Tuesday, October 5, 2010

ISU Library Exhibits Art by Georgia Orwick through Nov. 12

Released by Idaho State University October 5, 2010
Contact: Sue Roth, ISU Eli M. Oboler Library, 282-2997; rothsusa@isu.edu

ISU Library Exhibits Art by Georgia Orwick through Nov. 12

POCATELLO – Georgia Orwick’s “Honoring the Ancients” is a series of paintings inspired by the exploration of ancient rock art sites in the rugged sierras of Baja, Mexico and well as sites in North America. Her watercolor, mixed media and pastel paintings will be on exhibit in the current display area of the Idaho State University’s Eli M. Oboler Library through Friday, Nov. 12.
Orwick’s fascination with rock art evolved from an appreciation for the sense of individuality, animation, and the use of color by the ancient painters. Her research into Baja rock art quickly led to Harry Crosby, the modern-day explorer who discovered more than two hundred previously undocumented sites known only to the local ranchers. Crosby’s discoveries led to further hunter-gatherer archeological research by the Mexican government. His discovery of the “The Great Murals—Los Gran Murales” is now the official title of the region.
The monumental scale of the stunning pictographs in “The Great Mural Region” rival the finest cave paintings in the world. The paint from the sensitive, dynamic, sophisticated figures has been carbon dated to nearly 10,000 years old, making them among the oldest, most unique, significant concentration of ancient rock art in the Americas. As the fifth largest rock art region in the world, it has now been designated as a Heritage Site by the United Nations.
The captivating story of Crosby’s discoveries is beautifully written with fascinating photographs, detailed drawings, and excellent maps in “The Cave Paintings of Baja, California—Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People,” first published in 1975. Crosby has invited Orwick to paint from his 2,000 digitized photos and exquisite illustrations by his wife, Jo Anne, in the UCLA Archives. Orwick’s exhibition includes paintings from the Crosby Expeditions.
Raised on the vast North Dakota prairie, Orwick is inspired by her fascination with mountains, horizons, sea and landscapes, and scenes from her travels. For eighteen years she cruised on a motorcycle to the end of many roads: from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, to Florida and to the deserts of the Southwest. She traveled extensively from Alaska to Mexico and to the Panama border in Central America. Since moving to Pocatello in 1996, Orwick’s award-winning paintings have been exhibited in local and national shows. Her artistry as a Master Gardener and landscape designer has won many awards for the Juniper Hills Country Club and private gardens.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and may be viewed during regular library hours.
For more information, including schedule changes, contact the library at 282-3248.
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Idaho State University Indian Night 2010 Slated for Oct. 9 in Pond Student Union Ballroom

Released by: Idaho State University October 5, 2010
Contact: Pratik Sheth at shetprat@isu.edu

Idaho State University Indian Night 2010
Slated for Oct. 9 in Pond Student Union Ballroom

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Association of Indian Students will host Indian Night on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the ISU Pond Student Union Ballroom.
The festival will feature authentic Indian food – including butter chicken, chhole curry, chaat aloo curry, tomato chutney, jeera rice and mango lassi – and a variety of events highlighting Indian culture.
The first 150 tickets purchased in advance are $5. Other tickets purchased in advance are $6 for students, $7 for faculty and staff, $9 for the general public and $4 for children age 5 and older. Children under 4 are free. Tickets will be one dollar more at the door. Tickets may be purchased at the Pond Student Union and Rendezvous Complex food court Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information or for ticket information, call 404-580-3922 or email shetprat@isu.edu.
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Monday, October 4, 2010

ISU Anderson Center, Family Service Alliance to Present Seventh Annual ‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ in Pocatello Oct. 6, Idaho Falls Oct. 7

Released by Idaho State University October 4, 2010
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Morrow, Anderson Center Director at (208) 282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu

ISU Anderson Center, Family Service Alliance to Present Seventh Annual
‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ in Pocatello Oct. 6, Idaho Falls Oct. 7

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center, Associated Students of ISU and the Family Service Alliance has announced that the seventh annual “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month will be held Oct. 6 in Pocatello and Oct. 7 in Idaho Falls.
The Wednesday, Oct. 6, Pocatello walk will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Hutchinson Quadrangle on the Pocatello campus.
The Thursday, Oct. 7, Idaho Falls walk be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bennion Student Union at University Place.
The men of Southeastern Idaho have been challenged to stand up in a pair of high heels and walk to end sexual and domestic violence. This event encourages the movement to not only aid victims of violence, but to end the violence completely.
Refreshments will be graciously provided by ASISU. For more information please call 282-2805 – come out and support men who will walk a mile in high heels to end sexual and domestic violence.
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ISU Biological Sciences Ph.D. Student Ryan Long Receives Prestigious EPA STAR Fellowship

