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UofL celebrates the Kentucky Derby

The University of Louisville will be represented in a variety of ways during the Derby.

• The Mint Jubilee Gala, which benefits UofL’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center, will be Friday evening at the Galt House Hotel Grand Ballroom. Guests for the event include UofL Women’s Basketball Coach Jeff Walz and players Angel McCoughtry and Candyce Bingham. More information
• Proceeds from Lily drinks sold on Oaks Day will go to the University of Louisville to support Horses and Hope, a breast cancer awareness and screening program managed by the Office of the First Lady and the Kentucky Cancer Program. Learn more about Horses and Hope. For more information about UofL’s involvement in this program, contact Julie Heflin at 502-852-7987.
• The UofL women’s basketball team will be honorary grand marshals for the Republic Bank Pegasus Parade this Thursday. The team competed in the NCAA title game earlier this month.
• The UofL Marching Band will also participate in the parade and will once again play “My Old Kentucky Home” at Churchill Downs on Derby Day.

UofL engineering students place sixth in national competition

Offroading: It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it. And there’s definitely a science to it. UofL engineering students placed sixth with their vehicle among 101 registered teams in a national competition this month. The UofL student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers raises funds for, manages, designs, builds, tests and races its 10-horsepower, four-wheel mini-Baja vehicle. Next stop is a bigger competition mid-June in Wisconsin. For more information, call team captain Ben Myser, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student from Union, Ky., cell 859-393-4021.

School of Nursing marks a milestone

On May 9, UofL’s School of Nursing will confer its first PhD. University officials hope to see more nursing students pursue doctoral degrees as a way to address the national shortage of highly qualified nurses and future faculty members. Contact Julie Heflin at 502-852-7987 or by e-mail.

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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:

Is swine flu a serious risk?

How dangerous is swine flu? Paul McKinney, an expert on flu viruses who has been in touch with Homeland Security and local public health officials, is watching the current outbreak closely.

• To interview Paul McKinney, professor, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, contact Gary Mans, 502-852-7504 or Gary Mans

President Obama’s first 100 days

President Obama will mark his first 100 days as president this week. What have been the new president’s successes and failures?

• Dewey Clayton, political science professor, 502-852-8969, or e-mail Dewey Clayton

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

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