The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a seminar by Lan Wang, research associate in the Laboratory of Molecular Aspects of Hematopoiesis at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, on Tuesday, June 26 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Clinical Research Building, Conference Room 989. Lang will present “Abnormal Transcription Regulation in Hematological Malignancies.” For more information, please contact Amanda Grabloski at 305-243-4889 or [email protected].

Verdi’s most evocative music brings Shakespeare’s drama to life on the stage of the Royal Opera House. Verdi’s lifelong love affair with Shakespeare first took wing with Macbeth. The composer thought the play one of the greatest creations of man. Macbeth stars British baritone Simon Keenlyside as the titular tormented ruler of Scotland. Don’t miss this thrilling tale of power and corruption. Conducted by Antonio Pappano. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Simon Keenlyside, Raymond Aceto, and Liudmyla Monastyrska.

The film screens Sunday, June 24 at noon and Tuesday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Cosford Cinema. General admission is $22. Free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

“Introspection and Awakening: Japanese Art of the Edo and Meiji Period, 1615-1912,” on view from June 23 through October 21 at the Lowe Art Museum, features 225 mixed media works drawn entirely from the museum’s permanent collection. A preview and lecture will be held August 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information on the exhibition, click here.

Pediatric grand rounds will be held Tuesday, June 26 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Viviana M. Temino, assistant professor of medicine, allergy, and immunology, will present “Hypersensitivity to Hymenoptera Venom.” For more information, please contact Javier Salazar at 305-585-6042 or [email protected].

The Miami Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC) is once again offering the opportunity to earn up to seven Continuing Education Units at the next Advances Conference, titled “The Role of Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs in Keeping Seniors Healthy and Safe.” The one-day seminar will focus on the scope and necessity of chronic disease management, the efficacy of evidence-based self-management programs, best-practice community programs, the intricacies of multiple medications self-management, and new strategies for preventing and identifying abuse and financial exploitation in vulnerable elders.

The seminar will be held on Tuesday, June 26 at 8 a.m. at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport, 1870 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale. The program is open to the public, and discounted registration fees are available for UM, VA, and Jackson Health System faculty and staff. To register, or for more information, visit www.miami.edu/magec or call 305-355-9123.