Conferences
March 14-16, Byrd Polar Research Center Workshop, “Scientific drilling in the Chukchi Sea: Linking North Pacific and Arctic Ocean history,” Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Road., bprc.osu.edu/workshops/sdcs_2013.
March 21-24, The Society for 17th Century Music, 21st annual conference, Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., music.osu.edu.
Dance
March 7-9, Department of Dance, “Polyphony,” multiple artistic forms and performers, 8 p.m. March 7 and March 8, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 9, Mount Hall Studio Theatre, 1050 Carmack Road, free admission, reservation required (send name, requested show times, and number of seats requested to polyphony2013@gmail.com), contact Rachel Switlick, (814) 590-2557.
Events
March 8, Literacy in the Arts Forum with Mark Shanda, Theatre and divisional dean of Arts and Humanities; Valarie Williams, associate dean, ASC Administration; Marjorie Chan, East Asian Languages and Literatures; Melanie Bales, Dance; Graeme Boone, Music; David Bruenger, Music; Brenda Brueggemann, English; Paul Reitter, German and director of the Humanities Institute; and Harvey Graff, English, History and director of LiteracyStudies@OSU, 10 a.m., George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., free.
March 11-15, Spring Break, no classes, university offices open.
March 17, Science Sundays, “How to Work as a Team when No One Knows What She is Doing,” John Wenzel, director, Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 3-4 p.m., Ohio Union, US Bank Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High St., free and open to the public, reception to follow, artsandsciences.osu.edu/science-sundays.
Exhibits
Through March 9, “2013 Arts Scholars Juried Exhibition: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,” Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St. Free and open to the public.
Through March 15, “The Japanese Noh Theatre in Woodblock: The Smethurst Collection of Prints by Tsukioka Kõgyo (1869-1927)”, Special Collections Gallery, Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., free.
Through March 30, Three in Like Authority: Department of Art Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., reception 6-8 p.m. March 8, free, uas.osu.edu.
Through April 20, “The Ohio Spider Survey Exhibit”, highlighting the Ohio Spider Survey and the book Common Spiders of North America by Richard Bradley, associate professor in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, second floor, Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., 292-0538.
Through May 5, “Jesse Owens: 100 Years of Life and Legacy,” Thompson Library Exhibit Gallery, 1858 Neil Ave., 292-0538
March 21-April 3, Department of Art Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 128 North Oval Mall, reception 6-8 p.m. April 4, free.
Film
March 19, Women’s Gender and Sexualiy Studies, “Hysteria,” facilitated by Ally Day, 7 p.m., first floor Psychology Building, 1835 Neil Ave., wgss.osu.edu/events/wggs-film-series.
Lectures
March 7, “The People’s Report: Understanding How Structural Violence is Linked to Crime in Wilmington, Delaware,” Yassar Payne, University of Delaware, noon-1:30 p.m., 217 Journalism Building, 242 W. 18th Ave., pizza, salad and refreshements will be served, free, cjrc.osu.edu/seminars/payne.html.
March 8, Social and Behavioral Sciences Diversity Postdoctoral Fellows Lecture, “The Doctor and the Drug Dealer: How Cultural Affinities and Racial Identity Inform Blacks’ Racial Residential Preferences,” Cassi Pittman, Sociology, 12:30- 1:30 p.m., 248 Townshend Hall, free, contact mcgraw.36@osu.edu.
March 8, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture, “Teresa of Avila and her Neurological Condition,” Encarnacion Juarez-Almendros, University of Notre Dame, 3-4:15 p.m., 090 Science and Engineering Library, free and open to the public, cmrs.osu.edu.
March 8, Department of Dance Lecture, Alexis Wilson Stripling, 3-5 p.m., 213 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave., free, dance.osu.edu/events/lecture-alexis-wilson-stripling.
March 8, Institute for Korean Studies Lecture, “Why the Korean War was the Most Important and Enduring Cold War Conflict: Contemporary Lessons,” Jeremi Suri, 12:30 p.m., Mershon Center for International Security Studies, 1501 Neil Ave., free
March 18, Department of Dance presentation, “Martha Graham in 1963,” Clare Croft, 12:30-2 p.m., Humanities Institute, George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., free.
March 19, 2013 President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture Series, Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4-5 p.m., Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., free and open to the public, reception and book signing to follow, osu.edu/diversity/lecture.php.
March 20, Knowlton School of Architecture Lecture Series, Curtis Roth, Trott Visiting Professor, 5:45 p.m., Gui Auditorium, Knowlton Hall, reception follows, free and open to the public, knowlton.osu.edu/event/curtis-roth-ksa-trott-visiting-professor.
March 20, Humanities Institute Iberian Studies Working Group, “Galician Studies,” Kirsty Hooper, University of Warwick (UK), 4 p.m. George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave. free, huminst.osu.edu.
March 20, Department of Design Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series, John Ledingham (‘91), 6 p.m., 180 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, free, reception to follow in Hayes Hall lobby.
