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DID YOU KNOW?
The Kornhauser Health Sciences Library used to have its own cat, named Hemoglobin, who assisted with the day-to-day operations of the library. (Courtesy: History Collections, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library.)
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Arts
1.) 2015 Master’s Thesis Exhibition
Events
2.) Planetarium Skies Over Louisville and New Laser Country
3.) Ride with your GHN friends with InCycle and InCycle Express
4.) Take 20 with GHN, Mini Boot Camp Edition
Miscellaneous
5.) Investment representative will be on campus
6.) Fitness Evaluation Program offering testing
7.) One week extension to sign up for March Madness Challenge
8.) Blackboard Summer and Fall 2013 courses to be deleted
Talks
9.) 2015 Nora Iasigi Bullitt Memorial Lecture presents Herman van Bergen
10.) Chemistry Seminar
11.) Brown & Williamson Lecture Series
Grand Rounds
12.) Psychiatry
13.) Family and Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds
14.) Pediatric Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Arts
1.) 2015 Master’s Thesis Exhibition
March 12, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Schneider Hall Galleries
Free
The Hite Art Institute is pleased to present three exhibitions of work by master’s candidates in the Critical and Curatorial Studies and Studio Art programs – Bailey Mazik, Molly F. Passafiume and Emma Sharps.
Additional Information: For more information, email Renée K. Murphy or call 502-852-6794.
Events
2.) Planetarium Skies Over Louisville and New Laser Country
March 13, 8 p.m., Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
Join us for our monthly Skies Over Louisville live star and constellation presentation. Telescopes on the terrace with LAS follow, weather permitting. Top off the evening by staying for our new Laser Country show at 9 p.m. Special pricing for UofL faculty, staff and students: $6 BOGO (buy one, get one free) for one show, $5 BOGO for two or more shows.
Additional Information: For more information, go to planetarium.louisville.edu, email or call 852-6665.
3.) Ride with your GHN friends with InCycle and InCycle Express
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.; Friday, noon to 12:30 p.m.
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center (Studio C)
Free for UofL employees, retirees and spouses/QA
Let the upbeat music motivate you as you ride through a variety of speeds and resistance challenges. Shred the calories with this time-efficient ride, getting you to your destination sooner. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Classes, Facebook, Website, Email, 852-7755
4.) Take 20 with GHN, Mini Boot Camp Edition
March 12, 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Student Services Annex, Health Promotions
Free for employees
Fighting off a desk nap? Jumpstart your heart in 20 minutes with GHN’s Take 20 mini boot camp edition. Get workout tips and give your body the boost it needs to power through the rest of the day, with a fast workout that you can do anywhere. Meet and greet GHN’s certified professional personal trainers. All levels welcome, we’ll gladly adapt to your personal wellness needs.
Additional Information: Classes, Facebook, Website, Email, Register, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
5.) Investment representative will be on campus
March 12, 9 a.m. to noon, Human Resources
Free
Kentucky Deferred Compensation representative Kay McHone will be on the Belknap Campus in HR. To schedule your free one-on-one session please contact KDC directly at 1-800-542-2667.
6.) Fitness Evaluation Program offering testing
March 12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Crawford Gym Room LL02
Price varies per test
Did you know that the Fitness Evaluation Program offers more than just hydrostatic weighing? We also offer VO2 max testing, resting metabolic rate testing and lactate threshold testing! If you have questions about any of these please ask! Prices are available on our webpage.
Additional Information: Website
7.) One week extension to sign up for March Madness Challenge
March 23 to April 17, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouses/QA
There’s still time left on the shot clock to sign up for GHN’s March Madness Challenge. You have one extra week to form a team of five UofL colleagues and earn points for participating in fitness classes and other exercise opportunities at the GHN Wellness Center. Join in on the fun of promoting teamwork, getting physically active and establishing a fitness routine. Compete head-to-head with other teams and advance with weekly challenges. Winners will receive an awesome grand prize.
Additional Information: Website, Email, 852-7755
8.) Blackboard Summer and Fall 2013 courses to be deleted
Blackboard courses from the summer and fall 2013 (4135, 4138) will be archived and deleted after Wednesday, March 31. This is a semi-annual process by the Delphi Center that frees up server space for new courses. If you have a specific need to keep a spring 2013 course available beyond March 31, please submit a request using the link provided by that date. Additional information on this process can be found in the Blackboard News module on the login page.
Additional Information: For more information, call Alicia Montgomery Dunlap at 852-8833. Website
Talks
9.) 2015 Nora Iasigi Bullitt Memorial Lecture presents Herman van Bergen
March 12, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium
Free
Working at the intersection of anthropology and art, Herman van Bergen is constructing a site-specific monument to the people of Curaçao. The design of this architectural installation addresses colonization, cross cultural exchanges and the suffering that can occur when worlds collide. He will be collaborating with musicians, artists, engineers and underprivileged young adults to provide a space for people to gather and consider their connection to each other and the past.
Additional Information:
For more information, email Renée K. Murphy or call 502-852-6794.
10.) Chemistry Seminar
March 13, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free
Moon-Soo Kim, PhD, Western Kentucky University, will present “Detection of Specific DNA Sequences Utilizing Custom Designed DNA-Binding Proteins.”
Additional Information: For more information, call Sherry Nalley at 852-6798.
11.) Brown & Williamson Lecture Series
March 13, Noon, Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
As part of the Brown & Williamson Lecture Series, the Biology Department is pleased to announce a presentation by Charles Ofria of Michigan State University. Ofria’s talk is titled “Major Transitions in [Digital] Evolution.”
Additional Information: For more information, call Judy Felli at 852-8263.
Grand Rounds
12.) Psychiatry
March 12, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building Auditorium
Free
Gerry-Lynn Wichmann, MD, PGY-4, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville, will present “Developing Cultural Competence in Mental Health.”
Additional Information: For more information, call Christy Castle-Greenwell at 502-588-4424.
13.) Family and Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds
March 13, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Diane Harper, MD, MPH, MS, Rowntree Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, presents Primary HPV Screening. Attendees will be able to describe the natural history of HPV infections and will be able to describe the risk of CIN 3+ disease after screening. Attendees will be able to describe HPV primary screening. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: For more information, email Callie Booth.
14.) Pediatric Grand Rounds
March 13, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, second floor auditorium
This Friday, please join us for the 5th Annual Dr. Thomas H. Pinkstaff Memorial Lectureship featuring Stephen M. Downs, MD, MS. Downs is a professor of pediatrics, vice chair for general pediatrics, and director of children’s health services research at Indiana University School of Medicine. He will be presenting “CHICA: Ten Years of Clinical Decision Support.” Also, as a reminder, if UofL cancels or delays opening, there will be no Pediatric Grand Rounds.
Additional Information: For more information, contact Brittney Luckett, at 502-629-8828 or email.
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