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News in Brief
AROUND CAMPUSBluder named Big Ten Coach of the Year
University of Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder led the Hawkeyes to a share of the Big Ten Conference regular season title this season. For her efforts, she has received an accolade that she can claim all to herself: 2008 Big Ten Coach of the Year. This is Bluder’s second Big Ten Coach of the Year award—she first received the honor in 2001. Bluder has been named Coach of the Year five times throughout her career at Division I universities. She was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year three times (1995, 1997, and 1998) while coaching at Drake University. “No matter what happens in my coaching career at this point, I could walk away satisfied,” Bluder says. “It shows we can do things the right way and be successful.” Bluder is second on Iowa’s all-time wins list and joins C. Vivian Stringer as the Hawkeyes’ only two-time winner of the postseason award. She also becomes only the seventh coach in Big Ten history to win the award at least twice.
Ground broken on new Beckwith Boathouse The University of Iowa's newest athletic facility will be named the P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse. A groundbreaking ceremony for the boathouse was held March 12. The boathouse is named in recognition of a $1 million gift to the UI Foundation from Beckwith, a Des Moines surgeon, UI alumna, and former Hawkeye student-athlete. The P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse, a partnership with the City of Iowa City, will be built on the banks of the Iowa River in Terrell Mill Park, on Dubuque Street across from City Park. The Beckwith Boathouse will house the UI rowing team, the largest UI women's team and currently the only Iowa Hawkeye athletic program without a dedicated home. In addition, the boathouse will provide recreational opportunities for members of the UI campus and the surrounding community, with space for community crew clubs. Construction is scheduled to be complete in May 2009. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/031108boathouse.html.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Dean's Scholars, Collegiate Scholars Linda Maxson, dean of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has announced a new award, the Collegiate Scholar award, which will recognize mid-career faculty for exceptional achievement. This new award is a complement to the Dean's Scholar award, which, since 1999, has honored faculty who have demonstrated excellence in both teaching and scholarship or creative work early in their careers. Both awards are made on the advice of the college's Committee on Faculty Promotion and Tenure. The inaugural Collegiate Scholars are David Gier (music) and Sarah Larsen (chemistry). The 2008-10 Dean's Scholars are Bryant McAllister (biology), Morten Schlütter (religious studies), Helen Shen (Asian and Slavic languages and literatures), and Markus Wohlgenannt (physics and astronomy). Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/031408deans_collegiate_scholars.html.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Collegiate Fellows Three University of Iowa professors have been named Collegiate Fellows in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in recognition of their years of distinguished teaching, research, and service to the college. The 2008 Collegiate Fellows are Jeffrey Cox, professor of history; Alan MacVey, professor and chair of theatre arts and director of the Division of Performing Arts; and Kristin Thelander, professor and director of the School of Music. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030708clas_collegiate_fellows.html.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Hurtig Starch Faculty Fellow Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030708hurtig_starch_fellow.html.
New center will be at forefront of rural health communication The Center for Health Communication and Social Marketing, newly established in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will promote communication research to address today's public health challenges. This departmental center will promote research in five health communication core areas: health persuasion, health campaigns and social marketing, framing of health in news media, health literacy, and social relationships and family communication. These areas are consistent with the aims of Healthy People 2010, a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention campaign promoted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Research conducted at the center will include interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-based projects. The center also will recruit and train graduate students in the health communication subtracks in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health as well as health communication students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of Communication Studies in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Read the full University News Service release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/031208health_communication_center.html.
High-def video portraits attract recording-breaking attendance at Museum of Art Attendance for the current University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) exhibition, "VOOM PORTRAITS Robert Wilson," is on pace to become the best-attended contemporary art exhibition in the museum's history. "'VOOM PORTRAITS' won't run as long as some of the museum's previous 'blockbuster' exhibitions, such as 'Victorian Fairy Painting' or 'Lure of the West,' but we expect it to challenge their figures by the end of its run," UIMA director Howard Collinson said. "It will certainly be in our top five exhibitions overall for attendance." "VOOM PORTRAITS," an exhibition of high-definition video portraits by epochal avant-garde artist Robert Wilson, was commissioned and produced by VOOM HD Networks, a high-definition television company. The portraits of 33 people and animals, including celebrities like Johnny Depp, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Salma Hayek, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, require more than 50 screens and are accompanied by original musical scores. More information on the exhibition can be found at www.uiowa.edu/uima/voom/voom.shtml.
