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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Dec. 11, 2015:
· VIDEO: UofL bioengineering professor Gina Bertocci talks about 3-D generated hands created for 6-year-old Lucas Abraham by UofL bioengineering students. Lucas was born without a right hand. Bertocci and the students demonstrated their work at a news conference Dec. 9. Watch here.
· VIDEO: Mechanical engineering students at UofL’s J.B. Speed School of Engineering showed off their inventions during the annual Senior Design Project Demonstration Day. The students’ projects were designed to tackle real-world engineering problems. Watch here.
- UofL winter commencement set for Dec. 18. Read more.
- UofL to confer honorary degrees on Junior and Doris Bridgeman. Read more.
- UofL Alumni offers official pregame party, travel arrangements for bowl game. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, the site of the UofL-Texas A&M cooperative community service project prior to the Music City Bowl, distributed more than 29 million pounds of food in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) Radio Show
2.) Metro TV
Health and Wellness
3.) Treat your guests to a workout with GHN
4.) Get moving with Intro to Nia
5.) Get Fit with GHN’s R.I.P.P.E.D!
6.) FREE fitness classes with Get Healthy Now
IT
7.) Campus-wide IT issues 12/28-29 during Winter Break mandatory maintenance
Miscellaneous
8.) UofL Today holiday publishing schedule
9.) Internal RFP for innovative proposals is announced
10.) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
11.) Music City Bowl Cooperative Community Service Project
12.) Junior Winter Tennis Camp
13.) School of Medicine Basic, Bridge, & Collaborative Grant Programs
14.) SOM Research Committee announces new internal funding opportunity
Talks/Seminars
15.) Biochemistry Seminar
16.) Targeting the Viral Glycan Shield as a Broad Spectrum Antiviral Strategy
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) 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.
UofL’s Mark Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research and insights from expert UofL faculty, as well as stories about our successful students, and staff and campus events. This week’s schedule:
· Monday, Dec. 14 (replay Sat. Dec. 19) – Urban and Public Affairs chair David Simpson discusses research and classes on evolution of dogs in society; Jenny Sawyer on application and scholarship deadlines, choosing a college; Glenn Gittings on community service project in Nashville and Elise Buck on Alumni pre-game event.
· Tuesday, Dec. 15 (replay Sun. Dec. 20) – Grad student Nik Short talks about research on alcohol’s impact on health; students in the GEMS program and Lila Lutfi – Fulbright Scholar.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” radio programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
2.) 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.
This week: Hot topics in education discussion with Blake Haselton, Harrie Buecker and Tom Tretter from CEHD.
Find shows at https://www.youtube.com/user/univoflouisville/playlists
Health and Wellness
3.) Treat your guests to a workout with GHN
Are you having family and friends over for the holiday season and not sure what to do during down time? Visit us at the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center to see what we have to offer. Purchase a guest pass for $5/day or $20/week. Treat your guests (ages 18+) with a pass to our fitness facility to help jump-start your holiday festivities. Call the GHN Wellness Center to purchase your guest pass.
Additional Information: Holiday schedule; http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow Email ghn@louisville.edu 852-7755
4.) Get moving with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:40 p.m. to 7:40 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Studio B
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
Get moving with GHN’s Intro to Nia class to help you find health through movement. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from disciplines of the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that corresponds with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities. Visit us at GHN Tuesdays to try it out!
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow Email ghn@louisville.edu 852-7755
5.) Get Fit with GHN’s R.I.P.P.E.D!
Mondays from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Get in shape with GHN’s R.I.P.P.E.D. group fitness class! This class is specifically designed to make you work hard and get you heated—in a good way! This high intensity class uses a combination of free weights, body weight and resistance training exercises that will make you sweat. A great way to get toned and trimmed this holiday season! Suitable for all fitness levels.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow Email ghn@louisville.edu 852-7755
6.) FREE fitness classes with Get Healthy Now
Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, 601 Presidents Blvd.
Stay ahead of the holiday season by joining in one of Get Healthy Now’s 35+ group fitness classes. Certified professionals teach a variety of offerings: Everything from Ab Lab to Zumba, Boot Camp to Functional Fitness, and beyond! Don’t wait until January: Visit us at the GHN Wellness Center to get a jump start on your wellness goals today!
