Thanksgiving, with Glitter

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Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Thanksgiving has special meaning for families whose children are fighting cancer — and for the health professionals who take care of them. So the party sponsored by the Children’s Hospital University of Illinois Nov. 23 was an occasion for “great food, great joy, and many, many hugs,” says pediatric oncologist Mary Lou Schmidt. The event included games, face painting and crafts. More on page 6 and youtube.com/uicmedia. Thanksgiving, with glitter

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Valere Guertin soars in javelin-throwing competitions By Gary Wisby

Valere Guertin ran the Chicago Mara- thon — her first — last month, taking a respectable 198th place out of 17,394 female entrants. But where she really shines is throwing the javelin. Guertin (pronounced GER-tin) heaved the javelin 28.9 meters (almost 95 feet) at an April 6 meet, best among UIC’s three female javelin throwers and her own personal best. “I’m originally a sprinter and long jumper, but I had inju- ries and couldn’t do that any more,” she said. “I’ve always had a good arm, so I thought, ‘Let’s give this a t r y.’” The javelin is made of aluminum, one end covered with a pointed layer to make it stick in the ground when thrown. “It’s taller than I am,” said Guertin, who is 5 foot 5. “It’s pretty light, though.” Technique is as important as muscle. “It’s definitely a tricky event,” Guertin said. “You have to get the technique down. People think it’s like throwing a ball, but throwing a ball is more sidearm. “Throwing the javelin is overhand, with a stretched-out, straight arm as long as you can.” Her run-up to the release point — when she lets fly — is 15 Photo: Joshua Clark to 20 meters. UIC track and field team member Valere Guertin threw the javelin almost 29 meters during an April meet — her personal best. “It’s definitely a Guertin used the marathon to raise money for a good tricky event,” says Guertin, a junior in kinesiology. “You have to get the technique down. People think it’s like throwing a ball,” but it’s not. cause. She heard a runner for Team World Vision give a talk at her church. The kinds of diseases, some of which could be deadly. to wait a year.” “Throwing the organization “I just could not fathom the idea of having to deny myself Growing up in Palatine, “I’ve always been an athlete,” she builds wells in something as life-sustaining as the water right in front of me said. “I started tae kwon do when I was 5 and did that for 10 javelin is overhand, African villages; because I couldn’t trust it. years. I started at track when I was in junior high — I was every $50 do- “Every post-workout water break is a reminder to me of about 13.” with a stretched-out, nated provides why I’m running all these countless miles. It’s so much bigger Guertin is a fan of the Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls. She the equivalent of than me and the momentary pain of my little struggle. This also enjoys getting out to explore the city where “I like to straight arm as long clean water for has become such a passion for me and I’m on a mission!” people-watch.” one person for Her marathon raised $2,600. “That helps 52 people,” she She lives in Little Italy near Fontano’s Subs. On weekends, as you can.” life. said. she joins friends for potluck dinner parties at someone’s house. “After that, I To train for the event, she ran four days a week — getting A junior majoring in kinesiology, she plans to go to gradu- started to feel a stirring inside me that maybe this was some- up to 57 miles a week — and did strengthening work on two ate school in physical therapy when she graduates in 2015. thing I’d want to do,” Guertin wrote on her personal website. other days. “Throwing the javelin gives me a better understanding “Then, after one of my runs, when I was guzzling down “A 20-mile run was my longest,” she said. of upper-body mechanics — shoulder rehabilitation and water, it hit me that there are people in Africa that can’t Guertin plans to run more marathons. She qualified for strengthening,” Guertin said. quench their own extreme thirst for fear of contracting all the Boston run next April, but it was already filled. “I’ll have [email protected]

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“Geographically and intellectually, we are a “I had a chance to go to a Bulls, a Bears, a Blackhawks game, “People of that day had the same reaction to great fit for this library.” a UIC basketball game, and at all those different games I got Lincoln’s death, as far as I can tell, as they did a chance to attend, a number of people across the board say, to JFK’s assassination.” Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares on UIC’s bid to ‘Come back home to the Cubs’ or ‘Come back home to the White house President Obama’s presidential library and Sox.’ It’s been split among my friends.” Dick Simpson, professor of political science, on museum, Nov. 22 Chicago Sun-Times the place that the assassination of John F. Kennedy Curtis Granderson, Major League Baseball player, UIC graduate and has in U.S. history, Nov. 20 Peoria Journal-Star donor, on his future plans after turning down a New York Yankees contract to become a free agent, Nov. 15 Northwest Indiana Times NOVEMBER 27, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3

