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Reminder: Celebrate UofL’s 2015 prestigious student scholarship winners—including eight Fulbrights—today at 11 a.m. in the Shumaker Research Building. The entire campus community is invited.
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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on May 4, 2015:
· VIDEO: Nearly 3,000 UofL students graduate this weekend. Here’s the story of Awab Habib, a graduate who is “Going Pro” in sports marketing for Madison Square Garden in New York City. Watch this first installment of our new “Going Pro” series here.
· VIDEO, PHOTOS: Cancer survivors celebrated “under the big top” last week at the 16th annual Cancer Survivors Celebration, which featured circus entertainment. Traditionally held on the Thursday before the Kentucky Derby, the event was sponsored by the Kentucky Cancer Program at UofL (KCP) and UofL’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center, a part of KentuckyOne Health. Watch here. View photos here.
· PHOTOS: Latin American and Latino Studies students and faculty planted a Tranquility Garden on the west side of Stevenson Hall on Monday. The goal of this space is to allow students, faculty and staff a beautiful place to sit down, have lunch, conduct meetings or simply study. One of the wonderful elements of the garden is how it “grew” from donations from UofL faculty and staff and members of the local community. Many of the beautiful plants that will be making their spring debut are donations from the gardens of Rhonda Buchanan, Richard Tabb and Kevin D. Kouba. View here.
· Nearly 3,000 students are expected to graduate this semester, and 1,800 will take part in Sunday’s commencement at the KFC Yum! Center. Read more.
· Psychiatrist recognized for work on worldview in clinical psychiatry. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The federal government’s highly competitive Fulbright Scholar Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study, conduct research and/or teach English abroad. It was created in 1946 by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Helping Our Community
2.) Calling all pet lovers
Miscellaneous
3.) New UofL funding opportunities for product development and research commercialization available
4.) Changes in library services for distance-online courses
Symposiums
5.) Biomimicry Symposium
Grand Rounds
6.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Drop in 5:30-5:55 p.m. (every Tuesday), Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA
Experience Get Healthy Now’s mindfulness offerings in collaboration with Dr. Paul Salmon, associate professor in psychological and brain sciences. Experience the many health-enhancing benefits of reflection, stillness and being fully present. Come to a free Tuesday evening session. Learn more and give yourself the gift of purposeful presence this spring.
Additional Information: Website. Email ghn@louisville.edu or 852-7755.
Helping Our Community
2.) Calling all pet lovers
Through May 29, Houchens LL 008 and HSC Dental School
Time is running out to donate to the puppy and kitten shower. Animal shelters need our help with the influx of new babies. We are collecting for Shamrock Pet Foundation and Hand in Paw Rescue. For a list of needed items, please contact Julie (Belknap) at jlmill03@louisville.edu or Laura (HSC) at lamckin01@louisville.edu
Additional Information: Julie Oechsli, 852-1489; Laura McKinney, 852-1304.
Miscellaneous
3.) New UofL funding opportunities for product development and research commercialization available
June 1
Do you have an idea for a product that could improve patient care or enhance human health? If so, we want to hear from you. Funded by the NIH, the new UofL ExCITE hub offers proof-of-concept grants for all types of health-related ideas. Grants are for a maximum of $200,000 per project and we expect to fund 5–10 projects per year. All UofL faculty, staff, trainees, and students are eligible to apply. A 2-page pre-application is required by June 1. Questions and informal inquiries are welcomed.
Additional Information: sarah.andres@louisville.edu; louisville.edu/excite.
4.) Changes in library services for distance-online courses
To enhance and simplify services, students and instructors in distance-online courses will now be able to check out books, request Electronic Course Reserves and access Inter-library Loan services through the Access and User Services department. Research assistance and library instruction are available from the Research Assistance and Instruction department.
Additional Information: Website.
Symposiums
5.) Biomimicry Symposium
May 7, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., University Club and Alumni Center
Free
How does nature inspire technology? Please join us for a free one-day Symposium on Biomimicry presented by the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. The objective of the symposium is to engage students, faculty, government, industry and entrepreneurs across the region in biomimicry and the scientific and technological advancements associated with this practice. Our program is arranged to provide background, specific case studies and open discussion.
Additional Information: RSVP here. Click here for more information. Contact: Alyssa Stark.
Grand Rounds
6.) Endocrinology
May 6, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Andrew Homb, MD, UofL assistant professor, department of radiology, presents: “Nuclear Radiology in the Evaluation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
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