Monday Memo July 17, 2017
Funding for product development and researchcommercialization:Aug. 7 pre-application deadline
Do you have an idea for a product that could improve patient care or enhance human health? If so, we want to hear from you. Funded by the NIH, the UofL ExCITE hub offers proof-of-concept grants for all types of health-related ideas. Grants are for a maximum of $100,000 per project, and we expect to fund 5 to 10 projects per year. All UofL faculty, staff, trainees and students are eligible to apply. A two-page pre-application is required by August 7. Questions and informal inquiries are welcome. Additional Information, visit UofL ExCITE or email sarah.andres@louisville.edu.
Monday Memo process change
Melissa Moody, PR and Publications Coordinator for the College, is leaving the Dean’s Office. Her last day is 7/21. Please note that Monday Memo submissions should not be sent via email anymore. Effective 8/1, content you wish to see in the Monday Memo must be submitted via web form at uofl.me/as-mmform. However, if you have questions regarding the Monday Memo or anything else about which you would normally contact Melissa, please email lindsey.ronay@louisville.edu.
Kudos
Prof. Jones’ show wins Best of Louisville “Best Radio Hour”
Prof. Ricky Jones’ (Pan-African Studies) radio show, “The Ricky Jones Show,” recently won The Best of Louisville’s “Best Radio Hour” in its first season. The show airs locally Sunday mornings at 10am in Louisville on 93.1 The Beat FM. It can be listened to nationwide on the iHeart Radio app. Season 2 begins in September. See the list of 2017 Best of Louisville Winners, and listen to season one of “The Ricky Jones Show.”
Criminal Justice in top 25 online programs
The Department of Criminal Justice was selected 11th out of 25 for the best online Master of Criminal Justice degree program by a program ranking website. For more information, visit thebestschools.org.
Items of Note
New Ethics Forward radio show/podcast hosted by Prof. Kolers
You can hear Ethics Forward hosted by Prof. Avery Kolers (Philosophy) at WFMP-LP 106.5 FM live on Tuesdays at 6pm, repeated Wednesdays at 10am, and then on Soundcloud thereafter. Last week’s installment featured Kate Norlock on her article "Online Shaming"! Tomorrow, tune in for an interview with Beverly Duncan of CLOUT on affordable housing in Louisville and the link between ethics and faith.
Correction: LGBTQ National Register of Historic Places designations
An “In the News” entry in last week’s Monday Memo – LGBT history 'reclaimed' in historic Louisville properties (The Courier-Journal, 6/30/17) – Prof. Cate Fosl (Women’s & Gender Studies, director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research), principal author of the "Kentucky LGBTQ Historic Context Narrative," whose work helped lead to historic monuments being placed at two sites in Louisville iconic to LGBTQ history – incorrectly stated that two historic monuments had been placed at two sites iconic to LGBTQ history in Louisville. In fact, two National Register of Historic Places designations have now been amended to note their LGBTQ historic significance.
In the News
First coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years coming to Kentucky this August (The News & Tribune, 7/10/17) – Prof. John Kielkopf (Physics & Astronomy) on the upcoming solar eclipse.
U of L's new accelerated program puts students one step ahead of the law (Business First, 7/13/17) – On a new partnership between A&S and Brandeis School of Law.
How best to watch the total eclipse of the sun (WHAS-11, 7/14/17) – Prof. Benne Holwerda (Physics & Astronomy) about the upcoming solar eclipse.
In the age of Trump, the US media is turning French—and that might not be a good thing (Quartz, 7/14/17) – Prof. Matthieu Dalle (French) on comparisons between French and American journalism.
