Arts & Sciences

Arts & Sciences

Gill Holland, Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith, Dean Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Mayor Greg Fischer and President Neeli Bendapudi prepare to cut the ribbon for renovated Portland space.

Portland space is ‘a town-gown relationship at its best’

An 1880s brick warehouse nestled in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood has been transformed into space for College of Arts and Sciences students and faculty to...

Lecturer examines black resistance, Underground Railroad in Ohio Valley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Maryland historical archaeologist Cheryl LaRoche, who researches pre-Civil War black communities, will lecture March 21 at University of Louisville...
Fabian Crespo, Ph.D., at Stonehenge

Beer with a Scientist: What do old bones tell us about the health of...

A person’s immune system is affected by a large number of biological, social and environmental influences, many of which change throughout his or her...
UofL cheerleaders, 1959. Photo courtesy of UofL Archives and Special Collections.

A glance at UofL’s women’s history: From Lucy Freibert to Neeli Bendapudi

In 1907, UofL’s College of Liberal Arts opened on West Broadway, offering more than a dozen departments and admitting “both ladies and gentlemen.” The...
Frankie Lewis

From UofL to ‘Project Runway:’ Alumna competes in new season of Bravo’s hit show

A University of Louisville alumna who found what she calls her “legitimate love” for fashion design in the theatre arts program’s costume shop will...

President Neeli Bendapudi to discuss liberal arts in global economy

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi will talk about “The Liberal Arts in a Global Economy” in a free, public lecture...
The Kentucky Derby Museum is the site for the April 22 Poetry Derby as well as UofL-led writing workshops.

Writers up: Prep races start for Poetry Derby

Horses and hands, verses and feet. The University of Louisville is sounding a call to the poets to enter the starting gate for the...

March 7 forum will focus on arts, economy, revitalization in west Louisville Registration deadline...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A March 7 economic development forum focused on west Louisville will examine the role of the arts and revitalization efforts to...
Briana Bonham takes out her vibrating vest which helps loosen built up fluids.

UofL student doesn’t let cystic fibrosis slow her down

  The biggest worries for most college students might be getting to class or completing assignments. But University of Louisville senior Briana Bonham faces an...
"A Piece of My Heart"

UofL Theatre Arts presents ‘A Piece of My Heart’

Theatre Arts kicks off “A Piece of My Heart,” Thursday, a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam. The play portrays...