL great Jonathan Vilma talked to students about sports reporting and broadcasting. Photos: Matthew Rembold/University of Miami By Robert C. Jones Jr. 3-5-2025 This story originally appeared in News@TheU Soccer, not football, reigned supreme in the childhood household [...]

2025-03-06T11:21:26-05:00March 6, 2025|Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, School of Communication|
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Serious Games: The Past, Present, and Future with Lindsay Grace

Serious Games: The Past, Present, and Future with Lindsay Grace   This video originally appeared on the Wilson Center website. In this episode, Professor Lindsay Grace, Knight Chair and Director of the MFA in Interactive Media at the University of Miami and Vice President of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, joins Dr. Elizabeth Newbury to share how games can act as "tireless teachers," and the importance of amplifying and archiving underrepresented voices in game development. As someone who has produced and taught about social impact games for [...]

2025-03-06T11:22:37-05:00March 5, 2025|Interactive Media|
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A cinematic journey at the 2025 Shorts Miami International Film Festival

A cinematic journey at the 2025 Shorts Miami International Film Festival Staff Photographer, Marra Finkelstein // Professors of Cinematic Arts and organizers of the festival, Dia Kontaxis and Ed Talavera (left) at the Shorts Miami International Film Festival afterparty at the Thesis Hotel Sunday Feb. 2, 2025 By Vee Ngunda 2-22-2025 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane I had the privilege of attending Shorts Miami, an international film festival held at the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus. The event began on Jan. 31 and [...]

2025-03-06T11:22:02-05:00February 27, 2025|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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Orange Umbrella’s Super Bowl ad shows Doritos are the chip that counts

Orange Umbrella’s Super Bowl ad shows Doritos are the chip that counts Orange Umbrella’s Ian Mavorah, Ava Prinzo and Liam Kirkpatrick at UM’s School of Communication on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo Credit // Ethan Dosa. By Samantha Rodriguez 2-19-2025 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane Doritos have been a staple Super Bowl snack for decades. The University of Miami’s Orange Umbrella reinvented the iconic brand as not just a chip, but a lifestyle in the student-run ad agency’s ad submission for Doritos’ Crash the Super [...]

2025-03-06T11:23:04-05:00February 21, 2025|School of Communication|
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Sharing insights about the future of XR

Sharing insights about the future of XR The University’s first Miami XR conference attracted industry leaders and educators from across the nation who discussed integrating extended reality in our lives. A participant at the Miami XR conference tries out the VR Rowing experience created by University students and faculty member Zevensuy Rodriguez. Photos: Joshua Prezant/University of Miami By Janette Neuwahl Tannen 2-11-2025 This story originally appeared at News@TheU. With the use of a virtual reality headset, participants could learn to give medication to a dog or [...]

2025-03-06T11:23:24-05:00February 11, 2025|Interactive Media, School of Communication|
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Can artificial intelligence fool you?

Can artificial intelligence fool you? Two University of Miami School of Communication faculty members share ways to discern AI-generated images. An image generated through ChatGPT. By Barbara Gutierrez 2-7-2025 This story originally appeared at News@TheU. In professor Lindsay Grace’s classes at the University of Miami School of Communication, he spends time teaching his students how to detect images and videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) that might look real but are computer-generated creations. In one image he shows a classroom full of students, all wearing blue [...]

2025-02-11T09:53:53-05:00February 11, 2025|Interactive Media, Public Relations, School of Communication|
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Rethinking media strategy with AI

Rethinking media strategy with AI The intersection of AI, business, and branding comes to life in the Department of Journalism and Media Management course, Managing Media Brands. Anthony Santana, co-founder of Hardcore Advertising, is teaching Managing Media Brands for the second semester. By Claire Millisor 2-10-2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming industries, and rather than shying away from it, professors like Anthony Santana are integrating AI into their classrooms. Santana, an adjunct professor at The University of Miami’s School of Communication, is also the co-founder [...]

2025-02-11T09:54:02-05:00February 10, 2025|Media Management, School of Communication|
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