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OHIO STATE RESEARCH OF ANIMAL TUMORS MAY BENEFIT HUMANS

Researchers at Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center are collecting canine tumors for a national tissue bank that will shed new information on the prevention, detection and treatment of cancers in humans as well as animals. The university’s College of Veterinary Medicine is one of three schools nationwide chosen to work with the National Cancer Institute’s Comparative Oncology Program to establish the tissue bank. Tumors from dogs are collected for the Pfizer-Canine Comparative Oncology Genomics Consortium, says Laura Rush, co-leader of the tissue bank and a member of Molecular Biology and Cancer Genetics at the Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more >


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HEALTHY LIVING PAYS OFF AGAIN IN 2008. Get rewarded for healthy activities and lifestyle through 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 seeing the dentist, being tobacco free or attending a Lunch and Learn workshop, among other activities. Visit yourplanforhealth.com (click on “2008 Incentive Program”) for information on activities, points and program guidelines.


MBI PUBLIC LECTURE: WHY DO WE WALK THE WAY WE DO?

The Mathematical Biosciences Institute is holding a lecture that is free and open to the public at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (1/15) in 355 Jennings Hall (MBI Auditorium). Max Donelan, assistant professor of kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, will deliver “Why Do We Walk The Way We Do?” The abstract and additional details are available online.


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THE HEALTHY HEART PROJECT. Earn up to $200 and get a free cholesterol level, blood pressure reading and stress heart rate. Healthy men and women ages 30 to 49 years and non-smokers are eligible to participate in the study. You must be a non-smoker and not be taking medications that may affect your heart or cholesterol. Parent history of heart attack. For more information contact Jessie at 688-3895 or Ebie.4@osu.edu. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and The Ohio State University


CENTER FOR FOLKLORE STUDIES DINNER LECTURE FEB. 1

The Center for Folklore Studies Dinner Lecture Series will present “From Satanic Cults to Latino Gangs: The Hazleton Illegal Immigration Crusade as Rumor Panic," presented by Bill Ellis, from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday (2/7) at the Mershon Center. All members of the OSU community are welcome, but space for dinner is limited. If you wish to attend, RSVP to Sheila at bock.42@osu.edu by Friday (2/1). Details on the speaker and the talk are available online.


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LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION STUDY. Volunteers, individuals 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


OSU CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS PLANNING MEETING JAN. 17

The OSU Clinical Research Professionals Planning group will be holding a planning meeting to discuss 2008 activities from noon-1 p.m. Thursday (1/17) in 234 Meiling Hall. The event is open to everyone. No registration is required. Contact: jennifer.lanter@osumc.edu or 293-2115

OSU EXTENSION OFFERS FACT SHEETS ON ESTATE PLANNING

OSU Extension has developed a series of fact sheets to aid individuals in understanding the basic concepts of estate planning and the process of developing an estate plan. Topics include: costs involved in transferring estates, tax basis for transferred property, wills, life insurance, trusts, giving, sale of residence, nursing home dilemma, Medicare and Medigap, and generation-skipping trusts. The fact sheets can be downloaded for free from OSU Extension’s Ohioline Web site.

REGISTER FOR RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH WORKSHOP

A workshop on the Responsible Conduct of Research is scheduled for Wednesday (1/23) at The Blackwell. Free for faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, the workshop provides training in the nine core areas of instruction as mandated by NIH guidelines for Responsible Conduct of Research. Topics include data acquisition and management, mentor/trainee responsibilities, responsible authorship, research misconduct, and more. The event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School and the Office of Responsible Research Practices. Register online. Contact: prestage.2@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 >

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

The annual awards recognize exemplary community service in the following categories: students, faculty, staff, student organizations, and community partners. They will be presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Community Service and Scholarship reception on Thursday (5/15). Students nominate themselves. Anyone may nominate in the other categories. The deadline is Friday (3/14). The awards are sponsored by the Service-Learning Initiative, Service-Learning Scholars Roundtable, and Project Community/Ohio Union. Details and nomination forms are available online.

DISCUSS COCA COLA'S CONTRACT WITH OSU JAN. 16

Students Against Coke is sponsoring “Coca Cola and You: Coca Cola's Contract with OSU” at 7 p.m. Wednesday (1/16) in 150 Scott Laboratory. Ray Rogers from Killercoke.org will speak to the student body about the contract Coca-Cola has with Ohio State, will show videos and open the program up to any questions students, faculty or staff may have. The program has been created and planned by Students Against Coke. For details, contact Eddie Klatka, klatka.2@osu.edu

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