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OSU names VP for tech commercialization

March 22, 2011

Taking research efforts and making money off of them is a true team sport, according to the new head of Ohio State’s technology commercialization effort.

Brian Cummings, who helped build a top-tier commercialization program at the University of Utah, has been named vice president for technology commercialization here, effective June 1.

“Individual efforts don’t make commercialization happen,” Cummings told a gathering March 22 at the Ross Heart Hospital, where he was introduced to the OSU community. ”It takes an entire community of people to be involved. And the reason all this economic activity can start building up around universities isn’t because of all the talent or all the money flowing around. It comes from building meaningful interactions between great reseasrch and a strong business community, and that’s the way it will happen here.”

Gov. John Kasich also attended the event, which was designed to show off some of OSU’s already successful commercialization efforts. He said he thought once the new office gets going, the payoff should be immediate. “There are so many barriers that have been put up, but if you go around and start tearing them down right away, companies will be able to see what a great opportunity they have here,” Kasich said. “I think we ought to be able to start seeing some major announcements of companies starting up here or expanding here within 60 days.”

OSU President Gordon Gee told Kasich — and Cummings — that he thought a 60-day time frame was achievable. “This state’s greatest asset is its people, and once we unleash this program, it’s going to be a powerful thing.”

To make that happen, Cummings is charged with building a comprehensive, nationally recognized effort that brings together all of the necessary stakeholders needed to advance promising technologies.

“Technology commercialization at our universities has the ability to transform economies and drive innovative opportunities,” Cummings said. ”With a focus on service, outreach and alignment of capital and human resources, we can play a major role in creating a new model for economic development.”

He will lead the university’s new Office of Technology Commercialization, which coordinates all aspects of knowledge transfer and technology development. The office will focus its efforts on building a pro-active and responsive culture to assist in the initial stages of idea formation, technology assessment, start-up creation, licensing, funding and ultimately a positive outcome for the university and the state of Ohio.

Cummings brings an exceptional record in science and technology commercialization.

Since 2005, he has served as executive director of the Technology Commercialization Office and associate vice president of Technology Ventures at the University of Utah. In that post, he led a team that brought the university from the bottom of the national rankings to the No.1 university in the country at creating new start-ups from its research, establishing more than 110 new technology companies and attracting more than $300 million in funding.

Previously, he led the life science commercialization efforts at the University of Texas.

Cummings earned a master’s degree in business administration in 1991 from the University of Phoenix, a master’s of science in genetic engineering in 1985 and a bachelor’s degree in 1983 from the State University of New York at Fredonia.

In his new position, Cummings will report to Geoffrey Chatas, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Ohio State. The Office of Technology Commercialization will be guided by a newly created governance board co-chaired by Fisher College of Business Dean Christine Poon and Clayton Daley, former vice chairman of the Procter & Gamble Company. Poon will assume the additional role of special assistant to the president for commercial innovation.

Changes coming to OSU pension plans

March 16, 2011

Changes are coming to OSU’s two main pension plans — changes the plans’ administrators don’t expect their members to like very much.

See these stories for more information:
♦ OPERS members could see new age requirements
♦ STRS proposal: Teacher contributions rise to 13 percent
♦ Proposals balance individual’s funding and systems’ viability

Welders can breathe easier with chromium-free alloy

March 16, 2011

By Pam Frost Gorder, Research Communications

A new alloy promises to lessen welders’ risk of breathing toxic fumes on the job.

The alloy is a welding “consumable” — the material that melts under the welder’s torch to fill the gap between parts that are being joined. Continue reading ‘Welders can breathe easier with chromium-free alloy’

Come together

March 16, 2011

American Indian/Indigenous Awareness Week shines a spotlight on Native American culture

By Julia Harris

Candi Krisch, intercultural specialist at the Multicultural Center, insists she’s not a professional counselor. As coordinator of Ohio State’s American Indian/Indigenous Student Initiative, she spends most of her time on programming and planning — but she has been known to offer a compassionate ear to the students who come into her office.

“Recently, a student who’s indigenous was in a class where there was a conversation about indigenous peoples, and another student said, ‘Well they’re all dead, right?’” said Krisch, a soft-spoken member of the Ani Yun Wiya (Cherokee) tribe.  Continue reading ‘Come together’

Newsbriefs, 3/17/11

March 16, 2011

Faculty help Department of Energy identify transformational energy materials
Over the last year, two researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have helped the US Department of Energy identify “game-changing” technologies for the world’s energy future.

