January 25, 2008
CPH Dean Search Update
• Fourth Dean Candidate Interviews on Campus
CPH in the News
• Radon Research Cited
• Field Comments on the Dangers of Radon
• Gray: Handwashing Reduces Transmission of Adenovirus
• FACE Program Tracks Iowa Worker Deaths
• Leung-Heras Comments on Health Care Access
Briefs
• Reminder: MLK Keynote Address Today
• Interdisciplinary Health Group Meets Jan. 28
• UI Staff Leave Policy Update
• CPH Students to Present at Obermann/Graduate College Poster Session
Research News
• Great Plains Center Seeks Proposals
• Monthly Grant Activity Report
• Funding Opportunities
• Reminder: IRB/HSO Workshop Jan. 30
Student News
• Student Opportunities
• CPH Summer Research Opportunities
CPH Dean Search Update
Fourth Dean Candidate Interviews on CampusThe fourth candidate for the College of Public Health deanship, JAMES
TORNER, professor and head of epidemiology, met with UI leaders,
faculty, staff, students, and community members this week and shared
his vision for the future of the college. Biosketches, CVs, and photos
of all the candidates are available on the CPH Dean Search web site.
If you require a password, please contact Dan McMillan at
daniel-mcmillan@uiowa.edu.
Read more...
CPH in the News
Please note: Internet access to the full text of articles summarized below mayrequire on-line subscriptions to the publication.
Radon Research Cited
(The Kalona News, 1/19/2008)
An article urging Kalona homeowners to test their homes for
radon
cites research conducted by R. WILLIAM FIELD, professor of
occupational and environmental health.
Read more...
Field
Comments on the Dangers of Radon
(The Daily Nonpareil, 1/19/2008)
An article on the hazards of radon in the home quotes R.
WILLIAM
FIELD, professor of occupational and environmental health.
"Deaths
attributed to radon and its decay products surpass even the number
of
deaths each year from other dreaded diseases like brain cancer,
melanoma and bone cancer," he said. The Daily Nonpareil is located
in
Council Bluffs.
Read more...
Gray:
Handwashing Reduces Transmission of Adenovirus
(Reader's Digest, 1/20/2008)
An article about Ad-14, a new strain of adenovirus that has
caused
severe illness in three states quotes GREGORY GRAY, professor
of
epidemiology and director of the Center for Emerging Infectious
Diseases. “There are no preventive
treatments, vaccines, or therapies
specific to this strain,” Gray said.
But good hygiene, such as
hand-washing, can reduce transmission.
Read more...
FACE
Program Tracks Iowa Worker Deaths
(The Daily Iowan, 1/22/2008)
An article about Iowa worker fatalities in 2007 highlights the
Iowa
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program in the
Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Read more...
Leung-Heras
Comments on Health Care Access
(The Daily Iowan, 1/24/2008)
An article about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and
Human
Rights Week quotes JACKIE LEUNG-HERAS, a graduate student in
community
and behavior health. "Even though there are options for health
care
access doesn't mean it's affordable here. One of the goals of
public
health is social activism and promoting social justice and
human
rights. The disparity in health care is a human-rights issue,
but
equal access to that also has an international perspective,"
Leung-Heras said.
Read more...
Briefs
Reminder: MLK Keynote Address TodayThe Department of Biostatistics is co-sponsoring the 2008 Martin
Luther King, Jr., address on Friday, Jan. 25, at 3:00 p.m. in the Old
Capital Senate Chamber. Jacqueline Hughes-Oliver, professor of
statistics at North Carolina State University, will deliver the
lecture, "Building Bridges from the Past to the Present to the
Future."
Read more...
Interdisciplinary Health Group Meets Jan.
28
ROBERT WALLACE, professor of epidemiology, will be one of the
guest
presenters at the next meeting of the UI Interdisciplinary
Health
Group. The group will meet on Monday, Jan. 28 from noon to 1
p.m.
Wallace and Christopher Squier, professor of dentistry, will speak
on
the subject of tobacco harm reduction.
Read more...
UI Staff
Leave Policy Update
University Human Resources recently developed a statement
pertaining
to staff attendance and the use of leave benefits. HR encourages
staff
to become familiar with the document. For more information contact
Kay
Shie, CPH human resources representative, at kay-shie@uiowa.edu.
Read more...
