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Meet Eva: Wolfson Campus’ Digital Human

Olivia Valkenburg
If you’ve passed by the artificial intelligence center at Wolfson Campus, you’ve probably noticed an unfamiliar face staring at you through a 5-foot screen. Her name is Eva—a digital human designed to provide critical campus information.  Nicolás  Campos, a second-year international student from Colombia majoring in business entrepreneurship at… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Culinary Institute Student Aims To Be The DJ Khaled Of Latin Cuisine

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As his mom battled thyroid and breast cancer in 2018, Christian Barruos-Brens—then a 16-year-old high school student at Miami Lakes Educational Center—searched for a way to help. Prior to her diagnosis, the teenager developed a passion for the culinary arts. Serving as her unofficial sous chef in their Hialeah… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College To Offer State’s First Associate’s Degree In AI

Olivia Valkenburg
Less than two months after inaugurating its second Artificial Intelligence Center, Miami Dade College is continuing to dive into the world of AI.  Starting this fall, students will be offered the state’s first associate’s degree in Applied AI. Two credit certificate programs will also debut.  The programs were jump… Read the rest at our website.
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Padrón Campus Graduate Earns Commissioner’s Leadership Award

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Diego Faria, a recent graduate of the Honors College at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, was awarded the commissioner’s leadership award on May 24.  The award recognizes Faria’s achievements in community involvement and leadership. He was given the award by Commissioner of Education Manny Díaz Jr. “I don’t think I… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Students Create Letter Exchange Club With Homestead Correctional Institution

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Kendall Campus professor Carlos Gonzalez wanted to make a connection between his English composition class and his meditation course at the Homestead Correctional Institution.  Last spring, he initiated a PenPal program that encourages students at Miami Dade College to send weekly anonymous letters to female prisoners at the Homestead… Read the rest at our website.