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“Congratulations to all our UIC grads! Time to get out there and create the future.” — John A. Casey, lecturer in English, in a tweet at LAS commencement

Photo: Ellen Dallager Sharon Haar, left, professor of architecture and associate dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts, hoods Mekaila Honey Rivers at the college’s commencement May 11. UIC bestowed more than 7,600 degrees in college ceremonies. See page 5 — then watch the video at youtube.com/uicmedia and read the stories of happy students and their families in their own words on social media at http://bit.ly/106POqT UIC’s 7,600 degrees of happiness

Crystal Patil works to improve 100 percent acceptance for UIC Capturing the essence of research Baseball swings into Horizon lives around the world College Prep seniors in a single image League action Thursday More on page 2 More on page 3 More on page 7 More on page 12 2 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013

proﬁle Send proﬁle ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] Anthropologist Crystal Patil improves lives around the world

By Gary Wisby

Crystal Patil thought she wanted to be a nurse. Until, as a college freshman, she took her !rst anthropology course. “I had never heard of anthropology,” she said. “But now I couldn’t stop taking the classes. I loved that it was such a diverse discipline and covered a range of topics. “I told my parents, ‘I’m going to be a professor of anthropology when I grow up.’” Today, as an associate professor of anthropology, one of her research focuses is pregnancy and birth in Tanzania, where maternal and infant mortality is high. She is seeking a grant from the National Institutes of Health to “reconceptual- ize prenatal care” in the African nation. "e country su#ers from a severe shortage of health care workers. “Africa has 13 percent of the world’s population, but only 3 percent of the health workers,” she said. “I’m trying to make health care delivery more e$cient, so health care workers are not so stressed and can o#er higher quality of care to pregnant women.” "is is accomplished partly by counseling women in groups instead of one on one. “We use groups of eight to 12 women,” Patil said. “It’s more e$cient — the women are more comfortable answering ques- tions in a group, and it saves the provider time.” In the U.S., she is concerned with sickle cell anemia, a Crystal Patil, associate professor of anthropology, studies pregnancy and birth in Tanzania, which has a shortage of health care workers. “I’m blood disorder most common among African Americans. trying to make health care delivery more efﬁcient, so health care workers are not so stressed and can offer higher quality of care,” she says. One in 12 carries the trait. Bullying of victims in school is a problem. “I looked at what it’s like to try to !nd a job and learn a and a master’s and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. “"ere is a yellowing of the whites of the eye, and frequent new language and how that relates to health and food,” Patil She taught anthropology at the University of South Flor- hospitalizations and IVs or blood transfusions that can be said. ida for two years before taking her present post in 2007. She interpreted as ‘track marks’ on the arms. Many with sickle cell “Usually they want to maintain their home diet,” di$cult came to UIC to develop and start the Anthropology and disease are mislabeled as drug seekers,” Patil said. when one of your staples is goat, for example, and you must Global Health program, a joint degree between anthropol- She helped !lm a video that is being distributed in Chi- seek out a specialty store. ogy and public health. cagoland and through YouTube. It explains sickle cell and its Patil is also involved in an HIV prevention program in “For fun,” Patil trains and runs races — 5K, 8K and half- symptoms, including thirst and frequent urination and the Malawi, in southern Africa. marathons. need to avoid strenuous exercise. “From research to applying !ndings to real life is a 17-year Her husband, Vikas Patil, was a social worker until in Food insecurity — lack of access to nutritious and a#ord- gap — that’s a long time,” she said. 2004 he “put his career on hold for me as a stay-at-home able food — is another issue that occupies Patil. Calling on local governments, the health system and vol- dad,” she said. She used a postdoc grant from the National Science Foun- unteers in the community, Patil and colleagues in the College Vikas, now a substitute teacher in the public schools, dation to work with refugees in St. Louis. of Nursing and in Malawi “are !nding ways to turn research occasionally travels with her to Africa. She studied four groups of refugees who settled in this into something people can apply in their local communities,” "ey have two sons, Mikah, 15, and Mason, 10. country because of religious or political discrimination — So- she said. "e family lives in Brook!eld, “right by the zoo,” Patil mali Bantu and Liberians from Africa, Bhutanese from Asia “A%er introducing an implementation model, we will said. and Meskhetian Turks from Russia. gradually withdraw from the program as communities begin “When my kids were younger we visited almost every "e latter are Muslims who, in their homeland, couldn’t to take ownership of it.” week. Now they are less inclined to go — we might have own property, have driver’s licenses or send their kids to Patil grew up in Bucks County in suburban Philadelphia. overdone it.” school. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University [email protected]

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“Nothing feels safe and stable. Part of it is not only “If I were the god of reading in Columbus, I’d do two “Aldermen are being caught between pressures of that there are no jobs or few jobs for young college things: I’d work on preschool ... and then you can their communities, and going along with the mayor graduates, but there’s no belief in a long-term labor work on the K-3 piece. But if you don’t do the pre- and having a nice chummy time at City Hall. At some contract anymore.” school piece with the K-3, it’ll be even harder.” point, over some issue, that may fracture the council.”

