Richard J. Cote, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and director of the University of Miami Biomedical Nanoscience Institute at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Nanotechnology Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis” on Friday, December 17 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a seminar by Michael Stubblefield, assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and assistant clinical member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, on Friday, December 17 from 12 to 1 p.m. at in Sylvester Conference Room 1301. Stubblefield will present “The Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome: A Paradigm for Cancer Rehabilitation.” For more information, please contact Amanda Grabloski at 305-243-4889 or e-mail [email protected].

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a seminar by Michael Stubblefield, assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, and assistant clinical member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. The event takes place on Friday, December 17, from 12 to 1 p.m. at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in conference room 1301.
For more information, call 305-243-4889 or e-mail [email protected].

David J. Robbins, associate professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology and member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present “Hedgehog Signaling in Cancer” on Friday, December 17 at 1 p.m. at Sylvester Conference Room 1301. No RSVP required. For more information, contact Diane Dames at [email protected] or 305-243-2287.

Cattle Herder's Hat, collected between 1960-1973. Gift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens.

Some never before seen works are on exhibit as part of “Useable Art: African Aesthetics in Daily Life from the UM Lowe Art Museum.” Most African art serves a function—spiritual if not utilitarian, or often both. This exhibition consists of objects that provide some purpose of daily living that can be relatively easily recognized by non-Africans. They can also be appreciated for the appeal of their forms, the beauty of their patterns, and the quality of craftsmanship.

The works are on view through Sunday, January 16, 2011, with the curator’s lecture also taking place on January 16 at 2 pm at the Lowe.

The Lowe’s extensive holdings of African art include not only ceremonial masks and ritual figures but also many objects made for use in daily life. This exhibition will showcase a selection of the finest containers, textiles, tools, home furnishings, and other useful objects—very few of which have ever been displayed.

“Usable Art” is organized by the Lowe Art Museum and is sponsored in part by The State of Florida and the African Art Endowment.

The Lowe Art Museum is located on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus at 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Gallery and Museum Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 12 to 4 p.m.; Closed Monday. Regular Admission (not including special events) is $10; $5 for seniors and non-UM students; free for Lowe Art Museum members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children under 12. For more information, call 305-284-3535 or visit www.lowemuseum.org.