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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 10, 2016:
· Anthropology speaker works to monitor looting at Jordanian sites. Read more.
· Program offers specialized care for adult congenital heart disease. Read more.
· ‘Top 4’ Faculty Favorites to be honored. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Throughout the year, hundreds of UofL faculty and staff are scheduled to give presentations at area businesses, schools, churches and civic organizations through the Speakers Bureau. It is one of the main community service programs provided by the university.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Events
1.) Evening Under the Stars
Health and Wellness
2.) Show your workout buddy some love in February
3.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now water fitness
4.) Thinking about quitting smoking? Get Healthy Now can help
5.) Drumming for Health and Well-Being
Miscellaneous
6.) Active Shooter Training today
7.) Early Learning Campus Child Openings
8.) Call for Volunteers: 10th Annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival
9.) Volunteer at RaiseRED Dance Marathon
10.) Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration info session
Sustainability
11.) UofL CarShare Expands Promo Rates through April 30
Talks/Seminars
12.) ‘China’s Recent Developments and its Democratic Prospects’
13.) ‘Prison Re-Form: Progressive Punishment, Prison Economies, and the (Un)Changing Carceral State’
14.) ‘Transitional Changes to the matrisome and inflammatory liver disease, more than collagen and fibrosis’
Grand Rounds
15.) Family Medicine
16.) Pediatrics
17.) Orthopaedic Surgery
18.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Studies
19.) Participants needed for electrolyte supplementation study
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Evening Under the Stars
Feb. 12, 8 p.m., Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
$6/pair of tickets
Kick off your Valentine weekend with an evening under the stars – without freezing your Valentines heart! Friday, February 12, is the planetarium’s monthly Skies Over Louisville where we take you on a tour of the current night sky. Stick around for some love songs in our 9 PM Laser Beatles show. Remember, UofL students, staff and faculty get a special BOGO rate of $6/pair of tickets for one show and the price drops to $5/pair/show for additional shows!
Additional Information: planet@louisville.edu, 852-6665.
Health and Wellness
2.) Show your workout buddy some love in February
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
A workout buddy can keep you motivated, accountable and on track of your goals. Share the love and pamper your spouse/QA with a membership to the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center for just $10/month! Bring your Valentine (or UofL colleague) with you to the GHN Wellness Center and each of you will earn a special incentive! Don’t wait to enjoy these unlimited wellness opportunities to improve your health and well-being. All levels and abilities welcome.
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
3.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now water fitness
Through April 21 (no class March 15-17), Tuesday/Thursday, Noon to 12:45 p.m., Natatorium
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
Are you looking for a form of exercise that is easy on the joints and big on fun? Join Get Healthy Now’s Water Fitness class for the 2016 spring semester. The benefits of this class include increased energy, better sleep, relief from joint pain and more. Suitable for all fitness levels and no swimming skills needed (hair can stay dry or not). Enroll today!
Additional Information: GHN@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
4.) Thinking about quitting smoking? Get Healthy Now can help
Belknap: Through April 4, Mondays 6:30 – 7 PM, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center; HSC: Through March 31, Fridays 12-1 PM, James Graham Brown Resource Center, 1st floor
Free for employees/retirees and their spouses/qualifying adults
Become your own success story by registering for Get Healthy Now’s smoking cessation program. Smoking cessation classes use the Cooper-Clayton Method, a comprehensive behavioral smoking cessation program that was started more than 20 years ago by Thomas Cooper, DDS, a dentist and former heavy smoker, and Richard Clayton, PhD, an expert on drug addiction. This highly successful program is science-based and uses proven methods, including education, skills training and social support.
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
5.) Drumming for Health and Well-Being
Feb. 12, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m., HSC Fitness Center
FREE: Employees, spouses, QAs
Join us for Get Healthy Now’s Drumming for Health & Well-Being. Take 20 minutes to unwind, de-stress, and have some fun with drums! No musical skills or experience necessary. Please bring your UofL buddies with you.
Additional Information: Register here or walk in.
Miscellaneous
6.) Active Shooter Training today
Feb. 11, 11 a.m. to noon, Room 124, Clinical and Translational Research Building
Free
Though we hope we never encounter an active shooter situation on the University of Louisville campus, we know preparation and advance planning can guide our actions and help reduce the negative impacts of such a tragic event. Please join us for our Active Shooter Training where we will provide guidance to faculty and staff who may encounter an active shooter situation. It also describes what you can expect from responding law enforcement officers. Please register below.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/hr/training; staffdev@louisville.edu.
7.) Early Learning Campus Child Openings
The Early Learning Campus, the university’s nationally accredited child development center, has immediate openings for 3- and 4- year-old children. Children who will go to kindergarten this fall (born before October 1, 2011) do not have to have an affiliation with UofL to be eligible.
