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Newsbriefs, 3/5/09

Posted on | March 4, 2009 | 1,773 views |

Ohio Supercomputer Center announces $4 million addition to flagship system
The Ohio Supercomputer Center is expanding its flagship supercomputing system with a $4 million addition, which will more than double the center’s current computing power and memory, significantly increase computational capacity dedicated to Ohio’s bioscience and research efforts and further increase the state’s competitive advantage. Located on West Campus, OSC provides Ohio industries and universities, including Ohio State, with a reliable high-performance computing and networking infrastructure.

Profiles in Research video series spotlights innovative work
Profiles in Research is a new video series that tells the stories behind some of the remarkable faculty at Ohio State and their groundbreaking work at an up-close and personal level. The storytellers in the videos are the researchers themselves.

The initial series contains the stories of more than 20 researchers, spotlighting distinguished faculty in a wide range of fields. Viewers will learn why they do what they do, how they do it, and in some cases, how they navigate the infrastructure of one of the largest universities in the country.

Current featured faculty include David Denlinger, Barbara Andersen, Mary Ellen Wewers and Ellen Mosley-Thompson.

Previews can be viewed on the Ohio State YouTube channel at youtube.com/osu (look for the “Research News” playlist). Complete interviews and background can be accessed at research.osu.edu/profiles.

Register for academic processional by March 13
Faculty planning to march in the academic processional at Winter Commencement on March 22 in St. John Arena should notify their college or regional campus dean’s office by March 13. On commencement day, faculty registered to participate in the processional should assemble by 12:30 p.m. in cap and gown in the northeast corner of French Field House. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. For further details, call the Office of Commencement and Special Events at 292-9051.

The Office of Investments relocates to Gateway
The Office of Investments has moved from Riverwatch Tower, 364 W. Lane Ave., to office space in the South Campus Gateway, near the intersection of High Street and 11th Avenue. The new address is Gateway Building C, 1590 N. High Street, Suite 420, Columbus, 43201. The Office of Investments strives to earn the highest risk-adjusted investment returns possible for the university’s Long Term Investment Portfolio. For questions or more information, call 292-3219.

Standardized process for establishing international agreements now in place
The Office of International Affairs has finalized a set of protocols to assist the university community in establishing international agreements with institutions around the globe. These policies provide a series of steps that will enable the university to expand its international connections through Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) and Student Exchange Agreements (SEA), which will link Ohio State to international institutions for broad cooperation and specific collaboration.

The Office of International Affairs is responsible for monitoring the establishment of MOAs and SEAs, assisting in the goal-setting process of all international agreements, maintaining records and securing the required signatures.

Proposals for a new MOA with an international university should be discussed with Joanna Kukielka-Blaser, program manager, at the OIA from the outset to ensure productive negotiations in support of Ohio State’s goals. For the establishment of SEAs, contact should be made with Kukielka-Blaser as well as Grace Johnson, director of study abroad, and Gifty Ako-Adounvo, director of international students and scholars at the OIA.

A list of the procedures to establish an MOA or an SEA, as well as templates for the agreements, can be found at oia.osu.edu and clicking on “International Agreements” in the Quick Links section.

Connect by Hertz drives on to OSU campus
Connect by Hertz, The Hertz Corp.’s global car sharing club, has signed its first two university clients: Ohio State and Pepperdine University. Beginning in late January, Connect by Hertz cars, which include the Toyota Prius and Camry and Ford Escape, were strategically placed around campus providing students, faculty and staff an environmentally friendly, economical alternative to car ownership. The cars will be available to drivers 18 years and older with gas, maintenance, insurance and parking included in the hourly rate.

Cars are currently located at the south dorms, north dorms, south French Field House and the Medical Center, with more locations to come. Through June 30, membership signup is free by using promo code “1845255.” For more information, visit connectbyhertz.com or call Member Care Services at (877) 654-4400.

Sen. Brown announces legislation to expand access to cancer treatment options
US Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced legislation on Feb. 26 that would protect access to treatment options for patients diagnosed with cancer. Brown’s Cancer Clinical Trials Act prevents insurance companies from denying patients participating in clinical trials coverage for the services they would otherwise receive under their health care plans. Companion legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY).

According to OSU’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, an estimated 20 percent of patients who attempt to enroll in clinical trials are denied coverage by their insurance.

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