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The Instructional Advancement Center will host an information session where attendees can see a live demonstration and learn more. The session will be held on Wednesday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Center, Room 226D. Register at www.iacmiami.org. For more information, call 305-284-2008. Lunch and door prizes will be provided. Space is limited to 50 registrants.

Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Neurology’s Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Center, will present “Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation During Ischemia” on Wednesday, March 30 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, please call 305-243-7108.

In a lecture reflecting his school’s unique mission, Isaac Prilleltensky, dean of the UM School of Education, will speak on Wednesday, March 30, at the Lowe Art Museum on the Coral Gables campus at 6:30 p.m., with a reception beginning at 6 p.m.

Dean Prilleltensky will discuss “Promoting Your Personal, Family, and Community Well-Being: From Science to Action.” He will talk about his school’s innovative vision to develop educational, psychological, and physical well-being among individuals and families in multicultural communities.

Dean Isaac Prilleltensky

The event is part of the Collegetown Faculty Lecture Series, a new forum in which UM faculty experts in various disciplines engage the community in intellectual discourse and enrich their knowledge on timely topics. The series, presented by the University of Miami and the City of Coral Gables, is free and open to the public, including members of the UM community, and is part of the recently passed Development Agreement.

RSVP in advance by calling 305-284-3356 or via e-mail at [email protected].

The University of Miami School of Education’s new Master’s Program in Community and Social Change will host an information session for prospective applicants on Wednesday, March 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Eaton Residential College, Faculty Master’s Apartment, Room 108. The session will also be accessible online through Adobe Connect.

The program is designed to prepare a new generation of innovative leaders for the not-for-profit sector who are knowledgeable in the research, theories, and practice of promoting well-being in community settings. It is a 30-credit program with core courses generally offered on weekends or as weeklong intensive experiences. The program also offers a Peace Corps Masters International option in Community Youth Development.

To RSVP for the session, whether attending in person or viewing online, e-mail [email protected]. For more information about the program, visit www.education.miami.edu/socialchange and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UMiamiCSC. Learn about the Peace Corps Masters International option at www.education.miami.edu/pcmi.

Learn about the importance of play in your child’s development when University of Miami child development specialists Indira Abraham-Pratt and Nancy Becerra present “Playing with Your Baby: Birth to 3 Years” on Wednesday, March 30 at 12 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, Room 3023. To RSVP for this UM Healthy Steps Parent Group presentation, call Daniel Fernandez at 305-243-1931 or e-mail [email protected].