The School of Architecture’s Master in Real Estate Development + Urbanism program presents the Reinventing Real Estate Development Lecture Series this fall with Developer-in-Residence Frank Starkey. Starkey co-founded Longleaf, a 568-acre, TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) 25 miles northwest of Tampa. Construction began in 1998 and the project is half complete, with over 400 homes, 50,000 square feet of commercial space, a preschool, elementary school, and a church. Starkey has been involved in many aspects of development: planning, entitlement, code writing and implementation, engineering, permitting, construction, product development, marketing, and communicating with residents. He will present “A New Normal for Development: How Big Forces will Change What We Build and How” on Wednesday, October 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, Glasgow Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Division of Plastic Surgery will present grand rounds on Wednesday, October 27 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the McKnight Research Center, Lecture Room 814. Farzad R. Nahai, plastic surgeon at Paces Plastic Surgery and Recovery Center in Atlanta, Georgia, will present “Avoidance and Management of Complications in Lower Eyelid Surgery.” For more information, please contact Myra Ramos at 305-585-5285 or [email protected].

Bradley C. Bennett, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, will present “The Sound of Woods: The Biology and Physical Properties of Guitar Tonewoods” on Wednesday, October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Cox Science Center, Room 166. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please e-mail [email protected].

Anthony Oliva, assistant scientist at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will present “Axon Formation” on Wednesday, October 27 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, please call 305-243-7108 or visit www.themiamiproject.org/lectures.

This course is designed for those providing and promoting superior customer service. It will provide you with an opportunity to align your customer service skills and techniques with best practices, as well as examine how to improve these skills within your current role. Note: This is a Series III core course for Emerging Leaders.

Miller School of Medicine campus: Wednesday, October 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dominion Towers Parking Garage, Suite 155.

You must complete the corresponding online CBL prior to enrolling in the course. To register for the CBL and the live session, visit ulearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090.