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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

 

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Give your brain a workout. Meet Ohio State physicians and researchers at COSI’s After Dark Program, Brain Science, on Thursday (3/5) from 5:30-10 p.m. and learn how their innovations are changing brains and improving lives. Take part in hands-on demonstrations to learn more about your brain, find out how it controls your movements, thoughts and emotions, and discover what you can do to keep your brain healthy. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

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Transition in University LibrariesSponsor

Vice Provost and Director of University Libraries Carol Pitts Diedrichs has announced her plans to retire on Jan. 31, 2016. Diedrichs joined our faculty in 1987 and rose through the administrative ranks to become assistant director for University Libraries’ Collections and Technical Services Division. She served as the University of Kentucky’s dean of libraries from 2003-2009, and returned to Ohio State in 2010 as director of University Libraries.
-- > Read more: oaa.osu.edu/library-announcement.html


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 Care when you need it. Ohio State’s AfterHours Care clinic at Martha Morehouse Medical Plaza, Pavilion, second floor, provides convenient care for non-life threatening cuts and burns, minor sprains and strains, colds and flu, as well as stitches, splints and urgent x-rays. Open evenings and weekends, Monday-Friday, 5-10:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. No appointment necessary. Contact: 685-3357
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Lonnie King named Vet of the YearSponsor

Lonnie King was honored with the 2014 Veterinarian of the Year award at the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association’s annual Midwest Veterinary Conference. Dean of the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, King received the association’s highest honor in recognition of his contributions to the field of veterinary medicine spanning more than four decades.
-- > Read more: vet.osu.edu/cvm


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Investiture: Two Scotts lead the university

When Edward Orton left the Ohio State presidency in 1881, he was succeeded by two similarly named men who had similarly short terms in office: Walter Scott and William Scott. Each served Ohio State for roughly two years, as the young university continued to grow into what it has become today.
-- > Read more: Walter Quincy Scott: go.osu.edu/wqscott
William Henry Scott: go.osu.edu/whscott
Investiture: go.osu.edu/investiture


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Still time to get those early-bird bonus points! Spring is near (really!), so it will be easier to get to a Biometric Health Screening. Remember, you get 100 YP4H bonus points for completing your screening by Thursday (4/30)! If you and your co-workers find it difficult to get away from the office, however, we’ll bring our nurses to you. To arrange a screening for your department, email: yp4h.clinicalservices@osumc.edu.


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Fisher College MBA candidate in spotlightSponsor

Full-time MBA candidate Natalie Megrabyan is the subject of a Forté Fellow Spotlight – part of the Forté Foundation, a nonprofit consortium of leading companies and business schools focused on launching women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities and a network of professionals. Megrabyan discusses why she chose to pursue her degree as well as her experience at Fisher, a Forté Foundation sponsor school for the 2014-2015 academic year.
-- > Read more: fisher.osu.edu/newsroom

Students First articles are published to promote the academic achievements and exceptional research and community service of students at Ohio State, either individually or collectively. For details or to submit potential article, contact editor Randy Gammage at gammage.2@osu.edu

Events this week

Math Education Forum March 5

R. James Milgram, emeritus professor of mathematics at Stanford University and one of the original members of the Common Core Validation Committee, will speak on the implications of common core for college and graduate education on Thursday (3/5) at 4:30 p.m. in EA160. This public talk is free, and is the first in a series of math education talks.
-- > Contact: math-education-forum@math.osu.edu
-- > Read more: math.osu.edu/events

Naylor Memorial Lecture in South Slavic Linguistics

The annual Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecture in South Slavic Linguistics will take place Friday (3/6) from 4:15-5:45 p.m. in Thompson Library, 11th floor. Joseph Schallert, associate professor of Slavic Linguistics, University of Toronto, will deliver “Observations on the Lexicon of the Earliest Macedonian Vernacular Gospels (Konikovo and Kulakia Gospels).”
-- > Contact: Derek Peterson, peterson.636@osu.edu
-- > Read more: slavic.osu.edu

Upcoming events

Glaser and guests present all-Beethoven recitalSponsor

Columbus Symphony Orchestra members Leonid Polonsky, violin, and Wendy Morton, cello, will join professor Steven Glaser, piano, to present an all-Beethoven program on Monday (3/9) at 8 p.m. in Weigel Hall Auditorium. Enjoy the “Kreutzer” Sonata for Violin and Piano and the “Archduke” Trio in B-flat Major. This concert is free and open to the public.
-- > Read more: music.osu.edu

Aspects of Mathematical Music Theory

As part of the Arts and Humanities Inaugural Lecture Series, David Clampitt, professor, School of Music, will discuss “Aspects of Mathematical Music Theory” at 5 p.m. Tuesday (3/10) in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. A reception will accompany lecture.
-- > RSVP: artsandsciences.osu.edu
-- > Read more: artsandsciences.osu.edu/events

Zeckhauser to speak on 'wisdom of crowds'Sponsor

Richard Zeckhauser, Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, will discuss “The Wisdom of Crowds and the Stupidity of Herds” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (3/11) at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Zeckhauser’s seminal contributions to decision theory and behavioral economics include the concepts of status quo bias, quality-adjusted life years, and the analytics of ignorance.
-- > Register at go.osu.edu/zeckhauserr

Classes/workshops

OSC to host XSEDE workshop telecast

The Ohio Supercomputer Center on west campus is serving as a satellite location for a two-day XSEDE HPC Workshop: MPI, today (3/4)-Thursday (3/5). XSEDE, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, is a National Science Foundation high performance computing initiative. The workshop will be telecast to several sites across the nation, including OSC.
 -- > Contact: osc.edu/supercomputing/support-services
-- > Read more: osc.edu/calendar/events

Developing Effective Presentation Skills

UCAT is offering “Developing Effective Presentation Skills” on Monday (3/9) from 12:30-2 p.m. in 150 Younkin Success Center. In this workshop, participants will examine three essential components of an effective presentation: planning content, planning delivery, and establishing an emotional connection with students.
-- > Register: ucat.osu.edu/participate/events


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(COPEC) is offering no cost, individual consultation with a Certified Financial Planner specializing in STRS-PERS-SERS Defined Benefit and Alternative Pension Plans, 457 and 403b supplemental plans and Health Care Options.  Other topics may include pension distribution options, Social Security eligibility and optimization, Income Tax, Estate and Probate planning issues. On campus meeting requests can be scheduled by contacting info@retirement-strategies.com or Nancy or Sara at 799-8668. 


 
 
 
 

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