April 25, 2008
News Releases
• College of Public Health Honors Lynch for Community Engagement
• Osher Institute, Riverside Theatre Offering Shakespeare Workshops
• UI Student Engineering Team's Hand-held Water Sanitizer Wins EPA Award
CPH in the News
• Training for Wheels
• UI Seeks to Close Pay Gap
• President Mason Talks About Salaries
• An Antimicrobial Crisis
• T-shirts Tell a Tale
• Report on Livestock Production to Be Released
Briefs
• Tonight: CPH Student Outreach Event at Coral Ridge Mall
• Iowa Board of Regents President David Miles to Speak April 26
• Donations Being Collected for OEH Staff Member
• Free Fitness Assessments Available April 29
• You Can ICON
• Grant to Support Hospital Quality, Leadership Project
• Early Registration Now Available for HMP Symposium
Research News
• Monthly Grant Activity Report
Student News
• CPH Students Form Team for NAMI Walk
• Tylenol Scholarships Available for Health Care Students
New Publications
• Health and Safety Bulletin
National Public Health Observance
• Cover the Uninsured Week, April 27-May 3
News Releases
College of Public Health Honors Lynch for Community EngagementCharles F. Lynch, professor of epidemiology, has received the College
of Public Health's award for faculty achievement in community
engagement.
Read more...
Osher
Institute, Riverside Theatre Offering Shakespeare
Workshops
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the UI Center on Aging
and
the Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival in Iowa City will offer
two
one-day workshops as part of the festival's summer productions of
"The
Comedy of Errors" and "The Winter's Tale."
Read more...
UI Student
Engineering Team's Hand-held Water Sanitizer Wins EPA
Award
A team of 15 students from the UI College of Engineering chapter
of
Engineers for a Sustainable World won first place in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's fourth annual People,
Prosperity,
and the Planet competition. The team received a trophy and $75,000
to
continue developing its hand-held water sanitizer to disinfect
drinking water in households of poor communities around the world.
The
team included CPH student Matthew Lozier.
Read more...
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Training for Wheels
(Bloomington Pantagraph, 4/22/2008)
A story about bicycle safety for children cites a critical piece
of
data revealed in tests at The University of Iowa: though kids
often
make the same decisions as adults about when it's safe to cross
streets on bikes, younger riders don't get the mission accomplished
as
fast. The research was funded in part by the Injury Prevention
Research Center. The Pantagraph is published in Illinois.
Read more...
UI Seeks to
Close Pay Gap
(Iowa City Press-Citizen, 4/22/2008)
An article on gender equity in University of Iowa salaries cites
two
University reports that found a pay discrepancy in the College
of
Public Health. "We had a salary issue in one particular
department,
and it's historic, a classic compression issue," said Dean
JAMES
MERCHANT. Officials in the college say the inequity has been
corrected.
Read more...
President
Mason Talks About Salaries
(Iowa City Press-Citizen, 4/22/2008)
University of Iowa President Sally Mason answered questions
about
gender equity in faculty salaries, including reducing pay
discrepancies in the College of Public Health.
Read more...
An
Antimicrobial Crisis
(The Daily Iowan, 4/24/2008)
Ellen Silbergeld, professor of health sciences at Johns Hopkins
University, discussed how the industrial production of food animals
is
affecting public health in a presentation sponsored by the
Upper
Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness. "There is a
crisis,"
Silbergeld said, noting the rise of antimicrobial-resistant
pathogens.
Read more...
T-shirts
Tell a Tale
(The Daily Iowan, 4/24/2008)
Multicolored shirts were on display on the UI Pentacrest on
Wednesday,
but not to make a fashion statement. The Rape Victim Advocacy
Program's Iowa City Clothesline Project displayed the T-shirts to
bear
witness to violence against women. The Global Health Club and
College
of Public Health Student Association co-sponsored the event.
Read more...
Report on
Livestock Production to Be Released
(KNEB radio, 4/25/2008)
The official word will not be released until next Tuesday, but
members
of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production are
talking. The report makes recommendations for policies that
could
affect the way food is produced. Commission members are saying
that
agriculture must address the welfare issues and public health
risks
occasioned by animal production systems. Commission member
JAMES
MERCHANT of the University of Iowa says he doesn't think shackling
the
industry is indicated. He said we want to have a healthy
livestock
industry but it needs to live within limits established by
society.
The radio station is based in Nebraska.
Read more...
Briefs
Tonight: CPH Student Outreach Event at Coral Ridge MallThis evening from 5 to 8 p.m. a group of CPH students and local health
partners will be staffing a public health outreach booth during Family
Free Friday Night at Coral Ridge Mall. Stop by for activities and
information on a wide variety of public health topics, from nutrition
to bike safety and clean water.
Read more...
Iowa Board
of Regents President David Miles to Speak April 26
Iowa Board of Regents President David W. Miles will present an
address
titled, "Whither Iowa's Public Universities?" on Saturday, April
26,
at 10:30 a.m. in the Iowa Room (#335) of the Iowa Memorial
Union.
Read more...
Donations
Being Collected for OEH Staff Member
CPH Staff Council is collecting donations for Phyllis Scheeler,
a
research assistant in the Department of Occupational and
Environmental
Health, who works on the IAAAP Munitions Workers Study. In the
early
morning hours of Friday, April 18,
Phyllis’ home near Brighton, Iowa,
burned to the ground after being struck by lightning.
Read more...
