Through this new initiative, EPA is challenging the academic community to find innovative and creative ways to use TRI data to promote more informed decision-making and action on the part of communities, manufacturers, and government. Project ideas may range from one semester to multi-year research or coursework as long as the projects increase the knowledge, use, and understanding of TRI data and other related information. Priority will be given to projects related to one or more of the following topics:

• Pollution Prevention and Sustainability
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Technology and Data Mashups
• Environmental Education

Institutions whose project proposals are selected will serve as TRI University Challenge partners. Partners will receive direct non-monetary support from EPA TRI staff experts, and, depending on the outcome of their project, may receive national recognition for their project as well as speaking opportunities at conferences and events. Applicants who are not prepared to submit project ideas this spring are encouraged to submit project proposals during the next open application period.

Sample project ideas and evaluation criteria are posted on the TRI University Challenge website: www.epa.gov/tri/university.

Informational Webinar

Join us for a webinar on March 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST to learn more about the Challenge and ask questions about getting involved.  Register at:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/420376090.

Application Deadline

EPA will be accepting TRI University Challenge applications between March 18 and May 13, 2013. Award applications must be submitted electronically to Scott.Zachary@epa.gov by 5:00 p.m. on May 13, 2013, to be considered. Applicants will be contacted regarding their application status by June 14, 2013.

For questions not answered during the webinar, please contact Zachary Scott at scott.zachary@epa.gov

Help spread the word about the Challenge to your friends and professional contacts in academia.

This seminar explores best practices in hybrid course structure, with an emphasis on deciding what to teach online versus in person. In addition, ideas for blending the multiple modalities to create a cohesive learning experience will be explored. Challenges for both the student and teacher will be a focus of discussion.

Alexa Doig, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing and teaches physiology and pathophysiology courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs. She has developed two fully online courses and three that use an integrated hybrid approach. She received two University Technology Assisted Curriculum Center grants to support the development of the fully online courses. Dr. Doig is a recipient of the University’s Early Career Teaching Award.

Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2120 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page at http://library.med.utah.edu/or/lift/   Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

Eccles Health Sciences Library is excited to pilot a new series of short, drop-in workshops. These 30-minute sessions will provide an introduction to the topic and present steps for getting started that you can put to use right away. Bring your laptop to follow along as we demonstrate and provide assistance with these tools.

The Eccles Express series will run on Thursdays in February at 11:30am in the Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2120 (Alumni Hall).

February 7: Data Management 101
Presented by: Abby Adamczyk
Not sure what to do with your data once a project is complete? Need to collaborate and share data with a researcher at another institution?  Get help and learn about resources and tools to help manage your research data.

February 14: One, Two, Three – Cite!
Presented by: Amy Honisett
Organize your citations, format your paper, and share with colleagues – for free! Join us for a short session to learn about three free citation management tools that can help you get control of your work.

February 21: Measuring Your Impact
Presented by: Jessi Van Der Volgen
H-index, G-index, i-10 index, altmetrics… confused? Learn about established and emerging tools for measuring author impact and steps for measuring yours.

February 28: Research Networking 101
Presented by: Peter Jones
How do you connect with research colleagues at the U or at other institutions? Come discover some of the time-tested techniques and new tools being developed to enable research communication and collaboration.

We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Jessi Van Der Volgen: j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

1. Abby presents the NCBI tools and how to use the tools to comply with the NIH public access policy.
2. Amy tells you about a funded proposal and what librarians and their health sciences partners are doing to reduce research sex and gender bias.
3. Christy explains a pilot project for the rapid delivery of articles from journals the Eccles Library does not subscribe to; and its free!

Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2120 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

Presenters:
Abby Adamczyk, Research Librarian, provides library services to researchers, including faculty and students, and is always looking for new ways to assist them in finding the information they need.

Amy Honisett, Education Librarian, received an MSLIS from Drexel University in 2010 and an MA from Portland State University in 2003. Contact her for help integrating library resources into your classes, or to schedule a consultation or a workshop.

Christy Jarvis, Information Resources Librarian, is responsible for providing access to the journals, databases, books, and other media needed by the health sciences community.  She welcomes input and feedback from all members of the community about ways the Library can best serve their needs.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page at http://library.med.utah.edu/or/lift/   Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:

Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

Don’t miss this conversation!

Presenters:
Dixie Thompson and Lisa Reynolds,
research nurses at the University of Utah.

