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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Jan. 15, 2015:
· PHOTOS: Few UofL staff members make it to as many events as Office of Communications and Marketing photographer Tom Fougerousse. He has once again selected his annual favorites, so check out the more than 90 photos that made his list of outstanding shots for 2014. View here.
· Award-winning Palestinian-Israeli writer to speak at UofL in February. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
James Guthrie was president of UofL during the Civil War era, and was also president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. During the war, Guthrie let the U.S. Army use the railroad, which was a vital supply line.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health & Wellness
1.) Hydrostatic weighing available at a reduced rate
IT
2.) Watch for this latest phishing scam
Miscellaneous
3.) Attend the 6th Annual Center on Race and Inequality King Justice Lecture
4.) Give blood at the annual IT Bleeding Edge of Technology blood drive
Studies
5.) Children ages 3 to 12 needed for thinking and learning study
Talks
6.) Engaged Scholarship in Action series begins with infectious disease discussion
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health & Wellness
1.) Hydrostatic weighing available at a reduced rate
Through January, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Crawford Gym, room LL02
$40
The Fitness Evaluation Program is offering a special for the remainder of the month of January on hydrostatic weighing: two tests for $40 (these are regularly priced at $25 per test for students and employees). This is one of the most accurate methods of body composition assessment available, and is exclusively available here at the University Fitness Evaluation Program.
Additional Information: Mike Jett, 852-5711.
IT
2.) Watch for this latest phishing scam
Information Technology has received reports regarding a new phishing scam sent by email to university account holders. If you receive a notice stating, “Your tax return was incorrectly filled out,” please delete it immediately. Never give out your personal information or password. When you receive a suspicious email like this, send it as an attachment to secureit@louisville.edu to confirm its legitimacy prior to responding.
Additional Information: HelpDesk, 852-7997.
Miscellaneous
3.) Attend the 6th Annual Center on Race and Inequality King Justice Lecture
Jan. 21, 7 to 9 p.m., Strickler Hall, Middleton Auditorium
Free, open to the public
The Center on Race and Inequality King Justice Lecture provides university and community members with the opportunity to listen to and engage with leading scholar activists working towards social justice. The Rev. Osagyefo Sekou will deliver this year’s lecture. Sekou is an author, public intellectual and the pastor for formation and justice at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, Boston. This event is affiliated with Project Progress, and sponsored by the Department of Pan-African Studies.
Additional Information: W. Carson Byrd.
4.) Give blood at the annual IT Bleeding Edge of Technology blood drive
Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Miller IT Center, Bigelow Hall
Please make plans to donate much needed blood at IT’s Annual Bleeding Edge of Technology blood drive. To register, please contact Victoria Harpe at 852-4308. The need is constant. The gratification is instant.
Studies
5.) Children ages 3 to 12 needed for thinking and learning study
The UofL KID lab is investigating how children of different ages think about information, people and objects. Participation involves a visit of 30 minutes or less to the lab on the Belknap campus. Children receive t-shirts and other prizes for participating. IRB 14.0053.
Additional Information: 852-0718 or click here.
Talks
6.) Engaged Scholarship in Action series begins with infectious disease discussion
Jan. 30, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Bingham Humanities 300
Free
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, a panel discussion titled “Infectious Disease and Globalization: From HIV to Ebola and Beyond” will be the first in a series called Engaged Scholarship in Action. The discussion features brief faculty presentations about community-engaged work on the topic, followed by conversation on how interdisciplinary efforts might lead to more effective collaborations and positive community outcomes. Light lunch served. Panelists: Stephen Hanson (Philosophy), Muriel Harris (SPHIS), Mark Rothstein (Medicine, Law), Riann Van Zyl (Social Work) If you are an engaged scholar or interested in the topic, please join us!
Additional Information: cfosl@louisville.edu, 852-6142.
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