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Here’s what was featured on UofLNews on Wednesday, July 20, 2016:
- UofL opens NIH-designated Alcohol Research Center (includes video). Read more.
- Former players, coaches, fans to celebrate Crawford Gym. Read more.
- NCAA recognizes UofL athletics for academic excellence. Read more.
- UofL spinal cord injury researchers present latest developments at international conference. Read more.
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Did You Know?
Last week, the University of Louisville received a finalist award during Louisville Business First’s Healthiest Employers luncheon at Slugger Field. Patricia Benson, AVP for Health, Wellness and Disease Management, accepted the award on behalf of UofL and the Get Healthy Now program.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Miscellaneous
1.) Commonwealth Credit Union’s Belknap Campus branch is now open
2.) Alumnus of the Year announced
3.) Funding opportunity: UofL-NSF I-Corps site
4.) Belknap Farmers Market open today
5.) Gray Street Farmers Market open today
6.) Faculty/staff discussion leaders needed for Welcome Week
7.) Health Sciences Center Poverty Simulation planned
Grand Rounds
8.) OB-GYN Grand Rounds
9.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
10.) Pediatric Grand Rounds
11.) Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Miscellaneous
1.) Commonwealth Credit Union’s Belknap Campus branch is now open
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 2126 S Floyd Street (near ULPD and University Parking offices)
Stop by our preferred credit union partner’s new branch in the Floyd Street parking garage to learn more about membership benefits and enter for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card (drawing to be held on Aug. 19). The branch has a 24/7 ATM and a coin machine, plus free cappuccino and popcorn daily. Plans are underway for a weeklong grand opening celebration in late August, but the branch is now fully functional and the Commonwealth CU team looks forward to meeting you.
Additional Information: Tracy Coffey, 502-564-4775; Raffo Wimsett, 502-321-8826, website
2.) Alumnus of the Year announced
The UofL Alumni Association’s Wilson Wyatt Alumni Award recognizes graduates who have distinguished themselves in their fields and are exemplary UofL ambassadors. The Alumni Association would like to announce the 2016 Alumnus of the Year, Ernest E. Allen, 68A, 72L. Allen received a degree in International Studies followed by his Juris Doctorate. He is a global expert on the digital economy; public-private partnerships, child protection, modern slavery, and he founded the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. The Alumni Awards event is on Oct. 20.
Additional Information: Website
3.) Funding Opportunity: UofL-NSF I-Corps Site
Do customers need your innovation? Let the UofL-NSF I-Corps Site program help with the discovery and commercialization of STEM innovations. Inventors and researchers partner with entrepreneurial mentors to develop a strategy to get innovative products to market. Awards are up to $2,500 per team. The program is open to all UofL faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Applications are due by Aug. 11.
Additional Information: Website, email
4.) Belknap Farmers Market open today
July 21, 3:30-6 p.m., 3rd Street and Brandeis Avenue
Come check out the variety of products offered by 14 local farmers and vendors from Kentucky and Indiana.
Additional Information: Email, website
5.) Gray Street Farmers Market open today
Thursdays through Oct. 27, rain or shine, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 400 block of East Gray Street
Some items available today include: various baked goods; corn, greens, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, beans, beets, cucumbers, onions and herbs; antibiotic and hormone free beef, chicken, pork, lamb, rabbit, bison, frog legs, duck, goat, and eggs; kettle corn, honey, maple syrup, jams, sauces and pickled items; and all natural soaps, lotions, bug spray, and alcohol free hand sanitizer. Lunch: DelectaBites, Pollo and Red Top Gourmet Dogs.
Additional Information: Facebook, website
6.) Faculty/staff discussion leaders needed for Welcome Week
August 19, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Discussion leaders and student co-leads will engage students in small-group conversation about UofL’s Book-in-Common, “Hidden America.” Leaders receive a comprehensive, event-specific facilitation guide and copy of the book. Time commitment consists of training (optional, 10-10:30 a.m.); leader check in and overview (10:30-11:15 a.m.) and small group formation/discussion (11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.).
Additional Information: Complete the online form to volunteer
7.) Health Sciences Center Poverty Simulation planned
July 27, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Room 101/102, Kosair Charities Clinical & Translational Research Building, Health Sciences Campus; Free
The simulation is an experiential tool used to educate health care professionals about the day-to-day realities, struggles, and stresses faced by low-income populations. Participants will gain an increased awareness of the financial barriers to patient compliance in low income populations, and identify opportunities for increased connections and coordination with other community agencies to lessen obstacles for patients.
Additional Information: Website
Grand Rounds
8.) OB-GYN Grand Rounds
July 22, 1-2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Please join us for Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds July 22. We will have guest speakers from the University of Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics. The topic is “Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Perspectives from an Obstetrician and Anesthesiologist.” They will discuss the typical presentation of AFE and decreasing morbidity and mortality in AFE. Also, discuss ACLS management of the parturient when cardiovascular collapse accompanies AFE.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 502-561-7463
9.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
July 22, 7:30- 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium; Free
Stephen J. Winters, MD, UofL Professor of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, will present, “Testosterone and Cardiovascular Disease.” CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett, 852-5499
10.) Pediatric Grand Rounds
July 22, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Gil Liu, MD, Ted Smith, PhD, and Ben Reno-Weber, MPA, MBA. Liu is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UofL. Smith is chief of Civic Innovation and executive director at the Institute for Healthy Air, Water and Soil in Louisville and Reno-Weber is the project director of the Greater Louisville Project. They will present, “Improving the Culture of Health in Louisville.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 502-629-8828
11.) Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
July 22, 6:45- 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building lower level auditorium; Free
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes John R. Dimar II, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UofL. Dr. Dimar will lecture on “Radiation Safety.”
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902
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