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WINTER QUARTER COMMENCEMENT SET FOR MARCH 18

Approximately 1,800 Ohio State students will earn degrees during winter quarter commencement exercises, which begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday (3/18) at St. John Arena. The commencement address will be delivered by Joseph Lynch, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History. Honorary doctorates will be presented to Shirley Malcom, head of Education and Human Resources at the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Archibald Haller, Jr., a pioneer in modern scientific sociology. Distinguished Service Awards will be presented to Arthur Hecker, retired president of research and development and scientific affairs at the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories; and Richard Smith, III, executive vice president of NetJets Aviation, Inc.


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Do you have Asthma? The Asthma Clinical Research Center at OSU Medical Center is looking for volunteers to participate in asthma-related clinical trials. Patients must be at least 18 years of age, have been diagnosed by a physician as having asthma and currently be taking asthma medications. Participants may receive compensation. For more information or to set up a screening for eligibility, contact 293-4978 or Lung.Research@osumc.edu.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT SERIES EXPLORES SECRETS BEHIND FINANCIAL AID

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs will continue its Food for Thought policy forum series at noon Friday (3/30) in Page Hall’s Policy Forum as Kim Clark, senior writer with U.S. News & World Report currently in residence at Ohio State as a fellow in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, presents “Deal or No Deal: The Secrets Behind Student Financial Aid.” Clark’s research unveils the surprising and sometimes dysfunctional realities behind financial aid decisions. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch. Seating is limited; R.S.V.P. to: mar30@jgippm.ohio-state.edu.
Contact: 292-4545

RIEDINGER TO DISCUSS LIBRARIES AT OXFORD TODAY

OSU Professor Edward “Ted” Riedinger, Latin American Library Collection, will deliver “Libraries at Oxford,” an informal lecture with slides from noon-1 p.m. today (3/14) at 090 Science and Engineering Library. The event is sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Research. Riedinger was a Visiting Research Associate at the Centre for Brazilian Studies at Oxford for the autumn 2006 term and will return in the same capacity for the spring term, and has been elected a senior associate member of St. Antony’s College for Trinity. Bring your lunch and a beverage. Read More >

PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS TO BE HELD TODAY

The Department of Psychiatry will hold Grand Rounds from 1-2 p.m. today (3/14) in 170 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. Eric Layne, OSU Psychiatry resident will deliver “Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.” The event has been approved for AMA PRA category 1 credit and one CME hour activity. Contact: 293-9484 or MaryAnn.Reed@osumc.edu.

ECE HOSTS SECURE COMMUNICATION SEMINAR MARCH 15

Yingbin Liang from Princeton University will present “Achieving Secure Communication Over Wireless Channels,” at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (3/15) in 260 Dreese Laboratory. Liang will introduce the channel identified to model wireless multiple access communication, the techniques developed to characterize reliable communication rates under secrecy constraints, and then postulate the general coding designs essential to achieve secure communication. Liang is visiting as an ECE faculty candidate. A detailed abstract of the talk is available online.

FTAD INTRODUCES TEACHING ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS

Faculty and TA Development is presenting Ohio State Teaching Enhancement Programs to bring groups of faculty and TAs together in communities to explore a variety of issues in university teaching, to enhance their own teaching, and to support the teaching of their colleagues. An OSTEP community consists of the selected 6-8 fellows plus a faculty facilitator. Each member is given modest funds to spend on professional development related to their teaching enhancement project. The 2007-08 communities will include Mid-Career & Senior Faculty Program, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Program, and the TA Coordinators Program. Apply online by Friday (4/6).

FACULTY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS AVAILABLE

The Office of International Affairs is soliciting applications from faculty who are proposing to collaborate with foreign scholars in preparing a research grant proposal, participate in a faculty-exchange program, develop agreements linking OSU to major foreign institutions, or complete a manuscript jointly authored with a foreign based scholar. Typical grants range from $1,500 to $2,000 ($3,000 maximum). The application deadline is Friday (4/13). Applications are available online. Contact: kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Office of International Affairs is awarding grants of up to $5,000 to support interdisciplinary lectures, seminar series or conferences on international themes. Proposals are invited from faculty, interdisciplinary and area study centers, and academic units. Eligibility is contingent upon the commitment of partial counterpart funds from other OSU or extramural sources. Grant application forms are available online. The application deadline is Friday (4/13). Contact: kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu

LATINO OHIO COURSE OFFERED THIS SPRING

Meeting around the state on six Saturdays this spring, LATINO OHIO will offer a close-up look at Hispanic life in Ohio with attention to cultural, linguistic and professional issues especially important to those working with Spanish-speaking populations. The course is taught by Terrell Morgan, OSU associate professor of Hispanic Linguistics, and is designed to introduce educators and other professionals to Ohio’s Hispanic populations. To register, contact sanabria.3@osu.edu or 292-7388. Read More >

FACULTY ASKED TO TAKE BOOKSTORE SURVEY ONLINE

Barnes & Noble - The Ohio State University Bookstore is seeking faculty comments, suggestions and opinions through the winter 2007 Faculty Survey. Every year, the campus bookstore surveys the faculty community on campus to better understand how well the bookstore serves their needs and to learn how it can improve its services in the future. The survey is administered by Corporate Research International, an independent market research company and all responses are anonymous to ensure confidentiality. Take the survey online.

SPORTS TOURNAMENTS, EVENTS TO IMPACT PARKING

A number of major events in March will impact parking and traffic on campus. In the northwest campus area, various Ohio High School Athletic Association tournaments are being held throughout the month. These and other events in the vicinity will make parking difficult and may impact your commute to and from campus. Transportation and Parking Services has a Web site with information about tournament days and times and suggestions about how to minimize any inconvenience. Read More >

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