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News in Brief
AROUND CAMPUSUniversity makes Buildings magazine’s “Who’s Who 2009” list University of Iowa Facilities Management is one of twelve organizations—the only one at a university—named to Buildings magazine’s “Who’s Who 2009: Leaders in Energy Management and Sustainability” list in the September 2009 issue. The organizations were chosen for their best practices in energy management and sustainability resulting in significant reductions in energy usage and operating costs. This is the fifth year in a row that Facilities Management has been named to Buildings magazine’s “Who’s Who” list and its fourth appearance as the sole university-based organization. The University of Iowa was also the only university recognized recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the Top 20 On-site Green Power Users, with a rank of 15th in the nation (July 2009). In addition, all new buildings and major renovations will be built to meet LEED Silver certification criteria at a minimum. The UI recently established a Certificate in Sustainability and has ongoing programs in recycling and composting, green purchasing and alternative transportation. The University is an EPA Energy Star Partner, an EPA CHP (Combined Heat and Power) Partner and an EPA Green Power Partner.
New York Times education blog to feature UI admissions director Barron During the week of Oct. 19, Michael Barron, director of admissions and assistant provost for enrollment services at The University of Iowa, will be the featured “Guidance Office” blogger on the New York Times education blog “The Choice: Demystifying College Admissions and Aid” (http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/). Barron has been directing admissions at Iowa for more than 20 years and is a nationally recognized leader in the world of college admissions. Readers can post a question about the college search and selection process, as the blog may be of interest to prospective college students, or as a parent, counselor, or advisor to one. Questions will be accepted at http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/iowaq-and-a. Barron’s responses will be posted Monday, Oct. 19, through Monday, Oct. 26. For more information, see www.uiowa.edu/admissions/nyt-blog/index.html.
The Economist ranks Tippie MBA among world’s best The Tippie School of Management’s full-time MBA program was ranked among the best in the world in a recent survey by The Economist magazine. The London-based newsweekly ranked the Tippie MBA at No. 61 globally, up from No. 76 in its 2008 rankings. It was ranked 34th in North America, up from No. 40 last year. The magazine compiles its rankings using surveys of alumni and current students. It looks at four criteria: gauge of effectiveness at opening new career opportunities for graduating students; personal development and educational experience; increase in salary; and potential to network. More information about the ranking can be found at www.economist.com/business%2Deducation/whichmba.
UI center will help Iowa nonprofit organizations rebuild state’s economy A federal stimulus grant to the University of Iowa will help nonprofit organizations take on bigger roles in the state’s economic recovery. The $250,000 grant to the Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center in the UI College of Law will be used to help nonprofits learn about grant funding opportunities, and work more closely together to help the state’s economy improve. “Iowa’s nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations play a critical role in Iowa’s economic recovery,” says Richard Koontz, INRC director. “In these difficult times, Iowans turn to nonprofits for assistance for everything from housing and energy assistance to recovery aid, such as job training programs.” To help nonprofits collaborate more effectively, the INRC is working with numerous other state agencies and community development groups to hold a statewide conference this fall. The conference will include presentations and workshops about developing successful collaborations and partnerships, using resources, and other issues. The conference, “Iowa’s Economic Recovery: Working Together to Strengthen Our Communities,” will be held Nov. 16 at the State Historical Building in Des Moines. A follow-up conference will be held in October 2010. The INRC will also improve its web site so it can be used more effectively in distributing information to the state’s nonprofits and connect those organizations with resources and with each other. For instance, Koontz says the INRC will find American Recovery and Reinvestment Act resources at the federal and state level and provide information about those resources to nonprofits through the web site. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2009/october/101209centerstateeconomy.html.
Hawkeyes to host Pink Weekend Oct. 22–25 to raise awareness for breast cancer The University of Iowa field hockey, soccer, and volleyball programs will host a “Pink Weekend” Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 22–25, to help raise awareness for breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to attend all three events for a chance to win great Hawkeye prizes. The first 300 fans at each event will receive an official Pink Weekend t-shirt. Pink Weekend events are as follows:
Faculty, staff invited to make elevator pitch at Oct. 30 competition The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the University of Iowa Research Foundation will present the Fall 2009 Elevator Pitch Competition from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, in rooms S104 and S126 of Pappajohn Business Building. The competition is open to UI faculty, staff, and graduate students, and will award $25,000 in prizes.
Lunch with the Chefs to present "Taste of Thai" The award-winning chefs at the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) will present "Taste of Thai," a themed lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in the IMU Main Lounge. The lunch is $8 ($7 for University of Iowa students with IDs) at the door. All guests will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here for a full menu for this event and for more information on upcoming Lunch with the Chefs events.
