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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 24, 2015:
· Buford wins Trans Ally of the Year Award. Read more.
· Nursing recognizes KentuckyOne for classroom space. Read more.
· Hite Art Institute presents lightbox installations, videos by internationally known printmaker. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s Jeff Rushton, director of digital media, has been named one of Business First’s 20 People to Know in Technology.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) Radio Show
2.) Metro TV
Miscellaneous
3.) UofL Today publishing schedule for the holidays
4.) Wednesday: Qualities of an effective supervisor workshop
5.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Beneath the Same Sky
6.) New Course in Education Policy
7.) Save the Date: Women’s Leadership Series
8.) Holiday Boutique & Happy Hour
Talks/Seminars
9.) Biochemistry Seminar
10.) Biology Seminar Series
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Radio Show
Airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 93.9 FM The Ville; replayed on Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m.
UofL’s Mark Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research and insights from expert UofL faculty, as well as stories about our successful students, and staff and campus events. This week’s schedule:
Monday, Nov. 30 (replay Sat. Dec. 5) – Education show. Blake Haselton, Harrie Buecker and Tom Tretter from CEHD talk about Common Core, charter schools and other hot button education issues.
Tuesday, Dec. 1 (replay Sun. Dec. 6) – William Pierce and Eugene Krentsel discuss UofL’s research operation and moving discoveries to the real world; Kathrin LaFaver from Neurology discusses research on Huntington’s disease.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” radio programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
2.) Metro TV
(Ch. 99 on UVerse, Ch. 25 on TWC): Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30 with replays Thursday 6:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 p.m.
This week: Brad Shuck, Kevin Rose and Matt Bergmann from CEHD talk about their “horrible bosses” research and anthropology professor Phil DiBlasi discusses his quest to find relatives and proper burials for dozens whose remains were removed from Eastern Cemetery reburials were discovered.
Monday – 7:30p
Tuesday – 7:30p
Thursday – 6:30p
Friday – 8:30p
Sunday – 9:30p
Metro TV shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/univoflouisville/playlists
Miscellaneous
3.) UofL Today publishing schedule for the holidays
The UofL Today email is published Monday through Friday. Due to the upcoming university holidays, UofL Today will not be sent out Dec. 23 to Jan. 1. The deadline for Jan. 4 announcements is 10 a.m., Dec. 22. Contact Janet Cappiello with questions.
4.) Wednesday: Qualities of an effective supervisor workshop
Dec. 2, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Human Resources Building, Room 103A
Free – Register Online
Becoming a supervisor can be an exciting and intimidating proposition. Our training brings best practices and a better understanding of the qualities one needs to be an effective supervisor. Appropriate for new and more seasoned supervisors, this workshop provides participants with an opportunity to explore their strengths and opportunities for development around decision making, professionalism, conflict resolution strategies and communication styles. Register online now.
Additional Information: staffdev@louisville.edu.
5.) 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 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: Lawrence Gettleman, http://www.lfpl.org/tickets/author-tickets.asp
6.) New Course in Education Policy
The Department of Evaluation, Educational Leadership, and Organizational Development (ELEOD) in the College of Education & Human Development is offering a new, graduate-level course on education policy. The course explores education policy including the policy-making processes, stages of implementation, and analysis of education policies. Specific education policies will be covered, including federal and state-based policies across the P-20 education spectrum.
Additional Information: Casey George-Jackson.
7.) Save the Date: Women’s Leadership Series
Dec. 9, 6 – 8 p.m. Whiskey Row Lofts
Free
The UofL Alumni Association invites you to our second Women’s Leadership Series featuring Elizabeth O’Neill, 07A, 09GE, a Certified Specialist of Spirits, Brown-Forman Master Taster and Associate Sensory Scientist. We will kick off with a networking reception, Elizabeth’s presentation: “Whiskey 101”, and a tasting of the Woodford Reserve Family of Brands. Elizabeth will share insights on working in the bourbon industry and what led her down this career path. Register today.
Additional Information: Website.
8.) Holiday Boutique & Happy Hour
Dec. 3, 11 a.m. & 4:30 p.m., University Club
Free
December will be double the fun as two holiday events join on Dec. 3 for one great day! The 5th Annual Holiday Boutique and Tea at 11 a.m. will include festive shopping and a special tea menu, along with the Alumni Relations December Happy Hour beginning at 4:30 p.m. Register for the boutique and happy hour today. Note: for Member Number, put N/A.
Additional Information: Website.
9.) Biochemistry Seminar
Nov. 30, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Josiah Hardesty, BMG graduate student: “Readthrough Transcription of Intergenic Regions in Response to Osmotic Stress to Maintain Nuclear Structure.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu
10.) Biology Seminar Series
Nov. 30, noon, Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
The Biology Department is pleased to announce a presentation by Dr. Cory Williams of Northern Arizona University. The talk is titled Plasticity of biological rhythms in a arctic hibernator.
Additional Information: Dr. Cindy Corbitt, 852-7232.
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Direct questions about UofL Today to Janet Cappiello, 852-1104, or the Office of Communications and Marketing, 852-6171. The deadline for including a submission in the next day’s UofL Today email is noon.