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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 18, 2014:
· PHOTOS: More than 230 people participated in the Run With Our Heroes across Belknap Campus on Nov. 15. View here.
· PHOTOS: Gloria Steinem interviewed opera singer Jessye Norman about Norman’s autobiography, “Stand Up Straight and Sing” at the Kentucky Author Forum on Monday. View here.
· First in nation: Med school incorporating LGBT training. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The oldest building on Belknap Campus is Gardiner Hall.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Arts
1.) ‘Freedom Days’ opens today
2.) Vote for UofL theatre professor
Sports
3.) See the NCAA Men’s Soccer tournament match vs. St. Louis/Tulsa winner
4) UofL faculty and staff discount offered for MBB at the KFC Yum! Center
Miscellaneous
5.) Celebrate GIS Day
6.) Movement supporting farm animal rights to be on Belknap Campus
Seminars
7.) Microbiology and Immunology defense
8.) Biochemistry masters defense
Grand Rounds
9.) Medicine: Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Arts
1.) ‘Freedom Days’ opens today
Nov. 19 to Nov. 23, 8 p.m. nightly, 3 p.m. matinee Nov. 23; Thrust Theatre, 2314 South Floyd St.
Adults: $15; UofL employees/alumni/students: $12
“Freedom Days,” by Steve Friedman with prologue, epilogue, and direction by Professor Russ Vandenbroucke, dramatizes a series of events that marked (and marred) the civil rights movement 50 years ago. Vivid moments of this historic period of struggle, loss and triumph are being staged with civil rights and freedom songs directed by Ron Jones. Watch a short video here.
Additional Information: Box Office, 852-6814; Melanie Henry, 852-7682; Website.
2.) Vote for UofL theatre professor
Daniel R. Hill, assistant professor of theatre, has been nominated for a BroadwayWorld.com regional award for Best Actor in a Play. Hill is nominated for his role as Flute in the 2014 Kentucky Shakespeare production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The BroadwayWorld.com awards recognize professional actors from regions around America. The public is invited to vote for the winners here. To vote for Hill, click on the “Best Actor in a Play (regional/national/touring)” category. Voting takes place until Dec. 31.
Sports
3.) See the NCAA Men’s Soccer tournament match vs. St. Louis/Tulsa winner
Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., Lynn Stadium, 2525 S. Floyd St.
$12 for reserved seats and $8 general admission
Come out to Lynn Stadium and cheer on the Cards this Sunday in a second round match in the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament. Stadium gates open at 5:30 p.m. Free parking at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
Additional Information: To order, contact Dan Cerwinske, 852-0120 or buy online here.
4) UofL faculty and staff discount offered for MBB at the KFC Yum! Center
UofL is offering faculty and staff $15/300-level seats (reg. price $41) for the following men’s basketball games: Friday, Nov. 21 vs. Marshall 7 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 24 vs Savannah State 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 26 vs Cleveland State 7 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 5 vs Florida International 7 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 14 vs UNC Wilmington 7 p.m.
Additional Information: To order, call 852-8544 or 852-3706. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Tickets must be purchased in advance/not offered at KFC Yum! Center on game day.
Miscellaneous
5.) Celebrate GIS Day
Nov. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lutz Hall Atrium
Free
Maps submitted by UofL faculty, staff and students, as well as from Bellarmine University, will be on public display. Drop by and see how geospatial technologies are changing the way we view and manage this home we call Earth. Enjoy some pizza on us and be sure to enter our door prize contest for some real cool techie gifts. Drawing to be held at 12:30 p.m. and you must be present to receive your gift.
Additional Information: Robert Forbes, 852-2698; Website.
6.) Movement supporting farm animal rights to be on Belknap Campus
Nov. 19 to 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Humanities Quad
Free
A national nonprofit raising awareness about animal treatment in the food production system will be on campus with a special video outreach vehicle parked on the Humanities Quad on Wednesday through Friday. Brought to you by the UofL Sustainability Council and EcoReps.
Additional Information: Documentary. Facebook event page.
Seminars
7.) Microbiology and Immunology defense
Nov. 20, noon to 1 p.m., Baxter II, Room 038
Free, public
The Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series presents a PhD defense, “A new take on Toll-like receptor 4 TRIF-biased signaling,” by Joseph Kolb Jr., PhD. Candidate in the lab of Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
8.) Biochemistry masters defense
Nov. 19, 10 a.m., Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Miriam Reynolds, BMB masters candidate: “Troglitazone Suppresses Glutamine Metabolism and Tumor Cell Growth Through a PPAR-Independent Mechanism.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
9.) Medicine: Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels
Nov. 20, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds features Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Vleugels will present Clinical Pearls for Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases, focusing on cutaneous exam for diagnosing systemic disease, skin findings in autoimmune connective tissue diseases and therapies for autoimmune diseases impacting the skin.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
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