Weiner wins world order award for clan study
Understanding clan-based cultures is critical to the survival of modern democracies, says a legal historian who has won the 2015 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
Rihm wins Grawemeyer music prize for piece evoking 鈥榙ark colors鈥
鈥淚N-SCHRIFT 2,鈥 an orchestral work that explores the boundaries of musical space, has earned German composer Wolfgang Rihm the 2015 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
Need a reason to quit smoking?
How about this one? Kentucky has the highest rate of COPD in the United States.
Cancer center-related project gets spotlight
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics (ACT), a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, has been chosen by Informa and Kantar Health as one of the 鈥2014 Top 10 Most Interesting Oncology Projects to Watch鈥 for its compound, PFK-158.
UofL, seminary to name 2015 winners
The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2015 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Dec. 1-5.
Childhood cancer research grant awarded to UofL
The St. Baldrick鈥檚 Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, has awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant to the University of Louisville (UofL). This grant is one of 40 infrastructure grants awarded as part of the foundation鈥檚 fall grant cycle, totaling more than $2.5 million and surpassing last year鈥檚 total awarded during this same period.
Uof L fine arts students to display work at annual showcase
Thirteen graduating seniors at the University of Louisville鈥檚 Hite Art Institute will show off their works as the final project of their student career.
UofL to host annual ceramics sale Dec. 5-6
Handcrafted ceramics by University of Louisville student and faculty artists will be available for purchase just in time for holiday shopping.
Dance Theatre to perform annual take on 鈥楴utcracker鈥 ballet
Cotton candy angels and toy soldiers will fill the stage during the University of Louisville Dance Theatre鈥檚 version of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 classic 鈥淣utcracker鈥 ballet.
Powerful force: Study shows young children strongly favor familiar characters
Parents shopping for coveted holiday toys know well the pull that familiar characters in cartoons, movies or ads exert on purchasing. A recent study shows that even young children are highly susceptible to the allure of favorite characters when it comes to choosing products.