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Headline newsSoil scientist develops 10 principles to sustainable soil management
2009 Campus Campaign kicks off this weekThe annual Campus Campaign commenced Sunday (2/1) and runs through Thursday (4/30). Since 1985, OSU employees participating in the university-wide initiative have donated more than $121 million to funds supporting campus needs, student scholarships, staff development, animal welfare, medical research, and the arts. Contributors may direct their dollars to the causes they care about the most. Make payroll deductions and credit card gifts online at campuscampaign.osu.edu. Contact: ccampaign@osu.edu or call 292-3065 Wetlands Open House celebrates World Wetlands Day todayAn open house at the Olentangy River Wetlands will celebrate World Wetlands Day from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today (2/2) at the Heffner Wetland Building at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, 352 W. Dodridge. Enjoy free hot cider and cookies; international wetland research displays and local fare; continuous showing of Olentangy River Wetland documentary; and a search for muskrat Olentangy Olga. Tour the wetlands and its research labs. Read more > Today: Frankfurter on Christianity and PaganismThe Center for the Study of Religion will present a lecture by David T. M. Frankfurter of the University of New Hampshire at 4:30 p.m. today (2/2) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Frankfurter will deliver "Workshops, Shrines, and 'Pagan Survivals': Remodeling the Christianization of Egypt." All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact: van-kley.2@osu.edu Feb. 3: “Violence Prevention and Living Beyond the U.S. Prison Process”“Violence Prevention and Living Beyond the U.S. Prison Process” is the focus of a roundtable to be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday (2/3) at the Hale Black Cultural Center. The university community is invited to attend and participate in the discussion led by Deanna Wilkinson, associate professor, Human Development and Family Science; Paul Bellair, associate professor of Sociology; and William Goldsby, community activist and executive director of Reconstruction, Inc. Contact: Townsand Price-Spratlen at 292-5598 or price-spratlen.1@osu.edu Annual United Black World Month kicks off Feb. 4Join the Multicultural Center to kick off the 39th Annual United Black World Month at 8 p.m. Wednesday (2/4) in the Hitchcock Auditorium (room 131). Featured speaker is Nikki Giovanni, professor and best-selling poet, author and essayist. Co-sponsored by Minority Affairs, OSU Alumni Association, African American and African Studies, and the Kirwan Institute on Race and Ethnicity. Contact: 688-8449. Read more > Service-Learning Initiative 10th anniversary celebration Feb. 5Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Service-Learning Initiative, from 4:45-6:30 p.m. Thursday (2/5) at the Women’s Field House, 1790 Cannon Dr. Ohio State’s Service-Learning is a “Program to Look For” according to U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2009. Enjoy cake, coffee and conversation with faculty, staff and students about the next frontier of service-learning at Ohio State. Register online > CCTS hosts Esteemed Lecture Seminar Feb. 6The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science is hosting an Esteemed Lecture Seminar from 10-11 a.m. Friday (2/6) in 115 Biomedical Research Tower. John P. Pestian, associate professor of pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, will deliver “Enhancing Clinical Care with Advanced Computational Research.” Read more > Feb. 11: Orientation to Research Administration at Ohio StateOrientation to Research Administration at Ohio State will take place from 8:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday (2/11) in 117 Research Foundation. The workshop is the cornerstone of the Office of Research Training and Education Communication curriculum and provides an overview of the grants management process from preparation of the proposal through project close-out. Registration is required and is available online. OSU Urban Arts Space call for entriesThe OSU Urban Arts Space curates, co-curates and hosts a variety of exhibitions, programs, and classes and welcomes proposals and space requests from inside and outside of the university. Currently, proposal applications are being accepted until Friday (2/6). If you have questions about programming, contact the OSU UAS at 292-8861 or visit http://uas.osu.edu/. OSU Marion: Emerald Ash Borer subject of Feb. 3 Science CaféKathleen Knight and Joanne Rebbeck from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Delaware, Ohio will lead a discussion, "Emerald Ash Borer: The Biology and Ecological Consequences of an Exotic Pest" at 7 p.m. Tuesday (2/3) at the Infinity Restaurant, 267 W. Center St., Marion. The Marion campus invites the community to the free monthly community dialogue called Science Café. For details about Marion’s Science Café, contact Brian McEnnis, professor of mathematics, at mcennis.1@osu.edu. Read more > |
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From food security to climate change to energy demands, the world faces a myriad of critical sustainability issues, all whose potential solution may lie right beneath our feet. Rattan Lal, an Ohio State soil scientist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, suggests that soil and its resources are the answer, and sustainability can be achieved through the realization of 10 basic management principles. Lal synthesized years of scientific literature on soil degradation and the positive impacts of restoration and developed 10 basic principles of sustainable soil management. 