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Spring Break

Students and many faculty members will be on spring break March 16-20. University offices will be open during the break. What’s Happening @UofL will skip next week, but will resume March 24.

Filmmaker talk, screening are among Women’s History Month highlights

Filmmaker Anayansi Prado explores the challenges of Latino life in her documentaries, and she’ll discuss her approach March 25 as the annual Minx Auerbach lecturer in women’s and gender studies. Her free, public talk -- “Insider/Observer: The Immigrant Experience Through the Lens” -- will begin at 6 p.m. in Speed Art Museum Auditorium. Her hourlong film “Maid in America,” about Los Angeles domestic workers, will be shown at 2:30 p.m. March 10 in Ekstrom Library’s Chao Auditorium. Both events are part of many Women’s History Month offerings at UofL. For details, call Nancy Theriot, chair of women’s and gender studies, at 502-852-8160 or check the Women’s History Month calendar on the Women’s Center’s Spring 2009 newsletter.

Grawemeyer music winner to speak Thursday

Australian composer Brett Dean will deliver the final 2009 Grawemeyer Award talk Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Margaret Comstock Concert Hall at the School of Music. Dean received the award for music composition for his four-movement concerto “The Lost Art of Letter Writing.” More information

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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:

March Madness

March Madness begins next week.

Will employees get any work done? How does the tournament affect workplace productivity?

• Frank Kuzmits, management professor, 502-852-5953 or 502-299-4789, or e-mail Frank Kuzmits

Fans live and die by their favorite hoops teams in March. Why?

• Michael Cunningham, social psychologist, 502-852-5953 or 502-299-1863

What are the odds? No matter how much fans know their basketball, the chance of filling out a perfect bracket sheet is virtually nil.

• Mathematics professors Patricia Cerrito, social psychologist, or Wei-Bin Zeng or 502-852-5837

Spring Break

College and high school students will be heading south over the next several weeks for spring break vacations. Find out what they should do to stay safe.

• Sharon LaRue, director, Peer Education and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community, 502-852-7014, or e-mail Sharon LaRue

After months of winter, sunscreen is a necessity for spring break. Talk to an expert about using sunscreen to avoid skin damage.

• Ken Schikler, M.D. Call 502-852-0943, or e-mail Anne Eldridge

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

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