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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 11, 2015:
· UofL researchers present preliminary data from asthma study to Metro Council committee. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The “My UofL” videos star not only students, but also staff and alumni. Alum Jeanine Triplett talks about her UofL here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Awards
1.) Provost accepting online nominations for advising awards
Faculty
2.) Import final grades from Blackboard to PeopleSoft
Health and Wellness
3.) Ride with your GHN friends with InCycle and InCycle Express
4.) Kick start fitness goals with Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
Miscellaneous
5.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
6.) Louisville Orchestra to perform as part of New Music Festival tonight
7.) Pause for Paws
8.) Grad School Workshop: ‘Grad School: To go or not to go?’
9.) LALS Winter Drive for Kentucky Refugee Ministries
10.) Women Veterans Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series
11.) Better Breathers Club meetings for rest of year cancelled
12.) RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Online information session
13.) P12-Teachers: Classroom Reading and Instructional Technology Endorsements – Online information session
Sustainability
14.) Green Tip: Join UofL CarShare by 12/31 for just $1!
Lectures/Talks/Seminars
15.) Tickets available for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) talk
16.) RED Talks in the Chao Auditorium
17.) Brown & Williamson Fall Seminar Series
18.) University of Louisville/Yearlings Club Forum Series
19.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Beneath the Same Sky
20.) Inflammaging and Immunity to M. tuberculosis Infection in the Elderly
21.) Protest songs and sounds in Thailand
Grand Rounds
22.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
23.) Orthopaedic Surgery
24.) Pediatrics
Studies
25.) Asthma research study needs subjects
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Provost accepting online nominations for advising awards
Through Dec. 3, the Office of the University Provost is accepting nominations for the 27th Annual Provost’s Awards for Exemplary Advising. Nominations/letters of support can be submitted online. Eligible for nomination are full-time faculty members whose primary advising responsibility is advising undergraduate students and professional advisors whose primary and current job responsibility is assigned to the academic advisement of undergraduate students.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/advising/award; Charles Delp, 852-4475.
Faculty
2.) Import final grades from Blackboard to PeopleSoft
Blackboard Grade Center now offers a way to upload final letter grades directly into the PeopleSoft Grade Roster within the Faculty Center. All standard letter grades may be uploaded except for failing grades, which must be entered directly. Download PDF instructions for this new feature: http://uofl.me/uploadgrades2015.
Questions? Contact the Blackboard Help Desk at 852-8833 or by email at bbsupport@louisville.edu.
Health and Wellness
3.) Ride with your GHN friends with InCycle and InCycle Express
Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Friday 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Jump on one of our bikes and start peddling! Our certified instructors will lead you through a challenging series of courses to maximize your caloric burn but you control your own resistance and speed, allowing you to continuously progress forward from your current fitness level. These classes provide a great cardio workout while supporting participants of all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu.
4.) Kick start fitness goals with Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
Fridays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Have fun while burning calories before the holiday feasts this year. Join GHN for an action-packed workout designed to improve strength, muscle tone, and endurance. Stick to your fitness goals with interval training exercises that will have you shredding calories! All moves are modifiable based on fitness level.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu.
5.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
This week’s food truck schedule for Belknap Campus:
Thursday, Nov. 12: Pollo, Speed/Duthie, 10:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Traveling Kitchen, Ville Grill, 4 to 7 p.m.
Additional Information: The Belknap Campus food truck schedule is coordinated by Sodexo. Information regarding food trucks elsewhere is not yet available.
6.) Louisville Orchestra to perform as part of New Music Festival tonight
Nov. 12, 8 p.m., Comstock Concert Hall
Free
New Music Festival: Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams – featuring music by Grawemeyer winning composer Kaija Saariaho. The program will include Saariaho’s cello concerto Notes on Light, performed by the LO with Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg. The program will also include music by other Grawemeyer wining composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki, John Adams, Witold Lutoslawski and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Additional Information: louisville.edu/NewMusicFestival; 852-6907.
