The School of Education will host two CPR and AED certification classes on the Coral Gables campus, with proceeds benefiting the United Way. The classes are a great way to support the United Way Campaign while learning important lifesaving skills at the same time. This is a onetime course for both new CPR certifications and renewals. Both courses will be taught with American Heart Association guidelines and will highlight the new procedures to be taught beginning next year.

Tuesday, October 19
5:15 to 8:15 p.m. in the Merrick Building, Room 315

Thursday, October 28
5:15 to 8:15 p.m. in the Merrick Building, Room 217

Each class is limited to the first 15 people who register. To register and obtain more information, please contact Kysha Harriell at [email protected] or 305-284-3201.

The Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR) will host a seminar on Tuesday, October 19 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Barbara L. Shacklett, associate professor of medical microbiology and immunology and Opticore scientific director at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, will present “Mucosal Immune Responses in HIV Controllers: Location, Location, Location.” For more information or to add your name to the center’s distribution list, please contact Brian Ruther at [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 Carlos T. Moraes, professor in the Department of Neurology at the Miller School of Medicine. Moraes will present “Emerging Therapeutic Approaches to Mitochondrial Diseases” on Tuesday, October 19 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 [email protected].

The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, along with the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center’s 30th Annual Jewish Book Festival and University of Miami Hillel, will present the Tenth Annual Robert Russell Lecture by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, who will speak on “Hillel: If Not Now, When?”

In his latest book, Rabbi Telushkin looks at Judaism’s most famous Talmudic sage whose ethical teachings have as much relevancy today as when they were first offered about 2,000 years ago. He is author of Heaven’s Witness, Jewish Humor, The Golden Land, Jewish Literacy, Jewish Values, Jewish Wisdom, and A Code of Jewish Ethics, Vols. I and II.

The event takes place on Tuesday, October 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at The Miller Center Auditorium, 105 Merrick Building. This lecture is open to the public. Admission is $10 to benefit the JCC. Free for 2010 supporters of the Miller Center and students with UM ’Cane Card. Seating is limited. Book signing and light refreshments on the Scharlin Patio. RSVP to [email protected], call 305-284-6882, or fax 305-284-5274.

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) offers this 30-minute training session for those interested in building their capacity to consciously activate their body’s parasympathetic response. The parasympathetic (or relaxation) response is at the heart of all stress management techniques, and its use is directly correlated with the promotion of optimal health. A University of Miami FSAP professional will facilitate the session.

To register go to http://ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090. To receive e-mail announcements of upcoming seminars, call the FSAP at 305-284-6604.

Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, October 19 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the McArthur Engineering Annex, MEA 202.

Miller School of Medicine campus: Thursday, October 21 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the Medical Wellness Center classroom.

Rosenstiel School campus: Friday, October 22 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the library, rare book room.