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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Tuesday, March 15, 2016:
· Hite Art Institute presents lecture by famed illustrator Barry Moser. Read more.
· Speed students dedicate time to Supplies Over Seas. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The McConnell Center, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships to more than 200 students.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Faculty
1.) School of Medicine Basic, Bridge, & Collaborative Grant Programs available
2.) School of Medicine Research Committee announces new internal funding opportunity
3.) Promotion, Appointment & Tenure (PAT) Workshop for all clinical and/or teaching faculty in the School of Medicine
HR
4.) Active shooter training next week
Health and Wellness
5.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
6.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Miscellaneous
7.) Free legal clinic for cancer patients and families/caregivers
8.) Webinar: Building a Relationship with your Research Integrity Office
9.) Louisville Women in Medicine & Science (L-WIMS) networking event set
10.) Debate program featured on Public Radio
11.) DATE CHANGE: West Louisville Signature Partnership Institute
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
12.) Introducing: The Geoffrey P. Herzig Memorial Symposium
13.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar this week
14.) Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series focused on malaria
Awards
15.) Seeking nominations for Outstanding Community Engagement Awards
Sustainability
16.) Green Threads Faculty Workshop on sustainability applications due
17.) Green Tip: Offset budget cuts by eliminating waste
Grand Rounds
18.) Medicine Grand Rounds: 2016 Beverly Towery Lecture
19.) Grand Rounds – Cardiovascular Medicine
20.) Neuroscience Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Faculty
1.) School of Medicine Basic, Bridge, & Collaborative Grant Programs available
Deadline April 1
The School of Medicine Research Committee administers the Basic, Bridge, and Collaborative Matching Grant programs to provide financial support to School of Medicine faculty. These awards have been increased up to $25,000 for Basic, $40,000 for Bridge, and $50,000 for Collaborative, with $25,000 in matched funds. The next cycle’s submission deadline is April 1, 2016.
Additional Information: Website, 852-2253
2.) School of Medicine Research Committee announces new internal funding opportunity
Deadline April 15
The School of Medicine Research Committee announces a new funding opportunity, the Jewish Heritage Foundation for Excellence Research Enhancement Grant. The JHFE Research Enhancement Grant program offers funding to School of Medicine faculty principal investigators to gather new data to improve a previously submitted a multi-year, nationally peer reviewed grant application that scored well but was not funded. Applications are accepted quarterly, with the next deadline of April 15th.
Additional Information: Website
3.) Promotion, Appointment & Tenure (PAT) Workshop for all clinical and/or teaching faculty in the School of Medicine
March 30, noon to 1:30 p.m., HSC Campus, 323 E. Chestnut St., Abell Administration Bldg., room 110
Free
This workshop is for all clinical and/or teaching faculty in the School of Medicine. A free buffet-style lunch will be provided while you learn the pathway you will need to follow for promotion.
Additional Information: Phyllis Harris, 852-6266, or register online
HR
4.) Active shooter training next week
March 23, 3 to 4 p.m., Room 103A, Human Resources Building, Belknap Campus
Free
Though we hope we never encounter an active shooter situation on the University of Louisville campus, we know preparation and advance planning can guide our actions and help reduce the negative impacts of such a tragic event. Please join us for our Active Shooter Training where we will provide guidance to faculty and staff who may encounter an active shooter situation. It also describes what you can expect from responding law enforcement officers.
Additional Information: Register online, email
Health and Wellness
5.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Drop in: Tuesdays 5:30-5:55 p.m.; MBSR: Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm (March 29-May 19), Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym – 601 Presidents Blvd.
Experience Get Healthy Now’s mindfulness offerings in collaboration with Dr. Paul Salmon, associate professor in psychological and brain sciences. Experience the many health-enhancing benefits of reflection, stillness and being fully present. Come to a free Tuesday evening session or deepen your practice with the eight-session MBSR program ($80)
Additional Information: Website, schedule, email
6.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:40 p.m. to 7:40 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym – 601 Presidents Blvd.
Free for GHN Wellness Center 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 correspond with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities.
Additional Information: Schedule, email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
7.) Free legal clinic for cancer patients and families/caregivers
April 13, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Gilda’s Club, 633 Baxter Ave., Louisville. 2nd Floor Community Room
Free for cancer patients and their families/caregivers
The Kentucky Cancer Program is hosting a free Legal Clinic for cancer patients and their families/caregivers on April 13 at Gilda’s Club. Attorneys will be available to offer free help and advice on life planning documents (will, power of attorney, healthcare surrogate, etc.), employee benefits during illness, and government assistance. Free parking is available and a light dinner will be served.
Additional Information: Website, RSVP to Jaime Wientjes, 852-6318
8.) Webinar: Building a Relationship with your Research Integrity Office
March 17, 1 to 2 p.m., Vogt Engineering Building
Free
During this webinar, Ross Hickey, JD, CIP, CPIA will discuss best practices for effective communication and relationship-building among IRBs, RIOs, and their respective staff and members that can apply to a variety of organizational structures. Using case studies from biomedical and social and behavioral research, this webinar will cover considerations for IRBs and RIOs in research review, study design, data integrity, and research misconduct.
