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The ground floor of a parking garage might seem an unlikely research lab, but for students at the University of Louisville’s J.B. Speed School of Engineering it’s been an ideal location to conduct research on vehicles powered by electricity.

Just in time for the new academic year, lots of great things are happening around campus to make bicycling easier, safer and more accessible for everyone. Here are some of the recent developments as well as some coming events cyclists and others will want to know.

Some people feel as though they’re on a never-ending treadmill when they’re toiling away in their offices.

A team of students and faculty from several Kentucky and Indiana universities will open its student-built solar house to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the University of Louisville.

The Ironman Triathlon will take place in Louisville Sunday, Aug. 25. It will affect parking and street access around Belknap Campus and downtown starting Sunday and extending into the wee hours of Monday.

The University of Louisville has received nearly $1 million in grant funding this year from the WHAS Crusade for Children.

Former provost Carol Garrison returned to UofL for the unveiling of her portrait in the Hall of Provosts Aug. 15, marking the first time she had been back to campus since her 2002 departure.

The University of Louisville’s Department of Theatre Arts is inviting the public to try out for two fall plays.

August is the perfect time for children going back to school to get immunized, and it’s also a great opportunity for the whole family to think about getting immunizations before the winter flu and other diseases strike.

Archaeologist and author Brian Fagan will discuss the beginnings of Egyptology in a free, public talk, “The Rape of the Nile,” at the University of Louisville Sept. 18.