James Williams, the Honda Professor of Materials, and Glenn Daehn, professor and soon-to-be executive director of the Honda-OSU Partnership, were among researchers across the country charged with finding “materials-driven technologies with strong, near-term potential” for “energy efficiency, use, access and business opportunity.” They identified priority technologies in four broad areas: functional surface technology, materials for extreme environments, multi-materials integration in energy systems and sustainable manufacturing of materials.

The resulting report, “Linking Transformational Materials and Processing for an Energy Efficient and Low-Carbon Economy,” was published in February by the Minerals Metals & Materials Society and funded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It’s available online at energy.tms.org.

Ohio State receives $24M to boost agriculture, food security in East Africa
The College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has been awarded a $24 million grant from the US Agency for International Development to improve agricultural productivity and food security in the East African nation of Tanzania.

The Tanzania Agricultural Research and Capacity Building Project involves a consortium of four other US land-grant universities under Ohio State’s leadership: Michigan State University, Tuskegee University, the University of Florida and Virginia Tech.

The project is part of the US government’s Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, which seeks to address the root causes of global hunger by sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. A nation of 35 million people, half of whom live in poverty, Tanzania — whose economy is largely dependent on agriculture — has been identified as a priority country for the FTF initiative.

“With global population exploding and new uses for the crops we grow, this grant is critical for addressing poverty and hunger in this part of the world,” said Bobby Moser, Ohio State’s vice president for agricultural administration and dean of CFAES.

“This grant validates Ohio State’s knowledge and tools for improving global food security and contributing to poverty alleviation and hunger reduction worldwide.”

Juhas appointed chair of Council on Women
Mary Juhas, associate dean for diversity and outreach in the College of Engineering and clinical associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been appointed chair of the President’s and Provost’s Council on Women.

Previously the President’s Council on Women, PPCW’s new name reflects the council’s mission of advocating to both the president and the provost for the advancement of women and development of policies and practices that affect women at Ohio State. A subcommittee of PPCW members comprises the steering committee for The Women’s Place.

Arts and Sciences announces Initiative for Recruitment and Diversity
Patrice Dickerson, assistant dean, College of Arts and Sciences, will head the new Office for Strategic Recruitment and Diversity, concentrating on recruitment and diversity issues related to undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. As director of diversity for the Arts and Sciences, Dickerson has been instrumental in developing and implementing programs to increase the number of minorities and women entering graduate programs in the arts and sciences. She will bring these same efforts to the recruitment of a diverse community of students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Mathematician earns Sloan Fellowship
Mathematician Roman Holowinsky has just received one of the best recognitions a young scientist can hope for: A 2011 Alfred Sloan Fellowship. The only Sloan Fellow chosen from Ohio this year, he joins a select group of the country’s most promising young scientists.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the two-year, $50,000 Sloan Research Fellowships annually since 1955 to early-career scientists and scholars. The awards are given in recognition of both their achievement to-date and potential to contribute substantially to their fields going forward.

CABS spring break service announced
The Campus Area Bus Service (CABS) will run reduced bus service Monday-Friday during Spring Break March 18-27, with no service overnight and on the weekends.

During this time, WA, WB, WC, and CX, permits are valid in C spaces on Central Campus. For more information regarding the CABS spring break service schedule, visit the Transportation and Parking Services web site at tp.osu.edu/alerts/springbreakcabs.shtml.

College of Medicine Match Day set for March 17
Months of anticipation will end March 17 when fourth-year medical students from the College of Medicine gather in the Ohio Union Ballroom for the annual Match Day celebration and learn where they will spend the next phase of their medical careers.

A reception will follow. Students, their families, friends and instructors will gather at 11:30 a.m. for a brief ceremony prior to the opening of the envelopes. The main event will occur precisely at noon, when students simultaneously tear open envelopes revealing the location of their residency training.

National Nutrition Month makes a life-long impact

March 16, 2011

OSU Extension offers nutrition services to families and communities

by Martha Filipic, FAES Communications

More than 50,000 Ohioans across the state attended classes offered by two of Ohio State University Extension’s Community Nutrition Programs: The Family Nutrition Program or the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.

