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UofL community invited to dance alongside 'Dancing with the Stars' world champion

February 26, 2018

Few professional dancers in the world have resumes as robust as Louis Van Amstel’s. In 1996, the Dutch native won the World Championships with his partner Julie Fryer.

UofL leading nationwide efforts to improve care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

February 21, 2018

At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number of adults living in the community with IDD has grown dramatically.

UofL researchers find unhealthy levels of chemicals in homes of older adults

February 21, 2018

Researchers at the University of Louisville have found high levels of several chemicals in the homes of local residents while examining the effects of home environmental exposures on asthma in adults 60 and older.