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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 9, 2015:
· Three-week film festival celebrates ‘Reel Latin America.’ Read more.
· Conference examines environmental history of Ohio Valley, continent. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s LGBT Center created 150 street outreach packs for the Lost-n-Found Youth Center in Atlanta last weekend as a service project prior to the football game against Auburn. UofL President James Ramsey also stopped by Lost-n-Found to celebrate the donation. Check out the photos here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Pick up your Grawemeyer Spirit Award tickets
2.) October events in Old Louisville
3.) Gray Street: Red and yellow watermelons
4.) Belknap: The last of the peaches
5.) Fall test of UofL Alert system today
6.) Art as Memory: A film about disability, art and identity
7.) Save the Dates: Flu shots available this month
8.) The happiest happy hour: Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
9.) Title IX Mandatory Reporter Training next month
10.) Upcoming HR Workshop: Providing excellent customer service
11.) Join us for a special thank you to our faculty and staff
12.) MPH information session scheduled
13.) Come visit our Peace Corps information session
14.) Research!Louisville Greenberg and L-WIMS Awards: Call for Abstracts
15.) Ramesh Gupta, PhD
16.) Microbiology and Immunology
17.) Paid volunteers for UofL Caregiver Stress Study
18.) Orthopaedic Surgery
19.) Family & Geriatric Medicine
20.) Pediatrics
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Pick up your Grawemeyer Spirit Award tickets
If you reserved tickets for the Sept. 17 Grawemeyer Spirit Award event honoring Muhammad Ali, you must pick up your tickets by 5 p.m. tomorrow, September 11. If you reserved tickets for pickup at Belknap Campus, go to the West Information Center (in front of Grawemeyer Hall) and provide a photo ID. If you reserved tickets for pickup at the Health Sciences Center Campus, go to the UofL Abell Administration Center, Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, 3rd floor. Due to high interest in this event, if you do not pick up your tickets by SEPTEMBER 11 at 5 p.m., your tickets will be released. NO EXCEPTIONS.
If you did not reserve tickets, but are interested in attending the Sept. 17 event, which begins at 11 a.m. at The Louisville Palace, please join the wait list to be notified if tickets become available. For more information about the Grawemeyer Awards’ 30th Anniversary celebration, go to grawemeyer.org.
2.) October events in Old Louisville
· St. James Court Art Show October 2-4, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Sunday); 750 juried artists.
· The Garvin Gate Blues Festival October 9-10 6:30 p.m.- 11 p.m. (Friday) 2:00 p.m. -11 p.m. (Saturday); Free music street festival on Oak Street between 4th and 6th streets near Garvin Place. 2015 is a Tribute to Chicago Blues and Muddy Waters.
· The Victorian Tales of Terror is a new outdoor theater/tour in Old Louisville which runs October 15-18, 7 to 9 p.m. nightly with tours departing every 10 minutes from the Historic Old Louisville Neighborhood and Visitors Center in Central Park. Tickets are $20 in advance, call to reserve your tour time 502-635-5244. Or $25 day of show.
3.) Gray Street: Red and yellow watermelon
Thursdays through Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 400 block of E. Gray St.
Some items available today will include: red and yellow watermelons, heirloom tomatoes, whole grain breads, blueberry-lavender lemon glaze scones, small sweet cantaloupe, corn, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, beets, cabbage, onions, cucumbers, okra, bell peppers, hot peppers, green beans, apples, cut flowers, lettuce, potatoes, peaches, apple chips, kettle corn and homemade soaps and lotions. The University of Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program will be at the market. The goal of the program is to empower families with limited resources to make healthy life choices through helping plan nutritious meals on a limited budget, offer healthy cooking workshops and much more. Stop by their booth for recipes, nutritional information and samples of watermelon salad! Also Louisville Pure Tap will be on hand. Lunch trucks: Sweet ‘N Savory and V Grits.
Additional Information: Facebook page. Website.
4.) Belknap: The last of the peaches
Thursdays through Oct. 15, 3:30 to 6 p.m., 3rd and Brandeis next to the Ville Grill.
Some items available today will include: Peaches, Asian pears, apples, corn, green beans, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, purple hull peas, apple chips, apple butter, lamb sausage, chicken, pork, eggs, homemade breads and baked goods, honey, popcorn and lemon shake-ups. Also, toxin-free home and personal-use products, homemade wood products (reclaimed wood items), annual plants, garden accessories and markers. Nutrition Navigators will be on hand with samples of polenta pizzas from Chef Matt. Additional Information: Facebook page.
5.) Fall test of UofL Alert system today
The university will be conducting the fall test the UofL Alert system today at 10 a.m. This test will include the RAVE text and email alert, Informacast VOIP phones and outdoor warning speakers. If you have any questions, please contact Dennis Sullivan.
6.) Art as Memory: A film about disability, art and identity
Sept. 21, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium
Free
In partnership with UofL’s Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality, Weber Gallery is pleased to announce the debut screening of the documentary film “Art as Memory: Suffering, Redemption, Liberation.” The film was created by a team of UofL graduate students led by Dr. Brenda Brueggemann.
Additional Information: Brenda Brueggemann or Ehren Reed, Weber Gallery 502-584-1239).
Health and Wellness
7.) Save the Dates: Flu shots available this month
UofL will administer free flu shots to faculty, staff and students on the following dates in September. Mark your calendars!
