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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 1, 2016:
· VIDEO: Meet Ms. and Mr. Cardinal 2016, Amanda Allen and Kevin Grout. Watch here.
· VIDEO: As we continue to introduce our “Faculty Favorites,” today meet Brad Shuck, a professor in CEHD’s educational leadership, evaluation and organizational development department. View here.
· PHOTOS: International Fashion Show; History Harvest for LGBT archives; James Livingston Endowed Memorial Scholarship. View here.
· Jazz Festival features world-renowned artists. Read More.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s Quiz Bowl team is ranked No. 19 in the nation for the 2015-2016 season. The team is the second-highest ranked in the ACC, trailing only Georgia Tech, and is ranked just one spot below Brown. The rankings can be found here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Faculty
1.) Faculty: Register to attend the 2016 Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Health and Wellness
2.) Join the Million Hearts initiative
Miscellaneous
3.) Zika Virus Health Alert for international travelers
4.) Watch UofL Today on ‘Great Day Live’
5.) Come to a medical technology demonstration
6.) UofL funding opportunities for product development and research commercialization
7.) MPH Information Session – Belknap
8.) MPH Information Session – HSC
9.) CODRE – Diversity Application Funding for 2015-16
Sustainability
10.) Green Tip: Get in on the relaunch of UofL’s Sustainability Scholars Roundtable
Talks/Seminars
11.) Meet the Professor: Deborah Lutz
12.) Biochemistry Seminar
Grand Rounds
13.) Endocrinology
14.) CANCELED: Neuroscience
Studies
15.) Participants needed for tobacco study- IRB # 13.0590
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Faculty: Register to attend the 2016 Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shelby Campus, Founders Union Building
Free
It’s not too late to register to attend the 2016 Celebration of Teaching and Learning. This year’s conference will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. José Antonio Bowen, author of “Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your Classroom Will Improve Student Learning,” as well as concurrent sessions led by your faculty colleagues. The 2015-16 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching winner will be announced and the 2014-15 Faculty Favorites will be recognized during lunch.
Additional Information: Learn more and register.
Health and Wellness
2.) Join the Million Hearts initiative
Month of February
February is American Heart Month. UofL’s Get Healthy Now wellness challenges you to join the Million Hearts initiative and help prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. To participate, complete three online educational modules designed to empower you to improve your own cardiovascular health and help you educate others on how best to live a heart healthy life. Go to: go.osu.edu/millionhearts and select “BHAC Million Hearts Challenge.” Bring certificates of completion to the GHN Wellness Center by 2/29 and claim your prize.
For more information: ghn@louisville.edu
Miscellaneous
3.) Zika Virus health alert issued for international travelers
Zika Virus is spreading through the Americas and the Caribbean at an “explosive” rate, according to the World Health Organization. University travelers to affected countries should be aware of risks and protective measures. If you are traveling to these areas for study abroad or university business, you will be required to complete a Zika Virus Assumption of Risk form. For more information, click here.
Additional Information: Virginia Hosono, fasit@louisville.edu.
4.) Watch UofL Today on ‘Great Day Live’
Dr. George Pantalos’ astrosurgery research was featured this week on WHAS-TV’s Great Day Live. UofL’s Mark Hebert is appearing each Monday morning and showcasing UofL research, students, programs and events.
5.) Come to a medical technology demonstration
Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Health Science Center, Bldg. B, Room 307
Free
The Paris Simulation Center evaluates new medical simulation technology to make sure that the most current and useful products are available at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. On February 4, the Paris Simulation Center will examine “ABSIM: The world’s first abdominal medical simulator with tactile, visual, and audio feedback.” Hands-on training using the ABSIM simulator will be available.
Additional Information: RSVP to Kevin Martin, 852-3384 or Stuart Crawford, 852-2219. The Paris Simulation Center does not endorse the products of any manufacturer.
6.) UofL funding opportunities for product development and research commercialization
Feb. 29 pre-application deadline
Do you have an idea for a product that could improve patient care or enhance human health? If so, we want to hear from you. Funded by the NIH, the UofL ExCITE hub offers proof-of-concept grants for all types of health-related ideas. Grants are for a maximum of $200,000 per project and we expect to fund 5–10 projects per year. All UofL faculty, staff, trainees and students are eligible to apply. A two-page pre-application is required by February 29. Questions and informal inquiries are welcome.
