Monday Memo August 1, 2016
Kudos & Congratulations
Two A&S staff members earn Outstanding Performance Awards
The Office of the President recently recognized facilities manager Rick Taylor and program assistant senior Alex O’Keefe (University Honors Program) as 2016 university-wide Outstanding Performance Award recipients. The Outstanding Performance Awards recognize classified and professional/administrative staff for their outstanding performance and commitment to service. For a full list of accolades, visit Awards.
Items of Note
Forum on west Louisville’s economic future Aug. 26
An Aug. 26 economic development forum will focus on what west Louisville needs, how to finance projects and ways to turn community vision into reality. The College of Arts and Sciences is offering the public event, “The Future of Our Community: West Louisville Economic Development Forum, Part II,” from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St. Advance registration is required by Aug. 15 for the forum, which includes breakfast and lunch. Participants should visit Economic Forum and pay by check; fees are $60 for corporate representatives, $50 for individuals and $40 for students.
Research!Louisville 2016: Call for Abstracts
Faculty, post-docs, research associates, residents, clinical fellows, research staff, PharmDs, graduate and professional students are invited to submit an abstract on their life science research for a poster presentation at Research!Louisville. Abstract submissions are due by Aug. 31. Submit an abstract online. Abstractions due Aug. 31. Event is October 11-14, Kosair Charities Clinical and Translational Research Building, Health Sciences Center. For more info, call Anna Noe at 852-2553.
In the News
Therapy offered for anguished activists (Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/25/16) – Prof. Monnica Williams (Psychological & Brain Sciences) on mental health among activists of color.
The Metro Council’s Vacant Properties Group Keeps Canceling Its Meetings (WFPL, 7/27/16) – Prof. Laurie Rhodebeck (Political Science) on the city’s vacant properties group.
UofL plays a big role in Camp Quality’s success (UofL News, 7/29/16) – On the roles that students, faculty and staff play in making the kids’ experience at Camp Quality in Southern Indiana great.
Outrage From Faculty, Shrugs From Trustees After U of L Pay Revelations (WFPL, 7/29/16) – Faculty reactions to some administrator’s salaries at UofL.
Strange Fruit #182: The Life And Legacy Of Anne Braden (WFPL, 7/30/16) – Prof. Cate Fosl (Women’s & Gender Studies/director of the Anne Braden Center for Social Justice Research) on the legacy of Anne Braden.
Prof. Justin Nix (Criminal Justice) on the news last week regarding the dismissal of all charges for the Baltimore police officers involved in Freddie Gray's death, a police department in Colorado asking for federal review after years of misconduct, police shootings in the state of Oklahoma, research regarding “shooter bias,” where police officers perceive blacks to be a greater threat than non-blacks, and sample size and population percentage in research that suggests that Houston police data showed "no racial differences in officer-involved shootings.”
- How The Fight To Convict Baltimore Cops In Freddie Gray’s Death Fell Apart (The Huffington Post, 7/31/16)
- Commerce City asks feds to review its police department after years of officer misconduct (The Denver Post, 7/27/16)
- Record 33 'officer-involved' shooting deaths in Oklahoma in 2015, report reveals (News OK, 7/21/16)
- Black Lives and Blue Lives: how both sides reveal truths (Christian Science Monitor, 7/24/16)
- Study on role of racial bias against Hispanics, blacks in police shootings sparks debate (Fox News Latino, 7/24/16)
UofL student adds creative flair to Bridwell Art Library
Graphic design sophomore Jenna White designed work for the Bridwell Art Library as part of a course led by Power Creative designer-in-residence and Fine Arts Prof. Leslie Friesen, who approached Bridwell Director Sarah Carter with the idea of allowing Friesen’s graphic design class to use the library as a blank canvas of sorts, for environmental graphics within the space.