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News in Brief
AROUND CAMPUSFour University of Iowa employees win Fulbright awards Four University of Iowa employees won Fulbright grants to lecture or conduct research internationally during the 2008-09 school year. The recipients are:
The Fulbright program, America's flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/101608fulbright.html.
UI launches redesigned home page The University of Iowa has a launched a redesigned home page, the front door to its presence on the World Wide Web. Located at www.uiowa.edu, the new home page keeps pace with changes in technology since its last overhaul in 2003. Its organization, visual appearance, and underlying technology are designed to facilitate easy navigation, showcase regularly changing content, and evolve as needed. The page features images of University life, news and events headlines updated daily, profiles of UI people developed as part of the University's "Be remarkable" campaign, and menus that connect visitors with the more than a million web pages maintained by UI colleges, departments, and programs. All told, UI web pages draw more than one billion visits each month. Staff from the Office of University Relations developed the home page in partnership with an advisory group from across campus, consulting widely with students, faculty, staff, and others. Also part of the project are revamped "second-level" pages located one click away from the home page, providing additional links that guide users further into the University's web space. For more information, visit www.uiowa.edu/homepage/hub/about_site.html.
Deadline looms for Working at Iowa survey About 45 percent of University of Iowa faculty and staff have taken the Working at Iowa survey, breaking the record of participation when the survey was last conducted in 2006. But UI officials are still hoping to hit 60 percent participation before the survey ends in a week.
Former child soldier and author Ishmael Beah to speak Oct. 29 Ishmael Beah, former child soldier and author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the First United Methodist Church, 214 East Jefferson Street in Iowa City, as part of the University of Iowa Lecture Series. The University Lecture Committee and the Office the Provost will present the lecture, which is free and open to the public. A book signing and sale will follow, courtesy of University Book Store. A Long Way Gone is the selected book of the One Community, One Book program, presented by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/101608ishmael-beah.html.
June floods make Dance Gala 2008 a "Special Issue" The June flood closed Hancher Auditorium, but that did not stop the UI Department of Dance from proceeding with its major annual performance event, Dance Gala. It merely made Dance Gala 2008 a two-week "Special Edition," presented on the fully equipped dance stage in Space/Place Theater of North Hall. The performances, featuring guest stars Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis, will be at 8 p.m., Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 30–Nov. 1, and Nov. 6–8. North Hall, which is accessible on foot from the T. Anne Cleary Walkway, is across the pedestrian bridge from free parking in the Hancher lot, and parking is also available right next door in the North Campus ramp at the north end of Madison Street. Space/Place holds an audience of 220. The "Special Issue" of Dance Gala will feature classic works by legendary choreographers George Balanchine and Louis Falco, as well as choreography by UI Department of Dance faculty members Deanna Carter, Armando Duarte, and Jennifer Kayle. Tickets for the "Special Issue" of Dance Gala are $20 ($15 for seniors, $10 for UI students and youth) from the University box office in the Old Capitol Town Center. The box office is scheduled to move back into the Iowa Memorial Union around Nov. 1. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/101708dance_gala.html.
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 finds value in "junk" DNA For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain "junk" DNA—repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function—could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher organisms like animals and plants. Now, a University of Iowa study has found evidence that a significant number of exons created from junk DNA seem to play a role in gene regulation. The findings, which increase understanding of how humans differ from other animals, including nonhuman primates, appeared Oct. 17 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/101708exons_dna.html.
Too much success can cost index fund investors Index mutual funds have become increasingly popular for investors who want to participate in the stock market but don't want to spend all day watching CNBC or squinting at online stock tables. The funds are passively managed and track various indexes developed by companies like Standard & Poor's or the Frank Russell Co. as benchmarks for various classes of equities. Investment funds offer passively managed index funds that track the index by buying the stocks of companies in the index. But Todd Houge, an assistant professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business, has found that the way the index is put together can cost those funds' investors money. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/102008index_fund.html.
TRANSITIONSBraun named chief of staff for UI president's office UI president Sally Mason has announced the appointment of Mark Braun as the chief of staff for the Office of the President. "As I have studied the office and the most recent review conducted of the president's office, it was apparent to me that a chief of staff is needed," Mason says. "A chief of staff will improve the functioning and supervision of the president's office staff as well as enhance our ability to focus on moving the University forward." Braun, a Muscatine native, has more than 16 years' experience with the University, the Board of Regents office, the state legislature, the governor's office, and congressional offices. He was hired by President Mary Sue Coleman to be the UI lobbyist in 1998. He served in this role for six years before the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, reorganized the lobbying function into the board office. Before coming to work for the University, he was a staff member for the Iowa Senate and a staff member for a member of Congress after graduating from The University of Iowa.
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