October 3, 2008
News Releases
• School Safety, Crisis Counseling Expert to Speak Oct. 6
• UI Prevention Research Center Funds Pilot Projects
• NIH Selects UI and Polk County for National Children's Study
CPH in the News
• Plastic Chemical BPA Resists Regulation
• Dawson’s Alzheimer Research Featured in Newsletter
• Merchant Named Visiting Professor at UNC
Briefs
• UNC School of Public Health Names Merchant Visiting Professor
• Rebuild Iowa Public Health Task Force Releases Report
• CPH Web Story Spotlights Biostatistics Professor
• Flu Vaccine Offered on Oakdale Campus
• Abstracts for World Public Health Congress Due Oct. 17
• International Mondays Present Global Conversations
• Deadline for Public Health Conference Abstracts Extended
Research News
• Hardin Library Posts NIH Public Access Policy Tips
• HawkIRB Office Hours Aim to Answer Questions
• Monthly Grant Activity
Student News
• Hansen Award Recipient Offers Lecture for Students
IT Update
• Beware of Phony Email Greeting Cards
People
• Welcome Jason Hockenberry to CPH Faculty
National Public Health Observance
• October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
News Releases
School Safety, Crisis Counseling Expert to Speak Oct. 6Marleen Wong, a national expert on school safety programs and crisis
counseling, will present a seminar on the UI campus from 3 to 4 p.m.
Oct. 6, in room 2117 of the Medical Education and Research Facility.
Her lecture, "The Aftermath of School Violence, Disasters and
Terrorism: Evidence-Based Practices that Help Children Cope from
Traumatic Events,” is free and open to the public.
Read more...
UI
Prevention Research Center Funds Pilot Projects
The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center has awarded
a
total of $60,000 in one-year grants to support pilot research
projects
aimed at improving the health of rural Iowans.
Read more...
NIH
Selects UI and Polk County for National Children's
Study
The University of Iowa, along with health and educational
organizations in Polk County, has been selected to participate in
the
National Children's Study, a long-range comprehensive
National
Institutes of Health investigation on the interaction of genes and
the
environment on children's health. The investigation is the
largest
child health study for the United States and is expected to
benefit
the health of adults, as well. Participation for the UI and
Polk
County partners includes an initial five-year $11.9 million grant.
Read more...
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TopCPH in the News
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Plastic Chemical BPA Resists
Regulation
(The McGill Daily, Canada, 9/29/2008)
Firmer evidence is needed to convince regulators BPA should
be
restricted even though a recent paper found a correlation between
it
and human diseases.
“It’s a
scientific problem that has many
dimensions," said ROBERT WALLACE, professor of epidemiology.
"What
we’d like to do from a human
perspective is find a population of
people whose exposure to BPA is known and follow their health over
a
number of years.”
Read more...
Dawson’s
Alzheimer Research Featured in Newsletter
(Nuera On-Site, 10/1/2008)
JEFF DAWSON’s research on Alzheimer
patient’s driving abilities was
featured in Nuera On-Site, an online neurology newsletter.
Dawson,
associate professor of biostatistics, presented a research poster
on
the topic as part of the 133rd Annual Meeting of American
Neurological
Association which was held Sept. 21-24.
Read more...
Merchant Named Visiting Professor at
UNC
(The Herald Sun, North Carolina, 10/1/2008)
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Gillings School of
Global
Public Health has named JAMES MERCHANT as Gillings Visiting
Professor.
Merchant was dean of the UI College of Public Health until
August
2008 and is a UNC alumnus. His professorship will be based in
the
department of environmental sciences and engineering.
Read
more...
Briefs
UNC School of Public Health Names Merchant Visiting ProfessorThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public
Health has named James Merchant, MD, DrPH, a Gillings Visiting
Professor, starting this month.
Read more...
Rebuild Iowa Public Health Task Force
Releases Report
The Rebuild Iowa Public Health and Health Care Task Force,
which
includes CPH experts Chris Atchison and John Lundell, has
released
its first report. The task force examined four broad issue
areas:
basic human needs, public health, mental health, and health
care.
Read more...
CPH
Web Story Spotlights Biostatistics Professor
A new story on the CPH homepage spotlights a professor's passion
for
biostatistics. Joseph Cavanaugh, professor of biostatistics,
explains
how he keeps his students engaged, and why his work holds his
interest
in biostatistics.
Read more...
Flu
Vaccine Offered on Oakdale Campus
The influenza vaccine will be available free for full-time UI
employees
and for $15.50 for temporary staff and student workers on Nov. 3
from
1-3:30 p.m. at Oakdale Hall in the Gold Room. Those interested
must
present their University I.D.
Read more...
Abstracts for World Public Health Congress
Due Oct. 17
The 12th Triennial Congress on Public Health will bring
together
leaders from across the globe to discuss important public health
issues. The
congress, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on April 27-May 1, 2009,
is
accepting submissions for oral presentations, posters, and
session
abstracts.
Read more...
International Mondays Present Global
Conversations
Each week, speakers will present various fascinating
international
topics as part of International Mondays. This informal forum is
open
to the public and takes place from noon-1:00 p.m. every Monday at
the
Iowa City Public Library in Meeting Room A. Internationl terrorism
is
the focus of the Oct. 6 presentation.
