Campus News
University salutes ‘It’s Happening Heroes’ for restoring campus after flood
The Jumbotron said it all.
Beshear to speak at Listen Up Legislators event
Gov. Steve Beshear will kick off this year’s Student Government Association’s Listen Up Legislators events with a campus talk Sept. 16.
UofL to become smoke-free Nov. 19
The University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus and UofL-owned or controlled properties on Shelby Campus will become smoke free on Nov. 19, the day of the Great American Smoke Out, according to university officials.
UofL makes a big, blue statement
If you happen to catch one of UofL’s newest television or print advertisements, university officials have a message: Your eyes are not deceiving you.
Pride Week kicks off Sept. 21
Social activities, performance and educational opportunities are planned for the 2009 Pride Week celebration at the University of Louisville.
Lunar ‘double feature’ examines rover, future space exploration
There will be a lunar double feature Oct. 8 when a member of the Apollo moon rover development team and a current space exploration researcher team up to lecture at the University of Louisville.
Take Back the Night march and vigil on Sept. 29
Lenelle Moise, a poet, actress and playwright who presents works about race, gender, class, immigration and sexuality, will deliver the keynote address for “Take Back the Night,” an annual event that raises awareness about violence against women.
Engineering students organize Midnight Mayhem for mini-racers
An endurance race, wheel to wheel, on dirt, under the lights – that's the scenario for the Sept. 26 Midnight Mayhem event that University of Louisville engineering students are organizing for mini-racers.
Heritage lecturer to discuss social justice in the Caribbean
The founder and director of a West Indies academic institute will talk about social justice in the Caribbean during an Oct. 7 talk at the University of Louisville.
UofL Theatre opens new season with ‘Come Down Burning’
“Come Down Burning,” by Kia Corthron, opens the fall season for University of Louisville’s Department of Theatre Arts.
T-shirt sales to benefit flood victims
“We survived the Flood of ‘09.”
Acting out in class
They come to the University of Louisville from all over the country and, once here, go all over town.
UofL gets OK to shrink its carbon footprint
A massive project to shrink the carbon footprint of the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus received final clearance from university trustees today.
University of Louisville-led statewide partnership receives additional $15 million
The National Institutes of Health has extended funding for the Kentucky IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY-INBRE), a University of Louisville-led collaboration between six state universities. The $15 million funding boost will carry the program through 2013.
Oval renovations complete with turning on of fountain
University of Louisville officials unveiled the renovated Belknap Campus oval at a press conference Sept. 22.
Some blue parking to be affected Oct. 2 by Homecoming Block Party
20 Minutes: Biologist Lee Dugatkin discusses his forthcoming book on Thomas Jefferson and a giant moose
Biology professor Lee Dugatkin is well known for his research on the evolution of goodness in humans and nonhumans. He has written several books and texts on the subject and has had more than 125 articles published in such journals as Nature, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Proceedings of The Royal Society of London. But Dugatkin also is a closet historian. His latest book, titled “Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose,” is a tale of both natural history and American history. He recently spoke about his work to UofL Today.
Partnership to Develop State Stroke System
A new University of Louisville Heath Care stroke partnership in western Kentucky will save lives, save time, and save health care dollars.
University of Louisville neuroscientists hope to get people walking again
Neuroscience researchers at the University of Louisville will be the only team collaborating with an international group of scientists who last week announced they had enabled paralyzed rats to walk while supporting their own weight.
Lecturer to examine money, media roles in Obama victory
Political communications analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson will talk about “How Media, Money and Messages Shaped the 2008 Presidential Election” Oct. 19 during a visit to the University of Louisville.
Planetarium at UofL to show satellite crash into moon
The Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville is offering the public a chance to see a satellite crash into the moon Oct. 9 as part of NASA’s quest to find water on the moon.
UofL hires former interim education commissioner
The University of Louisville today announced that Kevin Noland will join the university’s College of Education and Human Development as Special Assistant to the Dean on Oct. 1.
Research could boost solar cell efficiency, open door for advanced electronics
A branch of nanotechnology that showed great initial promise nearly 20 years ago could get a fresh look because researchers at the University of Louisville, Purdue University and Honda Research Institute USA Inc. have created a better “recipe” for making microscopically tiny structures with more predictable, desirable properties – and potential for advances such as enhancing the efficiency of solar cells for energy use.
UofL offers cancer patients new treatment option
Cancer patients coming to the University of Louisville for treatment now have a new weapon to fight their disease. UofL has entered into an agreement with the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI), an affiliate program within the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, to provide proton therapy for patients.
