Feb. 27, 2014 Announcements

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    Campus-Submitted Announcements

    Information Technology

    1.) Computer repair service closes permanently April 30

    Talks

    2.) Fulbright ambassador to speak March 3

    3.) Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology spring seminar

    4.) Chemistry seminar

    5.) Gheens Foundation lecture to focus on eugenics

    Grand Rounds

    6.) Orthopaedic Surgery: Presentation to address pediatric congenital disorders

    7.) Family and Geriatric Medicine: ECU professor to discuss medical learners, patient care

    8.) Espinosa to present at Pediatric Grand Rounds

    9.) ObGyn professor to discuss ‘What’s Up…With the Pump?’

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    Campus-Submitted Announcements

    Information Technology

    1.) Personal computer repair service closes permanently April 30

    This change only impacts repair for personally purchased computer hardware. Servicing of university-owned equipment is not affected by this change. Repairs in progress will be completed, but no additional equipment will be accepted for repair after this date. Help with malware removal, passwords and other software-related issues will remain available from the iTech Connect office located on the lower level of Miller Information Technology Center.

    Talks

    2.) Fulbright ambassador to speak March 3

    8 a.m. March 3, CTR room 101

    Noon March 3, University Club

    Dr. Dom Caristi, a two-time Fulbright scholar and a current Fulbright ambassador from Ball State University, will be on campus March 3 to share his experiences working with the Fulbright program and the many opportunities being a Fulbright Scholar provides. Caristi will speak on the HSC campus from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the CTR and from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the University Club. RSVP to connie.kidd@louisville.edu.

    3.) Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology spring seminar

    4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Feb. 27, auditorium, Baxter I Research Building

    Free

    Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology Spring Seminar Series proudly presents “Retina to Cortex: Dissecting Visual Circuits in the Detection of Directional Motion,” a lecture by Alberto Cruz-Martin, PhD, University of California-San Diego.

    Additional Information: Matt Guido, 852-6227.

    4.) Chemistry seminar

    4 p.m. Feb. 28 Room LL-16, Chemistry Building

    Free, public

    Jeremy M. Smith, PhD, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, will present “Three-fold symmetric iron: multiple bonds and multiple spin states.”

    Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.

    5.) Gheens Foundation lecture to focus on eugenics

    Noon – 1 p.m. March 6, Room 302, Instructional Building B, Health Sciences Center

    Free

    Thomas M. Morgan, MD, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, assistant professor of pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, will present “Will the 21st Century Be the Era of Eugenics?” Attendees will become familiar with the history of eugenics, learn how eugenics is currently being practiced, and understand how eugenics has moved from a theoretical debate to an imperative policy question. A box lunch will be provided for the first 145 who RSVP to gheens@louisville.edu by Tuesday, March 4.

    Grand Rounds

    6.) Orthopaedic Surgery: Presentation to address pediatric congenital disorders

    6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Feb. 28, lower level auditorium, Baxter I Research Building

    Free

    The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery presents Charity Burke, MD, clinical instructor, UofL, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Burke will lecture on “Congenital Disorders in the Pediatric Upper Extremity.”

    Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.

    7.) Family and Geriatric Medicine: ECU professor to discuss medical learners, patient care

    7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Feb. 28, Bottigheimer Auditorium

    Free

    Janet Malek, PhD, associate professor, Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies, East Carolina University presents “A Double-Edged Sword: The Role of the Medical Learner in Patient Care.” This talk will explore the complications and contributions that medical learners bring to patient care. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and ACCME accreditation, and a continental breakfast will be provided.

    Additional Information: Callie Booth.

    8.) Espinosa to present at Pediatric Grand Rounds

    8 a.m. Feb. 28, second floor auditorium, Norton Hospital

    This Friday, please join us for Pediatric Grand Rounds featuring Claudia Espinosa, MD. Espinosa is currently an assistant professor of pediatrics at the UofL School of Medicine in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She will present about parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children.

    Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 502-629-8828.

    9.) ObGyn professor to discuss ‘What’s Up…With the Pump?’

    1p.m. Feb. 28, Ambulatory Care Building auditorium, Health Sciences Center

    Jeffrey King, MD, professor and director of maternal fetal medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, UofL School of Medicine, will present his lecture “What’s Up…With the Pump?” King will discuss how to appreciate the cardiac anatomy and physiology changes in pregnancy, revised ACOG guidelines in hypertension in pregnancy, the appropriate choices in hypertension drugs, and postpartum changes and how they impact blood pressure.

    Additional Information: Susan Jackson, 502-561-7449.

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