Graphic warning labels reduce smoking rates

By Sherri McGinnis González

The U.S. would have several million fewer smokers if graphic warning labels similar to those in Canada were required on cigarette packs, according to researchers at UIC and the University of Waterloo. The Canadian labels, introduced nearly a decade ago, led to a 2.9 to 4.7 percentage point drop in smoking rates — which would mean 5.3 to 8.6 million fewer smokers in the U.S. if the same results occurred. The researchers used statistical methods to compare smoking rates in the U.S. and Canada for a nine-year period before and after the graphic warning labels were introduced in Canada. The price of cigarettes was fac- tored into the analysis. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin The study, published online in the journal Tobacco President Obama speaks at a campaign rally in January 2012 in the UIC Forum. UIC is a candidate to become the future home of Obama’s Control, found the “regulatory impact analysis” used by library. “UIC is the ideal institution to host the Obama Presidential Library and Museum,” says Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to gauge the ef- fectiveness of Canada’s graphic warning labels was inac- curate. The FDA had estimated only a .088 percentage point UIC announces bid for Obama library reduction in smoking rates after graphic warning labels By Christy Levy were mandated in Canada. • between Student Center East and the Science and Engi- Jidong Huang, research specialist in UIC’s Institute for neering Labs Health Research and Policy and lead author of the new UIC has announced its bid to become the future home of • adjacent to a parking lot on Morgan Street, between Tay- study, said when he and his collaborators corrected the the Obama Presidential Library and Museum. lor Street and Roosevelt Road FDA’s methodological flaws and took into account the “As Chicago’s only public research university and one of the • near a parking lot on Roosevelt Road close to the Dan purchase prices paid by smokers, they found that graphic most diverse campuses in the nation, UIC is the ideal institu- Ryan Expressway. warning labels reduce cigarette-smoking prevalence at tion to host the Obama Presidential Library and Museum,” UIC’s research and public service accomplishments mirror much higher rates. UIC Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares said. Obama’s achievements in office, Allen-Meares said. Graphic warning labels have been implemented in “Our candidacy follows the recommendation of a task “The hallmark of the Affordable Care Act is expanded more than 40 countries, but not in the U.S. force of deans, administrators and outside advisers who access, and UIC is committed to reducing health disparities The UIC and University of Waterloo (Ontario) re- agreed that UIC’s diversity, research, outreach and central through clinical care, research and community outreach,” she searchers hope the new study will provide support for a location make it uniquely appropriate for the library and mu- said. revised FDA proposal to require graphic warnings. seum honoring President Obama’s legacy.” The chancellor outlined other reasons the library and mu- The FDA should “adopt a standard methodology in A steering committee, focused on UIC’s bid to bring the seum should be located at UIC, including its advancements in doing their regulatory impact analysis that is statistically library and museum to campus, will oversee four committees: urban education and technology research; the archives of the sound and validated by social scientists,” said Huang. library/museum, architecture/site, academic programming late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, located in the campus The “very rudimentary analysis” methods used by the and proposal. library; and Hull-House Museum, which highlights the legacy FDA will cause problems in future proposals and regula- Each of the committees will include students, faculty and of social activist Jane Addams. tions for new and emerging tobacco products, he said. staff members, administrators, alumni and community mem- “Tremendous pride and enthusiasm for our university, our Geoffrey Fong, professor of psychology at the Uni- bers. community and our uniquely American and global city have versity of Waterloo, and Frank Chaloupka, distinguished “I look forward to receiving further information on the sparked our desire to be considered for the honor of serving as professor of economics and director of the Health Policy president’s plans for the selection process,” Allen-Meares said. the site for the Obama Presidential Library,” she said. Center at UIC’s Institute for Health Research and Policy, The earlier task force, charged with determining the fea- “I call on all of UIC’s friends, partners and collaborators to are co-investigators for the study. sibility of a UIC bid, identified at least five potential locations join us in our bid for selection.” [email protected] for the library and museum: Other announced contenders include the University of • Harrison Field Chicago and Chicago State University. • next to the Richard J. Daley Library [email protected] Study analyzes pain experienced by dying cancer patients

By Sam Hostettler by patients, caregivers their symptoms using a touch-screen on a portable tablet. and the health care com- Results are relayed to medical practitioners who then provide Dying can be painful for the terminally ill, but Diana munity. pain management recommendations. Wilkie believes it doesn’t have to be. Patients in the study “This takes some of the pressure off health care profes- Wilkie, professor of biobehavioral health science and Har- will receive care from two sionals, because the patients are the experts on how they feel,” riet Werley endowed chair for nursing research, was awarded Chicago-area hospices, Wilkie said. “The nurses can now devote more time interpret- a three-year, $1.853 million contract to study pain experi- Horizon Hospice & Pal- ing the data so they can provide the patient with the proper enced by cancer patients receiving care in hospice. liative Care and Rainbow medication to help them with their pain.” The research is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Hospice and Palliative Care. In addition to the pain tools, the program includes a mul- Research Institute. The organization helps people make in- Wilkie, whose work focuses on end-of-life, palliative care timedia educational component tailored to the patient and formed health care decisions and improves health care by and informatics research, will use a computer application she caregiver’s needs for pain management information. providing evidence-based information from research guided helped develop, PAINRelieveIt, so patients can self-report [email protected] 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I NOVEMBER 27, 2013