March 20, Children’s Learning Research Collaborative Speaker Series, “Science Achievement Gaps in the US: A Longitudinal Investigation,” Paul Morgan, Penn State University, 3-4:30 p.m., College Commons, 260 Ramseyer Hall. 29 W. Woodruff Ave., free and open to the public.
March 21, Department of Design Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series, Paul Benson (‘09), Clickspring NYC, 5:45 p.m., 014 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall, free, reception to follow in Hayes Hall lobby.
March 21, Spring Lecture in Literacy Studies, “Writing Mestizaje in the Early Colonial Andes,” Joanne Rappaport, Georgetown University, 4-5 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave., free and open to the public.
March 22, Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series, Brenda Hillman, 8 p.m., 165 Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
Meeting
March 7, University Senate, 3:30 p.m., Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall, 55 W. 12th Ave., senate.osu.edu.
Nominations, Grants and Awards
Call for ACADAOS Outstanding Advisor of the Year nominations
Due April 1
Do you know an outstanding advisor? Each year, the Academic Advising Association at Ohio State recognizes and awards an outstanding advisor. Nominations may be made by faculty, staff and students (including past/present advisees). Self-nominations also are welcome. Nominations are due April 1. For more information, visit acadaos.osu.edu/awards.
Schottenstein
March 10, OSU Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois, 12:30 p.m., Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.
March 14-16, OHSAA State High School Girls Basketball Tournaments, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, admission, see website for complete schedule, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.
March 21-23, OHSAA State High School Boys Basketball Tournaments, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, admission, see website for complete schedule, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.
Seminars
March 7, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series, Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 207 Koffolt Lab, 140 W. 19th Ave., free,
March 7, Mathematical Biosciences Institute Postdoc Seminar, Lucy Spardy, 10:20-11:15 a.m., 355 Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 7, Ergodic Theory and Probability Seminar, “On the Hausdorff Dimension of Countable Intersections of Certain Sets of Normal Numbers,” William Mance, University of North Texas, 3-4 p.m., 154 Mathematics Tower, 231 W. 18th Ave., free and open to the public.
March 7, Geometric Group Theory Seminar, “Yu’s Property A and Uniform Triviality of the Poisson Boundary,” Izhar Oppenheim, 3-4 p.m., 240 Cockins Hall, 1958 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 7, Nuclear Physics Seminar, “Anisotrophic Hydrodynamics,” Mike Strickland, Kent State University, 10-11 a.m., 4138 Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Ave., free and open to the public.
March 7, Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, “Simulating the Alveolar Microenvironment: Effect of the Lung Tissue Mechanical and Morphological Properties on Cell Injury during Airway Reopening,” Natalia Higuita-Castro, 4 p.m., 035 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave. free.
March 7, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar, Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 207 Koffolt Lab, 140 W. 19th Ave., free and open to the public,
March 8, Joint seminar, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and Anthropology, Milford Wolpoff, University of Michigan, 1-2 p.m., 001 Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 8, Combinatorics Seminar, “Log Concavity of Characteristic Polynomials and Bergman Complexes,” Eric Katz, University of Waterloo, 1:50-2:45 p.m., 154 Mathematics Tower, 231 W. 18th Ave., free and open to the public.
March 12, CCAPP Seminar, “A New Probe of Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies,” Sukanya Chakrabarti, Florida Atlantic University, 11:30 a.m., 4138 Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Ave., free and open to the public.
March 14, EEOB Seminar, “Darwin Presentations,” 1-2 p.m., 001 Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 14, MBI Postdoc Seminar, Noelle Beckman, 10:20-11:15 a.m., 355 Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 19, Department of Physics Colloquium, Paolo Gondolo, University of Utah, 4 p.m., 1080 Smith Seminar Room, Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Ave., reception in the Atrium at 3:45 p.m., free and open to the public,
March 21, Joint seminar, EEOB and School of Environment and Natural Resources, John Vucetic, Michigan Tech, 1-2 p.m., 001 Jennings Hall, Neil Ave., free and open to the public.
March 21, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Seminar, Linda Broadbelt, Northwestern University, 207 Koffolt Lab, 140 W. 19th Ave., free and open to the public.
Training
March 7, Financial Training and Documentation, “Accounts Receivable,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, ocio.osu.edu/services/service-details/hrfin/training/trainingregistration.
March 7, Your Plan for Health Website Road Show, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 115 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 W. 12th Ave., open to all faculty/staff, for description and registration visit yp4h.osu.edu/news/yp4h-website-road-show.
March 11, Your Plan for Health Website Road Show, 8:30-9:30 a.m., 700 Ackerman Road, Room 410 (inside Suite 440), open to all faculty/staff, for description and registration visit yp4h.osu.edu/news/yp4h-website-road-show.
March 12, College of Social Work Training, “Conflict Management for Supervisors,” 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 6 CEU clock hours,open to the public, for description and registration, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar.
