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Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
DID YOU KNOW UofL’s New Music Festival is an annual event devoted to the promotion of the diverse music of our times. The festival began more than 10 years ago and demonstrates the University of Louisville School of Music’s commitment to the study, performance and celebration of contemporary music. Works of the late 20th and 21st century are featured in free, open to the public concerts presented by various ensemble combinations. The festival continues all week and the schedule is available online.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTABLES UofL was well represented at the recent American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases annual meeting in Washington, DC (Liver Week, 2017). Several UofL faculty chaired sessions. Drs. Leila Gobejishvili and Irina Kirpich were awarded “Presidential Posters of Distinction.” Dr. Gavin Arteel presented “Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury and Targets for Therapy,” and Dr. Craig McClain presented “Microbiome and Nutrition Interactions in Alcoholic Liver Disease.”
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Miscellaneous Registration open for Holiday Cards Buy Local Shopping TourDec. 1, 8 a.m. start, meet at University Club; $40
The Latin American and Latino Studies Club sponsors Annual Winter Coat Drive for Kentucky Refugee MinistriesStevenson 305
Training and Workshops iClicker Cloud DemoNovember 7, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Belknap Campus, Ekstrom Library, 3rd Floor TILL Conference Room (Room 302)
iClicker Classic DemoNovember 7, 3-4 p.m., Belknap Campus, Ekstrom Library, 3rd Floor TILL Conference Room (Room 302)
iRIS grant submission training offered by Office of Research IntegrityNovember 8, 2-4 p.m., Room 123, Clinical Translational Research Building, HSC Additional Information: Aiyana Lyninger
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute professor Hans-Urlich Demuth to speak on ‘Molecular Medicine for Treatment of Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease’November 7, noon in the HSC Auditorium (located at the Kornhauser Library) Demuth is co-founder and managing director of the biopharmaceutical company, probiodrug which designed, synthetized and developed drugs to treat type 2 diabetes. The company is now focused on new therapeutic products for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The lecture is free and open to the UofL community. Additional Information: Dr. Potempa
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series, student presentationNovember 7, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Room 124, Clinical and Translational Research Building The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents a research seminar by Andrew Skidmore, “A Novel Compound, ML336, Inhibits VEEV Replication by Interfering with Viral RNA Synthesis.” Skidmore is from the lab of Dr. Donghoon Chung. Additional Information: Lisa Hagan
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series, student presentationNovember 9, 12-1 p.m., Room 101, Clinical and Translational Research Building Brown & Williamson Fall Seminar SeriesNovember 10, 4 p.m., Room LL-16, Chemistry Building, Belknap
Health and Wellness There’s still time to take your Get Healthy Now Health AssessmentTo enroll in Get Healthy Now and earn a $40 monthly premium incentive, you must complete a new Health Assessment by November 16, 2017. Additional Information: Health Assessment website, email, 852-7755
Join Get Healthy Now for chance to win prizesJoin the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center and you could win a pedometer, a heart rate monitor, work-out shoes, a massage, a t-shirt, an Apple watch or a bike. These are just a few of the sponsored items that any employee may win on a weekly basis. Offer expires Dec 31, 2017. Additional Information: Group Fitness schedule, website, email, 852-7755
Build your core with GHN’s Ab LabMondays and Wednesdays, 12:10-12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for members It’s time to get your abs toned and stronger for the upcoming holiday season with Get Healthy Now’s Ab Lab. This class will help you develop a toned physique and will help improve total ab strength with various ab exercises in just 20 minutes. Suitable for all fitness levels. Additional Information: Group Fitness schedule, website, email, 852-7755
Blend Your Pilates and yoga routine with GHN’s PiYo ClassMondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for GHN Wellness Center members PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. If you’re looking for a workout without jumping or high impact cardio to help lose weight, find out what the Piyo craze is all about. Additional Information: Group Fitness schedule, website, email, 852-7755
Spice up your workout with Get Healthy Now’s ZumbaMondays, 6:30-7:15 p.m.; Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Grand Rounds Endocrinology Grand RoundsNovember 8, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, Lower Level, Room 038 Join us as Harpal S. Sandhu, MD, FRCSC, UofL Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, presents, “Update on the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy.” Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237
Sustainability Partnership for a Green City Energy Tip 10 – Vampire LoadVampire loads come from equipment that draws power, even though it may be turned “off”. The following items use the most “stand by” power in a home or a school (and they are all entertainment oriented). The Set Top boxes with our TV (DVR, digital cable, digital cable with DVR, satellite, satellite with DVR) average 28.28 watts when “Off” and 30.20 watts when “On”. That is the number of watts used every hour – 24/7/365.You have the power to make a difference in what you plug in and unplug.
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