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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 4, 2015:
· U.S. Sen. Tim Scott to headline McConnell Center speaker series. Read more.
· Theatre Arts presents ‘The Piano Lesson.’ Read more.
· Staff Senate Meeting Overview, October 2015. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Interfaith Center on Belknap Campus is home to the offices of Hillel (a Jewish student organization) and Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Methodist campus ministries. It was built in 1974.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Faculty: Learn how to build your digital professional presence
2.) UofL Golf Club hosts Thanksgiving
3.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
4.) Electronic Supplier OnBoarding
5.) UofL School of Nursing PhD/DNP information session to be held
6.) A&S All Star professor Keith Mountain presents “Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Climate Change: Implications for the Global Warming Debate”
7.) Post Doc Special Speaker
8.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminar
9.) Optimal Aging Lecture Series: Legal information for seniors and those who love them
10.) Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology
11.) Orthopaedic Surgery
12.) Family Medicine
13.) Pediatrics
14.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
15.) Microbiology and Immunology doctoral defense
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Faculty: Learn how to build your digital professional presence
Nov. 12, 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m., Delphi Center Lab, Ekstrom Library
Free
What is your “online professional presence”? How might you cultivate a unified scholarly and teaching “self” on the internet? Join Dànielle Nicole DeVoss, the 2015 Thomas R. Watson Scholar in Residence, for this special opportunity designed to help you get started creating your digital portfolio using mostly free and easy-to-use, web-based tools. Lunch will be provided so registration is required.
Additional Information: Learn more and register.
2.) UofL Golf Club hosts Thanksgiving
Nov. 26, 11a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Louisville Golf Club, 401 Champions Way Simpsonville
Adults $29.95; Children 4-11 $10.95
Join us at the golf club for Thanksgiving and leave the cooking and cleaning to us!
Additional Information: Contact Linda Murton, 852-8958, for reservations.
3.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
This week’s food truck schedule for Belknap Campus:
Thursday, Nov. 5: Pollo, Speed/Duthie, 10:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Traveling Kitchen, 4 to 7 p.m., Ville Grill.
4.) Electronic Supplier OnBoarding
Effective immediately, the university will be using a new electronic supplier onboarding process in PeopleSoft financials. The vendor will enter its own information and attach its W-9 form directly in the system. Departments will not be required to handle this sensitive data or be required to set up new suppliers in the supplier file. Foreign vendors will continue to use the existing paper-based system. All existing paper requests should be submitted to the Controller’s office by 11/13/15.
For complete information, copy and paste this address in your browser: http://louisville.edu/finance/controller/acctops/supponboardinfo
5.) UofL School of Nursing PhD/DNP information session to be held
Nov. 17, 6 to 8 p.m., Abell Administration Building Lobby & Room 2003, School of Nursing
Please join us to learn about the UofL School of Nursing PhD and DNP Program Options. At 6 p.m., a reception will be held in the lobby of the Abell Administration Building. At 7 p.m., a presentation will be given in Room 2003, School of Nursing (K Building.
Additional Information: RSVP to Karin Gates Nov. 16.
6.) A&S All Star professor Keith Mountain presents “Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Climate Change: Implications for the Global Warming Debate”
Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m. doors open; 10 a.m. talk, Gheens Science Hall and Rausch Planetarium
Free
Keith Mountain’s research has taken him to Antarctica, Greenland, China, Tibet, Africa and South America. He is back to tell us what the current global retreat of glaciers tells us about climate change and prospects for the Earth’s future climate. His talk is part of the A&S All Stars Series, a series of talks from Arts and Sciences professors that will precede home football games this fall. Join us for breakfast treats and coffee before tailgating.
For more information and to register, visit https://louisville.edu/artsandsciences/about/alumniandfriends/all-stars.
7.) Post Doc Special Speaker
Nov. 5, 4 to 5 p.m., Baxter RM 204
Free
Please join us for Dr. Jay Turner’s presentation entitled Environmental Monitoring and Modeling to Support Health Studies and a Case Study of a Residential Heating Stove Replacement Program in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Dr. Turner is from Western University and will be speaking during the Post Doc meeting. Please feel free to join us.
For more Information, please contact Dr. Matt Nystoriak.
8.) Oral Biology 605: Oral Health Seminar
Nov. 6, 11:50 a.m. to1 p.m., Dental School, room 119
Free
Dr. Joanna Cichy, professor, faculty of biochemistry, biophysics and biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, will deliver a seminar titled: Chemoattractant chemerin, a novel player in epithelial defense.
Additional Information: g0buon01@louisville.edu.
9.) Optimal Aging Lecture Series: Legal information for seniors and those who love them
Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., University Club
$17, includes lunch
Please join us for the third lecture in the Optimal Aging Series. Misty Clark Vantrease and Kelly Gannott, partners at ElderLaw PLLC, will present Practical Legal Information for Seniors and Those Who Love Them. Explore legal tips you need to navigate the legal & financial maze that aging poses individuals & families. This series is a collaboration between the Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging and the University of Louisville Alumni Association. Everyone is welcome to join.
Additional Information: Registration is required here.
10.) Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology
Nov. 5, 4-5 p.m., Tower 916
Free
ASNB Fall Seminar Series Presents: Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD, associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky. “Growth Promoting Effects of Massage: Unraveling the Mechanisms.”
Additional Information: Matt Guido, 852-6227.
Grand Rounds
11.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Nov. 6, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for a lecture on Vascularized Bone Graft given by Jiyao Zou, MD, clinical instructor, UofL Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
12.) Family Medicine
Nov. 6, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Rita Coram, MD, UofL Department of Cardiology, will present Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Dr. Coram will show the pathophysiological differences between stable and unstable coronary artery syndromes. She will review the science and clinical trials in management of stable ischemic heart disease, and discuss the gender differences in symptomatology, pathophysiology and treatments. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Mickie Mulloy, 852-0797.
13.) Pediatrics
Nov.4, 8 a.m., Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
This Friday, please join us for the 14th Annual Dr. Billy F. Andrews Lectureship featuring Richard A. Polin, MD. Polin is a professor of pediatrics, director of the division of neonatology and vice chair in academic and clinical affairs in the department of pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He will be presenting “A Skeptic’s View of Neonatal Medicine: Balancing Science and Art.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
14.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Nov. 6, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Shan Biscette, MD, will be presenting: Use of effective feedback to facilitate adult learning. She will identify the role of feedback in medical education, review types of feedback and identify barriers to feedback.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
15.) Microbiology and Immunology doctoral defense
Nov. 6, 1 to 2 p.m,. Clinical Translational Research Building, Room 124
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents a Ph.D. dissertation, “Chemoattractant receptors BLT1 and CXCR3 regulate antitumor immunity by facilitating CD8+ T cell migration into tumors,” by Zinal Chheda, PhD candidate in the lab of Hari Bodduluri, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
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