Arts & Sciences

Arts & Sciences

UofL College of Arts and Sciences to present Community Spirit Awards

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville’s College of Arts and Sciences will recognize three Louisville residents and a longtime community partner for their...

Conference aims to explore ‘neglected emotions’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Boredom and contempt, wonder and gratitude, humility and suspense, even awkwardness – some scientists are ready to give those more attention...
Characters from 'Game of Thrones,' Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen, speak Dothraki, invented by linguist David Peterson, who is speaking at UofL on April 14.

‘Game of Thrones’ language inventor to talk Dothraki at UofL

Calling “Game of Thrones” fans: Linguist David Peterson, who created the Dothraki language for the HBO series, will talk about “The Art of Language...
David Peterson

‘Game of Thrones’ language inventor to speak April 14

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calling “Game of Thrones” fans: Linguist David Peterson, who created the Dothraki language for the HBO series, will talk about “The...

Mathematician offers practical ‘insights for the everyday’

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — What does mathematics have to offer an average person? A national math coach will speak about the practical value of mathematical...

Job offer gives Fulbright scholar another year in Indonesia

When UofL alumna Shelby Lawson headed to Indonesia in August 2016 as a Fulbright scholar, she expected her time overseas would be life changing. But...
Project partners professors Daniel Krebs (History) and DJ Biddle (Geography & Geosciences) working with drone and GIS technology to create a story map of the 1862 Battle of Perryville.

UofL researchers turn to modern technology to map a lost landscape

Professor Daniel Krebs (History) wants to tell the story of the 1862 Battle of Perryville – but outdoors, and outside the confines of the...

UofL hosting symposium examining Islamophobia, race

A March 27 public symposium —“Islamophobia and Race”— will examine rising discrimination against Muslims in the United States as manifested in attacks on mosques, a...
A March 23 talk by Jennifer Keene, Chapman University, will lok at Americans during World War I.

Centennial talk examines America in World War I

As the United States marks the centennial of its entry into World War I, the Society for Military History’s president will visit UofL to...

Braden Institute plans MLK read-in, anniversary open house

The Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at the University of Louisville will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an April 4 open house and a campus read-in marking the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s notable anti-war speech.