“National Nutrition Month recognizes that the type, quality and amount of food play a vital role in overall health, and there’s a need for continuing nutrition education on a wide scale,” said Joyce McDowell, leader of Community Nutrition Programs for OSU Extension. “That’s precisely what we do in both FNP and EFNEP.” Continue reading ‘National Nutrition Month makes a life-long impact’

A project well worth the hassle

March 16, 2011

By Katy Ricchiuto

It’s an enormous undertaking that has completely closed off one of Ohio State’s most-used pedestrian routes from the south residence halls to other parts of campus. Continue reading ‘A project well worth the hassle’

Audrey Begun, College of Social Work

March 16, 2011

Audrey Begun is a professor in the College of Social Work. Her recent publications include two chapters in a new textbook about development in siblings.

What are your five favorite books and why?
There are so many that it is difficult to reduce to five, so I’ll give you one for each decade of my life.

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
My first favorite was The Phantom Tollbooth mostly because of the extent of imagination involved and the playful use of words, along with being a book where the main character was changed by the experiences during the story.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
In my teens, this was the first place anyone tried to make sense of the painful and scary issues of race and mental “disability” stigma, where an everyday hero stood up with integrity to do the right thing, and where a young girl learned important life lessons through the experiences during the story.

Books by J.R.R. Tolkien and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
During my early 20s it was the Tolkien trilogy (plus The Hobbit) and the entire Sherlock Holmes collection because they have such wonderful stories and characters; they can serve anyone’s need for escapism. It does irk me that there aren’t better women heroes in them.

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
The Harry Potter series came out when my daughters were just the right age for us to enjoy them all together. That is why they are my favorites of that era: The use of language, the originality and creativity and the memories of sharing precious time with my daughters.

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Gilman.
My recent favorites are usually whatever I just finished. That would be Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven because it so beautifully develops the experience of an emerging adult who is changed by her experiences with a friend who develops a serious mental illness, even though this is not obviously the story the author means to tell. So, it kind of takes me back full circle to the earlier book where someone tries to make sense of painful and scary issues and serves as an everyday hero who stands up with integrity to do the right thing.

What “important book” have you not read and why?
The Trial by Franz Kafka. I am not sure why I never got around to this one, but given my recent work with incarcerated women and men, I’d like to see what it has to tell.

Calendar, 3/17/11

March 16, 2011

Conferences

March 31-April 2, Department of English, 2011 British Women Writers Conference: “Curiosities,” Westin Hotel, 310 S. High St., visit bwwc2011.osu.edu for registration and more information.

April 1, Mershon Center for International Security Studies Conference, “Cybersecurity: Shared Risks, Shared Responsibility,” Peter Shane, Ohio State, Jeffrey Hunker, Jeffrey Hunker Associates, Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall, 55 W. 12th Ave., free, registration required, cybersecuritycommunity.org.

April 8-9, Mershon Center for International Security Studies Conference, “Migration, Religion and Germany,” Georges Tamer and Barbara Becker-Cantarino, Ohio State, Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave., contact powers.108@osu.edu by April 6.

Dance

March 17 and 19, Domestic Matters: A Performing Installation,” an installation of dance and visual constructions, 6-7 p.m. March 17, 4-6 p.m. March 19, OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, 292-8861.

March 19, “Domestic Matters: Open Art Lab,” 2-4 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, 292-8861.

Events

March 18, Gateway Film Center: Comedy Town, Fake Bacon Improv with The Shimmy Shake Project, 8 p.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $5 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 23, Campus Campaign Fund Fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ross Heart Hospital Auditorium, 452 W. 10th Ave., everyone welcome, campuscampaign.osu.edu.

March 23, 30, April 6, Gateway Film Center: Big Screen Karaoke, 8 p.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 24, 31, April 7, Gateway Film Center: Name 10 Trivia, 8 p.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., free admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 26, Gaming Anime Punch Style (GAPS) Coliseum: Super Smash Brothers Brawl, tournament-style video game competition, 2-6 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, uas.osu.edu.

Exhibits

Through March 19, “Department of Art BFA Winter 2011 Exhibition,” reception, March 19, 5-7 p.m., Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 128 N. Oval Mall, 292-5072.