Scholar House at UofL marks first anniversary
A birthday celebration—complete with balloons and birthday cake—was held Oct. 6 to mark the first anniversary of the Gladys and Lewis "Sonny" Bass Louisville Scholar House Campus at the University of Louisville.
Student group to offer coal mining film and discussion
University of Louisville student group that works to promote environmental sustainability will show an award-winning film on Belknap Campus Oct. 16 about the effects of coal mining.
Power outage scheduled Oct. 11
To continue the upgrade of the electrical system on Belknap campus, an outage is scheduled 7 a.m. to noon Oct. 11.
University Hospital offers drive-through flu shots
University of Louisville Hospital will offer its Drive-Thru Seasonal Flu Shot program Oct. 13 and Oct. 15, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, 2800 S. Floyd St.
UofL/UK collaboration to bring better dental care to state's children
Federal and state grants announced today by Gov. Steve Beshear's office will lead to better dental care for the children of Kentucky.
UofL named one of America's Top 25 'Best Neighbors'
For more than 200 years, the University of Louisville has had a major impact on the economic and social welfare of the Louisville community. A national study released this week now recognizes the university as one of the nation's best at community engagement.
UofL School of Dentistry breaks ground on $40 million renovation
The University of Louisville today broke ground on a two-year renovation project that will mean more space and much needed clinical improvements for the UofL School of Dentistry. The school has received few updates since it moved from Brook and Broadway to Preston Street in 1970.
UofL research building opens new era
The University of Louisville opened its new Clinical and Translation Research building with a ribbon-cutting and press conference Oct. 12.
Ramsey on the Road: Students hear about heart replacements from renowned expert
Advanced placement students in Kentucky’s Meade County and Breckinridge County high schools got a firsthand demonstration of an artificial heart Sept. 24 when University of Louisville heart surgeon Laman Gray joined President James Ramsey on his state outreach tour.
Frazier gift will allow UofL, Jewish to boost rehab medicine
A $1.5 million gift from Louisville philanthropist Owsley Brown Frazier will be used to create a new endowed chair in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Frazier Rehab Institute and UofL’s School of Medicine.
Oh what a night! Conn honored at Alumni Fellows dinner
A near capacity crowd of 400 alumni and supporters were on hand Thursday at the Crowne Plaza to honor the ten 2009 alumni fellows and Hank Conn, the alumnus of the year, at this year's UofL Alumni Association awards ceremony.
UofL ties Berea for Kentucky’s top ‘green’ school
The University of Louisville has earned a B+ on a report card issued by a non-profit organization that monitors environmental sustainability at colleges and universities, tying with Berea College as Kentucky’s top “green” school.
Marathon Man: Korir seeks running greatness via Chicago
His day job is working maintenance at Kurz Hall, a student residence at the University of Louisville. But before and after work this past summer, UofL graduate and former Cardinal track and cross-country star Wesley Korir could be found running the roads around campus or training on the university’s track at Cardinal Park.
University completes first greenhouse gas emissions report
Without knowing where you are, you can't know how to get where you want to be. That is the simple philosophy behind the University of Louisville's first greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions report.
PEACC celebrates 10 years on campus
Helping college women who have been victims of violence, bringing greater community awareness to the incidence of violence on campuses and generating a focus on violence prevention.
20 Minutes with Justin Mog
Justin Mog is assistant to the provost for sustainability initiatives, a new post created to help the University of Louisville become more environmentally and socially responsible.
Campus Gallery Hop kicks off Homecoming week, highlights campus galleries
Art – It's Happening Here – and that is what the UofL Alumni Association wants everyone to know as it kicks off a weeklong Homecoming celebration.
University Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week
Jamie Saunders sat on a stool on the east entrance of Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville. She spoke into a microphone, reading aloud from the fourth chapter of "Charlotte's Web," by E.B.White, the classic children's novel about a spider who befriends a pig.
Administration recognizes staff for longevity
University of Louisville administrators recognized 351 employees with 6,765 years of combined experience for their service at the 26th Annual Staff Recognition Luncheon Friday, Sept. 26.
Ramsey takes UofL on the road
University of Louisville President James Ramsey’s car is going to need an oil change and maybe even a set of new tires by mid-October.
State road projects to affect Belknap Campus fall semester
University of Louisville faculty, staff and students can expect detours, lane closures and road closures this fall as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet works from late August through December to improve traffic flow and safety in two areas near Belknap Campus.
Groups charged to find ways to make UofL better workplace
University of Louisville Provost Shirley Willihnganz has commissioned a group to identify ways to make UofL a better workplace.
Alumnus John Hoover to receive award, conduct ensemble Sunday
The University of Louisville School of Music and its Alumni Council will award the first Robert B. Griffith Award lifetime achievement award to John Hoover during a special concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Margaret Comstock Concert Hall.
