Monday Memo October 3, 2016
Announcements
Faculty: Spring textbook order deadline Oct. 31
All spring 2017 textbook and course materials orders must be submitted to the official campus bookstore to ensure compliance with the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act. Early and on-time textbook requests enable the bookstore to purchase the best cost-saving options available. Additionally, by researching textbook options earlier, there is more time to explore rental and digital format options, ensuring that students have access to more affordable choices.
Please use one of the following means to submit your book adoption prior to the deadline:
- Follett Discover*
- Via this form: http://louisville.edu/contractadmin/forms/book-adoption-form
- Email: books@louisville.edu
- In person at the Belknap bookstore
- Call (502) 852-6679
*Follett Discover is a tool that provides hassle-free access for faculty and staff to research, discover and adopt course materials. The bookstore staff will conduct Follett Discover training sessions to introduce and provide step-by-step instructions on how to use this new program. Contact the Bookstore for more information.
Teaching, Research, Creative Activities, & Service
Criminal Justice professors publish on police deaths
Prof. Justin Nix and Prof. Bradley Campbell (Criminal Justice) co-authored, with Prof. Edward Maguire (Arizona State University), a study in Justice Quarterly – “A War on Cops? The Effects of Ferguson on the Number of U.S. Police Officers Murdered in the Line of Duty” – on the “Ferguson effect,” which posits that in the aftermath of events in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, the number of police officers feloniously assaulted and killed in the line of duty increased sharply. Nix, Campbell, and Maguire found no evidence of the “Ferguson effect” as of March 2016.
Prof. Kozlowski’s research featured as breaking news in American Chemical Society magazine
Prof. Pawel Kozlowski (Chemistry) was featured in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly magazine on breaking news published by the American Chemical Society. Prof. Kozlowski and co-researchers have used density functional theory calculations to demonstrate for the first time that relativistic effects can also influence enzymatic reactions. The research was also recently published in the premier flagship journal Angewandte Chemie.
Kudos & Congratulations
A&S students present at KY Honors Roundtable
Congratulations to Arts & Sciences Honors program students Ali Costello (Physics), Tasneem Karim (Anthropology), Elizabeth Pena (Undecided), Seth Sereff (Chemistry), and Troy Sterling (Chemistry) for their presentations at the Kentucky Honors Roundtable this past weekend.
Items of Note
University commemorates Vietnam War
The McConnell Center and the University of Louisville Vietnam War Commemoration Committee chaired by Prof. Daniel Krebs (History) present Dr. William Allison (Georgia Southern University), who will talk about “The American Soldier in Vietnam” on October 12. For more information visit, Vietnam Commemoration.
In the News
‘Fences,’ strong leads, solid direction and gorgeous set (LEO Weekly, 9/28/16) – On the Department of Theatre Arts’ production of Fences.
UofL to host ‘Mr. Eclipse’ ahead of anticipated 2017 phenomenon (UofL News, 9/29/16) – Former NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak will speak on Oct. 13 at 6:30pm about “The Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017” for the 2016 Bullitt lecture in astronomy. The free annual lecture and reception afterward are intended for the general public.
UofL and Clemson: Competitors on the field, collaborators off it (UofL News, 9/29/16) and Professors honor rivalry over research for big game (WHAS-11, 9/29/16) – On Prof. Jian Du-Caines (Physics & Astronomy) and her research partner Clemson atmospheric physics professor Jens Oberheide’s project funded by NASA.
The Dark Legacy of Housing Discrimination
Significance of fair housing rule
Director of the Anne Braden institute for Social Justice Research Prof. Cate Fosl (Women’s & Gender Studies) on the legacy of housing discrimination and Louisville Metro's Fair Housing Action Plan.
