Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Aug. 12, 2014:
· VIDEO and STORY: Doors to Hope open to UofL students. Watch here. Read more here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
While the Speed Art Museum continues its three-year, $60 million renovation and expansion project adjacent to the Belknap Campus, its satellite space on East Market Street is holding special exhibitions and events. Local Speed is at 822 E. Market in NuLu. The Speed, which originally opened in 1927, is expected to reopen in early 2016. Get updates here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Today
1.) Reminder: iClicker demo sessions on Belknap and HSC today
2.) Open house scheduled to welcome Theatre Arts faculty
Health and Wellness
3.) KCP to offer free cancer screenings at Kentucky State Fair
Miscellaneous
4.) Applications for the 2014-2015 GTA Academy due Aug. 26
5.) Green Tip: How to cater with care
6.) School of Medicine extramural grant reception scheduled
7.) Sign up for student news and events weekly email
8.) Are you exhibiting in the Kentucky State Fair?
Grand Rounds
9.) Neuroscience
10.) Health Science Educator I
11.) Health Science Educator II
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Today
1.) Reminder: iClicker demo sessions on Belknap and HSC today
Aug. 13, 9 to 11 a.m., Delphi Center Lab, Ekstrom Library Room 244; noon to 1 p.m. Dental School, Room 125
Free
Reminder for registrants: Please join the Delphi Center and Glen Garrett from iClicker for a session about iClicker/iClickerGo. iClicker is a tool that allows students to submit answers for in-class polling, and iClickerGo adds the convenience of using a smart phone or laptop as a substitute clicker.
Additional Information: For cancellations, contact Linda Leake, 852-4332.
2.) Open house scheduled to welcome Theatre Arts faculty
Aug. 13, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Please join us in welcoming Johnny Jones, Baron Kelly and Daniel Perez to Theatre Arts. Refreshments provided, no RSVP necessary.
Additional Information: Email melanie.henry@louisville.edu, 852-7682.
Health and Wellness
3.) KCP to offer free cancer screenings at Kentucky State Fair
Aug 14 to 24, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Free, public
UofL’s Kentucky Cancer Program will offer free cancer screenings at the Kentucky State Fair. KCP has teamed up with Anthem BCBS and the Kentucky Dermatological Association to offer skin cancer screenings and UofL’s dental school to offer head and neck cancer screenings. There will also be prostate cancer screenings Aug. 14 to 17 only. KCP will have the Incredible Colon exhibit setup in partnership with KentuckyOne Health. There will be a cancer prevention area along with a tribute banner for survivors to sign.
Additional Information: Jaime Wientjes, 852-6318. Screening schedule.
Miscellaneous
4.) Applications for the 2014-2015 GTA Academy due Aug. 26
The Graduate Teaching Academy is designed to assist Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) to develop knowledge, skills and excellence in classroom teaching. All graduate students are encouraged to apply. GTAs who are accepted into the academy and attend at least seven of nine sessions will receive a Graduate Teaching Academy certificate and be able to apply for travel funds for professional development. Click here to apply.
Additional Information: Michelle Rodems, 852-3110.
5.) Green Tip: How to cater with care
In charge of providing food for a meeting or campus event? Consider the effects of your choices on people’s health, the environment and the local economy. Some things you can do: Seek healthier, fresher options and minimize environmental impact by serving less meat. Strive to purchase as much local, seasonal food as possible–there are area caterers who specialize in this. Avoid excessively packaged and individually wrapped foods. Provide a pitcher of tap water instead of bottled water.
Additional Information: Click here for sustainable catering options and contacts for local food caterers.
6.) School of Medicine extramural grant reception scheduled
Aug. 14, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Abell Administration Center, 2nd floor foyer
The School of Medicine, Vice Dean for Research’s office will host a reception to honor extramural research grant awards received from March to June.
Additional Information: anne.noe@louisville.edu or 852-2553.
7.) Sign up for student news and events weekly email
First deadline Aug. 14, first email Aug. 16
Each week, students receive an email highlighting news items and upcoming events. The first Student News and Events email will go out Aug. 16. If you would like to be included in the distribution list, email susie.cucura@louisville.edu. If you want to submit news or events to this newsletter, fill out the form on the web. The first deadline is noon Aug. 14. Deadlines for submission are always at noon on the Thursday preceding the Saturday publication.
8.) Are you exhibiting in the Kentucky State Fair?
If you are a member of the UofL faculty or staff who is exhibiting in the Kentucky State Fair, UofL Today would love to let your colleagues know! Send an email to Janet Cappiello. (Photos welcome, too.)
Grand Rounds
9.) Neuroscience
Aug. 14, 8 to 9 a.m., Nursing School, Room 4003
As part of the Neuroscience Grand Rounds, the Department of Neurology is pleased to announce that Kathrin LaFaver, MD, will present “Is Parkinson’s Disease a Prion Disease? A Look at the Evidence.”
Additional Information: For more info, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, go to this website and follow the directions.
10.) Health Science Educator I
Sept. 24, noon to 1 p.m., Kornhouser Auditorium
The topic will be “A Leader’s Role in Addressing LGBT Health,” by Dr. John Davis. He will speak to how engaged leadership has the ability to integrate LGBT inclusion into education, patient care, faculty affairs and policies. This session aims to empower leaders, including students and practitioners, to ensure LGBT inclusion by providing a clinically relevant overview of LGBT health disparities and their cost to healthcare, increasing awareness of the current gaps in LGBT academic medicine, and outlining easy wins for leadership to integrate and evaluate LGBT initiatives at their own institutions.
Additional Information: For more information, click here. 1.0 CME credit offered. Lunch will be served; please RSVP to Emily Carr.
11.) Health Science Educator II
Sept. 24, 2 to 3 p.m., Abell 110
The topic will be “Working with LGBT Patients: A practical, skills-based training for health professionals,” by Dr. John Davis. In this interactive workshop, Dr. Davis will present the LGBT and DSD-affected Curriculum Integration Objectives developed within the Association of the American Medical Colleges and provide practical examples of how they can be implemented into existing curriculum. Participants from various health professions (nursing, dental, medical) will have the opportunity to identify crucial skills needed in their given clinical setting, and develop profession-specific plans for implementation.
Additional Information: 1.0 CME credit offered. Please RSVP to Emily Carr.
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Direct questions about UofL Today to Janet Cappiello, 852-1104, or the Office of Communications and Marketing, 852-6171. The deadline for including a submission in the next day’s UofL Today email is noon.