UI Foundation Marks Record Year In Private Support

The University of Iowa and University of Iowa Foundation marked a record year in private support in 2004. Outright gifts to the foundation and the university topped $100 million for the first time, and the total outright and deferred gift commitments received by the foundation and the university in 2004 reached $177.9 million, a 15 percent increase over 2003.
http://www.uifoundation.org/news/2005/feb03.shtml

Lee Receives $1.1 Million For Driver Distraction Research

John D. Lee, associate professor of industrial engineering in the University of Iowa College of Engineering and researcher at the UI Center for Computer-Aided Design, has received a $1.1 million contract from Delphi Corporation, Inc., to help reduce highway crashes caused by driver distraction.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/january/011405lee_contract.html
College of Engineering - Center for Computer-Aided Design: http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/

Student Stock Portfolios Beat Market Benchmark

Stock portfolios managed by University of Iowa finance students have once again beaten their market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The Henry Fund, the MBA student portfolio, gained 14.67 percent over 2004, outperforming the S&P 500, which was up 10.88 percent. The Krause Fund, managed by undergraduate students in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, was up 14.64 percent, and also beat the S&P 500.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/january/012105stock_gain.html
Tippie College of Business – Finance Department: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/finance/welcome.html

UI Announces $2 Million In GEF Budget Reductions for FY06; Cuts Linked To Regents Partnership For Transformation And Excellence Plan

University of Iowa President David Skorton has announced $2 million in general education fund (GEF) budget reductions with the savings to be reallocated within the UI's FY2006 budget. The reductions in GEF support to various UI units are based on recommendations from a May 17, 2004 report of the General Education Fund Task Force, an ad hoc committee of faculty, staff and students appointed by Skorton. These measures for the coming fiscal year are in addition to $2 million in GEF reductions and reallocations undertaken during the current 2004-05 fiscal year. The Task Force report was also the basis for the FY05 budget decisions.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/january/012605budget_cuts.html
Office of the President: http://www.uiowa.edu/president/index.html

Professor Who Dodged Tsunami Returning To Thailand To Help

A quirk of cartography may have saved the lives of University of Iowa education professor Scott McNabb and his family, placing them on the side of Thailand opposite where the deadly tsunami struck in December. In March, McNabb will return to southern Thailand to help in the reconstruction of damaged elementary schools, efforts which aid workers say are desperately needed to help the children traumatized by the tsunami — many of them orphans — return to some state of normalcy.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/january/013105mcnabb_tsunmai.html
College of Education: http://www.education.uiowa.edu/

Doctor Teaches A Less Obvious Medical Skill — Ethical Decision-Making

When medical students at the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine learn about ethical decision-making in patient care, one of the things they paradoxically learn is that an "ethical" problem often isn't one. A physician's ability to reason ethically can contribute substantially to both the patient-physician interaction and health care delivery, said Lauris Kaldjian, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of internal medicine who teaches second-year medical ethics at the UI Carver College of Medicine. An article that appeared online Feb. 9 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine outlines the training approach developed by Kaldjian and two co-authors.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/february/021005medical-ethics.html
Department of Internal Medicine: http://www.int-med.uiowa.edu/

UI College Of Public Health Research Is Highly Ranked

The University of Iowa College of Public Health ranks fifth nationally among state-supported schools of public health and ninth among all schools of public health in National Institutes of Health-funded research, according to data recently released by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/february/020305public-health.html
College of Public Health: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/

Mini Medical School In Des Moines To Focus On Latino Health

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, in partnership with the Clínica Médica Latina de Des Moines, will host a Mini Medical School program on Latino health Feb. 26 in Des Moines.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/february/020305mini-medical.html
UI Carver College of Medicine: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/

Iowa Writers' Workshop Director Finalists To Present Public Readings

The four finalists for the directorship of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop will present public readings in February and March as part of the selection process. The finalists and their free readings, in Room 304 of the UI English-Philosophy Building will be: Richard Bausch, reading at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10; Lan Samantha Chang, reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24; Jim Shepard, reading at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28; and Ben Marcus, reading at 8 p.m. Monday, March 7.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/february/020305workshop-finalists.html
Writers’ Workshop: http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/

Wallace Coauthors Hormone Replacement Study (Forbes, Jan. 18)

In yet another piece of bad news for hormone replacement therapy, researchers report that postmenopausal women taking estrogen therapy face an increased risk of gallbladder disease and surgery. The effects were seen whether or not the women were also taking progestin. This is the first time the effect had been seen in a randomized, double-blind study, considered the gold standard for scientific research. "My own personal view is that the association is causal," said study co-author Dr. ROBERT B. WALLACE, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. "This is the most persuasive level of evidence." The findings, which appear in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, essentially mean that women considering hormone therapy now have one more thing they need to factor into their decision. A version of the story also ran on the website of the ATLANTA (Ga.) JOURNAL CONSTITUTION.
Department of Epidemiology: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/epi/

Meetup.com Founder Is UI Alumnus (Boston Globe, Jan. 30)

Started in 2002 by a trio of Internet entrepreneurs and computer geeks, Meetup.com was animated by the concept of "find the others," a utopian mantra ascribed to one-time Harvard University psychologist Timothy Leary. The irony of using Internet technology for something as prosaic as old-fashioned meetings is not lost on Scott Heiferman, the 32-year-old Meetup.com chief executive and one of its founders. "People said the Internet would be a global village and the death of distance," said Heiferman, a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA graduate and former online advertising executive who said he started Meetup.com to build on the sense of community he saw in New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "But at the end of the day, people get something out of face to face. We're using the Internet to get people off the Internet."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/30/virtual_real_worlds/

Bezanson Questions Whether Bloggers Are Journalists (USA Today, Feb. 2)

A story asks whether bloggers are journalists with an obligation to check facts, run corrections and disclose conflicts of interest? Or are they ordinary opinion-slingers, like barbers or bartenders, with no special responsibilities — or rights? Ultimately, the issue comes down to whether bloggers act like traditional journalists, says University of Iowa law professor and First Amendment specialist RANDALL BEZANSON. Simply expressing opinions to a tiny audience doesn't count, he says. If so, "then I'm a journalist when I write a letter to my mother reporting on what I'm doing. I don't think the [constitutional] free-press clause was intended to extend its protections to letters to mothers from sons." A version of the article also ran on the website of the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2005-02-02-about-a-blog_x.htm
College of Law Faculty – Randall Bezanson: http://www.law.uiowa.edu/faculty/randy-bezanson.php

UI Study On Compatible Couples Cited (MSNBC, Feb. 14)

Shared moral values are less important than compatible personalities as a recipe for a good marriage, according to a study released Sunday. Married couples often share the same attitudes about faith and other values, researchers from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA found. But those with personalities similar to their spouses were the happiest. "People may be attracted to those who have similar attitudes, values and beliefs and even marry them," the researchers said, and those qualities are easy to spot in a potential mate. Attitudes toward subjects such as religion or politics "are highly visible," they said. Versions of the story also ran on the Websites of the TOLEDO (Ohio) BLADE, REUTERS, SABC NEWS in South Africa, ABC NEWS,
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6967536/
Department of Psychology: http://www.psychology.uiowa.edu/

"Doing Nothing"

When pills, surgery, and high-tech approaches alone can't provide relief for the physical and mental problems that ail us, a UIHC program suggests the succor of "Doing Nothing."
http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/feb05/doingNothing.html

"Small Wonder"

Scientists explore the brave new (little) world of nanoscience.
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Efyi/issues2004_v42/02042005/index.html

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