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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Dec. 3, 2014:
· Scientist who linked emotion, memory wins Grawemeyer psychology award. Read more.
· UofL Physicians to hold special pediatric eye clinic. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
“Commedia Cannon!” is a production directed by Theatre Arts Assistant Professor Erin Crites that stars UofL students Alex Cooper, James Thompson, Megg Ward, Darren Harbour and Danielle Warren. It was a critic’s pick last week in The Courier-Journal. The show, produced by Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company, opens Friday and runs through Dec. 14.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health & Wellness
1.) De-stress from the holiday season with First Friday Line Dancing
2.) Get Healthy Now offers weekend fitness classes
IT
3.) University websites must upgrade to Plone 4 by Dec. 23
4.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
5.) Email archives unavailable Friday evening during PM
Miscellaneous
6.) Cardinal winter tennis camp offered
7.) Come to the Allie Goatley retirement party
8.) Give some peacc at the PEACC Annual Donation Drive
Seminars
9.) Chemistry
10.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a research seminar by Martin O’Toole, PhD
11.) Microbiology and Immunology Defense Seminar
Studies
12.) Individuals age 65 years and older needed for research study
Grand Rounds
13.) Psychiatry
14.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
15.) Orthopaedic Surgery
16.) Pediatrics
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health & Wellness
1.) De-stress from the holiday season with First Friday Line Dancing
Dec. 5, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, Studio A
Free
Dance like nobody’s watching this week for the December First Friday Line dancing event! Join Get Healthy Now and the Great Place to Work Campus Climate Committee for a fun hour of dancing with your UofL colleagues. Grab your (comfortable) dancing shoes, invite your colleagues and come kick off your weekend with some fun.
Additional Information: Video, 852-7755, ghn@louisville.edu.
2.) Get Healthy Now offers weekend fitness classes
Did you know the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center offers group fitness classes on Saturdays? Start your weekend off right with our Functional Fitness (9:30 to 10:15 a.m.) and BootCamp Express (1 to 1:30 p.m.) classes. Enjoy a workout designed to nourish your spine, revitalize your postural muscles, and strengthen your core with Functional Fitness and don’t miss a beat with a shortened version of our always popular interval training BootCamp class. See you Saturday!
Additional Information: 852.7755.
IT
3.) University websites must upgrade to Plone 4 by Dec. 23
Departments have until Dec. 23 to rebuild their websites in the upgraded Plone 4 system. The new system features tripled speed, mobile-friendly design, Adobe Flash integration and more. Register for Plone 4 training here.
IT’s Design & Printing now provides services for creating, editing or migrating your Plone website using an OCM-created theme. For more information contact Shelia Marable, assistant manager/web team leader.
4.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
Blackboard will be upgraded over winter break. Blackboard will be unavailable from 10 p.m. Dec. 19 to 5 p.m. Dec. 22. This version will introduce several new features, fixes and design improvements. These are summarized at http://uofl.me/bb-whats-new-instructor. (Copy link and paste into browser to open document.)
5.) Email archives unavailable Friday evening during PM
Email archives will be unavailable due to an upgrade of Netmail to version 5.3 during IT’s preventative maintenance (PM) period Dec 5, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.
Additional Information: HelpDesk, 852-7997.
Miscellaneous
6.) Cardinal winter tennis camp offered
Various dates, 1 to 5 p.m., UofL Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
$45 per 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. Come one day or all days! Camp days are December 20 to 23 and December 26 to January 4. Beginner, intermediate and advanced players all welcome.
Additional Information: 852-0217 or rex.ecarma@louisville.edu.
7.) Come to the Allie Goatley retirement party
Dec. 9, 2 to 4 p.m., College of Business Atrium
Free
Please join us in wishing Allie Goatley well in her retirement. Allie has been with the university for more than 40 years, and since 2000 has served as assistant dean for advising services in the College of Business.
Additional Information: Laura Ahrens, 852-4892.
8.) Give some peacc at the PEACC Annual Donation Drive
Spread some cheer to local shelters this holiday by donating items through the PEACC Program! Travel-size toiletries and sanitary care items are among the most needed gifts. Items will be collected at various campus locations including the PEACC Office and Cardinal Station through Monday. Thank you for helping us reach out to those in shelters impacted by sexual and relational violence this season.
Additional Information: For a complete list of requested items, please visit our website. For a request to pick up items from your organization/office or for any other questions, please email us at peacc@louisville.edu or call at 852-2663.
Seminars
9.) Chemistry
Dec. 5, 4 p.m., Chemistry building, Room LL-16
Free, public
Doo-Young Kim, PhD, University of Kentucky, will present Graphene Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Surface Functionalization, Characterizations and Applications.
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
10.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a research seminar by Martin O’Toole, PhD
Dec. 4, noon, HSC Research Tower A, Knoefel Conference Room 1302
Free
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Engineering Biomaterials and Stimulus-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems by Martin O’Toole, PhD, UofL assistant professor of bioengineering.
Additional Information: Tracey Pender.
11.) Microbiology and Immunology Defense Seminar
Dec. 4, 2 to 3 p.m., HSC Research Tower, Knoefel Conference Room, Rm. 1302
Free, public
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents a PhD defense, “Modulation of the ovarian cancer humoral response by tumor-derived exosomes,” by Carolyn Roberson, PhD candidate in the lab of Jill Suttles, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
Studies
12.) Individuals age 65 years and older needed for research study
Life Sciences 123
The Neuropsychology and Aging Lab of Dr. Benjamin Mast in the psychological and brain sciences department is investigating the association between musical training and cognition in adults aged 65 years and older. Participation takes about three hours and involves answering questions and completing cognitive tests. Participation can take place in the home or other place of convenience. IRB 12.0460. For more information please contact Jessica Strong 502-852-3542.
Additional Information: Allison Midden, 502-852-3542.
Grand Rounds
13.) Psychiatry
Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ambulatory Care Building Auditorium
Raymond Pary, MD, UofL associate professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, will present “Helping the Sleep Dissatisfied Patient.”
Additional Information: Christy Castle-Greenwell, 588-4424.
14.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Dec. 5, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building Basement Auditorium
Please join us as Dr. Robert Hunter presents I Feel the Ice Is Starting to Melt. He is a fellow with REI (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility) at UofL. He will be discussing past and current trends in clinical use of frozen/thawed embryo transfer and future opportunities for improving assisted reproduction outcomes.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 502-561-7463.
15.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Dec. 5, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as we welcome former resident Brandi Hartley, MD. Dr. Hartley is currently an orthopaedic trauma fellow at OhioHealth-Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Hartley will lecture on Articular Reductions: Is perfect really necessary?
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
16.) Pediatrics
Dec. 5, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
Please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Gary Marshall, MD. Marshall is a professor of pediatrics, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and director of the Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit at UofL. He will be presenting “Prolonged and Recurrent Fevers in Children.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 502-629-8828.
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