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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 25, 2015:
· Scientist will discuss solar system’s ‘third zone.’ Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s Staff Recognition Luncheon honors staff members for their service, from 10 years to 50 years. In its 33rd year, the luncheon has grown so large it has to be split into two sessions to accommodate all the honorees and their guests. This year’s first luncheon was held Friday; the next will be held Oct. 9 in the Brown and Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) ‘UofL Today with Mark Hebert’ features the Pope and surgery in space
2.) Larchmere String Quartet: Stringing Up for Classical New Music
3.) Faculty/staff invited to nominate students for Mortar Board Honorary
4.) How to Write an Effective Data Management Plan: What NIH Reviewers Want to See
5.) University of Louisville Athletics hosting N4A Region II Conference
6.) Register now: Title IX Mandatory Reporter Training
7.) Free training continues Tuesday: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market
8.) PLAN hosts workshop on CVs and resumes for graduate students
9.) Understanding LGBT Health Disparities by Dr. Eli Pendleton and Dr. Lori Caloia
10.) Egypt After the Pharaohs
11.) Howard Gardner, author of ‘Multiple Intelligences’
12.) Histology Basics seminar
13.) Biochemistry Research Conference
14.) Subjects needed for clinical trial in graduate periodontics clinic on root coverage procedure
15.) Childhood obesity in children 10 to less than 14 years
16.) Type 1 diabetes mellitus study for adolescents and adults aged 12 to 35 years
17.) Autism study for children 4 to 10 years old
18.) Pediatric pain study, 7 through 16 years
19.) Pediatric constipation study
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) ‘UofL Today with Mark Hebert’ features the Pope and surgery in space
Airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 93.9 FM The Ville; replayed on Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m.
UofL’s Mark Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research and insights from expert UofL faculty, as well as stories about our successful students, and staff and campus events. This week’s schedule:
· Monday, September 28: Political science professor David Buckley talks about the political impact of the Pope’s visit to America; School of Dentistry faculty, staff and students talk about giving free care to dozens of people in Somerset, Ky.; news conference announcing $3.76 million federal grant to UofL and U.K. for micro/nanotechnology
· Tuesday, Sept. 29: Dr. George Pantalos discusses his NASA research on doing surgery in space and Nucleus’ CEO talks about VetStart and other programming to help entrepreneurs get their ideas and companies off the ground.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
2.) Larchmere String Quartet: Stringing Up for Classical New Music
Sept. 29, 8 p.m., , UofL School of Music, Comstock Concert Hall
Free
Formed in 2011, the Larchmere String Quartet has been praised as “an outstanding quartet with keen sensitivity and receptivity.” The quartet has performed across the United States, Europe and Canada with a number of notable collaborators. Equally devoted to music education and performance, the quartet holds the faculty position of Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Evansville, acting as artists-in-residence and principal players of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. The quartet’s free concert at UofL will include works by Haydn and Mendelssohn as well as two pieces by contemporary composer Zack Browning, who also is a University of Illinois associate professor emeritus of music. The concert is one of many opportunities to hear new music this fall from the School of Music, including the New Music Festival in November. For more information: larchmerestringquartet.com and zackbrowning.com.
Miscellaneous
3.) Faculty/staff invited to nominate students for Mortar Board Honorary
Sept. 30 deadline
Faculty and staff are invited to nominate undergraduate students to apply for Mortar Board National Senior Honorary. Requirements are excellence in scholarship, leadership and service. The chapter is active in service to campus and the community with book drives, soup kitchen help and public lectures. Requirements include a GPA of 3.30 and 60 current credit hours. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. Faculty/staff may also e-mail nominee names to advisor Gerry Williger.
Additional Information: Gerry Williger, 852-0821. Website.
4.) How to Write an Effective Data Management Plan: What NIH Reviewers Want to See
Sept. 30, 2 to 3 p.m., Room 2035, K-Wing, HSC
Free
During this webinar, you will learn what counts as data, and understand the agencies’ expectations and requirements for the data management plan. The presenter will cover how to think about managing your data before you begin your proposed research to insure usability, long-run preservation and access. You will get the guidelines on funding the plan and examine model data management plans and processes to create them. This is not hard but it is a requirement for a competitive proposal.
