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ULPD officer receives state award for DUI arrests
Officer Jordan Brown is bad news for drunk drivers. That’s good news for students and employees on the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus.
Music institute to feature Harlem Renaissance music and poetry
The 2012 African American Music Heritage Institute at the University of Louisville will bring New York City’s Harlem Renaissance to Louisville Feb. 20 with a morning program for area students and an evening public performance.
UofL receives Grand Challenges tuberculosis biomarkers grant
The University of Louisville announced today that it will receive a tuberculosis (TB) biomarkers grant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health program, an initiative which seeks to overcome persistent bottlenecks in creating new tools that can radically improve health in the developing world.
UofL families invited to Mardi Gras at the planetarium
Masks, beads, feathers, king cake, magic, music and a classic Disney movie all are on the menu for a UofL Mardi Gras party at the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium Sunday, Feb. 19.
Kornhauser starts 175th anniversary celebration with ‘Frankenstein’ events
It’s Alive! But is it human?
To Your Health: What you need to know about adult heart health
Your heart is an amazing piece of machinery that pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood as it contracts and expands about 100,000 times per day.
Literature-culture conference features authors in free keynote sessions
The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 will celebrate its 40th anniversary Feb. 23-25 as about 600 scholars gather at the University of Louisville.
Students to march for higher ed Tuesday
About 160 University of Louisville students will march barefoot in the Kentucky State Capitol as part of the Rally for Higher Education Feb. 7.
Dental school participates in 10th Smile Kentucky! event
More than 200 children from area schools came to the University of Louisville School of Dentistry Feb. 3 to receive free dental treatment. Treatment is the second part of the annual Smile Kentucky! community service program. The first part is free dental education and screenings.
Axton series features Tobias Wolff, Brian Christian, Martha Rhodes
A publishing house director and poet, a computer scientist and philosopher turned author and an award-winning novelist, storyteller and memoirist will read from their works, teach master classes and discuss their writing process during visits to the University of Louisville this spring for its Axton Reading Series.
UofL to host Veteran Symposium for Higher Education Feb. 20-21
Representatives from higher education will gather in Louisville Feb. 20-21 at the fourth annual Veteran Symposium for Higher Education to look at how universities can become more veteran-friendly.
PEACC to present ‘The Vagina Monologues’
The University of Louisville PEACC program will present a benefit production of “The Vagina Monologues,” an award-winning play by Eve Ensler about women’s experiences, Feb. 9-11.
Play shines spotlight on mental illness
Depression and bipolar disorder don’t carry quite the social stigma they once did, but they’re still widely misunderstood.
'Renoir to Chagall' open to UofL students, faculty, staff at Speed member price
University of Louisville students, faculty and staff can attend the “Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color” exhibit at the Speed Art Museum for the membership rate of $5.
UofL Green Scene: Giving your green to ensure UofL stays green
Sustainability means something different to each of us. Whether it is exercising diligence with recycling, using less energy at home or adopting alternative transportation to and from work, each of us has formed a concept of what it means to be “green.”
Free workshop to address issues facing African American faculty
Several University of Louisville professors will lead a free, public workshop March 3 on “African American Faculty Who Work at Predominantly White Institutions.”
Pulitzer-winning journalist to discuss fractures in black America
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson will speak Feb. 7 at the University of Louisville on “Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America,” the title of his most recent book.
UofL to teach vets how to start businesses
The University of Louisville is seeking applicants for a new business start-up program for Kentucky military veterans who want to become entrepreneurs.
Dates set for Garden Commons workshops
People who want to get involved in Garden Commons, an organic garden on the north end of the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus, can attend a series of gardening workshops this spring.
Learn how technology transforms teaching at Celebration 2012
The Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a one-day conference to help University of Louisville faculty teach effectively with technology in the digital age.