Released by Idaho State University October 4, 2010
Contact: Ryan Long, (208) 283-5367 or longryan@isu.edu or Terry Bowyer, (208) 282-4082

ISU Biological Sciences Ph.D. Student Ryan Long
Receives Prestigious EPA STAR Fellowship

POCATELLO – Idaho State University biological sciences doctoral student Ryan Long has been awarded a prestigious Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research.
Long is completing his doctoral dissertation project comparing the influence of the thermal environment on behavior and fitness of elk in a forested ecosystem versus an arid desert ecosystem.
“The study has some pretty strong climate change implications,” Long said, “which is probably one of the big things that appealed to the EPA. My project has the potential to provide important insights into the effects of climate change on large mammals.”
Long is comparing the habits and patterns of behavior of elk fitted with GPS collars in the Southeast Idaho desert on Idaho National Laboratory lands with those of elk that have been fitted with GPS collars at the Starkey Experimental Forest in northeast Oregon near La Grande.
“This is an exceptional accomplishment by Ryan,” said Terry Bowyer, ISU biological sciences professor. “The funding rate on this fellowship is less than 8 percent for applicants.”
The STAR Fellowship is designed to support graduate research projects that are in line with the goals and mission of the EPA and to support up and coming scientists. During the three-year fellowship, Long will receive a $20,000 annual stipend, his tuition and fees will be covered, and he will receive $5,000 annually to help fund the costs of his research.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Long said. “This is one of the most competitive graduate fellowships in the country and the majority of these fellowships typically go to bigger research schools like Wisconsin, Cornell or UC-Davis. It is a really big deal to bring one here to Idaho State University and it speaks to the quality of the ISU biological sciences department.”
Long indicated that the intellectual merit of the research proposal, which is sent out for peer review similar to the process of submitting a scientific manuscript to a journal, is one of the primary criteria by which fellowship applications are judged. Secondly, Long received quality letters of recommendation written by Bowyer, ISU biological sciences professor John Kie and Long’s master’s advisor at the University of Idaho, Dr. Janet Rachlow. Finally, previously demonstrated performance is important and Long has a strong record of having papers published in scientific journals.
A native of Oregon, Long, 28, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and his master’s degree from the University of Idaho, before coming to ISU about 2-1/2 years ago.
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Idaho State University to Get New, State of the Art Biochemistry Laboratory with Federal Appropriation

Released by Idaho State University October 4, 2010
Contact: Caryn Evilia, (208) 282-3291 or 282-4006, or Robert Holman, (208) 282-4331

Idaho State University to Get New, State of the Art
Biochemistry Laboratory with Federal Appropriation

POCATELLO – Idaho State University will boast a brand new biochemistry laboratory – to the benefit of students in a wide variety of disciplines – thanks to a $396,000 federal appropriation from the U.S. Health Resources Administration (HRSA).
“With this new biochemistry laboratory, we’re moving from being behind other regional universities’ quality of labs, to being equal to the best and better than most,” said Robert Holman, ISU chemistry professor and one of the program directors/principal investigator of the project. “We will be greatly expanding the scope and scale of the instruments our students and faculty use, and we will have triple the laboratory space.”
The new biochemistry laboratory is due to be finished in time for the fall 2011 semester. It is being moved from the basement of the Gale Life Science Building to the Physical Science Building.
“This new grant will allow us to replace virtually everything in the laboratory with new, modern equipment,” said Caryn Evilia, and assistant professor of biology and chemistry, the program’s other principal investigator. “We will have a whole suite of new instruments for our students to use. This will provide them with a better education, and make them even more competitive when they apply for graduate school, enter the workforce, go on to a medical, pharmacy or veterinarian school, or go on to do advanced research.”
Biochemistry, besides being its own discipline, is a key component of a number of other disciplines, including microbiology, zoology, chemistry, pharmacy and other biological, health science majors and pre-majors.
Although the major thrust of the grant is to increase the quality of the biochemistry laboratory for educational purposes, there are secondary benefits.
“These new instruments and the laboratory will be available to researchers at Idaho State University, providing an additional benefit,” Holman said.
The program’s principal investigators and ISU administrators expressed their appreciation in receiving the grant.
“We are appreciative of the efforts of members of Idaho’s Congressional delegation who saw the value of this laboratory and helped us acquire the instruments,” said Pamela Crowell, Vice President for Research. “The Health Resources and Services Administration, by approving this equipment purchase, has greatly enhanced the health education mission of Idaho State University, and has bolstered the quality of many other academic disciplines that utilize the biochemistry laboratory.”
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Friday, October 1, 2010