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Extended library hours Campus libraries will extend their hours beginning Sunday through the end of the Help others this holiday season on #GivingTuesday semester. During extended hours, students can By Humaa Siddiqi at UIC has a ripple effect on the community. unteer work with the tags #GivingTues- check out course reserve materials, use library Our students are tremendously interested in day or #Unselfie, Larson said. computers, meet in group study rooms, ask Everyone knows the crazy deals of the mark they leave on the world.” Participants can also post their activi- questions of library reference staff and work Black Friday and the web crashes of Cyber Anyone can participate by doing some- ties on the UIC Giving Tuesday website in silent or collaborative study areas. Monday, but there’s another holiday that’s thing small or big, from volunteering at http://bit.ly/182au3C The Daley Library and its IDEA Com- gaining ground after local shelters to donating “The hashtag is for our community to mons will be open continuously from 10 Thanksgiving: #Giv- money to causes. all gather and disperse all over the area,” a.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Library ingTuesday. “When we give, we feel she said. “We can insert ourselves into the patrons must show a valid i-card to enter the #GivingTuesday, good,” Larson said. conversations other people are having. It’s building from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. held the Tuesday after “If we all help, we solve easy and quick.” A shuttle, provided by the Vice Chancellor Thanksgiving, is dedi- a lot of social problems Larson hopes #GivingTuesday will for Administrative Services, operates from cated to charity work and it helps reminds us raise the importance of philanthropy in 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. from the Morgan Street and helping others. that we are not alone and the modern age. entrance of the Daley Library during the ex- Last year, more than 50 million people par- isolated. “When we think of philanthropy, we tended hours schedule. ticipated. “So many people are behind their phones think about the billions of dollars being The Library of the Health Sciences will “GivingTuesday is an awesome match to and behind their screens that it’s hard to given away,” she said. be open continuously from 11 a.m. Dec. 8 who we are,” said Angela Larson, director of connect. The day is about getting out there “Any individual can be a philan- through 5 p.m. Dec. 20. The library will also annual giving in the Office of Development. and connecting and making friendships.” thropist and want to change the world have a dedicated shuttle during its extended “Whether we are saving lives, finding Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tum- through good work. We’re all individually hours; ask library staff for more information. cures for diseases, teaching children or blr are good ways to spread awareness of powerful.” solving traffic problems, everything we do #GivingTuesday by posting pictures of vol- [email protected] Urban Forum Dec. 5 Cook County Board President Toni Preck- winkle will give the opening keynote address 600-acre site along Chicago’s south lakefront. Beckham Hall, Honors College, Student Rec- It’s a great opportunity to gain experience at the 2013 UIC Urban Forum Dec. 5. “Transportation Vision for Chicago Lake- reation Facility, College of Applied Health writing for print and online, including news This year’s event at the UIC Forum will side Development” is part of the Urban Trans- Sciences, College of Medicine and College of and feature writing, video and social media. examine the role of technology in metropoli- portation Center’s 2013 Fall Seminar Series. Pharmacy. Applicants should have experience in writ- tan regions’ emerging economic, political and Speaker is Nasutsa Mabwa, project manager of For more information, call 312-996-4500 ing for publications (online or print) and an social changes. development for McCaffery Interests, develop- or email [email protected] interest in journalism. Video and photogra- Preckwinkle and Chancellor Paula Allen- ers of Lakeside. phy skills are a plus. Interns must enroll in an Meares are co-chairs. Mabwa, who received her master’s in urban Science vs. society internship course for elective credit. Admission is free for Chicago-area faculty planning and policy from UIC, will discuss Doctoral candidate Burkay Ozturk pres- Email résumé and two samples of pub- and students; tickets for the general public are the recent opening of South Lake Shore Drive, ents the philosophy department’s Dissertation lished work (print or online) to christyb@uic. $25. proposed water taxi service and bus rapid tran- Fellow Lecture Dec. 2. edu Register and view the agenda at sit to downtown and connections to CTA and Ozturk will discuss “How to Defend So- uicurbanforum.org Metra. ciety Against Science, and Science Against Transportation plans The talk takes place from noon to 1 p.m. at Society” at 3 p.m. in the Institute for the Hu- How does transportation around campus Songs of the season the Great Cities Institute, 400 CUPPA Hall. For manities, lower level, Stevenson Hall. affect you? The UIC Choirs, String Orchestra and more information, call 312-413-1967. A reception follows. Share your opinions through Dec. 31 in a Concert Band present a holiday concert For more information, email huminst@ survey created by the UIC Office of Sustain- Dec. 7. Vacation, sick leave payouts uic.edu ability, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Students will perform holiday music UIC employees can defer vacation and Planning and Active Transportation Alliance. ranging from favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s compensable sick leave payouts to their 403(b) Interested in journalism? Visit http://uic.metroquest.com “Nutcracker Suite” to Saint-Saens’ “Christmas and 457 retirement accounts when they retire UIC News seeks two interns to add a The groups are planning a transportation Oratorio.” The concert is directed by Michael or leave the university. student voice to its work in news and social plan for the UIC campus and surrounding J. Anderson, Andrew Lewis, Daniel Black and For instructions, call the Benefits Services media. area. Jose Oliver Riojas. office at 312-996-6471 on or before 60 days The event begins with a reception at 6:30 before the last day of employment. p.m. and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at The benefits office is located on the first Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St., Oak floor of the Marshfield Building. Park. For more information visit NESSIE, the RSVP at celebrate.theatreandmusic.uic.edu university’s HR website, nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu

Online tax information Collection drive Employees can sign up through Jan. 15 to Student Leadership Development and Vol- receive their Form W-2 online. unteer Services is collecting new books and The 40,000 employees who received their toys for patients at the Children’s Hospital Uni- W-2 electronically last year do not need to versity of Illinois. sign up again this year. Others can request an Items must be new. Requested toys include online W-2 through NESSIE, the university’s infant toys, books, coloring books, crayons, HR website, nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu, under Play-Doh, rattles, board games, stuffed ani- the “compensation” tab. mals, playing cards and toys that light up or Employees who do not receive the W-2 make noise. electronically will be mailed a copy. Collection bins are located in the Behav- ioral Sciences Building, Student Services Plans for development Building, Commons West, Commons East, A seminar Dec. 4 examines plans for a Stukel Towers, Marie Robinson Hall, Thomas NOVEMBER 27, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5 Governor signs same-sex marriage bill at UIC Forum

