Forward, together
Cozy up with the fall/winter 2025 issue of UofL Magazine December 9, 2025
As another semester winds down, and another year wraps up, the University of Louisville is primed and ready for 2026. But first, settle in before a long winter’s nap with the fall/winter 2025 issue of UofL Magazine to explore what’s been going on in the latter half of the year with Cardinals here on campus and around the globe.
Inside this issue …
- As UofL’s storyteller, President Gerry Bradley is turning the page. Discover everything you didn’t know about the university’s 20th president in Right time. Right place. Right Cardinal. by Michael Jester ’19.
- A cross-collaborative team of UofL researchers and engineers illuminates how they’re working together to turn a common childhood ailment on its ear in Want innovation to grow? Just add light. by Betty Coffman ’83.
- Celebrate the history and future of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering in its centennial year, plus, see its brand-new building on Belknap Campus in From 0 to 100 by Michael Phillips ’14, ’18,
- A program for students is helping Cardinals turn classroom learning into real-world service in communities at home and abroad. Learn how in To serve, with love by Audrie Lamb.
- Hear how a professor, a painter and a student adapted UofL’s ancient Roman goddess for the modern age in Preserving Minerva by Caitlin Brooks ’15, ’18.
As of 2024, UofL Magazine has moved to two issues per year – one edition for spring/summer and another for fall/winter.
Michael Jester is the sr. manager of publications and content for the Office of Communications and Marketing, joining UofL after a career in advertising as an award-winning copywriter. In his role, he serves as the deputy managing editor for UofL Magazine, helping to highlight stories and good works happening throughout the university and its alumni community. Jester holds a bachelor of arts from UofL, where he was an individualized major, and is currently pursuing a master of arts in higher education administration.
UofL Magazine is the university's premier magazine for alumni and friends. To submit story ideas, provide feedback or contact the editor, please email editor@louisville.edu.