Additional Information: Louisville.edu/education/elc or call 852-3521.
8.) Call for Volunteers: 10th Annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival
March 5, Ekstrom Library
Volunteers are needed for the 10th Annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival hosted by the UofL Women’s Center and Ekstrom Library. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Latisha Reynolds, 852-8742.
9.) Volunteer at RaiseRED Dance Marathon
Feb. 26, Student Activities Center
RaiseRED, UofL’s 18-hour dance marathon, is right around the corner! Over 800 students have been working all year to raise money for the UofL Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic. We are looking for faculty and staff for a variety of volunteer spots including check-in, check-out, breakfast servers, etc. Come support our students as they try to reach their goal of $300,000! To get more detailed information about time/duties please contact Toree Parrish.
10.) Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration info session
Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., online
Free
Join our online info session to find out how you can propel your higher education career further – and how online learning can help you fit education in your busy schedule. This is a great opportunity to meet our faculty and staff, ask questions and network with peers in your field. Reserve your space today! Register here: http://uofl.me/1ZVLuph
Additional Information: Online Learning Team: online@louisville.edu, 800-871-8635.
Sustainability
11.) UofL CarShare Expands – Promo Rates through April 30
Need a car while on campus? Don’t bring your own! UofL CarShare has expanded, adding a new fuel-efficient car to our fleet. It’s parked in a reserved spot whenever you need it on the NE side of campus, near Miller Hall, CEHD, the Cultural Center & the University Club. Special $1-to-join & $5/hour-to-drive rates last through 4/30 (promo code 1TOJOIN). Rates include gas, insurance, maintenance & cleaning. Open to any licensed driver over 18, including the public.
Full details on all your UofL Transportation Alternatives: http://louisville.edu/sustainability/operations/transportation.html
Talks/Seminars
12.) ‘China’s Recent Developments and its Democratic Prospects’
Feb. 11, 2:30 – 4 p.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library
Free
Noted China expert Minxin Pei, Claremont McKenna College, will be giving a talk on China’s Recent Developments and its Democratic Prospects. Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the Center for Asian Democracy, Asian Studies Program, the McConnell Center, the Dept. of Political Science, and the Lou. Committee on Foreign Relations. We will be giving out two copies of Minxin Pei’s book, “China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy,” at the talk.
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, 852-2667; https://www.facebook.com/events/1734481950113832/
13.) ‘Prison Re-Form: Progressive Punishment, Prison Economies, and the (Un)Changing Carceral State’
Feb. 11, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Room 139, Shumaker Building
Free, open to the public
Judah Schept, associate professor of Justice Studies at EKU, discusses his research on prison reform and its role in the economic future of Appalachia. Copies of Prof. Schept’s book will be available for purchase. The first lecture in the Spring 2016 Social Change lecture series on Crime and Punishment. Light refreshments.
Additional Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/439227386288457/ ; Avery Kolers.
14.) ‘Transitional Changes to the matrisome and inflammatory liver disease, more than collagen and fibrosis’
Feb. 12, noon to 1:30 p.m., Duthie Center for Engineering Room #117
Free
Dr. Gavin Arteel, PhD, FAASLD will be presenting this seminar. He is Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Distinguished University Scholar, and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at UofL. Pizza will be provided after the seminar so please email Nancy Hansford if you are planning to attend.
Additional Information: 852-7485.
Grand Rounds
15.) Family Medicine
Feb. 12, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Donna Roberts, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, UofL Family & Geriatric Medicine, will present Herbals and Supplements. Dr. Roberts will list common products used by patients, outline risks and purported benefits of these products, and provide references for use in a clinical setting. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett, 852-3320.
16.) Pediatrics
Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Siddharth Shah, MD. Shah is assistant professor in the pediatric nephrology division at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He will be presenting “Hypertension in Kids and Adolescents: A Growing Health Problem.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
17.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Feb. 12, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Douglas R. Dirschl, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago. Dr. Dirschl will lecture on “Bone Health and Fragility Fractures: How can something so easy be so difficult?”
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
18.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Feb. 12, 1 to 3 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Please join us Friday February 12 from 1PM-3PM for KASPER CME credits. We will have two guest speakers. David Hopkins from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Human Services will be discussing controlled substance medication abuse and diversion. The other speaker is Detective Beth Ruoff with LMPD, who will be discussing how to detect and properly report drug diversion by patents.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
Studies
19.) Participants needed for electrolyte supplementation study
Room LL02, Crawford Gym
Participants are required for a study on electrolyte supplementation and submaximal exercise. If you are over the age of 18 and healthy, we need you! Participation involves 3 visits, each lasting no longer than 45 minutes.
Additional Information: Greta Cesarz, 852-5001.
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