Additional Information: Carla Jones, 852-2454. Website.
5.) University of Louisville Athletics hosting N4A Region II Conference
Oct. 4-6, 8 a.m, to 5 p.m., Floyd Theater and Hampton Inn
University of Louisville Athletics will serve as host for the 2015 NACDA-N4A Region II conference. Several athletic conference members from the AAC, ACC, BIG 12, PAC 12 and the SEC will be in attendance. Initial and continuing eligibility for prospective student-athletes, new technology utilization for academic progress monitoring and programming along with life-after-sport career options for today’s student-athletes are but a few topics that will be presented during this three-day conference.
For additional information including registration options please contact Rachel Overton or Kamari Wooten and follow this link.
6.) Register now: Title IX Mandatory Reporter Training
October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, HSC and Belknap
Free
Are you aware that as a UofL employee, you are likely a mandatory Title IX reporter? Do you understand the responsibilities and requirements included in this role? There are two federal laws, Title IX and the Clery Act, that establish responsibilities for employees of universities to report certain types of crimes and incidents, especially sexual misconduct. To learn more about these laws, including the reporting requirements of “responsible employees,” and how to report, please register.
Additional Information: staffdev@louisville.edu.
7.) Free training continues Tuesday: Commercializing Innovations in the Healthcare Market
Sept. 29, 4 to 6 p.m., Room 123; Clinical Translational Research Building
Free
All are invited to attend the new Trifecta Training Program for Life Science Technologies. The third of five weekly training sessions open to the UofL community will be held on Tuesday. These sessions have been designed to help you prepare Coulter, ExCITE and I-Corps applications as well as other translational grant applications. Experienced speakers will present topics related to health-based innovations and entrepreneurship.
Additional Information: RSVP to Monique Kuykendoll, 852-4152.
8.) PLAN hosts workshop on CVs and resumes for graduate students
Oct. 1, 2 to 3 p.m., Room 105, Houchens Building
Building a resume or CV that highlights your experience and skills as a unique candidate for a position is vital in the job search process. But when do you use a resume and when do you use a CV? Grad students need to know how to create both a resume and a CV and know the differences between them. This workshop introduces key elements and questions to consider in using one or the other. Graduate students interested in attending can register and find more information on the PLAN website.
Additional Information: Event page.
9.) Understanding LGBT Health Disparities by Dr. Eli Pendleton and Dr. Lori Caloia
Sept. 30, noon to 1 p.m., School of Medicine Instructional Building, Room B115
Many health professionals express that they have not received much training in LGBT health during their academic training, and are often surprised at the shocking health disparities experienced by this population. Join Drs. Eli Pendleton and Lori Caloia from the department of family medicine as they provide an overview of health disparities in the LGBT population as well as an interactive format to explore cases that shed light on actions we can take to reverse these trends.
Additional Information: RSVP here. CME credit offered. Session will be recorded.
10.) Egypt After the Pharaohs
Oct. 1, noon, University Club
$15/person, $10/students
In the 21st century, we are accustomed to think of the monuments of ancient Egypt as the ultimate objects of Egyptian national pride. But has that always been the case? In this talk Jennifer Westerfeld, professor of history, will explore the fate of Egypt’s monumental architecture in the period after the pharaohs, in a time when Egypt was under Roman rule and the country’s Christian communities were crafting a variety of responses to the legacy of the ancient past.
Additional Information: RSVP to Janna Tajibaeva at 852-2247.
11.) Howard Gardner, author of ‘Multiple Intelligences’
Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Ekstrom Library, W104
Free
Dr. Howard Gardner, developmental psychologist and Harvard professor, received the Grawemeyer Award in Education in 1990 for his theories of ‘Multiple Intelligences.’ He will be speaking via Skype in Ekstrom Library Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. Please come and bring your students. This event is hosted by the College of Education and is part of our 30th Anniversary Grawemeyer Award event.
