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The challenges of health care in the Americas
Hilary Beckles, vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies; Julio Frenk, University of Miami president and former minister of health in Mexico; Alejandro Gaviria, president of Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia; and Felicia Marie Knaul, director of the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, who moderated the panel discussion.

Uniting to face the challenges of tomorrow
University of Miami Vice President for Hemispheric and Global Affairs Lourdes Dieck-Assad, University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles, UM President Julio Frenk, and UWI Ambassador Gillian Bristol, director of the Latin America and Caribbean Centre (LACC) in the Office for Global Affairs, close the second meeting of the Hemispheric University Consortium in Kingston, Jamaica.

Growing innovative ventures across the hemisphere
University of Miami, eMerge Americas, and partner universities are teaming up to feature entrepreneurial talent at eMerge’s Global Startup Showcase.

Seeking Synergy in University Collaboration
University leaders from the Americas explore creating a Hemispheric University Consortium to work together to address pressing regional challenges.