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OHIO STATE TRUSTEES TO MEET APRIL 5, 6

The university’s Board of Trustees and its committees will meet on Thursday (4/5) and Friday (4/6) at the Longaberger Alumni House. The schedule includes a meeting Thursday of the full board from 2-5 p.m., where trustees will recess into executive session. On Friday, the schedule includes meetings of the Agricultural Affairs and Medical Center Affairs Committees at 8 a.m., the Investments Committee at 9 a.m., and the Fiscal and the Academic and Student Affairs committees at 9:30 a.m. The formal board meeting will begin at 10:45 a.m. in the Sanders Grand Lounge. The board will recess into executive session at noon, and there will be a meeting of the Audit Committee at 1:30 p.m. Read More >

RECEPTION KICKS OFF DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH

The Office for Disability Services is kicking off Disability Awareness Month at Ohio State with an opening reception of an exhibit focusing on art by artists who have disabilities, from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday (4/4) on the second floor of Bricker Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the Hale Black Cultural Center. The art exhibit will be open through Friday (4/27). Details on other activities for the month are available online. Read More >

FTAD HOSTS U.S. SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY

FTAD is offering the latest College Teaching Series session, “The U.S. System of Higher Education” from 3:30-5 p.m. today (4/3) in 300 Younkin Success Center. Designed for TAs unfamiliar with U.S. higher education, the session will bring forth issues about cross-cultural differences between the U.S. and other countries in structures, values, communication patterns, and teacher-student interaction. Register online. Walk-ins are welcome. Sessions are designed primarily for novice TAs and faculty, however all instructors are invited to attend and will find useful information about improving teaching. Contact: ftad@osu.edu

TUBERCULOSIS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DISCUSSION APRIL 4

The College of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Preparedness is hosting a public health dialogue on Tuberculosis and Vulnerable Populations, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday (4/4) at the College’s Office of Workforce Development, 1212 Kinnear Road, Room 310. The discussion will focus on TB in Franklin County and Ohio and will feature guests Shu-Hua Wang, medical director of the Ben Franklin TB Control Program and assistant professor of clinical medicine at OSU; and Naomi Tucker, clinic supervisor of the Ben Franklin TB Control Program. Refreshments will be provided. Contact: jfreshwater@cph.osu.edu

MEDICAL CENTER HOSTS ANNUAL KLASSEN RESEARCH DAY

The OSU Medical Center will host the 2007 Karl P. Klassen Research Day - an annual symposium highlighting the latest cardiothoracic research - from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday (4/6) in the Biomedical Research Tower Auditorium. Guest speaker and Klassen Lecturer Peter Libby of Harvard Medical School, an international pioneer in inflammation of vascular diseases, will present along with senior and junior faculty members and researchers during the free event. Continuing medical education credit is available. Register online.

SPEAKER TO RECOUNT STORIES OF IRAQI WOMEN

Nadje Al-Ali, senior lecturer in social anthropology at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in Britain, will deliver “Iraqi Women Between Dictatorships, Wars, Sanctions and Occupation” at noon on Monday (4/9) at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, 1501 Neil Ave. Al-Ali is a founding member of Act Together: Women’s Action on Iraq, and recently published “Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present.” The lecture is co-sponsored by OSU Women in Development. The event is free, but an RSVP is required. Read More >

ORRP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT RESEARCHERS

Staff from the Office of Responsible Research Practices will offer office hours to help both graduate and undergraduate student researchers who are preparing Behavioral and Social Sciences Institutional Review Board submissions and exemption requests. These office hours are intended to help students and their advisors navigate IRB forms, policies and review procedures. They will be held in 150 Page Hall, in space provided by the Undergraduate Research Office. No appointment is necessary. Dates and times are available online. Contact: 292-2454 or pettey.6@osu.edu

BUSINESS LIBRARY DATABASE OF THE MONTH

The ISI Emerging Markets database provides news and company and financial data from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It gives emerging market information worldwide with mission-critical information straight from the local markets and from more than 13,000 publications. It includes current news, hard-to-get company and industry information, financial markets data or macroeconomic analysis. Updated daily, the sources are categorized, archived, indexed and fully searchable via an intuitive and customizable interface. Access using your OSU e-mail address. Contact 292-2136

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS FACULTY & STAFF APPRECIATION NIGHT

OSU men’s volleyball is hosting Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night Wednesday (4/4) when the #7 ranked Buckeyes take on #6 Penn State at 7 p.m. in St. John Arena. Admission is free. Register to win two free all-session tickets to the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship. The first 500 fans receive free rally towels and the first 150 fans receive free megaphones. The athletic pep band will be present and a post-match autograph session with the team is planned. Contact: 688-5524 or pearson.168@osu.edu
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WEIGHT WATCHERS AT WORK INTRO SESSION APRIL 12

The Ackerman Road Weight Watchers at Work Group introduction meeting will take place from 1-2 p.m. Thursday (4/12) in Room 266A, 660 Ackerman Road. All are welcome to attend. The next 10-week session begins Thursday (4/19). Meetings are every Thursday at 1 p.m. The cost is $100 for 10 sessions; new members also pay a one-time $10 enrollment fee. Weight Watchers at Work requires payment for all meetings in advance at the first meeting. For those enrolled in the OSU Health Plan, 50 percent of dues are reimbursable. Contact: 293-8219 or kathleen.haytas@osumc.edu