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November 7, 2003
Volume 41, No. 4

features

got milk? University helps new moms balance breastfeeding and work
Skorton announces strategy for reducing budget by nearly $10 million
Garr tackles new UI diversity role
UI, ISU radio stations team up over the airwaves

news and briefs

News Briefs
UI helps people get a handle on holiday stress
Who are the givers among us?
WRAC publishes book on center's history
Deadlines near for two fellowship programs

October Longevity Awards

Quote...Endquote

announcements

Bulletin Board
Calendar
Deaths
Publications and Creations

Offices and Awards

Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

other links

TIAA Cref Unit Values

Staff Development Courses

The University of Iowa

The University of Iowa

Ph.D. Defenses


 

Nov. 7

Mary Beecher (American Studies), “A Place for Everything: The Influence of Storage Innovations on Modern American Domesticity (1900-1955),” J. Desmond, chair; 8am, 704 JB

Kari Olson (Anthropology), “Methods of Control: An Anthropological Analysis of Fertility Regulating Technologies in Urban China,” M. Marshall, chair; 1pm, Callen Room, 205D GILH


Nov. 14

Thomas Oates (Mass Communications), “On the Block: Constructing Masculinity in ESPN’s Presentation of the NFL Draft,” J. Polumbaum, chair; 10am, W613 SSH

Carmen Mota de Cabrera (Education), “Teaching, Tutoring, and Revision: The Experiences of Two Freshmen ESL Students in a Rhetoric Class,” C. Colvin, chair; 3pm, N262 LC


Nov. 17

James McKeown (Education), “The Use of a Multimedia-based Tutorial for the Development of Appropriate Mental Models in Novice Computer Programming Students,” S. Alessi, chair; 1pm, 340B LC

Wendy Huang (Education), “Perceptions of Gender Discrepancy and Eating Disorders,” D. Clay, chair; 2:30pm, 350 LC

Andrew Hawkins (Microbiology), “Chemotaxis and Signal Transduction in Three Proteobacteria: Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Ralstonia eutropha,” C. Harwood, chair; 3pm, 3-560 BSB

Elise Fillpot (Education), “A Study of Selected Variables Associated with Freshman Attrition at the University of Iowa,” J. Dallam and C. Rzonca, co-chairs; 3:30pm, N434 LC


Nov. 18

Linhbao Tran (Mechanical Engineering), “Development of a Sharp-interface Cartesian Grid Method for Study of Shock-initiated Detonation in Energetic Materials,” H. Udaykumar, chair; 8am, 3210 SC

Lane Law (Genetics), “Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Adenovirus Serotype 30 Fiber,” M. Stinski, chair; 9am, 2117 MERF

Pratyusha Basu (Geography), “Village Cooperatives at the Intersections of Gender and Agriculture: The Work of Dairy Development in Gujurat and Madhya Pradesh, India,” T. Mutersbaugh, chair; noon, 205D GILH

Alberto Gasparoni (Oral Science), “Differentiation and Growth in Monolayer Cultures of Human Oral Normal and Malignant Keratinocytes and Their Relationship with Adhesion Molecules Expression,” G. Johnson, chair; 1pm, N212 DSB


Nov. 19

David Hogberg (Political Science), “Parties or Committees? An Analysis of the Bolling Committee Reforms in the U.S. House of Representatives,” P. Squire, chair; 10am, 343 SH

Anita Stineman (Education), “Factors Impacting Persistence among Nursing Students at Community Colleges,” C. Rzonca, chair; 12:30pm, N434 LC

Kevin Cunningham (Education), “Evaluating the Predictive Validity of CCAT Scores in Pre-clinical Chiropractic Education,” S. DesJardins and C. Rzonca, co-chairs; 2:30pm, N461 LC


Nov. 20

Mirou Jaana (Health Management and Policy), “Clinical Information Technology in Hospitals: Evaluation in a Rural State,” M. Ward, chair; 10am, E216 GH

Sungwon Lee (Pharmacy), “Characterization and Total Synthesis of Mycothiol: Exploring Roles of Thiols with Nocardia sp. Nitric Oxide Synthase,” J. Rosazza, chair; 2pm, S310 PHAR


Nov. 21

Zan Mi (Mechanical Engineering), “Task-based Prediction of Upper Body Motion,” K. Abdel-Malek, chair; 9am, 2128 SC

Ming-Che Lai (Industrial Engineering), “A Hybrid Genetic/Benders’ Algorithm with Applications to Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Problems,” D. Bricker, chair; 10am, 4511 SC

Huy Le (Business Administration), “Correcting for Indirect Range Restriction in Meta-analysis: Testing a New Meta-analytic Method,” F. Schmidt, chair; 2pm, W364 PBB

Chun-Ling Chuang (Industrial Engineering), “Supplier Selection and Order Allocation in Supply Chain Management,” P. O’Grady, chair; 2:30pm, 3111 SC


Nov. 24

Preston Phillips Jr. (Geoscience), “Paleoclimatic and Stratigraphic Implications of Early Diagenetic Carbonate Cements within Marginal Marine Mid-Cretaceous Strata, North American Western Interior Seaway,” R. Brenner and L. Gonzalez, co-chairs; 2pm, 231 TH


Nov. 25

Lokesh Gakhar (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering), “Flash Cooling of Protein Crystals for X-ray Crystallography: A Study of the Heat Transfer Processes Involved,” J. Wiencek, chair; 1pm, Gehry Conf. Room, IATL


Nov. 26

Maher Abdalla (Free Radical and Radiation Biology), “Modulation of Antioxidant Defenses and Down Regulation of Heme Oxygenase-1 by Hepatitis C Virus Infection in vivo and Hepatitis C Proteins Expression in vitro,” B. Britigan, chair; 2pm, B180 ML


Dec. 1

Jon Andresen (Neuroscience), “Vascular Function in SOD2-deficient Mice,” D. Heistad, chair; 10:30am, 3139 ML

Frances Pullen (Education), “Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Other Self-reported Barriers to Completing the Doctoral Dissertation,” J. Westefeld, chair; 1pm, 350 LC

Kelly Schmidt Clay (Speech and Hearing Science), “Variations in Neural Adaptation across Nucleus CI24 Cochlear Implant Users and the Relationship to Behavioral Dynamic Range and Word Recognition Performance,” C. Brown, chair; 1pm, 21155 PFP


Dec. 2

Walaisiri Muangsiri (Pharmacy), “Studies on the Reactions of Daptomycin and Aldehydes,” L. Kirsch, chair; 2:30pm, S211 PHAR


Dec. 3

Lisa Winborn (Education), “An Analysis of Mand Selection across Different Stimulus Conditions,” G. Sasso and D. Wacker, co-chairs; noon, 334 CDD

Evangelia Kikou (Music), “Exaltation,” L. Fritts, chair; 1pm, Rare Book Room, Music Library, VMB

George Achrazoglou (Education), “Assessing Teacher Preparedness Using Electronic Portfolios and Conventional Methods,” J. Marshall and W. Nibbelink, co-chairs; 2pm, N262 LC


Dec. 4

Kelvyn Moore (Business Administration), “The Effect of Ethnicity and Acculturation on Black Consumer Food Purchases,” C. Cole, chair; 10:30am, W401 PBB

Matthew Mordhorst (Education), “Long-term Psychosocial Adjustment of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors,” D. Clay, chair; 1pm, 350 LC

 

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