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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 2, 2015:
· Former political prisoner to discuss ethnic violence in Myanmar. Read more.
· Future physician-scientist wins funds for training and research. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The renovated HSC Fitness center is averaging approximately 400 users per day so far this semester. UofL spent $150,000 on center improvements, including adding new cardio and strength equipment, new weights, a Smith Machine, a Power Rack and a BoxMaster.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Gray Street: Sandi’s Styles, watermelon, tomato pies
2.) Belknap: Jump rope and hula hoop with Get Healthy Now
3.) October events in Old Louisville
4.) Get Healthy Now Wellness Center closed for Labor Day holiday
5.) Save the Dates: Flu shots available this month
6.) Syncplicity, cloud data storage service, available for employees
7.) Counseling Center is moving to Cardinal Station
8.) Announcing KY Lung Cancer Research Program Cycle 15 Funding
9.) UPS Recruitment Cookout is today
10.) Free Training: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market – for UofL faculty, staff, trainees and students
11.) Tabling opportunity at HSC LGBT Pride cookout
12.) Safe Zone 1 Training scheduled
13.) Catholic Mass celebrated weekly: Thursdays 12:05 p.m., Sundays and Tuesdays 5 p.m.
14.) Brown & Williamson Fall Seminar Series begins
15.) LALS Presents: Better Living through Critical Thinking at Hotel Louisville’s Homeless Shelter, a presentation by Dr. Edna Ross
16.) Orthopaedic Surgery
17.) Family & Geriatric Medicine
18.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Gray Street: Sandi’s Styles, watermelon, tomato pies
Thursdays through Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 400 block of E. Gray St.
Some items available today will include: whole grain breads, tomato pies, granola, local honey, corn, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, beets, cabbage, onions, bitter melon, yard long green beans, shelli beans, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, okra, bell peppers, maple syrup, apples, cut flowers, lettuce, potatoes, peaches, apple chips, cookies, and homemade soaps and lotions. Also Sandi’s Styles, a fashion boutique on wheels, and Louisville Pure Tap will be on hand. Lunch trucks: Holy Mole (tacos) and Pollo (burgers, chicken).
Additional Information: Facebook page. Website.
2.) Belknap: Jump rope and hula hoop with Get Healthy Now
Thursdays through Oct. 15, 3:30 to 6 p.m., 3rd and Brandeis next to the Ville Grill.
Some items available today will include: Lamb sausage, Asian pears, apples, peaches, corn, green beans, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, purple hull peas, apple chips, apple butter, lamb, chicken, pork, eggs, homemade breads and baked goods, honey, popcorn and lemon shake-ups. Also, toxin-free home and personal-use products, homemade wood products (reclaimed wood items), annual plants, garden accessories and markers. Get Healthy Now will be on hand with jump ropes, hula hoops, sidewalk chalk and a fun prize pack! Additional Information: Facebook page.
3.) October events in Old Louisville
· St. James Court Art Show October 2-4, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Sunday); 750 juried artists.
· The Garvin Gate Blues Festival October 9-10 6:30 p.m.- 11 p.m. (Friday) 2:00 p.m. -11 p.m. (Saturday); Free music street festival on Oak Street between 4th and 6th streets near Garvin Place. 2015 is a Tribute to Chicago Blues and Muddy Waters.
· The Victorian Tales of Terror is a new outdoor theater/tour in Old Louisville which runs October 15-18, 7 to 9 p.m. nightly with tours departing every 10 minutes from the Historic Old Louisville Neighborhood and Visitors Center in Central Park. Tickets are $20 in advance, call to reserve your tour time 502-635-5244. Or $25 day of show.
Health and Wellness
4.) Get Healthy Now Wellness Center closed for Labor Day holiday
Sept. 7, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
The Get Healthy Now Wellness Center will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Normal hours of operation will resume Tuesday, September 8, (6a – 9p). Have a safe and happy Labor Day!
Additional Information: Website, 852-7755.
5.) Save the Dates: Flu shots available this month
UofL will administer free flu shots to faculty, staff and students on the following dates in September. Mark your calendars!
· Sept. 17, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Abell Administration Bldg. (HSC)
· Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., MITC (Belknap)
· Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Red Barn (Belknap)
· Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dental School Room 124 (HSC)
6.) Syncplicity, cloud data storage service, available for employees
As an alternative to Dropbox, all University employees can now apply for a Syncplicity account. Syncplicity is a UofL managed cloud storage service where data is stored within University housed datacenters in encrypted form. Clients are available for Windows, Macintosh, iOS, and Android. A Syncplicity account costs $65.00 per licensed user per year for 100 GB of cloud storage. Ask your departmental or unit Tier1 technology personnel for more information. Syncplicity account request: Website.
Additional Information: Helpdesk at 852-7997 or http://louisville.edu/it/helpdesk.
