University of Miami Graduate School

A huge Congratulations to Natasha Khatwani for winning The Annual Meeting of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Three Minute Thesis Competition! 🙌 we are so proud of you 🧡💚

We can’t wait to welcome all our incoming spring 2026 graduate students tomorrow!! See you there and don’t forget to register! 🧡🙌💚

We wish you a very happy end of the year! Can’t wait to see all your adventures this holiday break! ❄️🏖️🙌🏝️❄️

Another semester in the books, way to go Canes 🙌 now it’s time to unwind and enjoy the holiday season, you deserve it!

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳
Meet Praga Vipulanandan, an Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. candidate in the College of Engineering! Praga’s research explores how quantum tensor networks can enhance uncertainty quantification in machine learning by combining insights from quantum physics, mathematical modeling, and engineering.
Praga’s work aims to improve how machine learning models understand and communicate what they don’t know. 🤖

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳
Meet Guerdiana Thelomar, a Community Well-Being Ph.D. candidate in the School of Education & Human Development! Guerdiana’s research centers on the well-being of Black undergraduate women navigating predominantly white institutions (PWls) in a post-COVID-19 context. Guerdiana explores how shared spaces for connection, learning, and empowerment can shape mental health and academic outcomes. Her research provides crucial insights into how higher education institutions can better support underrepresented students and foster more inclusive and equitable environments. ☀️
Stay tuned as we continue highlighting the inspiring graduate researchers competing in this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on November 11, 2025!

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳
Meet Savannah Saavedra, a Literary, Cultural and Linguistic Studies Ph.D. candidate in the College of Arts & Sciences! Savannah’s research explores how Latin American women authors have used literature to challenge political and social injustices from the nineteenth century to today. By examining the trope of the madwoman in Colombian and Mexican literature, her work sheds light on how these authors have reclaimed women’s voices and reshaped historical narratives around gender, nationhood, and power. 📖
Stay tuned as we continue spotlighting the innovative research behind this year’s Three Minute Thesis (MT®) competition on November 11, 2025!

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳

Meet Giuliano McDonald, a Communication Ph.D. candidate in the School of Communication! Giuliano’s research focuses on improving concussion prevention in collegiate football by exploring how effective health communication strategies can encourage the adoption of helmet covers. Drawing on his own experience as a football player, Giuliano’s work highlights the importance of collaboration among coaches, trainers, and athletes to keep student-athletes safe and informed. 🏈
Stay tuned as we continue introducing the innovative research being presented at the Three Minute Thesis
(3MT®) competition on November 11, 2025!

LINUTE THESIS COMPETITION: NOV. 11, 202

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳
Meet Giuliano McDonald, a Communication Ph.D. candidate in the School of Communication! Giuliano’s research focuses on improving concussion prevention in collegiate football by exploring how effective health communication strategies can encourage the adoption of helmet covers. Drawing on his own experience as a football player, Giuliano’s work highlights the importance of collaboration among coaches, trainers, and athletes to keep student-athletes safe and informed. 🏈
Stay tuned as we continue introducing the innovative research being presented at the Three Minute Thesis
(3MT®) competition on November 11, 2025!

⏳ 3MT Competitor Alert ⏳
Meet Tiffany Leung, a Psychology Ph.D. candidate in the College of Arts & Sciences! Tiffany’s research explores how children perceive and respond to signs of sickness in others. This could support both children’s well-being and social development. By deepening our understanding of how these recognition skills emerge, Tiffany’s work has the potential to help children stay healthier and more resilient. 🧠
Stay tuned as we continue to introduce the brilliant minds competing in this year’s Three Minute Thesis
(3MT®) competition on November 11, 2025