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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 23, 2015:
· PHOTOS: The 2015 UofL Fryberger Greek Sing to benefit raiseRED was held Sunday. View here.
· Financial workshop aims to help cancer caregivers. Read more.
· School of Music hosts conference for Grawemeyer Award 30th anniversary. Read more.
· NYU Professor Arthur Miller to receive 2015 Brandeis Medal. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
At the Miss University of Louisville pageant Saturday, political science/economics double major Anna Pepper was named Miss University of Louisville and political science major Kyle Hornback won Miss Cardinal Country. There were 14 contestants overall competing for thousands of dollars in scholarship money. See more photos here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Awards
1.) Nominations being accepted for Trustees Award
Events
2.) Participate in trivia night fundraiser to benefit Camp Quality Kentuckiana
3.) Pause for Paws
Extra, Extra
4.) Spring CODRE newsletter available
Miscellaneous
5.) New schedule for HSC tours
6.) Ali Institute presents panel discussion on immigrant youth opportunities
7.) HSC webinar on new NIH biosketch format
8.) Part-Time Faculty Institute: Help students with research
9.) 9th annual International Film Series is March 1
10.) EMBASE available through Kornhauser Library
11.) New and improved DynaMed mobile app introduced
12.) The Physical Internet: Towards a new, interconnected era of smart, efficient and sustainable logistics
13.) TEDxUofL 2015: Interconnected – Live streaming option
Seminars
14.) Physiology & Biophysics Seminar scheduled
Talks
15.) Governing by Lottery: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
16.) Brown & Williamson Lecture Series
17.) Marco Polo and Dante talk scheduled: The Globetrotter and the Astronaut
Grand Rounds
18.) Neuroscience: Dropped Head Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment
19.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Awards
1.) Nominations being accepted for Trustees Award
Deadline March 20
Nominations for the 2015 Trustees Award are now being accepted from the University community until March 20, 2015. The Trustees Award recognizes faculty members who have had an extraordinary impact on students’ college experience. Nomination instructions and forms may be obtained through any academic department or via the web (opens to a PDF): http://louisville.edu/president/boards/trustees/trustees-award-2015/at_download/file.
Additional Information: Click here for nomination form (opens to a PDF): Website.
Events
2.) Participate in trivia night fundraiser to benefit Camp Quality Kentuckiana
Feb. 25, 6 to 8 p.m., Student Activities Center, Multipurpose Room
$5 students; $10 for everyone else
Calling all trivia lovers! Please join Honors Student Council for its spring trivia night competition. We are partnering with local trivia master, Michael Hartman, to bring you this night of trivia and fun. Food and refreshments provided. Compete on your own or on a team of up to six. The top three teams will take home some fantastic prizes. All money raised at the event will benefit Camp Quality Kentuckiana.
Additional Information: Luke Buckman.
3.) Pause for Paws
Feb. 25, noon to 2 p.m., Ekstrom Library, East Lobby
Hand-in-Paw Rescue will have dogs available to provide animal stress-relief.
Additional Information: Anna Marie Johnson.
Extra, Extra
4.) Spring CODRE newsletter available
The Spring 2015 issue of the CODRE Newsletter is now available. Click here.
Miscellaneous
5.) New schedule for HSC tours
March 10, 10 a.m., Abell Admin Center, 2nd level lobby
Free
Get to know your way around the Health Sciences Center. For details regarding the 2015 HSC tour schedule and to register for the upcoming March tour, please register at http://louisville.edu/hr/employment/newemployees/hsc-walking-tours
Additional Information: Bonnie Dean, 852-2647.
6.) Ali Institute presents panel discussion on immigrant youth opportunities
Feb. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Brandeis School of Law, Room 275
Free
Join us to hear from community leaders and students about issues of concern to the immigrant community in Louisville; community and government responses to these issues; and the opportunities to get involved in creating solutions. Register here.
Additional Information: Website. Mikal Forbush, 852-1493.
7.) HSC webinar on new NIH biosketch format
Feb. 24, 2 to 3 p.m., Clinical & Translational Research Building, Room 101/102
This taped webinar will cover which accomplishments to include and what not to mention. Learn how to highlight your most important work without sounding self-serving and the basic components of a solid narrative. Early investigators are likely not to have a long track record for the narrative, therefore, your presenter will cover career-stage specific aspects of the narrative that tell your story in a unique way. Light refreshments provided.
Additional Information: hscro@louisville.edu; 852-7794.
8.) Part-Time Faculty Institute: Help students with research
March 12, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library, room 244
Struggling to help your students understand the dreaded “r” word: research? Want help in showing them how to research, where to find appropriate resources, and how to use our library effectively? Learn how to support your students in all steps of the research process and leave with ideas for revitalizing your assignments. Join us for dinner and “Breathe New Life into Your Course Research Assignments with Resources from the Ekstrom Library Learning Commons,” featuring Rob Detmering.