Barbara Risman, professor and head of sociology, on William Teale, professor of curriculum and instruction, on Political science professor Dick Simpson on Mayor Rahm millennials experiencing a “quarter-life crisis,” May 14 CBS the likelihood that poor early reading skills in kindergarten Emanuel’s relationship with the Chicago City Council, May 2 News will leave a student behind in third grade, May 19 Colum- 16 WBEZ-FM bus Dispatch

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100 percent acceptance for UIC College Prep seniors By Christy Levy

When 153 UIC College Prep seniors graduate June 9 at the UIC Forum, they will have another reason to celebrate: they’ve all been accepted to a four-year college or university. For UIC College Prep, a charter high school a$liated with the university that opened in 2008, it means that both gradu- ating classes so far have achieved a 100 percent acceptance rate to college. “You’d be hard-pressed to !nd an administration and faculty that work harder than those at UIC College Prep,” said James Lynn, UIC’s executive director for high school development. “"ere’s great instruction, the college counselors play a big role and the work that UIC College Prep does with parents is great. "e UIC partnership de!nitely helps, too.” UIC College Prep, which has a special focus on the health sciences, is a collaboration between UIC and the Noble Net- work of Charter Schools. UIC faculty help develop the curriculum and Noble Street runs the day-to-day operations. Nearly 50 percent of the senior class was accepted into colleges or universities designated by Barron’s Pro!les of Ameri- can Colleges as highly competitive or most competitive, said Megan Ballard, a college counselor at UIC College Prep. As many as 25 students are planning to enroll at UIC this fall, Ballard said. Ballard also keeps in touch with UIC College Prep alumni Photo: Joshua Clark to track their progress a%er graduation. Ninety percent of the At UIC College Prep, students are encouraged to begin thinking about higher education as soon as they start high school. Juniors and 2012 class enrolled in a four-year college or university last fall. seniors get individual attention from counselors and preparation for the ACT and the college application process. “We’re extremely proud of both the class of 2012 and 2013 and we’re really excited to continue meeting these goals and representatives; they take seminars on applying to colleges, Murillo and Ballard meet individually with seniors to help setting more ambitious goals for the future,” she said. preparing for the ACT and more. them through the college application and !nancial aid pro- "e charter school pushes students to start thinking about All UIC College Prep juniors also complete a mock appli- cesses. college as early as their freshman year, Ballard said. "e cation process, !lling out the actual application for admission “"e reality is, the majority of our students don’t have peo- school organizes college visit days when all students — fresh- to UIC, said college counselor Grisel Murillo. Volunteers from ple at home who have gone through the application process men included — take a day trip by bus to visit a college or the UIC admissions o$ce read the applications and provide and can help them with it,” Murillo said. “A lot of schools don’t university in Illinois or a nearby state. feedback. have the resources to have a counseling department to help “We start encouraging students that they can all attend a “"is helps them better prepare for their senior year and students on a one-on-one basis. four-year college,” she said. put themselves in the best light when application time comes “We’re lucky our school puts a lot of value in counseling.” Juniors and seniors are invited to presentations by college around,” Murillo said. [email protected]

A Summer Session a time to get ahead Get info on insurance

By Matt O’Connor changes at employee

As the summer session begins this week, many benefits fair Thursday students are returning to campus, looking to get that much closer to earning their degree. benefitsA fair bene for! employeests fair for employeesThursday, 10 " a.m.ursday, to 2 p.m. 10 a.m. in 1130 to 2 and Students have three summer enrollment op- 1135p.m. UI Hospital, in 1130 willand provide 1135 UI information Hospital, on will health provide and life infor insur-- tions: a rigorous 4-week session, which started ancemation plans. on health and life insurance plans. Monday; an 8-week session, which begins June 17; The Benefit"e BeneChoice! tperiod Choice — period the only — time the employees only time can employ make- or both sessions. changesees can without make qualifying changes events without such qualifying as childbirth events or marriage such — “Summer o#ers students more &exibility with endsas May childbirth 31. All changes or marriage must be— made ends onlineMay 31. through All changes NESSIE, the the two sessions that can be taken individually or university’smust be human made resourcesonline through website. NESSIE, the university’s combined to cover a full academic load manage- All employeehuman resources and dependent website. premiums, deductibles, copayments and ably,” said Natalie Kokorudz, assistant director of out-of-pocketAll employee maximums and for dependent health costs premiums, will rise July deductibles, 1, including summer session. the copaymentsdental plan deductible. and out-of-pocket maximums for health Increasescosts willin monthly rise July premiums 1, including will vary, the dependingdental plan on deduct employee- "e eight-week session o#ers more than 300 Photo: Alex Rauch salaryible. range. Increases in the monthly employee contributions for undergraduate classes; nearly 100 are o#ered in the Biochemistry majors Monika Mulica and Jillian Sachen study at the Daley Library. the managedIncreases care in and monthly Quality Carepremiums Health Planwill vary,range dependingfrom $21 to four-week session. Mulica is taking a summer class in sociology; Sachen is taking calculus II. Although spending four weeks on material that $126.50.on employee salary range. Increases in the monthly em- Employees with dependents on their insurance plans will also be normally would be covered in a semester might ditional 5,600 students are enrolled in the eight-week session. ployee contributions for the managed care and Quality asked to verify eligibility this year. seem daunting, students !nd an upside to the shortened “"e campus wants to make sure that students can make Care Health Plan range from $21 to $126.50. The Benefits Choice booklet, which includes detailed information on period, Kokorudz said. progress toward graduation, “ she said. “It’s a great option for Employees with dependents on their insurance plans costs, is available online. “Many students have told us that although it’s intense, students who need to catch up or want to get ahead in their will also be asked to verify eligibility this year. For more information, call 312-996-6471. they love taking the four-week session because it really lets studies.” "e Bene!ts Choice booklet, which includes detailed them focus on one course and !nish it quickly,” she said. Registration for the 8-week summer session ends June 21. information on costs, is available online. About 1,500 undergraduates and 200 graduate students For more information visit summer.uic.edu For more information, call 312-996-6471. are enrolled for the four-week session this summer. An ad- [email protected] 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013

campus news Send campus news to Sonya Booth, [email protected]

