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Update on federal investigation

There is no update this week on the federal investigation or related committee work.

Finals begin next week

Finals start next week at UofL. Most classes will be done for the year by Dec. 17. Classes resume in 2009 on Jan. 7.

UofL resident named one of nation’s top young doctors

UofL resident Paul McKee knows what it feels like to be named one of America’ss top doctors. He was recently named one of only 20 recipients of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Learn more

UofL announcing Grawemeyer winners throughout week

UofL has named two of the five 2009 winners of its $200,000 Grawemeyer Awards this week. Here’ss the remaining announcement schedule: Psychology, Dec. 3; Education, Dec. 4, and Religion, Dec. 5. For more details, call Denise Fitzpatrick, 502-852-6171, or see The Grawemeyer Awards website.

McConnell Center moot court team wins Southeast Regional Competition

They’sve done it again: sent students to a national tournament. Two of the three McConnell Center teams that competed in the Southeast Regional Undergraduate Moot Court Tournament, Nov. 21-22 at Armstrong Atlantic State University, have advanced to the national championship. Students Andrew Carroll and Kirk Laughlin won the Southeast Regional Championship out of a field of 30 teams. Students Brad Atzinger and Katie Miller finished in the top seven teams, and will also advance to the National Undergraduate Moot Court Championship in Orange County, California, Jan. 16-17 at Chapman University Law School. This marks the third year in a row that UofL has sent teams to the national tournament. For more information, contact Neil Salyer at 502-852-1456.

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ASK THE EXPERTS

Faculty experts at UofL can offer insight on the issues of the day and are usually willing to do news interviews. They include:

Get tips on eating healthy for the holidays and effective weight management strategies

• Nancy Kuppersmith, RD, MS, LS, clinical instructor and nutritionist, department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, e-mail Nancy Kuppersmith

It's official: the U.S. has been in a recession since Dec. 2007. How does this recession compare to past financial crises including the Great Depression?

• John Cumbler, history professor, 502-852-6817, or e-mail John Cumbler

A complete listing of UofL experts is available in The Expert Source.

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