The road ahead for the economy and the markets may still have some twists, turns, and unexpected speed bumps ahead. While Gross Domestic Product is up, personal incomes are down. Given the mix of economic signals, what does the path to long-term recovery look like? In this environment, do we need to reinvent the way we plan and save for retirement? Where can we turn for a sense of direction and guidance to navigate the new challenges looming on the horizon?

Join Brett Hammond, managing director and chief investment strategist for TIAA-CREF, on Tuesday, April 20 for a discussion on the current economic and market landscape as well as practical insights on how investors can stay focused on their long-term destination—a safe and secure retirement—despite the inevitable distractions and detours along the way.

Coral Gables campus: Reception from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; presentation and Q&A from 12 to 1 p.m. at the University Center, Flamingo Ballrooms C and D.

Miller School of Medicine campus: Reception from 5:30 to 6 p.m.; presentation and Q&A from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium.

To RSVP for this special event, please e-mail Daphne Georges-Kong at [email protected] or call 561-393-1304.

Robert Hendel, director of cardiac imaging and outpatient services, Cardiovascular Division, will present “Update in Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing” on Tuesday, April 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, first-floor Seminar Center A and B. For more information, call Yanay Tabraue at 305-243-1998 or e-mail [email protected].

Irwin P. Stotzky, professor in the School of Law and director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights, will discuss “The Truth About Haiti” on Tuesday, April 20 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Law Library, second-floor reading room.

For the past 35 years, Stotzky has represented Haitian and other refugees on constitutional and human rights issues in many cases, including several cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as an attorney and adviser to former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and as an adviser to current President Rene Preval’s administration.

RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, April 16. Lunch will be provided.

Attend the Cardiology Grand Rounds discussion on  “Update in Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing” featuring Robert Hendel, director of cardiac imaging and outpatient services in the Cardiovascular Division. Hendel presents on Tuesday, April 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the University of Miami Hospital (UMH), South Building, first-floor Seminar Center, rooms A and B.  For more information, call 305-243-1998 or [email protected].

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics will host a seminar by Haydeh Payami, professor and director of the Genomics Institute, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center. Payami will present “Pharmacogenomics of Parkinson’s Disease” on Tuesday, April 20 at 4 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. For more information, contact Lourdes Acosta at 305-243-2559 or e-mail [email protected].