CPH
Students to Present at Obermann/Graduate College Poster
Session
JACKIE LEUNG-HERAS and MARY WHITE, graduate students in community
and
behavioral health and 2008 Obermann Fellows, will present posters
at a
public poster session on Friday, Feb. 1.
Read more...
Research News
Great Plains Center Seeks ProposalsThe Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health is currently seeking
proposals for its feasibility/pilot project grant program. Total
funding up to $50,000 will be available for new feasibility/pilot
projects this year. Individual project awards will range up to
$20,000. The deadline for application is March 31, 2008.
Read more...
Monthly
Grant Activity Report
All grants funded in December 2007.
Read more...
Funding
Opportunities
The CPH Research Office web page has been updated with new
funding
opportunities as of January 25.
Read more...
Reminder:
IRB/HSO Workshop Jan. 30
The UI Institutional Review Board and the Human Subjects Office
are
sponsoring the workshop, "How to Complete a New Project
Application"
and "Tips and Tricks for Faster Review by the IRB," on Wednesday,
Jan.
30. All faculty, staff, and students who are conducting or who plan
to
conduct human subject research in the biomedical sciences are
welcome
to attend.
Read more...
Student News
Student OpportunitiesInformation for students about funding sources, fellowships, job
opportunities, conferences, and more. Contact Amy Engelmann at
amy-engelmann@uiowa.edu for more information.
Read more...
CPH Summer
Research Opportunities
The CPH Research Office has updated its web page with summer
research
opportunities for CPH students. You'll find descriptions of
various
centers and positions available as well contact information and
more.
Read more...
Upcoming Events
College of Public Health
Conference -- Economic Human Rights
Group
Internationally renowned human rights organizer, Cheri Honkala,
will
be the featured speaker and several community leaders will
facilitate workshops. A legislative listening panel will allow
attendees to share their economic human rights violations with
their representatives. The event is free and open to the public.
Childcare and food will be provided.
Date: 1/26/2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: 3rd Floor Ballroom, IMU
Associated URL: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/events/2008/01/26economic.shtml
Contact: Joelle Osterhaus, 319-621-5042
MLK Week Potluck Dinner
This event, co-sponsored by the College of Public
Health, CPH
Student Association, UI Center for Human Rights, and the Global
Health Club, is free and open to the public.
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Latino Native American Cultural Center
Contact: Amy Weismann, amy-weismann@uiowa.edu
Peace Corps Information Meeting
Learn about volunteering abroad in areas such as health,
education, environment, engineering, business, and agriculture.
Date: 1/28/2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: North Lindquist Building, Jones Commons, Room
300
Associated URL:
www.uiowa.edu/~pcorps
Contact: peacecorps@uiowa.edu
Occupational & Environmental Health
OEH Seminar Series
Date: 1/29/2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 123/125 IREH
Contact: Karlyn Harthoorn, karlyn-harthoorn@uiowa.edu
Epidemiology
Epi Journal Club -- "Optimal Medical
Therapy with or
without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease"
Presented by: Arick Sabin
Date: 1/29/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: B111 ML
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Epi Seminar -- "Measuring Medical
Practice; Quality Improvement with a Health Informatics
Perspective"
Presented by: Kirk Phillips
Date: 1/31/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: S724 GH
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Biostatistics
Biostatistics Seminar -- "A New
Framework for Large Scale Multiple Testing: Compound Decision
Theory and Data Driven Procedures"
Presented by: Wenguang Sun, biostatistics faculty recruit,
University of Pennsylvania
Date: 1/28/2008
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
Contact: Ann Weber, ann-weber@uiowa.edu
Health Management & Policy
ISAHL meeting
Date: 1/31/2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
Internship/Mentorship Meeting
Meeting for first-year MHA students to hear more about
internships and mentorship opportunities.
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: E331 GH
Contact: Torrie, Torrie-malichky@uiowa.edu
All Student Meeting
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: E331 GH
Contact: Torrie, torrie-malichky@uiowa.edu
HMP Research Updates -- "The
ACTIVE Cognitive Training
Trial and Predicted Health Care Expenditures"
Presented by: Fredric Wolinsky on behalf of the
ACTIVE, Posit Science, and QualityMetric Investigators.
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: E216 GH (Whitson Conference Room)
Contact: Sharon Peck, sharon-peck@uiowa.edu
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