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DICK GREGORY IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR KING CELEBRATION
Human rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory will join the Ohio State community in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Thursday (1/10) at Hitchcock Hall. Gregory will deliver the keynote address for the 36th annual celebration that will also feature the Ohio State African American Voices Gospel Choir. The event is free and open to the public. The event is one of several that will culminate on the official day of remembrance on Monday (1/21).
Contact: Liz Cook, 292-7276
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YPFH INCENTIVE PROGRAM KICKS OFF NEW YEAR. Ring in a new year of wellness by joining the 2008 Your Plan for Health Faculty and Staff Incentive Program. Benefit-eligible employees (regardless of health plan membership) who have taken their Personal Health Assessment (PHA) can earn up to 125 points (up to $125, less payroll taxes) for participating in health-related activities. Visit yourplanforhealth.com and click on “2008 Incentive Program” for information on activities, points and program guidelines.
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JOURNALISTS FROM MAJOR NEWSROOMS ARRIVE AT OSU TO STUDY DIGITAL MEDIA
Midcareer journalists from around the country arrived this week at Ohio State’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs, where they will be studying digital media as part of their fellowships in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. Two of the five journalists are being funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which recently awarded the Kiplinger Program a $177,300 grant to fund fellowships and provide digital media training and equipment. All of the fellows are award-winning journalists who hail from a wide variety of newsrooms, ranging from washingtonpost.com to The Los Angeles Times. Contact: Debra Jasper, jasper.1@osu.edu or 247-6686. Read more >
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LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION STUDY. Volunteers, ages 35-60, are being recruited for a lifestyle intervention study to modify health risk factors. The study will be conducted on the OSU campus during lunchtime. Participation in the study will last approximately 12 weeks. Several blood samples and filling out of questionnaires will be required. Must have access to Internet. A volunteer fee will be paid. If you are interested please e-mail gcrc.research@osumc.edu
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MERSHON CENTER EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
Each year, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies holds a competition for Ohio State faculty and students to apply for research grant funds that may be used for a variety of research purposes, including travel, seminars, conferences, interviews, experiments, workshops and more. Applications must be for projects that relate to one or more of the Mershon Center’s three areas of focus. Because the center has not received enough applications from faculty and students, the usual deadline in early January has been extended to Monday (1/28). For more information, see the Grants section of the Mershon Center Web site.
DESIGNING QUIZZES, ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS WORKSHOP TODAY
Faculty and TA development is presenting a workshop, “Designing Quizzes, Assignments, and Tests,” from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today (1/9) in 150 Younkin Success Center. If you anticipate designing your own assignments and exams, this session will assist you in creating learning objectives and designing quizzes, assignments and exams that test for the skills you desire. Register online. Send questions or requests for accommodation to ftad@osu.edu.
HIV/AIDS IN MALAWI KICKS OFF CAS BROWN BAG SERIES
As the first of seven brown bag talks organized by the Center for African Studies, Jesse Kwiek will speak on HIV/AIDS in Malawi at noon Friday (1/11) in 122 Oxley Hall. Kwiek is an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Microbiology in OSU's College of Medicine. Much of his research focuses on mother to child transmission of the AIDS virus, particularly in the context of the developing world. Contact: Laura Joseph, 292-8169 or cas@osu.edu
UNIVERSITY PHOTO ARCHIVES LAUNCHES ONLINE GALLERIES
The University Photo Archives has launched six online image galleries containing a sampling of the nearly 2 million images held at the Archives. The photo galleries contain a total of 120 photographs, ranging from 1875 to 2005. Images include several university historic firsts, including the first OSU graduating class (1878), the first football team (1890), and the first Brutus Buckeye (1965). The galleries also contain a variety of scenic photos of campus buildings and sites over the years. Contact: drobik.5@osu.edu or 292-1767. Read more >
RESOURCES IS NOW ONLINE
Resources, the Office of Human Resources’ quarterly newsletter, is now available online at hr.osu.edu/resources. The Winter Quarter issue includes articles on Your Plan For Health’s 2008 Incentive Program, toy safety, and online W-2 registration, plus more information about work, life and health. Additionally, the print edition of Resources will be arriving in your mailboxes this week.
LIBRARIES READALOUD PROGRAM CONTINUES THURSDAY
The Libraries' weekly ReadAloud program resumes Thursday (1/10) from 3-4 p.m. in the Wexner Center Cafe. ReadAloud is made possible through the efforts of the student assistants from University Libraries Security who provide set up for each week's event. ULS students Kristen Deep, Heather Glasgo and Steve Paul will share some of their favorite readings during this week's program. Read more >
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