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Here’s what was featured on UofLNews on Thursday, May 26, 2016:
- UofL and James Graham Brown Cancer Center receive 33,000 tissue samples for oncology research. Read more.
- Such great heights: UofL provost, deans, coaches to skydive with Golden Knights. Read more.
- Shared services plan outlined, rollout to take place in phases. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Since its first performance on Jan. 20, 1975, UofL’s Repertory Company, part of the Theatre Arts Department, has performed for more than 100,000 people.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) WHAS-TV, Great Day Live
2.) Radio Show
3.) Metro TV
4.) KET KY – The Kentucky Channel
Miscellaneous
5.) Warns-Render Labor and Employment Law Institute scheduled
6.) Only a few days left to register for Open Walls
7.) Scholarship opportunity available for student parents
8.) Looking for Lilith Theatre Company presents ‘Getting Out’
Studies
9.) Research assistant needed for yoga study
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) WHAS-TV, Great Day Live
Mondays at 9:30 a.m. UofL’s Mark Hebert has a story about UofL and talks with Rachel Platt and Terry Meiners about campus events. Segments can be found on YouTube.
- Tuesday, May 31 (Monday is Memorial Day) – Dr. Rahul Bhola treats pediatric glaucoma
- WLKY-TV also runs the UofL stories on its Saturday morning newscasts
2.) Radio Show
Airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 93.9 FM The Ville; replayed on Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research, programs, successful students and insights from UofL’s faculty experts. This week’s schedule:
- Tuesday, May 31: Geography professors Forrest Stevens and Andrea Gaughan on grant from Gates Foundation to do human mapping; Diane Chlebowy and Meredith McGrew on MEPN program in nursing; Megan Seldon, Fulbright Scholar
- Wednesday, June 1: Tiana Ford, former UofL basketball player comes back to get degree; Anna Faul on upcoming Optimal Aging conference; Hannah Wilson, Truman Scholar
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” radio programs can be found on SoundCloud.
3.) Metro TV
(Ch. 99 on UVerse, Ch. 25 on TWC): Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30 with replays Thursday 6:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 p.m.
- Next week: Thad Druffel and student Brandon Lavery from Conn Center talk solar energy research; Dr. Tom Higgins with a new device for sinus surgery; Stephen Mattingly and Jordan Taylor from School of Music discuss Ghana Classic Music Fest.
Metro TV shows can be found on YouTube.
4.) KET KY – The Kentucky Channel
(Ch. 192 on TWC, other channels): Thursdays at 5 p.m.
- Thursday, June 2: Denny Crum discusses his scholarship program, changes at UofL; Grawemeyer Award winners in World Order; Amanda James from UofL Alumni
Miscellaneous
5.) Warns-Render Labor and Employment Law Institute scheduled
June 9, 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Seelbach Hilton, Mezzanine Ballroom, 500 S. Fourth St., CLE hours provided from the Kentucky and Ohio Bar Associations (Indiana pending)
The 33rd Annual Carl A. Warns, Jr. and Edwin R. Render Labor and Employment Law Institute will feature a keynote speech by Professor Lance Liebman from Columbia Law School. The theme for this year’s event is “The Brandeis Legacy and the Evolving American Workplace.”
Additional Information: Email, Registration online
6.) Only a few days left to register for Open Walls
Registration due June 1
The annual show for faculty and staff is scheduled for June 13 to June 30 in the Photographic Archives gallery at Ekstrom Library. The exhibit is an opportunity for UofL employees who are not professional or exhibited artists to share their work. All media (i.e., painting, photography, woodworking, mixed media, fiber arts, jewelry, crafts) will be accepted. Click here for more information and registration form.
Additional Information: Janet Cappiello, 852-1104, or Alicia Kelso, 852-2670
7.) Scholarship opportunity available for student parents
Applications are being accepted for the Ann T. Allen Endowed Scholarship for single parents currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences. The deadline to apply is June 17 for the fall semester.
Additional Information: Criteria available online, email
8.) Looking for Lilith Theatre Company presents ‘Getting Out’
Through May 28, UofL Thrust Theatre, 2314 S. Floyd St., Times vary; $20
This production is a revival of Louisville playwright Marsha Norman’s first play, “Getting Out,” which premiered at the Actors Theatre in 1977. Norman is in the A&S Hall of Honor.
Additional Information: Facebook, website
Studies
9.) Research assistant needed for yoga study
Tuesdays and Thursdays, July to August. IRB# 16N0104
A research assistant is needed for a 6-week yoga study to evaluate whether yoga combined with traditional medical treatment among a marginalized adolescent population leads to improved health outcomes. The research assistant will assist with data collection, vital signs, surveys, entering and analyzing data, and a future publication. Yoga sessions will be held twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for an approximately 1.5 to 2 hours each session, July to August 2016.
Additional Information: Dr. Rachael Polis
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Direct questions about UofL Today to Alicia Kelso, 852-2670, or the Office of Communications and Marketing, 852-6171. The deadline for including a submission in the next day’s UofL Today email is noon.