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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 DID YOU KNOW Kentucky’s population is projected to grow more than 10 percent by 2040 although 66 percent of its counties are expected to decline in population, according to new projections issued by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. FACULTY AND STAFF NOTABLES Jeff C. Falcone, PhD, associate professor of Physiology in the School of Medicine, will receive the Faculty Engagement Award at tonight’s Community Engagement Awards Ceremony. Falcone has helped launch more than 800 students into various health-related fields serving as program director of the Summer Medical and Dental Educaton Program.
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CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Miscellaneous 2016 HSC Pride WeekOctober 26-28, HSC Campus October 26, noon to 1 p.m., LGBT Health Certificate Dental Patient Simulation, Dental School, Room 125, RSVP; October 27, HSC Pride Week Cook-Out, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Courtyard; October 28, Pride Week Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cardiovascular Innovation Institute Building (302 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd.), sign up to donate and enter code: HSCPRIDE. Additional Information: Chaz Briscoe, 852-2109
University of Louisville Institutional ComplianceUniversity of Louisville employees have a duty to report knowledge or suspicion of misconduct, violations of law and/or university policy or other wrongdoing. Reports of non-compliance may include, but are not limited to, the following topics: academics, athletics, environmental health and safety, financial transactions, health affairs, human resources, information security, privacy, and research. How do you report potential non-compliance? Additional Information: Website, email
Power outages scheduled for Belknap Academic Classroom Building projectOctober 30
UofL Dining Services opens food truck on HSC campusUofL Dining Services opened its first food truck on the HSC campus. This food truck sits on top on the patio of the quad in front of the Instructional Building. The UofL Food Truck is operating Monday-Friday with breakfast service from 7:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. and lunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With the addition of this new dining location, the POD in Kornhnauser closed last week. Construction on the new Starbucks and Au Bon Pain is going well as both are expected to open before the end of the year.
HR Benefits Open Enrollment Fair todayPlease plan to attend the benefits fair today at the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, 601 Presidents Blvd., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where you can talk with benefit vendors and benefits staff. Visit the Open Enrollment website for more information and to make your elections.
Faculty Session: Explore Best Practices for Addressing Challenges and Conflict in Group Work SituationsOctober 27, 12-1 p.m., lunch will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. How can we help students to function more productively in teams? In this session, faculty participants from the Collaborative Learning Faculty Learning Community will share best practices for managing and monitoring student groups to minimize challenges and conflict. Additional Information: Website
20-Minute Mentor on-demand videos available free to faculty20-Minute Mentor Commons from Magna Publications offers on-demand versions of their popular programs, covering a broad range of faculty development topics. This resource is free for the UofL community. Topics include Student Engagement, Teaching Strategies, Technology in the Classroom and more.
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums Campus visit of Cuban-American author, Dr. Gustavo Pérez FirmatOctober 27
Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology Seminar SeriesOctober 27, 4 p.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium
Microbiology & Immunology and Brown Cancer Center seminarOctober 26, 12-1 p.m., Baxter II, Room 038; HSC campus The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and The James Graham Brown Cancer Center present, “Role of Exosomes in Cancer and Inflammation,” by Richard B. Bankert, V.M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo. Additional Information: Brooke DeGroote
‘On the Value of Boredom, Andreas Elpidorou, PhilosophyOctober 27, 2:30p.m., Humanities Bldg. room 300 By presenting and synthesizing findings on the character of boredom, its relationship to self-regulation, and the role of emotions in well-being, Professor Elpidorou advances a novel theoretical account of the function of the state of boredom and argues for boredom’s significance and importance in our everyday lives. Elpidorou is a 2016-17 CCHS Faculty Fellow specializing in the philosophical study of the mind and the character of consciousness, cognition, and emotions. Additional Information: Website, email
Bioengineering Department Seminar SeriesOct. 27, noon to 1:30 p.m., Vogt Building, Room 311
Health and Wellness Get Healthy Now offers Yoga/Specialty ClassesGet Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym: $40 Unlimited Classes for members Try our energetic, strength-based and stress relieving classes like Lunchtime Yoga, Power Vinyasa, PiYo, Pilates, Tai Chi and Barre Basics. These GHN offerings will focus on moves to increase both strength and flexibility. All classes are available to all fitness levels. First class is always free. Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, Website, email, 852-7755
Build your core with Ab LabMondays and Wednesdays, 12:10-12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana; Free for GHN Wellness Center members This class will help you develop a toned physique and will help improve total ab strength with various ab exercises in just 20 minutes. Suitable for all fitness levels. Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, Website, email, 852-7755
Evening indoor cycle classMondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for GHN Wellness Center members Join Get Healthy Now’s InCycle evening class and let the upbeat music motivate you as you ride through a variety of speeds and resistance challenges. Suitable for all fitness levels. Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, Website, email, 852-7755
Shoot some hoops at Get Healthy Now Wellness CenterMondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for GHN Wellness Center members Basketballs are available for check out at the front desk during select times. Times subject to change. GHN Wellness Center Members Only. Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, Website, email, 852-7755
Grand Rounds Neuroscience Grand RoundsOctober 27, 8-9 a.m., Baxter Building Auditorium, HSC Campus Kathrin LaFaver, MD, will present “Spiders, Snakes and Dead People: Update on Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia” on October 27. Watch live on the web and receive a CME credit. Additional Information: Website
Cardiovascular Medicine Grand RoundsOctober 26, noon to 1 p.m., Jewish Rudd Heart & Lung Center – Top Floor, Great Halls I & II Join us to welcome the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture, Ranjit John, MD, associate professor; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; surgical director, ECMO Program from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Dr. John will present “Therapeutic Options for Acute Cardiogenic Shock.” Additional Information: Monica Sivori, 852-1162, website
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Gerhard HildebrandtOctober 27, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium Medicine Grand Rounds features Gerhard C. Hildebrandt, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Hildebrandt will present “Acute Graft vs. Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation – A Long Known, Long Battled, Yet Still Not Vanquished Enemy.” Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825
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