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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today Feb. 2-3, 2015:
· UofL and UK teaming up to save money on contracts. Read more.
· Hughes elected to UofL Foundation board chairman. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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 is scheduled for Feb. 27-28.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Arts
1.) Underground Railroad 2015
2.) UofL Symphonic Band to perform at KMEA Conference
3.) Theatre Arts Department opens William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ today
Heath and Wellness
4.) Friday is National Wear Red Day
Miscellaneous
5.) UofL Cancer Center launches new website
Talks
6.) More American than Southern: Kentucky, Slavery and the War for an American Ideology, 1828-1861
7.) Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke
8.) Biochemistry Research Conference
Grand Rounds
9.) Medicine: Dr. Rodrigo Cavallazzi
10.) Cardiovascular Medicine
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Arts
1.) Underground Railroad 2015
Opening reception, Feb. 5, 5 to 7 p.m., Schneider Hall Galleries; Narrative of the early years of Frederick Douglass: Drawing Series Feb. 6, 5 to 9 p.m., Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 East Main St.
Free
The Hite Art Institute at UofL presents “Underground Railroad 2015,” an exhibition featuring four series of works by Professor Mark Priest from Jan. 29 to Feb. 28. The exhibition includes 74 drawings and paintings exploring slavery in America and the impact it continues to have on American life. There are four series of works, each focusing on a historically significant person or place: The Frederick Douglass Drawing Series; the Nalle Series based on Charles Nalle; the Tubman Series based on Harriet Tubman; and the Stewart’s Canal series based on the site of Joseph Stewart’s Canal. “Narrative of the Early Years of Frederick Douglass: Drawing Series” is on display at UofL’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 East Main St. “Life of a Freedom Seeker: Paintings and Drawings” encompasses the other three series and is on display at the Schneider Hall Galleries on UofL’s Belknap campus.
Additional Information: Renée K. Murphy, 852-6794.
2.) UofL Symphonic Band to perform at KMEA Conference
Feb. 6, 4:30 to 5:15 p.m., Kentucky International Convention Center, Cascade Ballroom
Free
The UofL Symphonic Band, directed by Amy Acklin, associate director of bands, will perform as a featured ensemble at the Kentucky Music Educators Association State In-service Conference. Also conducting on the program will be Frederick Speck, director of bands. In addition, Matthew Nelson, assistant professor of clarinet, will perform as a soloist.
Additional Information: Frederick Speck, uoflbands.com.
3.) Theatre Arts Department opens William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ today
Feb. 4 to 8, 8 p.m. nightly, 3 p.m. matinee Sunday, Feb. 8; The Playhouse, 1911 S. Third Street
UofL Employees, Students: $12; Adults: $15
‘Othello’ is one of playwright William Shakespeare’s most recognized dramas, but the upcoming production at UofL will feature a cultural twist on the tragedy of the Moor of Venice. Directed by assistant professor Daniel R. Hill, performances are at The Playhouse, 8 p.m. February 4-8 with a matinee 3 p.m. February 8. Video Promo.
Additional Information: Melanie Henry, 852-7682, 852-6814; louisville.edu/theatrearts.
Heath and Wellness
4.) Friday is National Wear Red Day
National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 6. Wear red to show your support for saving women’s lives in the battle against heart disease and stroke in women, snap a photo and send it to ghn@louisville.edu. Also share on social media using #GoRed. Visit the GHN Wellness Center in RED for the chance to earn a Get Healthy Now Swag bag. Also, Save the date for the Get Healthy Now Healthy Heart Roadshow heading to your campus soon. Check out the upcoming events here. Website.
Miscellaneous
5.) UofL Cancer Center launches new website
The University of Louisville’s Cancer Center has announced the launch of its new website, which provides information about the oncology/hematology bench research, scientists and physician-investigators, cores, and the oncology/hematology clinical trials program. Check out browncancercenter.louisville.edu.
Talks
6.) More American than Southern: Kentucky, Slavery and the War for an American Ideology, 1828-1861
Feb. 12, noon, The Library at Oxmoor Farm, 720 Oxmoor Ave.
Free for UofL faculty, staff and students
Gary R. Matthews will discuss the antebellum social, economic and political issues that distinguished Kentucky from the rest of the slave and border states, identifying it instead with a national perspective and its own peculiar form of Unionism. The Filson Historical Society is a member of A&S’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships.
Additional Information: Reservations are suggested at http://www.filsonhistorical.org/events or by phone at 635-5083.
7.) Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke
Feb. 10, 6 p.m., The Library at Oxmoor Farm, 720 Oxmoor Ave.
Free for UofL faculty, staff and students
Lewis George Clarke published the story of his life as a slave in 1845. It was the first slave narrative to be acquired by the Library of Congress and copyrighted. Carver Clark Gayton, a descendent of Clarke, will discuss the narrative and life of his great-great grandfather. Dr. Gayton is the former director of the Northwest African American Museum. The Filson HIstorical Society is a member of A&S’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships.
Additional Information: Reservations are suggested at http://www.filsonhistorical.org/events or by phone at 635-5083.
8.) Biochemistry Research Conference
Feb. 4, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Jessica Mezzanotte, BMB graduate student: Characterizing the Interactions of RASSF Tumor Suppressors with PMLIV.
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
9.) Medicine Dr. Rodrigo Cavallazzi
Feb. 5, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds features Rodrigo Cavallazzi, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine at UofL. Dr. Cavallazzi will present Mechanical Ventilation: More Than the Machine, focusing on the physiology of respiratory failure, how to tailor mechanical ventilation to different forms of respiratory failure and the latest studies defining how to best use mechanical ventilation.
Additional Information: For more information, contact Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
10.) Cardiovascular Medicine
Feb. 4, noon, LOCATION CHANGE: Bottigheimer Auditorium, first floor Jewish Hospital, on Chestnut St. side (behind Cafe, down the hall beyond entrance to Frazier)
Cardiovascular Medicine introduces Lorrel Brown, MD, assistant professor of medicine, cardiology, associate program director, cardiovascular fellowship, UofL. Dr. Brown will present In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Fact, Fiction and the Future. Please note this CMGR will be held at Bottigheimer Auditorium.
Additional Information: monica.sivori@louisville.edu, 852-1162. Website.
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