By Gary Wisby

UIC was the setting Nov. 20 as Gov. Pat Quinn signed historic same-sex marriage legislation into law. The signing, with Quinn using more than 110 pens, made Illinois the 16th state to adopt marriage equality. Quinn inked the bill on the wooden desk where Abraham Lincoln wrote his first inaugural address — the speech in which he called on Americans to listen to “the better angels of our nature.” Police estimated that 2,300 people witnessed the ceremony at the UIC Forum. The governor noted that Tuesday was the 150th anniver- sary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, with its declaration that “all men are created equal.” Wednesday’s occasion on campus marked “a new birth of freedom,” said Quinn, again quoting from the classic address. U of I President Bob Easter welcomed a stellar collection of dignitaries to the event, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. But the first speaker was a student, Jennifer Geiman, who said the legislation “signifies that I and the diverse queer community at UIC will finally be able to marry who they love in the state where they live.” Next to speak was Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin “It’s time to stop planning rallies and start planning wed- Gov. Pat Quinn celebrates after signing the marriage equality bill at the UIC Forum Nov. 20, marking “a new birth of freedom,” he said. dings,” Simon said. Lisa Madigan, wearing a necklace she received from the riage — from now on there is only marriage in the state of Patrick Bova stood at the podium next to his partner of late senator and gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch, Illinois.” more than 50 years, Jim Darby, and announced, “We can fi- praised the legislative courage that recognized “marriage is Michael Madigan said he was “happy to have worked on nally be newlyweds.” about the principles of fairness and freedom — and it’s about behalf of this bill” and praised State Rep. Greg Harris, who led The ceremony was led off by the Artemis Singers, includ- families.” the campaign in the House, and Ill. Sen. Heather Steans, chief ing social work professor Patricia O’Brien, who sang “On the The measure is an example of “civil rights, human rights sponsor in the Senate. Street Where You Live,” “One Fine Day” and “We Are Family.” and equal rights,” said Secretary of State Jesse White. To sustained applause, Harris thanked church leaders, Later, the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus added their voices State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka got the biggest laugh former GOP president Pat Brady, same-sex couples, cities like with “America the Beautiful.” of the event when she announced, “I will be available to be a Decatur and Rockford, demonstrators and activists. “It’s nice that such a big event is happening on campus,” flower girl.” He too quoted Lincoln: “I walk slowly but I never walk said architecture student Jessica Cavallaris, sitting in the audi- Preckwinkle struck a political note with her observation backwards.” ence. that “none of the Republican candidates for governor have “Two years ago we passed the civil union law, but learned “This is history,” said sociology student Marissa Herrera. had the courage to stand up for this issue.” it was far from equality. Justice could not be denied,” Steans “It means I can get married.” Emanuel said, “There is no straight marriage or gay mar- said. [email protected] Student LGBT leader proud to be part of historic moment

By Christy Levy bers of UIC’s LGBT community, said Megan Carney, director of the Gender and Sexuality Center. Jennifer Geiman isn’t quite ready for marriage yet, but “It’s really incredible to see this kind of policy change tak- she’s happy to know it’s an option. ing place,” she said. “There are people who have been in rela- Geiman, a senior in applied psychology, spoke in front tionships for decades with the same partner — and suddenly, of 2,300 spectators at the UIC Forum Nov. 20 — and many marriage is a realistic option. more who watched the event online — as Gov. Pat Quinn “A lot of people who identify in the community are saying, signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois. ‘Well, I’m not necessarily going to get married, yet having that “The bill is huge for me personally,” said Geiman, presi- option just really changes the landscape for all of us.’” dent of UIC Pride, an LGBT student organization. The fact that UIC was the backdrop for the historic mo- “I felt very honored to be invited to speak at the event.” ment highlights the campus commitment to diversity, Carney Geiman has been in a relationship with her partner, Ann said. Foster, for three years. Foster, a petty officer second class “We really want to open our doors to diverse communi- with the U.S. Navy, is stationed in San Diego. She will be ties,” she said. “We are welcoming the LGBT community to deployed next summer but the couple plans to discuss mar- campus, so it’s important to us that they really see us as a hub riage when she returns, Geiman said. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin where people can come together.” “We weren’t sure how it would work out when one of us Jennifer Geiman speaks at a Nov. 20 ceremony at the UIC Forum Nov. 20 also marked the national Transgender Day of got around to proposing. But it means that now I know I’ll marking the signing of the Illinois marriage equality bill. Remembrance, acknowledging members of the LGBT com- be able to propose to her, and I can marry the person I love, munity who died as a result of violence. The date’s significance in the city that I love,” Geiman said. For many students, the new law is a relief because it prom- shows there’s still more work to be done, Carney said. Members of UIC Pride, as well as others in the UIC com- ises a future of equal access to marriage, Geiman said. “A lot of people who are celebrating this moment are also munity, played a role in the bill’s success by contacting leg- “People were really trying to make this happen, which is so hoping that the passage of this bill will do a lot more to destig- islators and marching in Springfield last month to push for beneficial for the queer community,” she said. matize LGBT folks across the board,” she said. marriage equality, Geiman said. The signing of the bill marks a historic moment for mem- [email protected] 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I NOVEMBER 27, 2013 Children’s Hospital celebrates Thanksgiving with food, fun

“There’s great food, great joy and many, many hugs,” said pediatric oncologist Mary Lou Schmidt as she surveyed the lively scene around her last Saturday in Student Center West. About 160 young patients, their families and staff came to have fun at the annual Thanksgiving party sponsored by the Children’s Hospital University of Il- linois. “Many of our families don’t get a chance to celebrate Thanksgiving,” said child life specialist Lindsay Cous- ins, “so this is a great day and a special occasion for them.” Besides food, there was face painting, photos, games, food and other activities. Cancer support organizations such See the video at as Children’s Oncol- youtube.com/uicmedia ogy Services, Make- A-Wish, Gilda’s Club, Starlight Chil- dren’s Foundation, Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, Go4the Goal, Flashes of Hope and Girls Scouts were there with information for parents and activities for kids. St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for childhood cancer research, presented a $150,000 check to support Children’s Oncology Group pediatric cancer clinical trials at Chil- dren’s Hospital University of Illinois, Rush and Stroger hospitals.

