Posted on 16 March 2012
The Department of Philosophy presents Jules Coleman, Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, on Tuesday, March 20, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the University Center, Room 233. Coleman will present “Liability and Assignability.” Coleman is the author of several books, including Markets, Morals, and the Law; Risks and Wrongs; and The Practice of Principle. Coleman is best known for his work in analytic jurisprudence and responsibility in the private law. For more information, visit www.miami.edu/phi or call 305 284-4757.
Posted on 15 March 2012
The Cardiovascular Division will host grand rounds on Tuesday, March 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, Seminar Center. Pascal J. Goldschmidt, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Atherosclerosis Inflammation, Genetics, and Stem Cell 2011.” This educational activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, contact Raquel Mota at 305-243-9067 or [email protected].
Posted on 15 March 2012
The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics will host a Human Genetics and Genomics Seminar by Abigail Hackam, associate professor of ophthalmology, on Tuesday, March 20 at 4 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Hackam will present “Characterizing Cross-Talk between the Immune System and Pro-Survival Signaling Pathways during Retinal Degeneration.” For more information, contact Dori McLean at 305-243-8779 or [email protected].
Posted on 09 March 2012
The Department of Cell Biology will host a research forum by Shunbin Ning, assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the Miller School of Medicine, on Tuesday, March 20 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium. Ning will present “Targeting miR-155 by IRF4 Promotes Survival of Virus-Transformed Cells.” For more information, contact Nyanza Urivazo at 305-243-6691 or [email protected].
Posted on 09 March 2012
One of Puccini’s most beloved operas, La Boheme follows four young friends in the Latin Quarter of Paris in 1830. Colline, the philosopher; Schaunard, the musician; Marcello, the painter; and Rodolfo, the journalist, struggle to live and celebrate life against the background of industrialization, the supremacy of bourgeois values, and an intellectual climate dominated by secular materialism. The film screens Sunday, March 18 at 12 p.m. and Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. Admission is $18 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $22. Free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfodcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.