Everyone is welcome!
Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, December 6th
Noon-1 p.m.
Hope Fox Eccles Health Library
Located just off the Main Lobby in
University Hospital (next to Starbucks)

The Wednesday, December 5 Library and Information Technology Forum features Cory Stokes and Adam Stewart who plan to provide an overview of services offered by Teaching and Learning Technologies. TLT is a new department that resulted from combining TACC (Technology Assisted Curriculum Center) and IMS (Instructional Media Services) into one entity.

Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2600 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

Program Description:
In the Spring of 2012, the TACC Center and IMS were merged to form Teaching & Learning Technologies. TLT provides a wide array of technology support and assistance to University of Utah faculty, staff and students, both in classrooms and web environments. This informational session will provide an overview of this newly-formed department and the various resources that it offers to the campus community. Several members of the TLT staff will also be available to answer questions.

Presenters:
Cory Stokes, Executive Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies. Cory brings extensive instructional technology experience to the University specializing in large-scale course management systems and learning object repositories. He implemented several course and media services for institutions and schools across the Utah Education Network as well as collaborative projects with PBS and other national partners. Cory holds an M.S. in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.

Adam Stewart, Classroom Services Manager, Teaching & Learning Technologies. Adam oversees administrative functions of Campus Video Services and Audiovisual Distribution. Adam coordinates and implements workflow and new technologies. Adam is the co-coordinator for LIFT Forum programs.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum web page.   Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744.

On Wednesday, December 5th from 4pm-5pm in room 2600 of the Health Sciences Education Building, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library presents Appy Hour!

Appy Hour will focus on apps for various mobile devices that you can use for your work, your research, and more.  Bring along your own iPad, Android tablet, smart phone, or other mobile device and share your favorite and most useful apps.  Invite your colleagues and learn about the apps they are using!

Appy Hour Announcement

Program Description: Have you ever wondered how world leaders know how to react in times of crisis? In fact, where do world leaders learn how to handle these difficult situations? Fortunately, the University of Utah College of Law trains tomorrow’s leaders for these contingencies.

Each year, the S.J. Quinney College of Law runs a day long counter-terrorism simulation that puts students in a real life crisis scenario. Through this interesting use of technology, students learn the skills necessary to act and react appropriately in crisis situations.

Presenters will talk about:

• How we put together the simulation in conjunction with the Simulation Design Course taught at the College of Law
• How to leverage technology to make a smooth, realistic scenario
• What unfolds over the course of the twelve hour day

For more information and a short documentary about previous simulations, visit http://simulation.law.utah.edu

Presenters:
Mark Beekhuizen is the Director of Information Technology at the University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law. Mark is in a position where he is face-to-face with the social impacts of IT systems and change upon people and processes. The ability to daily engage in “beneficial work” is something too few IT leaders truly get to see firsthand. Mark is interested in supporting the growing movement to apply appropriate technology solutions to academic needs and the social impacts these systems and changes are having on the world around us.

Aaron Dewald is the Associate Director for the Center for Innovation in Legal Education at the University of Utah College of Law and a third year Ph.D. student in learning science at the College of Education.  With his job and schooling, Aaron has a unique perspective on technology use in pedagogical situations. Aaron received his B.S. in Information Systems from North Dakota State University in 2001, and his M.Ed. in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from the University of Utah in 2010. Aaron co-teaches the Counterterrorism Simulation Design course with Professor Amos Guiora. He also teaches Introduction to Web-based Tools at the College of Education.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page at http://library.med.utah.edu/or/lift/   Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

Please join us on Monday, October 29 from 2:30 – 3:30 pm in the Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), room 2600 for a lively discussion.

Contact amy.honisett@utah.edu (801-587-9246) with questions.

Tuesday Oct 23rd:

Publishing SMART: How to Make Your Article Visible
Instructors: Allyson Mower, Marriott Library and Abby Adamczyk, Eccles Library
1 to 3 pm, Marriott Library, Room 1009
Register Here
Authors want their scholarly articles to be seen, cited and utilized. This class provides opportunities for researchers to increase their visibility by exploring various publishing and archiving choices. Tools for evaluating journal impact factors, online usage, local online availability, retaining copyrights, and submission to online archives are covered.
(If you cannot make this session, there will be another on Monday Dec. 3rd at the Eccles Health Sciences Library)

Wednesday Oct 24th:

The Social Impact of Research: New Modes of Scholarship and New Ways of Publishing
Presenters: Dr. Johan Bollen, Indiana University-Bloomington and Mr. Roger Schonfeld, Ithaka S+R
U of U Panelists: Jose Crespo, Biology; Rob Gehl, Communication; Randy Irmis, NHMU/Geology & Geophysics
2 pm to 4 pm, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium
This year’s keynote address will provide insight into the world of scholarly communications and will include a panel of University of Utah authors who will share their experiences publishing in open access journals and how it affected their readership.
Check out the Marriott Library OA Week blog post for more information.

