Gervasio “Tony” Lamas, chief, Columbia University, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, will present “Medical vs. Interventional Therapy for Chronic Coronary Disease: Has the Tide Turned? A Review of COURAGE, OAT, and Other Trials” on Tuesday, June 9 from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, South Building, First Floor Seminar Center A and B. For more information, call Yanay Tabraue at 305-243-1998 or e-mail [email protected].

Join the Miller School of Medicine’s Disparities and Community Outreach Core for the online videoconference “Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the Intersection of Educational Inequities and Health Disparities,” which will be hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Program for Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes. The videoconference takes place on Tuesday, June 9 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and can be seen at the Clinical Research Building, Room 1539A, on the Miller School campus. Speakers will include Reginald Weaver, National Education Association; Dina Castro, FPG Child Development Institute; Nicholas Freudenberg, Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College School of Health Sciences/City University of New York; and Lillian A. Sparks, executive director, National Indian Education Association. The moderator will be Howard Lee, executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet. There will be opportunities for discussion during and after the videoconference. RSVP (optional) to Marsha Stevens at [email protected] or 305-243-8299.

For those interested in exploring how thoughts influence health, the Employee Assistance Program is pleased to offer the seminar “Thinking Yourself to Better Health.” While many people invest a great deal of time and energy in physically caring for their bodies, few people consider the importance of taking the same care to ensure their mindset also supports optimal health. Can we correlate health promotional behaviors and optimal bodily function with positive patterns of thought? Those who see the glass as half-full may be on to something.

Participants will:

• Review the influence of thought patterns on physiology

• Identify ways to convert negative thinking patterns and beliefs to ones that promote health

Dates:

Attend the seminar on the Coral Gables campus on Tuesday, June 9 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, Room 139.

Attend on the Miller School campus on Wednesday, June 10 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155.

To register, log on to ULearn at http://ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call PDTO at 305-284-5110.

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.