Posted on 21 May 2010
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.
Posted on 21 May 2010
Set in the 1930’s Manchurian desert, where lawlessness rules and many different ethnic groups clash, strangers engage in a chase across Manchuria to take possession of a mysterious map. Also on the hunt for the map are the Japanese army and Asian bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle, who will stand in the end as the winner? Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, May 28 at 9 p.m.; and Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 at 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.
Posted on 21 May 2010
A psychological mystery starring Steve Buscemi, Jamey Sheridan, and Campbell Scott about lost love, forgiveness, and the stifling effect the “code of silence” has over men and their relationships. At 52, “Handsome Harry” (Jamey Sheridan), a Vietnam veteran, has kept his rugged good looks. One day, Harry gets a call from a former Navy buddy, Tom Kelly (Buscemi), whom he hasn’t seen in some 30 years. On his deathbed and terrified of going to Hell, Kelly convinces Harry to seek forgiveness on his behalf from a comrade they betrayed long ago, David Kagan (Scott). Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.
Posted on 21 May 2010
The Department of Medicine will host grand rounds on Wednesday, May 26 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Neena S. Abraham, associate professor of medicine in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section at Baylor College of Medicine, will present “The Changing Face of Peptic Ulcer Disease.” For more information, please contact Merlyn Donatien at [email protected] or call 305-243-9122.
Posted on 21 May 2010
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].