To Your Health: Skin safety
As the days grow longer and warmer, kids will begin to spend more time outdoors – at the ball fields, chasing butterflies, making sandcastles and hanging out by the pool.
Trustees approve 2012-13 budget, tuition/housing rates
The University of Louisville Board of Trustees approved a $482.6 million general fund budget for 2012-13, up about 2.5 percent from 2011-12, at its May 10 meeting. It reflects a cut in state funding and anticipated increased fixed operating costs.
Afternoon commencement speaker makes mark in world
Some people aspire to make a difference to the world. Some students, like University of Louisville commencement speaker Deep Aggarwal, are already well on their way to doing that.
Morning commencement speaker finds calling in oncology social work
Tara Schapmire will receive her PhD at the doctoral hooding ceremony Friday afternoon from the Kent School of Social Work. When she takes the stage Saturday morning to address fellow graduates, she will represent the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies as its Guy Stevenson Award winner for excellence in scholarship, leadership and other areas within her discipline.
Program aimed at strengthening diversity in health professions to graduate first eight docs
Eight health sciences students graduating May 12 — four dentists and four physicians — are achieving a milestone that has special meaning because they all came from rural, minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
Signature Partnership celebrates five years of community service
University of Louisville officials joined friends and partners from throughout the community Tuesday, May 8, to celebrate five years of teamwork and community improvement through its Signature Partnership initiative.
Outstanding students to lead the way
Each semester, University of Louisville colleges and schools select an outstanding student to represent them during commencement.
UofL Guitar Festival and Competition to feature concerts, prizes
Some of the nation’s leading classical guitarists will gather at the University of Louisville May 24–28 for the UofL Guitar Festival and Competition.
Van Clouse grooms business students to compete; receives Trustees Award
Van Clouse will be the first to tell you he’s not a traditional faculty member.
Commencement set for May 12; events also scheduled other days
More than 2,734 University of Louisville students are expected to graduate this semester and at least 1,800 of the soon-to-be graduates will take part in commencement ceremonies May 12 at the KFC Yum! Center. There will be two separate ceremonies to allow enough time for each graduate to step onto stage to receive a diploma.