Author: Kevin Boulandier

Wolfson CampusNews

Former Wolfson Honors Student Creating Robotic Arm To Help Paralysis Patients

Like most 10-year-olds, Nelson Hidalgo enjoyed his PlayStation. But it wasn’t gaming that interested him the most—it was opening the console and fixing issues it encountered that captivated him. Today, the 20-year-old biomedical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is using his interest in technology, engineering, and… Read the rest at our website.
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The Election Was A Good Night For Republicans — Even Without Trump

Election Day saw incumbent Donald Trump lose the presidential election. And while he believes he deserved to win, it’s very unlikely—if not impossible—for him to flip nearly 300,000 votes across three states to overturn the election results. However, Nov. 3 was still a great night for the Republican Party.… Read the rest at our website.
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iCED Using Digital Engagement Platform—Motivote—To Educate Voters

With Election Day less than two weeks away, Miami Dade College is working to increase voter engagement among students.  To meet that goal the College’s Institute for Civic Engagement & Democracy partnered with two New York University alumni to offer Motivote, a nonpartisan voter engagement digital platform.  Jess Riegal… Read the rest at our website.
A&EKendall Campus

Kendall Campus Alumna Blends Cuban Food With Tacos At Caja Caliente

Taco lovers, get your taste buds ready.  Miami’s only Cuban taco food truck—Caja Caliente—located in the Miami Design District, 95 N.E. 40th St., is ready to make you salivate more than Pavlov’s dog.   It complements a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant in Coral Gables located at 808 Ponce de Leon Blvd.… Read the rest at our website.
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The Washington Center’s Inside Washington Seminar Goes Virtual

Every January, about 30 Miami Dade College students—Honors College scholars and Student Government Association presidents—attend the Washington Center’s Inside Washington Seminar to learn about policy, politics, and media The group hears lectures by journalists, policy-makers and D.C. insiders, visits historic buildings in the city, and immerses themselves in the… Read the rest at our website.
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Telemundo Academy To Be Offered Virtually This Fall Through The SEDT

Television hopefuls, get ready—Telemundo has arrived at North Campus. Miami Dade College teamed up with the Spanish-language television broadcasting company last summer to offer a production class known as Telemundo Academy.  The project was offered again in the fall and spring semesters but took a hiatus this summer because… Read the rest at our website.