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ESPN GameDay��

The excitement of football season got kicked up a notch when ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast live from The Oval in September. We ready, and even of host Lee Corso, putting Cardinal pride and progress on full display for a national audience.

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We attacked our issues head on and , conquered a and, by , proved the adage “tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

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University of Louisville Hospital

On July 1, UofL’s University Medical Center of University of Louisville Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center following four years of a joint operating agreement with KentuckyOne Health. High-quality staff was retained and increased, and other improvements are well underway, making UofL a continued leader in teaching the next generation of caregivers and providing unsurpassed patient care.

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Research breakthroughs

UofL continued its growth as a premier metropolitan research university with life-changing discoveries and impacts including six years after a complete spinal cord injury, using one of our largest-ever federal grants to , as a public health strategy, on cardiometabolic disease and , and .

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Community Service

The bunch of do-gooders that are UofL’s students, faculty and staff , , , , and more. Our signature partnership program and .

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Fundraising records

It was a record year for fundraising, with our largest-ever , and a banner year for the supporting pediatric cancer research.

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More graduates, more diversity

More than 3,000 this spring, making the graduating class of 2017 one UofL’s largest. Our is the most diverse in our school’s history, and the number of to study at UofL is on the rise.

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More opportunities

UofL expanded its academic offerings in 2017, including a , the first of its kind in Kentucky, and a new major and minor in music and new media. We added new certificates in engineering and , launched an online winter session and introduced a , providing even more ways for students to explore their career options and determine how they can make a difference in the world.

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Student successes

Student successes are commonplace here at UofL. This year, our at the NASA Student Launch challenge, our held onto its national ranking, entrepreneurship teams received accolades for and a way to , and our baseball team went to the College World Series (while also ).

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More student successes

Our students were so outstanding this year, it bears repeating. This means student success also is number one on our countdown. UofL students again proved they’re among the best in the nation. hails from UofL, and there were ��(including ) bringing our Fulbrights total to 110 since 2003, more than all other Kentucky public universities combined.

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Fougerousse picked 87 photos for his annual “Favorites” collection. He started the project in 2010 when “everything started going digital.” He adds his favorites to a folder throughout the year and then revisits all of his assignments at year’s end to make sure he doesn’t miss anything that stuck out.

His favorite shots are those with motion. He also likes shooting music and theater events.

“They keep me entertained while I’m working,” he said. “But I always try to pick diverse styles for this project. There are still-lifes and portraits, too.”

The subject, he adds, is what makes for an interesting picture.

“A lot of times, I’ve tried to shoot with a minimal depth of field so you know what the subject is in the photo or what I want you to see in focus,” Fougerousse said.

Fougerousse explains a handful of photos from the latest “Favorites” project, including the cover shot of students walking around the Cardinal bird painted on a sidewalk on the Belknap Campus.

“This is a composite of two or three photos. It took a while to do. I like how it shows the movement on campus and I like how the people in the background are in focus,” he said. The photos were taken with 2-second exposures, or “a slow shutter speed with a flash.”

Professor James Grubola, from the Department of Fine Arts and the Hite Art Institute, shown drawing ballet dancers.

Cate Fosl, professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice. “I like this one because she’s working next to a photo of Anne Braden,” Fougerousse said. ��

Arts & Sciences portrait series for the “I Think, Therefore I …” campaign. Fougerousse said he liked the black background of these portraits, as it was dramatic and “something different.”

Fiber Arts Studio series, including mannequins, baskets and other pieces of art. Fougerousse said he liked how these photos used a lot of negative background space.

The pendulum in Grawemeyer Hall. Fougerousse laid on his back underneath the swinging pendulum to capture the movement.

Brandeis School of Law Commencement. “I like the idea of the kids walking across the stage, too,” he said.

UofL’s Theatre production of “Fences.” Fougerousse said this one especially sticks out now, since the movie adaptation of “Fences” is winning coveted awards.

Finally, UofL’s quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, Lamar Jackson. “I try to pick a couple of sports pictures every year, even though I don’t shoot a lot of sports. With Lamar, you could tell he was going to be something special,” Fougerousse said.

Fougerousse’s entire “2016 Favorites” collection is .��