By Janet Cappiello The raiseRED student fundraising organization that benefits seriously ill children and their families is already the University of Louisville’s largest student-run philanthropic organization, a bright example of our Cardinal principle that we are a Community of Care. Organizers are also working to plant seeds to spread that principle throughout Louisville and Southern...Read More

By Baylee Pulliam The University of Louisville has once again been named a top U.S. research institution.  The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, recently finalized, once more has  designated UofL a “Research 1” doctoral university with very high research activity. UofL is one of only 146 universities – roughly 4% of those considered...Read More

By Talia Horn UofL’s Faculty Senate held its latest meeting Jan. 12, during which senators received updated enrollment figures, student retention rates, a budgetary overview for the university and information on the $82 million in available funding for academic units through the University of Louisville Foundation. Interim President Lori Gonzalez provided senators with current student...Read More

By Betty Coffman A UofL research team has refined a process in which specific genes administered to heart muscle cells stimulate the cells to divide, with the goal of restoring heart function following a heart attack. Tamer M.A. Mohamed, assistant professor of cardiology, along with colleagues in UofL’s Institute of Molecular Cardiology and elsewhere, have...Read More

By Alicia Kelso It’s undoubtedly one of the biggest rivalries in all of college, but the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky will put their differences aside this week for a united fight against pediatric cancer and blood diseases. The Commonwealth Cup kicks off today and runs through the week, featuring a bevy...Read More

By Baylee Pulliam A University of Louisville research-backed startup has secured $2 million in funding to further development of a technology meant to make solar power more accessible. The startup, Bert Thin Films, plans to use the new funding — via a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and $1 million in...Read More

By Betty Coffman Proteins produced by oral epithelial cells protect humans against viruses entering the body through the mouth. Researchers from the UofL School of Dentistry and their colleagues have discovered details of this process and also found that oral bacteria can suppress the activity of these cells, increasing a person’s vulnerability to infection. A...Read More

By Janet Cappiello One arrived as an undocumented immigrant. Another couldn’t afford to replace broken eyeglasses. A third, the granddaughter of a University of Louisville custodian, needed a final boost after an 18-year academic journey. All three found the help and encouragement they needed from a Student Success coordinator in UofL’s Student Success Center. Introduced...Read More

By Jill Scoggins The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2022 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Dec. 6-10. UofL presents the annual prizes for innovative ideas and works in music composition, world order, psychology and education and gives a religion prize jointly with the seminary. Award recipients will be named at 10...Read More

By John Drees Editor’s note: In 2019, the private Gheens Foundation contributed $2 million to support the University of Louisville and, particularly, the Strategic Plan announced by President Neeli Bendapudi. UofL has invested much of that money to enhance safety and security features and to support seven priority projects in the university’s plan. This is...Read More