Funding for inventions Breast cancer screenings UIC faculty inventors can apply for funding for their proj- UIC employees can receive same-day mammography ects from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Proof of Concept screenings from the radiology department for Breast Cancer Awards Program. Awareness Month. "e initiative aims to help advance UIC inventions toward Screenings are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Suite 2C, commercialization. "e awards program is expected to in- 1801 W. Taylor Street throughout May. clude $1 million per year for the next !ve years for competi- Call 312-996-0267 to con!rm eligibility. tive grants. Awards are administered by IllinoisVENTURES in part- Research funding nership with the UIC O$ce of Technology Management and Applications are due June 7 for the Center for Clinical and the UIC O$ce of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Translational Science pilot grant funding in health informa- Pre-proposal applications are due to the O$ce of Technol- tion technology. ogy Management by May 28. Grants are available for $25,000 per year for up to two For more information, visit cif.uic.edu years. Clinical, research and tenure-track faculty members are eligible to apply. For information, visit http://bit.ly/115mcvp Library construction Access to the third and fourth &oors of the Daley Library Highlighting Blackboard will be restricted this summer during construction. Faculty members can learn all about Blackboard at a day- Elevators, stairwells and the light wells between the third long conference May 23. and fourth &oors will be closed intermittently as the library "e event, held in Student Center West, includes informa- Photo: Joshua Clark expands its quiet study areas. tion on the latest Blackboard products, best-practice sessions, Library hours also change for the summer session. View Family basketball networking opportunities and more. summer hours at http://library.uic.edu Parents and their daughters can brush up on their basketball Register at http://bit.ly/14oH7Z1 skills at a day camp hosted by women’s basketball coach Regina Book club Miller June 16. Civic engagement The Parent-Daughter Camp takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the "e WoRD Book Club, sponsored by the Chancellor’s Applications are due Friday for the Civic Engagement Re- Flames Athletic Center. Cost is $30. Committee on the Status of Women, has chosen its summer search Fund Awards. Register at http://bit.ly/YURXVs selection: Women Don’t Ask: !e High Cost of Avoiding Nego- Awards up to $20,000 are available. UIC faculty, research tiation — and Positive Strategies for Change, by Linda Babcock faculty and research sta# can apply for the awards, given by and Sara Laschever. "e campus community is welcome. the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement. "e group will meet to discuss the book from noon to 1 For more information about the book club, visit For more information, call 312-355-0095 or visit www.uic. p.m. July 15 in the Daley Library. http://yhoo.it/11S9rG7 edu/cuppa/ipce/ UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013 MAY 22, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5

A HAPPY DAY ON CAMPUS

"ere were cheers, tears and lots of hugs on campus as UIC celebrated commencement with college ceremonies that began with the Honors College May 8 and ended with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on Mother’s Day. More than 7,600 degrees and certi!cates were awarded, as well as an hon- orary degree to Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s De- fense Fund. Photos: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, Joshua Clark, Ellen Dallager and Al DiFranco

L-R: UI trustee Patrick Fitzgerald, Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, UI President Bob Easter and CUPPA dean Michael Pagano.

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Skyscrapers need more planning to serve growing cities

By Anne Brooks Ranallo form becomes the end,” Al-Kod- many says. Cities around the world need ever- Technologies like virtual real- taller buildings as their populations ity and 3-D modeling facilitate grow and their infrastructures age, such extreme designs, but they but most tall buildings are designed also combine with geographic with too little regard for their urban information systems to clarify contexts, according to a new book by practical concerns such as how a a UIC urban planner/designer and his building will a#ect wind forces, colleague on the Urbana-Champaign seasonal shade, tra$c patterns campus. and more. “Tall buildings come with prob- Al-Kodmany, who is working lems. "ey’re expensive to build and on a book about design technolo- o#er quality living only with high gies, used them to produce the maintenance. "eir density causes sketches that illustrate the design transportation problems,” says Kheir of the photographed buildings. Photo: Zaha Hadid Architects Al-Kodmany, associate professor of "e onus lies on planners and urban planning. A proposal for development in Kartal, a district of Istanbul. “Tall buildings come with problems,” says Kheir Al-Kodmany, associate professor of urban planning. “They’re expensive to build and offer quality living only with high maintenance.” architects to make policymakers Four years of world travel, re- understand the consequences of search and documentation of tall tall buildings and the need to de- scrapers like Chicago’s John Hancock Center more obvious concerns of congestion and buildings went into !e Future of the sign them responsibly, the authors say. and Willis Tower. energy use. City: Tall Buildings and Urban Design (WIT Ali was studying the need for skyscrapers Al-Kodmany traveled to 25 cities on !ve “"ey’ll be hard to dismantle and recycle,” Press). in the island nation of Malta !ve years ago continents to present a global view of aging Al-Kodmany says of the world’s skyscrapers. In the large-format, 460-page book, when the government of Amman, Jordan, cities, their needs for new housing and work- “We haven’t dismantled one yet. We’re Al-Kodmany and M. M. Ali, Urbana- contacted him to request a similar study. Au- spaces, and how tall buildings may be worked waiting to see what happens, greening build- Champaign professor of architecture, balance thor of four previous books on architecture, into the urban fabric to accommodate those ings for now.” skyscraper aesthetics with responsible urban he saw the need for an expansive book de- needs. "e authors devote a chapter to the pros planning. signed for easy reference by practitioners. He says urban design should inform sky- and cons of “urban branding” through ex- "e book includes 500 photographs and “I realized that this is a worldwide topic,” scraper design in both aesthetic and practical tremely tall skyscrapers with unique, iconic detail sketches, most by Al-Kodmany, a he said. “"ere are no clear guidelines for aspects, including a sense of place, human curvilinear shapes. former designer with Skidmore, Owings & urban design with respect to tall buildings.” scale, and impact on the skyline as well as the “A city is reduced to an object, and the Merrill, the architecture !rm known for sky- [email protected] UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013 MAY 22, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7

