To remain effective in your job, you have to stay composed and professional when faced with difficult people and situations. In this session, Dealing with Difficult People, participants will learn how to calmly and effectively handle challenging individuals and situations. Participants will discover powerful tools for assessing difficult people and managing conflict without sacrificing self-respect. Learn to stay focused, respond positively to negative people, and communicate more effectively with all types of problem personalities. This session will take place on the Miller School campus on Wednesday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. To register for the session, visit ULearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090 or 305-284-5110.

Valerie Bracchi-Ricard, assistant scientist for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will present “Astroglial NFkappaB Regulates Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Spatial Memory in Female Mice” as part of The Miami Project Wednesday Morning Seminar Series. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, June 24 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center Apex Conference Room, seventh floor. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or visit www.themiamiproject.org/lectures.

The University of Miami’s Center on Aging is conducting focus groups to better understand UM working caregivers’ needs. The purpose of the focus groups are to identify and understand the needs of working caregivers, educate employers about the needs of working caregivers and about the burden of caregiving and its relationship to productivity in the workplace, and develop psycho-social interventions to improve the health and well-being of caregivers and the ability of caregivers to balance employment and work responsibilities. A focus group will be held on the Coral Gables campus on Wednesday, June 24 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided. For the exact location of the focus group or for more information about the Working Caregivers Project, e-mail Chin Chin Lee at [email protected].

During this interactive discussion and presentation, Jeffrey Brosco, professor of clinical pediatrics at the Miller School of Medicine, will share important information about childhood vaccine safety. The presentation takes place on Wednesday, June 24 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, Room 3023. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP by Monday, June 22 to Indira Abraham-Pratt at [email protected] or call 305-905-3915.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is pleased to offer a relaxation training seminar for those interested in improving their capacity to effectively use relaxation techniques. This seminar will focus on helping participants identify the fight-or-flight response (with triggers), discuss ways to promote the parasympathetic (relaxation) response, and practice “practical” techniques to promote relaxation.

Coral Gables campus:  Tuesday, June 23 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, Room 139.

Miller School campus:  Wednesday, June 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155.

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