Thursday Oct 25th:

USpace at Seven: Shaping and Sustaining the U’s Institutional Repository
Presenters: Lisa Chaufty, Donald Williams, Kinza Masood, Sarah LeMire, Allyson Mower (Marriott Library)
2 to 3 pm, Marriott Library, Room 1150
During Open Access Week 2010, we celebrated USpace’s fifth birthday. Two years have flown by. Come and hear how the University of Utah’s open access digital repository has continued to develop and grow. Presenters will discuss recent projects, new content development streams, and areas of future growth.

During the Forum, you can view the live video feed from this event at the following URL: http://ecclesvideo.med.utah.edu:83/liftlive.wmv

This program has a prerequisite and you have two choices:

1. Take the online class linked at: https://utah.instructure.com/courses/172949; this will prepare you for the hands-on session from 12:05-1:00 p.m. If you have questions or a scenario you would like evaluated, send to Allyson Mower ahead of the October 10 session.
2. OR you can attend the October 10 session from 11:30-Noon to get the information that informs the hands-on session from 12:05-1:00 p.m.

Hands-on Program from 12:05-1:00 p.m.: Do you have questions about copyright and what you can use in your teaching and research? Come to this session to learn more about copyright, what professors and researchers can do, and how to assess your rights and risks. This will be a hands-on session where you can learn how to make a fair use evaluation, how to find University of Utah copyright policies, and who to contact for copyright help.

Presenter: Allyson Mower, Librarian, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian,  J. Willard Marriott Library

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.  Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or

As old barriers crumble, the face of modern medicine is rapidly changing, but a look back at Utah’s colorful history reveals some surprising precedents. “A doctor if He had good sens[e] would not wish to visit women in child birth,” Brigham Young said in his medical lecture to the Board of Health at Great Salt Lake City in December 1851. “And if a woman had good sense she would not wish a man to doctor them on such an occasion.”

The territory’s early Mormon settlers were dedicated naturopaths of the Thompsonian persuasion, and as President Young’s words indicate, women dominated several fields of medical science, notably pediatrics. Frontier midwife Patty Bartlett Sessions recorded 3,977 births, with only “two difficult cases,” and performed her last delivery at the age of 85. During her career, Dr. Ellis Shipp, an 1878 graduate of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, delivered more than 5,000 babies at the Deseret Hospital.

Historian Will Bagley, whose great-great-grandparents lost seven children in three weeks to whooping cough, will take a fresh look at Utah’s surprising medical history and some of the courageous and colorful women who dealt courageously with diphtheria epidemics of 1864, 1872, 1891, 1900, and 1947.

The panel is being moderated by Harriet Hopf, M.D., Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Director of the University of Utah’s School of Medicine’s Women in Medicine and Science Program.

Local panelists include:

• Lisa Cannon-Albright, Ph.D., Professor Biomedical Informatics and Director of Genetic Epidemiology Division
• Lauren Clark, R.N., Ph.D., Professor, College of Nursing
• Kathleen Digre, M.D., Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
• Karen Gunning, Pharm.D., Associate Professor, Director of the Primary Care Pharmacy Residency, College of Pharmacy
• Tricia Hauschild, MD, Resident, General Surgery

The National Library of Medicine exhibit, Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating American’s Women in Health Care, is on display from August 23 to October 7 on the main level of the library. The exhibit is an interesting examination of the women who have made a difference to the health and well being of the American public. Discover the women who have made a difference to general practice, public health, research, surgery, and more by visiting the exhibit. Open daily during regular library hours.

Please join us for a series of events related to rediscovering the libraries. The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is hosting the National Library of Medicine’s Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women in Health Care from August 23 to October 7 on the main level of the library.

The grand opening of the exhibit, celebration related to rediscovering the libraries and the Snyder Lecture are planned for Thursday, August 30 starting at 10:30 a.m. in the Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Alumni Hall.

Library Director, Jean Shipman, Senior Vice President Vivian Lee,  and Chairman Emeritus, Intermountain Banking Region, Spencer F. Eccles provide opening comments. Ellen S. More, Ph.D. delivers the Clifford C. Snyder, M.D. and Mary Snyder Lecture, Personal Stories, Cultural Change Women Physicians in America, 1850-2012. Dr. More is one of the original creator’s of the exhibit.

At noon, a light lunch will be served on the main floor of the Eccles Library. Lecture attendees are invited to the official opening of the exhibit and tours of the renovated Eccles Library and the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library.