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There’s a new beat emerging at the University of Louisville School of Music and it’s bringing with it an island feel.

UofL's J. David Richardson, MD, professor and vice chair of surgery, Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, department of surgery, was elected president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) last month during the college’s Annual Business Meeting that was held during its 2014 Clinical Congress in San Francisco.

Viewers can lock eyes on a darker side of renowned artist Bob Lockhart’s creative vision at the final exhibition of a city-wide retrospective on his craft.

The University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and Lung Cancer Alliance announced Nov. 12 the Kentucky LEADS (Lung Cancer. ����ֱ��. Awareness. Detection. Survivorship) Collaborative, a project that will focus on reducing the burden of lung cancer in Kentucky. Kentucky has more cases of lung cancer than any other state and its lung cancer mortality rate is nearly 50 percent higher than the national average.

The University of Louisville Get Healthy Now Wellness Center hosted the 2nd annual American Heart Association Worksite Wellness Symposium on Nov. 7.

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, once were exclusively for military purposes. Today, a hobbyist can buy one at the local mall.

The founder of the nonprofit Pencils of Promise, Adam Braun, will speak to students Nov. 12 about developing an organization that has built more than 150 schools around the world.

Separating the science from the sensational is the goal of the November Beer with a Scientist program, “Ebola! What is it, how is it treated and should we be worried?” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, beginning at 8 p.m. at Against the Grain Brewery, 401 E. Main St.

A Kentucky organization that recognizes outstanding military veterans has named a University of Louisville graduate as its first female honoree.

The University of Louisville has made “Best for Vets,” a 2015 list of the nation’s most veteran-friendly colleges and universities compiled by Military Times.