Ashfaq Shuaib, professor and director of the Division of Neurology at the University of Alberta Medical Center, will present “Cerebral Perfusion Augmentation for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A New Treatment Paradigm” on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. at the Clinical Research Building, Room 989. For more information, call Jessica Busquets at 305-243-8785 or e-mail [email protected].

The Health Research in the Americas V Conference, sponsored by the University of Miami Fogarty International Training Program in AIDS and TB and UNAIDS, will focus on “HIV Prevention Across the Lifespan”  on Thursday and Friday, May 7-8 at  the Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Broad-Bussel Auditorium, in the Clinical Research Building.

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Spring has returned and nature beckons discovery and exploration—even in art form. The annual two-part UM Student/Master of Fine Arts Exhibitions are viewable at the Lowe Art Museum. Also on view: UM’s Faculty Exhibition, featuring Carsten Meier’s Naturell. A preview and reception for the juried student exhibition and Naturell will be held Friday, April 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. The evening will be highlighted with a special lecture by Meier. A preview reception for the MFA exhibition, on view from May 14-June 14, will be held Wednesday, May 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Both receptions are free and open to the public. Regular admission to the Lowe (not including special events) is $10; $5 for seniors and non-UM students; and free for Lowe Art Museum members, UM students, faculty and staff, and children under 12 years of age. For more information, call 305-284-3535 or visit www.lowemuseum.org.