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FLOOD RECOVERY UPDATE
Flooding forced UI writing programs to become improvisational artists
Most writers are fastidious about the details: They choose every word carefully, and their works are developed through a long, laborious process of revision and refinement through multiple drafts. But this summer the University of Iowa International Writing Program and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival were transformed into improvisational artists as the flood of 2008 invaded the campus. More >>
The Writing University: http://writinguniversity.org/
Engineers use flood of 2008 for research, future preparation
In a case of "making lemonade out of lemons," researchers at the University of Iowa College of Engineering's IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering research unit are using data collected on the flood of 2008 to study floods in general and prepare for any future floods along the Iowa River in particular. More >>
IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering: http://www.iihr.uiowa.edu/
Campus adapts to summer housing needs
Mother Nature threw a wrench into the university’s residence hall schedules in the form of a 500-year flood, but summer program participants, whether junior high or college students, adapted to spur-of-the-moment changes, as did those working behind the scenes. More >>
University Housing: http://housing.uiowa.edu/
Also:
UI awards first bid to renovate flood-affected buildings: http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/july/071108flood-recovery.html
University provides flood recovery status report: http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Efyi/issues/issues2008_v45/07282008/floodupdate.html
Photo feature -- flood worker appreciation luncheons: http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2008_v45/07282008/photos/photofeature072808
'Excitement is Building' for Homecoming 2008 festivities
University of Iowa alumni are invited to celebrate Homecoming 2008 Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, when a full slate of festivities is sure to bring back memories of great times on campus. More >>
Alumni Band Reunion 2008: http://www.iowalum.com/band/
UI external support is a record $386.2 million for 2007-08
University of Iowa faculty, together with staff and students, generated an all-time record $386.2 million in grants and contracts for UI research, education and service during fiscal 2008, a 2.2 percent increase from 2007. More >>
UI archaeologists share artifacts while cycling across the state with RAGBRAI
Woodpecker Cave in North Liberty was just one of several stops during the Register's 36th seven-day Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). For the first time ever, staff with the UI Office of the State Archaeologist and the UI Museum of Natural History participated with other RAGBRAI riders, pointing out archaeological sites, and the artifacts they contain, to cyclists and residents of the communities. More >>
Museum of Natural History: http://www.uiowa.edu/~nathist/
Related Video: UI employees take talents on the road with RAGBRAI
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/august/080408RAGBRAI_hawkeyes.html
Leadership study suggests age may have helped Obama, hurt Clinton
Hillary Clinton prides herself on experience, but she may have had a better shot at the White House if she were younger, a University of Iowa study suggests. The research suggests that Americans expect women to reach their peak performance as leaders at age 43, four years before men's perceived peak at age 47. They also believe women's contributions at work start to decline at 59.7, compared to age 61.3 for men, according to the nationally representative online survey of 1,996 adults. More >>
Department of Sociology: http://www.uiowa.edu/~soc/
UI forecaster sees continued growth in Iowa economy
State revenues and incomes should continue to rise through 2009 and hold off an economic recession in Iowa, according to University of Iowa economic forecaster John Geweke. More >>
Department of Economics: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/economics/
UI Hospitals and Clinics ranks again with America's best
Ever since U.S.News & World Report magazine began publishing its "Best Hospitals in America" reports in 1990, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has appeared on that list 19 times. More >>
UI Health Care: http://www.uihealthcare.com/
UI and ISU establish shared DNA sequencing instrumentation
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University are pooling their resources to significantly enhance both institutions' genetic research capabilities. More >>
Carver College of Medicine: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/CCOM/index.html
Kates is named new CEO of UI Hospitals and Clinics
Jean Robillard, M.D., University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs, have selected Kenneth P. Kates as the new chief executive officer of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, pending approval by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. More >>
UI theater alumnus Bruce Shapiro is the dialect wizard of Oz