Through March 25, City Center presents: “Third Eye,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through March 26, “Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through March 31, “Perpetuating the Senses: 2011 Art Scholars Juried Exhibition,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through March 31, “Domestic Matters: Distilling Geographies, Identities, and Boundaries,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

March 28-April 13, “Department of Art Foundation Exhibition,” reception, March 28, 5-7 p.m., Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 128 N. Oval Mall, 292-5072.

March 28-April 13, “Department of Art Fergus Fellows Exhibition,” reception, March 28, 5-7 p.m., Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 128 N. Oval Mall, 292-5072.

March 31, All Scholars Showcase, 7-9 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, uas.osu.edu.

Film

March 17, Gateway Film Center, “Leprechaun,” 7:30 p.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 18-20, Gateway Film Center: ALIVE! Late Night Movies, “Jaws,” midnight March 18 and 19, 1:30 p.m. March 20, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 22 and 24, Gateway Film Center: Nightmares on High Street, “Black Death,” 7:30 p.m. March 22, 9:30 p.m. March 24, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 25-27, Gateway Film Center: ALIVE! Late Night Movies, “Jurassic Park,” midnight March 25 and 26, 1:30 p.m. March 27, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 26, Gateway Film Center: Hoot Family Film Series, 10 a.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., free admission, suggested canned good donation, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

March 26, 29, 31, Gateway Film Center: Nightmares on High Street, “Tony,” 1:30 p.m. March 26, 7:30 p.m. March 29, 9:30 p.m. March 31, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

April 1, College of Social Work Alumni Society, Cultural Diversity Film Fest, “Temple Grandin,” 7 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall (McMillin Room), 1947 College Rd., Jennifer LaLuzerne will lead a discussion after the film, free, a non-perishable food donation is requested for Mid-Ohio Food Bank, csw.osu.edu/alumni/events or 247-7927.

April 2, 5, 7, Gateway Film Center: Nightmares on High Street, “I Saw the Devil,” 1:30 p.m. April 2, 7:30 p.m. April 5, 9:30 p.m. April 7, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., $6 admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

April 3, Gateway Film Center, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead,” 4:30 p.m., Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, gatewayfilmcenter.com.

Lectures

March 28, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Colloquium Series, “Making an Effort to Listen: Mechanical Amplification by Myosin Molecules and Ion Channels in Hair Cells of the Inner Ear,” A.J. Hudspeth, 2:30-3:30 p.m., 355 Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Ave., mbi.osu.edu/seminars/current_colloquia.html.

March 30, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, “Enemies Into Friends: How Peace Breaks Out,” Charles Kupchan, Georgetown University, 3:30 p.m., Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave., powers.108@osu.edu.

March 30, Jewish Music East and West Lecture, “Rethinking and Re-Greening Religion From the Ground Up: The Example of Eco-Judaism,” Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, 7 p.m., Barbie Tootle Room, 3156 Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., free, meltoncenter.osu.edu.

March 31, The Women’s Place brown bag, “OSU Pathbreakers,” Deb Ballam, noon-1 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., free and open to campus and Columbus community, 292-1979.

April 1, Department of Greek and Latin, Shadi Bartsch, University of Chicago, 4:30 p.m., 448 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall, acosta-hughes.1@osu.edu.

April 1, Institute for Chinese Studies, The Work of Culture Lecture Series, “The Making of a National Icon: Commemorating Nie Er, 1935-1949,” Joshua Howard, University of Mississippi, 1:30 p.m., 062 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Rd., free and open to the public, ics.osu.edu.

April 1, Department of English, Project Narrative Lecture, “Second-person Address in Digital Media,” Alice Bell, Sheffield Hallam University (UK), noon-1:30 p.m., Round Meeting Room, 3rd Floor Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., warhol.1@osu.edu.

April 3, Jewish Music East and West Lecture, “Jews and Art: Secret Transcipts,” Marc Epstein, Vassar College, 7 p.m., Columbus JCC, 1125 College Ave., free, meltoncenter.osu.edu.

April 4, Center for the Study of Religion, At-Large Lecture Series, “Hagia Sophia and the Aesthetics of the Sea,” Bissera Pentcheva, Stanford University, 4:30 p.m., 165 Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., 688-8010.

