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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Oct. 8, 2014:
· Found in translation: Symposium explores practice in global humanities. Read more.
· Students to re-enact Louisville race-related sedition trial. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Sister Cities of Louisville celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. It was modeled in part on a 1954 student exchange program between UofL professor George Brodschi and a professor at l’Universite de Montpellier in southeast France. President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Sister Cities International in 1956 as part of his efforts to champion “citizen diplomacy.”
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Thursday Flu Shot Schedule
1.) Free flu shots for students, faculty and staff today on Belknap Campus
Today’s farmers markets: Apples and squashes
2.) Gray Street
3.) Belknap
Arts
4.) Free funny plays this week in Thrust Theatre
Events
5.) Come to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Bake Sale
6.) Convergence conference for tech innovators and support to be held next month
Miscellaneous
7.) Let us know if you’re using ‘This I Believe’
Seminars
8.) Biology Department
9.) Chemical Engineering
Studies
10.) Take the health and insurance status survey for Kentucky residents 45-64
Talks
11.) 13th Annual LALS Heritage Lecture to feature Argentine writer
12.) Psychological and Brain Sciences presents colloquium
Grand Rounds
13.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
14.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
15.) Orthopaedic Surgery
16.) Pediatrics
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Thursday Flu Shot Schedule
1.) Free flu shots for students, faculty and staff today on Belknap Campus
Oct. 9
Students, faculty and staff can get free flu shots through Campus Health Services ($5 for retirees) today from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Law School. A full schedule and a consent form are at http://louisville.edu/campushealth. Download, print and complete the consent form for fastest service. You must have your UofL ID with you to get a free flu shot.
Today’s farmers markets: Apples and squashes
2.) Gray Street
Thursdays through Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 400 block of E. Gray Street, rain or shine
Some items available today will include: kale, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, onions, apples, pears, pumpkins, tomatoes, baked goods, apple butter with rum-soaked raisins, granola, potted plants and Mr. G’s Kettle Corn. Food trucks will be Blackbeard Espresso Co., the city’s first independently owned coffee truck; Longshot Lobsta and Sweet ‘N Savory.
Additional Information: www.facebook.com/UofLGSFM; Website.
3.) Belknap
Thursdays through Oct. 16, 3:30 to 6 p.m., 3rd and Brandeis, rain or shine
Some items available today include: an assortment of breads, apples, honey, peas, summer and winter squash, salad mix, whole and half chickens, toxic free products for the home and personal use and wind chimes. Sodexo will also be there promoting the Farm to Table event by allowing Farmers Market guests to paint dishes free of charge in which the dinner will be served. The dinner is part of Sodexo’s efforts to showcase the university’s sustainability and awareness initiatives, including buying food from local farms and dietary education.
Additional Information: www.facebook.com/BelknapFM
Arts
4.) Free funny plays this week in Thrust Theatre
Oct. 9-12, 8 p.m., Thrust Theatre, 2314 South Floyd St.
Free
Studio Theatre, a student-driven production company based out of Theatre Arts, presents a series of short, comical plays by familiar playwrights such as Christopher Durang, Janet Allard, Amy Herzog and more. Directed by MFA candidate Travis Stolp.
Additional Information: Email Studio Theatre.
Events
5.) Come to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Bake Sale
Oct. 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Activities Center, Second Floor
Public
The post-bac pre-med program today will have its fourth annual fundraiser bake sale. One hundred percent of the proceeds and donations will go to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Every dollar we raise will make a difference in the lives of the survivors and those who will be diagnosed in the future. We walk to celebrate those who are still fighting this disease and to remember those who lost their battle.
Additional Information: Shonna Wagner, 852-2879.
