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October 20, 2000
Volume 38, No. 5

features

Text of President Mary Sue Coleman's October 3, 2000 Convocation address
Musicians find a home: The Maia Quartet settles in Iowa
New benefits web site helps users weigh options and minimize errors
University study celebrates 30 years of a community's heartfelt help
Speakers Bureau: No desks, no papers, no quizzes
Homecoming 2000: Parade, fireworks, and 'the game is won'
Getting to work, and parking when you're there
InSite: University of Iowa News Services
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news and briefs

News Briefs
Fairs celebrate health and wellness
President Coleman presents technology innovation award to business professors
Longevity Awards presented for October

announcements

Bulletin Board
Calendar
Deaths

Offices and Awards

Ph.D. Thesis Defenses
Pubs. and Creations
Coffee and conversation
Tuition assistance available for employee development
Staff tuition grant application for spring 2001

other links

TIAA Cref Unit Values

Staff Development Courses

The University of Iowa Homepage


Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

Oct. 24

Lyn Elliot (English), "Rethinking Escape, Entrapment, and Belonging in the American Road Narrative," T. Lutz, chair; 8:30am, 331 EPB

Christopher VanLandingham (Religion), "‘... According to Each One’s Deeds’: The Criteria and Function of Judgment by Works in Light of God’s Mercy as It Relates to Early Jewish and Pauline Conceptions of Eternal Salvation," G. Nickelsburg, Chair; 1:30pm, Callen Room, 205D GILH


Oct. 26

Allison Wright (Epidemiology), "Early Life Factors Associated with Childhood Asthma in a Rural Iowa Cohort: The Keokuk County Rural Health Study," J. Torner and J. Merchant, co-chairs; 10am, 2530 SB

Mary Wacker (Education), "Contingent Work as Employment Probation: Employers and Workers Seeking a Match," D. Bills, chair; 10:30am, N461 LC

Tara Smith (Education), "The Relationship between Racial Identity and Acculturation in African Americans," E. Altmaier, chair; 1pm, 350 LC

Denise Yoder (Education), "Teachers’ Perceptions of Elements and Competencies/Characteristics That Affect Collaborative Teaching at the Secondary Level," P. Retish, chair; 2pm, N262 LC


Oct. 27

Holly Welker (English), "The Rib Cage," P. Foster and K. Kopelson, co-chairs; 10am, 331 EPB

Hong Wang (Free Radical and Radiation Biology), "The Role of Mitochondrial Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase in Cancer Therapy," G. Buettner, chair; 1:30pm, B180 ML

 

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