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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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Congressman John Yarmuth to offer insight into federal funding for science at UofL

When the federal government reduces funding for scientific research, labs may close and researchers may lose their positions. However, researchers have a voice in the funding process, and legislators want to hear from them.

OUCH! Why does stuff hurt? Find out at Beer with a Scientist

Did you ever wonder why your head hurts when you eat cold ice cream? 

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OUCH! Why does stuff hurt?

At this month’s Beer with a Scientist on August 17, Kristofer Rau, Ph.D., will discuss the neurobiology of why we feel pain and explain why the “funny bone” hurts so often, why we get ice cream headaches, why amputees feel pain in a lost limb and other painful topics.