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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on April 14, 2015:
· B.F.A. candidates to exhibit artwork at UofL galleries. Read more.
· UofL public health, medical students help feed a village. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Kornhauser Library sponsors a Virtual Library for all KentuckyOne Health facilities across Kentucky. These include the Saint Joseph hospitals in the central and eastern part of the state, as well as the western part of the state that includes University Hospital, Jewish Hospital and other KentuckyOne Health facilities.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Portfolio Day is Friday at Cressman Center
Events
2.) 2015 Grawemeyer Award winners here this week
3.) UofL Physicians host symposium on heart disease in women
Faculty
4.) Hurry, last chance to register to Attend Delphi U 2015
IT
5.) University password changes unavailable during PM for the next 2 Friday nights
Miscellaneous
6.) LALS Club donation drive benefits Kentucky Refugee Ministries
7.) One more week to enter social justice research paper awards
Seminars
8.) Neuroscience
9.) Microbiology and Immunology
Sustainability
10.) Green Tip: Spring is here, come garden with us
Talks
11.) Colloquium with University of Maryland physicist
Grand Rounds
12.) Medicine: 2015 Charles C. Smith Jr. Lecture
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Arts
1.) Portfolio Day is Friday at Cressman Center
April 17, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 E. Main St.
Free, open to the public
Check out the latest student work from the communication art and design program at the Hite Art Institute at their annual Portfolio Day. Fifteen students will showcase their work. Comments begin at 10 a.m., but guests can stop by at any point to view the work. For more information, contact Leslie Friesen.
Events
2.) 2015 Grawemeyer Award winners here this week
April 15-16, various locations and times
Free, public
Emotion and memory. School reform. Clan-based cultures. Christianity and racism. Recipients of the 2015 Grawemeyer Awards will discuss those concepts in free, public talks April 15-16 on Belknap Campus and at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The annual, $100,000 awards recognize world-changing ideas. Details here.
3.) UofL Physicians host symposium on heart disease in women
May 16, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center
Free for students, residents and fellows; $25 community; open to the public
Two of Louisville’s leading heart physicians will host a one-day symposium designed to provide the community, physicians, nurses and health professionals with up-to-date information on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. The 2015 Louisville Symposium on Heart Disease in Women will feature presentations, case studies and panel discussions from leading experts.
Registration is available at: louisvilleheartdiseasewomen.com/.
Faculty
4.) Hurry, last chance to register to Attend Delphi U 2015
June 1-5, Founders Union, Shelby Campus, registration closes April 20
Free
A few spots remain for the June offering of Delphi U. This free, 4½-day workshop offers faculty the chance to work with colleagues and Delphi Center staff to incorporate best practices when designing, revising, or delivering online courses. Previous participants are welcome to attend again. Apply today! Registration closes April 20.
Additional Information: Learn more and register. For more information, contact Deb Hatfield, 852-0412
IT
5.) University password changes unavailable during PM for the next 2 Friday nights
The University Password website will be unavailable due to an operating system upgrade during the regular Preventative Maintenance (PM) period, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. for the next two Fridays, April 17 and April 24. Please note that other systems (e.g. Blackboard, email, instant messaging, PeopleSoft, ULink, data services, etc.) may also be taken offline during this time without notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this offline period may cause.
Additional Information: HelpDesk, 852-7997.
Miscellaneous
6.) LALS Club donation drive benefits Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Rooms 304-306, Stevenson Hall
As part of the Mayor’s Week of Service, the LALS Club is collecting household items for KRM until April 22. Please drop off items in the LALS offices, Stevenson Hall rooms 304-306.
Additional Information: Kelcey Robinson.
7.) One more week to enter social justice research paper awards
April 22, 6 p.m., Ekstrom Library Room 258
The Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research is accepting entries for our 8th annual Social Justice Research Paper Awards. Students from any discipline are encouraged to apply. Cash awards will be given to writers of the best undergraduate and graduate papers on a social justice topic. Undergrads must use at least one book from the Braden Book Collection. Hard copies of papers must be submitted by April 22 at 6 p.m. Winners will be notified on Friday, May 8.
Additional Information: To download the entry form and for complete guidelines, visit http://anne-braden.org/social-justice-research-awards/. For more information, contact Mallie Feltner.
Seminars
8.) Neuroscience
April 16, 4 p.m. Baxter 1, Auditorium
The Neuroscience Seminar Series presents Mechanisms of White Matter Injury and Recovery in the Developing Brain, by Vittorio Gallo, PhD, director, Center for Neuroscience Research and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Center for Neuroscience Research.
Additional Information: Michelle Padgett, 852-3347 Susan Boucher, 852-1903.
9.) Microbiology and Immunology
April 16, noon to 1 p.m., Baxter II, Room 038
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents, “Host-Microbiota interaction at the mucosal surface,” by Yingzi Cong, PhD, professor of microbiology, immunology, and pathology, department of microbiology and immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
Sustainability
10.) Green Tip: Spring is here, come garden with us
Did you know that UofL has on-campus organic gardens where you can experience the thrill of turning tiny seeds into an abundance of fresh, free, hyper-local food? Staff and students are always welcome to get involved and faculty can use the gardens as sustainability teaching tools. It starts today at 3 p.m. with a spring planting at the Urban Studies Horticulture Zone (426 W. Bloom) or register for the Earth Day Workshop on sustainable growing at the Garden Commons (Cultural Center) April 22 at 3 p.m.
Additional Information: Website.
Talks
11.) Colloquium with University of Maryland physicist
April 17, 3 p.m., Room 112, Natural Science Building
Dr. Rajarshi Roy will speak on the topic Seeing the Light: Optical Illusions, J. C. Bose and Table-Top Experimental Science.
Additional Information: Website.
Grand Rounds
12.) Medicine: 2015 Charles C. Smith Jr. Lecture
April 16, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds presents the 2015 Charles C. Smith Jr. Lecture featuring Jeffrey J. Glasheen, MD, professor of medicine and associate dean for clinical affairs–quality and safety education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Glasheen will present 97,999 and Florence: Creating a Culture of Safety, focusing on the current state of patient safety, methods of improving patient safety, and developing a roadmap for creating a culture of patient safety.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
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