April 24, 2009
News Releases
• UI Recognizes Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni at Finkbine Dinner
• Grant Wood Osher Class Offered on April 23
• UI Has Highest Number of "Power Down for the Planet" Pledges
• U.S. News Ranks Graduate Programs, Colleges
• NIH Funds UI Blood Pressure Study for $8.5 million
CPH in the News
• Merchant: Don't Dismiss Value of Preventive Care
• Osher Institute Helps People Remain Intellectually Active
• Study Focused on Air in Flood-Damaged Homes
• Group Hopes to Build Honduran Health Clinic
Briefs
• Nominations Invited for Faculty Achievement Award
• CPH Honors Ceremony to Be Held May 15
• RiverFest Moves Downtown
• Student-Visitors Receive Environmental Health Education
Research News
• Junior Faculty Eligible for American Cancer Society Seed Grants
• Monthly Grant Activity
Student News
• Attention Prospective Graduates: Keep in Touch
• CPH Students Carry Water for a Cause
News Releases
UI Recognizes Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni at Finkbine DinnerThe University of Iowa honored outstanding students, faculty, staff,
and alumni April 14 at the 92nd anniversary Finkbine Dinner for
representative student leaders, one of the university's most
prestigious award ceremonies. FLORIN OPRESCU, who will complete his
doctorate in community and behavioral health this year, was honored
with a Hancher-Finkbine Graduate/Professional Student Medallion.
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Grant Wood Osher Class Offered on April 23
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, at the UI Center on Aging, is
offering a class on one of Iowa's greatest artists, Grant Wood, the
last summer of his life -- spent in the small Iowa resort town of
Clear Lake in 1941 -- and the paintings he finished there.
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UI Has Highest Number of "Power Down for the Planet" Pledges
The University of Iowa gathered 6,013 pledges for the "Power Down for
the Planet" challenge, the most by any university participating in the
program and a third of the pledges made by all participating
universities nationally.
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U.S. News Ranks Graduate Programs, Colleges
U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for graduate programs
and colleges nationwide. The College of Public Health continues its
No. 11 rank among other public universities and its No. 18 rank among
all public and private schools of public health.
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NIH Funds UI Blood Pressure Study for $8.5 million
Only about half the people with high blood pressure who see a doctor
keep their pressure under control. To study whether
physician-pharmacist collaboration can improve control rates,
particularly among minorities, the UI College of Pharmacy and College
of Public Health have received a total of $8.5 million through two
grants from the National Institutes of Health.
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Merchant: Don't Dismiss Value of Preventive Care
(Des Moines Register, 4/18/2009)
In response to an editorial that questioned the the cost-effectiveness
of prevention, JAMES MERCHANT, professor of occupational and
environmental health, authored an op-ed that defended the value of
prevention in the context of health care reform. Investing in public
health infrastructure and prevention policies and programs to improve
quality and health outcomes, while better controlling costs, should
provide the foundation for health care reform, he said.
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Osher Institute Helps People Remain Intellectually Active
(Iowa City Press-Citizen, 4/20/2009)
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides educational programs
for citizens aged 50 and older. Staying intellectually active adds to
the quality of life as people age, said Kathleen Buckwalter,
co-director for the UI Center on Aging. Osher is based in the Center
of Aging, which is part of the Carver College of Medicine and the
College of Public Health.
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Study Focused on Air in Flood-Damaged Homes
(The Gazette, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, 4/22/2009)
Health effects posed by flood air-quality issues are the subject of a
research study. PETER THORNE, director of the Environmental Health
Sciences Research Center, said the study measures mold, bacteria,
asbestos, endotoxins — molecules that can be released from bacteria —
and other sources of irritation to lungs or asthma or allergies.
Earlier this month, KIMBERLY HOPPE, CPH graduate research assistant,
took 32 air samples in a home in Palo. The tests sampled levels of mold
and bacteria and will be compared with levels in other homes.
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Group Hopes to Build Honduran Health Clinic
(The Daily Iowan, 4/24/2009)
Imagine a three-hour trip to the nearest health clinic, only to find
the center has run out of medicine. For some in Las Mangas, Honduras,
that scenario is a reality. A group of UI engineers, which includes
Leda Lozier, and her husband, MATT LOZIER, a Ph.D. student in public
health, want to build a clinic for the community. On April 26, the
group will hold a silent auction to raise funds.
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Briefs
Nominations Invited for Faculty Achievement AwardNominations are now being accepted for the CPH Board of Advisors 2009
Award for Faculty Achievement in Community Engagement. The award
acknowledges outstanding accomplishments by a faculty member in
leadership for community service. The deadline for submissions is
May 18.
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CPH Honors Ceremony to Be Held May 15
The college will hold its annual Graduation Reception and Honors Ceremony
on May 15 at the University Athletic Club to recognize the achievements of students, faculty, and staff members. The Milford E. Barnes awards are presented to one student
from each of the college's five departments and the Master of Public
Health program. Milford E. Barnes served as professor and head
of the Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine from 1930-1952.
