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News in Brief
AROUND CAMPUSFlood updates continue on UI flood blog For the latest news related to recent floods, see http://uiflood2.blogspot.com, maintained by University News Services. For links to flood recovery resources, see www.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery.
University offers resources to faculty, staff, and students for teaching, learning in times of crisis The University of Iowa Center for Teaching, in collaboration with the University Counseling Service, is offering resources for faculty, staff, and students dealing with the personal and institutional losses related to the flood. The Center for Teaching home page, www.centeach.uiowa.edu, provides a number of useful online resources under "Teaching in Times of Crisis." University Counseling Service, 3223 Westlawn, offers individual counseling to students as well as an educational program on "Resilience: Strengths in the Face of Natural Disaster.” They can be reached at 319-335-7294. Faculty and Staff Services offers counseling to faculty and staff members and their families who may have been affected by the flooding. They can be reached at 319-335-2085 for appointments or for more information.
College of Pharmacy faculty earn teaching awards Four faculty members in the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy have been recognized for outstanding teaching in 2007-08. "Teacher of the Year" award winners are Erika Ernst, associate professor of clinical and administrative pharmacy, who was selected by third-year pharmacy students; Susan Staggs, clinical assistant professor in clinical and administrative pharmacy, who was chosen by second-year students; and Rob Kerns, associate professor of medicinal and natural products chemistry, who received the honor from first-year students. Teacher of the Year awards are based on recommendations by students and reviewed by a faculty committee comprised of the previous year's award recipients. Mary Starry, clinical instructor in clinical and administrative pharmacy, is the college's recipient of the UI Collegiate Teaching Award.
Regents approve Carver-Hawkeye Arena revitalization The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the schematic design, project description, budget, and financing plan for a $47 million addition and revitalization of The University of Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena during its meeting June 12 in Ames. The Carver-Hawkeye Arena addition and renovation project will include the construction of a practice facility immediately north of the arena for use by the men's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball programs; renovation of the practice, fitness, and weight-training facilities used by the wrestling program; renovation and expansion of other fitness and weight-training space in the arena used by the majority of Iowa's 24 sports teams; the renovation and expansion of locker rooms in the facility; and the renovation of existing and the creation of new office, meeting, and storage space for use by administrative and coaching staff of the UI Athletics Department. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/june/061208carver_revitalization.html.
State Fair booth needs volunteers University Relations invites faculty and staff members to volunteer for the University's exhibit at the Iowa State Fair, which runs from Aug. 7 to 17 in Des Moines. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks—from answering general questions and distributing posters and other items to applying temporary Hawkeye tattoos to visitors. The UI booth is located in the air-conditioned Varied Industries Building at the fairgrounds. Shifts are four hours each: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; 1–5 p.m.; and 5–9 p.m. Fair admission, parking passes, and a “Be Remarkable” T-shirt will be provided. For more information or to sign up for a shift, see the UI State Fair web site at www.uiowa.edu/statefair/volunteers or contact George McCrory at 319-38(4-0012) or george-mccrory@uiowa.edu.
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:
DISCOVERIESUI team helps discover how measles virus spreads within a body Measles, one of the most common contagious diseases, has been thought to enter the body through the surface of airways and lungs, like many other major viruses. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators, including two at The University of Iowa, say that is not the case, and some medical texts will need to be revised. The findings, which have implications for disease treatments, were reported in the June 20 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The study was led by Roberto Cattaneo, virologist at Mayo Clinic, and involved UI researchers Paul McCray, professor of pediatrics in the Carver College of Medicine, and Patrick Sinn, associate research scientist in pediatrics, who provided the study a model system that closely mimics the cells lining the human airways. The research team generated a measles virus that cannot enter the airway epithelium and showed in rhesus monkeys that it spread in lymphocytes (immune system cells) and remained virulent. The monkeys developed rashes and lost weight, which are typical measles symptoms in the species. Follow-up tests showed the virus could not cross the respiratory epithelium on its way out of the lungs and was not shed from the infected monkeys, although the lymph system was infected. Read the full University News Services release at http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/june/062308measles.html.
TRANSITIONSBarron named UI Health Care associate VP for marketing and communications Ellen Barron has been appointed to the new position of associate vice president for marketing and communications with University of Iowa Health Care, effective Aug. 4. In this role, Barron will provide strategic leadership and direct all marketing, communications, and external-relations activities across UI Health Care's education, research, and patient-care missions, including managing internal and external communications; media relations; alumni and collegiate relations; community outreach; and marketing management to support new business-development initiatives, branding, market research, Internet strategies and advertising. She will oversee an integration of existing departments within the hospitals and the college. Barron will report to Jean Robillard, UI vice president for medical affairs. She has served as an independent consultant and principal for the Profit Management Group in West Chester, Pa., since 2003. Before that, Barron held administrative leadership positions with Catholic Health Initiatives in Philadelphia and Denver, and at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill. She also has served on the board of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation, a large, multistate health care system. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/june/062608barron_vphealthcare.html.
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