Additional Information: Click for additional information and to register.
9.) 9th annual International Film Series is March 1
Begins March 1, 2 p.m., Floyd Theater, Student Activities Center
Public, free
You are invited to the 9th annual International Film Series, sponsored by the Department of Communication and the Institute for Intercultural Communication. Three films from three countries in three days. There will be discussions after each film. Schedule: “The First Grader,” Kenya, March 1; “Hero,” China, March 2; “Blancanieves,” Spain, March 3.
Additional Information: Flyer. Matthew Johns.
10.) EMBASE available through Kornhauser Library
If you are searching for reliable, peer-reviewed information on topics such as drug development or use, toxicology, drug safety/adverse drug reactions, clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, medical devices, pharmacoeconomics, preclinical reports, basic biomedical science or regulatory affairs, then EMBASE is the solution you’re looking for.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/library/kornhauser/.
11.) New and improved DynaMed mobile app introduced
It’s now easier and faster to get the information you need on your iPhone, iPad or android device. Some of the new features of the app include accessing content offline, e-mailing topics, and the ability to write and save notes.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/library/kornhauser/.
12.) The Physical Internet: Towards a new, interconnected era of smart, efficient and sustainable logistics
Feb. 25, 1 to 2 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free
This presentation introduces the Physical Internet as a means for addressing the Global Logistics Sustainability Grand Challenge. It presents the key constituents of the Physical Internet, then proceeds to introduce how it transforms the way physical goods are moved, stored, realized, supplied and used.
Additional Information: ejburk01@louisville.edu; 852-4848.
13.) TEDxUofL 2015: Interconnected – Live streaming option
Feb. 28, 9 a.m. to noon
TEDxUofL 2015: Interconnected is thrilled to announce a partnership with Switcher Studio for live streaming the event via YouTube. TEDxUofL 2015 is a half-day event that will focus on the interconnectedness of life through a series of short presentations – or TEDx talks – by speakers from many different fields of study. It is happening Feb. 28, 2015 and is organized into three sessions: Sustainability, Discovery and Dynamism. Speakers include UofL professors, students and community leaders
Additional Information: The YouTube link to stream can be found at www.tedxuofl.com later this week.
Seminars
14.) Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Scheduled
Feb. 24, 11:45 a.m., Baxter I Auditorium
Free
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series presents,“Translating Parkinson’s: Modeling disease in human iPS cell and transgenic rodents for target discovery,” by Richard Wade-Martins, associate professor of biomedical science, department of physiology, anatomy and genetics, University of Oxford, London.
Additional Information: Website.
Talks
15.) Governing by Lottery: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
Feb. 25, 6 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium
Free
In this McConnell Center Talk, Alexander Guerroro, PhD, JD, a philosophy professor at the University of Pennsylvania, will ask whether common complaints about American government could be fixed with a move to a system in which decision-makers were chosen by lot rather than election. This is the sixth of nine events in the McConnell Center’s “Debating America” lecture series.
Additional Information: UofL Today story.
16.) Brown & Williamson Lecture Series
Feb. 26, 4 p.m., Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
The Department of Biology would like to invite you to attend this week’s seminar, Dead Wood Three Ways: Utility, Science and Culture, presented by Dr. Mark Harmon of Oregon State University. Reception and light refreshments to follow.
Additional Information: Terri Norris, 852-2573.
17.) Marco Polo and Dante talk scheduled: “The Globetrotter and the Astronaut”
March 1, 3:30 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free
Sante Matteo, PhD, Italian professor at Miami University of Ohio, questions why these two contemporaries are rarely mentioned in the same breath. To Dante scholars, Marco Polo is practically invisible, while Marco Polo scholars never mention Dante. “Marco Polo takes us on a horizontal journey on the surface of the earth:through the world of immanence. Dante takes us instead on a vertical journey, away from the surface of the earth: a voyage of transcendence. Which path did Italy/Europe follow?
Additional Information: mastri@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
18.) Neuroscience: “Dropped Head Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment”
Feb. 26, 8 to 9 a.m., Nursing School Room 4003
Free
As part of the Neuroscience Grand Rounds, the Department of Neurology is pleased to announce a presentation by Dr. Zeng Wang, one of our own Neuromuscular specialist, entitled “Dropped Head Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment” on Thursday, February 26 at 8 am in the Nursing School conference room 4003.
Additional Information: 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.
19.) Endocrinology
Feb. 25, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Betty C. Villafuerte, MD, UofL associate professor of medicine, division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes, presents: Endocrine and Genetic Disorders of Potassium Regulation.
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
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