Attend UGalilee information sessions on Tuesday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Rock (free t-shirt to first 20 applicants). Talk to UGalilee 2009 students about their experiences in Israel last year and the 15 faculty-led study trips throughout Israel. Get 15 UM credits in this UM study abroad program by taking UM courses on Judaism and Christianity and the history, literature, and culture of ancient and modern Israel. Study archaeology and participate in a dig where “the classroom is the countryside.”

Other information sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Merrick Building, room 105 and on Thursday, October 8 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Mahoney Residential College, room 102.

For more information, call 305-284-8180 or e-mail [email protected]. Visit the UGalilee at ugalilee.miami.edu.

The Division of Hospital Medicine will host Grand Rounds on Tuesday, October 6 from 12 to 1 p.m. at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Central Building, second-floor auditorium. L. Silvia Munoz-Price, medical director of JHS Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Division of Infectious Disease, Miller School of Medicine, will present “The Environment as a Source of Contamination.” For more information, call Karen Harvey at 305-243-1497.

Join Medical Purchasing for its first-ever All About You Spa and Wellness Fair on Tuesday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room C of the medical campus Wellness Center. The fair benefits the United Way. Admission is free for members of the UM community, but donations will be accepted. The first 100 guests to arrive will receive a complimentary scented candle. Approximately 20 different vendors will be on hand to provide a variety of pampering options, including spa and beauty supplies, clothing, and accessories for hobbies such as jewelry making, knitting, and gardening. Take part in the $1 raffle for a chance to win baskets full of unique items for both men and women. The fair will feature giveaways, and vendors will have samples, business cards, and items and services for sale on site. For more information, please call Dee Dee Wise at 305-243-3662, Lindsay Rohrs at 305-243-2714, or Melissa Camillo-Castillo at 305-243-2713.

The Miller School of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease/HIV and the Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR), presents its Grand Rounds Seminar Series titled “The Impact of Cellular Restrictions on Lentivirus Biology” on Tuesday, October 6 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, third-floor auditorium. Mario Stevenson, professor at the University of Massachusetts, will be presenting.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is pleased to offer a 30-minute training for those interested in building their capacity to consciously activate their 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 workweek, and join us to practice practical techniques which promote health through relaxation.

Miller School campus: Tuesday, October 6 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the Medical Wellness Center classroom. To register, call 305-243-7600.

Coral Gables campus: Thursday, October 8 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, room 139.

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