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Visitors to Louisville International Airport through March will have the chance to learn about and pick up a brochure for the self-guided tour of Louisville’s civil rights history in the airport’s second-floor Pegasus Gallery.

Beer brewing, organic gardening, consignment shopping and whiskey tasting are among 13 new enrichment classes introduced by UofL’s Lifelong Learning program for spring 2013.

The UofL community isn’t taking a holiday on Monday.

Craig H. Blakely, dean at the School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, has been named dean of the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS). His appointment is effective April 1 and is subject to approval by UofL’s Board of Trustees.

Respondents to an analysis of UofL’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) indicated that one of the university’s biggest strengths is its people.

UofL officials announced Jan. 15 that the university’s comprehensive campaign will get a $6 million boost for student financial aid scholarships.

There are several types of glaucoma, according to Joern B. Soltau with UofL Physicians-Eye Specialists. The two main types are known as open-angle and angle-closure. Glaucoma is characterized by an increase in pressure inside the eye, which can cause damage to the optic nerve that ultimately can lead to blindness.

Graduate students know a lot about their fields, but knowledge alone does not make them effective teachers.

Flu cases are on the rise around the nation. So far, UofL has only a slight increase in flu cases, but now, says Campus Health Services, is the time for students, faculty and staff to take steps to prepare themselves against the flu.

Human rights activist Harry Wu, who spent nearly two decades as a Chinese political prisoner, will speak on campus Jan. 23 about U.S.-China relations.