Photos: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin

Providing early learning opportunities for kids with disabilities

By Anne Brooks Ranallo and use learning opportunities in a child’s it will develop two components — coach- engage their children in natural environ- everyday activities, like playing peek-a-boo, ing and intervention — that, together, ments when learning opportunities arise. Through everyday activities, parents will drinking from a cup, rolling a ball or getting are expected to improve the professional “Early intervention for young children teach essential skills to their young children into a car seat. practice of early intervention providers and with disabilities traditionally has involved who have disabilities, using new methods The researchers will develop a visual the learning outcomes of caregivers and practitioners working directly with the developed by researchers at UIC and other cueing system with guiding questions to children involved in home-based, early in- child. Very little time is spent supporting universities. help parents recognize: tervention services,” Salisbury said. regular interactions and learning oppor- The study received a $1.5 million grant • opportune moments to teach their The researchers say the new approach tunities between the parents and child,” from the Institute of Education Sciences, child essential skills could benefit tens of thousands of the na- Woods said. one of only 13 awarded from 900 applica- • what to teach, when and how tion’s youngest children. According to The three-year study began in June at tions. • what their goal is in teaching the U.S. Department of Education, nearly each university, with focus groups, practi- The research is led by Christine Salis- • how to know if learning is taking place. 350,000 children under age 3 who have dis- tioners and parents evaluating the materi- bury, UIC professor of special education, “This cueing system is expected to abilities are enrolled annually in federal pro- als. A trial involving eight children and Patricia Snyder, professor of early childhood improve the consistency of parent actions grams providing early intervention services. their families and providers will follow. studies at the University of Florida, and and the learning outcomes of their child, “ Recent studies identify the use of em- In the second year, researchers will test Juliann Woods, professor of communica- Salisbury said. bedded instruction in everyday activities a prototype, then revise as needed. In the tion sciences and disorders at Florida State The researchers call the approach EPIC as a recommended practice for young pre- third year, they will compare an EPIC test University. — initials for “embedded practices and in- schoolers with disabilities, but researchers group with another receiving traditional Early learning practitioners will show tervention with caregivers.” say additional studies are needed to identify intervention. parents and caregivers how to recognize “The EPIC intervention is unique in that the best methods for coaching parents to [email protected] NOVEMBER 27, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

40 years 35 years Top row (L-R): Top row (L-R): Donald A. Morrison, Michael Ginsburg, Employees with Ghanshyam N. John Zuckerman, Pandey Michael J. McNallan, up to 40 years Steven E. Tozer of service honored Bottom row Raquel P. Porrata Bottom row (L-R): during Employee Bobbie S. Smith, Bonnie Smedley Recognition Month. Mitchell, Victoria Chou

Photos: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin 30 years 1st row top (L-R): Vanessa Wright, George Roe, Richard Cooper, Mary Joan Mouw, Mimis Cohen

2nd row (L-R): Janet Lazzara, Donna Zych, Portia White, Paula Lang

3rd row (L-R): Lesia Kanus, Mark Mershon, Denise Robertson, Ignacio B. Macias, Mary Kay McGrath

25 years

1st row top (L-R): Ricardo Coronado, Carl Ulaszek, Melvin Pillsbury, Vytautas V. Valaitis, Marieke Schoen, Karen J. Jackson, Viktoras V. Gliozeris, Bruce Fournier, Joseph Patzin, Roseann Pontikis Carroll, Pamela S. Fitzner 2nd row (L-R): Jeffrey Fortman, Harriet Koszarek, Susan Kralj, Phoebe Washington, Jewell M. Graves, Booker Suggs, Ronald Olszewski, Julie Welsh, Maria D.L. Gonzalez 3rd row (L-R): Kimberly Barba, Aaronetta Humbles, Latonja Batriece Newell, Onintze Zenarutzabeitia-Pikatza, Anju B. Teal, Milagros I. Crespo, Cynthia E. Herrera Lindstrom, Kimberly R. Brown, Rovina M. Lerio, Gail Fisher, Nereida Bruno, Robert Roman 4th row bottom (L-R): Leticia Rios, Mary Baran-Valdez, Emama A. Mulhim, Mary L. Hummons, Sabrina Coleman, Margaret Pocius, Lisa Baker, Elida Garcia, Carolyn Patterson 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I NOVEMBER 27, 2013

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NOVEMBER 27 IN HISTORY HIGHLIGHT NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

“Transportation Vision for Chicago Hiss released from prison Lakeside Development” Nov. 27, 1945: S M T W T F S Former government Dec. 4 official Alger Hiss is released after 44 Nasutsa Mabwa, project months in prison manager of development 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 after being con- for McCaffery Interests, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 victed of perjury for developers of Lakeside, a allegedly lying about nearly 600-acre site along 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 being involved in Chicago’s south lakefront 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 espionage during slated for development. the Cold War. Sponsored by the Urban Hiss maintained Transportation Center. his innocence until Noon-1 p.m. Great Cities his death in 1996. Nasutsa Mabwa Institute, 400 CUPPA Hall

