Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on June 12, 2014:
· McConnell Center honored for excellence. Read more.
· Governor lauds Nucleus. Read more.
· PHOTOS: UofL President James Ramsey tours GE’s microfactory, FirstBuild, which is being built on the Belknap Campus. View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
On July 1, the University of Louisville is joining the Atlantic Coast Conference! Between now and then, UofL Today is bringing you a few tidbits every day about the 14 other ACC schools. Later, we will use this spot for daily morsels of information about UofL.
Did you know … that Duke University, in Durham, N.C., enrolled a total of 14,600 students in fall 2013, and its most popular undergraduate major at that time was biology? After the United States, more of its students come from China than any other country, followed by Canada, Korea, Great Britain and India. Learn more here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Miscellaneous
1.) Nominations open for new Supervisor of the Year Award
2.) June caregiving series workshop focuses on legal issues
3.) Green Tip: Pedal for fitness, money and clean air
4.) Help your favorite Louisville charity win $5,000
Talks
5.) Biochemistry defense
Grand Rounds
6.) Neuroscience
7.) HSC Educator
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Miscellaneous
1.) Nominations open for new Supervisor of the Year Award
Nomination deadline July 15
The Office of the President has created a new Supervisor of the Year Award to recognize staff and faculty supervisors who provide leadership in creating work environments that facilitate work/life balance, professional development and performance management. The award will be given annually as part of the President’s Outstanding Performance Awards program in the fall. This year, however, one award will be granted this summer and another will be granted as part of the fall program. Winners receive a $1,000 cash award, a plaque and a letter of appreciation for their personnel files.
Additional Information: Download the nomination form here. More questions, Donna Ernst, 852-6538.
2.) June caregiving series workshop focuses on legal issues
June 17, noon to 12:45 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium
Free to UofL employees, retirees and their spouses/qualifying adults
Are you caring for a loved one? Get Healthy Now and the Great Places to Work Work-Life Balance Committee continue their monthly series geared toward employees who care for a grand/child, parent, relative or friend. The June 17 workshop will be “Legal Issues + Expertise,” presented by Misty Clark Vantrease of Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC. The GPTW Work-Life Balance Committee will make videos of the session available online. A brown-bag discussion will follow on June 26 in HR 103A.
Additional Information: Website. Contact GHN (ghn@louisville.edu) or Stephanie Weldy at 852-0087.
3.) Green Tip: Pedal for fitness, money and clean air
Join your colleagues at UofL as we discover the pure pleasures, health benefits and money-saving secrets of getting around Louisville on two wheels. Just by biking to work, the store, or around the park, Team UofL has already logged more than 11,000 miles since May 1st in the National Bike Challenge. That’s a lot of gas money saved, calories burned and pollution reduced. Get in on the fun any time through Sept. 30. All miles cycled will count toward the UofL total and qualify you for great prizes!
Additional Information: UofL Bike Commuter Resources. Register for the National Bike Challenge.
4.) Help your favorite Louisville charity win $5,000
Several UofL-related charities are among 24 Louisville charities competing for a $5,000 reward from the online lifestyle publication StyleBlueprint. The James Graham Brown Cancer Center and Family Scholar House are included on the list. Voting is weekly—the list is cut in half each week, with 50 percent of the highest vote-getters moving on to the next round. Vote today here!
Talks
5.) Biochemistry defense
June 16, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Room 614
Huy T. Le, BMB PhD candidate, will present: “Biophysical and Computational Investigations into G-Quadruplex Structural Polymorphism and Interaction with Small Molecules.”
Additional Information: Janice Ellwanger.
Grand Rounds
6.) Neuroscience
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 Dr. Tanuj Saaraswat will present “The Nerves Don’t Lie. EMG/NCS: Some Concepts and Clinical Scenarios.”
Additional Information: For more information, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, click here and follow the directions. Click here for upcoming Neuroscience Grand Rounds.
7.) HSC Educator
July 18, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m., CTR Building, Room 123
Dr. Richard Gunderman is chancellor’s professor of radiology, pediatrics, medical education, philosophy, liberal arts and philanthropy at Indiana University. He is a nine-time recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award. In 2012, he received the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Award for Teaching Excellence, the top teaching award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. He will speak on The Missing Ingredient in Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment. Sponsored by Office of Medical Education/School of Medicine.
Additional Information: 1.0 CME Category 1 offered. RSVP to Emily Carr.
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