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Here’s what was posted to UofLNews on Wednesday, April 27, 2016:
- Spring Gala showcases UofL Dance Theatre’s diversity. Read more.
- Photos: UofL’s ROTC recently celebrated the organization’s 100th View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The University of Louisville used to host a “Turtle Derby” every year to coincide with the Kentucky Derby. The event featured turtles (with numbers painted on their shells) “racing” to get outside of a circle. According to an article in the Courier-Journal, available in UofL’s Archives and Special Collections’ reference file, the Fourth Annual Turtle Derby was held on April 21, 1983 in Bigelow Hall.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now water fitness
2.) Ab lab available to improve core strength
3.) Be your own instructor with Get Healthy Now’s Workout of the Day
Miscellaneous
4.) Commonwealth Credit Union membership incentives available
5.) Belknap noise testing scheduled April 29-May 4
6.) Registration open for Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
7.) Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar presented by first-year students
Grand Rounds
8.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
9.) Grand Rounds-Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
10.) Grand Rounds – Orthopaedic Surgery
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now water fitness
April 28-May 26, Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon to 12:45 p.m., Natatorium; Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
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).
Additional Information: Enroll online, email, 852-7755
2.) Ab lab available to improve core strength
Tuesdays/Thursdays, noon, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for members of the GHN Wellness Center
Find out how training your core can help you with everything from improved posture to alleviating low-back pain with Get Healthy Now’s Ab Lab. This class will help you improve total ab strength with various ab exercises in just 15 minutes. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Fitness schedule, Facebook, website, email, 852-7755
3.) Be your own instructor with Get Healthy Now’s Workout of the Day
Offered daily, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for members of the GHN Wellness Center
Visit the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center for one of our self-facilitated work-outs, offered daily. We create the workout for you and you do the rest. GHN’s Workout of the Day is a great option for those who want to exercise at their own pace or want to work up to attending group fitness classes.
Additional Information: Facebook, website, email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
4.) Commonwealth Credit Union membership incentives available
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Student Activities Center, room 104
UofL’s preferred credit union, Commonwealth CU, is offering incentives for new members including only a $5 initial deposit needed to open a new checking account, covering overdraft return fees on your old checking account when you switch to your new Commonwealth account, and more. Stop by the temporary “mini branch” in the SAC to learn more. (Belknap Campus branch grand opening details are coming soon).
Additional Information: Tracey Coffey, 502-564-4775, website
5.) Belknap noise testing scheduled April 29-May 4
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce aircraft noise in university buildings, Federal Aviation Administration and Regional Airport Authority contractors will conduct sound testing on Belknap Campus April 29-May 4. This testing will require generation of amplified noise from an elevated public address loudspeaker during daytime hours at various exterior locations throughout campus. The sound will be loud enough to be heard throughout much of Belknap. Testing personnel also will be entering and exiting university buildings to collect sound data.
The schedule is:
April 29 – Miller Hall
April 30 – Strickler Hall
May 1 – Davidson Hall
May 2 – Threlkeld Hall
May 3 – Life Sciences Building
May 4 – Lutz Hall
6.) Registration open for Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference
May 20, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Founders Union, Shelby Campus; Registration for UofL employees: $99
The 4th annual UofL Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference registration is now open. The full-day conference will be held Friday, May 20 and will include presentations by local and national leaders with a focus on leadership wayfinding, knowing which way to go at the crossroads. Scholarships for half price registration fee are available. Scholarship form is due May 5 and is on the registration website.
Additional Information: Melissa Long Shuter, 852-6151, website
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
7.) Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar presented by first-year students
April 28, 12 p.m., HSC CTRB Room 124
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a research seminar by three first-year students: Adrienne M. Bushau “The Protective Role of the Na+/H+ Exchange Regulatory Factor 1 (NHERF-1) in Cisplatin-induced Acute Kidney Injury,” Christine Dolin, “Proteomic Characterization of the Impact of Alcohol-Enhanced Inflammatory Injury on the Liver, Lung, and Kidney,” and Divya Karukonda, “Role of Inflammation in Lung Cancer. “
Additional Information: Florence Su, 852-5141
Grand Rounds
8.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
April 29, 7:30- 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital, Bottigheimer Auditorium; Free
Neil Patil, MD, UofL Sports Medicine fellow, will present “Cutting Edge Without the Knife.” He will review common sports medicine injuries and treatments,
review what’s new in sports medicine in regards to these common problems, and provide a basic knowledge to help answer questions that patients may present with. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett, 852-5499
9.) Grand Rounds-Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
April 29, 1-2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Ashlee Bergin, MD one of our General OB doctors will be present, “The Interpregnancy Interval: How Important is it for Women and Men to Plan Their Families?” She will delineate the recommended interpregnancy interval (IPI) following a live birth, describe what perinatal, maternal, and obstetric complications have been associated with short IPIs and long IPIs and help you understand what a reproductive life plan is.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 502-561-7463
10.) Grand Rounds – Orthopaedic Surgery
April 29, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, Auditorium, lower level; Free
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome Amit Gupta, MBBS, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville. Dr. Gupta will lecture on “Making a Thumb.”
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902
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