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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Monday, March 7, 2016:
· UofL cancer program goes blue to help save lives. Read more.
· Photos: The Speed School Engineering Exposition, March 5. View here.
· Photos: The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival, March 5. View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
There are 174 researchers at the University of Louisville investigating sustainability.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Faculty
1.) Faculty workshop planned on using apps to enhance teaching and engage students
2.) Document your teaching activities for P&T
IT
3.) Trifecta training series today focuses on IP and regulations
HR
4.) Benefit tips: Flexible Spending Accounts
5.) Active shooter training planned this week
Health and Wellness
6.) Mental Health First Aid training available
7.) Encourage students to submit new UofL Wellbeing Survey
8.) Drop-ins welcome for 20 Mindful Minutes
9.) Mindfulness and Meditation set for prospective faculty and staff teachers
10.) Core Fusion classes available
11.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Miscellaneous
12.) Bookstore sets textbook and course materials deadline
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
13.) The Sutherland Endowed Chair in Glass Lecture Series presents: Mark Peiser
14.) CRAFT seminar features CEO of Human Workflows
15.) Physiology Seminar features USC professor
16.) KBRIN Bioinformatics Core director to discuss High-throughput Sequencing Analysis
Studies
17.) Louisville Healthy Heart Study
Grand Rounds
18.) Endocrinology Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Faculty
1.) Faculty workshop planned on using apps to enhance teaching and engage students
March 29, 3 to 5 p.m., Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
“Appy Hour” is one of our most popular workshops. Inspired by our Celebration keynote speaker, Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen, we’re expanding the conversation to cover not only mobile apps, but also web apps, software, and other technologies that can be used to change the way we reach and teach our students. In this informal conversation, faculty will share how they are using technology to connect with students and advance their learning. Beverages and appetizers provided.
Additional Information: Pre-registration required online
2.) Document your teaching activities for P&T
March 10, noon to 1 p.m. (note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. and the presenter will be available until 1:30 p.m. for Q&A), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library #244
Your teaching portfolio describes and documents your achievements in teaching. Whether you are planning for your third year review, preparing your dossier for your tenure package, or simply looking for practical information and resources for documenting your teaching activities, this 1-hour professional development session is for you.
Additional Information: Register online
IT
3.) Trifecta training series today focuses on IP and regulations
March 8, 3 to 5 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building (CTRB), Room 124
Free
All are welcome to attend the second of our 5-part technology commercialization series. Today’s topic: Focus on the technology. Learn how university intellectual property works from Terry Wright, patent attorney at Stites & Harbison, and then hear from life sciences entrepreneur Ruth Voor about her experiences with identifying stakeholders and navigating regulatory hurdles on her way to commercializing university technology.
Additional Information: RSVP via email
HR
4.) Benefit tips: Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts have a Use-it-or-lose-it provision. Any money deposited in your FSA and not used by the end of the Grace Period which extends to March 15, will be forfeited. During the Grace Period, you can continue to incur claims and use all amounts remaining in your Health Care FSA or Dependent Care FSA from the previous calendar year. You have a Run-out Period which is until April 15 to submit final claims for reimbursement.
Additional Information: Chard Snyder, 1-800-982-7715, website
5.) Active shooter training planned this week
March 10, 11 a.m. to noon, Room 103A, Human Resources Building, Belknap Campus
Free
Though we hope we never encounter an active shooter situation on the University of Louisville campus, we know preparation and advance planning can guide our actions and help reduce the negative impacts of such a tragic event. Please join us for our Active Shooter Training where we will provide guidance to faculty and staff who may encounter an active shooter situation. It also describes what you can expect from responding law enforcement officers.
Additional Information: Register online or via email
Health and Wellness
6.) Mental Health First Aid training available
March 18, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 18 SAC W306
$25
The Office of Undergraduate Practice & the BRICC Coalition, along with campus partners, are hosting a Mental Health First Aid Training. Participants will gather information on mental health and strategies for working with people facing immediate mental health issues during this one-day workshop. Participants will receive a certificate of completion. Space is limited to 30 participants. The cost includes breakfast, lunch, presentation materials and manual.
Additional Information: Theresa Hitchcock, RSVP online
7.) Encourage students to submit new UofL Wellbeing Survey
Ends March 14
If student retention and academic success is of interest to you, encourage students that you encounter to complete and submit the new UofL Wellbeing Survey if they receive the e-mail invitation. It covers 5,000 randomly selected students who have received multiple e-mail invitations to take the brief online survey, administered by UofL Office of Institutional Effectiveness in partnership with Health Promotion Wellbeing Central.