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow Email ghn@louisville.edu 852-7755
7.) Campus-wide IT issues 12/28-29 during Winter Break mandatory maintenance
Several key technology systems will not be accessible from 8 am Monday, 12/28 to about 8 am Tuesday, 12/29. Physical Plant will perform priority maintenance on electrical systems supplying the Miller Technology Center, making the data center unavailable. IT has taken precautions to ensure that all networks, VoIP phones and university email will remain functioning during this time. However, university computer systems maintained by IT will be unavailable (including Blackboard, ULink, and all enterprise-wide applications). IT’s HelpDesk is available during holiday break from 7 am to 5 pm, but closed Christmas Day.
Contact IT’s HelpDesk: louisville.edu/it/helpdesk, (502) 852-7997 for inquiries.
8.) UofL Today holiday publishing schedule
The UofL Today email is published Monday through Friday. Due to the upcoming university holidays, UofL Today will not be sent out Dec. 23 to Jan. 1. The deadline for Jan. 4 announcements is 10 a.m., Dec. 22. Contact Janet Cappiello with questions.
9.) Internal RFP for innovative proposals is announced
The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS) and the Office of Research and Innovation announce an internal RFP for innovative proposals to drive UofL’s Academic and Research Excellence for the 21st Century. The grant is for interdisciplinary groups and will provide up to $250,000 for three years. Visit this website, which includes a downloadable budget template and instructions for submitting the proposal.
Additional Information: Pam Feldhoff, Beth Boehm.
10.) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
The SROP provides UofL undergraduate students who would like to know more about graduate-level education at the university with a 10-week research-intensive experience in a department that offers graduate degrees. Mentors will provide students with individualized research projects. All UofL departments with graduate programs will be supported. Students should be, preferably, in their sophomore or junior year of study. The deadline is March 1, 2016. See http://louisville.edu/research/students/undergrad-grad/summer for more information.
11.) Music City Bowl Cooperative Community Service Project
The University of Louisville is proud to continue its tradition of bowl service projects by participating in a cooperative community service project this year in Nashville during the Music City Bowl. This is a great opportunity to give back to the city that will be hosting us. Both UofL and Texas A&M University will be working together on this annual bowl tradition on Wednesday, Dec. 30 from 8:30 am – 11:30 am CST. We are seeking students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and fans to serve with us as volunteers. Volunteers will be working with the Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville to help with multiple food sorting projects to help address the risk of hunger for children, families, and seniors in the Middle Tennessee region. Volunteers must be on site by 8:30 am CST. RSVP at: http://louisville.edu/student/bowlservice
12.) Junior Winter Tennis Camp
Dec. 19-24, 1 – 4 pm Tennis Center
$40/day
Coach Rex Ecarma warmly invites juniors aged 8 to 18 (grades 2-12) to his Winter Tennis Camp. The camps are held daily at the UofL Bass-Rudd Tennis Center 1 pm to 4 pm (except 12/24 8 – 11 am). Please call 852-0217 for more information. Cost is $40 per day and camp days are December 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced players all welcome.
Additional Information: Rex Ecarma 852-0217.
13.) School of Medicine Basic, Bridge, & Collaborative Grant Programs
The School of Medicine Research Committee administers the Basic, Bridge, and Collaborative Matching Grant programs to provide financial support to School of Medicine faculty. These awards have been increased up to $25K for Basic, $40K for Bridge, and $50K for Collaborative with $25K in matched funds. The next cycle’s submission deadline is January 4, 2016.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/medicine/research/grants/som or call 852-2253.
14.) SOM Research Committee announces new internal funding opportunity
The School of Medicine Research Committee announces a new funding opportunity: The Jewish Heritage Foundation for Excellence Research Enhancement Grants. The JHFE Research Enhancement Grant program offers funding to School of Medicine faculty principal investigators to gather new data to improve a previously submitted multi-year, nationally peer reviewed grant application that scored well but was not funded. Applications are accepted quarterly. The upcoming deadline is January 15, 2016.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/medicine/research/grants/som or call 852-2253.
15.) Biochemistry Seminar
Dec. 14, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
John Zhao, BMG graduate student: “IPSCs Model for LFS-Associated Osteosarcoma Identifies Potential Targets.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu
16.) Targeting the Viral Glycan Shield as a Broad Spectrum Antiviral Strategy
Dec. 16, 10 to 11 a.m., CTRB, Room 124
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation present a special seminar by Kenneth E. Palmer, PhD, executive director, Owensboro Cancer Research Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Associate in Family Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Additional Information: Cathy L. St. Clair.
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