Tenure Workshop to be held April 8 in Dental Science Building The University of Iowa Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost are sponsoring the annual Tenure Workshop on Tuesday, April 8, in the Galagan Auditorium of the Dental Science Building. A panel of speakers will give those in attendance advice on how to be successful in obtaining tenure and will discuss applicable procedures. The workshop is free and no registration is required. See what Learning and Development courses are right for you UI Learning and Development, a unit of Organizational Effectiveness, provides professional development services to faculty and staff. There are many learning opportunities that will support your professional development and growth. Look for classroom instruction on leadership issues for managers, frontline supervisors, human resource professionals, and office professionals. Check out the following links:
DISCOVERIESResearchers link questionable mergers to CEO arrogance Research by two University of Iowa business professors reinforces the adage that CEOs should not believe their own hype. The work provides the first evidence suggesting that CEOs fall victim to their own perceived success when making merger and acquisition decisions. The research suggests that CEOs unwittingly give too much credit to their own ability when they initiate a successful acquisition, and that overconfidence then encourages them to make more acquisitions later that are more apt to lose shareholder value. But Matt Billett and Yiming Qian, finance professors in the Tippie College of Business, said their work also demonstrates that CEOs likely have no sinister motives behind their value-destroying acquisitions, and they frequently believe they are acting in the best interests of their shareholders. Billett's and Qian's research is contained in their paper, "Are overconfident CEOs born or made? Evidence of self-attribution bias from frequent acquirers." Their finding is that such CEOs are, in fact, made. Billett's and Qian's paper will be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Management Science. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030408ceo_arrogance.html.
Study: Increased risks for women three years after ending hormone therapy Women who received estrogen plus progestin as part of a major clinical trial on the benefits and risks of hormone therapy had a higher risk of breast cancer and other conditions three years after the study was discontinued as compared to women in the trial who received placebo, according to a follow-up study in the March 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial of estrogen-plus-progestin involved more than 16,600 women ages 50 to 79 nationwide, including 1,100 Iowa women who participated at The University of Iowa and study sites in Des Moines and Davenport. Study co-author Robert Wallace, professor of epidemiology in the UI College of Public Health, and his WHI colleagues analyzed the health risks and benefits experienced by 15,730 study participants who continued follow-up visits after they stopped taking the estrogen-plus-progestin therapy. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030508hormone_therapy.html.
Study: Rare syndrome provides clues on obesity, blood pressure University of Iowa researchers have found a clue about how resistance to the hormone leptin might disrupt the brain signals that tell the body when to stop eating. The research, which focused on the rare genetic disorder Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), also found an association between leptin resistance and high blood pressure. The findings, which were based on mouse models developed at the University, have implications for treating BBS as well as obesity and high blood pressure in people without BBS. The study appeared online March 3 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. "Bardet-Biedl syndrome is rare but its symptoms, including obesity and increased risk of heart disease, are similar to problems faced by many people without the syndrome," said Kamal Rahmouni, the study's principal investigator and assistant professor of internal medicine at the Carver College of Medicine. The research builds on previous BBS findings, including research led by current study team member Val Sheffield, the Martin and Ruth Carver Chair in Genetics and professor of pediatrics at The University of Iowa and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030408obesity_study.html.
Protein target for diabetes drug regulates blood pressure University of Iowa researchers have identified a molecular pathway in blood vessels that controls blood pressure and vascular function and may help explain why certain drugs for type 2 diabetes also appear to lower patients' blood pressure. The study is published in the March 5 issue of Cell Metabolism. A majority of patients with type 2 diabetes, which is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome, also are at risk for serious cardiovascular problems, including atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, and hypertension. Understanding the biological pathways that link cardiovascular and metabolic function could lead to better treatments for the millions of Americans affected by these conditions. The UI team was led by Curt Sigmund, professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics in the Carver College of Medicine, and Carmen Halabi, a student in the UI Medical Scientist Training Program and the study's lead author. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/030508diabetes_drug.html.
UI researcher finds coral diversity, reef development are unrelated Although ecologists agree that biodiversity is important for the functioning of ecosystems, new research published in the March 14 issue of the journal Science suggests than coral diversity and reef development are unrelated over the past 28 million years. Coauthor Ann Budd, professor of geoscience in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, noted that the finding is interesting because coral reefs are some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems to be found in the modern oceans. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/031408coral_reef.html.
TRANSITIONSSusan J. Curry named dean of UI College of Public Health Susan J. Curry, director of the Institute for Health Research and Policy and professor of health policy and administration in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will become the new dean of the University of Iowa College of Public Health effective Aug. 1. She succeeds James A. Merchant, who will step down from the deanship but remain on the college's faculty. "Dr. Curry's established expertise in behavioral sciences, proven ability to translate research findings into health policy, and collaborative spirit combine to make her an exceptionally gifted leader," said UI President Sally Mason. "I have confidence that these same qualities will enable her to lead our College of Public Health toward continued excellence at the national and international levels. On behalf of the entire university community, I am delighted to extend our warmest welcome to her." Read the full UI News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/032008curry_COPHdean.html.
Robillard will step down as dean to focus on VP duties Jean E. Robillard, University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, announced March 14 that he is stepping down from his role as dean to focus on his leadership responsibilities as vice president. Robillard became dean in 2003 and assumed the additional responsibilities of vice president last year. As vice president, he has led a reorganization of UI Health Care to more closely integrate its component entities: UI Hospitals and Clinics, UI Physicians, and the UI Carver College of Medicine. Robillard announced that an internal search for a new dean will begin immediately and he would like the new dean in place by July 1.
Jay Sa-Aadu named head of Tippie MBA programs In his new position, Sa-Aadu will oversee the college's four graduate-level management education programs: the Full-Time Tippie MBA, Executive MBA, Part-Time MBA-PM (Professional and Managers), and the International Executive MBA Program in Hong Kong and Beijing. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/march/031408sa_aadu_mba.html. Deaths
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