6.) Convergence conference for tech innovators and support to be held next month
Nov. 13 to 14, Shelby Campus
Early bird pricing: $150 until Oct. 15
Join peers from Kentucky colleges and universities for the most innovative conference event of the year. Sessions at the 2014 Kentucky Convergence Conference will focus on instructional technology innovations, best practices for higher education technology support, current issues for academic librarianship, shared concerns for Kentucky institutions and advances in online learning and instructional design. Space is limited. Register by Oct. 15 for early bird pricing.
Additional Information: Website.
Miscellaneous
7.) Let us know if you’re using ‘This I Believe’
If you’re using or planning to use this year’s Book-in-Common “This I Believe” in any way in your fall/spring classroom or programming, please let the Office of First Year Initiatives know by emailing christy.metzger@louisville.edu. FYI can provide occasional program updates, including possibly hosting a UofL writing workshop with editor Dan Gediman, and can provide a comprehensive integration guide and other resources.
Additional Information: Christy Metzger, 852-3200.
Seminars
8.) Biology Department
Oct.10, noon, SRB Building Room 139
Environmental Factors regulating the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. by Dr. Jeff Bara.
Additional Information: Host Dr. Susanna Remold
9.) Chemical Engineering
Oct. 10, 2 to 3 p.m., Ernst Hall Room 212
John R. Collier, PhD, professor emeritus of chemical engineering at Florida State University, will discuss The Science and Engineering of Whiskies. Collier has had a distinguished career as an engineering educator at Ohio University, University of Tennessee, Louisiana State University and FSU/FAMU. From 2003 to 2007, he was the lead professor in the Hands-on-Whiskey class at the Bruichladdich Distillery on the island of Islay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
Additional Information: James C. Watters, 852-0802.
Studies
10.) Take the health and insurance status survey for Kentucky residents 45-64
The Mental Health and Aging Lab at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is studying the insurance status, health status and decision-making of middle-aged and near-elderly Kentuckians. This anonymous survey will help us learn about the relationship between these variables and how changes in insurance or health inform decisions about health care. Participants must have lived in Kentucky for the previous two years and be aged between 45 and 64. IRB #14.0767
Additional Information: Survey link; Suzanne Meeks, 852-6068; Ronald Smith, 852-5950.
Talks
11.) 13th Annual LALS Heritage Lecture to feature Argentine writer
Oct, 14, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Chao Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Ana María Shua, one of Argentina’s most prominent authors, will provide an insider’s perspective of Argentine culture during and after the dictatorship (1976-1983). Since the return of democracy, there has been a creative renaissance in all aspects of Argentine culture: literature, film, theater, photography, dance, arts and music.
Additional Information: Rhonda Buchanan ,852-2034. Website.
12.) Psychological and Brain Sciences presents colloquium
Oct. 13, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Shumaker Research building, 139
Dr. Matthew Jarrett, assistant professor at the University of Alabama, will present a colloquium talk on ADHD and Anxiety Comorbidity: From Basic to Applied Research.
Additional Information: Marci DeCaro.
Grand Rounds
13.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Oct. 10, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building Basement, Auditorium
Please join us as Sara Petruska, MD, presents Baby Friendly Breast Feeding. She is with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, UofL School of Medicine.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
14.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
Oct. 10, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Paul Simmons, PhD, UofL clinical professor, Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, Division of Ethics and Medical Humanities, presents Ethics at the Frontiers of Medicine. He will reflect on select issues that pose substantive ethical issues for health care professionals, generate thoughtful discussions among residents and faculty, identify major voices and options for professional ethics and focus personal challenges for people and profession.
Additional Information: Callie Booth.
15.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Oct. 10, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Moataz El-Ghamry, MD, assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, UofL. Dr. El-Ghamry will lecture on Introduction to Radiation Oncology.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh.
16.) Pediatrics
Oct. 10, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
Join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Kelly L. Faber, MD. Dr. Faber is chief of pediatrics and co-medical director at ABWE Hospital of Hope in Mango, Togo, West Africa. She will be presenting “Third World Pediatric Medicine: Challenges, Successes and Hope for the Future.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
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