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Betty Coffman

Betty Coffman is a communications coordinator focused on research and innovation at UofL. A UofL alumna and Louisville native, she served as a writer and editor for local and national publications and as an account services coordinator and copywriter for marketing and design firms prior to joining UofL’s Office of Communications and Marketing.

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Dried sea monkeys and frozen wood frogs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Some animals have developed the ability to survive in extreme conditions such being frozen, drying or with a complete lack of oxygen.

UofL cardiovascular surgeon implants two patients with new heart-support device at Jewish Hospital

University of Louisville heart transplant surgeon Mark Slaughter, MD, has implanted two patients with an investigational device, the intravascular ventricular assist system (iVAS), at Jewish Hospital to improve heart function.