7.) Pause for Paws
Nov. 19, noon to 2 p.m., J.B. Speed School Lobby
Free
Join First Year Initiatives and the Office of Speed School Advising for a break with some puppies! You do not have to be a Speed student to stop by and play with some adorable puppies from Saving Sunny!
Additional Information: Shelley Tewell, 852-3125.
8.) Grad School Workshop: ‘Grad School: To go or not to go?’
Nov. 12, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., Shumaker Research Building, room 139
Free
Is graduate school in your future? Visit our grad school workshop and discover your possibilities and opportunities. Come grab some free food and hear from our panel of students on choosing a graduate program, the application process and tips for succeeding in graduate school.
Additional Information: Rosie Shannon; 852-6701. Register for this event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-grad-school-to-go-or-not-to-go-tickets-19300967714?aff=erelexporg
9.) LALS Winter Drive for Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Now until Dec. 7, Stevenson 304, 305, 306
As the weather continues to get colder, Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) is in need of warm clothing (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, etc.) for newly arrived refugee families. The Latin American and Latino Studies Program will be collecting items from now until Dec. 7. Please drop off all donations to the LALS offices (Stevenson 304, 305, 306) Mondays-Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Additional Information: Natalie M Schuetz; 502-852-8162; http://louisville.edu/latinamericanstudies
10.) Women Veterans Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series
Nov. 16, noon to 2 p.m., Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium classroom
Free; reservations requested
Are you a military veteran? Active duty, reservist, National Guard or military family? Widow? Mark this date on your calendar to attend the next Women Veteran Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series. This workshop will focus on Family Benefits & Resources. Free food and refreshments to those in attendance RSVP: phyllis.webb@louisville or Robin@athenassisters.us
Sponsored and hosted by the U of L Women’s Center & Athena Sisters. Partners include U of L Office of Military & Veterans Student Services, Student-Parent Association and CareSource.
11.) Better Breathers Club meetings for rest of year cancelled
The Better Breathers Club meetings for November and December have been cancelled. We will follow up with an announcement regarding the Better Breather Club meetings for 2016.
Additional Information: 502-852-1917.
12.) RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Online information session
Nov. 12, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., online
Free
Join our online info session and learn about UofL’s reengineered nursing curriculum for the online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) degree. Hear all about what makes our program stand out and how you can get substantial savings of more than $14,000 on tuition while earning your degree. Share this event with your colleagues and friends! Register here.
Contact the Online Learning team for additional Information: online@louisville.edu, 800–871-8635.
13.) P12-Teachers: Classroom Reading and Instructional Technology Endorsements – Online information session
Nov. 17, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., online
Free
Expand your professional horizon with a Teaching Endorsement 100% Online from UofL. Join our online information session to learn more, and share this opportunity with other P-12 teachers in your life. This is a great opportunity to hear what sets our endorsements apart from other institutions, meet our expert leading faculty, ask questions and network with peers. Reserve your space today! Register here.
Contact the Online Learning team for additional Information: online@louisville.edu, 800–871–8635.
Sustainability
14.) Green Tip: Join UofL CarShare by 12/31 for just $1!
Need a car for professional or personal reasons? UofL CarShare has a new fleet of fuel-efficient Nissan Sentras and we’re celebrating by slashing new member costs! Join UofL CarShare now for only $1 & drive for just $5/hour til 12/31. Rates include gas, insurance, maintenance and cleaning. Cars are parked in dedicated spots on Belknap and a new car will be added to HSC this spring. UofL CarShare is open to any licensed driver over 18. Use promo code 1TOJOIN at enterprisecarshare.com/louisville. Full details on all your UofL Transportation Alternatives: http://louisville.edu/sustainability/operations/transportation.html
15.) Tickets available for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) talk
Nov. 16, 10 a.m., Bigelow Hall, Miller Information Technology Center
Free, public – tickets required
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will visit the University of Louisville as a special guest of the McConnell Center on Monday, November 16. His free, public talk will begin at 10 a.m. in Bigelow Hall, Miller Information Technology Center, on UofL’s Belknap Campus. One of only two African-Americans in the Senate, he is the first African-American senator elected in his home state and the first senator elected in the U.S. South since 1881. Tickets are free and available online.
