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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Dec. 4, 2015:
· Susan Holman wins Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Read more.
· President Ramsey delivers business lecture to Central High students. Read more.
· Indatus partners share keys to success. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The McConnell Center has more than 100 videos archived online, including campus addresses from Vice President Joe Biden, former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Videos from the fall “America at the End of War” public lecture series, along with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s on campus remarks last month, have been added to the collection. Find them at https://vimeo.com/mcconnellcenter.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) Radio Show
2.) Metro TV
Faculty
3.) Faculty: Easy-to-use ways to collect feedback from your students to improve their learning and your effectiveness
4.) Faculty: Invitation to NVivo Webinar
Health and Wellness
5.) Open your mind; manage your stress
6.) KORU 2.0: Advancing Mindfully
Miscellaneous
7.) UofL Today holiday publishing schedule: Plan ahead
8.) Internal RFP for innovative proposals is announced
9.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Beneath the Same Sky
10.) Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste training
11.) Information Session for Post-bac Pre-med Program
12.) Audition for the 2016 International Banquet: A Look at Our Traditional Cultures!
13.) Free Information Security training session
Talks/Seminars
14.) Poxviruses: Beyond smallpox, zoonotic emerging infections, research and applications
15.) Biochemistry seminar
Grand Rounds
16.) Neuroscience
Studies
17.) Childhood obesity in children 10 to less than 14 years old
18.) Pediatric constipation study
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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. 7 (replay Sat. Dec. 12) – CEHD’s Terry Scott and Justin Cooper discuss disruptive students and ways to engage them; Speed School’s Stuart Williams talks about his research on colloids headed to the Space Station; highlights from news conference announcing $5.7 million grant to School of Public Health and Information Sciences to set up center to prevent teen violence.
· Tuesday, Dec. 8 (replay Sun. Dec. 13) – School of Medicine’s Dr. Andrew DeFillippis talks about research on hardening of the arteries and actual risk of cardiovascular problems; Carrie Daniels gives overview of UofL Archives and Special Collections available to public; Laura Frey from Kent School discusses the sharing of suicidal thoughts and how to deal with loved ones who may be suicidal.
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: CEHD’s Terry Scott and Justin Cooper discuss disruptive students and ways to engage them; Speed School’s Stuart Williams talks about his research on colloids headed to the Space Station; highlights from news conference announcing $5.7 million grant to School of Public Health and Information Sciences to set up center to prevent teen violence.
Metro TV shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/univoflouisville/playlists
Faculty
3.) Faculty: Easy-to-use ways to collect feedback from your students to improve their learning and your effectiveness
Noon – 1 p.m. (Note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. Presenters will also stay an extra 30 minutes until 1:30 p.m. for additional hands-on practice and support.) Jan. 13 Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library #244
How prepared are your students when they first enter your classroom? Do they really understand that concept you just taught? What can you do when your questions about last week’s assignment are met with blank stares? Collecting formative feedback can be a quick and easy strategy for improving student learning as well as improving your teaching effectiveness.
For more information and to register please visit: http://louisville.edu/delphi/programs/discover/collect-and-use-feedback-from-your-students
4.) Faculty: Invitation to NVivo Webinar
Dec. 10, 2 to 3 p.m., online
Free
This “Using NVivo as a Research Tool” webinar sponsored by UofL will show you how NVivo works with different types of data such as interviews, focus groups, videos, surveys and social media platforms. To register, click here.
Additional Information: Christine Payne.
Health and Wellness
5.) Open your mind; manage your stress
Mon. 1/11, Tues. 1/19, Mon. 1/25 and Mon. 2/1, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Belknap Campus Location TBD
Free: employees, spouses, QAs
Beyond simply decreasing your stress, this evidence-based KORU workshop will help you learn skills to find more satisfaction in your daily life. The course is designed to help you learn mindfulness through the practice of specific skills that calm and focus your mind and through the practice of meditation. If you are feeling pressured and stressed, or are just interested in learning a new skill that can enrich your life, these classes are for YOU! Beginners and experienced meditators welcome.
To register, UofL employees please email Paula.Kommor@louisville.edu; UofL students, please go to: http://louisville.edu/healthpromotion.
6.) KORU 2.0: Advancing Mindfully
4 Wednesdays starting 1/6 and ending 1/27, noon to 1:15 p.m., HSC Location TBD
Free: employees, spouses, and QAs
Heads up past KORU Basic students! Get Healthy Now is offering you another way to build your mindfulness muscle. KORU 2.0 will help you refine your mindfulness and meditation skills–leading to enhanced stress hardiness and inner wisdom. Like Koru Basic, participants will commit to attending all 4 classes, completing the assigned readings, and practicing daily as we discover the benefits of living mindfully.
