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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 8, 2016:
· PHOTOS, STORY: President James Ramsey met with about 200 faculty, staff and students Monday to discuss the state budget proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin and how it may affect higher education. Ramsey opened the floor to other issues as well. Read the story. View photos.
· PHOTOS: Mardis Gras at the Planetarium. View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The renovations to the Student Activities Center and the construction of the new academic building on Belknap Campus are both scheduled to begin this May and be complete in 2018.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
2.) Show your workout buddy some love in February
3.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Miscellaneous
4.) First Annual Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancies Program Mini-Symposium
Talks/Seminars
5.) Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World lecture series
6.) Underground History: the Archaeology of African Americans
7.) What I Wish My Instructors Knew: A Student-Led Panel on Diversity and Pedagogy, for Faculty, Instructors, Staff, and Graduate Students
8.) University of Louisville/Yearlings Club Forum Series
9.) The immigration history of Latin@s in the United States: How this impacts us today
Grand Rounds
10.) Neuroscience
11.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Drop in 5:30-5:55 p.m. (every Tuesday); MBSR Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm (Feb. 17-April 4), Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Varies; UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA
Experience Get Healthy Now’s mindfulness offerings in collaboration with Dr. Paul Salmon, associate professor in psychological and brain sciences. Experience the many health-enhancing benefits of reflection, stillness and being fully present. Come to a free Tuesday evening session or deepen your practice with the eight-session MBSR program ($80).
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu
2.) Show your workout buddy some love in February
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
A workout buddy can keep you motivated, accountable and on track of your goals. Share the love and pamper your spouse/QA with a membership to the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center for just $10/month! Bring your Valentine (or UofL colleague) with you to the GHN Wellness Center and each of you will earn a special incentive! Don’t wait to enjoy these unlimited wellness opportunities to improve your health and well-being. All levels and abilities welcome.
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
3.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym 601 Presidents Blvd.
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
Exercise should feel good inside and out. Get moving with Intro to Nia to help you find health through movement. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from disciplines of the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that corresponds with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities. Visit us at GHN Tuesdays in February from 6:30pm to 7:30pm to try it out!
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; 852-7755; ghn@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
4.) First Annual Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancies Program Mini-Symposium
Feb. 10, noon to 3 p.m., Kosair Charities Clinical and Translation Research Building (KCCTRB), Room 123
Free
The First Annual Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancies Program Mini-Symposium will present 15-minute presentations answering the following questions: What are we doing? What are we thinking? What reagents and resources are available to the leukemia research community here at UofL? How can we increase collaborations? Speakers will include: Drs. Donald Miller, Steven Ellis, Levi Beverly, Mariusz Ratajczak, Soumit Basu, Vincent LaRussa, William Tse, Janina Ratajczak, and Magdalena Kucia.
Additional Information: brooke.degroote@louisville.edu
Talks/Seminars
5.) Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World lecture series
Feb. 11, 6 p.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library
Free and open to public
The Liberal Studies Project and The Kentucky Society of the Archaeological Institute of America present Dr. Mary Lucas Powell, who will talk about Life and the ‘Good Death’ at Torre de Palma, Portugal.
6.) Underground History: the Archaeology of African Americans
Feb. 16, Noon to 1 p.m., Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany, IN 47150
Free for UofL faculty, staff and students
Jay Stottman, staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, will discuss archaeological sites that document African Americans’ experience from slavery to the development of urban neighborhoods. Stottman’s talk will focus on findings at Locust Grove, Farmington, Camp Nelson and urban sites in Frankfort and Louisville. The Carnegie is a member of A&S’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships.
Additional Information: Attendance is free but registration is requested: call 812-944-7336 or email Delesha Thomas.
7.) What I Wish My Instructors Knew: A Student-Led Panel on Diversity and Pedagogy, for Faculty, Instructors, Staff, and Graduate Students
Feb. 10, noon to 1 p.m., Room 204, Bingham Humanities Building
While instructors often discuss diversity and pedagogy, we rarely (if ever) get to hear students themselves speak candidly and openly about what they need, lack, and value in the classroom. So this Wednesday, a diverse panel of students will share what they wish instructors knew about their lives. This event is ideal for anyone interested in improving inclusivity and understanding in your teaching; it can’t help but inform (or transform?) our practice. Hosted by the Cultural Center
8.) University of Louisville/Yearlings Club Forum Series
Feb. 21, 4 to 6 p.m. , The Yearlings Club, 4309 W. Broadway
Free and open to the public
Preserving History and Culture: A Reflection of the Louisville Downtown Civil Rights Trail. Speakers: Raoul Cunningham, President, Louisville Chapter, NAACP and President, Kentucky State Conference; Kirk Bright, Student Activist; Connie Cosby, Student Activist. MODERATOR: Shirletta J. Kinchen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pan-African Studies.
Additional Information: Clest Lanier, 852-3042.
9.) The immigration history of Latin@s in the United States: How this impacts us today
Feb. 17, noon to 1 p.m., Kornhauser Library Auditorium
Free
Prof. Enid Trucios-Haynes (Brandeis School of Law) will guide participants through why Latin@ immigration history is so important to us today. She is a nationally recognized scholar in immigration and her teaching focuses on race and the law, as well as constitutional, immigration, and international law. Among many other leadership roles, she leads volunteers in conducting “Know Your Rights” presentations at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Center at the Boone County Jail.
Additional Information: Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by February 15 here.
Grand Rounds
10.) Neuroscience
Feb. 11, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium, Lower Level, Donald Baxter Building, HSC
Free
Alexander Ovechkin, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, KSCIRC, Frazier Rehab Institute and Neuroscience Center, Laboratory of Clinical Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Neurophysiology, will present Respiratory Motor Function and Blood Pressure Regulation in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury at this week’s Neuroscience Grand Rounds. CME and CEU credit will be awarded to MDs, DOs, and RNs who attend. Continental breakfast will be available.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, ekroll01@louisville.edu, 502-407-3226.
11.) Endocrinology
Feb. 10, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Sarah Spurling, PhD, HSP, UofL assistant professor, Pediatrics – Pediatric Endocrinology and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychology, presents “Mental Health and Adherence in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
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