--Fidelity Investments on Campus
--e-Canes Travel is live
--BeSmokeFree Begins Again in July
--Conversations About Cancer Series
--Survival Skills for Scientists Workshop
--Human Subjects Research Opportunities

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative from Fidelity Investments will be on the medical campus tomorrow to conduct individual counseling sessions in the Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 NW 17th St., Suite D. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-642-7131.

UNIVERSITY TRAVEL BOOKING SYSTEM IS LIVE
e-Canes Travel, a self-booking reservation tool that provides the most effective way to plan business travel, is now up and running. e-Canes Travel saves you time by displaying on a single screen travel agency fares plus fares from dozens of Web sources, such as Orbitz, Expedia, and AA.com. This new service also facilitates direct billing to the UM Ghost Card for many fares. For information or to register for training, visit www.miami.edu/travel. To schedule group training, call the Travel Management Department at 305-284-1087.

BESMOKEFREE PROGRAM STARTS UP AGAIN IN JULY
Another round of the UM BeSmokeFree program will begin next month. BeSmokeFree offers faculty, staff and dependents, as well as students and non-university affiliates, a number of different techniques designed to help kick the cigarette habit. These options complement the program’s basic support group/classroom sessions, which will include seven group sessions during a six-week program. Each session will be led by a variety of health experts, such as a health educator, respiratory therapist, exercise physiologist, mental health therapist, and nutritionist. Participants in BeSmokeFree who also are enrolled in the University’s health care plan will receive full reimbursement of program fees upon completion of the program. The cost is $84 for each participant, and all UM health care plan members will receive a $12 voucher for each classroom session they attend. One-on-one intake appointments will begin during the first week of July. For more information on BeSmokeFree, contact Jennifer Pinto at jpinto@miami.edu or 305-243-3209.

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER SERIES
Yili Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., director of Jackson Memorial Hospital Outpatient Pain Clinic and assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, will talk about “New Treatments for Lower Back Pain” as part of the Conversations about Cancer series on Monday, July 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. The UM/Sylvester Deerfield Beach facility is located at 1192 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 100. The presentation is free, and a light dinner will be provided. Please call 1-800-545-2292 or 305-243-1000 to register. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Joanne Leahy at 954-571-0107.

HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The School of Medicine-Miami Heart Research Institute Cardiovascular DNA Diagnostic Laboratory is recruiting both pediatric and adult individuals and/or families with any of the following:

These samples will be used for research studies of genes that may be associated with these conditions. To make a referral of a patient or family, or for more information, contact Nanette H. Bishopric, M.D., at n.bishopric@miami.edu; Todd Miller, Ph.D., at t.miller@miami.edu; Lisa Baumbach, Ph.D., at lbaumbac@med.miami.edu; or call 305-243-3435.

The AIDS Clinical Research Unit, directed by Margaret A. Fischl, M.D., professor of medicine, is looking for individuals with HIV-1 infection who have never received antiretroviral therapy, are on stable antiretroviral therapy and doing well, and are on antiretroviral therapy and not responding, for a variety of clinical studies, including the investigation of IL2, therapeutic HIV-1 vaccines and several new investigational antiretroviral agents. For more information, contact Juan Caruso at 305-243-3838 or Leslie Thompson at l.Thompson@miami.edu.

QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPLIANCE?
TWO UM HELPLINES CAN ASSIST YOU
Research integrity concerns? Report concerns regarding research integrity and adherence to federal or University regulations directly to the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at 305-243-6415, or you can call the University's toll-free, anonymous compliance hotline at 866-YOURCALL. Billing concerns? Address questions to the Office of Billing Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 877-415-HELP. For information regarding training programs offered by the Office of Billing Compliance, contact Gemma Romillo or Nancy Rivero at 305-243-5842.

SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR SCIENTISTS
The Office of Graduate Studies and the Postdoctoral Programs Office will host a Professional Skills and Ethics Workshop, otherwise known as “Survival Skills for Scientists,” on July 19 and 20 at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The one-credit, two-day workshop for senior graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will explore how to take charge of your career, 10 Habits of Highly Effective Scholars, the specifics of writing a scientific paper, ethical case studies, and more. It will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Science and Administration Building on the Rosenstiel campus. Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited. Interested students and postdocs should contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 305-243-1094 or dierdre@miami.edu before this Friday with their name, program or mentor, and e-mail address.

TIAA-CREF VISITS THE MEDICAL CAMPUS
A representative from TIAA-CREF will be on the medical campus
on August 10 and 11 in the Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 NW 17th St., Suite D, to conduct individual counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment, click here
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call toll-free 1-800-842-2003 ext. 3522.