April 4, Multicultural Center, What’s Your Story? Faculty Lecture Series, “Sin, Sex and Democracy: Antigay Politics and the Christian Right,” Cynthia Burack, 4-5:30 p.m., Suite 1000, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., free, refreshments will be served, bui.61s@osu.edu or 688-7467.

April 5, Department of Greek and Latin, “AIA,” Jeremy Hartnett, Wabash College, 8 p.m., 14 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall, mcniven.1@osu.edu.

April 5, Department of English, Project Narrative Lecture, “Intercultural and Postcolonial Narratologies: Concepts and Controversies,” Roy Sommer, University of Wuppertal (Germany), noon-1:30 p.m., Student-Alumni Council Room, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., warhol.1@osu.edu.

April 5, Ohio State Marion Science Café, “Polymers All Around Us,” Kathleen McEnnis, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 7 p.m., The Infinity Restaurant, Harding Hotel, 267 W. Center St., Marion, OH, marion.ohio-state.edu/sciencecafe/.

April 5, Jewish Music East and West panel discussion, “Inside and Outside: How Jews Regard Outsiders Throughout Jewish History,” 7:30 p.m., Columbus JCC, 1125 College Ave., free, meltoncenter.osu.edu.

April 6, Knowlton School of Architecture Baumer Lecture Series, “Autumn 2010: Information,” Allan Wexler, 5:30 p.m., Knowlton Hall Auditorium, 275 W. Woodruff Ave., knowlton.osu.edu/ or 292-1012.

April 6, Science Café, “Environmental Justice: Redefining Environmentalism?” Anna Willow, 6:30 p.m., 090/070 Science and Engineering Library, 175 W. 18th Ave., library.osu.edu/news/outreach-programs/science-cafe or dotson.77@osu.edu.

Meetings

March 17 or April 7, YP4H Educational Program Classes: Stress, “Guided Imagery Sessions Can Help You De-stress,” online sessions, listen and meditate to nearly two dozen Guided Imagery exercises, visit osuhealthplan.com/online/guidedimagery.

March 18, Veterans Lunch Series, open to all Ohio State faculty, staff, alumni, and students, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Rooms A-D, Faculty Club, reservation required, free, contact forrest.73@osu.edu or 292-7047.

April 8, Board of Trustees, Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Rd., call for schedule, 292-6359.

Music

March 24, Urban Monthly Mix Exchange: Songs that Make You Feel Triumphant, exchange mix CDs with fellow music enthusiasts, 7-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, contact Joanna Emily Reed at uas@osu.edu for more information.

March 29, Voice Recital: Helen Allen, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

March 30, Flute Recital: Kristopher Keith, 7 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

March 31, Saxophone Recital: Kathleen Guarna, 6 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 1, Voice Recital: Chris Ferrell, 6 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 1-2, Ohio Brass Arts Festival, 6 p.m. April 1, 8 a.m. April 2, Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., contact Andy Seymour at 614-214-6045 for more information.

April 2, Voice Recital: Chelsea Hartz, 4 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 2, Flute Recital: Karina Nunez, 6 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 2, Faculty and Alumna Recital: Karl Wohlwend on guitar and Kimberlee Goodman on flute, 8 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 3, Percussion Lecture Recital: Darin Olson, noon, Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 3, Voice Recital: Eric Neuenschwander, 2 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 3, Voice Recital: Katie Kuvin, 4 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 3, Voice Recital: Jesse Darden, 7:30 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 6, Set for Opera, 3:30 p.m., Hughes Auditorium, 1899 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 6, Saxophone Recital: Mike Torres, 6 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

April 6, Voice Recital: Whitney Dodds, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd., admission, 247-7036.

School of Music hosts 34th annual jazz festival
April 7-10

This popular tradition provides something for every jazz lover — OSU jazz bands, guest university jazz bands, high school jazz bands, workshops and renowned guest artists. The 2011 Festival opens with a concert by the Kenyatta Beasley Septet, April 7 at 8 p.m., in Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd. Beasley (Composition, Jazz Trumpet) joined the faculty in 2009 and has had a successful career performing with major artists such as Wyclef Jean, P. Diddy, Usher and Gladys Knight. General admission tickets are $12, 247-7036.

Schottenstein

March 17-19, 2011 OHSAA State Tournaments, Girls Basketball, 1 p.m. March 17 and 18, 10:45 a.m. March 19, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr., admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

March 20, Winter Quarter Commencement, 2 p.m., Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr., free, osu.edu/commencement.

