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Lung cancer is the deadliest of cancers among men and women. But, did you know you can get lung cancer even if you don’t smoke?

Efforts by University of Louisville researchers to help children with spinal cord injuries received a significant boost today.

The University of Louisville has adopted a “living wage” program that will increase the minimum salary for regular staff employees to $10 per hour. The program is the first of its kind among Kentucky’s public universities.

The Trover Campus at Baptist Health Madisonville of the University of Louisville School of Medicine will receive the 2014 Shining Star of Community Achievement award from the Group on Regional Medical Campuses of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The award will be presented Nov. 7 during the AAMC Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.

Three students completing Master’s Degrees in fine arts will exhibit hand-painted prints, two-dimensional abstract textile pieces and unique hand-knitted works at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts Nov. 15 through Dec. 21.

Team Kentuckiana, a joint venture of the University of Louisville, Ball State University and the University of Kentucky, was selected to participate with 20 other collegiate teams from the United States, Canada and Europe in the 2013 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

An international cast will bring Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” to Louisville from sold-out performances in Poland and the Czech Republic.

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and Kentucky holds a high burden with the disease.

The University of Louisville soon will launch a clinical study to determine the effects of infusing plasma to accident victims during air ambulance transport — and has set up mechanisms for people who don't want to participate to opt-out of the trial in advance.

Music, dance and comedy that centers on family conflict and religious hypocrisy are part of the Nov. 20 ‒ 24 African American Theatre Program (AATP) production of “Monsieur Baptiste, the Con Man,” Roger Furman’s modern adaptation of Moliere’s “Tartuffe.”