Additional Information: Christine Payne.
12.) Histology Basics seminar
Sept. 29, 10 a.m., Baxter II, Room 038
Free
Get publication-worthy results from your precious resources. The Pathology Core Research Lab is presenting a free “Histology Basics” seminar for research labs. The seminar will discuss tissue collection, fixation, grossing, orientation, sectioning and frozen tissue. There will be time for questions from our certified histologists. Light refreshments will be provided.
Space is limited. RSVP or submit questions to Debi Bauer at 852-5519.
13.) Biochemistry Research Conference
Sept. 28, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Shubha Ghosh Dastidar, BMG grad student: “Glucose Intolerance in Glutathione-S-Transferase P-Deficient Mice: Role of JNK Activation, Inflammation and Enhanced Hepatic Gluconeogenesis.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu
14.) Subjects needed for clinical trial in graduate periodontics clinic on root coverage procedure
School of Dentistry, 3rd Floor
$150 discount off treatment price; seven visits over four months
You are invited to take part in a research study because you need to have a root coverage treatment for gingival recession. The purpose of this study is to compare the percent root coverage obtained with a donor allograft called acellular dermal matrix (AlloDerm) using the coronally positioned tunnel technique alone or with intramucosal vertical incisions. All subjects should be at least 18 years of age and have one non-molar tooth with recession. IRB# 15.0532
Additional Information: Graduate Periodontal Department, Dr. Jennifer Fiorica, 502-852-5100.
15.) Childhood obesity in children 10 to less than 14 years
IRB #13.0334
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit at Kosair Children’s Hospital is conducting a research study to evaluate the effect of an investigational product on childhood obesity. White and African American male and female subjects 10 to less than 14 years old who are overweight, obese or normal weight may be eligible. If a child qualifies to participate, he or she will receive the product or placebo and study related care at no cost. Compensation will be provided for time/travel.
For additional information, call Molly Harper by email or at 629-4695 or 620-0000 (pager).
16.) Type 1 diabetes mellitus study for adolescents and adults aged 12 to 35 years
IRB #12.0380
The Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit and the Wendy L. Novak Diabetes Care Center are conducting a clinical research study to evaluate the safety of an experimental medication in 12 to 35 year olds who have recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. If the subject qualifies to take part in this research study, participation lasts up to two years; he/she will receive the study medication or a placebo and study-related care at no cost . Compensation available for time/travel.
For additional information, contact Kupper Wintergerst, MD or Lauren Rayborn, RN by email or at 629-7544 or 620-0000 (pager).
17.) Autism study for children 4 to 10 years old
IRB #13.0779
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit at Kosair Children’s Hospital is conducting a clinical research study to evaluate how a medication treats abnormal EEG’s without seizures, as well as behavioral and neurological symptoms, in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). If a child qualifies to take part in this research study, he/she will receive the study medication or placebo and study-related care at no cost. Parents will be offered compensation for time/travel.
For additional information, contact Bethany Stock, 629-4696 or 620-0000 (pager).
18.) Pediatric pain study, 7 through 16 years
IRB #12.0192
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit at Kosair Children’s Hospital is conducting a clinical research study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of an investigational drug used to treat moderate to severe prolonged or persistent pain. Children 7 to less than 17 years of age who require continuous analgesia for moderate to severe pain for an extended period of time may be eligible for participation. Patients will be reimbursed for reasonable travel costs associated with their participation in the study.
For more information, contact Karrie Kernen, 629-5820 or 620-0000 (pager).
19.) Pediatric constipation study
IRB# 14.0007
The UofL Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit is conducting a clinical research study to assess the efficacy and safety of an investigational drug used to treat constipation. Children 6-17 years of age who have been diagnosed with functional constipation and are able to swallow capsules may be eligible to participate. Patients may be compensated for time/travel associated with their participation in the study.
For more information, contact Jackie Perry, 629-5123, pager 620-0000.
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