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Here’s what was posted to UofLNews on Thursday, April 14, 2016:
- Research Symposium offers opportunity for UofL students to apply base knowledge. Read more.
- UofL offering plenty of options to mark Earth Day 2016. Read more.
- Religious tolerance is growing among many Muslims, BU professor says. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s Annual Crawfish Boil, which is from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Red Barn, is in its 31st year and is one of the longest-running campus traditions. Proceeds from the event go to Red Barn scholarships and programs through the RBAA. Read more.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) GHN helps you tackle your day-to-day activities with more confidence
2.) Change your pace with GHN’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt class
Miscellaneous
3.) Special Event: University community invited to new faculty showcase
4.) Surplus Warehouse hosting public auction
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
5.) Brown & Williamson chemistry seminar features Northwestern professor
6.) Department of Biology/Brown & Williamson Seminar Series today
7.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminars today
8.) Presentation: Become conversationally fluent in a foreign language without leaving
9.) Visiting Artist Lecture by Kensuke Yamada
Training and Workshops
10.) Free Information Security training available
Sustainability
11.) Workshop: Get Back To The Land with Sustainable Gardening
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) GHN helps you tackle your day-to-day activities with more confidence
Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
This class incorporates all of the major muscle groups, as well as the muscles you never knew you had. Enjoy 45 minutes of quality, functional movements that will nourish your spine, revitalize your postural muscles, and strengthen your core with every movement—the perfect start to your Saturday. Exercises are shown at different skill levels so each person can work to their own individual competency.
Additional Information: Facebook, website, email, 852-7755
2.) Change your pace with GHN’s Cardio Kick & Sculpt class
Fridays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Join us for an action-packed workout that improves strength, muscle tone, endurance, and will help you stick to your fitness goals. Class includes interval training exercises and all moves are modified based on fitness level.
Additional Information: Facebook, website, email
Miscellaneous
3.) Special Event: University community invited to new faculty showcase
April 20, 10:30 a.m. to noon (reception 12-1), Chao Auditorium (Ekstrom Library)
The Office of the Provost and Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning invite you to the inaugural Seminar on Teaching for New Faculty Showcase and Reception. This special event will celebrate and recognize the outstanding work of faculty who have completed the yearlong seminar. Each of the 11 faculty participants will present an engaging 5-minute lightning talk on a topic related to their teaching. This is a valuable opportunity for new faculty, department chairs, and faculty mentors to learn more about the seminar and ways to support faculty success.
Additional Information: Register online
4.) Surplus Warehouse hosting public auction
April 30, doors open at 8 a.m., sale starts at 9:30 a.m.
The Surplus Warehouse, located at 1901 S. Floyd St. on Belknap Campus, will hold a public auction on April 30. The warehouse will be open for preview on April 29, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. The list of auction items is available on the Surplus website under “Auction List.”
Additional Information: Susan Carmack, 852-2986, website
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
5.) Brown & Williamson Chemistry Seminar features Northwestern professor
April 15, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, faculty and staff
Kenneth Poeppelmeier, PhD, Northwestern University, will present, “The Impact of Local Structure on Transparent Conductors.”
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798
6.) Department of Biology/Brown & Williamson Seminar Series today
April 15, noon to 1 p.m., Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
The Biology Department presents “A sticky situation: the evolution of spider silk glues from nature to technology” by Dr. Todd Blackledge from the University of Akron.
Additional Information: Alyssa Stark, Judy Felli, 852-8263
7.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminars today
April 15, 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dental School, room 127
Free
The topic, “Designing Nanotechnologies to Combat Viruses and Virus-Initiated Cancers,” will be presented by Dr. Jill M. Steinbach-Rankins, Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering, UofL.
Additional Information: Email
8.) Presentation: Become conversationally fluent in a foreign language without leaving
April 18, 6:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Room W104
Free and open to the public
Dr. Paul Klein from the University of Louisville School of Medicine will give a brief presentation on how to become conversationally fluent in a foreign language without moving to a foreign country. The talk will include effective methods, motivation, and local resources for learning languages.
Additional Information: Paul Klein, PhD, 852-4042
9.) Visiting Artist Lecture by Kensuke Yamada
April 16, 3-4 p.m., HPES Building, Ceramics Studio
Free and open to the public
Yamada moved to the U.S. from Japan 10 years ago as a foreign exchange student. In Yamada’s struggle to learn the language, the artist gained a strong empathy for the universal experiences that seem to provide the undercurrent to language. Figurative extensions of these shared experiences are expressed in Yamada’s sculptures.
Additional Information: Renee Murphy, 852-6794, event listing
Training and Workshops
10.) Free Information Security training available
April 28, 2-3:30 p.m., Ekstrom Library Chao Auditorium
Free
This a repeated session presented by the Information Security Office and is open to all (new) faculty and staff or others that may have missed it previously. Topics include: identifying and protecting “sensitive data” and Kentucky’s new privacy law (HB5) and how it impacts you. We will also cover tips to help you protect your work and personal data. Please RSVP via email.
Additional Information: Lisa Cooper, 852-0567
Sustainability
11.) Workshop: Get Back To The Land with Sustainable Gardening
April 20, 2-3 p.m., Garden Commons at the Cultural Center
Free
UofL’s Sustainability Coordinator, Dr. Justin Mog, will share tips for starting and maintaining a sustainable garden to grow your own organic food – whether in pots on your porch, in your backyard, or in a community garden. Also joining us will be The Food Literacy Project, displaying their Truck Farm, a mobile demonstration garden with veggies planted in the pickup bed.
Additional Information: Details and registration for professional development credit; Garden Commons website
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