Campus-Submitted Announcements
Events
1.) Intramural Sports hosting International Night
Health and Wellness
2.) Workshop to address coping with, communicating about cancer
Information Technology
3.) Firewall maintenance scheduled for Friday night
Miscellaneous
4.) February’s Health Sciences Center Diversity Newsletter
5.) UofL’s Appro Therapeutics wins Fast Pitch at Cardinal Challenge
6.) Nominations requested for Unsung SHERO Award
Talks
7.) Cardinal Athletic Career Center offers “Third Thursdays” Lunch Series
8.) Cancer Center, Economics to present lecture on prescription drug insurance
9.) Chemistry to host seminar
Grand Rounds
10.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
11.) Pediatrics
12.) Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders
13.) Former UofL fellow to speak at surgery grand rounds
=============
Campus-Submitted Announcements
Events
1.) Intramural Sports hosting International Night
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Feb. 21, Student Recreation Center
Free
Come join Intramural Sports for our 24th International Night in the new Student Recreation Center. We will have demonstrations from our badminton club, promotional testing in aikido, open play indoor soccer and information about intramural programs. The evening will also feature three basketball games between UofL and UK dental school students. Come join us for an exciting evening of outreach and activities. Events are free and open to the entire UofL community.
Additional Information: darice01@louisville.edu , 852-6707.
Health and Wellness
2.) Workshop to address coping with, communicating about cancer
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. March 17, conference room, Baptist Health Louisville Cancer Care Center, Building H
Free; $20 for CEU Certificate in Social Work
Krista Nelson, MSW, will lead a workshop “When a Parent has Cancer: A Family-based Approach to Coping and Communication.” Sponsored by The Kent School of Social Work and Baptist Health Cancer Care, this workshop will present an innovative family intervention to overcome family communication barriers around cancer. Techniques such as the use of art, groups and other experiential activities will be demonstrated. Register here. For questions or more information, contact Karen Kayser, PhD, 852-1946.
Information Technology
3.) Firewall maintenance scheduled for Friday night
10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 ‒ 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22
The university’s internet and network connectivity will experience brief intermittent outages for firewall maintenance during IT’s regular preventive maintenance period. Please note that other systems (e.g. Blackboard, email, instant messaging, PeopleSoft, ULink, data services, etc.) may be taken offline without notice. For complete information on IT’s preventive maintenance period, go to louisville.edu/it/departments/technical-support-operations/preventive-maintenance-window.
Additional Information: Questions? Contact the IT HelpDesk at 852-7997 or helpdesk@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
4.) February’s Health Sciences Center Diversity Newsletter
Check out the latest edition of the Health Sciences Center Diversity Newsletter.
5.) UofL’s Appro Therapeutics wins Fast Pitch at Cardinal Challenge
The team from the College of Business took first place in the Fast Pitch competition at the 2014 Cardinal Challenge. Appro Therapeutics’ Will Morris had 60 seconds to pitch his team’s concept — a new cancer therapy. Appro beat out seven other teams for the first-place prize of $1,500. Other winners included teams from Notre Dame (first-place business plan); University of Texas-Austin (second); Rice University (third); and University of Michigan (fourth). Cardinal Challenge is hosted annually by the College of Business.
Additional Information: Donna Zinser Clark, 852-8523.
6.) Nominations requested for Unsung SHERO Award
Nominations will be accepted through March 28 for the Unsung SHERO Award presented by the UofL Transformation Tea Committee. Email Kathryn Doaty or Georgette Moore for award criteria, nomination form and more details. The award recipient will be recognized at the April 16 Transformation Tea event. For more details, email Phyllis M. Webb.
Talks
7.) Cardinal Athletic Career Center offers “Third Thursdays” Lunch Series
Noon – 1 p.m. Feb. 20, third floor, Floyd Theater, Student Activities Center
Free for students and staff
Tammi Thomas, assistant director of academic and student affairs, School of Public Health and Information Science, will discuss careers in public health. Joe Crea, sales team lead with Total Quality Logistics, will discuss internship and job opportunities.
Additional Information: Contact Lynne Barney, 852-0216.
8.) Cancer Center, Economics to present lecture on prescription drug insurance
10:30 am – Noon Feb. 21, Room 226, College of Business, Harry Frazier Hall
Free
The Brown Cancer Center and the Department of Economics will present “Effects of Prescription Drug Insurance on Hospitalization and Mortality: Evidence from Medicare Part D.” Our speaker will be Robert Kaestner, PhD, professor in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and professor in the Department of Economics of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Additional Information: Kelley Green.
9.) Chemistry to host seminar
4 p.m. Feb. 21, Room LL-16, Chemistry Building
Free, public
Robert S. Phillips, PhD, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, will present “Substrate strain in enzyme catalysis: The case of tyrosine phenol-lyase.”
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
Grand Rounds
10.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Bottigheimer Auditorium, Jewish Hospital
Free
Luz Fernandez, assistant professor, Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, UofL, presents “Common GI Problems in Autism.” She will discuss a few GI problems common to individuals with autism spectrum disorders; recognize some common physical and behavioral signs/symptoms associated with common GI issues in ASD; discuss common treatments in primary care of the GI issues discussed; and discuss a threshold for testing and referral to GI specialists. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and AACME.
Additional Information: Callie Booth.
11.) Pediatrics
8 a.m. Feb. 21, auditorium, second floor, Norton Hospital
This Friday, please join us for the 17th Annual Doctor Lawrence A. Davis Memorial Lectureship featuring Lane F. Donnelly, MD. Donnelly is chief medical officer and physician-in-chief at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla. He is also a professor of radiology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Florida State University. Donnelly will present about patient safety.
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 502-629-8828.
12.) Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders
Noon –1 p.m. Feb. 21, Room A3R40, Pulmonary Conference Room, Ambulatory Care Building
Free
The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine will present Mostafa Fraig, MD, vice chair and director of anatomic pathology; professor of pathology and internal medicine, UofL. His topic will be “Acute Lung Injury.” Please join us. Contact Rebecca Highbaugh, 852 5841, with questions.
13.) Former UofL fellow to speak at surgery grand rounds
7 – 8 a.m. Feb. 21, auditorium, lower level, Ambulatory Care Building
Free
Former UofL Department of Surgery Pediatric Surgery Fellow Romeo C. Ignacio, Jr., MD, is returning to Louisville to give the Hirikati Nagaraj, MD lecture during surgery grand rounds Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 a.m. The title of his talk is “The Surgical Role of U.S. Military Humanitarian Missions.” Ignacio is clinical assistant professor, University of California San Diego Medical School, and assistant professor, Uniform Services, University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD.
Additional Information: For more information, please contact Debbie Krause at 852-5445.
============
Direct questions about UofL Today to the Office of Communications and Marketing, 852-6171.