Additional Information: Karen S. Newton, 852-1914, website
8.) Drop-ins welcome for 20 Mindful Minutes
Weekly through April 26, various times, multiple locations
Free
Drop in for a guided relaxation, meditation or simply to enjoy quiet, calm space. Weekly until April 26: Mondays 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. in Health Promotion Wellbeing Central; Tuesdays 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. in Cultural Center; Wednesdays 9 to 9:20 a.m. in Life Sciences Room 127; Thursdays 12:30 to 12:50 p.m., Interfaith Center. Check website for more locations and times. Contact Karen Newton if you’re interested in becoming a partner to host and/or facilitate a 20 Mindful Minutes drop-in site.
Additional Information: Karen S. Newton, 852-1914, website
9.) Mindfulness and Meditation set for prospective faculty and staff teachers
March 22, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., Health Promotion Wellbeing Central
$12 (includes book)
Enrollment open for 4-week Koru Mindfulness & Meditation workshop on Belknap campus starting March 22 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Encourage students you encounter to consider this powerful workshop as a way to approach finals with focus, purpose and less suffering. If you are faculty or staff who aspires to co-facilitate Mindfulness Workshops for students in the future, contact Karen Newton to request enrollment in a student-focused Koru workshop.
Additional Information: Additional Information: Karen S. Newton, 852-1914, website
10.) Core Fusion classes available
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 to 12:50 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Price: $40, unlimited classes per semester
A strong core can improve athletic performance, posture and can reduce back pain. Using weights, balls, bands, gliding discs and your own body weight as resistance, this class will help strengthen your core, sculpt your body and burn calories. Modifications for all fitness levels are provided.
Additional Information: Facebook, website, email
11.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Every Tuesday through April 4, drop in 5:30 to 5:55 p.m., MBSR; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym, 601 Presidents Blvd.
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: Email
Miscellaneous
12.) Bookstore sets textbook and course materials deadline
March 28
All summer and fall textbook and course materials orders must be submitted to UofL’s official campus bookstore by March 28 to ensure compliance with the federal government Higher Education Opportunity Act. Your immediate action allows students to see textbook and course material information as they register for classes, and helps them receive more money at buy back.
Additional Information: Cori Bibelhauser, 852-4926
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
13.) The Sutherland Endowed Chair in Glass Lecture Series presents: Mark Peiser
March 8, 7 to 8 p.m., Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 E. Main Street
Free and open to the public
An original pioneer of the Contemporary Studio Glass movement, a founding member of the Glass Art Society, and the first Resident Artist in Glass at Penland School of Crafts, Mark Peiser’s accomplishments have helped establish the benchmark for achievement in glass art for over 50 years. With an ever-evolving and changing body of work, Peiser is revered as one of the most innovative and knowledgeable artists to have worked with glass.
Additional Information: Renée K. Murphy, 852-6794
14.) CRAFT seminar features CEO of Human Workflows
March 10, noon, CTR 124
Free for students and postdocs
Dr. Randy Ribaudo is the president and CEO of Human Workflows LLC and the co-founder of SciPhD.com. His talk is titled “The Business of Science: Preparing for Professional Careers.” Lunch will be provided by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Additional Information: Tiffany Monyhan
15.) Physiology Seminar features USC professor
March 8, 11:45 a.m., Baxter I Auditorium
Free
The Department of Physiology Seminar Series presents, Maintaining Balance under Pressure: Intrarenal Mechanisms Controlling Blood Pressure and Potassium Homeostasis, by Alicia A. McDonough, PhD, professor of Cell & Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Additional Information: Website
16.) KBRIN Bioinformatics Core director to discuss High-throughput Sequencing Analysis
March 9, noon to 1 p.m., Clinical Translational Research building, room 124
Free
Current sequencing technologies allow for the generation of millions of bases of sequence information in areas such as whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, small RNA (miR) sequencing, variant detection, 16s metagenomics, amplicon sequencing, CLIP-seq, and ChIP-seq. The KBRIN Bioinformatics Core at UofL has analyzed more than 50 such projects. Please join us as Core Director, Eric Rouchka, discusses the analysis pipelines in place to handle this data and the sequencing technologies available at UofL.
Additional Information: Email Julia Chariker or b.harrison@louisville.edu
Studies
17.) Louisville Healthy Heart Study
HCOC 4th floor
hsppo# 09.0174. Andrew DeFilippis, MD, of Cardiovascular Medicine is conducting a research study to evaluate the effect of environmental exposures on cardiovascular disease risk. Participation requires a single 30-minute visit to complete a questionnaire and give blood and urine samples. Subjects receive a $25 gift card. To participate you must be over 18 years old, reside in Jefferson County, and have hypertension, obesity, diabetes, or high cholesterol.
Additional Information: Karen Beatty, 239-9923
Grand Rounds
18.) Endocrinology Grand Rounds
March 9, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Sara Watson, MD, UofL assistant professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, presents Family Centered Care in Type 1 Diabetes.
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237
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