Akshay Pandey, biochemistry and molecular genetics, took third place in the “Image of Research” contest for “Crystals: Clarity in Refraction” (left). Maged Guerguis’s image (right) shows pears intersecting in space. Capturing essence of research through a single image

By Anne Brooks Ranallo "e resulting image indicates “the volu- metric qualities of my motion through space If you ever feel like an insigni!cant speck as an accumulation of moments, rather than in the universe, the !rst-place artwork in the individual, discrete slices of time,” he says in Graduate College’s sixth annual “Image of describing his contest entry. Research” competition will reassure you that “By examining both the !gure and its you’re occupying space signi!cantly. surroundings, I hope to gain a deeper under- Joshua Albers, a master’s of !ne arts stu- standing of how space a#ects, and is a#ected dent in new media and a research assistant in by, its inhabitants.” the Electronic Visualization Laboratory, made Second place went to another EVL re- “"reshold” to show how space is occupied search assistant, Khairi Reda, a Ph.D. student over time. in computer science, for “A Nanoscale Forest Albers recorded 11 images of himself Seen through a Big Lens.” "ird-place win- walking through a room using a Microso% ner was Akshay Pandey in biochemistry and Kinect, which he describes as a video game molecular genetics for “Crystals: Clarity in controller that can also be used as a 3D scan- Refraction.” ner. Honorable mention awards went to

Khairi Reda’s second-place entry, “A Nanoscale Forest Seen through a Big Lens.” Reda’s image, along with other winning entries, will be on display in the Daley Library lobby through May 31.

Maged Guerguis, architecture, Mark Lloyd, research, and the aesthetic appeal of the biological sciences, and Rebecca Seifried, image. anthropology. "is year, 77 images were entered from "e winning images included protein graduate researchers in 35 departments crystals, architectural forms based on inter- throughout campus. secting Bartlett pears, the human ileum in "e competition, which showcases the a compilation of thousands of &uorescent broad range of research at UIC, presents photomicrographs, and ruins from a deserted research as a combination of discovery and Greek village. creativity. Each year, 70 to 90 graduate researchers "e six winning images, with descriptions submit intriguing photos, computer images, by the researchers, are displayed in the lobby scans and drawings to an interdisciplinary of the Daley Library through May 31. jury. Criteria for judging include the original- All the images chosen as !nalists in the Joshua Albers, a master’s student in ﬁne arts and new media, won ﬁrst place for his artwork, “Threshold.” ity of the image and the research it represents, competition can be viewed at http://bitly. Using a video game controller, he took 11 images of himself walking through a room. the relationship between the image and the com/Z8tLBt [email protected] 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013

calendar Send information about campus events to Christy Levy, [email protected]

MAY 22 IN HISTORY HIGHLIGHT MAY/JUNE

Sorenstam plays at PGA “The Power of Leadership: Changing the World, One Woman at a Time” May 22, 2003: Golfer S M T W T F S Annika Sorenstam be- June 6 comes the ﬁrst woman to play in a PGA tour 19th Annual Women’s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Leadership Sympo- event in 58 years at the 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2003 Colonial in Fort sium. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Worth,Texas. Illinois Room, SCE. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keynote speaker Sorenstam nearly 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 made the cut to play Melody Spann-Cooper, for the championship, president of WVON but left the course the Radio and chair of second day to a stand- Midway Broadcasting ing ovation. Melody Spann-Cooper Corp. www.uic.edu/ depts/owa/wls2013/

EXHIBITS Through August 31 June 20 “Unﬁnished Business: 21st Century Home “Where Can You Work in the World of Green Economics” Through May 31 Careers?” Interactive exhibition that demonstrates Jane Addams’ legacy Webinar sponsored by the Alumni Career Center. 7-8 p.m. Alum- for domestic life and public health. Public workshops, perfor- ni, free; others, $45. http://bit.ly/YnHXkp “Commerce in Human Souls: The Legacy of the mances, conversations and hands-on activities. Jane Addams Atlantic Slave Trade” Hull-House Museum. 312-413-5353 June 27 Exhibit includes 18th and 19th century documents from the UIC Library’s special collections including letters, government “Translating Your Experience into Transferable Skills” reports, diaries and slave ship drawings. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. LECTURES/SEMINARS/ Webinar sponsored by the Alumni Career Center. 7-8 p.m. Alum- Mon.-Tues. and "urs.-Fri., and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed. "ird ni, free; others, $45. http://bit.ly/YnHXkp &oor, Daley Library. 312-996-2742 CONFERENCES

