Mark your calendars! The submission deadline for the June 1 issue of MED will be Wednesday, May 26. The University will be closed on Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day.

A standing-room only crowd celebrated the official dedication of The Kalish Family Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Transplantation to Krishna V. Komanduri, M.D., last week, a generous gift designed to help one of the world's leading stem cell transplant innovators fulfill his dream of curing the kind of dreadful cancers that claimed successful businessman Ronald Kalish in the prime of his life.

"Ron and I came from humble means and ... his brilliance and his success enabled this magnificent gift that my family and I are proud to give to Krishna,'' philanthropist Nedra Kalish said at the May 7 chair dedication at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. "My son [Geoff], having the same brilliance and success that his father did, enables this endowment and this chair.''

Organized by the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the Miller School, DNA Day 2010 drew more than 500 people, including nearly 300 children. The event, designed to educate kids about genetics, was held April 25 at the Miami Science Museum.

"The primary goal of this activity was for children to have a hands-on connection with some specific genetic concepts, all while having fun," said Susan Hahn, genetic counselor at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, who co-directed the event. "Based on the reaction of our participants, we are confident that we achieved this goal. You know you are engaging all levels when not only are the children asking questions, but the parents are too."

Kist Medical College and Teaching Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Medicine Institute and the Miller School. The affiliation bridges the efforts of two universities in sharing a global medical curriculum with students and physicians worldwide. Miller School students and physicians are welcome to visit the college and 300-bed hospital in Imadol, Nepal. Room and board are available.

The Office of Research has launched a new website, http://uresearch.miami.edu.

The site has many helpful resources for the research community, including:

• Joining a listserv, providing feedback on research policies, finding biomedical collaborators or mentors, access to the research reporting system and UM's research information systems, research administration news, funding information, and announcements from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

• Links for faculty, staff, students and post-docs, research partners, and study participants.

• Information about award administration, research integrity, technology advancement, education and training, policies and forms, resources, and jobs.

For further information, please refer to our Human Resources Policies and Procedures page.

Help keep the University a safe place to work. Take your candles and incense home.