Presidential Search Update

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has initiated a second search for a University of Iowa president. David Johnsen, dean of the UI College of Dentistry, was named to head the committee. The first search ended when regents voted Nov. 17, 2006 to reject the four finalists. Subsequently, five campus groups -- including the UI Faculty Council, Staff Council and Student Government – cast votes of no confidence in the Board of Regents; Regent Tom Bedell of Spirit Lake resigned; and the UI’s deans called upon the regents to launch a new search with a smaller committee made up of UI leaders and chaired by a respected faculty member, with the goal of naming a successor to former UI President David Skorton by July 1, 2007. For information on the new search committee, the position description and other information, visit the UI’s Presidential Search Website at http://www.uiowa.edu/uipresidentialsearch/
News Release on Johnsen: http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2006/december/121906johnsen-search.html

UI Gets In The Loop: New Chicago Center Serves Students, Alumni

The University of Iowa's new Chicago Center has opened in the heart of The Loop to provide better service to an area that's home to almost one-third of UI's undergraduate students and more than 21,000 alumni. The center is on the 27th floor of 150 North Michigan Ave. and provides Chicago area residents with additional higher education resources, said Gary Fethke, University of Iowa interim president. More >>

Victory Party: New Governor, Lt. Governor Host Inaugural Events On Campus

Iowa Gov.-Elect Chet Culver and Lt. Gov.-Elect Patty Judge hosted two events related to their statewide inaugural celebration on the University of Iowa campus Jan. 11: a reception at Old Capitol and a gala performance at Hancher Auditorium emceed by Iowa native and actor Tom Arnold and featuring a performance by legendary soul singer Al Green. More >>
Iowa City Press-Citizen Inaugural News: http://www.press-citizen.com/inaugural

African American Artifacts Featured In UI Libraries' Online Exhibit

A new online collection from the University of Iowa Libraries features digitized photographs, clippings, newsletters, and other historical materials documenting the experience of African American women in Iowa during the 20th century. More >>
African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection: http://cdm.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm4/index_aawiowa.php?CISOROOT=/aawiowa
Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/

UI Spin-off Earns $850,000 In Grants For Disease Treatment Detection

VIDA Diagnostics, a company located in the University of Iowa's Technology Innovation Center, has earned a $750,000, two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance an imaging system that can detect and treat lung diseases including lung cancer and emphysema. More >>
Technology Innovation Center: http://research.uiowa.edu/techtransfer/tic_main.htm

Robillard Named UI Vice President For Medical Affairs

University of Iowa Interim President Gary Fethke recently announced the appointment of Dr. Jean E. Robillard, dean of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, as vice president for medical affairs. The appointment is for a three-year term, during which Robillard will remain dean of Carver College of Medicine. More >>
UI Hospitals & Clinics: http://www.uihealthcare.com/

Are You Gonna Finish Those? Study Finds Adults With Children Eat More Fat

Adults living with children eat more saturated fat -- the equivalent of nearly an entire small frozen pepperoni pizza each week -- than do adults who do not live with children, according to a University of Iowa and University of Michigan Health System study. More >>
Carver College of Medicine: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/

Pregnant Women Can Minimize Risk Of Rodent-Based Virus

Pregnant women can minimize their risk of becoming infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), an infectious agent carried by house mice and other rodents that can cause severe brain damage in a fetus. The risk of LCMV transmission increases in winter, when rodents seek shelter in homes, said a University of Iowa expert. More >>
Related audio: http://news.uiowa.edu/audio-current.html#bonthius
Department of Pediatrics: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/pediatrics/index.html

Provost Announces Launch Of ' Writing University' Web Site

The renowned writing programs at the University of Iowa have a new unified presence on the World Wide Web with the launch recently of the " Writing University" Web site at http://writinguniversity.uiowa.edu/. More >>
The Writing University: http://writinguniversity.uiowa.edu/

Art Building West Nets 2007 American Institute Of Architects Award

The University of Iowa Art Building West, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Steven Holl, has been selected for the Institute Honor Awards in architecture of the American Institute of Architects. Presented annually by the AIA, the Institute Honor Awards represent the profession's highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence. More >>
School of Art and Art History: http://www.art.uiowa.edu/

Kiplinger's: UI A Best Value
(Kiplinger's Personal Finance, February 2007)

The UNIVERSITY OF IOWA was ranked by Kiplinger's as one of the 100 best values in public colleges and universities in the United States. The magazine ranked the UI in 56th place. More >>
Admissions: http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/index-flash.html

Andreasen Discusses Creativity
(NPR, Dec. 15)

NANCY ANDREASEN, Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry and director of the Mental Health Clinic Research Center in the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, was the guest on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" Dec. 15, discussing the nature of creativity. More >>
Graduate Program in Neuroscience: http://neuroscience.grad.uiowa.edu/
Department of Psychiatry: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/index.html

Ponseti Credited With Clubfoot Treatment
(Chicago Tribune, Dec. 19)

The treatment of clubfoot, which affects about 5,000 newborns annually, has undergone a radical shift in the last 10 years. Before the mid-1990s, a standard treatment was major surgery that left many young patients with long-term orthopedic problems. Now that has changed dramatically, thanks mostly to a non-surgical approach called the Ponseti method, named for University of Iowa clubfoot specialist DR. IGNACIO PONSETI. By applying a series of plaster casts for a period from a few weeks to a few months, doctors trained in Ponseti's technique can correct the majority of clubfoot cases, according to studies published since 2000 in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics and elsewhere. More >>
A Healing Touch, Iowa Alumni Magazine: http://www.iowalum.com/magazine//feb03/exclusive/ponseti.html

The Votes Are In! Herky Selected For 2007 Mascot Challenge
(Investor's Business Daily, Jan. 1)

HERKY THE HAWK was selected as the write-in champion of this year's Capitol One Mascot of the Year Challenge. The win guarantees Herky a spot in next year's challenge. More >>
Herky the Hawk, Facts at a Glance: http://www.uiowa.edu/facts/traditions/herky.htm

We Love Them (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)

Students discover the lasting appeal of the Beatles in a UI course that takes them on a cultural tour of the 1960s. More >>

Creator of Remarkable Arrangements Still Enjoys Playing with Tubas

More than 20 years after graduation, this alumnus returns almost very year to clutch 12 pounds of cold metal to his chest and to play in the UI Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble for its annual holiday concert on the Pentacrest. More >>

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