Air Force ROTC invites UM attendees to enjoy a performance of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team on Thursday, September 3 from 12 to 1 p.m. at The Rock. The performance will feature a standard 16-person professionally choreographed sequence of weapon maneuvers, precise tosses, complex weapon exchanges, and a walk-through. The drill team promotes the Air Force mission by showcasing drill performances at public and military venues to recruit, retain, and inspire airmen. For more information, call 305-284-2870.

On Friday, September 4, Air Force ROTC will sponsor a blood drive for Branches After School Program. Branches is nonprofit after-school program for 6th- to 8th-graders that offers free tutoring five days a week. In addition to offering local youth homework time, Branches provides a hot snack. Donate blood between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., in front of Rhodes House (the corner of Dickinson and Merrick). Donations of canned food for the after-school snack at Branches will also be collected. For more information, call 305-284-2870.

The Office of Research Information Management is offering a Velos Patient Management Workshop for study team members, coordinators, research nurses, and all study personnel involved in managing patients. Highlighting how this system will help you manage your patients, this hands-on module includes discussions on patient enrollment, patient status management, and patient calendars. The workshop will be held in Dominion Towers, 10th-floor training room, each Thursday in September from 4 to 5 p.m. Please choose one of the upcoming sessions:

Thursday, September 3
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 17
Thursday, September 24

Velos eResearch is a Web-based clinical research management application designed specifically for investigators and their research teams. It supports processes for patient recruitment, patient scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, milestone management, data safety monitoring, adverse event reporting, system integration, data collection, and study execution. Velos eResearch allows all study-related information to be centralized and can be accessed from anywhere, at any time. It is easy to use, reliable, and completely secure; password-protected, the account is accessible only to authorized personnel.  Registration is required through ULearn. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

As part of Well ’Canes, the University offers a 12-week Weight Watchers at Work program. The cornerstone of the Weight Watchers program is nutrition, coupled with exercise advice and a very effective behavior modification program that leads to new eating management skills, safe weight loss, and maintenance. The cost is $123 for the 12-week course. First-time attendees of Weight Watchers at Work are eligible for 100-percent reimbursement for complete attendance. If this is your second Weight Watchers at Work at UM, you are eligible for a 50-percent reimbursement if you attend all 12 sessions. The next session begins on the Coral Gables campus on Thursday, September 3 at 12 p.m. in the Herbert Wellness Center Classroom. Meetings will be held at 12 p.m. every Thursday for 12 weeks. For questions, e-mail [email protected]. This is a taxable benefit. For more information, click here.

Attend a Sponsored Programs Roundtable/Brown Bag Lunch on “Standard Operating Procedures” on Thursday, September 3 at 12 p.m. in the Dominion Tower, 12th-floor conference room. Learn more about standard operating procedures (SOPs) and their importance to University research teams through a presentation on the following questions:

• Why is it important to have SOPs?
• What should be an SOP?
• What should be included in SOPs?
• Who should be involved in the creation of SOPs?

To register, visit Ulearn.miami.edu. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 305-243-5092.

The Lowe Art Museum hosts the LoweDown lecture “I’m Having an Art Attack!” on Thursday, September 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the museum (lecture at 7:30 p.m.). Travel Channel host Lee Sandstead, best known for bringing his passion for art to mainstream America, will share his love of all things art. During his illustrated presentation at the Lowe Art Museum, he will discuss his Travel Channel show “Art Attack with Lee Sandstead” and select works from the Lowe’s permanent collection. “This presentation is really about getting fired up for art,” Lee says. “Find out what makes me travel the world for art and learn some ways you too can get fired up for art.”

Ever since he took his first art-history class, Sandstead has been on one grand art adventure after another, scouring the world for great art. But last year, he started what may be his grandest art adventure of all when the first season of “Art Attack with Lee Sandstead” aired on the Travel Channel. The premise of “Art Attack” is to visit museums and look at five must-see pieces in a high-impact, high-energy fashion. With upbeat music, quick cuts, and great camera moves, the show is a raucous ride through America’s top museums.

Lowe Art Museum members will be admitted free; admission of non-members is $10. For more information, visit www.lowemuseum.org or call 305-284-3535.