Additional Information: Employees register by emailing Paula.Kommor@louisville.edu. Students register at http://louisville.edu/healthpromotion/services/koru-mindfulness-meditation
7.) UofL Today holiday publishing schedule: Plan ahead
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.
8.) 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.
9.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Beneath the Same Sky
Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St.
Free, but order tickets at (502) 574-1644 or lfpl.org
“Beneath the Same Sky,” lecture on meteorites, asteroids and the formation of the solar system by Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory and winner of the 2014 Carl Sagan Medal. Also, portrayal of Kentucky-born astronomer and Civil War Maj. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel by Tony Dingman. Sponsored by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (Louisville Chapter), Frazier History Museum, Jefferson Community & Technical College, and the Louisville Free Public Library.
Additional Information: Lawrence Gettleman; http://www.lfpl.org/tickets/author-tickets.asp
10.) Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste training
Dec. 10, 9 a.m. – noon, Auditorium, Donald Baxter I Building
Free
Recently hired lab employees who work with chemicals should attend this training. Recurrent training for lab employees is required every three years and may be completed in Bioraft(online refresher training). Bring employee/student ID number to sign in. Attendees can pre-register at www.louisville.edu/dehs, however advance registration is not required.
Additional Information: Cathy Price, 852-2956.
11.) Information Session for Post-bac Pre-med Program
Dec. 7, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Ekstrom Library room 254
Public
It may not be too late to become the physician you always wanted to be. Come learn more about our program for college graduates and career changers interested in becoming a physician but lacking the pre-med requirements and preparation for medical school. Our program is designed with adult students in mind. We are a one-stop shop for our students and offer assured admission to the UofL School of Medicine! The fall 2016 application cycle is underway December 1 – March 1, 2016.
Additional Information: Tonia D. Thomas, louisville.edu/postbacpremed.
12.) Audition for the 2016 International Banquet: A Look at Our Traditional Cultures!
January 9 11am-4pm, January 10 1pm-5pm, Multipurpose Room -SAC
Free
The American International Relations Club is looking for talent to showcase at our annual celebration of unity in diversity on Saturday, February 13, 2016. If interested in performing, please email airclouisville@gmail.com by December 3t to sign up for one of the audition times. Audition days and times: January 9, 2016 – 11am-4pm; January 10, 2016 – 1pm-5pm
Additional Information: airclouisville@gmail.com
13.) Free Information Security training session
Dec. 10, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium
Free to all faculty and staff
This session is presented by the university’s Information Security Office and is free and open to all faculty and staff. 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 at isopol@louisville.edu.
Additional Information: Lisa Cooper, 852-0567 or isopol@louisville.edu.
14.) Poxviruses: Beyond smallpox, zoonotic emerging infections, research and applications
Dec. 9, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., CTR 124
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation present a special seminar by Kevin L. Karem, PhD, Associate Director for Laboratory Science Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta.
Additional Information: Cathy St. Clair, 852-5596.
15.) Biochemistry seminar
Dec. 7, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
“Functional Genomics of Osteosarcoma Development and Progression Using Transposon Mutagenesis and Targeted Nucleases”; David A. Largaespada, PhD, Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development; Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
16.) Neuroscience
Dec. 10, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter Building Auditorium
Free
Mark your calendars! As part of Neuroscience Grand Rounds, the Dept. of Neurology is pleased to announce that David A. Robertson, MD from UofL Dept. of Neurology to present “Current and Emerging Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis” on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 8am in the Baxter Building Auditorium (Lower Level).
For more information, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, please go to: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/neurosurgery/cme/grs and follow instructions.
Studies
17.) Childhood obesity in children 10 to less than 14 years old
IRB #13.0334
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit at Kosair Children’s Hospital is conducting a research study to evaluate the effect of an investigational product on childhood obesity. White and African American male and female subjects 10 to less than 14 years old who are overweight, obese or normal weight may be eligible. If a child qualifies to participate, he or she will receive the product or placebo and study related care at no cost. Compensation will be provided for time/travel.
For additional information, call Molly Harper by email or at 629-4695 or 620-0000 (pager)
18.) Pediatric constipation study
IRB# 14.0007
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit is conducting a clinical research study to assess the efficacy and safety of an investigational drug used to treat constipation. Children 6-17 years of age who have been diagnosed with functional constipation and are able to swallow capsules may be eligible to participate. Patients may be compensated for time/travel associated with their participation in the study.
For more information, contact Jackie Perry, 629-5123, pager 620-0000.
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