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Mason thanks alumni for encouragement, contributions
I want to extend heartfelt thanks for the tremendous outpouring of support these past few weeks. The personal notes, calls, emails and contributions have gone a long way toward bolstering our spirits as we begin to reclaim parts of The University of Iowa affected by the recent flooding and prepare with renewed vigor and great enthusiasm for the Fall 2008 semester. More >>
Facilities Management lauds invaluable volunteers
As the Iowa River swelled during the first week of June, Facilities Management staff worked around the clock to stay ahead of the floodwaters. But they were exhausted and overwhelmed by the task of protecting a growing number of University of Iowa buildings. On Friday, June 6, a call for volunteers went out by the Office of Student Life and UI Student Government. Within 30 minutes, hundreds of students showed up to help. More >>
Emergency efforts on arts campus made difference
Dan Heater points to the sandbag dike near Hancher Auditorium. Although water topped it June 13, flowing onto the University’s arts campus, the work that went into it wasn’t for naught. “We kept the river and river current between our dikes,” says Heater, director of building services and landscape services for Facilities Management, noting that by stanching the rapid flow of water, staff and volunteers prevented additional damage to buildings. More >>
At Daily Iowan, the news keeps flowing
As the Iowa River rose, crested, and gradually receded, members of the University of Iowa community and Iowa City metro area hungered for the latest news. The Daily Iowan, the University’s student-produced newspaper, wasn’t about to stop the presses, even though floodwaters forced these journalists and staff members from their state-of-the-art home. More >>
Video: Scenes from a natural disaster
Footage produced by the UI Center for Media Production of the June 2008 flooding and aftermath on UI campus and surrounding area. More >>
Audio slide show: Sights and sounds of cleanup
Whirring drills, thudding hammers, and powerful water pumps provide the soundtrack to the work being done to remove flood-damaged materials from Art Building West and the University of Iowa Museum of Art. More >>
Photographs: A river runs through it
See a variety of aerial images and other photos documenting flooding across the University of Iowa campus. More >>
Give to the UI Flood Relief Fund: http://www.givetoiowa.org/floodfund
OR give via a special link through July 30, 2008 and have the Big Ten Network match your contribution dollar for dollar: http://www.uifoundation.org/btn-flood
More flood stories: http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/index.html
UI Flood Recovery Web: http://www.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery/
Study: owning a home doesn't necessarily benefit families
The American Dream of owning a home may not be that much of a benefit for kids and families after all, a new study by University of Iowa researcher David Barker shows. More >>
Tippie College of Business: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/
UI upgrade of Iowa Robotic Telescope yields beautiful results
The completion of a project to upgrade the Iowa Robotic Telescope during the 2007-08 academic year means that the telescope -- located in southern Arizona and operated remotely by faculty and students on the UI campus in Iowa City -- will continue to be a state-of-the-art teaching tool. Since its initiation in 1991, more than 8,000 graduate and undergraduate students have used the telescope facility. More >>
Department of Physics and Astronomy: http://www.physics.uiowa.edu/
New UI grant program helps veterans fill gap left by GI Bill
The University of Iowa has created a Veterans Grant Program to help fill the financial gap that many veterans face with existing GI Bill benefits. The UI will provide grants of up to $500 per semester to offset educational expenses for veterans who entered service from the state of Iowa and who were on active duty to serve in support of the Global War on Terror, or other periods of hostility. More >>
UI Veterans Association: http://www.uiowa.edu/~uiva/
Commonwealth Fund report: Iowa leads nation in children's health care
A "scorecard" issued in May by the Commonwealth Fund shows that Iowa ranks first in the United States in health care for children. The report ranked states on 13 indicators for children grouped in categories that include access, quality, costs, equity and healthy outcomes. Jean Robillard, UI vice president for medical affairs, called the ranking "the result of the commitment, dedication and collaboration of many partners across the state." More >>
UI Children’s Hospital: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/uichildrenshospital
Rothman named new dean of UI Carver College of Medicine
Paul Rothman, M.D., has been named the new dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. Rothman has served as head and professor of internal medicine at the UI Carver College of Medicine and UI Hospitals and Clinics since 2004. More >>
Carver College of Medicine: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/CCOM
Preventive treatment may ward off post-stroke depression
University of Iowa researchers have shown for the first time that an antidepressant and a form of talk therapy each can prevent or delay the onset of depression in people who have had acute stroke. The study, which appears in the May 28, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was led by Robert G. Robinson, M.D., professor and head of psychiatry at UI Health Care. More >>
Department of Psychiatry: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry
Arts classes will be offered as planned for the fall semester despite flooding
The University of Iowa will be back in business in the fall, and that will include the departments most affected by the flooding: the School of Music, Theater Department and School of Art and Art History, all of which are located next to the Iowa River on the arts campus. University of Iowa President Sally Mason noted, "This university is known for its commitment to the arts, and we will honor that commitment to the fullest." More >>
Iowa Summer Rep offers free tickets to people displaced from homes by floods
Iowa Summer Rep is offering free tickets to flood victims who were forced from their homes. The professional summer company of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts was a flood victim itself, and was forced to relocate from the UI Theatre Building to West High School for the June 26-July 26 season of plays by Pulitzer-winner David Lindsey-Abaire. More >>
Arts Iowa Calendar: http://www.uiowa.edu/artsiowa/
UI volunteer effort was inspiring
(Wall Street Journal, June 17)
Columnist Michael Judge wrote, "Among the thousands of stories of neighbor helping neighbor, volunteers sandbagging night and day to protect property that belongs to others, perhaps the most inspiring was the effort made to save the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA and its classrooms, libraries and museums. Last week and through the weekend, hundreds of volunteers gathered on campus to reinforce the in some places 10-feet high sandbag walls erected to hold back the Iowa River. Students, teachers and townspeople formed a human chain to relay books from the basement and lower floors of the UI Main Library to higher floors, moving thousands of titles, one-of-a-kind dissertations and rare books out of harm's way."
