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2-4-2005
By: onCampus staff New briefs 2/3/05Recent news items in an abbreviated format.
Snyder issues statement about S.B. 24
On Feb. 1, Barbara Snyder, executive vice president and provost, issued the following statement to the Associated Press on the introduction of Senate Bill 24 in the Ohio General Assembly:
“Universities adhere to fundamental values of academic freedom and open inquiry so that students learn to become independent thinkers. To that end, we support and encourage wide-ranging and robust explorations of the universe of ideas. The Ohio State University has long been committed to principles of academic freedom and responsibility in carrying out our missions. Further steps by the General Assembly to codify academic freedom, such as those outlined in proposed S.B. 24, are unnecessary. Such a move also calls into question the professionalism and integrity of academics who have devoted their lives to teaching and to the principles of free expression and the open exchange of ideas.”
Chemists’ work leads to water ‘breakthrough’
Research from Ohio State’s chemistry department helped define one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2004, according to the journal Science. Assistant Chemistry Professor Heather Allen and her research group looked at the interaction of water with ions at the boundary where ocean water and air meet. Allen’s was one of several studies cited in this breakthrough, which calls into question age-old ideas about the structure and chemical behavior of water.
Med Center staff honored by tech community
A dozen members of the central Ohio technology community were honored by the Columbus Technology Council with its annual Top Cat awards for contributions to the advancement of technology. Among the honorees was the Ohio State Medical Center, which was recognized as the Enterprise of the Year. Led by Fred Sanfilippo, the Medical Center is a $1.5 billion enterprise with research funding that tops $160 million.
Kay Nelson was named the Outstanding Woman in Technology. As director of Ohio State’s Center for Information Technology in Management, Nelson provides executives and students with a forum for interaction. Ohio State’s Center for Knowledge Management was named the Outstanding Technology Team. The center’s goal is to acquire, organize, store and distribute biomedical information while leveraging existing resources of the Medical Center, the health sciences colleges, the university and the community.
Landscape architecture program ranked No. 1
Ohio State ranked first in undergraduate landscape architecture programs, and 10th in graduate landscape architecture programs, according to a recent issue of DesignIntelligence. The monthly publication on industry news has released its sixth annual edition of America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools, and for the first time has added rankings of landscape architecture programs to its ongoing assessments of architecture and interior design programs.
Vet hospital moves to digital X-rays
Ohio State’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is among the first in the nation to convert its entire X-ray department from film to digital imaging in an ongoing effort to provide the best patient care available. Using technology from Eklin Medical Systems, a leader in digital radiography (DR) and image management, the hospital has installed three EDR3 and two EDR6 RapidStudy DR systems with an additional EDR5 system to be installed later this month. In addition, 13 workstations with state-of-the-art PACSs (Picture Archiving and Communications System) will allow online integration of a patient’s DR images with all other digitally-based images such as MRI, PET, ultrasound and CT.
The new DR system provides an X-ray image that can be viewed immediately on a high-resolution monitor without need for film developing, and that offers a much greater depth of information that can be enlarged for far better detail. This will allow OSU veterinarians to make diagnosis faster and begin treatment sooner, which equates to better patient care, said Richard Bednarski, director of the hospital.
Courtney honored with Schoen Award
Nancy Courtney, associate professor and head of the William Oxley Thompson Library’s Information Services Department, is the recipient of the 2004 Kathryn T. Schoen Award. The Schoen Award program provides opportunities for professional growth and leadership for women in higher education. Each year, one award of $2,500 is presented to a woman faculty at Ohio State for use in professional development. As a member of the university community for seven years and recently tenured, Courtney will use her award to participate in the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians this August, an internationally recognized and selective program intended to help educate and build future leaders of American academic libraries.
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