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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Jan. 9:
· PHOTOS: The Red Barn celebrates 45 years. View here.
· CEHD graduate keeps raising the bar. Read more.
· UofL planetarium will offer Space Engineering Boot Camp at Westport Middle. Read more.
· UofL Foundation to administer state small business program. Read more.
· ‘Debating America’ series to continue. Read more.
· Community discussions will focus on African American youth issues. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Students from the Theatre Arts department appeared last week on Great Day Live to perform a scene from the upcoming production of “The Meeting” in honor of MLK Day on Jan. 19. “The Meeting” imagines what would have happened if Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X got together to discuss their points of view.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health & Wellness
1.) CDC predicts severe flu season: Get your free flu shot now
2.) Get Healthy Now’s newest fitness offering: Intro to Nia
3.) Fitness for Beginners offered at GHN
4.) Update your exercise routine with Zumba at Get Healthy Now
Miscellaneous
5.) Sign up now for the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
6.) Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste training scheduled
7.) Women’s Center seeks calendar submissions for Women’s History Month
8.) Safe Zone I presented by the LGBT Center and HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion
9.) PLAN announces the schedule of workshops for Spring 2015
10.) 2015 Celebration of Teaching and Learning features author Linda B. Nilson
11.) Apply now for Delphi U Online
12.) Enjoy donuts and cider in the Learning Commons
Seminars
13.) Biochemistry
Studies
14.) Healthy blood donors needed for study
Talks
15.) Professor to discuss gender and politics in contemporary Turkey
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health & Wellness
1.) CDC predicts severe flu season: Get your free flu shot now
Campus Health Services at Cardinal Station and HSC
Kentucky is in the midst of a seasonal flu epidemic. The flu vaccine can still protect you against two of the three viruses in the vaccine and might mean that you have milder symptoms if you get sick with the third virus strain. Campus Health has plenty of flu vaccine available. Go to the clinics at Cardinal Station or in the HCOC on the HSC campus for your FREE flu shot today. For more information, go to www.louisville.edu/campushealth.
2.) Get Healthy Now’s newest fitness offering: Intro to Nia
Tuesdays in January from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, 601 Presidents Blvd.
Get moving with Intro to Nia to help stay on top of your fitness goals this year. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health and wellness. It 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 in January from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to try it out! American Sign Language communication provided.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule. Contact: ghn@louisville.edu, 852.7755
3.) Fitness for Beginners offered at GHN
Tuesday and Thursday, 7 to 7:30 a.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center, 601 Presidents Blvd., Studio A
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
New Year, new you! Start off 2015 with this beginner class designed to help you develop a solid fitness foundation while building endurance and strength. Get Healthy Now’s professional fitness staff will educate and motivate you with a structured workout routine. Join us to feel better and stronger in 2015!
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule. Contact: ghn@louisville.edu, 852.7755
4.) Update your exercise routine with Zumba at Get Healthy Now
Working out doesn’t have to be boring or monotonous. Make it a point this new year to add some variation to your exercise routine. Try out Get Healthy Now’s Zumba classes, offered Mondays from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.. GHN also offers an “Intro to Zumba” class for those nervous to jump right—it is held on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:15 to 5:30 p.m.. Come get healthy in a new, fun and exciting atmosphere!
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule. Contact: ghn@louisville.edu, 852.7755
Miscellaneous
5.) Sign up now for the 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 2.
6.) Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste training scheduled
Jan. 13, 9 to 11 a.m., Ekstrom Library, Room W104
Recently hired lab employees who work with chemicals should attend this session. Recurrent training for lab employees is required every three years. Bring employee/student ID number to sign in.
Additional Information: Cathy Price, 852-2956.
7.) Women’s Center seeks calendar submissions for Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month is celebrated in March and the U of L Women’s Center will publish a calendar of events in the spring issue of the Women Center News. If you have an event or program concerning women’s issues for the month of March and would like to have it listed, email your information to Phyllis M. Webb no later than Jan. 30. Include the name of event, description, date, time and location.
Additional Information: Send also to the Women Center Service account at womenctr@louisville.edu. Call the Women Center at 852-8976 for more information.
8.) Safe Zone I presented by the LGBT Center and HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Jan. 22, noon to 1:30 p.m., School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Room 103
Safe Zone I training provides education on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community that contributes to a safe and welcoming experience for all members of the university. The Safe Zone training for HSC staff and faculty additionally helps participants understand LGBT-specific health issues relevant to healthcare practice and research. Please RSVP to Angie Buck.
Additional Information: Stacie Steinbock. RSVP to Angie Buck.
9.) PLAN announces the schedule of workshops for Spring 2015
The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies’ PLAN program encourages all graduate students to check out the Spring 2015 professional development workshops, including events on writing and publishing your work, navigating the job market and exploring various tools and techniques for teaching. PLAN is also hosting a new six-session, brown-bag series on diversity issues in academia this spring. Graduate students can find more information and register for the workshops on the PLAN website.
10.) 2015 Celebration of Teaching and Learning features author Linda B. Nilson
Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Delphi Center, Shelby Campus, Founders Union
The 2015 Celebration of Teaching and Learning, Cornerstones for Teaching Excellence: Building Powerful Learning Experiences with Students, will feature a keynote presentation from author Linda B. Nilson. Participants in the day-long conference will also have the opportunity to select from 14 concurrent sessions led by UofL faculty and staff. Registration is now open.
Additional Information: Website.
11.) Apply now for Delphi U Online
The Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning announces an online course to prepare instructors to teach online—Delphi U Online. The spring offering will launch on Feb. 9 and conclude on April 12. Participants will learn two primary concepts: what it is like to be an online learner and how to effectively teach online. Who should register? Full- and part-time faculty planning to teach a new fully online course or enhance an online course between summer 2015 and summer 2016. Registration is now open and positions are limited.
Additional information: Deb Hatfield or call 502-852-0412.
12.) Enjoy donuts and cider in the Learning Commons
Jan. 13, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Ekstrom Library, 1st floor
Please join us for free donuts and cider and while you’re there, you can learn more about many of the academic support services within the library’s Learning Commons, including the Digital Media Suite, the Reference Consultation Office and the Writing Center.
Additional Information: Anna Marie Johnson, 502-852-1491.
Seminars
13.) Biochemistry
Jan. 12, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, 614
Paul Brookes, PhD, professor, department of anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center: “Mitochondrial K+ Channels and Metabolomics – Insights into Cardioprotection.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
Studies
14.) Healthy blood donors needed for study
IRB approval # 191.96
Donald Baxter I Building lab 117
Donors are needed for research studies of the function of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell responsible for destroying bacteria) and how diseases affect this function. Donors must be healthy, at least 18 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and be medication free. Amount of blood drawn will vary anywhere from 50mls to 450mls and $30 per 100 ml (or part thereof) up to a maximum of $120 will be paid. Blood donation is performed in the morning at the Nephrology research laboratories of Kenneth McLeish, MD, located in the Donald E Baxter Research Building and takes approximately 20 minutes.
Additional Information: Terri Manning, 852-1157, to enroll or to get more information.
Talks
15.) Professor to discuss gender and politics in contemporary Turkey
Jan. 15, noon, University Club
$14/person; $7/students
The College of Arts & Sciences presents the monthly lunch & lecture Meet the Professor series. Gul Marshall, sociology, will examine how policies on gender equality take shape in Turkey and how they reveal a colorful picture of diverse actors at subnational, national and supranational levels with various political agendas. She will discuss the significant roles played in this process by Turkish women’s groups, the Turkish State, and the European Union.
Additional Information: RSVP required at 852-2247 or janna@louisville.edu.
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