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Project Swap Aims To Reduce Textile Waste And Build Your Wardrobe

Carolina Soto , 
When Victoria Genendlis saw a book swapping box on Curtiss Parkway in Miami Springs, it sparked an idea: she could replicate the concept using clothes. Genendlis, an Honors College student at Miami Dade College did just that. She recruited two classmates—Ana Delgado and Gabriela Sordo—in February and they launched… Read the rest at our website.
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New Artificial Intelligence Center To Open At North Campus In November

Adriana Dos Santos , 
The future of technology is coming to Miami Dade College. North Campus will open a new Artificial Intelligence Center on the second floor of building 1. It will introduce students to the emerging field through classes, workshops and laboratories.  Although it’s still under construction, the center is expected to… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College’s STEM Preschool To Reopen This Fall

Elizabeth Pomares ,  , 
Does your child have a fascination with science? Miami Dade College has the perfect place for them. Exploration Station—a state-of-the-art preschool laboratory focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)—is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 23 after being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.  Sponsored… Read the rest at our website.
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He Fled Cuba And Made MDC His Home—“Pepe” Celebrates 50 Years At North Campus

Ammy Sanchez , 
José “Pepe” Garcia has witnessed most of Miami Dade College’s history first-hand.  When the 85-year-old started working at North Campus in 1970, only one other campus existed—South Campus, which was later renamed Kendall.  Scott Hall—North campus’ main edifice—had been completed only seven years prior and buildings 4, 6, 7,… Read the rest at our website.
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North Campus Alumna With Cerebral Palsy Hopes To Inspire Others With Poetry Book

Adriana Dos Santos ,  , 
Forty-three-year-old Tacara Turner has not let life’s obstacles get in her way. Not even cerebral palsy—a disorder that affects her movement and motor skills, locks her muscles and joints and makes it difficult for her to speak.  “She’s a very strong person [and] a really hard worker on anything… Read the rest at our website.