The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers 30-minute relaxation training for those interested in building a capacity to consciously activate the body’s parasympathetic response.  The parasympathetic (or relaxation) response is at the heart of all stress management techniques, and its use is directly correlated with the promotion of optimal health. Take a break from your busy work week and practice practical techniques that promote health through relaxation.

• Coral Gables campus:  Wednesday, May 27 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the UC Flamingo, room 245.
• Miller School campus:  Thursday, May 28 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the Medical Wellness Center classroom, twelfth-floor.

To register, visit ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call 305-284-5110.

Attend Otolaryngology Grand Rounds on Thursday, May 28 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Clinical Research Building, room 989. Simon Angeli, associate professor of otolaryngology, and Richard Vivero, resident in otolaryngology, present “Diagnosis and Management of Facial Nerve Paralysis.” By attending the lecture, participants will review efficacy of cochlear implantation in genetically deaf populations. The Miller School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s). For more information, call 305-585-8776 or e-mail [email protected].

Yingcai Wang, research assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, presents “Utilizing Gene Targeting Mouse Model to Reveal the Function of Sarcomeric Proteins” on Thursday, May 28 at 12 p.m. in the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Conference, at the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, room 6018. For more information, call 305-243-1078.

The Office of Research Information Management is offering a Velos Patient Management Workshop for team members, coordinators, research nurses, and all study personnel to learn how the system will help them manage patients. The workshop will include a hands-on module that will cover patient enrollment, patient status management, and patient calendars. The workshop will be held on Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Dominion Towers, tenth-floor training room. Registration is required through ULearn. For more information, e-mail mailto:[email protected].

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.