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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Jan. 6, 2016:
· PHOTOS: University Photographer Tom Fougerousse shares his favorite photographs from 2015. View here.
· Discussion series explores economics, history, leadership. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The annual Red and Black reception for scholar-athletes and their faculty mentors will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. The event, scheduled for Jan. 31 at the KFC Yum! Center, honors scholar-athletes who have achieved a 3.25 or higher cumulative GPA.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Be your best self: Work with a wellness coach intern
2.) Kick start your fitness goals with Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
3.) Get Healthy Now’s Walk & Run Club
Miscellaneous
4.) Active Shooter Training now offered; register online
5.) Nucleus offering LaunchIT training program for entrepreneurs
6.) Research instruction available at Ekstrom Library
7.) Did you know that the peak time for alcohol use among college students is January?
8.) 2016-17 Book-in-Common finalists announced
Grand Rounds
9.) Pediatrics
10.) Family Medicine
11.) Anesthesiology
12.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
13.) Orthopaedic Surgery
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Be your best self: Work with a wellness coach intern
The time that works for YOU! The place that works for YOU!
Free: employees, spouses and QAs
“Coaching has been so valuable for my well-being! Others notice the difference; my coach was cheerful, encouraging, and helped me carry out my plan. — UofL employee. Take advantage of the chance to partner with a Get Healthy Now wellness coach intern who will help you work toward any health behavior change. You will meet with the coach one hour a week for eight weeks. Our interns have successfully completed a semester of intensive coach training and are closely supervised by a certified coach.
Additional Information: Take the first step toward a lasting change in your life: email pkkomm01@louisville.edu and include: your name; email address; phone number, and campus location.
2.) Kick start your fitness goals with Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
Fridays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Kick start the new year with Cardio Kick & Sculpt class! Have fun while burning calories this year. Join GHN for an action-packed workout that improves strength, muscle tone, endurance, and help you stick to your fitness goals and includes interval training exercises that will have you shredding calories! All moves are modified based on fitness level.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow; ghn@louisville.edu.
3.) Get Healthy Now’s Walk & Run Club
January 25, Informational meeting at 5 p.m. Training dates: February 1 – April 25, Mondays at 5 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Get the most of your walking and/or running, whether it’s training for a personal best in an upcoming event or keeping up with the kids on the weekends. All fitness levels are welcome, whether you’re an avid runner, a newbie walker, or somewhere in between. We strive to work with you to meet your cardio goals. Receive weekly tips regarding training, rehydration, injury prevention, and much more.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow; ghn@louisville.edu.
4.) Active Shooter Training now offered; register online
Beginning Jan. 13, check website for times/locations
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 online; multiple dates offered.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/hr/training; staffdev@louisville.edu.
5.) Nucleus offering LaunchIT training program for entrepreneurs
Application due Jan. 29; program Thursdays from Feb. 18 to April 21, 6 to 9 p.m.
Designed for researchers interested in having their innovations reach consumers through licensing to an existing company or through a startup, LaunchIt will provide framework to critically evaluate commercial potential of innovative products, services and the path to successfully reach the consumer. The EVPRI is offering a competitive opportunity to provide partial tuition reimbursement to UofL faculty/staff/students who successfully complete the program. Applications due Jan. 29.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/research/nucleus/nucleus-launchit-program-spring2016.
6.) Research instruction available at Ekstrom Library
Do your students struggle to find credible, peer-reviewed articles? Do they rely solely on basic Google searches for sources? Consider bringing your class to the library for research instruction. We will work with you to develop an instruction session tailored to your assignment.
Additional Information: louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/research; Rob Detmering at 852-8738.
7.) Did you know that the peak time for alcohol use among college students is January?
Feb. 5, 12:45 to 4 p.m., location TBA based on number registered
Free
UofL’s BRICC Coalition sponsors certification trainings for staff and students called Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS). The certification improves observation skills and provides specific information that allows people to determine when friends are making unhealthy or unsafe decisions with alcohol. Through TIPS training, people develop strategies and skills for intervening in alcohol-related situations that may occur on or off campus.
Additional Information: Please contact Heather Parrino to register for TIPs. Visit www.louisville.edu/bricc or www.facebook.com/bricc.coalition to learn more about how to become more involved with BRICC Coalition efforts to reduce high-risk drinking and increase resilience.
8.) 2016-17 Book-in-Common finalists announced
The Book-in-Common Selection Committee is reviewing texts for the 2016-17 program. The three finalists are Hidden America, Walk in Their Shoes and Where Am I Wearing? We welcome your feedback on these books by Jan. 12 via our online form. For more info on each book, criteria used to select the text, and the online feedback form, visit the BinC website: http://louisville.edu/firstyear/book-in-common/the-next-binc
9.) Pediatrics
Jan. 8, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for a pediatric grand rounds with Gerald Lee, MD. Lee is an assistant professor of pediatrics and section chief of allergy and immunology in the department of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He will be presenting “Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in Kentucky.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
10.) Family Medicine
Jan. 8, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Sarah Moyer, MD, Interim Health Director, Louisville Metro Health and Wellness, will present Harm Reduction and Syringe Access Programs – Louisville’s Experience. Dr. Moyer will discuss the key principles of harm reduction and define the need for syringe access programs from a harm reduction perspective. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett, 852-5499.
11.) Anesthesiology
Jan. 8, 7 to 8 a.m., Metro Conference Room, University Hospital
Join us for our Anesthesia Grand Rounds with Dr. Andreas Grabinsky, associate professor of anesthesiology, University of Washington. He will speak on Trauma Anesthesia.
Additional Information: Cindy Jesse.
12.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Jan. 8, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Please join us Friday for Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds in th ACB basement auditorium. Tanya Franklin, MD, one of our generalists will be presenting, “The Dilemma Between Women’s Healthcare, Ethical and Religious Directives.” She will help you understand the importance of your awareness of this dilemma, describe some of the more common and pertinent directives and help you understand how the ethical and religious directives impact resident training.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
13.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Jan. 8, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Free
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Clinical Professor, John R. Dimar, II, MD. Dr. Dimar will lecture on The Treatment of Marfan’s and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
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