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Library News: http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/news/2008/06/30/wet-muddy-damaged-library-books/
Noonan discusses 'trailing spouse' study
(CNN, June 26)
It's common for couples to place more emphasis on the man's career, according to a 2007 study of more than 9,000 married men and women ages 25-59. The researchers, from the University of Iowa and the University of California-Davis, also found that when couples relocate, the husband tends to get a salary boost -- $3,000 on average. But the wife loses $750. "When couples migrate, they are [typically] doing it for the benefit of the husband's career, and so the wife is what we call the 'trailing spouse,'" says study author MARY NOONAN, associate professor of sociology at the UI. "She may have to take a job in the new location that is a less-than-ideal match for her skills [or] qualifications."
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Department of Sociology: http://www.uiowa.edu/~soc/
UI Olympic volunteers begin training
(Xinhua, June 23)
Beijing started to train the first group of 292 overseas volunteers in media operations for the Olympics with a weeklong course on Chinese culture at Tsinghua University. Twenty-four students from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA will learn about China's history, culture, environment, economy, media and ethnic minorities and tour the city. More >>
Study Abroad: http://international.uiowa.edu/study-abroad/default.asp
Niebyl: drug label improvements long overdue
(USA Today, May 28)
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed replacing a 30-year-old system for classifying drugs in favor of labels that provide far more detailed information about a medication's risks and benefits. Under the new proposal, labels will provide updated, comprehensive information about the risks to a woman and her child during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as the risks of failing to treat medical conditions. JENNIFER NIEBYL, head of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, says better labels have been needed for a long time. More >>
UI alum breaks stereotypes as Muslim country singer
(Times-Picayune, May 25)
He wears a mighty nice cowboy hat, hails from a small town in Oklahoma, and sings with a twang about wantin' to hear the "ayyyn-gels." He drove a pickup truck in high school and admits he used to take his dog hunting. And did we mention that he's a devout Muslim? There have been Muslim comedians, Muslim runway models, Muslim sitcoms and even a Muslim punk band. So perhaps it's no surprise that there's now a Muslim country singer -- although Kareem Salama doesn't fit most people's image of either. Salama, 30, already has two self-produced albums and is in talks with an independent record label about making a third. Besides an affinity for country, he has a law degree from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA and an interest in classical Arabic poetry. The TIMES PICAYUNE is based in New Orleans, La. More >>
College of Law: http://www.law.uiowa.edu/
Remarkable community
It’s been a challenging couple of weeks, to say the least, and the challenges continue as The University of Iowa recovers from the flood of 2008. But the waters that washed through campus revealed a powerful sense of community to inspire the work that lies ahead. More >>
The magic touch
Move over, J.K. Rowling. An Iowa City author might just be the next big thing in children's fantasy literature. For Sarah Prineas, some elements of her new young adult novel, out this month from HarperCollins, bear something of a resemblance to that other boy wizard you might know. The similarities have some asking if she may help fill the gaping hole in the children's book publishing world left by J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series. More >>
Video: Dance Gala film premieres on Big Ten Network
"Performing Iowa: Dance Gala," the University of Iowa's first original non-sports cable-TV program for the Big Ten Network, premiered on the network June 4. The 45-minute feature focuses on the 2007 Dance Gala, produced by the Department of Dance and performed in Hancher Auditorium. More >>
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