March 24-26, 2011 OHSAA State Tournaments, Boys Basketball, 10:45 a.m. March 24 and 25, 10:30 a.m. March 26, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr., admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

Seminars

April 2, Department of Greek and Latin, “Ninth Annual Graduate Colloquium in Classics,” John Marincola, The Florida State University, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave., lovely.9@osu.edu.

April 3, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, “College of Jewish Knowledge,” 2:30-8:30 p.m., Columbus JCC, 1125 College Ave., registration required, jedicolumbus.org.

Training

March 18, Organization and HR Consulting, “Leadership Development: Building Community by Welcoming Diversity,” 8 a.m.-5 p.m., registration required, visit go.osu.edu/hrtraining for more information.

March 19, College of Social Work Training, “Using Exploratory Movement as a Therapeutic Tool for Social Workers,” 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., earn 6 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

March 21-25, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, College Teaching Series, “Spring Break Course Design Institute,” 1-4 p.m. each day, 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., registration required, ucat.osu.edu.

March 25, College of Social Work Training, “Bridging At-Risk Youth,” 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., earn 3 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

March 29, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Attitude and Accountability,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

March 29-30, Financial Training and Documentation, “Accounting at OSU,” 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Rd., registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

March 30, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “How to Create the Optimal Work Environment,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

March 31, Financial Training and Documentation, “University Expenditures Policy,” 9-11 a.m., 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Rd., registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

March 31, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Strategic Planning,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

March 31, College of Social Work Training, “Ain’t I A Person *with Apologies to Sojourner Truth,” 7 p.m., 6 p.m. reception, US Bank Theatre, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., earn 2 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

April 1, College of Social Work Training, “The Equality Project: Using Theater and Acting Techniques to Reduce Bullying Activity in Schools,” 1-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., earn 3 CEU clock hours, workshop is preceded by play 10-11:30 a.m. in 100 Stillman Hall, 1.5 CEUs available, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

April 4, College of Social Work Training, “The Art of Listening: Better Services and Communication through Listening,” 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., earn 6 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

April 5, Human Resources Training, “Manage Timekeeping,” 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Rd., registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

April 5, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Resolving Conflict within the Workplace,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

April 6, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Adept at Adapting,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

April 7, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

April 7, College of Social Work Training, “The Dark Side of the Internet,” 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd., earn 6 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

April 7-8, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Procurement and Payment Process,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Rd., registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Wexner

Through March 31, The Box, “Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep” (Jennifer Reeder, 2010), Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., The Box is located across from the Wexner Center Store, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

March 17, 21st-Century Independents: Jennifer Reeder, “Seven Songs About Thunder” introduced by the director, “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,” and “All the Ships at Sea,” 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 17, Wex at Gateway, “Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam” (Omar Majeed, 2009), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 18-19, Contemporary Screen, “And Everything Is Going Fine” (Steven Soderbergh, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 18-24, Wex at Gateway, “Secret Sunshine” (Lee Chang-dong, 2007), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 24, 21st-Century Independents, “Ballast” (Lance Hammer, 2008) and “Beeswax” (Andrew Bujalski, 2009), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 24, Next @ Wex, Papercuts with Still Corner, 9 p.m., Black Box on Mershon Stage, 1871 N. High St., $12 admission, 292-3535.

March 25, Spring Exhibitions Opening Celebrations, preview for all members 6-7 p.m., public opening reception 7-9 p.m., Wexner Center Galleries and Café, 1871 N. High St., 292-3535.

March 25, Artist’s Talk: Pipilotti Rist with Lynne Tillman, 7:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

March 25-31, Wex at Gateway, “Cold Weather” (Aaron Katz, 2010), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 26, Special Events, Secret Cinema, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., $3 admission, 292-3535.

March 29, Film History 101, “One Week” (Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton, 1920) and “His Girl Friday” (Howard Hawks, 1940), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

March 31, 21st-Century Independents, “Two Gates of Sleep” (Alistair Banks Griffin, 2010) and “Decay of Fiction” (Pat O’Neill, 2002), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

April 1-2, Contemporary Screen, “Poetry” (Lee Chang-dong, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

April 1-7, Wex at Gateway, “Cracks” (Jordan Scott, 2009), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

April 5, Special Events, The Banff Mountain Film Festival, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Faculty & Staff, 3/17/11

March 16, 2011

Books

Gil Greene and Mo Yee Lee, Social Work, Solution-Oriented Social Work Practice: An Integrative Approach to Working with Client Strengths, (Oxford University Press 2011).

