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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on May 11, 2015:
· Inscope wins global business plan contest. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The two UofL students biking 1,500 miles along the Pacific Coast to raise money for the first student-funded Habitat for Humanity house in Louisville have already traveled from Seattle to the Oregon coast. Keep up with Stephanie Dooper and David Exe on their blog here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Conferences
1.) Register Today for Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference
Health and Wellness
2.) Save the Date: TAG You’re IT!
3.) Yoga for faculty and staff offered in the Health Promotion Office
Miscellaneous
4.) SpringFest is Saturday; road closures begin Friday
5.) Sign up for the Family and Friends Campus Visit Program
6.) National Astronomy Day Celebration
Studies
7.) Children 8 to 13 years needed for anxiety and worry study
8.) Infant Scientists Wanted
Talks
9.) Special lecture to commemorate Liberation of Auschwitz
Grand Rounds
10.) Endocrinology
11.) Neuroscience
12.) Psychiatry
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Conferences
1.) Register Today for Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference
May 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shelby Campus, Founders’ Union
$99
The 3rd annual UofL Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference features the strength of Lindsay Gargotto, Kentucky Veteran of the Year and founder of the Athena’s Sisters and the StoryCatcher Project: Survivor Stories of Strength. Register today to enhance your leadership skills. Learn more and register.
Additional Information: Melissa Long Shuter, 852-6151. Website.
Health and Wellness
2.) Save the Date: TAG You’re IT!
May 21, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. – HSC – SPHIS Room 103;
May 28, 4:40 to 5p.m. Belknap Farmers Market
Come out and play with Get Healthy Now while you enjoy the tastes of the Belknap and HSC Farmer’s Market seasonal finds. You will hula hoop, jump and Hop Scotch your way to selections of locally-grown, locally-made products. You will walk away from this Take 20 session feeling more joyful, relaxed and connected to your colleagues. Feel free to register. Or just stop by!
Additional Information: Website.; Facebook; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
3.) Yoga for faculty and staff offered in the Health Promotion Office
Begins May 13; Mondays & Wednesdays 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.; Health Promotion Office Activity Room (in the Student Services Annex)
5 classes for $35; 15 classes for $75
UofL Health Promotion Office offers Vinyasa Yoga to faculty and staff members. The summer session starts this week! Classes are every Monday and Wednesday from 5:15pm-6:15pm. To sign up and purchase class passes visit the Health Promotion website. We hope to see you on the mat!
Additional Information: healthpromo@louisville.edu
Miscellaneous
4.) SpringFest is Saturday; road closures begin Friday
The 1200 and 1300 blocks of First Street will be closed at 9 a.m. Friday in preparation for SpringFest on Saturday. Also to be closed are the 100 blocks of East and West Ormbsy. There will be no parking in those areas. The streets will be reopened Saturday night.
Additional Information: Website.
5.) Sign up for the Family and Friends Campus Visit Program
June 15, 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Student Activities Center, Room 310
Do you have a son or daughter who is a current high school student? The Office of Admissions would like to invite you both to our Family & Friends Campus Visit Program. This Campus Visit is specifically reserved for children of UofL Faculty and Staff. It will include an information session with Executive Director of Admissions and a walking tour with a current student. Space is limited & online reservation is required.
Additional Information: Kristin Ellis, 852-5516. Registration.
6.) National Astronomy Day Celebration
May 17, 1 to 4 p.m., Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
$5/person
Join us for an afternoon of astronomy at the planetarium. In addition to a special $5/person admission to our public shows (members get in free), representatives from the Louisville Astronomical Society will be on hand with solar telescopes and other activities. Everyone gets to enter a drawing for great prizes that includes a Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ telescope (valued at $149.95), a family membership to the planetarium and much more!
Additional Information: Website; planet@louisville.edu; 852-6665.
Studies
7.) Children 8 to 13 years needed for anxiety and worry study
Room 363, Life Sciences Building
IRB #13.0923
Are you stressed? Is your child stressed, anxious, or worried? We can help! The UofL Developmental Psychopathology Lab is conducting a study examining the nature of worry and anxiety in parents and children. Parents and their children between the ages of 8 and 13 years are eligible to participate. Participants will be compensated $20 for their time and receive free diagnostic interviews, detailed feedback and a report outlining the results of our assessment.
Additional Information: 852-2351, email nwaffr01@louisville.edu or embort01@louisville.edu.
8.) Infant Scientists Wanted
Mon-Fri: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. (Saturday appointments available upon request), Davidson Hall 314 D
The UofL Infant Cognition Lab (Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences) is conducting several studies on infant face perception. Infants who are between 3 and 8 months old with normal vision and hearing are invited to participate. Participation involves one brief visit to campus. Infants will receive a UofL t-shirt or bib for participating. HSPPO#: 053.06
Additional Information: Lauren Helton (852-6852, uoflbaby@louisville.edu) or visit www.babythinker.org.
Talks
9.) Special lecture to commemorate Liberation of Auschwitz
May 15, noon, Kentucky Lions Eye Center, 301 East Muhammad Ali Blvd.
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the School of Medicine will host a special lecture to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz and Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday at noon in the Kentucky Lions Eye Center, 301 East Muhammad Ali Blvd. Joern Soltau, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology, will give a presentation entitled, “From Genetics to Genocide.” This special lecture is open to the entire community and light refreshments will be served. Staff will be on site to escort all guests to the Conference Center and parking will be available in the lot behind the Kentucky Lions Eye Center. Seating is limited so please contact Cynthia Brock at cynthia.brock@louisville.edu or 852-3716 to reserve your spot.
Grand Rounds
10.) Endocrinology
May 13, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Stephen J. Winters, M.D., UofL professor of medicine, chief, division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes, presents: “SHBG and the Metabolic Syndrome.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
11.) Neuroscience
May 14, 8 to 9 a.m., Room 2034, School of Nursing, HSC
Free
Please note this week’s Grand Rounds will take place in Room 2034 instead of 4003. This week’s event will be presented by Enrico Rejc, PhD, assistant professor in the UofL department of neurosurgery. Dr. Rejc’s lecture is titled Effects of Lumbosacral Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation for Standing After Chronic Complete Paralysis in Humans. 1 CME and 1.2 CEU credits are available to MDs, DOs, and RNs in attendance. Continental Breakfast will be served.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226.
12.) Psychiatry
May 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., ACB Auditorium
Understanding What Drives Suicidality and How to Treat It: Use of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality to Inform Treatment Strategies Across Clinical Settings. Presented by Stephen O’Connor, PhD, department of psychological sciences, Western Kentucky University.
Additional Information: Sara Thacker 588-4870.
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