The University of Miami School of Law’s Faculty Speaker Series continues with visiting professor David Kairys, who will present the lecture “Jury Representativeness” on Wednesday, March 3 in the law school’s faculty meeting room. The lecture begins at 12:35 p.m., following a lunch at 12 p.m. in the same room. A question-and-answer session will follow after the lecture.

Kairys is professor of law and the James E. Beasley Chair at Temple University Beasley School of Law. One of the nation’s leading civil rights lawyers, he won a leading race discrimination case against the FBI, won challenges to unrepresentative juries around the country, stopped police sweeps of minority neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and represented Benjamin Spock in a free-speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He authored With Liberty and Justice for Some, and coauthored The Politics of Law, a bestselling progressive critique of the legal system. His recent articles focus on the history of civil rights–particularly the Supreme Court’s decisions on racial issues, the role of courts, and the meaning of the rule of law–as well as a range of issues related to handgun violence.

Limited seating is available for this event. To attend, RSVP to Detra Davis at [email protected]. Priority will be given to those who reply first.

Steve A. Goldman, professor and chair of the Department of Neurology and co-director of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine at the University of Rochester, will present “Progenitor Cell-Based Strategies for Treating Diseases of the CNS” on Wednesday, March 3 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or visit www.themiamiproject.org/lectures.

Stephen I. Katz, director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, will present “Advances and Opportunities in Skin Biology and Skin Diseases Research” on Wednesday, March 3 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, Ioannides Library, Room 2090. For more information, call 305-243-4472.

The UM BikeSafe Course is a free two-hour program for existing and future bicyclists that teaches riders safety skills and provides information on bicycling as a transportation alternative and recreational activity. Understanding bicycle laws and learning bicycle traffic skills will limit the risk of injury and enhance the rider’s comfort and ability to travel by bicycle. This course is available to all University of Miami employees and students and will be held on Wednesday, March 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University Center, Orange Key Room 245, on the Coral Gables campus. Due to limited class size, please register in advance by visiting www.miami.edu/police and click on the BIKESAFE logo.

The University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy will host “Indigenous Groups in Latin America: Political, Economic and Social Changes” on Wednesday, March 3 from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. The symposium will feature keynote speaker Eliane Karp-Toledo, adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program, George Washington University, former Distinguished Fellow in Residence at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and former First Lady of Peru.

Panelists will include: Martin Edwin Andersen, chief of strategic communications, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.; Jaime Arias, Cabildo Gobernador del Pueblo Kankuamo, Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia, Valledupar, Colombia; Mirna Cunningham, chair, Center for Autonomy and Development for Indigenous Peoples, Puerto Cabezas; Eduardo Gamarra, professor, Department of Political Science, Florida International University; Carmen Martínez, professor and researcher, Anthropology Program, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Quito, Ecuador; and José del Val Blanco, director, University Program, México Nación Multicultural, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.

The cost is $30; faculty and students are free with a valid ID. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, call Patricia Salinas at 305-284-3707 or visit www.miami.edu/chp.