Richard Hamilton, emeritus, Sociology and Political Science, America’s New Empire: The 1890s and Beyond, (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 2010).

David Herman, English, Muriel Spark: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives, (Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010).

Grants

Patty Brosnan, Diana Erchick and Azita Manouchehri, Teaching and Learning, received a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Education to continue the Mathematics Coaching Program for a sixth year in more than 50 mathematically low-performing urban and rural schools in Ohio, July 2010-June 2011.

Jonathan Fox, Consumer Sciences, received a $463,064 National Institutes of Health grant for “Effectiveness of Financial Counseling for Smoking Cessation in Medicaid/Uninsured Smokers,” with Mohammad Siahpush, 2011.

Kimberly Lightle, Teaching and Learning, received $127,000 through the National Science Foundation, Geoscience Education, for “Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle: An Earth Systems Approach to Increasing Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Climate and Climate Change,” part of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears project.

Cäzilia Loibl, Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, received a $60,419 AmeriCorps grant, which is aimed at expanding OSU Extension’s housing counseling services in rural Ohio counties. The current grant will fund the planning year with the opportunity for additional years of funding.

Julie Serovich, Human Development and Family Science, received $538,790 from the National Institute of Mental Health for “Intervention to Assist MSM Disclose HIV Status to Casual Sex Partners,” with Natasha Slesnick and Amy Bonomi, Human Development and Family Science, and Ann O’Connell, Educational Policy and Leadership.

Bruce Wall, Internal Medicine, Amanda Bain, Ying Studebaker and Denise Taylor, OSU Health Plan, and Stephanie Cook, University Health Connection, were awarded $9,959 as the Fall 2010 OhioPACE Adherence Block Grant recipients for “Advancing Team-Based Care via Integrated Payer-Provider Adherence Resources.” The grant will be used to offer health coaching and medication therapy management referral training to physicians and their management staff for practices participating in the Patient-Centered Medical Home initiative.

Presentations

Eric Anderman, Educational Policy and Leadership, presented “The Teaching and Learning of 21st Century Skills,” at the National Academies — Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Edits meeting on “Assessment of 21st Century Skills,” Irvine, Calif., Jan. 12-13.

Tim Berra, emeritus, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented “Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man,” at the Lecture and Travel Series of the Friends of the Island Library, Holmes Beach, Fla., Feb. 16.

Wendy Hesford, English, presented “Gendered Evidence: Ethics and Human Rights,” at the Modern Language Association annual convention, Los Angeles, Jan. 7.

Ken Hill, Recreational Sports, was the keynote speaker at the 20th annual Emerging Recreational Sports Leadership Conference.

Linda James Myers, African American and African Studies, presented “In the Tradition: Optimal Psychology and Human Development in the Context of the Obama Era,” at the Obama Phenomenon Seminar, Public Policy Trust, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, October 2009; “Rethinking Place, Space and Authority in Tradition of ABPsi,” at the 42nd Association of Black Psychologists annual international convention, Chicago, August 2010; and “Weaving in the Fabric: A Psycho-Historical Overview of Violence Against Black Women,” at the International Black Women’s Congress, Norfolk, Va., September 2010.

Charles Klopp, French and Italian, presented “Elective Affinities: Gianni Celati and Antonio Delfini,” at the 39th annual Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky., Feb. 25.

Danielle Marx-Scouras, French and Italian, presented “Camus in the Classroom: Re-engaging with ‘The Guest’ through Popular Culture,” at the French and Italian Graduate Student conference “Relationship Status: It’s Complicated,” University of Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 24-25.

Koritha Mitchell, English, presented “How Theater ‘Re-Created’ James Baldwin,” at the James Baldwin’s Global Imagination: A Multi-site Conference, New York, N.Y.,
Feb. 20.

