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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Wednesday, Feb. 18. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

OSUToday sponsored by the Wexner Center for the Arts Here’s your chance to “Imagine Betty Boop in a Bollywood musical” (Cartoonbrew.com). Sita Sings the Blues, an animated masterpiece, takes the screen Friday (2/27)-Saturday (2/28). The film uses vivid colors and images to integrate Hindu iconography, Indonesian shadow puppets, and Hollywood-style animation in an irresistible result. Director Nina Paley visits Friday (2/27) to introduce the film. Read more >

Headline news

Height, style of McMansions are what turn off neighbors

A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country. The results can provide guidelines for communities that are struggling to regulate the construction of these super-sized houses in existing neighborhoods, said Jack Nasar, co-author of the study and OSU professor of city and regional planning. Read more >

Feb. 20 talk at OSU to look at alternative fuel biobutanol

The Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering winter seminar series continues at noon Friday (2/20) as Thaddeus Ezeji, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, delivers “Biobutanol as an Energy Alternative.” Attend by video link on the Columbus campus (219 Agricultural Engineering Building) or at OARDC in Wooster (212 Agricultural Engineering Building). Contact: (330) 263-3859. Read more >

Nelson to deliver University Distinguished Lecture Feb. 19

Randy J. Nelson, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and director, Neuroscience Graduate Studies, will deliver "Seasonal Rhythms in Sex and Death: A Time to be Born and a Time to Die," at 4:30 p.m. Thursday (2/19) at 130 Saxbe Auditorium, Moritz College of Law. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be broadcast live. If you need accommodations, contact Molly Davis at davis.436@osu.edu or 292-5881. Read more >

Kirwan Institute seeks affiliated faculty and staff

The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity is seeking informal partnerships with OSU faculty and staff who are engaged in research, scholarship, instruction, administration, or service that connect to one or more of the Institute’s major research themes related to race, ethnicity and social justice. The Kirwan Institute Affiliated Faculty and Staff Initiative is designed to create opportunities for collaboration across disciplines and enhance the capacity to engage in relevant research, instruction, service and policy making. Contact: Tom Rudd, rudd.35@osu.edu or 247-8458. Read more >

Important e-mail information for Medical Center employees

University MedCenter IS recommends that all employees of the Medical Center forward their Ohio State e-mail accounts (e.g., buckeye.1) to their OSUMC e-mail accounts (e.g., osu.buckeye@osumc.edu). Forwarding your e-mail will ensure you receive all information from both Ohio State and the Medical Center in one central location. Forwarding instructions available online. For all general information technology help, visit 8help.osu.edu, or contact 8help@osu.edu or 688-HELP (4357).

Continuing Education seeks Science Olympiad volunteers

The Office of Continuing Education is seeking volunteers to assist with Ohio’s 25th annual Science Olympiad, to be held on Saturday (4/18). The state tournament brings more than 2,500 fifth- through 12th-grade students, teachers and parents representing 80 middle and high schools to various locations across the Columbus campus. Contact: Lynn Rathke, rathke.7@osu.edu or 688-3819. Read more >

Libraries ReadAloud recognizes Black World Month

The OSU community is invited to attend the next OSU Libraries ReadAloud from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (2/19) at the Wexner Center Cafe as the Libraries Diversity Committee presents a program in honor of Black World Month. The program features library colleagues Deidra Herring, reading excerpts from Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and Eboni Francis reading passages from Tenderheaded: A Comb Bending Collection of Hair Stories. Enjoy free refreshments from the cafe while you listen to the readings. Read more >

Family Violence and Relationship Abuse Awareness training

Family Violence and Relationship Abuse Awareness training will take place from 2:30-4 p.m. Friday (2/27) at South Campus Gateway, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430. The interactive presentation will help participants increase their knowledge about family violence and relationship abuse, improve their comfort level with intervening, and learn about family violence resources available. Contact: 292-2800. Register online >

U.S.-Muslim engagement project

Thomas Dine and Dalia Mogahed will discuss “Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday (2/20) at Saxbe Auditorium, Moritz College of Law. Dine is director of the Syria Project with Search for Common Ground; Dalia Mogahed is executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. Registration is required for this free event, co-sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and the Middle East Studies Center. Register online >

Ohio State Mansfield hosts annual Fat Tuesday Celebration

Ohio State Mansfield’s Arts & Lectures Series will sponsor its annual Fat Tuesday Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (2/24) in the Eisenhower Student Union. The free event features music by Fat Daddy’s Blues Band and the spicy Cajun samples of Fat Daddy’s House of Bones. Tickets are required; call (419) 755-4314.