RiverFest Moves Downtown
RiverFest, an annual event featuring a full lineup of bands,
comedians, dance performances, games, and more, has moved downtown.
Events begin tonight at 5 p.m. on the Pedestrian Mall in front of the
Sheraton Hotel and resume on Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m.
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Student-Visitors Receive Environmental Health Education
The Iowa Superfund Basic Research Center and the Environmental Health
Sciences Research Center hosted about 80 eighth graders from Columbus
Junction this week to offer them a "hands-on" education in
environmental health research.
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Research News
Junior Faculty Eligible for American Cancer Society Seed GrantsFunds for seed grants to permit the initiation of promising new
projects by junior faculty members and independent investigators are
available annually from the American Cancer Society. Submissions are
due to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Review Committee
by noon on May 11.
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Monthly Grant Activity
All grants funded in March 2009.
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Student News
Attention Prospective Graduates: Keep in TouchWe have charted your academic achievements, now we want to marvel in
your career accomplishments. The CPH invites graduates to keep in
touch through OnIowa.com, the official online community for UI
graduates. Join the 15,500+ alumni who keep in touch through
OnIowa.com. Registration is free, and it offers an easy way to
communicate with friends, former classmates, and your alma mater.
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CPH Students Carry Water for a Cause
On April 23, students gathered on the UI campus to participate in Be
Hope To Her, a national event in which students are advocates for
those living without access to clean water in the developing world.
During the event, women stepped into the experience of women in Africa
by walking around campus with a bucket of water on their heads. Other
participants served as educators for passersby as the students
carrying buckets caught the attention of many on campus.
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Johnson County Start! Heart Walk Social Justice Potluck Creating Community: The Role of Religious Beliefs and Traditions UI Statistics Seminar - "Estimation in Dirichlet Random Effects Proseminar - "It's Better to Be Healthy and Rich Than Sick and MPH Seminar - "Preparing for the Practicum" SeminarUpcoming Events
University and College of Public Health
Start! Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy
living in a fun environment. Proceeds from the walk benefit
medical research and educational programs in Johnson County. The
College of Public Health Student Association has a Heart Walk team.
Date: 4/25/2009
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: S.T. Morrison Park, Coralville
Contact: Erica Spies, erica-spies@uiowa.edu
Students, faculty, staff, and community members passionate about
Social Justice are invited to gather and share food, conversation, and
laughter.
Date: 4/28/2009
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The LGBT Resource Center, located at 125 Grand Avenue Court
in a Civil Society
This symposium is a campus/community collaboration exploring the
intersections of faith, politics, and a civil society. Campus and
community members are invited to join a dialogue to share
perspectives, question assumptions, and acknowledge the power
of the tensions of faith, religion, and politics in building community. Date: 4/30/2009
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Illinois & Iowa Rooms, IMU
Associated URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/~eod
Contact: Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, diversity@uiowa.edu
Models"
Presented by: George Casella, distinguished professor and chair of
statistics at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Date: 4/30/2009
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Room 140, Schaeffer Hall
Poor"
All are welcome to attend the film screening of the Proseminar in
Cinema and Culture: "It's Better to Be Healthy and Rich Than Sick
and Poor: Changing Currencies in post-89 Central-European
Cinemas."
Date: 4/30/2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Becker Communication Studies Building, Room 101
Contact: Natasa Durovicov, natasa-durovicova@uiowa.edu
Master of Public Health
Presented by: Laurie Walkner and Pam Willard
Date: 4/28/2009
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: B111 Med Labs
Contact: Lexie Just, lexie-just@uiowa.edu
Occupational & Environmental Health
"Nanoparticle Collection Efficiency to the Surface of Capillary
Pore Membrane Filter," presented by Will Cyrs. "An EHS
Internship Experience," presented by Kerry Krause.
Elluminate link: https://globalcampus.uiowa.edu:443/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1237908861759
Date: 4/28/2009
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 123 / 125 IREH, Oakdale Campus
Contact: Allison Fritz, allison-fritz@uiowa.edu
Epidemiology
Epi Seminar - "Retrospective Mortality and Cancer Incidence
Study of Former AEC/DOE Workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions
Plant in Burlington, Iowa"
Presented by: Alicia Quella, MPAS PA-C doctoral trainee in occupational
epidemiology training program for the Heartland Center for Occupational
Health and Safety, epidemiology Ph.D. candidate.
Date: 4/30/2009
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: E331GH (Med Alum Aud)
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Biostatistics
Biostatistics Preceptorship Reports
"Bayesian Survival Analysis of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treated
Patients," presented by Vivien Yin. "Extubation for Ventilated
Patients: An Investigation for Better Decision-Making," presented
by Amy Johnson. "Analysis of the Effect of GMP on Islet Cell
Transplantation," presented by Becky Mastbergen.
Date: 4/27/2009
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
Contact: Ann Weber, ann-weber@uiowa.edu
Health Management & Policy
HMP-CHPR Research Updates - Lawrence Prybil
Date: 5/1/2009
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: E216GH (Whitson Conference Room)
Contact: Karrey Smith, karrey-smith@uiowa.edu
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