Bruce Shapiro, an alumnus of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, has been dubbed "the dialect coach to the stars." And for good reason: He wrote the book, literally, on how Australian actors can sound like Americans in stage, film and TV productions. A new edition of his 2000 book "Speaking American, the Australian Actors Guide to an American Dialect" with an accompanying CD, is just out from Currency Press, Australia's performing arts publisher. More >>
Department of Theatre Arts: http://www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/
Goudie-Averill is the new coordinator of the UI Dance Forum's Youth Ballet
Eleanor Goudie-Averill, who received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa Department of Dance in 2007, has been appointed coordinator of the UI Youth Ballet. More >>
Department of Dance: http://dance.uiowa.edu/
White shares how Pollock, other art saved
(Wall Street Journal, July 30)
There's nothing here but a few two-by-fours attached to a massive expanse of drywall. Then I see it, a small white plaque with black lettering that reads "Jackson Pollock / American, 1912-1956 / Mural 1943 / Oil on Canvas . . ." "This is where it was," says PAMELA WHITE, the interim director of the now vacant University of Iowa Museum of Art. "I came back here after the flood, when the museum was empty, and I wept -- it's heartbreaking." Thanks to the efforts of Ms. White and her staff, some 13,000 works of art were saved last month when the Iowa River flooded this lovely campus, overcoming much of the UI museum. More >>
Museum of Art: http://www.uiowa.edu/uima/
Merrill interviewed about Karadzic capture
(WBUR, July 22)
Radovan Karadzic, former leader of the Bosnian Serbs and one of the most wanted men in the world, was arrested in Belgrade. Karadzic was charged with genocide and was on the run for nearly 13 years. Among the people interviewed for the "Here and Now" program on this arrest was CHRIS MERRILL, author of "Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars." Merrill heads the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. WBUR is based in Boston. More >>
International Writing Program: http://iwp.uiowa.edu
UI nursing alumna saved Iraqi civilian's life
(Military.com, July 14)
Navy Cmdr. Pamela Harvey -- who earned a nursing degree from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA before attending medical school -- was serving in Iraq as an emergency room physician when an Iraqi man's vitals became unstable. The man, who was severely injured when a suicide truck bomb exploded outside a mosque, was bleeding from behind one eye, causing pressure to his brain. If they didn't perform surgery immediately, he would die. So Harvey went to work right there on the floor. "Knowing that I've impacted somebody's life that way is better than any paycheck," she said. More >>
College of Nursing: http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/
Alumnus created Baseball-reference.com while at UI
(City Pages, July 8)
A story about Sean Forman, the creator of baseball-reference.com, the most comprehensive baseball statistics site on the Web, notes that he created an early version of the site as a student at the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. City Pages is published in Minneapolis-St. Paul. More >>
Remarkable People: Don Gurnett
University of Iowa physics and astronomy professor Don Gurnett perhaps sealed his destiny in his first year as an undergraduate at Iowa—when he marched into James Van Allen’s office and asked for work. The year was 1958, and the young electrical engineering student was unfazed—excited, rather—by the recent celebrity of Van Allen, the renowned Iowa physicist who had just been part of the successful launch of Explorer 1. The first American satellite had carried onboard an experiment designed by Van Allen. More >>
Iowa students build business, get help from Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute
John Slump and Jared Garfield knew they had a good idea for a new medical product, a device that prevents worker and patient exposure to hazardous medications. They knew there was a market for their product -- not only does it increase safety, it also improves productivity and reduces overhead. They knew how to design and build it, too. But they still had a lot of questions. Who would build it? How long would it take and how much would it cost? How would it be distributed and marketed? Who would sell it? More >>
Related: UI inspires next generation of entrepreneurs (video feature)
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/july/072908businesscamp_video.html
University conservator helps save libraries in Peru
Last November, University of Iowa Libraries Conservator Gary Frost visited Arequipa, Peru, at former UI Librarian Helen Ryan's invitation to assist in preservation assessment of the historical libraries in the area. Frost returned to Arequipa July 7 for a two-week trip to provide further assistance along with colleagues from two other universities. Frost and his team assessed preservation risks and advised local librarians on how to protect exhibits, as well as gave advice on storage and conservation. More >>
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