UI, Iowa City–area writers can participate in National Day on Writing The United States Senate has unanimously designated Tuesday, Oct. 20, as the National Day on Writing, supported by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and other organizations. Through the University of Iowa NCTE Student Affiliate (NCTE-SA), writers can participate by submitting their work to a “University of Writing” web site (http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/172173). The National Gallery of Writing web site will open to the public Oct. 20 and remain open until at least July 2010. The site is a public forum, a gallery for citizen-writers comprised of smaller galleries organized by state, genre, and topic. But the UI NCTE-SA already is accepting submissions of writing in any genre, fewer than 1,000 words, and accompanied by a “process piece”—a short (fewer than 500 words) personal account of writing the work. Contributors can follow the guidelines and submit stories, poems, recipes, e-mails, blogs, and even audio, video, and artwork.
Theatre Building to host world premiere of play about Paul Engle The world premiere of Leaner Than Light: 12 Frames of Paul Engle, University of Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna Lisa Schlesinger's two-person play about the legendary Iowa poet who led the Writers' Workshop to prominence and cofounded the International Writing Program (IWP), will be performed at 8 p.m., Friday–Saturday, Oct. 23–24, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building. The Oct. 24 performance will be preceded by Global Express, featuring staged readings of work by current participants in the IWP, at 6 p.m. Directed by Iowa Playwrights Workshop alumna Maggie Conroy, Global Express will feature short dramatic pieces, as well as stage adaptations of poetry and stories. Audience members are encouraged to come to Global Express and stay for the Engle play. Free refreshments will be available in the interlude. Both events are free and open to the public. Leaner Than Light combines Engle's own words, drawn on his poetry and memoirs, with scenes from his life and the recollections of colleagues. The production also incorporates video footage by Katie Roche. The roles of Paul and Hualing Engle will be performed by UI theatre arts alumni Benjamin Schmidt (who also designed the set) and Saffron Henke.
Here's a treat: Philharmonia to play free concert in the spirit of Halloween The University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra will anticipate Halloween with a concert of popular spooky compositions at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Riverside Recital Hall (St. Thomas More Church on Riverside Drive). The concert is free and open to the public. Under the direction of UI School of Music graduate conducting students Kira Horel, Christopher Fashun, and Andrea Molina—doctoral students of William LaRue Jones—the orchestra will perform "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, "Funeral March of the Marionette" by Charles Gounod, "Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modes Mussorgsky in the Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement, "Hexenritt" (Witches' Ride) from Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, and arrangements of songs from The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Philharmonia, designed for undergraduate students, features an expandable instrumentation that allows for a variety of repertoire from Classical to contemporary composers. The Philharmonia presents two or more concerts each semester and is conducted by graduate conducting majors in the studio of William LaRue Jones, director of orchestral studies and graduate conducting.
Jantsch, Philadelphia Orchestra principal tuba, will perform Oct. 22 Carol Jantsch, principal tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the first female tuba player in a major U.S. symphony orchestra, will perform as a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall, located in the Old Capitol Town Center in downtown Iowa City. The recital is free and open to the public. The program will be the Sonatine for Tuba by Jacques Casterede; Suite for Two by John Stevens, with UI faculty member John Manning; the Adagio from The Limpid Stream by Dmitri Shostakovich; the Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saens; and the “Carnival of Venice” by Jean Baptiste Arban, arranged by Patrick Sheridan. Jantsch won the tuba chair in the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2006, when she was still a senior at the University of Michigan, and she remains the youngest member of the orchestra. She has won several international competitions, has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, and has been featured on the NPR series From the Top. She is now a faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music. Learn more at www.caroljantsch.com.
UI Women’s Chorale performs Oct. 23 in Riverside Recital Hall The University of Iowa Women’s Chorale, conducted by School of Music graduate student Noah DeLong and accompanied by pianist Michael Schnack, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, in the Riverside Recital Hall (St. Thomas More Church on Riverside Drive). The concert is free, and parking is available in the Hancher parking lot. The Women’s Chorale is an ensemble that provides a choral experience for undergraduate women at the University.
UI Camerata vocal ensemble performs ‘Musica America’ Oct. 24 The University of Iowa Camerata vocal ensemble will perform “Musica Americana: A Sampling of American Choral Music” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Riverside Recital Hall (St. Thomas More Church on Riverside Drive). The performance is free and the public is welcome. Camerata Singers is a select ensemble that includes students from the UI as well as members of the community. Learn more at www.uiowa.edu/~music/ensembles/choral.htm.
