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Volume 49 ■ Number 9 ■ June 2007	For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami	www.miami.edu/veritas
UM OPENS GALLERY SPACE IN WYNWOOD ARTS DISTRICT
The University of Miami’s new gallery space in Miami’s popular Wynwood Arts District is more than just an exhibition hall where art lovers can view paintings, sculpture, and other artwork. It is a showcase for emerging UM art students who want to make their mark on the art world.
Called the University of Miami Project Space, 2200 N.W. 2nd Avenue, the site is a former museum located next door to the venue that served as a UM gallery space in the past. Last December the artwork of UM faculty members, alumni, and students was on display during Wynwood Project Space 2006, an event held during Art Basel Miami Beach. The new space will primarily be used to display student artwork and will also feature works by UM alumni.
“It will help jump-start students’ careers,” says Lise Drost, associate professor and chair of the Department of Art and Art History. Watch future editions of e-Veritas for upcoming exhibits.
NEW QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT LETHAL INJECTION
Lethal injection could cause
prisoners to die by asphyxiation while conscious and in pain, a Miller School of Medicine research team reports in the April issue of PLoS (Public Library of Science).
The study describes how the current drug protocol may lead to death by chemical asphyxiation, potentially in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Miller School researchers delved into the execution processes of North Carolina and California by reviewing postmortem reports, execution records, and eyewitness testimony.
“We concluded that the original design of the lethal ¡rejection drug protocol itself is flawed,” says Teresa A. Zimmers, research assistant professor of surgery and lead author of the report. “The drug protocol is based on little clinical and scientific data and contradicts clinical veterinary practice.”
Art from the Project Space grand opening.
Shelton Berg, Barbara Kahn, and Terri Scandura are UM’s newest academic leaders
Renowned educators fill three deanships at UM

New leadership: Shelton G. Berg, the McCoy/Sample Endowed Professor of Jazz Studies in the Thornton School of Music at USC, is the new dean of UM’s Frost School of Music, while Barbara E. Kahn, a renowned scholar from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, will lead the School of Business Administration.
| hree of the University of Miami’s | most highly visible schools now I have new leadership, as the institution recently named new deans for its Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music, School of Business Administration, and Graduate School. All are among the top scholars and educators in their fields.
Berg is new dean of the Frost School
Shelton G. Berg, an internationally recognized pianist, composer, arranger, and educator who is widely acclaimed for his energetic and innovative approaches to jazz performance, composition, and pedagogy, is the new dean of the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music.
The McCoy/Sample Endowed Professor of Jazz Studies in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC), Berg replaces William Hipp, who has served as dean since 1983.
UM President Donna E. Shalala calls Berg not only a world-class musician, “but he has the administrative experience and the vision necessary to lead the Frost School as it meets the challenges of the 21st century.”
Berg joined the Thornton School of Music faculty in 1991, and as chair of the Department of Jazz Studies from 1994 to 2002, he is credited with raising the department’s profile to one of the top jazz studies programs in the nation. He conducts the acclaimed Thornton Jazz Orchestra and has spearheaded many of the department’s successful
The Miller School of Medicine is leading the race to advance research from the laboratory to patients with the creation of the Miami Institute for Medical Discovery and Health Disparities. And the Miller School is taking the initiative one step further, working to move medical advances from clinics to communities.
“If we are to be successful in bringing cutting-edge medicine to patients faster, it is imperative that we make our community part of the process,” says Julio Licinio, director of the institute and professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
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community outreach programs.
He is a past president of the International Association of Jazz Educators, and he received the association’s prestigious Lawrence Berk Leadership Award in 2000.
His groundbreaking book,
Jazz Improvisation: The Goal-Note Method, is considered one of the seminal texts on the subject, and his Chop-Monster improvisation series provides an innovative approach to teaching improvisation at a beginning level.
Frost School of Music benefactor and UM Life Trustee Phillip Frost says Berg’s appointment represents another turning point for the music school that will elevate it to new heights. “Having Shelly as part of Miami’s music scene will add another dimension to our top talent in the area of jazz. I know our faculty and students will enjoy working with Shelly.”
Berg has performed and recorded with some of the world’s top music industry professionals, contributed and/or orchestrated music for major motion picture and television studios, and recorded with and/or contributed music to major record companies. He has written for the Royal Philharmonic and American Symphony, as well as for orchestras in Los Angeles, Houston, Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta.
New initiative: The Clinical Research Building is the site of a new institute focusing on medical discovery and health disparities.
Berg is excited about leading one of the nation’s top schools of music. Says Berg, “With an eye toward the future, I look forward to working with our distinguished faculty and students to redefine what the music school of the 21st century should be.”
Kahn named business school dean
Barbara E. Kahn, a renowned scholar from the world’s first collegiate business school, is the new dean of the School of Business Administration, replacing Paul K. Sugrue, who has served in that capacity for 13 years.
Kahn is currently the Dorothy Silberberg Professor of Marketing and vice dean and director of the Undergraduate Division at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a senior fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute and a faculty member of the Graduate Group in the Psychology Department.
A noted scholar on consumer choice, variety seeking, and brand loyalty, her research provides marketing managers with a better understanding of consumer decision-making. The Undergraduate Division of The Wharton School, which Kahn directed, has consistently been ranked the No. 1 undergraduate business program by U.S.News & World Report and BusinessWeek.
UM Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas J. LeBlanc calls Kahn “a world-class scholar and a first-rate administrator. Her vision for the School of Business Administration is compelling and will bring the school to the next level of excellence.”
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New Miller School institute to focus on medical discovery and health disparities