May 23 SPECIAL EVENTS Blackboard Conference Faculty members can meet with Blackboard technologists, May 22 educators and leaders. Learn about updates and receive training for Blackboard so%ware. Event includes peer-led best practices Liautaud Graduate School of Business Information sessions, vendor showcases of the latest products and services, Session access to Blackboard product experts and networking opportu- Learn more about master’s degree program. 6-7:30 p.m. 302 SCE. nities. Sponsored by the Academic Computing and Communi- [email protected] An exhibit in the Daley Library displays slave ship drawings. cations Center. [email protected] May 23 May 23 Through June 15 UIC Benefits Fair “Strategies for Regenerating Bone: Stem Cells, “I Think We’re Ready to Go to the Next Sequence: Presenting options for annual Bene!ts Choice period, which ends Scaffolds, Growth Factors and Patients” May 31. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1130 and 1135 Hospital. [email protected] The Legacy of Halflifers” Matthew Wheeler, professor at the UIUC Institute for Genomic Exhibit curated by Torsten Zenas Burns and Anthony Discenza Biology. Wound Healing Research Seminar Series, sponsored by June 4 includes video and large-scale installations. Exhibit hours, 10 the UIC Center for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration. a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat. Gallery 400, ADH. 312- 12:30-1:30 p.m. Fourth &oor, lecture hall north, Dentistry. Ed.D. in Urban Education Leadership Information 996-6114 312-413-7401 Session June 8 Learn more about master’s degree program. 5-7 p.m. 3427 EPASW. [email protected] “Craniofacial, Cosmetic, and Head and Neck Surgery Considerations for the Oral and Maxillofacial WORKSHOPS Surgeon” Fi%h annual Dr. Daniel M. Laskin Lecture. 9 a.m. Fi%h &oor, June 20 lecture hall south, Dentistry. 312-996-5987 “Refworks” Online library workshop explains how to use citation management resources. Learn how to create and share folders, add refer- ences from CINAHL, OVID and PubMed, create bibliographies “The Legacy of Halflifers” at Gallery 400. and more. 9-10 a.m. http://bit.ly/ZXHA0D

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Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin E. Douglas Lewandowski, director of the UIC Center for Cardiovascular Research, studies how gender impacts heart disease. “Because the heart is the body’s No. 1 consumer of fat, when it starts using fat differently, there are consequences throughout the entire body,” he says. Examining role gender plays in development of heart disease

By Sharon Parmet When a male heart is stressed, it starts using more sugar as fuel. "ese changes in UIC researchers will study gender di#er- the heart can also a#ect how fat is stored and ences in how the heart uses and stores fat — used in other parts of the body. its main energy source — and how changes in “Because the heart is the body’s No. 1 con- fat metabolism play a role in heart disease. sumer of fat, when it starts using fat di#er- When stressed, the heart changes how it ently, there are consequences throughout the uses fuel for energy. "ese changes, which entire body,” Lewandowski said. may play a major role in the development He thinks that changes in fat metabolism of heart disease, are di#erent in men and in the heart may send signals to fat cells in women, says E. Douglas Lewandowski, di- other parts of the body to store more fat, and rector of the UIC Center for Cardiovascular to insulin-producing cells in the pancreas that Research. may trigger the onset of diabetes, o%en pres- "e changes, which occur long before ent with heart disease. any symptoms, may be key to early diagnosis Lewandowski will study how gender dif- and treatment, said Lewandowski, principal ferences in fat metabolism are related to the investigator for a new $2 million, 4-year grant development of heart disease in men and from the National Heart, Lung and Blood women. Institute. He will also look at how higher levels of fat Lewandowski uses imaging techniques accumulation in heart cells may cause sti#- he developed to see fat molecules and the ness and lower the e$ciency of heart muscle rate at which they are being burned in beat- contraction. Understanding these changes ing hearts. In healthy hearts, the balance may help identify targets for therapies, or lead between using fat for energy and storing it in to better diagnostic tests for heart disease. tiny droplets within the cells is in a dynamic Lewandowski received a MERIT Award equilibrium. from the National Institutes of Health for his When a female heart is stressed, such as pioneering work in developing the imaging through chronic disease like hypertension, it technique he uses to measure metabolic rates becomes much less e$cient at metabolizing in intact, functioning organs in the body. fat, Lewandowski says. [email protected] 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013

