Achieving and maintaining a good credit score is an important gateway to many financial freedoms. Offered by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, this valuable seminar is geared toward those who are interested in developing a greater understanding of strategies for preserving good credit scores. Kevin Maher of Consumer Credit Management Services will help you discover what it takes to correct bad credit scores and maintain good ones.

Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, June 8 from 12 to 1 p.m., Max Orovitz Building, Room 139.

Miller Medical School campus: Thursday, June 10 from 12 to 1 p.m., Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155.

To register, go to http://ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call PDTO at 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090. Mac users: Please call the FSAP office at 305-284-6604 to register by phone.

Kevin Curtis, a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miller School of Medicine, will present a Ph.D. dissertation seminar, “Neurotrophin-3 Mediated Neuronal Commitment of Bone Marrow-Derived MIAMI Cells Regulation via Rac1b,” on Tuesday, June 8 at 1 p.m. in the Gautier Building, Room 118.

The University of Miami Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will hold a free two-day lecture series that will address such topics as basic neurology, the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, medications, nutrition and exercise, mind-body connections, sleep disorders, and other important issues related to the illness. The lectures are designed for Parkinson’s disease patients, their caregivers, and allied health professionals who work with this special population. Angela Russell and George Dumenigo of the Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders will present. The lectures will be held on Tuesday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Palace Suites, 11377 SW 84th Street, Miami. Complimentary handouts, parking, and lunch are included. To RSVP, contact George Dumenigo at 305-243-1865 or [email protected].

The Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health Equity and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health will host a special grand rounds on Tuesday, June 8 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Guerda Nicolas, associate professor and chair of the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies at the School of Education, will present “Understanding and Integrating Cultural Factors in Research and Practice.” For more information, e-mail Cari Martinez at [email protected] or visit www.jayweisscenter.org.

Hiring and Onboarding Talent is a highly interactive course with two instructor-led training (ILT) sessions and a computer-based learning (CBL) module. Participants will focus on identifying talent needs in their department, developing techniques to determine ability based on past performance, creating an interview plan, peer interviewing, and developing an onboarding plan for new talent. This is a core requirement for any hiring manager. The session will occur at the Professional Development and Training Office on the Miller School campus. To register for the session, visit ULearn and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090 or 305-284-5110.

• Miller School of Medicine campus: Tuesday, June 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Professional Development and Training Office, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155.