EXHIBITS Dec. 4-Jan. 31 SPECIAL EVENTS

Through Dec. 14 “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Dec. 3 Jewish Past in Poland” “It’s the Political Exhibit organized by the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, “Tuesdays-at-One” including photographs by Chris Schwarz and text by Jonathan Economy, Stupid” UIC Chamber Music. 1 p.m. L060 EPASW Webber that present a picture of the relics of Jewish life and The traveling group culture in Polish Galicia that can still be seen. First floor, Daley exhibition includes vid- Dec. 5 Library. 312-413-0394 eos documenting artist Dread Scott burning “A Victorian Holiday Jan. 17-March 1 dollars on Wall Street, Costume Party” flamenco flash mobs “Ghost Nature” Featuring ragtime pianist and taking over Spanish composer Reginald Robinson. Group exhibition based around the bank lobbies, barbarism Presented by the African-Amer- strangeness of the natural world. Cu- spreading through a ican Cultural Center, part of the rated by Caroline Picard. Opening doomed hedge fund and World’s Fair exhibition. 5:30-7:30 reception, 5-8 p.m. Jan. 17. Gallery 400, other works from around p.m. Second floor, AH. Guests are ADH. Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. the world that address encouraged, but not required, to Photo: Jamel Mims Tues.-Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat. 312-996- the prolonged economic wear Victorian era costumes. Reginald Robinson “It’s the Political Economy, Stupid.” 6114 crisis. Curated by Oliver “Ghost Nature” 312-996-9549 Ressler and Gregory Sholette. Gallery 400, ADH. Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.- Dec. 7 Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat. 312-996-6114 LECTURES/SEMINARS Holiday Concert Through Dec. 20 Dec. 5 UIC Choirs, String Orchestra and Concert Band perform sea- sonal favorites. Directed by Michael J. Anderson, Andrew Lewis, “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the Daniel Black and Jose Oliver Riojas. 7:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal “Technology and the Resilience of Metropolitan World’s Columbian Exposition” Church, 924 Lake St., Oak Park Interactive exhibit presents historical accounts of black Ameri- Regions” cans’ thoughts, feelings and experiences related to the Chicago UIC Urban Forum debates the role of technology as a critical World’s Fair. African American Cultural Center, 207 AH. 9 a.m.-4 element in enhancing the capacity of institutions to adapt to met- p.m. Mon.-Friday. Other tours by appointment. 312-996-9549 ropolitan regions’ emerging economic, political and social chal- WORKSHOPS lenges. Doors open at 8 a.m.; program starts at 8:45 a.m. View complete schedule at http://uicurbanforum.org. Tickets free for Dec. 4 Chicago area faculty and students; $25 for general public. Online registration required “Blackboard Learn New Features” Dec. 12 ACCC online workshop on new features available after the Blackboard upgrade Dec. 21. 2-3 p.m. http://bit.ly/17VbEho “Developing a Meaningful Summary/Profile for Résumés and LinkedIn” Dec. 5 U of I Alumni Career Center webinar. 7-8 p.m. Alumni free; others $45. Register at http://bit.ly/19X69UH “PubMed in 30 Minutes” Online library workshop. 5-5:30 p.m. http://library.uic.edu

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Teaching future dentists to serve their community

By Steve Hendershot

Julie Arabia was trying to get her patient to talk. It wasn’t easy — it never is, with a 7-year-old in a dentist’s chair — but she tried, asking first about the girl’s favorite subject in school, then about her brothers and sisters. Arabia received mostly quiet, one-word responses, and seemed resigned to start her examination when her patient suddenly blurted out, “I want to be a dentist!” This was a breakthrough for Arabia who was, at the time, a fourth-year dental student serving an externship at Chicago’s Lawndale Christian Health Center as part of the College of Dentistry’s Community Based Education program. She knew that the center’s dentists are exceptional at forg- ing personal connections with their patients, even during short visits, and it was a trait she hoped to learn and emulate. So she forged ahead with this gift-wrapped opportunity, of- fering to answer questions about dentistry and saying, “We could use a dentist like you.” The girl squirmed as Arabia administered an anesthetic, using an understanding tone when she said, “I know — this is the worst part.” Then she asked why her patient was drawn to the profes- sion. The girl didn’t hesitate: “It looks easy.” Hmm. Arabia knew better, of course, but also sensed that Photo: Lloyd Degrane she had been paid a high compliment. Jill Baskin (right), of the Children’s Clinic in Oak Park, conducts a check-up with dental student Rajpaul Singh. The clinic sees about 1,500 more patients per year because of students who conduct externships there, says Baskin, a 1983 alumna. “It makes a huge impact,” she says. Introduction to community health Community Based Education is unique and so successful Community Based Education began in 2002 with a $1.5 College of Dentistry graduate, who preceded Briney as oral that it helped earn the College of Dentistry the 2012 William million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and care director at the Children’s Clinic and served as its extern- J. Gies Award for innovative clinical curriculum from the has been a runaway success since its formal debut in 2005. ship site preceptor until 2013. Washington, D.C.-based American Dental Education As- Fourth-year externship students saw 12,500 community-clinic “Students may start the rotation convinced they want to sociation. patients in 2010. treat children in private practice, but my hope and experience The award represented a decade’s work in developing and The Lawndale Christian Health Center is one of 17 of the is that that changes,” she said. “It allows students to see how refining a clinical program that simultaneously provides top- program’s sites in Illinois, most in the Chicago area. There also they are able to incorporate public health into what they see as notch dental education and dental care to underserved com- are sites in Colorado where students can work with migrant their private-practice future.” munities. populations, as well as a few international options. Baskin estimated that the Children’s Clinic provides 1,500 The program experience centers on the Illinois sites, where additional patient visits per year because of student participa- students spend eight weeks rotating back and forth between tion; overall, the clinic sees about 6,000 patients annually. campus and community — one week at a clinic, followed by “It makes a huge impact,” she says. one week on campus. Then the process repeats at a different For Briney, the impact was career-changing, and she shares site, until each student has completed a rotation at four or five her knowledge with the dental students who rotate through locations. Students are generally able to select the sites where the Children’s Clinic. they perform rotations. “You see their confidence grow,” she said. “They have the “The dental school environment is not a health system; it’s opportunity to work with dental assistants and run the team, an education system,” said Caswell Evans, program head and and you see them get comfortable walking into a practice that associate dean for prevention and public health sciences. right away is challenging for them.” “So it’s important for our students to understand there are It was an externship at the Children’s Clinic that gave Justin any number of opportunities to practice in different contexts Welke, a 2011 dentistry graduate, “a sense of accomplishment based on the social and cultural needs of the patient popula- I hadn’t felt elsewhere,” he said. tion.” Now a pediatric resident at UI Health, Welke said his ex- One of the program’s benefits is that it exposes students to perience at the clinic “is how I found my calling, because it work environments other than private practice, he said. opened my eyes to working with kids. “When you step outside the four walls of the dental school A change in plans building, you get a whole new perspective on the disparity that At some sites, students work under staff dentists who exists in a public-aid clinic,” he added. are alumni of both the college and the program — who had “And you see that for us to help out is huge — it adds a ton career-altering externships themselves. to the community.” Lynse Briney, who received her DDS in 2005 and a master’s Grace Ahn, a 2007 dentistry grad, found her externship in dentistry in 2012, was in the first class of externs. experience at the Lawndale health center so powerful that She did an externship at the Children’s Clinic, a 95-year-old when she moved back to Chicago from California in January dental clinic in west-suburban Oak Park sponsored by the Oak 2012, she visited the clinic to see her former mentor, extern- Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society. She has worked there ship director Edwin Mangram. part-time since 2006, in addition to running a private practice, Soon, Ahn was the center’s newest staff dentist, overseeing and last year she became the oral health director for the clinic. the UIC students doing their rotations at LCHC. Photo: Lloyd Degrane The externship “gave me a taste, and I found it was a won- “That’s kind of cool, because I certainly remember my “The dental school environment is not a health system; it’s an derful model and environment to practice in,” she said. “I experience here as a student, and were it not for that positive education system,” says Caswell Evans, head of the College of knew I wanted to be involved.” experience, I would not be back here,” Ahn said. Dentistry’s Community Based Education program. That experience isn’t uncommon, said Jill Baskin, a 1983 — UIC Alumni Magazine 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I NOVEMBER 27, 2013