Finding new ways to provide Want music? Check out library

By Matt O’Connor of online music. "e library subscribes to health care for complex cases “Naxos Music Library,” “Jazz Music Library” "e Daley Library knows more than and “Music Online.” "ere are even music- By Sharon Parmet books — just check out its vast collection of focused video collections: “Classical Music in online music. Video” and “Opera in Video.” UI Health and the "e library recently ended a 30-day trial Students and faculty use these resources College of Medicine for the online streaming music resource for a variety of reasons, from casual listening will develop new ways DRAM. "e resource provides educational to class assignments, Brantley said. to deliver health care to communities with on-demand streaming “Music criticism is another potential patients who have com- access to CD-quality audio from more than research use,” he said. “Some of our music plex medical conditions, 3,700 albums. Whether the trial turns into faculty require students to listen to recordings using funds awarded by a permanent subscription depends on the in the same way they might assign books or the Patient-Centered cost and feedback from the UIC commu- articles.” Research Institute. nity, said assistant reference librarian Steve All are accessible through the “Databases "e hospital and the Brantley. A-Z” link on the library website. college each received $2 DRAM isn’t the library’s only source [email protected] Jerry Krishnan and Denise Hynes will lead research projects funded by million awards from the $2 million awards from the Patient-Centered Research Institute. institute. "e projects, led by the patients may be more comfortable asking Jerry Krishnan, associate vice president of for help, she added. police health a#airs at UI Health, and Denise Hynes, Hynes’ project will focus on providing professor of public health in medicine and VA coordinated care to patients with end-stage UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 deceptive practices at 9:30 a.m. May 15 in research career scientist, will aim to reduce renal disease. Because these patients o%en Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 University Hall. hospital admissions, identify and treat com- have other chronic diseases that require com- May 16: A man was arrested for DUI at plications earlier and encourage patients to plex care, they are at high risk for emergency May 13-19 2:16 a.m. at 1230 S. Halsted St. take a more active role in their care. room visits and hospitalizations. A man was arrested for criminal tres- Krishnan’s project, Patient Navigator to “Patients with end-stage renal disease may Crimes reported to UIC Police pass at 4:46 p.m. at 845 W. Taylor St. Reduce Readmissions or PArTNER, will help require dialysis up to three times a week to re- Criminal damage: 1 May 17: A man was arrested on a war- patients stick to their treatment plan a%er place their lost kidney function,” Hynes said. "e%: 9 rant at 8:02 a.m. at 2001 S. Union Ave. they leave the hospital. “Patients typically require appointments Sexual assault: 1 A woman was arrested for the% at 3:42 Patients admitted to the UI Hospital for with a primary care physician as well as spe- Deceptive practices: 1 p.m. at 5017 W. Iowa St., closing a case heart failure, COPD, pneumonia or sickle cialists to treat other medical issues.” DUI: 2 from Feb. 23. cell disease are matched with community Patients will be evaluated during the initial Battery: 2 May 19: A man was arrested for DUI at members trained to navigate patients through visit, then followed by a team that includes Criminal trespass: 2 5:01 a.m. at 1250 S. Union Ave. their treatment plan a%er discharge and help a kidney specialist, primary care physician, Warrant: 1 For more information on police activity, resolve issues that interfere with their care. advanced practice nurse, dialysis nurse, nutri- visit the UIC Police crime map, www.uic. "e project is a collaboration with Elizabeth tionist, pharmacist, social worker and health Arrests by UIC Police edu/depts/police, and the Chicago Police Calhoun, professor of health policy and ad- promoter. May 15: A woman was arrested for CLEAR Map, http://gis.chicagopolice.org ministration, and Mark Williams of North- “We will use the patients’ regularly sched- western University. uled dialysis visits as our opportunity to meet “"e patient ‘navigators’ are at the core with the patient and coordinate any of our program, and are there to serve as a additional care, schedule any additional Suspects sought in armed robbery liaison between the patient and the hospital specialist visits, as well as o#er educational and help the patient progress through their sessions for family members and caregivers,” A UIC student was attacked by two "e women pushed the student to the treatment plan once they are discharged,” Hynes said. women in an o#-campus armed robbery at ground, took her possessions and &ed east Krishnan said. "is integrated approach will help reduce 3:20 p.m. Saturday. on Lexington in a dark blue SUV, possibly a "e navigators will identify non-medical hospital admissions and emergency room "e student had minor cuts to her ’90s model Jeep. problems that might interfere with treatment. visits, she added. elbows and knees and was treated on the "e o#enders were described as black “Sometimes patients don’t come to their Hynes will collaborate with Jose Arruda, scene by paramedics. women, one in her early 20s and about 5 appointments because they can’t get a ride, or professor and chief, section of nephrology "e women approached the student feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall. "e other they’re embarrassed that they can’t remember and medical director of the UI Health dialysis from behind as she walked in the 1400 suspect was in her mid-30s, 5 feet 6 inches how to take their medication,” Calhoun said. unit and the Fresenius Medical Care Chicago block of West Lexington Street. to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with short black hair Because the navigators are people from the Westside dialysis unit. One suspect called to the student and and wearing a gray-and-neon-green track- communities and not doctors in white coats, [email protected] when she turned, she was sprayed in the suit. face with a substance that stung her eyes Call UIC Police at 312-996-2830 with and face. information. UIC NEWS

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Science communicator joins Ofﬁce of Public Affairs Jazz symphony sails the Chicago River