Free
Fitness Assessments Available April 29
Health Iowa/Student Health Service will offer free fitness
assessments
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, on the main deck at the UI
Field
House. The assessments include blood pressure screening, body
fat
testing, an aerobic step test, and various muscular fitness
tests.
Read more...
You Can
ICON
Need to brush up on your ICON skills? Attend an ICON training
session
on Wednesday, May 7, in the E178 GH computer lab. Three sessions
are
offered: basic features and functions, hands-on course building,
and a
sneak peek at ICON 8.3 Contact Ray Bennett (ray-bennett@uiowa.edu) to
reserve your spot.
Read more...
Grant to
Support Hospital Quality, Leadership Project
The Board of The Commonwealth Fund has approved a grant of $458,939
to
The University of Iowa in support of Improving Hospital Quality
Through Leadership Assessment and Intervention, a project of
the
Fund’s Program on Health Care Quality
Improvement and Efficiency.
Read more...
Early
Registration Now Available for HMP Symposium
The 30th Annual Iowa Healthcare Executive Symposium
–
“Perspectives on
Healthcare in America”
– will take place on Friday, October
17, 2008.
Read more...
Research News
Monthly Grant Activity ReportAll grants funded in March 2008.
Read more...
Student News
CPH Students Form Team for NAMI WalkCPH students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate in the
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 5K Walk on Sunday, May 3,
9 to 11 a.m. in City Park. So far the team has raised more than $900.
It's not too late to sign up or make a donation to the team. Please
e-mail Christine Hradek (christine-hradek@uiowa.edu) for more
information.
Read more...
Tylenol
Scholarships Available for Health Care Students
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2008 Tylenol
Scholarship. Nationwide 170 students will receive scholarships
ranging
from $1,000 to $5,000. Applicants will be judged on leadership
qualities and academic performance. Applications must be received
by
May 15, 2008.
Read more...
New Publications
Health and Safety BulletinThe May 2008 edition of the WORKSAFE IOWA Health and Safety Bulletin
includes the following topics: tornado safety, guidelines on
preventing skin injuries in cement workers, and information on
preventing poisonings.
Source: UI HealthWorks and WORKSAFE IOWA
Read more...
National Public Health Observance
Cover the Uninsured Week, April 27-May 3Forty-seven million Americans are uninsured. Nearly 9 million of them
are children. More than 8 out of 10 are in working families. Cover
the Uninsured, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is
a national effort to highlight the facts about uninsured Americans and
to advocate for effective policy solutions.
Read more...
Upcoming Events
University and College of Public Health
RiverFest
Enjoy music, movies, art, and a 5- or 10-kilometer
run/walk/wheelchair event at the 2008 RiverFest.
Date: 4/26/2008 - 4/27/2008
Associated URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eevents/04-25-08-riverfest.html
UI Accreditation Open Forums
Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to attend one
of
three open forums to speak with consultant-evaluators about
issues
relevant to the University's accreditation. All forums will be held
in the
Iowa Memorial Union as follows:
- Students and alumni, Lucas Dodge Room (Room 256)
- Staff, Penn State Room (Room 337)
- Faculty, Indiana Room (Room 346)
Date: 4/28/2008
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Iowa Memorial Union
Associated URL:
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/april/042408accreditation.html
Master of Public Health
Summer and Fall early
registration
Date: 4/26/2008 - 5/2/2008
Contact: Lexie Just, lexie-just@uiowa.edu
MPH Seminar --"Preparing for the
Practicum"
Presented by: Pam Willard, MS, RN, and Laurie
Walkner, MA, RN, Institute for Public Health Practice
Date: 4/29/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: B111 Med Labs
Contact: Lexie Just, lexie-just@uiowa.edu
Community & Behavioral Health
CBH Seminar -- "Population Sciences and
the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center"
Presented by: Elizabeth Chrischilles, CPH professor of
epidemiology
Date: 5/1/2008
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
Contact: Arlys Thompson, arlys-thompson@uiowa.edu
Occupational & Environmental Health
OEH Seminar Series
Date: 4/29/2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 123/125 IREH
Contact: Karlyn Harthoorn, karlyn-harthoorn@uiowa.edu
Epidemiology
Epi Journal Club
Date: 4/29/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: 2114 ML
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Epi Seminar
Date: 5/1/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: S724 GH
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Biostatistics
Biostatistics Seminar - Preceptorship
Reports
Presented by: Jinyang Zhang, "Survival Analysis of International
Unruptured
Intracranial Aneurysms: Considering Competing Risks;" Changbin
Du, "How to Improve Boiler Efficiency: Application of Neural
Network Modeling;" Eric Chen, "A Spatial Analysis of the Iowa
Child Passenger Safety Survey Based on Generalized Linear Mixed
Models"
Date: 4/28/2008
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
Contact: Ann Weber, ann-weber@uiowa.edu
Biostatistics Seminar - Preceptorship
Reports
Presented by: Zhiguo Zhao, "A Prediction Model in Computer Aided
Detection
of Pulmonary Embolism;" Elizabeth Dastrup, "Use of Mixed Models
in the Analysis of a Sound Localization Test for Cochlear Implant
Users;"
Joan Xie, "Competing-Risk Survival Analysis on Bariatric Surgery
Data"
Date: 4/30/2008
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: 1117 MERF
Contact: Ann Weber, ann-weber@uiowa.edu
Health Management & Policy
CHPR Research Seminar Series
Presented by: Yang Xie
Date: 5/2/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: E216 GH (Whitson Conference Room)
Contact: Sharon Peck, sharon-peck@uiowa.edu
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