University of Miami Coach Al Golden knows how to energize a team—only this time it’s not a football squad, but Team UM for the 2012 Corporate Run/Walk. Join Golden and the Herbert Wellness Center staff for a pep rally at the University Center Rock on Wednesday, March 7 at 12 p.m. The pep rally will feature games, prizes, and dance performances by University students and instructors. For more information about the pep rally or the 2012 Corporate Run/Walk, log on to www.miami.edu/corporaterun or email Team UM captain Ashley Falcon at [email protected].

The Medical Wellness Center also will hold a pep rally for the 2012 Corporate Run/Walk. Miller School of Medicine Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt is scheduled to speak at the medical campus pep rally on Tuesday, March 6 at 4:15 p.m. in the quadrangle.

The Corporate Run/Walk takes place on April 26 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami beginning at 6:20 p.m.

The Miami Clinical and Translational Science Seminar Series continues on Wednesday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Jeffery M. Vance, chair of the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and director of the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Hussmann Institute for Human Genomics, will present the lecture “Whole Exome Sequencing: The New Diagnostic Method for Genetic Disorders.” Light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, email Katie Lewitt at [email protected].

This seminar, sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) in partnership with the Medical Wellness Center, provides participants with a frank look at the problems associated with consuming cow’s milk. Forget thinking that dairy-industry advertising is based on legitimate science. Rather, consider that a multitude of studies suggests that not only is cow’s milk needless for health but it also has components that are detrimental to your health. Learn about the problems associated with insulin growth factor I, casein, and casomorphin and how these components of milk are associated with various chronic diseases and health problems. Lactose and fat are actually the least of your concerns when you drink cow’s milk, even though they can cause problems as well. John E. Lewis, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate director of the Medical Wellness Center, will teach participants about other sources of calcium and protein. FSAP Health and Wellness seminars are offered as part of the University of Miami’s Well ’Canes Program.

Miller School of Medicine campus: Tuesday, March 6, from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, Seminar Center C.

Coral Gables campus: Wednesday, March 7, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Whitten University Center, Flamingo Room A.

Registration is through ULearn. For help with ULearn, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-284-5110. To receive email announcements of upcoming seminars, call the FSAP at 305-284-6604.

In the seventh Ethics Film Series, Adrienne Arsht and UM Ethics Programs, the School of Communication, and the University of Miami Alumni Association present a variety of provocative films, followed by lively debate moderated by faculty experts. Screenings take place at 6:15 p.m. at the Bill Cosford Cinema on the Coral Gables campus; snacks will be provided at 6 p.m.

The series continues this Tuesday, February 28, with Blood Coltan. The documentary explores how the consumer desires of the Western World continue to be linked to the killing of innocent people. Here, the demand is for coltan, a mineral used in the making of cell phones and other electronics. Rebel militias in the Congo have recruited children to work in the mines while those in positions of power have the ear of Western importers, in opposition to the United Nations.

Moderated by Gina Maranto, Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. Presented as part of UM Ethics Programs’ Eleventh Annual Environmental Ethics Symposium.

Future Films:

March 7: Margin Call Nominated for a 2011 Academy Award, this film captures a 36-hour period at a large investment bank focusing on the financial meltdown on Wall Street in 2007 and 2008. It concentrates on the dilemmas and decisions of employees caught up in the moments of financial collapse. The cast includes Demi Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Paul Bettany.

Moderated by UM faculty.

All events are free and open to the public, alumni, students, and the UM community. For more information, visit www.miami.edu/ethics or call 305-284-5926, visit www.com.miami.edu, or call 305-284-2872 or e-mail [email protected].

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host grand rounds on Wednesday, March 7, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Kathleen T. Brady, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director of the Clinical Neuroscience Division, and associate dean of clinical and translational research at the Medical University of South Carolina, will present “The Relationship Between PTSD and Substance Use Disorders.”

This educational activity is approved for 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for physicians and 1.50 continuing education units for psychologists, social workers, and nurses who attend. For more information, contact Carmen Bou-Crick at 305-355-9073 or [email protected], or visit the departmental website.