Sharon Parmet, former media By Anne Brooks Ranallo relations professional for the Uni- versity of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois When he’s not teaching UIC jazz Institute of Technology and the students or leading the Chicago Jazz Phil- American Medical Association, harmonic, trumpeter Orbert Davis has was named associate director in the been composing a jazz symphony to tell News Bureau of the O$ce of Public history through music — speci!cally, the A#airs. mercurial history of the Chicago River. Parmet will handle media rela- Davis and his orchestra will perform tions for College of Medicine and Photo: Jenny Fontaine “"e Chicago River,” commissioned by the University of Illinois Hospital Sharon Parmet the Chicago Symphony Orchestra As- & Health Sciences System. sociation, in their debut at Symphony She holds a master’s degree in science journalism from Center this Friday. Boston University and undergraduate degrees in English and "e symphony is the !rst of a new biology from Skidmore College. series, “Rivers: Nature. Power. Culture.” "e !ve-movement symphony will accompany dozens of projected historic Photo: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic APPOINTMENTS photos that Davis chose from a 2011 Jazz professor Orbert Davis leads a rehearsal of faculty, students and other members book, !e Lost Panoramas: When Chi- of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic for their debut Friday at Symphony Center. Alan Malter, associate professor of marketing, was ap- cago Changed Its River and the Land pointed to the editorial review board of the Journal of Inter- Beyond, by Richard Cahan and Michael movement. I call it ‘Brewing of the Toxic Stew.’” national Marketing, published by the American Marketing Williams. "e 60-member orchestra includes two other faculty Association. "e book contains historic photos of the Chicago River members — drummer Ernie Adams and bassist Stewart from 1894 to 1928 that were lost for decades in the base- Miller — and !ve UIC students: Erendira Izguerra on AWARDS ment of a water reclamation plant. violin and saxophone, Justin Boyd, Jonathan Wenzel and "e images document some of the reasons for the re- Jonathan Reed on percussion and Sonam Dodhia on cello. versal of the Chicago River, such as refuse from tanneries Alumna Suzanne Osman will also play percussion. Kevin Kumashiro, professor of Asian American studies, and stockyards. “We have always included students in our performanc- received the American Education Research Association’s “From my !rst reading of the book, I was immediately es,” Davis said. Division K Mid-Career Award at the group’s annual meeting hearing sounds. I was able to connect literally thousands “Playing in a professional setting is the ultimate educa- April 28 in San Francisco. of ideas and water/music parallels,” said Davis, clinical tional experience.” "e award recognizes research and scholarship on impor- associate professor of jazz. For more information on the performance, visit cso.org tant issues in teaching and teacher education. “I think the most compelling music is the second [email protected]

Lisa Lee, associate director of the School of Art and De- sign, received a Breaking Barriers Award from the Chicago Foundation for Women’s Asian American Leadership Coun- William J. Gies Foundation Education Fellowship. National honors for Weissberg cil May 7. "e fellowship includes a $10,000 stipend to cover ex- "e award honors women who have been among the !rst penses for a three-month experience in Washington, D.C., By Brian Flood in their disciplines to achieve a level of leadership that has working with sta# in the association’s Center for Educational paved the way for others. Policy and Research. Roger Weissberg, professor of psychology and education, is one of 12 new members elected to the National Academy HONORS of Education for their contributions to educational research PRESENTATIONS and policy development. Amy Au, a resident in restorative dentistry, was awarded Weissberg was also among a group of educators and re- an International Association for Dental Research Prosth- Evan McKenzie, associate professor of political science, searchers invited to a day-long White House meeting May odontics Group Student Research Fellowship. "e fellowship testi!ed as an expert witness before the judicial proceedings 16, “Excellence in Education: the Importance of Academic will help Au purchase supplies for her research on the committee of the Maryland State Senate in March. Mindsets.” "e meeting was co-hosted by the White House antimicrobial e#ect of titania nanotube surfaces embedded McKenzie, an expert on homeowner associations, ad- O$ce of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. Depart- with silver. dressed a proposed bill that would empower judges to ment of Education and the Raikes Foundation. oversee awards of fees to attorneys representing homeowner Weissberg, the NoVo Foundation endowed chair in so- Jerry Bona, professor of math, statistics and computer and condominium associations when they are the prevailing cial and emotional learning, is a leader in the campaign to science, was named a 2013 fellow of the Society for Industrial party in cases they bring against unit owners. establish social and emotional learning as an essential part and Applied Mathematics. of education from preschool through high school. Members were selected for exemplary research and ser- At UIC, he heads the SEL Research Group, working with vice that advance the !elds of applied mathematics and com- SCHOLARSHIPS eight large, urban school districts — including the Chicago putational science. Public Schools — on the implementation and evaluation of Eleven students in Liberal Arts and Sciences were social and emotional learning. College of Dentistry student Marc Manos is one of 16 awarded an Olive and Alfred Kuehn Scholarship for the past He is president and CEO of the Collaborative for Aca- students nationwide awarded a research fellowship from the academic year. demic, Social, and Emotional Learning, or CASEL, an orga- American Association for Dental Research. Scholarship winners are: Alexis Ochalla, anthropology nization leading e#orts to ensure that children’s social and Manos and his mentor, Christopher Engeland, assistant and communications; Stefanie Lem, psychology; Milie Fang, emotional needs are addressed in schools worldwide. professor of periodontics, are working on research that com- biological sciences; Sarai Redmond, anthropology; Dorota Two other UIC professors are also academy members: pares di#erences in healing rates and in&ammatory respons- Gut, biological sciences and psychology; Amanda Lathe, Susan Goldman and James Pellegrino, co-directors of the es between healthy individuals and those with periodontitis. biological sciences; Devorah Hershkovich, applied psychol- UIC Learning Sciences Research Institute and distinguished ogy; Grace Hsueh, anthropology; Vanessa Valdez, applied professors of liberal arts and sciences, psychology and edu- Cortino Sukotjo, assistant professor of restorative den- psychology; Precious Walker, psychology; and Lucy Zhong, cation. tistry, received an American Dental Education Association/ biological sciences. b"[email protected] 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MAY 22, 2013