Additional Information: McConnell Center, mcconnell@louisville.edu, 852-1473, http://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/news/news/mcconnell-center-to-host-u.s.-sen.-tim-scott
16.) RED Talks in the Chao Auditorium
Nov. 12, 6 to 9 p.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library
Free
Honors Student Council invites you to RED Talks, featuring faculty presenting interactive and engaging sessions on a range of topics. Featured faculty are Dr. Larry Tyler and Dr. Patricia Ralston from Engineering, Dr. Michael Johmann from Humanities, Professor Mary Carothers from Fine Arts, and Dr. John Nelson from Economics. Feel free to attend any or all presentations! For the complete list of presentation times and topics, check the Facebook event. Food will be available before the event.
Additional Information: Troy Sterling; https://www.facebook.com/events/906202242750441/
17.) Brown & Williamson Fall Seminar Series
Nov. 13, 4 p.m. Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, public, faculty and staff
Andrew Andrews, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center-Temple University, will present Residue Selectivity of Histone Acetylation.
Additional Information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
18.) University of Louisville/Yearlings Club Forum Series
Nov. 15, 4 to 6 p.m., Yearlings Club, 4309 W. Broadway
Free and open to the public
JCPS Report Card, An Update on New Initiatives launched for the 2015-16 School Term. Presenters: Dr. Donna Hargens, Superintendent, Jefferson Co. Public Schools, Diane Porter, Vice Chair, Jefferson Co. Board of Education. Moderator: Dr. Theresa Rajack-Talley, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Office for International, Diversity and Engagement Programs. Our distinguished guests will discuss current educational issues.
Additional Information: Clest Lanier, (502) 852-3042.
19.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Beneath the Same Sky
Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St.
Free, but order tickets at (502) 574-1644 or lfpl.org
Beneath the Same Sky: lecture on meteorites, asteroids and the formation of the solar system by Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory and winner of the 2014 Carl Sagan Medal. Also, portrayal of Kentucky-born astronomer and Civil War Maj. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel by Tony Dingman. Sponsored by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Louisville Chapter), Frazier History Museum, Jefferson Community & Technical College, and the Louisville Free Public Library.
Additional Information: http://www.lfpl.org/tickets/author-tickets.asp
20.) Inflammaging and Immunity to M. tuberculosis Infection in the Elderly
Nov. 13, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., CTRB – 101
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation present a special seminar by Joanne Turner, PhD, professor, Department of Microbial Infection Immunity Member, the Center for Microbial Interface Biology Director, University-wide Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) Program Ohio State University
Additional Information: cathy.stclair@louisville.edu.
21.) Protest songs and sounds in Thailand
Nov. 12, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Humanities 300
Free
“Thai Red Shirt Protests and Radical Vernacular Protest Sound,” by Benjamin Tausig, assistant professor of Music, Stony Brook University. Refreshments will be served. This talk is co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Urban and Public Affairs
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, 852-2667.
Grand Rounds
22.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Nov. 13, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building Basement Auditorium
Our guest speaker Dr. Eli Adashi, professor of medical science from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University will be presenting, “The Epic 13-Year Battle Over Unfettered Access to Plan B Ideology and the FDA.” He will define Plan B, trace the history of Plan B and let us in on the significance of Plan B.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear; 502-561-7463.
23.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Nov. 13, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Free
Please join us as we welcome Thomas Falls, MD, PGY-5 Chief Administrative Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Falls will lecture on Biomechanics of Pelvic Ring Injuries.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
24.) Pediatrics
Nov. 12, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Maria F. Khan, DO. Khan is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of gastroenterology at the University of Louisville. She will be presenting “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” where she will discuss what IBD is, and explain both diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
Studies
25.) Asthma research study needs subjects
If you have asthma and are at least 60 years old you may qualify for this longitudinal study that will examine the environmental and personal factors in asthma control. Participants must be NOT a current smoker or have other lung diseases. Participants will be compensated.
Additional Information: This study is being conducted by Dr. Barbara Polivka. For more information: asthma@louisville.edu 502-852-2273 IRB# 13.0419
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