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Here’s what was posted to UofLNews on Tuesday, April 19, 2016:
- Awards program recognizes UofL’s commitment to community engagement. Read more.
- UofL study shows home IV antibiotics unnecessary for children with complicated pneumonia. Read more.
- Brandeis School of Law students reflect on service learning opportunity in Belize. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Former UofL soccer player Jack Sisterson is the assistant trainer for Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist. Sisterson, 31, majored in equine business in college.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Try GHN’s new Saturday Incycle session
2.) Be your best self and join the Piyo party
3.) Fitting in Fitness: Exercise options for busy people available
Miscellaneous
4.) Shared services town halls set for Belknap Campus
5.) Fundraiser set for UofL music grad who created Ghana’s first classical music festival
6.) Traditional military memorial ceremony to be held for cadet
7.) Meet and Greet Ice Cream Social planned at Red Barn
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
8.) Critical thinking scholars featured at i2a Institute
9.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar scheduled
Sustainability
10.) Earth Day is coming – get ready with today’s Garden Workshop
Grand Rounds
11.) Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Raj Vijayakrishnan
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Try GHN’s new Saturday Incycle session
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30- 6:15 p.m., Fridays, 12-12:30 p.m., New: Saturdays, 12-12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Jump on one of our bikes and start peddling; our certified instructors will lead you through a series of courses to maximize your caloric burn, but you control your resistance and speed, which allows you to continuously progress forward from your current fitness level. These classes support all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Schedule, website, Facebook, email
2.) Be your best self and join the Piyo party
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
$20 for the remainder of the semester; Unlimited classes; first class is always free
PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. If you’re looking for a workout without jumping or high impact cardio to help lose weight, find out what the Piyo craze is all about.
Additional Information: Website, Facebook, email
3.) Fitting in Fitness: Exercise options for busy people available
April 25, 12-12:30 p.m., Burhans Hall, Room 157; April 26, 12-12:30 p.m., School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Room 103, HSC
Free for employees/retirees and their spouses/qualifying adults
Come dressed prepared for an energetic and quick 20-minute workout with Get Healthy Now, and learn easy tips to help make yourself and your health a priority. No registration required.
Additional Information: Email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
4.) Shared services town halls set for Belknap Campus
Thursday, April 21, 3-4:30 p.m., Middleton Auditorium in Strickler Hall; Friday, April 22, 10-11:30 a.m., Chao Auditorium in Ekstrom Library
The Office of the Sr. Vice President for Finance and Administration will hold two town hall events to present an overview of the Belknap Campus shared services plan, receive your feedback, and answer questions.
Additional Information: John Drees, 852-6739
5.) Fundraiser set for UofL music grad who created Ghana’s first classical music festival
May 12, 7 p.m., St. Paul UM Church
Jordan Taylor, a GTA in the UofL School of Music, has created first classical music festival in Ghana to promote artistic development in Ghana’s youth and international collaboration. It is July 24-31 at the University of Ghana. Educators from UofL’s School of Music will partner with musicians from the University of Ghana and the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra to provide a rare opportunity for young students to be immersed in classical music pedagogy for a week of performance and academic training. The fundraiser will include a meal, performances and a Q&A.
Additional Information: Jordan Taylor, website, 832-244-2408
6.) Traditional military memorial ceremony to be held for cadet
April 21, 11 a.m., Middleton Auditorium, Strickler Hall
UofL’s Army ROTC program will honor Cadet Tyler Cockerill in a traditional military memorial ceremony. Cockerill died April 14 after a motorcycle accident. He had been a cadet in UofL’s ROTC program.
Additional Information: Website
7.) Meet and Greet Ice Cream Social planned at Red Barn
April 20, 12-3 p.m., Red Barn
Free
You are invited to join the offices of Research Integrity, iRIS, Conflict of Interest, Information Security, Institutional Compliance, Office of Industry Engagement, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Human Subjects Protection Program, Sponsored Programs, Research Resources Facilities, and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for free Cold Stone Creamery ice cream and door prizes.
Additional Information: Carl Jones, 852-2454, website
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
8.) Critical thinking scholars featured at i2a Institute
May 16, 8:45 a.m. – noon, University Club, Belknap Campus
Free for UofL faculty and staff
The 2016 i2a Institute will kick off with a featured session titled “Cultivating the Thinking Classroom,” with Dr. Enoch Hale. He will challenge us to think about how we directly engage students in dynamic ways as part of the course lecture. Dr. Brian Barnes will follow with a featured session titled, “Moving from Didactic to Critical Thinking” that will engage us in thinking through how to use the seven “critical thinking” polarities as practical tools to enrich learning activities.
Additional Information: Website
9.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar scheduled
April 21, noon to 1 p.m., HSC, Clinical Translational Research Building, Room 101
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents, “Leukotriene B4 Mediated Lung Cancer Promotion by Crystalline Silica,” by Bindu Hegde, PhD candidate in the lab of Hari Bodduluri, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208
Sustainability
10.) Earth Day is coming – get ready with today’s Garden Workshop
April 20, 2- 3 p.m., Garden Commons, Cultural Center, Belknap Campus
Free
With Earth Day coming Friday, now is the time to learn to grow your own free, hyper-local organic food. At 2 p.m. today, come to the Garden Commons at the Cultural Center for a free workshop on Getting Back to the Land with Sustainable Gardening led by UofL’s Sustainability Coordinator, Justin Mog. Staff and faculty are always welcome to use UofL’s gardens as sustainability learning and teaching tools.
Additional Information: Register online for Professional Development credit, Campus Gardens website
Grand Rounds
11.) Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Raj Vijayakrishnan
April 21, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds features Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UofL. Dr. Vijayakrishnan will present “Invasive Hemodynamics: Inpatient versus Outpatient” focusing on the evolution of Pulmonary Artery Catheters (PAC), when, in whom and why PACs, when to use in the hospital, current research data, and outpatient use of invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825
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