deaths What you wear to class makes

Mary Diaz, library A memorial service will be held Dec. 10 a difference, fashionista says on campus for Mary Diaz, 46, senior library specialist in the Daley Library special collec- By Britney Musial and a blazer. It takes time.” tions department, who died Nov. 12. She offered some advice on classic looks. She worked in the library for 20 years, How often do you wear sweatpants to “Dark jeans always go with anything,” she beginning in circulation, then moving to the class? said. serials section at the Library of the Health Did you know that what you wear could “If you like a certain cardigan, buy each Sciences before joining special collections in impact not only your grades, but perhaps color it comes in. It becomes your signature.” 1999. your future relationships — both in friend- Plus, color matters. She was involved in processing the li- ship and business? “You want to have a go-to power color,” brary’s Richard J. Daley Collection — sort- Social media expert and Red Pump Ajayi said. ing, identifying and organizing thousands fashionista Luvvie Ajayi hosted a workshop “Each color has a certain meaning so it of papers, pho- Nov. 20 in Addams will take some research tographs and Hall to talk about col- about what meaning “Mary served artifacts from lege fashion. “You want to have you want to get across. Chicago’s most “The first impres- “My favorite color the department Abigail Salyers famous mayor sion you can give yourself reflected in has been red since I faithfully and and patriarch. someone comes from was 3 and I wear red transgenic plant safety and antibiotic resis- A fan of your outfit,” Ajayi said. what you wear.” every chance I get. If fastidiously.” tance in medicine and agriculture. author Jane “You want to have it’s not a shirt, it’s my Salyers “was a kind and willing mentor to Austen, Diaz yourself reflected in what you wear.” blazer. If it’s not a scarf, it’s my handbag or those of us who were neophytes in microbiol- earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Ajayi manages her own pop culture blog shoes.” ogy,” said Nigel Goldenfeld, Swanlund profes- Findlay College and a master’s in English and is founder of the Red Pump Project, When you speak in front of class, wear sor of physics and leader of the biocomplexity from Illinois State University. a nonprofit organization that raises HIV/ what other people will probably be wearing, research theme in the Institute for Genomic “Mary served the department faithfully AIDS awareness for women and girls. Her she advised. Biology. and fastidiously,” said Valerie Harris, assis- talk was sponsored by Women in Science That’s where the jeans and a cardigan or “She was one of the earliest to emphasize tant professor and associate special collec- and Engineering. plain T-shirt can come in handy. the role of horizontal gene transfer in evolu- tions librarian. “The way you dress now, if you love If you are making a presentation to a room tionary ecology, and also was one of the first “She trained many generations of students wearing sweatpants, is going to have to full of corporate sponsors, dress up your look to emphasize the view that the body is a mi- in the particulars of caring for and handling eventually change if you need to go into an with a scarf, blazer and cardigan — whatever crobial ecosystem.” rare and unique collections and was the per- interview or an office setting where they makes you comfortable, she said. Salyers re- son who reminded her fellow staff of all the want you in suits,” she said. “How you dress should be authentically ceived a bach- details of past projects. “Abigail was “Ease your way into it. Don’t just expect you,” Ajayi said. elor’s degree in “Her grace, expertise, warm nature and to wake up and feel comfortable in slacks [email protected] mathematics an eminent institutional memory are irreplaceable assets in 1963 and a which we will miss for many years to come.” scientist and doctorate in She is survived by her husband, Carlos, physics in 1969 a wonderful and daughter, Isabella. police from George The Dec. 10 memorial service will begin colleague, and Washington at 3 p.m. in 1-470 Daley Library. University. we’ll miss her.” UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 Arrests by UIC Police She was a Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 Nov. 18: A man was arrested for faculty member at St. Mary’s College and Vir- criminal trespass at 5:47 p.m. at Stukel ginia Polytechnic Institute before joining the Nov. 17-24 Towers. U of I in 1978. Nov. 22: A man was arrested on a war- She became the campus’ first female ten- Crimes reported to UIC Police rant at 2:32 a.m. at 335 S. Peoria St. ured professor in microbiology in 1983 and Battery: 6 Nov. 24: A man was arrested for DUI was named a full professor in 1988. Criminal damage: 4 at 2:15 a.m. at 1410 S. Blue Island Ave. She published more than 150 scientific Counterfeiting: 3 papers and two textbooks. Criminal trespass: 1 For more information on police activ- She was a University Scholar, Faculty Harassment by telephone: 2 ity, visit the UIC Police crime map, Member of the Year in the College of Medi- Criminal defacement: 1 www.uic.edu/depts/police, and the Chicago cine and a member of the Center for Ad- DUI: 1 Police CLEAR Map, http://gis.chicago vanced Study. Theft: 14 police.org She received an Award for Excellence in Teaching from UIC. As president of the American Society UIC NEWS Mary Diaz for Microbiology, she helped educate postal Published on Wednesdays during the academic year Visual communications and design workers about anthrax during the 2001 at- (monthly during summer) by the Office of Public Anna Dworzecka...... [email protected] Affairs of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Associate graphic designer tacks, when the dangerous bacteria were 1320 University Hall (MC 288), 601 S. Morgan St., Megan Strand...... 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Cultural showcase