Read more...
Deadline for Public Health Conference
Abstracts Extended
The due date for oral session and poster abstracts for the 2009
Iowa Public
Health Conference has been extended to Oct. 10.
Read more...
Research News
Hardin Library Posts NIH Public Access Policy TipsThe NIH Public Access Policy requires scientists to submit
peer-reviewed journal articles concerning NIH-funded research to
PubMed Central. Unfortunately, many journals are either refusing to
comply or are placing the submission responsibility on the PI.
The Hardin Library features resources.
Read more...
HawkIRB Office Hours Aim to Answer
Questions
Struggling with your application in HawkIRB? Come to the scheduled
IRB
office hours with your questions. Human Subjects Office staff will
be
available to answer questions about your application and the
IRB
application process.
Read more...
Monthly Grant Activity
All grants funded in August.
Read more...
Student News
Hansen Award Recipient Offers Lecture for StudentsThis year’s Hansen Award recipient, Jordan Cohen, M.D., professor of
medicine and public health at George Washington University and
president emeritus of the Association of American Medical Colleges,
will speak to students on Oct. 16 at a Health Sciences Student
Seminar, addressing professionalism and humanism in a managed care
systems.
Read more...
IT Update
Beware of Phony Email Greeting CardsThe CPH IT Office reminds students, faculty, and staff to be
careful with emailed “Greeting Card” and “Hallmark E-Card” messages.
The majority of these messages are scams that attempt to install
malicious code to your workstation using attachments or web links.
Please be careful, and delete these types of email messages.
People
Welcome Jason Hockenberry to CPH FacultyJason Hockenberry was appointed as assistant professor of health
management and policy in August 2008. He brought with him a background
in health economics, applied econometrics, and applied microeconomics.
Read more...
National Public Health Observance
October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness MonthFor over two decades, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been
building awareness and hope for future generations.
Read more...
Upcoming Events
College of Public Health
Visiting Professor Lecture --
"Aftermath of School Violence: Helping
Children Cope"
Presented by: Marleen Wong, assistant dean
and clinical professor, director of field education, School of
Social
Work, University of Southern California
Date: 10/6/2008
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: 2117 MERF
"Writing Science" Conference Oct.
7-10
UI presents "Writing Science at the Writing University"
intended
to bridge the gap between writers and scientists.
Date: 10/7/2008 - 10/10/2008
Associated URL:
http://poroi.grad.uiowa.edu/conferences/2008/writing-science-at-the-writing-university
"Southern Comfort" Documentary Viewing
This 2001 documentary follows Robert Eads, a female-to-male
transsexual turned
down by a dozen doctors for treatment of ovarian cancer.
Winner
of the 2001 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for a documentary. Screening
with popcorn.
Date: 10/7/2008
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
AgriSafe - Farming with Arthritis -
Rescheduled Online Opportunity
Presented by: Karen Funkenbusch, extension associate and director
of Farmers With Arthritis Project, University of Missouri
Date: 10/8/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Associated URL: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/
Seminar -- "Lesbian & Gay Mental Health
Issues"
Presented by: Laurie McCormick, M.D., assistant professor of
psychiatry, Psychiatric Iowa Neuroimaging Consortium. Pizza will
be
provided. Co-sponsored by CPHSA.
Date: 10/9/2008
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 2189 MERF
MY IOWA Diversity Retreat Oct.
10-11
MY IOWA is an engaging, free overnight weekend retreat for UI
students designed to increase awareness and understanding of
diversity and leadership on the University of Iowa campus.
Date: 10/10/2008 - 10/11/2008
Location: Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca in Solon, Iowa
Associated URL:
http://imu.uiowa.edu/OSL/culture_diversity/my_Iowa/index.php
Master of Public Health
MPH Seminar
-- "Flooding Response"
Presented by: Doug Beardsley, Johnson County Public Health
Director, and Sam Messer, MPH candidate
Date: 10/7/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: B111 Med Labs
Contact: Lexie Just, lexie-just@uiowa.edu
Community & Behavioral Health
Journal Club
Meeting
Article to be discussed will be announced the week prior.
Date: 10/8/2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1-107 BSB
Contact: Arlys Thompson, arlys-thompson@uiowa.edu
Epidemiology
EPI Seminar "One Person's
Approach & Philosophy to Research"
Presented by: Michael B. Cohen, M.D., professor,
Departments
of Pathology, Urology, and Epidemiology
Date: 10/9/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: E331GH (Med Alum Aud)
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Biostatistics
Faculty Meeting
Date: 10/6/2008
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: C225-GH
Contact: Terry Kirk, terry-kirk@uiowa.edu
Health Management & Policy
Bradden Cannon- Trinity
Fellowship
Date: 10/6/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Whitson Conference Room (E216 GH)
Contact: Jean Sheeley, jean-sheeley@uiowa.edu
Baylor Fellowship - Lisa
Kidin
2nd and 3rd year students
Date: 10/9/2008
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Whitson Conference Room (E216 GH)
Contact: Jean Sheeley, jean-sheeley@uiowa.edu
HMP-CHPR Research Updates - Tanya
Uden-Holman
Date: 10/10/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: E216GH (Whitson Conference Room)
Contact: Sharon Peck, sharon-peck@uiowa.edu
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