Additional Information: Carla Jones, 852-2454, website
9.) Louisville Women in Medicine & Science (L-WIMS) networking event set
March 23, 5 to 9 p.m., Molly Malone’s in the Highlands on Bardstown Rd. (933 Baxter Avenue)
Free
Join the Women of L-WIMS to meet, greet, and support local women in medicine. Molly Malone’s will donate 10 percent of the total restaurant sales to L-WIMS during that time. Attendees are helping raise money to fund future events pertaining to female medical students (e.g. attendance to the national American Medical Women’s Association conference), with the collected monies.
Additional Information: Phyllis Harris, 852-6266
10.) Debate program featured on Public Radio
March 14
The University of Louisville Malcolm X Debate program was recently featured on a podcast presented by RadioLab, WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning program about ‘big ideas’ and one of public radio’s most popular shows. The link to the program can be found at http://www.radiolab.org/story/debatable/.
Additional Information: Mary Mudd, 852-3522
11.) DATE CHANGE: West Louisville Signature Partnership Institute
April 11 through May 23, Every Monday, 6 to 8:30, Oak and Acorn Intergenerational Center, 631 S. 28th Street
Free
Open to residents and stakeholders of West Louisville neighborhoods, the Neighborhood Institute equips neighborhood leaders and aspiring leaders with the resources necessary to effect positive change. This six-week program has been developed in partnership with the VP Office of Community Engagement to specifically address the needs and concerns of residents of West Louisville. Sponsored by the Office of Senior VP for Finance and Administration, Kent School, and School of Public Health.
Additional Information: John Hawkins, Register online
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
12.) Introducing: The Geoffrey P. Herzig Memorial Symposium
April 8, 8 a.m., Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Conference Center
Free
The Geoffrey P. Herzig Memorial Symposium will be held on April 8-9, 2016 at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Conference Center. The symposium will include multiple guest and faculty speakers. This event is free with a light breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided to all attendees. RSVP to Becky Thurman at rebecca.thurman@louisville.edu as soon as possible.
Additional Information: Brooke DeGroote
13.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar this week
March 17, noon to 1 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building, Room 101
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents, “Nutrition of Intracellular Legionella pneumophila,” by Ashley Best, PhD candidate in the lab of Yousef Abu Kwaik, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208
14.) Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series focused on malaria
March 16, noon to 1 p.m., CTR 101/102
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series presents, A Gut Feeling about Malaria, by Nathan Schmidt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Pizza and drinks provided. Limited seating.
Additional Information: Cathy St. Clair, 852-5596
Awards
15.) Seeking nominations for Outstanding Community Engagement Awards
Submission deadline is April 29
Nominations are now open for the 8th Annual Outstanding Community Engagement Awards. This award recognizes students, staff, faculty, and community partners who are involved in outstanding community engagement service. Honorees will receive a monetary award of $2,500, a crystal award, and their names will be added to the permanent recognition display in Ekstrom Library. Submission deadline: April 29. See award website for criteria and nomination forms.
Additional Information: Website
Sustainability
16.) Green Threads Faculty Workshop on sustainability applications due
March 23
Want a $500 honorarium, course development resources, info on local sustainability issues, and an interdisciplinary collegial network all designed to help you integrate themes of ecological, social and economic stewardship and resilience into your courses? The Sustainability Council invites full/part-time faculty and GTA Academy members from any discipline to apply for the April 15 Green Threads workshop exploring ways to embed sustainability in your curriculum. Apply by March 23 with Chair’s approval.
Additional Information: Website
17.) Green Tip: Offset budget cuts by eliminating waste
Eliminating waste and inefficiency not only reduces UofL’s environmental impact, but can help save us from a budget shortfall. Consider these eco-friendly ways to cut costs: Print on both sides of a page. Serve tap water instead of bottled water and replace disposables with reusable mugs, utensils, plates, etc. Reduce our huge utility bill by shutting off faucets, lights, computers, and equipment when not in use. Consolidate refrigerators. Buy only efficient, Energy Star electronics and appliances.
Additional Information: Website
Grand Rounds
18.) Medicine Grand Rounds: 2016 Beverly Towery Lecture
March 17, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds presents the 2016 Beverly Towery Lecture, featuring Lynnette K. Nieman, MD, Senior Investigator, Diabetes, Endocrine and Obesity Branch and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the NIH. Dr. Nieman will present Making the Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome During the Obesity Epidemic, focusing on individualizing choices and interpreting results of screening tests, and evaluating the post-test probability of Cushing’s syndrome.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825
19.) Grand Rounds – Cardiovascular Medicine
March 16, noon to 1 p.m., Jewish Hospital- Rudd, Heart and Lung Center, 16th floor, Conference Center (Great Halls I & II)
Please join the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, featuring Michael Flaherty, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics; Director, Adult Structural Interventional Program; Director of Research, Interventional Cardiology Program at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine. Dr. Flaherty will present Hemodynamic Support During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Confers Renal Protection in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
Additional Information: Monica Sivori, 852-1162, website
20.) Neuroscience Grand Rounds
March 17, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium, Lower Level, Donald Baxter Building, HSC
Free
Simone Porcelli, MD, PhD, will present Functional evaluation of muscle oxidative metabolism in several disease. A cross-talk between exercise physiology and clinical at this week’s Neuroscience Grand Rounds. CME and CEU credit will be given to MDs, DOs, and RNs who attend. Continental breakfast will be served.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 502-407-3226
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