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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 26, 2015:
· Engineering Expo to explore special effects in the movies. Read more.
· Better environmental policies must start on the local level, says expert. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
It is possible to “clone” your pet, thanks to a business started by two UofL Entrepreneurship MBA graduates that’s getting plenty of national media attention these days. Jennifer Graham and Adam Greene’s Louisville-based Cuddle Clones (www.cuddleclones.com) uses a photo of your pet to create a stuffed animal replica. Way to go!
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Arts
1.) Teatime Chic: Ceramics 1900-1960
2.) Gallery Talks: Held from Beneath: An Exploration of Cultural Sustainability
Events
3.) Only six tables left for PINK 2015
4.) Save the date for the 2015 i2a Institute
Health and Wellness
5.) Join Get Healthy Now’s Healthy Heart Roadshow today on Shelby Campus
6.) Mammogram screening for UofL employees
7.) Get Healthy Now’s March Madness Challenge is back B-A-B-Y!
Miscellaneous
8.) Last few days to help raiseRED by ordering pizza
9.) Corrected link for SHARE program
10.) Symposium on student writing
11.) PI training on new IBC/biosafety processes and NIH requirements
12.) iNext Price Increase
Talks
13.) The sensor-motor origins of reference
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Arts
1.) Teatime Chic: Ceramics 1900-1960
March 6, 5 to 10 p.m., Local Speed, 822 East Market St.
Free for faculty, students and staff
Faculty, students and staff are invited to the opening of Teatime Chic: Ceramics 1900-1960. Tea and coffee services illustrate changing definitions of “modern” over the course of 60 years. The exhibition features work by both European and American designers including Peter Behrens, Susie Cooper, Viktor Schreckengost, Russel Wright and Eva Zeisel. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available. The Speed Art Museum is a member of A&S’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships.
Additional Information: speedmuseum.org or call 634-2700.
2.) Gallery Talks: Held from Beneath: An Exploration of Cultural Sustainability
March 7, 11 a.m. to noon, Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 East Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
Free for UofL faculty, staff and students
Artists Andy Perez, Joyce Ogden, Roxell Karr and Susanna Crum will discuss their artworks in the exhibition “Held from Beneath: An Exploration of Cultural Sustainability.” Other events in conjunction with the show include poetry readings, music and performance art. The Carnegie Center is a member of A&S’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships.
Additional Information: lwilkins@Wcarnegiecenter.edu or call 812-944-7336.
Events
3.) Only six tables left for PINK 2015
Event March 27, 8 p.m., SAC Multipurpose Room
PINK 2015 is almost here. There’s only ONE way to reserve a seat ahead of time for PINK and that’s by reserving a VIP table. There only six tables left. The tables are $200 and accommodate up to 10 guests. Now in its 18th year, PINK holds the record as the longest-running student-organized fundraiser on campus. Proceeds from PINK will help defray the costs of the LGBT Center’s civil rights immersion tour.
Additional Information and Reservations: Lisa Gunterman. To learn more about PINK visit here.
4.) Save the date for the 2015 i2a Institute
May 18-19, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., University Club
Free for UofL faculty and staff
Now in its seventh year, the i2a Institute features old favorites and new approaches to putting critical thinking concepts and tools into our everyday practice in and outside the classroom. The featured session will be led by renowned critical thinking expert Dr. Stephen Brookfield. This year, the conference takes place over two days instead of three and will be held at Belknap campus from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m May 18 and May 19. Registration opens in March.
Additional Information: i2a@louisville.edu
Health and Wellness
5.) Join Get Healthy Now’s Healthy Heart Roadshow today on Shelby Campus
Feb. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Shelby Campus, Burhans Hall, Room 157
Additional Information: Healthy Hearts Roadshow
6.) Mammogram screening for UofL employees
April 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Gottschalk Circle on Belknap Campus (next to Shumaker Research Building)
UofL employees, age 40 and over. Insurance, Medicare or Medicaid will be billed. UofL insurance covers 100 percent.
Is it time for your annual mammogram? If so, you’re in luck. UofL’s Kentucky Cancer Program is pleased to bring the mobile mammography van back to Belknap Campus for women 40 years old and over. Mammograms will be provided by the Brown Cancer Center and KentuckyOne Health. UofL Women’s Center will also be onsite with information. UofL insurance will cover 100 percent of the mammogram cost. Call today for your appointment, 852-6318.
Additional Information: Jaime Wientjes, 852-6318.
7.) Get Healthy Now’s March Madness Challenge is back B-A-B-Y!
March 16 to April 10, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Open to all UofL Get Healthy Now Wellness Center members
It’s back B-A-B-Y! Lace up those glass slippers and join the Get Healthy Now March Madness Challenge, promoting team work, physical activity and a fun fitness routine. Teams earn points for participating in fitness classes and other exercise opportunities at the GHN Wellness Center. Compete head-to-head with other teams and advance with weekly challenges. Winners will receive an awesome grand prize. Tipoff is March 16. Get your team of five together and enroll today.
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
Miscellaneous
8.) Last few days to help raiseRED by ordering pizza
During February, order from PapaJohns.com and use the promo code ULRAISE to not only receive 20 percent off of your regular menu price order, but also to donate 20 percent of your order total to UofL’s RaiseRED. Valid until March 1 and at any Louisville area location. RaiseRED is the annual 18-hour dance marathon that benefits pediatric cancer that raised, $150,000 last year alone. This year’s event, which begins tonight, has a goal of $200,000.
9.) Corrected link for SHARE program
The February Cards All In newsletter, which included an item on the Staff Help Assistance Relief Effort (SHARE), published an incorrect link for those who want to request assistance from this program. To request assistance, please go to: http://louisville.edu/staffsenate/staff-resources/programs.html
Additional Information: Staff Senate.
10.) Symposium on student writing
March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ekstrom Library
Free
Please invite your students to come by the Symposium on Student Writing to check out posters, videos, poetry readings and more. It’s a science fair-style showcase of writing across the university. Free light snacks provided.
Additional Information: Travis Rountree.
11.) PI training on new IBC/biosafety processes and NIH requirements
Feb. 27, 1:30 p.m., Baxter II Room 038
Free
This one-hour training session will focus on the changes we have made and are continuing to make to the IBC/biosafety processes to streamline our operations and become more efficient. It will also include the requirements we must meet under NIH Guidelines for rDNA and SNA research including PI, IBC, and Biosafety Officer responsibilities. This session is open to any UofL stakeholder who needs to register research with the IBC. PI training on the topics above in as expectation of NIH.
Additional Information: Cheri Hildreth, 852-6670.
12.) iNext Price Increase
iNext international insurance will increase to $32 for the Basic insurance plan beginning March 1.
Additional Information: edabroad@louisville.edu.
Talks
13.) The sensor-motor origins of reference
March 2, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Room 139, Shumaker Building
Free
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences presents “The Sensor-motor Origins of Reference,” a colloquium presented by Dr. Linda Smith. Dr. Smith is the Distinguished Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of psychological and brain sciences at Indiana University, and her interests include perceptual and cognitive development in children, including the development of visual object recognition and word learning.
Additional Information: Marci DeCaro, n.noles@louisville.edu.
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