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Introducing the new Stamps Jazz Quintet
The members of the newest Stamps Scholars ensemble are already accomplished musicians.
2025 Cane Biz Holiday Shopping Guide
Explore these alumni-founded brands and businesses offering exclusive discounts, creative gifts, and meaningful ways to show your Cane pride.
Making an impact at the Latin Grammys
Frost School alumni, supporters, and students were a strong presence at the 2025 Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas.
Beyond ‘The Bachelor’: how Nicole Lopez-Alvar found her true calling
Former contestant on “The Bachelor” leverages University of Miami education and reality TV fame into thriving journalism career.
Answering the call, again: Alice Kerr’s legacy supports generations of Cane veterans
Colonel Alice Kerr, a double Cane, has dedicated her life to service. That legacy continues through a gift created by her wife, Sheryl Borg: the Colonel Alice A. Kerr Veterans Scholarship Fund.
Frost School artists and alumni receive Grammy nominations
Frost School artists, faculty members, and alumni featured prominently among the 2026 GRAMMY nominees in jazz. Honorary degree holder and Latin music icon Gloria Estefan and famed producer Pharrell Williams, a Frost Online alum, were also nominated.
A change-making performance on a world stage
The Frost School of Music debuted at New York’s Lincoln Center, with the Frost Symphony Orchestra playing professor Etienne Charles’ powerful jazz-orchestral work “San Juan Hill: A New York Story” under the baton of famed musical director Gerard Schwarz.
Taking their ideas to market
A new cohort of 30 student teams received seed funding this week from the USTAAR student entrepreneurship program, propelling their business ventures forward.
Q & A: Medical Alumni Association President Dr. Christian Diez
The new president of the Miller School’s Medical Alumni Association is a lifelong Cane, and he wants to provide meaningful opportunities for alumni to contribute to the school’s continued success.
Pop culture meets the periodic table
A doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry turns review sessions into themed adventures featuring “The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” and Marvel.
A musical bridge builder at the heights of pop and classical music
Frost School triple alumnus Carlos “Carlitos” Lopez has parlayed his degrees in pop production, classical composition, and conducting into a groundbreaking career connecting musical worlds, from Bad Bunny to symphony orchestras. Recently, he’s been showing young people how to do the same.
Alumnus leads one of Bolivia’s top companies with purpose and vision
As a global alumni ambassador, Jose Salvatierra brings the values of strategic thinking and community leadership to his role at Industrias Luri.
