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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Wednesday, April 6, 2016:
- Inscope continues its climb toward success. Read more.
- Health professional students called to address social justice. Read more.
- New, expanded dining options on the menu at UofL. Read more.
- Photos: New York Times bestseller Jay Winik appeared at the McConnell Center April 4 to discuss his bestseller, “1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History.” View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The School of Music is participating in the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council’s newly formed “Old Louisville LIVE” series with performances in Central Park by the UofL Classical Guitarists Ensemble Sept. 11, The Mike Tracy Brazilian Jazz Ensemble Sept. 18 and the UofL Steel Drums Band Sept. 25. Click here for the full schedule.
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Research Bulletin
Five UofL faculty received nearly $300,000 in sponsored awards this week in the areas of oncology, Arts and Sciences and psychology. Here’s a list of the grants.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Water Fitness is your new go-to comprehensive workout
2.) GHN offers Ab Lab
3.) New Saturday Incycle class available
4.) Fitting in Fitness: Exercise options for busy people
Miscellaneous
5.) Master of Science in Social Work virtual prospective student sessions scheduled
6.) COSW calls for Focus Louisville applicants
7.) Dept. of Medicine releases new pre-filled NIH R01, R03 & R21 Form D 424s
8.) Neuroscience Day is here
9.) Spring 2016 Career Fair scheduled today
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
10.) Talk focuses on ‘Islam and Democracy in Indonesia’
11.) Papa John’s CEO to speak at College of Business
12.) Brown & Williamson Spring Seminar Series features NYU engineering professor
13.) 2016 Grawemeyer Awards Lecture Series set for April 13-14
14.) Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar scheduled today
15.) Open forum scheduled on university’s budget
Awards
16.) Multicultural Teach Award nominations sought
17.) 2016 Presidential Exemplary Multicultural Staff Award
Grand Rounds
18.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
19.) Grand Rounds – Orthopaedic Surgery
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Water Fitness is your new go-to comprehensive workout
Summer session, April 26–May 26, Tuesday/Thursday, noon to 12:45 p.m., Natatorium
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
Are you looking for a form of exercise that is easy on the joints and big on fun? Join Get Healthy Now’s Water Fitness class for the 2016 summer semester. The benefits of this class include increased energy, better sleep, relief from joint pain and more. Suitable for all fitness levels and no swimming skills needed (hair can stay dry or not).
Additional Information: Schedule, email, 852-7755
2.) GHN offers Ab Lab
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
Find out how training your core can help you with everything from improved posture to alleviating low-back pain with Get Healthy Now’s Ab Lab. This class will help you improve total ab strength with various exercises in just 15 minutes. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Schedule, website, email
3.) New Saturday Incycle class available
Mondays, 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
Our certified instructors will lead you through a challenging series of courses to maximize your caloric burn, but you control your own resistance and speed, which allows you to continuously progress forward from your current fitness level. These classes provide a great cardio workout while supporting participants of all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Schedule, website, Facebook, email
4.) Fitting in Fitness: Exercise options for busy people
April 11, April 25, 12-12:30 p.m., Burhans Hall, Rm. 157; April 12, April 26, 12-12:30 p.m., School of Public Health & Information Sciences, Rm. 103, HSC
Free for employees/retirees and their spouses/qualifying adults
Come dressed and 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
5.) Master of Science in Social Work virtual prospective student sessions scheduled
April 27, 6-7:30 p.m., online
Find out if the versatile Master of Science in Social Work is the right graduate program for you and your professional development. Another virtual session will be held May 17 from noon-1 p.m. Check the sign-up form to reserve your spot, learn how to access the sessions, and for more available dates and information session options.
Additional Information: Sarah Caragianis, website
6.) COSW calls for Focus Louisville applicants
The Commission on the Status of Women will sponsor an attendee to the 2016 Focus Louisville program. Women faculty, staff and/or administrators with a strong interest in community involvement and leadership skill development are encouraged to review the May 12-14 meeting program online. Submit an email containing a brief biosketch and reasons for attending to Debra Dougherty. Selection for sponsorship will be on a first come-first serve basis.
Additional Information: Debra Dougherty, 852-2029, Michele M. Kosiewicz, 852-5343
7.) Dept. of Medicine releases new pre-filled NIH R01, R03 & R21 Form D 424s
For all proposals submitted on/after May 25, 2016, the NIH requires new Form D 424s. The Department of Medicine has created pre-filled 424’s for the R01, R03 & R21 parents and posted them on its website.