Additional Information: Website: louisville.edu/excite; Email: sarah.andres@louisville.edu
7.) MPH Information Session – Belknap
Feb. 16, noon to 1 p.m., Ekstrom Library, W210
Free session and free lunch for those who RSVP
The School of Public Health and Information Sciences will host an Information Session for undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical students to learn what the Master of Public Health program has to offer in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics, Health Policy, Epidemiology & Population Health, Health Management & System Sciences, and Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences.
Additional Information: Lunch provided to those who RSVP by Friday, February 12 to sphismph@louisville.edu; 852-6263
8.) MPH Information Session – HSC
Feb. 9, noon to 1 p.m., School of Public Health, Room 103
Free session and free lunch for those who RSVP
The School of Public Health and Information Sciences will host an Information Session to allow undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical students to learn what the Master of Public Health program has to offer in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics, Health Policy, Epidemiology & Population Health, Health Management & System Sciences, and Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Additional Information: RSVP by Friday, Feb. 5 to sphismph@louisville.edu; 852-6263
9.) CODRE – Diversity Application Funding for 2015-16
Due to an overwhelming number of applications received, funding for the CODRE Diversity Programming is no longer available, effective 1/25/2016. Diversity Programming will begin accepting applications for funding for the Fall Semester 2016 effective July 1, 2016.
For more information, please contact the Office of Commissions at (502) 852-2029.
Sustainability
10.) Green Tip: Get in on the relaunch of UofL’s Sustainability Scholars Roundtable
Feb. 5, 10 to 11 a.m., Room 137, Life Sciences
In 2016, UofL’s Sustainability Council is relaunching the Sustainability Scholars Roundtable with a focus on bringing researchers together around potential interdisciplinary grants that we could pursue through collaborative proposals. We’ll gather monthly (on 2/5, 3/4, 4/8) to share ideas about potential grants, decide upon common areas of interest, and explore local sustainability challenges that could be addressed through our research efforts. Researchers from all disciplines welcome.
Additional Information: More info online; Contact: Margaret Carreiro.
Talks/Seminars
11.) Meet the Professor: Deborah Lutz
Feb. 4, noon, University Club
$15/person and $10/students
Deborah Lutz, Thruston B. Morton Professor of English, will speak on Literary Relics: Charlotte Brontë’s Hair, Percy B. Shelley’s Skull, and Emily Brontë’s Black Sofa. She has written widely on the Brontës, material culture, Victorian eroticism, pornography, death culture and collecting. What sort of life or meaning can one find in objects that belonged to the dead? How were these objects treated in 19th century Britain, especially when they had been the personal possessions of famous literary figures? In her talk, Dr. Lutz will explore these questions and look at slides of well-known relics.
Additional Information: RSVP is required, call 852-2247 or janna@louisville.edu
12.) Biochemistry Seminar
Feb. 2, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Amber L. Mosley, PhD, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biochemstry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; “Regulation of RNA Polymerase II During Transcription Elongation and Termination.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
13.) Endocrinology
Feb. 3, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Leah Siskind, PhD, UofL associate professor, department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, presents “Repeated Low Dose Cisplatin Induces Fibrosis and Chronic Kidney Disease.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
14.) CANCELED: Neuroscience
Feb. 4, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter Auditorium
This week’s Neuroscience Grand Rounds has been canceled.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226.
Studies
15.) Participants needed for tobacco study- IRB # 13.0590
UL’s School of Medicine is conducting a study on the effects of tobacco exposure in healthy young adults (21-45 years of age). The study is recruiting healthy unmedicated tobacco and e-cigarette user participants. The study will be one visit that will last approximately 2-hours and include questionnaires on your social history, health, tobacco use patterns, blood and urine collection, and other measures to give us an idea of your heart health. Participant compensation will be as a gift card.
Additional Information: A-TRAC study personnel, atrac@louisville.edu, 852-4236.
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