Vol. 38, No. 18

2-2-2006
By: onCampus staff

Newsbriefs 2/2/06

OSU Child Care Program receives NAEYC accreditation
The Ackerman Road facility of Ohio State's Child Care Program has achieved accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.

Fewer than 10 percent of early childhood programs nationwide have achieved accreditation through NAEYC's Academy for Early Childhood Program, a national, voluntary accreditation system through which professionals, families and others concerned about the quality of early childhood education can evaluate programs and compare against professional standards. The accreditation also serves to strengthen the program and provides for ongoing evaluation and improvement. This is the second time the OSU Child Care Program has earned this status, which is effective until December 2010.

Cancer center awarded $3 million contract
The National Cancer Institute has awarded $3 million to the Ohio
State Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute to conduct Phase II clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of cancer-fighting drugs still in development.

The contract was granted to just nine institutions in the United States, and it will add to the range of novel cancer therapies available to the people of Ohio and the region. The contract calls for OSUCCC to accrue at least 250 patients annually to Phase II clinical trials to study the efficacy of various compounds in treating solid tumors, along with leukemias and lymphomas. Successful enrollment in the clinical trials will extend the project for an additional two years with another $2 million in funding.

Anderson receives TopCAT technology award
Betty Lise Anderson, Ohio State professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been recognized as TopCAT Outstanding Woman of the Year for her achievements in technology. Anderson conducts research in the general areas of photonics and optical engineering. The Top Contributors for the Advancement of Technology award is presented by TechColumbus, formed from the merger of the Columbus Technology Council and the Business Technology Center, and is linked to SciTech, the developer of Ohio State's research park.

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