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News in Brief
AROUND CAMPUSUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art works return to campus Nearly 250 works of art from the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) permanent collection are now available for viewing by appointment, thanks to a collaboration between the Museum of Art and University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections. The 197 prints, 38 photographs, and 13 drawings are the first works from the museum's collection to return to campus since the June floods forced evacuation of the building and removal of the collection to art storage in Chicago. The works will be stored in Special Collections, located on the third floor of the UI Main Library. Instructors at The University of Iowa may make appointments for their classes to view selections from the group in a classroom adjacent to Special Collections. Individuals, including students, may make appointments to see specific works in the Special Collections Reading Room. Contact Nathan Popp, UIMA curatorial graduate assistant, at nathan-popp@uiowa.edu for more information or to set up a Special Collections visit. Visit the UIMA web site at www.uiowa.edu/uima for a link to a list of available works.
University resumes Beckwith Boathouse construction Construction is set to resume on the new Beckwith Boathouse—featuring a more flood-resistant design—after a nearly four-month delay. The building project was suspended in June due to widespread flooding. The University, in coordination with local architect Neumann-Monson, has made design refinements to the project to ensure the new structure can withstand flooding threats to its Terrell Mill Park construction site on the Iowa River. The modified design will move building systems to the upper level and will fortify lower-level space to endure floodwaters. The new design was reviewed and endorsed by UI officials, UI Flood Mitigation Task Force representatives, flood mitigation consultants, and the City of Iowa City. The boathouse will host the UI Women's Rowing Team, club rowing activities, and community meeting space. The building project is significantly funded through gifts to the University, with a lead naming gift provided by P. Sue Beckwith, a former UI student athlete and noted Des Moines surgeon. Beckwith Boathouse will incorporate sustainable design techniques and is planned to be a LEED-certified building. Construction work is expected to be completed in about a year.
Halloween fun in store at UI museums, geoscience department Visitors can solve a mystery, explore a spooky science lab, and a take ghostly journey to the center of the earth during the third annual "Creepy Campus Crawl," slated for 6:30–8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at The University of Iowa's Old Capitol Museum, the Museum of Natural History, and the Department of Geoscience in Trowbridge Hall. Costumes are encouraged, and maps will be provided to lead visitors as they "crawl" through the three locations, each filled with eerie activities, ghoulish games, spine-chilling surprises—and, of course, sugary goodies. Admission is free at each venue. For more information, call 335-0606. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/101008halloween_museums.
QuickCare expands hours—just in time for flu season Cold and flu season is just around the corner, and now UI QuickCare at Old Capitol Town Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. UI QuickCare is a walk-in health care clinic open to anyone over 6 months of age. Affordable services are geared toward common ailments like earache, strep throat, and the flu. Care is provided by physician assistants or nurse practitioners who are connected to UI Hospitals and Clinics. Cash, credit/debit cards, or insurance are accepted, and payment is due at the time of service. The copay and/or coinsurance is waived for University of Iowa employees who have UI Choice or CHIP II health insurance plans. Special UI QuickCare hours also are offered at UI Family Care clinics in North Liberty and southeast Iowa City from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Visit www.uihealthcare.com/quickcare for a full list of locations, hours, and services.
Ombudspersons report notes continuing disrespectful behavior The University of Iowa Office of the Ombudsperson has issued its annual report for 2007–08. Disrespectful behavior on campus has concerned the office for several years and continued to be of concern last year. The number of cases the office handled that involved disrespectful behavior increased from 23 in 2006–07 to 52 in 2007–08. The report notes that the increase is in part real and in part due to a change in the office's recordkeeping system. Other areas of significant concern for the office include how members of the community are treated in transitional employment situations (for example, applicants turned down for positions and employees on probation and furlough), interactions between employees and their supervisors in performance evaluations and other difficult conversations, conflict among graduate students, and the disciplinary process for undergraduates. A PDF version of the complete report is available at www.uiowa.edu/~ooombuds/Annual%20Report%202008%20final.pdf.
Resources available for UI faculty, staff members impacted by flood An emergency relief fund is available to help faculty, staff, and students recover from the floods. Staff and faculty interested in applying for financial assistance from the UI Flood Relief Fund are encouraged to visit the UI Flood Assistance Request Page www.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery/uihelp.html. A Hawk ID and password are required to enter the site. Faculty and staff requesting financial support from the flood fund will be asked to schedule a confidential appointment to meet with an eligibility coordinator. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting the UI Flood Assistance Request Page or by calling 3UI-FUND (384-3863). Additionally, a UI Flood Exchange web site, www.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery/flood-relief/flood-exchange, has been created where members of the UI community can post messages seeking or offering assistance to one another. For more flood-related resources, news, and information, visit the UI Flood Recovery web site www.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery.