UIC student organizations showed off their talent Thursday in front of a packed Illinois Room in Student Center East. The UIC Cultural Showcase, an annual competition, celebrates the diversity of campus through song, dance and other forms of perfor- mance art. Three UIC staff members judged the event, scoring student performances. Movimiento Latino took first place while Dhamaal and Bhangra rounded out the top three performances. Student groups who performed at the event include (clockwise): Dhaamal, Dangeraas, Primo Dance Troupe, Bhangra and Movimiento Latino. Photos: Timothy Nguyen 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I NOVEMBER 27, 2013

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Sunny skies for Flames at Gulf Coast Showcase The men’s basketball team (2-3) snapped San Diego’s (5-1) five-game winning streak with a 74-70 victory Mon- day afternoon in the opening round of the bd Global Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. Four Flames reached double figures as senior Kelsey Barlow led the way with a career-high 17 points, his fifth- straight game with 10 or more points. Sophomore Jake Wiegand notched his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs. “I’m proud of our team,” head coach Howard Moore said. “Our guys really came together and fought the entire game. We made defensive stops when we needed them and played well offensively.” Sophomore Gabe Snider set a career best with 11 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting, eight of which came in the first half. Junior Marc Brown reached double digits for the fourth time this season with 13 points, hit- ting 7-of-8 from the foul line. The score changed hands 12 times throughout the contest and tied on 12 occasions. The Flames owned a Photo: Timothy Nguyen 33-31 halftime lead as they closed out the first period on Sophomore Terri Bender scored 11 points during the Flames’ 76-66 victory against Miami University (Ohio) Saturday at the UIC Pavilion. a 5-0 run capped off by a Snider trey. He has a team-best 47.4 percent three-point shooting clip. The game was a back-and-forth affair to start the second half until the Toreros took over the lead at the 13:12 Flames take reins against Miami mark and held it for the next four minutes. That’s when UIC rattled off seven straight points to go in front 57-52 By Brad Taylor with 7:56 left to play. The Flames kept the edge for the rest of the game, Senior Rachel Story scored 23 points and the women’s converting six free throws in the final 21 seconds to ce- basketball team (3-2) picked up its third straight victory, ment the victory. 76-66, over Miami (Ohio) (1-3) Saturday afternoon at the The Flames continue play at the tournament today. UIC Pavilion. Visit www.uicflames.com for results. Story hit 5-of-6 three-pointers and the Flames shot 50 percent from beyond the arc (9-of-18) against the Red- Hawks, who won 19 games and qualified for the WNIT last season. Story was named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week for Nov. 18-24. “Rachel [Story] is one of our top three-point shooters and she did her job,” head coach Regina Miller said. “Miami is a very competitive team who has been in the postseason so they know what it takes to win. We were able to sustain their runs in the second half.” UIC never trailed in the game and held a 23-point advantage at 32-9 with 7:12 left in the first half. Two late three-pointers by the RedHawks trimmed the UIC lead to 17 at halftime (46-29). Photo: Timothy Nguyen Miami battled tough and narrowed the UIC lead to five Ruvanna Campbell posted 11 points and 10 rebounds Saturday. at 71-66 with 1:35 left in the second half but Megan Wal- lace scored four straight points and a free throw from Story seven steals. The Flames scored 27 points off 17 Miami turn- ended the contest. overs. UIC shot 65.4 percent in the first half, including 8-of-13 Redshirt sophomore Ruvanna Campbell posted her from beyond the arc. fourth consecutive double-double with 11 points and 10 re- Story’s five three-pointers tied her career high set in last bounds. Campbell, who was an efficient 5-of-6 from the floor, week’s 88-65 victory at SIUE. She hit 8-of-10 free throws in added a block and a steal over 23 minutes. the second half to help UIC sustain its lead. Story missed Sophomore Terri Bender had an all-around solid effort the first two games of the season but is averaging 22.7 with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot. points and shooting 59.1 percent from downtown (13-of- She hit 3-of-4 three-point attempts in the first half. 22) since her return. The Flames travel to Puerto Rico this week to participate Senior Katie Hannemann collected her fourth consecu- in the San Juan Shootout. UIC will face Ohio Friday and tive double-digit scoring effort with 18 points on 5-of-10 Texas Southern Saturday. Photo: Steve Woltmann shooting. She added six rebounds and hit eight of her 10 The team then heads to Indianapolis for an 11 a.m. match Gabe Snider scored a career high with 11 points Monday. free throw attempts. Hannemann also had three of UIC’s Dec. 7 at Butler.