This Week
February 18, 2008

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• WBBM-TV INTERVIEWS STEIN ON ADDITIVES, DYES, HYPERACTIVITY
• MUSTANSKI NAMED TO WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION SCHOLAR’S PROGRAM
• FACULTY SEEKING PROMOTION/TENURE TO MEET WITH DR. DOVE
• Policies & Procedures

  WBBM-TV Channel 2 Interviews Stein on Additives, Dyes & Hyperactivity in Kids
  Mark Stein, Ph.D., appeared in a WBBM-TV/Channel 2 story last week on the association between food additives and dyes and hyperactivity in children. The text of the story is available at the following link: http://cbs2chicago.com/health/hyper.ingredients.additives.2.651680.html.

  Mustanski 1 of 4 Named to 2008 William T. Grant Foundation Scholar’s Program
  Brian Mustanski, Ph.D., was one of four scholars selected this year for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholar’s Program. This spring, he will begin the project, focusing on the Internet as a setting for the sexual health development of GLB youth. The $350,000 award will provide 5 years of funding for research and career development activities.

  Faculty Seeking Promotion/Tenure this Year to Meet with Dr. Dove
  Faculty who will apply this year for tenure, or who wish to apply this year for promotion must meet with Dr. Dove by March 31. The department’s intranet site, https://intranet.psych.uic.edu/p_n_t/index.htm offers important information on topics such as norms for promotion on the various faculty tracks, blank application forms, and a CV template. If you have questions or need information, please contact Debbie Rissing at 5-3370, or drissing@uic.edu.

  Policies & Procedures
  Over the next few months we will be providing and implementing Department Electronic, Network, Computing Policies and Procedures. All Department Policies and Procedures will be reviewed and endorsed by the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) prior to presenting to the Department.
  
  Because of our relationship to UIC and College of Medicine there are some Policies we automatically inherit. Two such policies:

  1. Information Security Policy - The University of Illinois
  2. University Guidelines on the Sale, Donation, or Transfer of Computer Hard Drives and Other Magnetic Media
  
  These policies can be found on our web site using the following link: https://intranet.psych.uic.edu/is/ you will be required to “log-in” to access these policies.
  
  We will make both of these policies (along with others forth coming) a part of new employee orientation, but to those of us already in the system we are asking that each of you please take the time to read these policies.
  
  If you have any questions concerning any policy or procedure please contact Lloyd Keith, thank you.

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