Idaho Conference on Health Care Oct. 29 Features Family Therapy Workshop; Third Annual Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium Invites Public

Released by Idaho State University September 30, 2010
Contact: Victoria Bañales, Director of ISU Division of Continuing Education and Conference Services, (208) 282-1049

Idaho Conference on Health Care Oct. 29 Features Family Therapy Workshop;
Third Annual Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium Invites Public

POCATELLO – The 23rd annual Idaho Conference on Health Care on Oct. 29 will feature two events, the third annual Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium, which is free and open to the public, and a Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Workshop that offers professionals continuing education credit.
The conference’s main sponsor is the Idaho State University Division of Health Sciences.
This year’s Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium, which also offers continuing education credits to some professionals, has the theme “Collaborative Care for Chronic Disease” and features six sessions. Preregistration by Oct. 22 is required to attend the symposium, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with check-in from 8 to 9 a.m. at the third floor east lounge in the ISU Pond Student Union.
“Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, we able to offer this interdisciplinary geriatric health symposium for the third year in a row at no cost to participants,” said Victoria Bañales, director of the ISU Division Continuing Education and Conference Services. “Our topic this year should again be of interest to a broad range of participants.”
The titles, times and presenters of the geriatric symposium’s six sessions, which will be broadcast to the ISU-Meridian Health Science Center, are:
• Session One: “Chronic Disease Management Demands a Delivery System Change: Telehealth Anyone?”, 9-10:15 a.m., presenter Monte Coffman, Executive Director of Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kan.;
• Session Two: “Rural Chronic Illness Self-management: Challenges, Technology, Successes,” 10:30-11:30 a.m., Clarann Weinert, Professor of Nursing, Montana State University;
• Session Three: “Recognizing and Assessing Dementia: A Team-Based Approach,” 1-1:50 p.m., by Norman L. Foster, Director of the University of Utah Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR);
• Session Four: “Proactive Dementia Care: A New Paradigm for Collaborative Care,” 2-2:50 p.m., by Troy Andersen, licensed clinical social worker at the Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research at the University of Utah;
• Session Five: “Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: The Pharmacist's Role in Appropriate Drug Management for our Frail and Elderly Patients,” 3-3:50 p.m., by Jolie Jantz, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Idaho State University; and
• Session Six (Oral Health Track): running concurrently in the afternoon, “Putting the Mouth Back into the Body,” 2-3:50 p.m., by Lea Erickson, Chief of Dental Service at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City
The complete title of the Psychosocial Track workshop is "Functional Family Therapy: Treatment for Conduct Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth," and it will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Pond Student Union. Continuing education credits are available for psychologists, licensed counselors, and social workers. Participants are requested to pre-register by Oct. 22.
This workshop will be presented by James F. Alexander, a research professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah. He is the founder and developer of Functional Family Therapy (FFT), a widely-disseminated and empirically-demonstrated intervention model for adolescent violence, substance abuse, and related behavioral disorders such as CD, ODD, delinquency, truancy, and family conflict.
Alexander has published three books, has authored over 70 articles and chapters, and has participated in more than 300 presentations and trainings, both nationally and internationally.
Up-to-date conference information, including registration forms and complete speaker/presentation information, can be found at www.isu.edu/kchp/hlthconf or by contacting Continuing Education at (208) 282-3155 or extendedlearning@isu.edu.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY MASSAGE THERAPY CLINIC OPENS OCTOBER 26TH

Released by Idaho State University College of Technology 9/30/10
Contact: Susan Beck, (208) 282-4287

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY MASSAGE THERAPY CLINIC OPENS OCTOBER 26TH
Pocatello – Experience the benefits of massage and improve your health at the Idaho State University Massage Therapy Clinic. The ISU Massage Therapy Program is beginning their fall clinic sessions on Tuesday, October 26.

The Massage Therapy Clinic is open on Tuesday and Thursday nights while classes are in session. Appointments are available at 5:15 pm and 6:30 pm. The clinic is located in Owen Complex, building #42 on the ISU Campus. Parking is available behind the building near the ramped entrance. A twenty-four hour notice for cancellation is requested and clients are asked to arrive 15 minutes before their scheduled time.

Each massage session costs $20 and is payable by cash or check. Any contributions made above the fee go to the ASISU Student Massage Therapy Association.

All massage sessions are provided by student practitioners. Appointments may be scheduled online at http://www.isu.edu/ctech/massagetherapy/schedule.shtml or by leaving a message at 282-2988.



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