The University of Louisville, a public university located in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the top 175 institutions of higher education in the United States. The Kentucky General Assembly established the school in 1813. In 1970, it became part of the state system of schools. Today, the multiple campuses sit on nearly 700 acres of land in an urban setting. The motto is “It’s happening here.” The university is known for its University of Louisville School of Medicine, which is where the first hand transplant and artificial heart transplant surgeries took place. Notable alumni include United States Senator Mitch McConnell, basketball player Darrell Griffith, Former United States Senator Chris Dodd, football player Lamar Jackson, Former Governor of Kentucky Louie Nunn, playwright Marsha Norman, football player Roman Oben and author Sue Grafton. The school’s colors are red and black, its mascot is Cardinal Bird and its teams are nicknamed the Cardinals. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I – ACC, and there are 23 varsity teams total. Varsity sports offered by the university include men’s football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf and tennis, and women’s basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, swimming and diving, track and field and softball.
Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being Lexington, the state's second-largest city. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County. More from Wikipedia...
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