Speed students demonstrate prototype human-powered vehicle
Hope to enter competition.
Student likes living sustainably in UofL's first green room
With a clay wall and bamboo flooring, it's safe to say that the room University of Louisville sophomore Anna Roeder shares with roommate Katy Hartman is a little unusual.
20 medical students inducted into Gold Humanism Society
Compassion. Integrity. Altruism. Empathy. Twenty University of Louisville medical students were honored for having these and other humanistic traits Wednesday, Oct. 14, with induction into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society.
College of Education begins move back home
They're back! And the students will be right behind them.
Community engagement awards recognize UofL service efforts
The University of Louisville honored faculty, staff, students and a community partner Tuesday for playing significant roles in bringing university resources to the community.
Neurosurgery residents make use of fresh tissue lab for first time
Minimally invasive spine surgery represents the cutting edge of neurosurgery these days.
Camera allows people to check McAlister's line length
Hungry University of Louisville faculty, staff and students who don't have time to stand in line are in luck. Sodexo and the university have partnered to create Line Cam.
UofL receives grants from WHAS Crusade for Children
The University of Louisville has received $523,128 in grant funding this year from the WHAS Crusade for Children.
Kiln project brings ceramics students together
Several advanced ceramics students gathered on a hot summer morning at the kiln shed beside the Studio Arts Building on Belknap Campus.
Research!Louisville award winners announced
The partners of Research!Louisville recently recognized the winners of a three-day research competition that is a part of Research!Louisville, an annual event to showcase health/life sciences research conducted by students, faculty and research fellows and staff at the University of Louisville.
UofL-spawned company sells drug to Alcon
The University of Louisville’s and the city’s efforts to develop as a nationally known center for life sciences research received a huge lift last week when a company headed by UofL faculty sold rights to a drug it developed to eye-care giant Alcon.
IT invites campus to see recent renovations
Recent changes to Miller Information Technology Center (MITC) have turned what primarily had become an administrative building into a multi-purpose gathering space for students.
Cardinal Battalion Ranger Challenge Team successfully defends title
The University of Louisville Cardinal Battalion Ranger Challenge team successfully defended its champion title Oct. 24 at the 7th BDE Ranger Challenge Competition at Ft. Knox.
UofL Green Scene: Gift of Good Example
(Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a monthly column on sustainable activities at UofL by the faculty, staff and students responsible for them.)
Luncheon speaker to link suffrage and civil rights movements
Johanna Miller Lewis, associate dean of Graduate School at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be the keynote speaker at University of Louisville’s Women’s Center 7th annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton luncheon on Nov. 12.
Elementary students make quilt for veterans
The students in Jeanette Pope’s fourth and fifth grade classes at Greenwood Elementary School didn’t think it was enough simply to write thank-you notes to the U.S. military veterans being honored Nov. 11 at the University of Louisville. So they made a quilt instead.
University honors 2009 Parents of the Year
Judy Dyda sat at a table in the Student Activities Center, clutching her daughter Arielle's hand, smiling and letting a few tears sneak through.
From French fries to fuel: Researchers convert campus cooking oil to shuttle fuel blend
Used cooking oil from dining facilities at the University of Louisville is helping to fuel a campus shuttle bus in a research-based recycling pilot program.
UofL cornerstone of Louisville's economic development
If you've seen a group of people wearing hardhats in Louisville recently, chances are they're working on a construction site for the University of Louisville.
Local artist's work welcomes visitors to UofL Health Care Outpatient Center
Efforts to make the University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center warmer and more welcoming for patients and visitors than typical health care facilities continued Nov. 4 with the unveiling of an original art piece in the building's lobby.
Don't give credit card numbers to strangers
University of Louisville Police have received several reports of people asking students on Belknap Campus for credit card donations.
Don't give credit card numbers to strangers
University of Louisville Police have received several reports of people asking students on Belknap Campus for credit card donations.
Muralist hopes to inspire women's basketball team
Louisville muralist Aaron McIntyre hopes to give the women's basketball team a little inspiration each day when they head to practice or to study session.
Offices can display poster to show support for veterans
The University of Louisville's Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Military and Veteran Student Services are encouraging faculty and staff to post free posters on their office doors in support of veteran students.
McCain talks about veterans, political issues in campus talk
Americans owe a debt to military veterans and can look up to them and to men and women in active military service as examples, said U.S. Sen. John McCain in a public talk Nov. 11 at the University of Louisville.
Open house set Nov. 12 for new McConnell-Chao archive
A permanent gallery with exhibits, films and interactive displays about U.S. government, history and politics will open to the public Nov. 12 in the University of Louisville Ekstrom Library.