Kara Newby, Human Development and Family Science, OSU Extension, presented “Adapting Enterprise 2.0 for Extension System” and “Is the Cooperative Extension’s Mission and Funding Model Compatible with Programming on the Worldwide Web?” for A Symposium on Working Differently at the National eXtension Virtual Conference, Oct. 18-20.

Meghan Rector, Teaching and Learning, presented “Evolutionary ‘Pressures’: Biologists’ Conceptions and Students’ Misconceptions,” at Evolution2010, the nation’s largest gathering of scientists focused on evolution, Portland, Ore.,
June 2010.

Terrell Strayhorn, Educational Policy and Leadership, presented “Quantifying Aspects of the Socialization Process for Black Male Doctoral Students and Measuring its Influence on Satisfaction” at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) meeting, Indianapolis, Nov. 17-20.

Publications

Keith Anderson and Jina Han, “An Exploration of Ageism and Sexism in Obituary Photographs: 1967-1997,” OMEGA —Journal of Death and Dying, Vol. 58, No. 4 (2009).

Norman Jones, English, “Final Word — or Flawed Translation?” The Church Times (Feb. 25), pp. 18-19.

Lisa Kiser, English, “Geoffrey Chaucer,” The Classical Tradition, eds. Anthony Grafton, Glenn Most and Salvatore Settis, (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2010), pp.192-93; and “Troilus,” The Classical Tradition, eds. Anthony Grafton, Glenn Most and Salvatore Settis, (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2010), p. 956.

Kathy Cabe Trundle, Teaching and Learning, “Using a Planetarium Software Program to Promote Conceptual Change with Young Children,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 2 (April 2010), pp.165-76, with Mesut Sackes, Early Childhood Sciences Education, and Sally Hobson; “The Effect of Guided Inquiry-Based Instruction on Middle School Students’ Understanding of Lunar Concepts,” Research in Science Education, Vol. 40, No. 3 (May 2010), pp. 451-78, with Mesut Sackes, Teaching and Learning, and R.K. Atwood and J.E. Christopher; “The Use of a Computer Simulation to Promote Conceptual Change: A Quasi-Experimental Study,” Computers and Education, Vol. 54, No. 4 (May 2010), pp. 1078-88, with R.L. Bell; and “Look! It Is Going to Rain: Using Books and Observations to Promote Young Children’s Understanding of Clouds,” Science and Children, Vol. 47, No. 8 (2010), pp. 29-31, with Mesut Sackes, Teaching and Learning.

Rick Voithofer, Educational Policy and Leadership, and Fawn Winterwood, Education and Human Ecology, “Articulating and Contextualizing Multiple Literacies in an Urban Setting,” Urban Education, Vol. 45, No. 5 (August 2010), pp. 687-707.

Recognition

Liz Davis and Ken Kaiser, Recreational Sports, were named to the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. This registry recognizes purposeful and continuous professional development around eight research-identified, core knowledge areas.

Jessica Fries-Gaither and Kimberly Lightle, Teaching and Learning, received the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for “Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears,” an online science education resource for teachers worldwide.

Shari Gallup, Julie Meddles, Chris Basmagy, Pat McGinty, Rafeal Farris, Cristin Blaney, Corinn Fullenkamp, Cynthia Wu, Dorian Harriston, Erin Bontrager and Sheila Reckner, Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, won the 2010 Health Education Excellence Award from the Department of Nursing and Patient Education, OSU Medical Center East, for their Dining with Diabetes project. In two years, Dining with Diabetes reached 5,125 Ohioans in 50 counties.

Jay Kandampully, Consumer Sciences, is one of five inaugural Arthur Fellows in the Fisher College of Business Initiative for Managing Services, which improves businesses by connecting its members to research and education on management and to business applications.

Service

Ron Jacobs, Physical Activity and Educational Services, met with Jing Guan, a graduate of East China Normal University and former Ohio State visiting scholar in Education and Human Ecology, and Phoebe You, director of OSU China gateway, while in Shanghai. They discussed the college’s plans to continue the project with East China Normal University, first discussed by President Gee during a visit last spring. Bryan Wang, Workforce Development and Education doctoral student, also took part.

Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, Social Work, was asked to speak at Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Oyoko-Koforidua, Ghana, in the summer of 2011 while conducting research on human trafficking and fisheries.

Jean Wyer, Education and Human Ecology, is president of the Ohio Association of Employment in Education, 2010-11.

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