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Muriel Harris, PhD, associate professor in UofL's School of Public Health and Information Sciences, has been in Freetown, Sierra Leone since this summer helping to care for her elderly father. While there, she has become involved in a group that supports women and children who have been affected by Ebola.

A firm belief in the value of education is one reason alumnus Wayne Mortenson, DMD, and his wife, Sue, have committed to a planned gift of $5 million to create an endowed fund to meet future priorities of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

Labor historian Toni Gilpin will discuss “Louisville’s ‘Most Perfect Union’” during two Sept. 16 talks about an interracial union local’s efforts in the 1950s.

UofL’s record incoming class of more than 2,900 freshmen spent time during their first week of classes not only finding their way around campus, but also finding student groups that spark their interest.

A University of Louisville professor chaired a 10-member American Heart Association panel of experts that formulated its first-ever policy statement on e-cigarettes.

Debbie Scoppechio, a three-time cancer survivor and founder and chairwoman of Louisville’s Creative Alliance advertising agency, brought a simple message to a group of aspiring entrepreneurs this week: Don’t give up on your dreams.

Professors will transport listeners from Mayan ruins to English gardens, explore the pope’s political impact and blur the lines between math and art through a University of Louisville luncheon lecture series this fall.

A grant from the National Science Foundation will allow the University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research to expand its facilities and staff.

Longtime law professor Edwin Render, who died last January, was honored Aug. 26 in a ceremony attended by faculty, staff and Render’s family and friends.

Resiliency—the ability to bounce back from challenges—is a major factor in success.