H1N1 mist available for UofL students Nov. 16
The University of Louisville's Campus Health Services will offer free 2009 H1N1 flu mist to UofL students Monday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, Multipurpose Room.
Elementary students make special presentation to UofL veterans
Eighteen fourth graders from Greenwood Elementary stood on the stage at the Red Barn on the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus during a Veterans Day Observance Nov. 11.
Local access closed lanes shifted on Eastern Parkway
Work on Eastern Parkway has shifted to the lanes closest to Speed School. Crews have opened the previously closed lanes closest to the Natural Sciences Building, Dougherty Hall and the Grawemeyer Hall parking lot for access to the Speed School's parking lot.
UofL contributes 6,935 pounds of food to Dare to Care
Two Dare to Care Food Bank trucks stopped at the University of Louisville Student Activities Center Thursday to pick up 6,935 pounds of food collected by the campus community in the past several weeks.
Provost presents Belknap master plan to trustees
New academic buildings. A recreation building near new student housing. Green spaces. A research park. And a center for performing arts.
UofL officials dedicate Duthie Center for Engineering
The University of Louisville's engineering students should have a brighter career start and improved spot to study and work together with the recent renovation of a campus building into the Duthie Center for Engineering.
Law school, postal service celebrate Louis D. Brandeis
The University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law and the United States Postal Service celebrated the life and contributions of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis Nov. 13 on the 153rd anniversary of his birth.
UofL plays large part in Louisville Metro flu clinic
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Trustees announce contract extension for Ramsey
University of Louisville President James Ramsey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the university at least through 2013.
'CANSTRUCTION' collects 3,400 canned goods for Dare to Care
UofL's Panhellenic Council hosted "CANSTRUCTION," a canned food collection, Nov. 12 at Community Park.
UofL to go smoke-free Thursday
Smoking areas are being set up, websites developed, ash trays removed and nicotine replacement products ordered as the University of Louisville prepares its move to smoke-free status beginning Thursday, Nov. 19.
Role reversals lead to masterful performances in 'As You Like It'
The twists and turns of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" take University of Louisville master's students Tiffany LaVoie and Amy Cotteril on an interesting journey this week, both on stage and in their careers.
Temporary closing of Eastern Parkway to Third scheduled
The Department of Highways District 5 Office announces the temporary closure Eastern Parkway (US 60A) between the J.B. Speed School entrance and Third Street.
UARC volunteer receives state commendation
Charles Castner doesn't remember a time that he didn't have an interest in railroads.
Ceramics students to sell handcrafted wares
Students in the University of Louisville's ceramic arts program will offer their creations at the annual ceramics sale in December.
Music student travels long and winding road from London, Ky. to Liverpool, England
In show business "break a leg" means good luck.
Annual symposium focuses on cultural sensitivity's role in improved health care delivery
If the world's population were reduced to 100 people with the same demographic and socio-economic breakdowns that now exist, there would be 82 non-whites and 18 whites; 51 males and 49 females; 89 heterosexuals and 11 homosexuals.
Programs to provide smoking cessation info at campus booths Nov. 19
The Kentucky Cancer Program, Get Healthy Now and Colleges against Cancer will have booths set up Thursday as UofL begins its drive to become a smoke-free campus.
Building to be named after former president Shumaker in Nov. 23 event
The University of Louisville will have a dedication ceremony Nov. 23 to rename the Belknap Research Building after John Shumaker, UofL president from 1995 to 2002.
Marks named Rhodes Scholar
University of Louisville President James Ramsey calls her "our rock star." But most folks across the globe now will know Monica Marks as "Rhodes Scholar."
Ramsey, others laud Shumaker at building dedication
The late 1990s were pivotal for the University of Louisville and set the school on a new course.
UofL affiliated group receives continuing Library of Congress funding
Servers crash. Computer hardware and software fail. Electronic files disappear.
Researchers put red, blue aside to fight lung cancer
Nearly 100 lung cancer researchers from the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky put distance and team loyalties aside Saturday, Nov. 21, to build collaborations aimed at developing better prevention, detection and treatment techniques for the disease that causes the most cancer deaths in Kentucky and in the United States.
Nature, love inspires Grawemeyer Award-winning piece
“Spheres,” a six-movement work for orchestra by German composer York Hoeller, has earned the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
Iran-Israel relations are key to Mideast peace, says Grawemeyer Award winner
Improving relations between Iran and Israel is the key to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, says the winner of the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
Scientist who helps explain pain wins Grawemeyer Award for Psychology
A scientist who broadened the understanding of how we experience pain – and ways we can control and relieve it – has won the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.