March 12, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Five Absolutes for Building a High-Performance Workplace,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
March 13, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Advocating your position,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
March 14, Office of Research workshop, “Introduction to the Laboratory Mouse,” 10 a.m., 110 Wiseman Hall, 400 W. 12th Ave., researchcalendar.osu.edu/index.php?eID=181.
March 14, College of Social Work Training, “Out in the World: Practices that Work with GLBTQ Consumers,” 1-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU clock hours, open to the public, for description and registration, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar.
March 14, 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 Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
March 15, College of Social Work Training, “Licensure Review,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, open to the public, for description and registration, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar.
March 18, Your Plan for Health Website Road Show, 1-2 p.m., 1213 Ross Heart Hospital, 452 W. 10th Ave., open to all faculty/staff, for description and registration visit yp4h.osu.edu/news/yp4h-website-road-show.
March 19, Office of Research training, Rodent Survival Surgery, 110 Wiseman Hall, 10 a.m., 400 W. 12th Ave., researchcalendar.osu.edu/index.php?eID=229.
March 19, College of Social Work Training, “Gay and Growing Gray: Applying Best Practices to GLBT Seniors,” 9 a.m-12:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU clock hours, open to the public, for description and registration, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar.
March 19, Human Resources Training, “Time and Leave,” 1-5 p.m., 112A Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule.html.
March 19, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Resolving Conflict Within The Workplace,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
March 19, Your Plan for Health Website Road Show, 12-1 p.m., Recreation & Physical Activity Center, Rooms #1-2, 337 W. 17th Ave., open to all faculty/staff, for description and registration visit yp4h.osu.edu/news/yp4h-website-road-show.
March 20, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “From Manager to Coach: How to Positively Influence Performance,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
March 21-22, Financial Training and Documentation, “Stewardship of Endowment & Gift Funds,” 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, ocio.osu.edu/services/service-details/hrfin/training/trainingregistration.
March 21, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Introduction to Grant Writing and Grant Research,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.
Wexner
Through April 7, Exhibitions on View, “Josiah McElheny: Towards a Light Club,” Wexner Center Galleries, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.
Through July 4, Exhibitions on View, “Christian Marclay: The Clock,” Wexner Center Galleries, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.
Through March 31, The Box, “Cinema” (Eder Santos, 2009), 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.
Through April 7, Exhibitions on View, “More American Photographs,” Wexner Center Galleries, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.
March 7, onScreen, Narrative Medicine: A Films & Comix Series, double feature, “Dark Victory” (Edmund Goulding, 1939) and “The Snake Pit” (Anatole Litvak, 1948), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 7, onScreen, “A Tribute to the Nicholas Brothers,” introduced by Film Forum’s Bruce Goldstein, 7p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 7, Screening and discussion, “Market Imaginary,” (Joanna Grabski, 2012), 4 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 8, Visiting filmmakers, “Wildness,” (Wu Tsang, 2012), introduced by the director, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 9, GenWex, “Off the Grid,” featuring DJ sets by Sammy Bananas (Brooklyn/Fool’s Gold), George Brazil, Jenny Arcade, C. J. Townsend and visuals by Rainer, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 14, Via Brasil Film Series, “Swirl,” (Clarissa Campolina, Helvécio Marins Jr., 2011), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 15-16, Classics series, “Dial M for Murder,” new 3D digital restoration, (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954), 7 p.m. both nights, Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 16, Performing arts, Naseer Shamma and Al-Oyoun Ensemble, 8 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 17, Next @ Wex, Valgeir Sigurosson, 7 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 18, Visiting Filmmakers double feature, “Short Films,” (Laida Lertxundi) and “Circle in the Sand,” (Michael Robinson, 2012), introduced by the directors, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 19, Artist’s Talks, Mira Schor, 4:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 20, onScreen, Narrative Medicine: A Film & Comix Series, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” (Julian Schnabel, 2007), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 21, onScreen, Narrative Medicine: A Film & Comix Series, “The Waiting Room,” (Peter Nicks, 2012), introduced by the director, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
March 21-23, Performing arts (dance), Faye Driscoll, “You’re Me,” 8 p.m. March 21 and 22, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535, wexarts.org.
Workshops
March 8, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Writing as a College Teaching Tool Series, “Facilitating Learning through the Student Research Process,” 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., ucat.osu.edu.
March 20, Office of Research, Finding Funding Workshop (SPIN), 1:30-2:30 p.m., 460B Health Sciences Library, 376 West 10th Ave., researchcalendar.osu.edu/index.php?eID=395, ORevents@research.osu.edu.
March 20, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching , College Teaching Series, “Designing Assignments, Quizzes, and Tests,” 3-4:30 p.m., 150 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., ucat.osu.edu.
March 21, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, “Achieving and Assessing Global Studies GE Learning Outcomes,” Laurie Maynell, UCAT and Esther Gottlieb, Office of International Affairs, 3-4:30 p.m., 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., ucat.osu.edu.