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Faculty—
An amicus curiae brief written by Andy Grewal, UI associate professor in the College of Law, was cited by the United States Supreme Court in its decision in the case United States v. Woods, handed down Dec. 3.
Frederick Domann, professor in the departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgery, and Pathology, has been named Fellow of the Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM). The award is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the association as well as the field of free radical chemistry, redox biology, and antioxidants.
Domann was inducted at the SFRBM 2013 meeting Nov. 20-24 in San Antonio, Texas.
Domann was also elected to the Council of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Keith Stroyan, professor in the Department of Mathematics, was awarded a 2013 Wolfram Innovator Award. The award was presented at the annual Wolfram Technology Conference Oct. 21-23 in Champaign, Ill.
Michelle Scherer, professor and departmental executive officer of civil and environmental engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, has been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB) environmental engineering committee for a three-year term that started in November.
The SAB environmental engineering committee provides independent advice to the EPA administrator, through the chartered SAB, on risk management technologies to control and prevent pollution.
David Gompper, professor of composition and theory in the UI School of Music and director of the UI Center for New Music, is one of 12 composers selected to receive this year’s commissions from Fromm Music Foundation Board of Directors at Harvard University.
These commissions represent one of the principal ways that the Fromm Music Foundation seeks to strengthen composition and to bring contemporary concert music closer to the public. In addition to the commissioning award, a subsidy is available for the ensemble performing the premiere of the commissioned work. Previous recipients include Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Leon Kirchner, Augusta Read Thomas, Gabriela Lena Frank, Chaya Czernowin, Roger Reynolds, and many more of today’s leading composers.
The Fromm Foundation is the legacy of Paul Fromm (1906-1987), one of the most significant patrons of contemporary art music in the U.S. in the second half of the 20th century. Since the 1950s, the foundation has commissioned well over 300 new compositions and their performances, and has sponsored hundreds of new music concerts and concert series.
Students—
The Tippie College of Business’ Young Altruistic Professionals Association raised $10,000 for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center during a month-long fundraiser, November to Remember.
The University of Iowa Army ROTC Cadets participated in a unique annual training event, combat water survival training (CWST).
Cadets begin by swimming continuously for 10 minutes then treading water for an additional five minutes. Next, they completed a 3-meter drop into water, blind folded, carrying a mock M-16 rifle. They were also required to swim 15 meters in uniform with gear while holding a mock M-16 rifle out of water. For the last task, cadets were dropped into the pool, wearing load bearing equipment and holding a mock rifle. While underwater, they had to release the equipment, surface, and swim to the edge of the pool. Each task mimicked possible real life situations while operating in a military environment.
The Cadets of the Mighty Hawkeye Battalion completed their CWST event in the UI Fieldhouse swimming pool Nov. 21.
Students—
Graduate students from the College of Education participated in a special session and shared their research at the Annual Meeting of the University Council of Educational Administration in Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 7-9.
Faculty—
Kolker, JL: an article, "Middle-aged (45 to 64 years) persons may have different factors associated with root caries than older adults (≥65)." J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2013 Dec;13 (4):185-6.
Garcia LT; Preface, Dent Clin North Am. 2014 Jan;58(1):xi-xii.
Woods-Jaeger, BA (Community and Behavioral Health); Sparks, A; Turner, K; Griffith, T; Jackson, M; Lightfoot, A: an article, "Exploring the social and community context of African American adolescents’ HIV vulnerability." Qualitative Health Research, 23, 1541-1550. (2013).
Goff, DC, Jr; Lloyd-Jones, DM; Bennett, G; Coady, S; D'Agostino, Sr, RB; Gibbons, R; Greenland, P; Lackland, DT; Levy, D; O'Donnell, CJ; Robinson, J (Epidemiology); Sanford Schwartz, J; Shero, ST; Smith, SC, Jr.; Sorlie, P; Neil J; Wilson, S; Wilson PWF: an article, "2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Circulation." 2013: published online before print Nov. 12, 0.1161/01.cir.0000437741.48606.98.
Stone, NJ; Robinson, J (Epidemiology); Lichtenstein, AH; Bairey Merz, CN; Blum, CB; Eckel, RH; Goldberg, AC; Gordon, D; Levy, D; Lloyd-Jones, DM; McBride, P; Sanford Schwartz, J; Shero, ST; Smith, SC Jr, Watson, K; Wilson, PWF: an article, "2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults Circulation." published online before print Nov. 12. :10.1161/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a.
Breheny, P (Biostatistics); Huang, J: an article, "Group descent algorithms for nonconvex penalized linear and logistic regression models with grouped predictors." Springer Science+Business Media. Nov. 5.
Sanz, M; Loynachan, A; Sun, L; Oliveira, A; Breheny, P. (Biostatistics); Horohov, D; an article, "The effect of bacterial dose and foal age at challenge on Rhodococcus equi infection". Veterinary Microbiology. Epub ahead of print.
Esch, KJ; Juelsgaard, R; Martinez, PA; Jones, DE; Petersen, CA (Epidemiology): an article, "Programmed Death 1-Mediated T Cell Exhaustion during Visceral Leishmaniasis Impairs Phagocyte Function." The Journal of Immunology. Published online Oct. 23.
Charlton, ME (Epidemiology); Mengeling, MA; Halfdanarson, TR; Makki, Ashish Malhotra, NM; Klutts, JS; Levy, BT; Kaboli, PJ: an article "Evaluation of a Home-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention in a Rural State." Journal of Rural Health Oct. 25; e-pub ahead of print.
Johnson, DC: a book, Language Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, July.
Wesely, PM: an article, "Investigating the Community of Practice of World Language Educators on Twitter." Journal of Teacher Education, 64 (4) 305-318. Abstract.
New Media, Old Regimes: Case Studies in Comparative Communication Law and Policy (Lexington Books, 2012) written by Lyombe Eko, associate professor in the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been the #1 best seller in the category of media and law on Amazon.ca for four weeks and also a best seller in the "Contemporary Issues" and "Communications" categories.
Lexington Books will release the book as a paperback in January 2014.
Alumna—
Erica Hannickel, (doctorate in American Studies '08) assistant professor of history at Northland College in Ashland, Wis.: a book, Empire of Vines: Wine Culture in America, (University of Pennsylvania Press)