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Flames take No. 2 seed in league tourney Women’s tennis coach By Mike Laninga wins Midwest honors

UIC will face No. 3 seed Valparaiso "ursday in Horizon By Laura White League Tournament action. "e Flames !nished the regular season tied for second UIC women’s tennis head coach Shannon Tully was with Valparaiso and No. 2 seed in the postseason tourna- named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year for the Mid- ment a%er taking the tie-breaker over the Crusaders. west Region. Horizon League Tournament play begins today. "e honor, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis “I give our guys a great deal of credit,” head coach Mike Association, is the !rst such accolade of Tully’s career. Dee said. “I am honored and humbled to receive this award “To improve as much as we have since the start of the and to lead this great program at UIC,” Tully said. season and earn the No. 2 seed is very impressive. I am truly “Every year is a new year, this year especially with proud of them.” four new players and only three returners. It was a total- Senior Ryan Boss came through in the clutch for the ly new experience just trying to get the team to gel and baseball team (26-26, 13-11 HL) in a 1-0 win against Wright to understand our history and what everything means. State Saturday a%ernoon to claim the series and regular sea- It has been a really exciting year with such a new group.” son !nale. In her 12th season at the helm of the women’s ten- With runners on !rst and second in the ninth inning, nis program, Tully guided the Flames to their 17th- Boss hit a single up the middle to score Andres Ortegano consecutive conference championship a%er a record of and record the lone run of the day. 14-5 during the dual season, going 6-1 against Horizon Sophomore Alex Posey collected his !rst win of the sea- League opponents. son as he came in to pitch the !nal three innings, allowing A%er capturing the Horizon League title, UIC went two hits. on to make its 15th-straight NCAA Tournament appear- "e Flames o#ense struggled with only three hits as ance. Boss, Ortegano and Zenon Kolakowkski notched one hit During Tully’s career, she has tabulated an overall apiece. Senior Tim Suminski tossed three innings of middle record of 193-89, with a 118-1 record against Horizon relief, fanning three batters and yielded just one hit. League foes. With 33 consecutive conference wins al- "e 2013 Horizon League Tournament is the 12th time ready in place at the start of her !rst season in 2001-02, in the past 14 seasons that UIC has garnered the No. 2 seed Tully had the longest win streak in NCAA history to or higher. 146-straight before the Flames dropped a 4-3 decision to Last year, the Flames fought their way to the champion- Detroit April 6. ship game but eventually lost to Valparaiso, 14-5. Photo: Steve Woltmann Tully, eight-time Horizon League Coach of the On May 14, the Flames honored the senior members Ryan Boss pushed the Flames ahead of Wright State Saturday. Year, also set program records in the 2011-12 season of the team: Joey Begel, Joe Betcher, Ryan Boss, Alex De with UIC’s 16-match win streak, defeating a nationally LaRosa, Alex Grunenwald, Harry Kammholz, Ryan Shober ranked opponent (No. 75 Akron) for the !rst time in “To improve as much as we have since and Tim Suminski. school history. the start of the season and earn the “I’m really proud of these eight guys and how much they Tully has brought in several top recruits to continu- have grown as people,” Dee said. “I’m excited for their future ously !eld nationally competitive teams year a%er year. No. 2 seed is very impressive.” and I know they will all be successful.” Mariya Kovaleva, Tully’s No. 1 player from 2008-12, was named Horizon League Player of the Year four times and garnered a &awless 37-0 singles record against conference foes. Tully coached UIC’s !rst-ever ranked player when Grad honored for success in gym, classroom Beatriz Cabrera broke through the ITA rankings at No. 104 in 2004. Cabrera !nished the 2004 season as the By Brett McWethy best individual score in those events 10th-ranked player in the Midwest Region. seven times. Tully has served on the ITA Midwest Regional Com- Women’s gymnast Emily Law- Lawrence was named UIC’s Female mittee and on the NCAA Regional Committee. rence, a recent UIC grad, was honored Student-Athlete of the Year for the third for her academic and athletic achieve- consecutive year April 30 at the annual ments. “Night of Champions” ceremony. Lawrence was named to the Last summer, Lawrence studied Capital One Academic All-District abroad in Cape Town, South Africa. She At-Large Team by College Sports and eight other student-athletes from Information Directors Association across the country were stationed in the o$cials Friday. small village of Egoli, from June through Lawrence graduated this month July. with a bachelor’s degree in psychol- In South Africa, she observed the ogy, completing her academic work maternity ward, trauma patients and out- with a &awless 4.0 cumulative GPA. patients in six hospitals and clinics. Her Lawrence was a four-year let- program of focus during her career as a terwinner for the Flames, competing student at UIC was occupational therapy. in a combined 23 meets the past two In the gym, Lawrence helped the seasons. Flames capture the 2013 Midwest Inde- Photo: Steve Woltmann "e West Bend, Wis., native was a pendent Conference (MIC), along with Women’s tennis coach Shannon Tully, right, with player Hailey Photo: Steve Woltmann &oor and beam specialist during her an at-large berth into the NCAA Region- Craig, was named ITA Midwest Coach of the Year. Emily Lawrence graduated with a 4.0 GPA. senior season, capturing the team’s als in 2012.