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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 11, 2015:
· VIDEO: The Music eX Series features four classical concerts that celebrate piano and strings music. The series kicks off Sept. 20 with a piano concert by Dror Biran, a UofL piano professor and artistic director. Biran founded the series in 2011 to raise money for scholarships for music students. All funds from ticket sales go to the scholarship fund. Watch here.
· Celebration features student discussions about peace, human rights. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
This is State of the University Week. UofL President James Ramsey will reflect on the past year in his 12th annual State of the University address on Wednesday.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) ‘UofL Today with Mark Hebert’ features recruiting, music therapy
2.) Explore strategies for challenging mental models
3.) Don’t forget to register: Looking for a unique opportunity to connect with cross-disciplinary colleagues who share your passion for teaching?
4.) Fire up your core muscles with Ab Lab
5.) Take 20: Cook once-eat twice – cooking demo and tasting
6.) Nia time change – Get moving with Intro to Nia
7.) Benefits Open Enrollment—We’ve got you covered!
8.) Last chance to register for Successful Supervisor Series
9.) PLAN offers workshop on conducting research for a large-scale research project
10.) PLAN hosts workshop on formatting and submitting the dissertation or thesis
11.) Free training starting Tuesday: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market
12.) Blackboard Analytics Dashboards – training sessions available
13.) Research!Louisville: Call for Judges
14.) Research!Louisville: Call for Abstracts
15.) Histology Basics
16.) Biochemistry
17.) UofL philosophy department presents Brady Heiner
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) ‘UofL Today with Mark Hebert’ features recruiting, music therapy
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, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. (replayed Sat. 9/19 at 8 a.m.): Darcy DeLoach. UofL School of Music, Music Therapy program; Joseph Franzen, Brittany Hubert, Geena Constantin, UofL grads in Teach for Kentucky program; Tony Grantham, assistant coach, UofL football, selling UofL to recruits and their parents.
· Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. (replayed Sun. 9/20 at 8 a.m.): Tim Gornet, Speed School of Engineering, 3D printing; Jason Abbott, Center for Asian Studies.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
Faculty
2.) Explore strategies for challenging mental models
Oct. 2, noon to 1 p.m. (note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. The presenter will stay an extra half hour for Q&A until 1:30 p.m.), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
Have you noticed that students often bring faulty mental models and disciplinary misinformation to your classroom? New information alone will not correct misconceptions, so educators need tools for deliberately addressing these issues. Dr. Edna Ross will share the Intellectual Traits from the Paul-Elder framework of critical thinking as a tool students can use for thinking about college, your discipline, and about their daily lives in more cognitively complex ways.
Additional Information: Lunch is served, so pre-registration is required. For more information and to register click here.
3.) Don’t forget to register: Looking for a unique opportunity to connect with cross-disciplinary colleagues who share your passion for teaching?
Delphi Center (Ekstrom Library #244)
Faculty reading circles require a minimal time commitment and are an opportunity to obtain a popular title, new ideas, strategies and teaching inspiration. Join your colleagues to discuss Linda Nilson’s book “Creating Self-Regulated Learners” on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m., on 9/15, 10/20 and 11/17.
Additional Information: A light dinner is provided for evening sessions. The first 10 faculty to register will receive a free copy of the book. Register here.
Health and Wellness
4.) Fire up your core muscles with Ab Lab
Tuesdays & Thursdays, noon to12:15 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Develop a strong core for the fall semester … it’s time to get those abs tight, toned up and stronger with Get Healthy Now’s Ab Lab. It’s the total core workout in only 15 minutes! Doing abdominal work and lower back exercises, this class will help you develop a toned physique and improve total body strength.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
5.) Take 20: Cook once-eat twice – cooking demo and tasting
HSC: Sept. 17, 12:30-12:50 p.m., Farmers Market-Gray St. – Rain location – SPHIS Rm. 103; Belknap: Sept. 17, 4:40-5:00 p.m., Belknap Farmers Market
Free for UofL employees, retirees and their spouses/QAs
Learn simple strategies to save energy, money and time in the kitchen. You will walk away from this 20 minute session with new healthy ideas on how to make the most of your time as well as food you buy. Join Get Healthy Now, City Café, and Sodexo for a unique offering. Sign up or walk-in! Please bring your UofL buddies with you!
Additional information: website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
6.) Nia time change – Get moving with Intro to Nia
New time: Tuesdays, 6:40 to 7:40 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Studio B
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
Exercise should feel good inside and out. Get moving with Intro to Nia to help you find health through movement. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from disciplines of the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that corresponds with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
7.) Benefits Open Enrollment—We’ve got you covered!
