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US Sen. Joni Ernst to headline McConnell Center speaker series
Joni Ernst, a republican U.S. senator from Iowa, will headline the McConnell Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series Friday, Oct. 21.
Theatres collaborate to educate students, delight audiences with ‘King Lear’
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville Theatre Arts Department and Commonwealth Theatre Center have joined together to co-produce William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy “King Lear”...
Youth fellows in Washington, D.C.
West Louisville youth working to change the downward spiral of violence in the city UofL’s Office of Public Health Practice involving youth in violence prevention campaign
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Beecher Terrace, the Algonquin neighborhood and the Shawnee neighborhood are areas of Louisville where stories of violence and hopelessness show up...
Justice Kagan to receive Brandeis Medal Oct. 24
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will be in Louisville Oct. 24 to receive the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law’s Brandeis Medal...
Aruba to Cuba: Talk explores Caribbean’s image, stereotypes
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The mystique of the Caribbean island chain will be the focus of the 15th annual Latin American and Latino Studies Heritage...
The sounds of Shakespeare’s time explored at UofL concert
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — What music might have inspired Shakespeare?   The public can find out at a special Nov. 4 concert titled “Music of Shakespeare’s London”...
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D.
The intricate web of environment and health Director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to speak at Research!Louisville on the institute’s role in human health
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Research at the University of Louisville and throughout the nation continually improves our understanding of how exposures to metals and other...
Military historian to discuss U.S. soldiers in Vietnam
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Military historian William Allison will chronicle the daily, unexpected life of “The American Soldier in Vietnam” in a free, public lecture...
Robert P. Friedland, MD
Study demonstrates role of gut bacteria in neurodegenerative diseases Research at UofL funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation shows proteins produced by gut bacteria may cause misfolding of brain proteins and cerebral inflammation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are all characterized by clumped, misfolded proteins and inflammation in...
Corn Island Storytelling Festival returns Oct. 21-22
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Storytellers and activities are set for the 2016 Corn Island Storytelling Festival The University of Louisville, Blackacre State Nature Preserve & Historic...