UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors
Alumni Fellows

Six distinguished alumni of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences returned to campus recently as Alumni Fellows, an award the college bestows on its most accomplished graduates. While on campus several of the fellows, including former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, gave free public lectures. More»
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/

University of Iowa Fund-Raising Campaign
Passes $660 Million Mark

The University of Iowa's record fund-raising campaign has now passed the three-quarter mark toward its $850 million goal; achievements include the creation of 60 new Presidential Scholarships, 76 new endowed faculty positions, and funding for six new UI buildings with eight more facilities projects planned or in progress. More»
Further breakdown "by the numbers": http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2003/october/100303campaign-numbers.html
Good. Better. Best. Iowa! Campaign: http://www.uifoundation.org/campaign/

IEM Predicted Recall Vote, Schwarzenegger Win

On the day before the California recall vote, the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) accurately predicted that Gov. Gray Davis would be recalled and that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be elected California governor. The IEM, a political futures market operated by six professors at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, has a reputation for accurately predicting elections since its inception in 1988, but it was especially accurate in projecting the California governor recall vote. More»
Iowa Electronic Markets: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/
Tippie College of Business: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/

Belin-Blank Center Grant To Enhance American
History Teaching

With the help of a $718,423 federal grant, the University of Iowa's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development will work with other UI and state offices to enhance the teaching of American history, both in terms of content and instructional methods. More»
Belin–Blank Center: http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/

Professor Concludes Meriwether Lewis Death
Likely Suicide

This summer, in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, University of Iowa counseling psychology professor John S. Westefeld and graduate student Aaron Less have produced "Meriwether Lewis: Was it Suicide?", which seeks to shed further light on the tragedy. Their conclusion? Meriwether Lewis very likely committed suicide. More»
Counseling Psychology: http://www.uiowa.edu/~counspsy/

Why You Should Avoid Trans Fatty Acids

You've probably heard it by now: avoid trans fatty acids -- which are in fried foods, margarine, and the "hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated" ingredient you see on the label of that tempting package of cookies or donuts. But what's all the fuss? UI Health Care experts explain. More»
UI Health Care: http://www.uihealthcare.com/

Post-stroke Treatment With Antidepressants
Appears To Reduce Death Rate

Antidepressant treatment for people who have had stroke—whether the patients are depressed or not—appears to increase their chances of living longer, according to a University of Iowa study. The findings appear in the October issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. More»
Department of Psychiatry: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/index.html

“Voice Academy” Web Site Helps Teachers Address Voice Problems

Teachers are 32 times more likely than people in other professions to have voice disorders. A Web site recently launched by the UI Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, in conjunction with the National Center for Voice and Speech, will help teachers prevent and treat voice problems. More»
The Voice Academy: http://www.voiceacademy.org/
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology: http://www.shc.uiowa.edu/

“Naughty” Romans Launch University Theatres Season

The stage will be filled with the sexy antics of naughty Romans when the 2003-2004 University Theatres Mainstage season at the University of Iowa opens with one of the enduring classics of American musical comedy, Stephen Sondheim's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Performances will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 16-18 and 23-25, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 and 26 in the E.C. Mabie Theatre of the UI Theatre Building. More»
Department of Theatre Arts: http://www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/

Biennial Festival Brings Oboists To Iowa City

OctOBOEfest, the biennial celebration of the oboe and related musical instruments that had its beginning at the University of Iowa, will return to the UI for a weekend of major artists in concerts, master classes and lectures, oboe exhibits, raffles, a college and high school solo competition, and double-reed ensemble activities Oct. 17-19. More»
School of Music: http://www.uiowa.edu/~music/

Cooper Studies School Bathroom Practices
(Washington Post, Sept. 9)

In an ideal world, says CHRIS COOPER, schoolchildren would be allowed to use the bathroom whenever they felt the urge. As a pediatric urologist, he knows that this would cut down on incontinence, infections and the long-lasting humiliation associated with having accidents in class. But Cooper's recent survey of school-time potty practices, published in the September issue of the Journal of Urology, shows that this ideal remains a pipe dream. Cooper, associate professor of urology at University of Iowa, sent questionnaires to a random sampling of 1,000 elementary-school teachers throughout Iowa; 467 completed and returned the surveys. Of these, 80 percent reported using set times for student bathroom breaks; within this group, 61 percent of these teachers requested that all children go to the bathroom at those set times, while 39 percent sent only those who chose to go. Forty percent of respondents allowed children to use the bathroom at any time; one-third said they had asked kids requesting a bathroom break during class to wait. More»
Department of Urology: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/urology/index.html

Bones Shed Light On Human Ancestry
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 22)

Some bones discovered in a cave in Romania are putting a face to the oldest modern humans in Europe. The fossils — a jawbone, part of the front of a skull and a temporal bone — also may give more support to the theory that early Europeans bred with Neanderthals. Some critics contend that Neanderthals were a separate species from modern humans and could not have contributed to modern human ancestry. Those scientists generally favor a theory that modern humans entered Europe and replaced the Neanderthals. But the discovery of a child's skeleton in Portugal, the Romanian bones and several other fossils with both modern human and Neanderthal features is causing some scientists to rethink the notion, said ROBERT FRANCISCUS, a human paleontologist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Even if humans and Neanderthals were separate species, they likely were closely enough related to produce hybrid offspring, Franciscus said. Those hybrid people could have passed some Neanderthal genes and characteristics on to later Europeans, he said. More»
Department of Anthropology: http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/index.html

Survey: UI MBA Grads Recoup Costs In 2.5 Years
(Forbes, Oct. 13)

A survey by the magazine showed that despite a shaky economy and job market, an M.B.A. still pays for itself. The typical five-year M.B.A. gained at the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA'S TIPPIE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, for instance, cost $93,000. But it took just 2.5 years for Tippie grads to recoup their investment compared with an average of 3.1 for all schools. More»
Tippie MBA Programs: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/mba/

UI Alumna Named U.S. Ambassador To Barbados
(Barbados Advocate, Oct. 3)

An Iowa legislative leader is set to become the United States' new ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. President George Bush has nominated Mary Kramer, who is currently president of the Iowa State Senate, to become ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The former teacher and school administrator earned her bachelor and master's degrees from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. More»

UI Course On Reality TV Delves Into Genre
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Essay Collection Explores Dads' Roles, Relationships
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