· Sept. 17, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Abell Administration Bldg. (HSC)
· Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., MITC (Belknap)
· Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Red Barn (Belknap)
· Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dental School Room 124 (HSC)
8.) The happiest happy hour: Get Healthy Now’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt
Fridays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Kick start your weekend with a healthy happy hour routine. Join GHN for an interval training class that incorporates cardio, kickboxing and sculpting moves using weights. An action-packed workout that improves strength, muscle tone and endurance. It’s an intense workout to end your week and start the weekend off right! All moves are modifiable based on fitness level.
Additional information: Website, ghn@louisville.edu.
9.) Title IX Mandatory Reporter Training next month
Various dates
Free
Are you aware that as a UofL employee, you are likely a mandatory Title IX reporter? Do you understand the responsibilities and requirements included in this role? There are two federal laws, Title IX and the Clery Act, that establish responsibilities for employees of universities to report certain types of crimes and incidents, especially sexual misconduct. To learn more about these laws, including the reporting requirements of “responsible employees,” and how to report, please register.
Additional Information: staffdev@louisville.edu.
10.) Upcoming HR Workshop: Providing excellent customer service
Sept. 23, 1 to 2 p.m., Human Resources Building, Room 103A
Free
Everyone’s idea of excellent customer service is a little different, so how do you make sure that everyone in your organization is on the same page? This workshop will explore the categories of customers you serve and create a clear and compelling picture of what excellent customer service means. Participants will learn strategies for dealing with customers and ensuring an outstanding experience while having fun and learning more about each other and their customers! Register online now.
Additional Information: staffdev@louisville.edu.
11.) Join us for a special thank you to our faculty and staff
Sept. 10, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., Ville Grille
UofL’s Office of the V.P. for Finance and Administration and Sodexo want you to join us as we recognize two of the most important groups on campus with a special celebration. Show your ID and get 1/2 off your meal at Ville Grill. Also Dining Services representatives will be on hand to speak to faculty and staff about meal plan options and new incentives.
12.) MPH information session scheduled
Oct. 13, noon to 1 p.m., School of Public Health, Room 103
Free session and free lunch for those who RSVP
The School of Public Health and Information Sciences will host an information session to allow undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical students to learn more about what the Master of Public Health program has to offer in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Epidemiology & Population Health, Health Management & System Sciences, and Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences. RSVP by 10/9/15 to sphismph@louisville.edu
Additional Information: sphismph@louisville.edu; 852-6263.
13.) Come visit our Peace Corps information session
Sept. 10, 3 to 4 p.m., Ekstrom Library, 104
Wondering what you will do after graduation? Looking for adventure and travel abroad? Want to help others on an international level? Check out opportunities to serve as a member of the Peace Corps! Representatives from the Peace Corps will share information about their own experiences, the numerous and varied ways in which to serve, and answer any and all questions. Don’t miss this information session as it may open an interesting and exciting future for you!
Additional Information: 852-6701, or cclinku@louisville.edu. Register to attend.
14.) Research!Louisville Greenberg and L-WIMS Awards: Call for Abstracts
The Greenberg Award for Medical Education Research is open to researchers at all levels who submit studies that investigate methods and outcomes related to teaching and learning for healthcare learners or patients. The Louisville Women in Medicine and Science (L-WIMS) Award this new award is open to women researchers at all levels who submit studies that investigate clinical or behavioral issues related to female healthcare learners or female patients.
Additional Information: First, second and third place cash awards will be made. Deadline for abstract submissions is September 30. Click here to submit. Indicate the award for which you wish to be considered by checking the correct box when you submit your abstract.
15.) Ramesh Gupta, PhD
Sept. 10, noon to 1 p.m., Research Tower, Knoefel Conference Room 1302
Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a seminar by Ramesh Gupta, PhD, professor of pharmacology & toxicology, Agnes Brown Duggan Chair of Oncological Research: Blueberry Bioactives as Cancer Preventive and Therapeutic Agents, and Exosomal Delivery System.
Additional Information: Florence Su, 852-5141.
16.) Microbiology and Immunology
Sept. 10, noon to 1 p.m., CTRB, Room 124
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents, “Stalking the elusive generalist: Pseudomonas in the home,” by Susanna Remold, PhD, associate professor, department of biology.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208
Studies
17.) Paid volunteers for UofL Caregiver Stress Study
Make a quick $20! UofL Caregiver Stress Study is looking for healthy European American, 40 years and older who have NOT provided care for an ill friend or family member in the last year to fill out a questionnaire and provide saliva samples for up to 3 different time points. Each visit takes approximately 1 hour. We are offering $20 compensation for each visit.
Additional Information: Christina Beasley.
18.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Sept. 11, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Timothy C. Ford, DPM, chief, podiatric services at UofL. Dr. Ford will lecture on Hammer Toe Deformities, Evaluation and Treatments.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902
19.) Family & Geriatric Medicine
Sept. 11, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Hiram Rivas Perez, MD, UofL Pulmonary Critical Care Division, will present A Personalized Medicine Approach for the Diagnosis & Management of COPD. He will discuss the patho-physiology of COPD, and give an overview at diagnosis of COPD. Rivas Perez will discuss management of stable COPD and also the diagnosis and management of COPD exacerbation. CME category I is available for AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Mickie Mulloy, 852-0797.
20.) Pediatrics
Sept. 9, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Tania Condurache, MD. Condurache is an associate professor of pediatrics at UofL. She will be presenting “Global Health in Our Backyard and Abroad.” After the presentation, the attendees should be able to describe opportunities for global health education in our department and describe partnerships developed and nurtured by the department of pediatrics.
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 502-629-8828.
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