The Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health Equity will host its second annual Social Medicine Advocacy, Research and Training (SMART) Forum on Friday, October 8 at 12 p.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. The goal of the forum is to provide the Miami community with an opportunity to present, discuss, and further community-based research and training in social medicine. This year’s featured SMART Forum abstracts will be presented by Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine Pathway Medical Students Rimsky Denis, Jessica Kaltman, and Juliet Nissan. For more information, please e-mail Cari Martinez at [email protected] or call 305-243-8893.

Don Mayer, Arsht Visiting Scholar in Ethics, will present “Getting to ‘The Good Society’: U.S. Research Priorities 2010-2020″ on Friday, October 8 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building fourth-floor auditorium.

Mayer is professor in Residence at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver and has written widely on international business, law and business ethics. He is co-editor, with Jim O’Toole, of Good Business: Exercising Effective & Ethical Leadership (Routledge 2010).

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The César award-winning film Mesrine: Killer Instinct introduces us to Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of 60’s Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerald Depardieu), Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder. Please note: The second film, Mesrine: Public Enemy #1, plays at the Cosford next weekend (October 15 through 17). French, English, Arabic, and Spanish with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, October 8 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, October 9 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.; and Sunday, October 10 at 1:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Racing Dreams is the award-winning, coming-of-age story about three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR. The film takes us into the lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association’s National Series, widely considered the Little League for professional racing. And at the same time, they navigate the treacherous road between childhood and young adulthood. The film screens on Friday, October 8 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 9 at 1:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.; and Sunday, October 10 at 3:45 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Terror strikes Longhead Bay when creeping alien foreheads begin attaching themselves to local townspeople, seizing control of their very souls and launching a vast invasion from space. By remarkable coincidence, sexy, arrogant scientist Sheila Baxter begins testing her theory that the forehead—not the brain—is the seat of all human knowledge. The film screens on Friday, October 8 at midnight. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.