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 study examines how doctors discuss medical errors We can learn from our mistakes, but how willing are we to talk about them? And what happens when those making mistakes are physicians, who are often expected to be infallible? A new University of Iowa study shows that most general practice doctors in teaching hospitals are willing to discuss their own patient care errors with colleagues, but about one in four do not. At the same time, nearly nine of 10 doctors said that if they wanted to talk about a mistake, they knew a colleague who would be a supportive listener. The findings are reported in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. The results suggest that it is important to ensure that learning occurs not just in the person who made the mistake but also among their peers, said the study's lead author, Lauris Kaldjian, associate professor of internal medicine at the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100208medical_errors.html.
UI study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have found, in a previously identified gene, a variation that likely contributes to one in five cases of isolated cleft lip. It is the first time a genetic variant has been associated with cleft lip alone, rather than both cleft lip and palate. The study provides insight on a previously unknown genetic mechanism and could eventually help with diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cleft lip, which affects more than five million people worldwide. The findings appeared Oct. 5 in the journal Nature Genetics. The finding involved the lab of Carver College of Medicine faculty member Jeff Murray in collaboration with the UI lab of Frederick Domann and adjunct faculty member Brian Schutte. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100608cleft_lip.html.
UI study: minorities do not feel stigmatized by affirmative action Opponents of affirmative action point to stigma as a reason for dismantling the policy, but a new University of Iowa study counters that argument. Challengers of the policy argue that minorities who benefit from it could doubt their own credentials or feel the burden of being treated as if they're employed or enrolled only because of race—not because they earned it. But researchers surveyed 610 students at seven public law schools, and results indicate that minorities at affirmative action schools feel just as good about their qualifications and about how others treat them as minorities at non-affirmative-action schools do. Evidence that calls the powerful stigma argument into question is important at a time when California, Michigan, and Washington recently passed legislation to end affirmative action in public institutions, and similar measures are on the ballot this November in Colorado and Nebraska, said UI Law Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig. She conducted the study with sociologist Mary Campbell of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Emily Houh, a University of Cincinnati law professor. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100708affirmative_action.html.
Study provides insight on a common heart rhythm disorder University of Iowa researchers and colleagues in France have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. Also known as "sick sinus syndrome," the disease affects approximately one in 600 heart patients older than 65 and is responsible for 50 percent or more of the permanent pacemaker placements in the United States. While the newly discovered gene variant is rare, the study provides insight into cellular mechanisms that regulate sinus node function and identifies an unanticipated new pathway for developing future therapies to regulate more common forms of sinus node disease. The findings, which also have research implications beyond heart disease, were published online Oct. 1 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100708heart_rhythm_disorder.html.
Age-related macular degeneration: New gene association identified A new genetic association with the condition age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is reported in an article published Oct. 7 online in the journal The Lancet and will appear in an upcoming print edition. The article is written by Sarah Ennis and Andrew Lotery at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, and their collaborators, Robert Mullins and Edwin Stone at The University of Iowa. AMD is the most prevalent form of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries. A recent study, known as the Rotterdam Study, showed that 64 percent of people age 80 and older have signs of the disease, and approximately 12 percent of this age group have AMD so severe it causes them to go blind. The total yearly costs of health-care usage are seven times higher for patients with AMD than for controls, largely attributable to the decreased independence of affected individuals and increased need for assistance with daily living. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100708macular_gene.html.
TRANSITIONSHamot named new director of UI Center for Human Rights Greg Hamot, professor of secondary social studies education in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the University of Iowa College of Education, will become the new director of the UI Center for Human Rights (UICHR) for a two-year term effective immediately. Hamot succeeds Downing Thomas, UI International Programs associate provost and dean and professor in the UI Department of French and Italian in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, who has served as director since July 1, 2007. Hamot was on the committee for the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights that sparked the creation of the UICHR and has been involved with the center as a board member since its inception. He has also worked with the center on its Child Labor Project initiative and served as chief editor of the curriculum component of the project, assisting area teachers with the creation of six teaching modules addressing child labor issues. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100908hamotUICHR.html.
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