Additional Information: Jamie Rittenhouse
8.) Neuroscience Day is here
April 7, 8:45 a.m.- 5 p.m., Clinical & Translational Research Building, HSC
Free
Pre-registration has closed, but you can still attend all or part of the 26th Annual Neuroscience Day, which will feature a poster competition, internal talks (9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.), and a plenary talk by Dr. Donald Pfaff on sex differences in autism (2:30 p.m.). Please register on-site when you arrive so we have an accurate head count. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Additional Information: Email, website
9.) Spring 2016 Career Fair is today
April 7, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Student Activities Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Free
Interested in discovering and pursuing a variety of positions, developing professional skills, and building your working experience? Come meet with a multitude of employers at our Spring Career Fair and learn more about the available jobs near you. Bring your resume. Show up professionally dressed for a chance to win a $500 scholarship.
Additional Information: Register online
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
10.) Talk focuses on ‘Islam and Democracy in Indonesia’
April 7, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Ekstrom Library, W104
Free
Dr. Jeremy Menchik, from Boston University, presents a talk co-sponsored by the UofL Center for Asian Democracy and the Paul Weber Endowed Chair for Politics, Science, and Religion in the UofL Political Science Department. This talk explains what tolerance means to the leaders of the world’s largest Islamic organizations.
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, 852-2667, website
11.) Papa John’s CEO to speak at College of Business
April 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m., PNC Horn Auditorium, Harry Frazier Hall, College of Business
Free
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter discuss his entrepreneurial journey from making pizzas in a broom closet of a local tavern to operating more than 4,600 restaurants in 50 states and 36 countries. Schnatter will speak as part of the inaugural year of programming for the John H. Schnatter Center for Free Enterprise, which began in Fall 2015 and has hosted a variety of speakers and student reading groups. Free pizza for attendees after the presentation
Additional Information: Donna Zinser Clark, 852-5612, website, Facebook
12.) Brown & Williamson Spring Seminar Series features NYU engineering professor
April 8, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, faculty and staff
Mark M. Green, PhD, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, will present, “A new context and historical based way for teaching and learning organic chemistry may offer a model for all the sciences.”
Additional Information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798
13.) 2016 Grawemeyer Awards Lecture Series set for April 13-14
Various April 13 Various
Free
Recipients of the 2016 Grawemeyer Award will discuss their winning works at UofL and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary next week. UofL graduate Charles Grawemeyer created the awards program in 1984 to emphasize the impact a single idea can have on the world. Prizes are presented annually for outstanding works in music composition, ideas improving world order, psychology, education and religion. A complete schedule for the series of five lectures is available at grawemeyer.org.
Additional Information: Kim Butterweck, 852-5310, website
14.) Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar scheduled today
April 7, 11 a.m., HSC CTR 123
Free
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a PhD Proposal by Jaspreet Singh Grewal, title “Targeting the Glucose Metabolism of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells to Stimulate Cancer Immunity.”
Additional Information: Florence Su, 852-5141
15.) Open forum scheduled on university’s budget
April 14, 9 a.m., B Building, Room 102, HSC
Join Gregory Postel, MD, Interim Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, President Ramsey and Interim Provost Neville Pinto for an open forum related to the university’s budget. We have arranged for an overflow room for a simulcast in room 302 of the B Building. Additionally, we will be providing a live stream of the forum so that you are able to view it from your offices if you are unable to attend. It is hoped that by the time we have our forum the state legislature will have passed a budget and we will have a better understanding of our state funding levels and how it may impact all of us.
Additional Information: Gary Mans
Awards
16.) Multicultural Teach Award Nominations Sought
The UofL Diversity Programming Committee of CODRE and the Vice Provost for Diversity & International Affairs seek nominations of university teaching staff for this award. Information about the award and nomination form can be found online.
Additional Information: Debbie Dougherty, 852-2029
17.) 2016 Presidential Exemplary Multicultural Staff Award
Nominations sought to recognize a part or full-time staff member who has demonstrated through organization, leadership, and mentoring, the ability to promote the value of diversity and inclusion within the university setting. Information about the award and nomination form can be found online.
Additional Information: Debbie Dougherty, 852-2029
Grand Rounds
18.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
April 8, 7:30- 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
David Doukas, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Medical Humanism and Ethics at the UofL Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, will present “The Newly Evolved Face of Advance Care Planning.” His presentation will describe advance directives used in improving the quality of end-of-life care, and delineate the ethical and economic rationale for expanding the use of advance directives. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett, 852-5499
19.) Grand Rounds – Orthopaedic Surgery
April 8, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Free
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Charity Burke, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville. Dr. Burke will lecture on “Orthopaedics Overseas.” Participants will gain a better understanding of what Orthopaedic care looks like in a third world country, discover how to plug into opportunities to operate and teach overseas, and explore the risks, benefits and costs.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902
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