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Singer/violinist/whistler extraordinaire Andrew Bird has won a keen following worldwide with enchanting music that feels pastoral and intimate, yet very up-to-the-minute and emotionally expansive. Touring with the release of his latest typically unclassifiable, but brilliant CD, Armchair Apocrypha, he returns to Columbus at 8 p.m. Friday (4/13) in the Southern Theatre, in a show presented by the Wexner Center, for the first time since a fantastic, sold-out show here in fall 2005. Read More >

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SHORE WINS ACS AWARD IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Sheldon Shore, Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Kimberly Professor of Chemistry at Ohio State, received the American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry last week at the national meeting of the society in Chicago, capping a 50-year career full of technological developments. The award recognizes chemists who have accomplished outstanding research in the preparation, properties, reactions or structure of inorganic substances. Over the years, he's made a catalyst that creates an ingredient for nylon, and devised a technique for implanting elemental boron in computer chips. Read More >

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This is National Public Health Week. The College of Public Health has planned several activities throughout the week. Information about scheduled activities is available online. The national theme for the week is public health preparedness. Here is today’s personal preparedness tip: Create an emergency response plan for you, your family and your business; and assemble an emergency kit for home, car and work.

THOMPSON LIBRARY RENOVATION IS LIBRARY JOURNAL COVER STORY

The renovation of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library is the cover story in the current issue of “Library Journal,” the profession’s trade publication. The story highlights the project and the changes the OSU Libraries have in place during the project. Demolition of the 1970s addition is currently underway. Read the article online. View a live Web cam of the project at: http://library.osu.edu/ .

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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.

PORTION OF BIKE PATH CLOSED FOR SAFETY

The bike path between the Drake Union and King Avenue will be closed for the rest of spring quarter because of construction work being done on the OSU substation. Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to recognize posted signage because the area is under heavy construction and is considered an extreme safety hazard. View a map of the closed area and the suggested alternative route online.

NCI SURGERY CHIEF TO GIVE ANNUAL BLOCK CANCER LECTURE

Steven Rosenberg, chief of surgery at the National Cancer Institute, will receive the 15th annual Herbert and Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award for Achievement in Cancer when he visits the OSU Medical Center‘s James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute to deliver the Block Lecture in April. Rosenberg will deliver “Development of Human Cancer Immunotherapy” at 8 a.m. Thursday (4/12) in 518 James. The award is funded by proceeds of the annual Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament, a golf outing established in 1982 that has raised more than $3.3 million for cancer research at OSU. The lecture is free. For reservations, contact Kathy.Froilan@osumc.edu
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MICROWAVE AND CIRCUITS TALK APRIL 5

Ph.D. candidate Kenneth Vanhille from the University of Colorado at Boulder will present “2.5-D Miniature Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits” at 11 a.m. Thursday (4/5) in 260 Dreese Laboratory. An ECE faculty candidate, Vanhille will present interesting advances and results of his work obtained while working in collaboration with Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, and will indicate some future challenges to be solved to bring the technology to maturity. An abstract of the talk is available online.

CREATIVE READING SERIES HOSTS EVENING OF POETRY, PROSE

The OSU Creative Writing Program Student/Faculty Creative Reading Series will present “An Evening Of Poetry And Prose with Stuart Lishan, Michael Martinez, Amy Monticello, and Brian Wade” from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday (4/5) in the Department Of English Commons Room, 311 Denney Hall. Admission is free. Contact: 292-2242

LIBRARIES’ READALOUD CONTINUES THURSDAY

The OSU Libraries’ weekly ReadAloud program continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (4/5) in the new Wexner Center Cafe: Cam’s on Campus. The program features readers from Yoga On High, including: Marcia Miller reading “I Am One of You Forever” by Fred Chappell, Linda Oshins, reading from Pulitzer Prize winner “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson, and Martha Marcom reading from “After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path” by Jack Kornfield. All are invited to attend and refreshments will be provided. Contact: distel.1@osu.edu or 292-2594. 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

OIT NONCREDIT COMPUTING SHORT COURSES AVAILABLE

OIT's quarterly computing short courses are noncredit and are offered at no charge to you. Topics include: Windows XP and Office overview, FrontPage basics, PowerPoint basic and advanced, mailing lists overview, and SPSS and SAS. In addition, two new hands-on classes are available: Windows XP Advanced and Web Design Basic. Classes fill quickly, so register as soon as possible at http://oit.osu.edu/compcourses.html.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PRESENTS VARIETY SHOW FUNDRAISER

The College of Medicine is hosting its annual variety show, Nite Out 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Friday (4/13) and Saturday (4/14) at the Thurber Theater Drake Performance Center. The show is a fundraiser for the Columbus Free Clinic, a student-managed primary- and urgent-care clinic. Nite Out will showcase 12-15 acts, ranging from Indian dances to comedic piano solos. Advance tickets are $5 and are available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. this week in the Meiling Hall Lobby. Tickets are $6 at the door or if purchased online. Contact: Rajeev.Krishna@osumc.edu

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