Mark your calendar! Don’t miss out, online benefits open enrollment begins Oct. 19 at 8 a.m. and closes Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. Now is the time to review your current benefits and decide if they still meet the needs of you and your family for the 2016 plan year. Be sure to watch UofL Today for more details.
Additional Information: Call Human Resources at 502-852-3167 or visit http://louisville.edu/hr/benefits
8.) Last chance to register for Successful Supervisor Series
Begins Sept. 23, 9 a.m. to noon, Ekstrom 244
$750
The registration deadline for the SuccessfUL Supervisor Series is Tuesday, Sept. 15. The curriculum for the series is designed to help new and experienced supervisors enhance their skills and bring greater value to the university. The series begins Wednesday, Sept. 23 and is held every Wednesday through December 2, 9 a.m. to noon in Ekstrom Library, Room 244. For more information or to register, click here.
Additional Information: Alex Bryant, 852-4620
9.) PLAN offers workshop on conducting research for a large-scale research project
Sept. 15, 2 to 3 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Room W102
Conducting a comprehensive literature search for a dissertation or thesis can be a challenging endeavor. Addressing common research questions from an interdisciplinary perspective, this workshop will focus on managing the research process at the graduate level. Participants will learn how to construct more productive and efficient searches, as well as track citation patterns over time. Graduate students interested in attending can register and find more info on the PLAN website.
Additional Information: Event Page
10.) PLAN hosts workshop on formatting and submitting the dissertation or thesis
Sept. 18, 3 to 4 p.m., Room 2035, K-Wing (Nursing/Public Health)
This workshop is for students writing (or anticipating writing) a dissertation, thesis, or a similar project for which a copy will need to be submitted to the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Participants will learn how to implement the university’s submission guidelines about format, layout, etc. Graduate students interested in attending can register and find more info on the PLAN website.
Additional Information: Event Page.
11.) Free training starting Tuesday: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market
Sept. 15, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building (CTRB), Room 123
All are invited to attend the new Trifecta Training Program for Life Science Technologies. The first of five weekly training sessions, open to the UofL community, starts Tuesday, 9/15, in the CTRB, Room 123; from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. (note time change). These sessions have been designed to help you prepare Coulter, ExCITE and I-Corps applications as well as other translational grant applications. Experienced speakers will present topics related to health-based innovations and entrepreneurship.
Additional Information: RSVP to Monique Kuykendoll, 502-852-4152.
12.) Blackboard Analytics Dashboards – training sessions available
Sept. 14, Miller Information Technology Center 305
Free
Individual training sessions for Blackboard Analytics are available. The Office of Institutional Research and Planning will provide training on how to create and publish dashboards within the data warehouse. To schedule a training session, please contact bb.analytics@louisville.edu.
Additional Information: Becky Patterson, 852-3385.
13.) Research!Louisville: Call for Judges
October 27-30 Kosair Charities Clinical & Translational Research Building
Faculty and post-docs are needed to judge posters at Research!Louisville. Sign up for judging.
Additional Information: Anne.noe@louisville.edu, 852-2553
14.) Research!Louisville: Call for Abstracts
October 27-30 Kosair Charities Clinical & Translational Research Building
Faculty, post-docs, research associates, residents, clinical fellows, research staff, PharmDs, graduate and professional students are invited to submit an abstract on their life science research for a poster presentation at Research!Louisville. Abstract submissions are due by Sept. 30. Submit an abstract.
Additional Information: Anne.noe@louisville.edu, 852-2553
15.) Histology Basics
Sept. 29, 10 a.m., Baxter II, Room 038
Get publication-worthy results from your precious resources. The Pathology Core Research Lab is presenting a free “Histology Basics” seminar for research labs. The seminar will discuss tissue collection, fixation, grossing, orientation, sectioning and frozen tissue. There will be time for questions from our certified histologists. Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. Additional Information: RSVP or submit questions to Debi Bauer, 852-5519.
16.) Biochemistry
Sept. 14, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Linda Omer, BMG graduate student: ‘Mitrochondrial DNA in Cancer Cells: Tumorigenic Potential.’
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu
Talks
17.) UofL philosophy department presents Brady Heiner
Sept. 14, 4 to 6 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free & open to public
Brady Heiner, Cal State Fullerton, will discuss “Prosecuting Race: Mass Incarcerato and the Unfinishe Project of American Abolition.” This talk is made possible with the generous support of the University of Louisville Philosophy Department, Law School, Pan African Studies, Anne Braden Institute for Social Research, Department of Criminal Justice and the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities.
Additional Information: louisville.edu/philosophy
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