The Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, will host grand rounds on Thursday, May 27 at 1 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium (no lunch provided). Phil McCabe, professor and associate chair of the Department of Psychology, will present “The Influence of Social Environment on Endocrines Vascular Pathophysiology and the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Animal Models of Disease.” For more information, please contact Angie Saint Jean at [email protected] or 305-243-8417.

The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, May 27 from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Brian Hood, neurological surgery resident, will present “Lateral Ventricular Tumors in Adults.” For more information or to add your name to the educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

Michael Ogilvie, general surgery research resident, will present “Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in Trauma Victims in the 21st Century: Novel Training, Therapeutic, and Monitoring Strategies” on Thursday, May 27 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium. Upon completion of this lecture, participants will be able to discuss the updates on research in the field of trauma and critical care.

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, contact Elisa Arguelles at 305-585-1280 or [email protected].

The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, May 27 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Chris Demassi, neurological surgery resident, will present “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports.” For more information or to add your name to the educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Center for Computational Science will co-host Kenneth Manton, Distinguished Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at Duke University and member of the International Epidemiological Association and American Statistical Association, on Thursday, May 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Manton will discuss the “Effects of Biomedical Research Investment on Long-Term Rates of Health Improvement; Implications for Health Costs and Economic Growth.” He is a recipient of the Mindel C. Sheps Award in Mathematical Demography and focuses his research on health status forecasting, long-term care issues, and statistical modeling. For more information, e-mail Evelyn Cruz at [email protected].