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Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017
DID YOU KNOW
About 25 students, faculty and staff collaborated with geographic information systems professionals and Louisville Metro employees to create a new appgeared toward helping the city’s immigrant and refugee population find the services and resources they need. It was built during a hackathon on International GIS Day in November and is a browser-based web and mobile app hosted by the UofL Center for GIS on the ArcGIS cloud platform. It will eventually be moved to iOS and Android platforms.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTABLES
Nathan Schmidt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, just received his first RO1 grant from NIH, a five-year award for $2.6 million. In the words of his department chair: “Nathan’s new grant is indeed quite significant both for his career development as well as for its impact on the overall research effort in the Department and the field in general. First, this is a major step in Nathan’s career advancement as R01s are viewed as the holy grail of academic research particularly for junior faculty.”
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Miscellaneous
International Mother Language Day Celebration
February 21, 2-4 p.m., University Writing Center, Ekstrom Library 1st floor
Join the University Writing Center’s celebration of multilingualism and cultural diversity. The event will include student presentations, activities, and refreshments. Additional Information: Email, Facebook Empowerment: Making and Shaping History
February, Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium; Free
Virtually participate in racial justice events from around the country and join facilitators to discuss positive action we can take to make and shape history. Each session has a different facilitator, with sessions being offered through the weekend. The full schedule is available online. Additional Information: Email, 852-6665 UofL Free Store open
February 22, Unitas Tower Basement; Free
All students, faculty and staff are welcome to “shop” for free clothing, shoes, electronics, small appliances, household items, bath and beauty supplies, books, school and art supplies, non-perishable food and more. Additional Information: 502-851-7403 International RoundTable fundraiser planned
Feb. 21, 6-8 p.m., Red Barn, $8/student $15/other
This catered fundraiser will be one in which students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to sit together and speak with local refugees who have resettled in Louisville. Additional Information: 502-851-7403 Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
Discussion: Academic freedom in the age of Trump
February 24, 3:15-4:15 p.m., Strickler 102; Free and open to the public
We have recently seen attacks on individual faculty members, course offerings, governing boards, tenure, and the autonomy of colleges and universities. Joerg Tiede, Senior Program Officer in the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance at the American Association of University Professors, provides an overview of the concept of academic freedom, recent attacks on it, and how you can defend it. Additional Information: Website Department of Physiology Seminar Series features research psychologist, Jeffrey Phillips
February 21, 11:45 a.m., Baxter I Auditorium
The Department of Physiology Seminar Series presents, “Recovery from In-Flight Hypoxia in Military Tactical Aviation Platforms,” by Jeffrey B. Phillips, PhD, research psychologist, Naval Medical Research Unit, Dayton Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Additional Information: Email, 852-6231 Lecture: ‘Can Biophilia Save Nature?’
February 21, 10-11 a.m., Room 114 Schneider Hall
This special lecture on art and the environment will be presented by Dr. Margaret Carreiro, associate professor of Biology at the University of Louisville. Additional Information: 502-851-7403 Albertus Gorman: Intersection of Nature & Culture
February 23, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Room 114 Schneider Hall
Using very simple means, Gorman has developed over time different art-making strategies and a vocabulary of materials and forms from which he creates his relational art. Additional Information: 502-851-7403 Training and Workshops
Self-defense for women available
February 28, 5-8 p.m., Conference Room, ULPD, Floyd Parking Garage; Free
There is still space available for the R.A.D. self-defense program designed and created specifically for women. The program consists of easy to learn, effectively proven physical defense techniques, taught by certified instructors, during the hands-on nine-hour program. Classes are open to faculty, staff and students. The class will meet on Feb 28, 2017, for three consecutive days, with each session lasting 3 hours. Additional Information: Oscar Chavez, 852-8284 Health and Wellness
Save the Date: GHN Healthy Heart Road Show
Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; SAC Lower Lobby, Belknap Campus; Free for UofL employees
In support of National Heart Month, Get Healthy Now and the American Heart Association are offering free blood pressure checks, a resistance band workout, heart healthy recipes, and fresh fruit. Grab a colleague and join us for a chance to win a FitBit Zip. Additional Information: Website, email, 852-7755 Get moving with Nia
Tuesdays, 6:15-7 a.m. and 6:40-7:40 p.m.; Thursdays, 6:15-7 a.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center; Free for GHN members
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. Additional Information: Group Fitness schedule, website, email, 852-7755 Fit Get Healthy Now’s ‘Fit in 30!’ in your busy schedule
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-7 a.m. and 12-12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Free for GHN members
Power up your morning or lunchtime routine with an energizing, full body workout, including a variety of strength and cardio moves, all in just 30 minutes. Suitable for all fitness levels. Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, Website, email, 852-7755 Strengthen your core with Pilates
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12:10-1 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; $40 Unlimited classes/semester
A strong core can improve fitness performance, posture, and reduce back pain. This class will help strengthen your core, sculpt your body and burn calories by using weights, balls, bands, gliding discs and even your own bodyweight as resistance. Modifications for all fitness levels are provided. First class is always free. Additional Information: Group Fitness schedule, website, email, 852-7755 Grand Rounds
Endocrinology Grand Rounds
February 22, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Join us as Leah Siskind, PhD, UofL associate professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, presents, “Chemotherapy-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Progression to Chronic Kidney Disease.” Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237 Neuroscience Grand Rounds
February 23, 8-9 a.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium
The Department of Neurological Surgery and the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC) are excited to announce this week’s Neuroscience Grand Rounds speaker, Dr. James Eisenach, Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology & Pharmacology at Wake Forest University, editor-in-chief, Anesthesiology. Eisenach will present “Developing a Vaccine Against Chronic Pain.” QUESTIONS & SUBMISSIONS
Direct questions about UofL Today to Alicia Kelso, 852-2670, or the Office of Communication & Marketing, 852-6171. The deadline for including a submission in the next day’s UofL Today email is noon.
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