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UofL School of Nursing students Abigail Babbitt, left, and Courtney Albers practice administering medications on a patient simulation mannequin in the lab that will be renovated courtesy of $250,000 in donations from The Bufford Family Foundation and Trilogy Health Services.
UofL School of Nursing lab revamp to double simulated clinical learning Upgrades funded by $250,000 from The Bufford Family Foundation and Trilogy Health Services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville School of Nursing students soon will double their hands-on clinical simulation learning through a major lab renovation funded...
Relation of brain and gut microbiota
Do the bugs in our gut affect our brains? UofL neurologist shares latest research on microbiota along with a prescription for ‘gene therapy’ in the kitchen at Beer with a Scientist, Feb. 15
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – We all are home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and more, referred to as the microbiota. These organisms evolved...
Literature and culture conference features authors in free keynote sessions
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than 400 literary scholars, critics and writers from around the world are expected at the University of Louisville for the...
A surplus auto refractor, donated by UofL, is used to determine a patient’s proper eyeglass prescription in Tamale, Ghana
Surplus medical equipment from UofL gets a second life in Ghana Improvements in eye care at UofL mean better care for 3 million Africans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – To provide the best care for patients and the best training for physicians, the University of Louisville Department of Ophthalmology and...
Kentucky Lions Eye Center
Louisville and Lexington Eye Banks merge to better serve Kentucky and beyond Single eye bank based in Louisville will serve entire state and portions of W. Va., aligns with area served by Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On January 1, 2017, the Kentucky Lions Eye Bank in Louisville and the Lexington Lions Eye Bank merged into a single...
UofL Center for Women & Infants earns Baby-Friendly Designation Award recognizes birthing centers for advocacy of breastfeeding for mother/baby health
The University of Louisville Center for Women & Infants (CWI) at UofL Hospital has been named a Baby-Friendly Designated birthing facility by Baby-Friendly USA....
Dental hygiene students teach oral health education.
Free dental screenings and oral health education for children part of national effort UofL joins with community groups for Give Kids a Smile Day, a program of the American Dental Association
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Nearly 3,000 children at six Jefferson County Public Schools on Feb. 3, learned about the importance of proper dental hygiene, and...
Teams of student entrepreneurs to compete in 10th Cardinal Challenge
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge, the University of Louisville’s annual business plan competition, will be Feb. 17-18 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown,...
UofL to demonstrate how to tap campus maple trees
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A workshop and demonstration on maple tree tapping will be held Feb. 13 on the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus. The free...
Conference aims to educate and prevent human trafficking in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville Women’s Center and Women4Women Student Board are raising awareness about human trafficking in Kentucky through a February...