UofL, GE Appliances partner in education, research, development
The University of Louisville and GE Appliances announced Aug. 17 a partnership to provide onsite graduate-level engineering classes at Louisville’s Appliance Park and to work together on research and development.
Former Board of Trustees chair Owsley Brown Frazier dies at 77
Louisville philanthropist Owsley Brown Frazier, a longtime supporter of the University of Louisville and past chair of the Board of Trustees, died Aug. 16. He was 77.
Green Scene: Think outside the car
The time has come. This is your chance to turn it around! Save money. Get fit. Build community. Protect the planet. There has never been a better time to break the habit of driving alone to campus.
Faculty epidemiologist provides precautions for fairgoers to avoid swine flu
Kentucky State Fair patrons should be aware but not fearful of contracting swine flu, provided they adhere to some common-sense precautions, said University of Louisville epidemiologist and assistant professor of medicine Forest Arnold.
Freshman class well-prepared for college
The University of Louisville anticipates that the fall 2012 freshman class will be its most academically gifted incoming class.
Students ask ‘Will it all fit?’ on move-in day
Jessica Ruikka sat on the grass outside of Unitas Hall waiting to get this school year started — and the first step was getting all of the stuff that she brought from her home near Ann Arbor, Mich., to her new home in Unitas.
Theater department invites public to audition for fall plays
The University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts invites the public to audition for its fall plays Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21 and 22, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at the Thrust Theatre, 2314 S. Floyd St.
Belknap changes accommodate more cyclists
Greg Curtis (left) and Jerry Pellman of VCI Construction Co. install a bike rack in front of The Ville Grille, one 66 new racks going in on Belknap Campus this fall. UofL’s Sustainability Council is paying for the racks with funds allocated for the university’s Climate Action Plan.
Funnel cakes, roller coasters and cancer screenings
Munching a funnel cake or careening down a roller coaster track may not seem to have anything in common with getting screened for cancer — but they do. All will be featured again this year at the Kentucky State Fair, Aug. 16–26, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
Libraries receive $120K to support graphology collections, research
A donation to the University of Louisville Aug. 14 from the Council of Graphological Societies (CGS) will ensure that researchers who want to understand the connection between cursive writing and student learning, how people's handwriting reflects their personalities and the development of handwriting analysis have sources to use at UofL.