“There’s a rich and important history there” Vivian said. “But it’s not fully appreciated.”

Listen to Vivian’s . The radio program, which was conducted on UofL Today with Mark Hebert, also featured Greg Carmichael and Jeff Bailey on UofL’s REACH tutoring and mentoring program, and Stephen Mattingly on UofL’s Guitar Festival, taking place Sept. 15-18.��

Looking at math in new ways

When parents say “I hate math” it gives their kids an excuse not to try and excel at math, according to UofL researcher Jenny Bay-Williams. She says “everyone can be good at math”, even those who say they hate it.��

Listen to Bay-Williams . Also on this program, Patrick Scott talks eye disease and vision problems; and Dr. Jennifer Koch and Dr. Michael Burk unveil a webpage for medical school lectures that anyone can access called Louisville Lecture.��

The program, which entails a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and learning with a health care leadership concentration track, begins this semester. Critical elements about the program include its focus on developing competencies of health care leaders and the competency-based approach, which allows students to proceed through the program at their own pace.��

“We have a whole broad expanse of individuals who have a lot of work experience in the health care field and may be close to a bachelor’s degree without actually having the credits to finish,” Bewley said. “Ultimately, those individuals need to proceed in their career development and be the manager or supervisor … we can get them there with this competency-based program.”

Listen to Bewley’s .��

The linked radio program also includes interviews with Dr. Craig McClain on the new NIH-designated center for alcohol research at UofL, and Fulbright scholar Ariel Weaver.��

Hip hop culture’s connection to kids’ curriculum

UofL’s Mark Hebert also recently interviewed school counseling professor Ahmad Washington and Cassandra Webb from the Louisville Urban League, who discussed using hip hop culture to connect with kids in school; Virginia Denny and Robbie Chitwood, promoting professional and workforce training offered by UofL; and James Chisholm and Kathy Whitmore from College of ����ֱ�� and Human Development, who are using Anne Frank to teach middle schoolers. .��