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Conceptual illustration showing a deep brain stimulation device and electrode targeting a brain region involved in walking, paired with a patient practicing assisted walking on parallel bars in a medical rehabilitation facility, with a clinician nearby and clinical equipment in the background.

New Deep Brain Stimulation Target Shows Promise for Restoring Walking

A new deep brain stimulation strategy developed at The Miami Project improves walking in Parkinson’s disease and perhaps spinal cord injury.

Mar. 18 2026 |
Group of conference attendees standing outdoors on a campus walkway, posing together around a large poster promoting the Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum, with palm trees, landscaped greenery, and campus buildings in the background.

Miller School’s Student Research Forum Earns National APSA Regional Status

The Miller School’s Eastern‑Atlantic Student Research Forum became the APSA South Regional Meeting, drawing national student researchers.

Mar. 18 2026 |
A man undergoes a cancer screening in the Game Changer vehicle during the Oak Park Grove community event

Canes Cares Annual Community Fair Expands Cancer Screenings, Mammography

Canes Cares brought mobile mammography and cancer screenings to Oak Grove Park, expanding access to preventive care in Miami.

Mar. 18 2026 |
A gloved hand holds a sterile swab next to an open specimen vial on a laboratory work surface, with digital screens in the background displaying medical data visualizations, a human body diagram, and cellular analysis images.

Sylvester Receives its First Specialized Program of Research Excellence Award from NIH

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center earned its first NIH SPORE award to advance screening and treatment of cervical and anal cancers.

Mar. 18 2026 |

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