Campus-Submitted Announcements
Information Technology
1.) ULink offline for maintenance March 12
Miscellaneous
2.) iClicker/iClickerGo Demo
Talks
3.) Grant Crafting Brown Bag Lunch Series: Evaluation Plans
4.) Fulbright ambassador to speak about program experiences
5.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Copernicus, Genesis and Sept. 11: Science’s history and the problem of public perception of science
6.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminars
7.) Microbiology and Immunology Defense Seminar
Grand Rounds
8.) Cardiovascular Medicine
9.) Psychiatry
10.) Medicine
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Information Technology
1.) ULink offline for maintenance March 12
The ULink portal will be offline for maintenance from 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, to 8 a.m. Thursday, March 13. We apologize for any inconvenience.For more information on IT’s Financial and Portal Tools upgrade, visit louisville.edu/it/departments/information-systems/peoplesoft/financials-9.2-upgrade.
Miscellaneous
2.) iClicker/iClickerGo Demo
Noon – 2 p.m. April 30, Room 244, Delphi Center Lab, Ekstrom Library
Free
Please join the Delphi Center and Glen Garrett from iClicker for lunch and a session about iClicker/iClickerGo. iClicker is a tool that allows students to submit answers for in-class polling, and iClickerGo adds the convenience of using a smart phone or laptop as a substitute clicker. Lunch will be provided for this session. Please RSVP to Linda Leake, 852-4332, so we have an accurate lunch count.
Talks
3.) Grant Crafting Brown Bag Lunch Series: Evaluation Plans
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 19, Room 139, Shumaker Research Building
Free
The Grant Crafting Brown Bag Series is presented by the A&S Research Office in collaboration with the CEHD Research Office. This session, presented by Thomas Tretter, PhD, director of the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium and associate professor in CEHD, will focus on creating effective evaluation plans for your proposal and potential evaluation strategies. The presentation will last about 45 minutes with time afterward for questions and discussion. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Additional Information: Teresa Wilkins, 852-5588.
4.) Fulbright ambassador to speak about program experiences
8 a.m. March 17, Room 123, CTR (HSC,) and noon, University Club (Belknap)
Dom Caristi, PhD, a two-time Fulbright scholar and a current Fulbright ambassador from Ball State University, will be on campus March 17 to discuss his experiences working with the program and the many opportunities being a Fulbright Scholar provides. Caristi will speak at HSC from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in CTR room 123 and from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the University Club. RSVP toConnie Kidd, 852-6720.
5.) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Copernicus, Genesis and Sept. 11: Science’s history and the problem of public perception of science
7 p.m. March 24, Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
Free, open to the public
Christopher Graney, professor of physics and astronomy at Jefferson Community and Technical College, published an article in January’s “Scientific American” on “The Case Against Copernicus.” At this Sigma Xi talk, he will discuss the 16th century heliocentric debate as related to science denial today, and how the new “Cosmos” TV series by Neil deGrasse Tyson creates a perception of science associated with conspiracies and cover-ups, feeding science denial. A planetarium show follows his talk.
Additional Information: Lawrence Gettleman, 852-1185.
6.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminars
Noon – 1 p.m. March 14, Room 119, Dental School
Free
Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminars presents Michele Kosiewicz, PhD, associate professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UofL.
Additional Information: Gerard Buono.
7.) Microbiology and Immunology Defense Seminar
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. March 13, Room 038, Baxter II Research Building, Health Sciences Center
Free, public
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents a PhD dissertation, “SA-4-1BBL as a platform to develop adjuvant systems for prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines,” by Gunes Dinc, PhD candidate in the lab of Haval Shirwan, PhD, and Esma Yolcu, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
Grand Rounds
8.) Cardiovascular Medicine
Noon – 1 p.m. March 12, 16th floor Conference Room, Rudd Heart and Lung Center, 201 Abraham Flexner Way
Please join us when Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds welcomes Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD. Smyth will present “Targeting Inflammation in Atherothrombosis: Validating Novel Pathways.” She is chief of the Cardiovascular Medicine Division at the University of Kentucky and director of the Gill Heart Institute in Lexington.
Additional Information: Deanna Husted.
9.) Psychiatry
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 13, auditorium, Ambulatory Care Building
Free, public
Raymond Pary, MD, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UofL, will present “Generalized and Social Anxiety Disorders.”
Additional Information: Christy Castle-Greenwell, 588-4424 or 813-6664.
10.) Medicine
8 a.m. March 13, auditorium, Ambulatory Care Building
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds features Ruth Carrico, PhD, associate professor. and Julio Ramirez, MD, professor and chief, UofL Division of Infectious Diseases. They will present “Global Health Initiative in the Department of Medicine at the University of Louisville” focusing on conditions, perspectives on evaluation and opportunities for patient care pertaining to global health issues. For more information, contact Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
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