Two experts to discuss the future of campus art museums Oct. 24 Two experts will discuss the future of university art museums during a Saturday, Oct. 24, presentation at Old Capitol Museum on the University of Iowa campus. The 10 a.m. event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UI Museum of Art as part of an effort to envision the future of the UIMA following the flood of 2008, which ravaged the museum’s former building. Tom Shapiro of Chicago, founder of the consulting group Cultural Strategy Partners, will discuss various operating models and objectives for university museums, including concerns such as audience, authority, and collaboration practices. Laurel Bradley, director of exhibitions and curator of the College Art Collection at Carleton College, will discuss her article, “Curricular Connections: The College/University Art Museum as Site for Teaching and Learning,” published in August by the College Art Association. The article highlights the opportunities and challenges of being both “an active site for teaching and learning” as well as a “community museum on a college campus.” On Friday, Oct. 23, Bradley and Shapiro will also speak to the Envisioning Committee appointed by UI president Sally Mason to develop comprehensive recommendations on the UI Museum of Art’s future. For more information, visit www.uiowa.edu/uima/programs/shapiro-bradley.shtml.
Bijou to present special screening of Copyright Criminals Oct. 25 The Bijou Theater, the independent film house operated by University of Iowa students, will present a special free screening of Copyright Criminals, a documentary produced by UI faculty member Kembrew McLeod, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25. McLeod, associate professor of communication studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will hold a question-and-answer session immediately following the film. Copyright Criminals poses the question: can you own a sound? The film traces the history of sampling in the music industry and the increasing government regulation on the practice, and features interviews with music legends Chuck D., George Clinton, and Clyde Stubblefield. Click here for more information on the Bijou Theater.
International Writing Program participants to hold free readings Two International Writing Program (IWP) participants—fiction writer Kyoko Nakajima from Japan and novelist and essayist Mabrouck Rachedi from France—will give a free reading at 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25, in Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Graduate student Anthony Marra will join them. Nakajima has worked as a magazine reporter and editor. She is the author of six collections of short stories and three novels, most recently E/N/Ji/N in 2009. Her first novel, Futon, was nominated for the 2003 Noma Literature Prize for New Writers. She participates courtesy of a grant from the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies at The University of Iowa. Alongside a job in banking, Rachedi has published articles in a wide variety of French periodical newspapers, including Metro and Respect Magazine. Of Algerian heritage, he regularly comments on immigrant-related issues on television, radio, and other media, and is active in cultural and citizenship outreach programs. He participates courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Paris. Other IWP events this week include:
Click here to see IWP writers' biographical sketches.
DeGowin Blood Center to host blood drives across campus this week The University of Iowa DeGowin Blood Center will host blood drives at several University of Iowa locations during the week of Oct. 19–23, starting with one at Hillcrest Residence Hall from 6 to 10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20. Additional blood drives will be held at the following times and locations:
Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and have been free of cold or flu symptoms for five days. All blood collected by the DeGowin Blood Center is for patients at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Click here for more information on the UI DeGowin Blood Center.
Students to share stories at disability awareness panel Oct. 22 People will have the opportunity to learn about the experiences of four different individuals with a range of physical and mental disabilities as part of a University of Iowa College of Education Disability Awareness Panel Presentation. The event will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Shambaugh Auditorium, Main Library (north entrance) on the UI campus. The UI College of Education’s Diversity Committee is sponsoring the panel discussion, which is part of a class, but is also free and open to the public. Students will share their stories about how their disabilities have impacted their educational experiences. Noel Estrada Hernández, an assistant professor in the rehabilitation counseling program, will facilitate the panel discussion. For more information or special accommodations to attend, call Coghill-Behrends at 319-335-5353 or william-behrends@uiowa.edu. For more information on the UI College of Education Diversity Committee, see www.education.uiowa.edu/diversity.
Voices of Disability writing contest welcomes submissions from all UI faculty, staff The University of Iowa Council on Disability Awareness is sponsoring a writing contest, Voices of Disability, to encourage creative writing that explores and illuminates topics around the word "disability." The contest is open to all UI faculty, staff, and students, as well as residents of the Iowa City area. There is no entrance fee. One winner will be selected for each of the following categories: adult prose, adult poetry, youth prose, and youth poetry. First-place awards will bring a prize of $150; second and third places will include $75 and $25 prizes, respectively. Winners will be announced in January 2010. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 1. For contest submission guidelines and more information about the contest, visit www.uiowa.edu/~cda/announcements.html.
