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Luis Larco explaining something on the board.

Honors College Alumnus Redefining Global Health Care At Google

February 8, 2019 Heidi Perez alumnus, Google, Wolfson Campus

Eight years ago, Luis Larco was an Honors College student at Wolfson Campus. His worries included figuring out how to pay for college after Miami Dade College. Today, Larco, 28, has even bigger concerns. He is part of Google Brain, a team working to create artificial intelligence technology that… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Sharks on the field against ASA College.

News Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Sharks Start Season With Big Win Versus Nation’s Top Team

February 8, 2019 Claude Cadet Kendall Campus, Baseball, Sharks, men's baseball

The men’s baseball team is off to a fast start. They have won four of their first six games including a convincing 8-1 victory versus Chipola College, the top-ranked state college school in the country. “We weren’t really focused on their rankings or anything like that,” said sophomore outfielder… Read the rest at our website.

Men's Basketball News Sports Kendall Campus

Freshman Guard Finding His Form

February 8, 2019 Christian Ortega Kendall Campus, Basketball, Men's Basketball, athlete

Amid a rough season, where the Sharks have gone 9-16, freshman guard Elton Walker has distinguished himself as one of the team’s top scorers. Walker is leading all freshman with 12.8 points per game and he has a team-leading 55.7 shooting percentage. The six-foot-five-inch wing player has continued to… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus News

Miami Book Fair To Host Writing Workshops At Wolfson Campus

February 8, 2019 Genesis Sotomayor MBF, creative writing, Wolfson Campus, Miami Book Fair

Miami Book Fair will be hosting creative writing courses at Wolfson Campus starting on Feb. 20. The courses are non-credit classes taught through the school’s continuing education department. Applicants must register through the Miami Book Fair website. “We wanted to offer creative writing workshops for people at all stages… Read the rest at our website.

Amanda Shoopman and Jack Onoforio in Washingtion, D.C.

News Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus SGA President Robbed At Gunpoint

January 24, 2019 Christian Ortega SGA, Crime, Homestead Campus, Washington D.C.

Homestead Campus Student Government Association President Amanda Shoopman and a Quinnipiac University student were robbed at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11, according to Metro DC Police. Shoopman and Jack Onoforio, a political science major at Quinnipiac University, were not injured during the incident. They were attending The… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Former NFL Player Living Out His Dream At North Campus Police Academy

January 24, 2019 Christian Ortega football, Student Profile, police academy, nfl

For as long as he can remember, Kareem Brown, wanted to be like the heroes he saw on television, but his dream didn’t involve superpowers—he wanted to be a cop. “Just being able to help the community and get drugs off the street and put bad guys behind bars,… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Women's Basketball News Sports

Freshman Provides Grit And Leadership For Lady Sharks

January 24, 2019 Christian Ortega Kendall Campus, Basketball, Women's Basketball, Student Profile, athlete

Daliyah Brown has been the Lady Sharks’ heart and soul this season. As a freshman, her scrappy play forged her to lead the team in scoring (19.3 points per game), steals (2.2 steals per game) and three-point percentage (41 percent). In addition, she has scored more than 30 points… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of some of the Phi Theta Kappa members.

News Padrón Campus

IAC Students Raise Nearly $20,000 For Cancer Research

January 24, 2019 Teresa Schuster InterAmerican Campus, Cancer, ptk, community service, research, Phi Theta Kappa

Last February, the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at InterAmerican Campus started working on a project to raise money for cancer research. Nearly a year later, they have raised nearly $20,000 for cancer research through the community service initiate, On P.A.R (Prevention, Awareness, and Research) With Cancer. “Every time we… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Sharks Hope To Win With Culture, Not Stars

January 24, 2019 Christian Ortega Kendall Campus, Baseball, MLB

After losing six players to the Major League Baseball draft last season, this year’s Sharks team isn’t boasting the star power it had last season. But head coach Danny Price is unfazed by the team’s attrition. He is confident the Sharks are a stronger team. “This year, I think… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC Awarded Federal Grant For Sexual Assault Training

January 24, 2019 Corbin Bolies Sexual Assault, grant

Miami Dade College received a grant totaling nearly $300,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice to combat on-campus sexual assault and increase prevention efforts. The College is in the process of hiring a grant director for the program. They hope to fill the post by late February. … Read the rest at our website.

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