7.) Counseling Center is moving to Cardinal Station
Sept. 4, Cardinal Station, Suite 201
The Counseling Center is moving to Cardinal Station on Friday. No regular appointments will be scheduled on Friday, but staff will be available for crises and emergencies. Beginning Tuesday, September 8, clients will be seen at Cardinal Station. The new address is 215 Central Ave., Suite 201 (2nd floor). The Center’s phone number will not change.
Additional Information: 852-6585.
8.) Announcing KY Lung Cancer Research Program Cycle 15 Funding
The KLCRP provides two-year, externally peer-reviewed, $75,000/year grants to UofL faculty for basic, translational or clinical research on lung cancer. Priority will be given to applications focusing on innovative research. A letter of intent is requested by September 25, with full applications due to the address below by October 16. Awarded grants will begin June 1, 2016. Additional Information as well as forms and guidelines may be requested from the person below.
Additional Information: Diane Konzen.
9.) UPS Recruitment Cookout is today
Sept. 3, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Barn Patio
Free
Interested in learning more about job opportunities at UPS? Head to the Red Barn patio today between 11am-1pm for our UPS Recruitment Cookout. Stick around for live broadcasting from 101.3, free food, games and prizes!
Additional Information: Website.
10.) Free Training: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market – for UofL faculty, staff, trainees and students
Sept. 15, 4 to 6 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building (CTRB), Room 123
Do you have product ideas that could improve patient care or enhance human health? Are you interested in applying for a grant from UofL’s ExCITE Hub, Coulter Translational Partnership, or I-Corps Programs? The Trifecta Training Program for Life Science Technologies is a series of five training sessions beginning 9/15; 4-6pm in the CTRB, Room 123. These courses are open to the UofL campus community. Experienced speakers will present topics related to health-based innovations/commercialization.
Additional Information: Please RSVP to Monique Kuykendoll; 502-852-4152.
11.) Tabling opportunity at HSC LGBT Pride cookout
Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., HSC Quad, 500 South Preston St.
Free
Interested in having your club or organization represented at this year’s HSC Pride cookout? Email Meg Samples by Sept. 15 to reserve your table. Please include organization name, names of those at the table and the contact information for those most likely to set up. Last year’s cookout saw over 500 people! (Set up will begin at 11 a.m.)
12.) Safe Zone 1 Training scheduled
Sept. 9, 1 to 2:30 p.m., HR
Have you ever wanted to know more about the LGBT community? Join us for our Safe Zone 1 Ally training offered by the LGBT Center! During this 1.5-hour training, you will get the opportunity to hear from a panel of LGBT students about their personal lived experiences, learn about issues that impact LGBT people in our community, and self-reflect on what actions you can take as an ally to help improve the lives of LGBT people.
Additional Information: Katy Garrison.
13.) Catholic Mass celebrated weekly: Thursdays 12:05 p.m., Sundays and Tuesdays 5 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Roman Catholic Mass for the campus community. Holy day Masses are at noon on the Holy Day. Call 852-0235 with questions.
Additional Information: Fr. Chuck Walker, www.ulccm.org, uoflcatholic@gmail.com.
Seminars
14.) Brown & Williamson Fall Seminar Series begins
Sept. 4, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, public, faculty & staff
Gary Douberly, PhD, University of Georgia, will present Molecular Radical Reactions and Carbene Chemistry at 0.4 Kelvin: High-Resolutions Rovibrational Spectroscopy of Pre-reactive Complexes and Transient Intermediates.
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
15.) LALS Presents: Better Living through Critical Thinking at Hotel Louisville’s Homeless Shelter, a presentation by Dr. Edna Ross
Sept. 9, noon to 1 p.m., Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Drs. Edna Ross and Nina Moseley, chief operating officer of Hotel Louisville, will discuss collaborations between UofL and Hotel Louisville and ways in which students, faculty, and staff may volunteer. The Latin American and Latino Studies Program will erect a Day of the Dead altar in the lobby of Hotel Louisville and plan other volunteer activities. Pizza will be served.
Additional Information: Dr. Rhonda Buchanan, 852-2034; website.
16.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Sept. 4, 6:45 tp 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
The department of orthopaedic surgery welcomes John R. Dimar II, MD, clinical professor, UofL department of orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Dimar will lecture on Radiation Safety.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
17.) Family & Geriatric Medicine
Sept. 4, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Umair Gaunhar, MD, assistant professor of medicine, UofL division of pulmonary critical care and sleep disorders, will present Diagnostic Approach to Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. Dr. Gaunhar will explain the epidemiology of solitary pulmonary nodules and help to understand the risk stratification of solitary pulmonary nodules. He will help the audience understand different diagnostic modalities of solitary pulmonary nodules. CME category I is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Mickie Mulloy, 852-0797.
18.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Sept. 4, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Dr. Amy Osborne will be presenting Obstetric Fistula: An Overview. She will review the policy recommendations to combat Obstetric Fistula and provide an overview including epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
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