The College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering will host the seminar “Opportunities in NASA/FSGC for Researchers and Students” on Friday, September 11 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 202. Mukherjee Jaydeep, director of the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium and interim director of the Florida Space Institute, will discuss his organization’s various programs, including seed research funding for faculty; fellowships, scholarships, and internships for students; and student collaborative projects.

The Mission of the Florida Space Grant Consortium is to strengthen Florida’s economy and augment NASA Educational Outcomes by providing space-related fellowships, scholarships, and internships; supporting research opportunities and academic NASA-industry partnerships; supporting student collaborative projects, including senior design projects; and enhancing STEM awareness, literacy, education, and excellence in Florida’s citizens, public and private educational systems, and workforce.

Camila Jam tells the story of Camila, a young woman engaged in becoming a writer. Exploring her passion and her effort to support it, the film examines a female character who faces the abyss and gains from it her strength to exist. Leandra Leal’s tour de force performance earned her the Grande Premio Brasil for Best Actress (Brazil’s equivalent of the Academy Award).

This exclusive Cosford Cinema engagement made its Miami debut earlier this year at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. The film is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for UM alumni, faculty, and staff and free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, September 11 at 9:15 p.m., Saturday, September 12 at 3:45  and 8:15 p.m. and Sunday, September 13 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

An early member of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda has worked with Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Jean-Luc Godard, Jane Birkin, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, and Philippe Noiret. In The Beaches of Agnes, stories of her childhood in Brussels and adolescence in occupied Paris, of Los Angeles in the ’60s, and of life in her Paris neighborhood are melded with clips from both documentary and fictional work. She is a mother and wife, a feminist, a nature lover, and an urban-dwelling artist. Above all, she is a woman in love with the cinema whose new movie perfectly expresses her sentiment. The film is in French with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and is free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 12 at 6:10 p.m., and Sunday, September 13 at 3:45 p.m. For more information about the French New Wave series, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

A candlelight vigil in remembrance of 9/11 will be held on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m. in the University Center Lower Lounge. Join the University community as it honors those affected by the events eight years ago and reflects on the opportunity to define a better future based on human freedom and peace. All are encouraged to light a candle dedicated to the hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Join the Center for Latin American Studies on Friday, September 11 at 12 p.m. for Growing Up Celia, a luncheon with music executive Celia Becquer Cody. During a roundtable discussion, Cody will share oral histories and insights about growing up in the same house with her aunt, internationally renowned “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz, and her uncle, Pedro Knight. She will also recap her professional experiences traveling the globe and incorporating her aunt in special projects. In addition, Cody will discuss the various tributes and exhibits in honor of her famous aunt as well as the film Celia the Queen. The event will take place  at the Wesley Gallery on the Coral Gables campus.