Student Reflects on UofL Program to Help Increase Physician Workforce in Medically Underserved Areas
One of the first students to enroll in a program at the University of Louisville to help address the acute shortage of physicians in medically underserved areas has completed the program, putting her one step closer to her goal of becoming a physician. Melissa “Missy” Sullivan of... - May 19, 2011
UofL Hosts Address by Nobel Laureate, DNA Structure Co-Discoverer James Watson
James D. Watson, Ph.D., winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for the discovery of the double helical structure of DNA, will present “Curing Incurable Cancer” and attend other events associated with the Kentucky Derby. Watson’s appearances are... - April 28, 2011
Julep Ball Names Survivor Ambassador at UofL
Louisville native Sherry Trenaman Howell has been named Survivor Ambassador for the 2011 Julep Ball, the celebrity-studded event held on the eve of the Kentucky Derby and benefiting the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center. - April 22, 2011
UofL Autism Center at Kosair Charities Centre Formally Dedicated
The University of Louisville and Kosair Charities today dedicated the UofL Autism Center at Kosair Charities Centre in a partnership that brings under one roof an array of services to help people with autism and those who have regular interactions with them. “For more than two years, our... - April 16, 2011
UofL Awarded $9.56 Million to Form First-Ever Multi-Center Cardiovascular Research Network
UofL-led consortium includes Johns Hopkins, Emory and VCU to study cardioprotective therapies. - February 10, 2011
New Works by UofL Professors Provide Latest Oncology Reference Guides
Two University of Louisville School of Medicine professors recently authored reference works in the field of oncology; one focusing on the use of radiation treatment for childhood cancers and the other on hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer. Dr. Edward C. Halperin, dean of the school, is... - February 10, 2011