UI master’s program in Urban and Regional Planning to host open house Oct. 22 The UI Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning will host an open house at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol on the UI Pentacrest. Charles Connerly, director of urban and regional planning, will give an overview of the two-year master’s degree program, and four alumni will discuss their jobs and careers. Refreshments with students and faculty will follow in the program’s Jessup Hall location. Planners are concerned with issues such as affordable housing shortages, urban sprawl, neighborhood revitalization, and traffic congestion. Areas of specialization include economic development, land use and environmental planning, housing and community development, geographic information systems, and transportation. Students in the program come from all undergraduate majors, and graduates secure jobs in government, private consulting firms, and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.urban.uiowa.edu/prospective-students/open-house or call 319-335-0032.
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:
DISCOVERIESProducts aren’t contagious, but UI research shows we act as if they are Urban legend has it that Las Vegas casinos hire what are known as “coolers,” professional mopes who ease up next to players on a hot streak in the hope that their bad luck rubs off and cools the table down, little black clouds who save the house money by raining on winning parades. A new study by a University of Iowa business professor suggests people make choices in ways that show we think such a thing is actually possible, despite our reason telling us it isn’t. Dhananjay Nayakankuppam, professor of marketing in the Tippie College of Business, studies what is known as the contagion effect, an irrational belief that the qualities of something can somehow rub off on a nearby object. In a study published recently in the journal Psychological Science, Nayakankuppam found that the contagion effect also applies to whole groups surrounding the supposedly contagious item; the more contagious the groups were perceived to be, the more easily properties were perceived to spread across the entire group. In one experiment, Nayakankuppam and his co-researchers showed subjects two tables holding nine coffee mugs each wrapped in boxes and told that one of the boxes contained a mug with a gift coupon. On one of the tables, the boxes were placed close together, while on the other, they were spaced several inches apart. Participants could choose which table they would like to pick a mug from. The test subjects consistently selected a mug from the table where the boxes were arranged close together. At the same time, another group of subjects were shown two tables of similarly arranged coffee mugs and told one mug was defective and might need to be repaired. This time, the subjects consistently selected from the table where the mugs were spaced further apart. The practical implications of Nayakankuppam’s research could influence how stores display products. It also suggests ways to enhance or inhibit certain behaviors. For instance, “if a restaurant menu lists a tasty food such as ice cream near a group of healthful foods, the quality of tastiness is likely to spread across the whole group.” Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2009/october/101209contagioneffect.html.
University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals approved to make drug product University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to manufacture a specially prepared sterile prescription drug product for a commercial client. The drug product contains a new chemical entity and is a sterile solution that is aseptically filled into a vial. The aseptic process eliminates microorganisms from the onset of production instead of eliminating them at the end of production. The aseptic process follows even more stringent FDA guidelines than the latter method. For contractual reasons, UI Pharmaceuticals cannot name the company or drug product. In late August, the FDA inspected UI Pharmaceuticals facilities and procedures and also reviewed the company’s manufacturing and testing procedures for the product. In September, the FDA recommended approval to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for UI Pharmaceuticals to manufacture the product. Subsequent FDA approval the company received means the company can sell the drug for approved indications and UI Pharmaceuticals can manufacture and test the product for the company. UI Pharmaceuticals, directed by Mick Wells, is the largest and most experienced university-affiliated, FDA-registered pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the United States. Learn more at www.pharmacy.uiowa.edu/uip.
$2.2 million NIH grant supports UI women’s reproductive health research The University of Iowa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been awarded a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support junior faculty researchers in women’s reproductive health. The grant, effective Sept. 30, establishes the Iowa Women’s Reproductive Health Research Career Development Center, one of 16 such programs nationwide. Funding is provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Office of Research on Women’s Health, both part of the NIH. The grant will fund protected research time and resources for three junior faculty physician-scientists at all stages of women’s reproductive health and medicine, from basic research to designing clinical trials. Research supported by the grant can include maternal-fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility, as well as other areas such as infectious diseases and cardiovascular disease, where findings apply to women’s reproductive health issues. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2009/october/101309women-health-grant.html.
TRANSITIONSUI Health Care names new chief medical information officer Lee Carmen, University of Iowa Health Care chief information officer, has announced that Douglas Van Daele has accepted the position of chief medical information officer. The chief medical information officer supports the development of clinical information systems that assist clinicians in the delivery of high-quality patient care. During his appointment, Van Daele will dedicate half of his time to the role of chief medical information officer and the remainder of his time to maintaining an active medical practice, providing patient care, and conducting research. Van Daele is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He joined the UI Carver College of Medicine faculty in July 2003. Van Daele also serves as the physician director of the Otolaryngology Clinic in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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