Mark H. Rosenblum, adjunct assistant professor and director of the UM Pediatrics WIC Project, will present “The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 2011” on Tuesday, March 8 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. For more information, contact Javier Salazar at 305-585-6042 or [email protected].

Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, arbitrator, sole practitioner, and professor emeritus at the University of Cologne, will present “Suggestions for Preparing and Conducting a Hearing in International Arbitration” on Tuesday, March 8, from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. in the Law Library, Reading Room D201. Lunch will be provided.

For more information and to RSVP, visit www.law.miami.edu/iglp or e-mail [email protected].

Gervasio A. Lamas, professor of clinical medicine and chief of the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, will present “Left Ventricular Remodeling: Pathogenesis and Clinical Approach” on Tuesday, March 8, from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, 1295 NW 14th Street, South Building, first-floor Seminar Center A and B. This educational activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, call Raquel Mota at 305-243-9067 or e-mail [email protected].

This seminar, offered through the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP), provides participants with valuable information regarding U.S. Social Security benefits. A public affairs specialist from the Miami-Dade Social Security Administration Office will facilitate the seminar to help attendees understand eligibility criteria and the steps eligible persons may take to secure their benefits. A UM Benefits representative will also be in attendance to answer questions. The seminar will review Social Security benefits, retirement, disability, benefits to families of retirees and the disabled, survivor’s benefits, eligibility, computation of benefits, and Medicare.

Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, March 8 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the University Center, Flamingo Ballroom A.

Miller School of Medicine campus: Wednesday, March 9 from 12 to 1 p.m. at Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155.

To register visit ULearn. For help with ULearn, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-284-5110. To receive e-mail announcements of upcoming seminars, call the FSAP at 305-284-6604.

The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program will host an open house on Tuesday, March 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Newman Alumni Center library. The MALS Program is designed for the returning student who endeavors to develop critical thinking skills. The program offers flexible schedules and convenient class hours. The open house will provide an opportunity to meet with faculty, current students, and alumni. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, please call 305-284-6731 or visit www.as.miami.edu/mals.