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SIX NAMED DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS

-- Nineteen Ohio State faculty have been honored this spring as recipients of the 2007 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Distinguished Scholar Award and the Faculty Award for Distinguished University Service. Those receiving the awards will be recognized today-Wednesday (4/11) in OSUToday. Receiving the Distinguished Scholar Award, in recognition of exceptional scholarly accomplishments by senior professors who have compiled a substantial body of research, as well as the work of younger faculty who have demonstrated great scholarly potential, are:
- James Allan Cowan, Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Joshua Dressler, the Frank R. Strong Chair in Law, Moritz College of Law
- Carole K. Fink, professor, Department of History
- Somnath Ghosh, the John B. Nordholt Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Ulrich Heinz, professor, Department of Physics
- Randy Hodson, professor, Department of Sociology
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SMOOT TO DELIVER SMITH LECTURE APRIL 12

George F. Smoot, 2006 Nobel Laureate, will present the 2007 Alpheus Smith Lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday (4/12) in Hitchcock Hall. Smoot is a research physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Smoot and John Mather share the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic micro-wave background radiation. Contact: hagerman.1@osu.edu

PAUL KENNEDY TO ADDRESS REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS

Paul Kennedy, Dilworth Professor of History and director of International Security Studies at Yale University, will discuss “Reforming the United Nations: Mission Impossible?” at 4 p.m. Thursday (4/12) in the Wexner Center Film/Video Theater. Kennedy was Secretariat to the International Commission on the Long-Term Future of the United Nations. After the lecture, he will sign copies of his book “The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations.” Read More >

SWERS TO DELIVER MERRITT LECTURE APRIL 24

Michele L. Swers, assistant professor in Georgetown University’s Department of Government, will discuss her book “Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence” at the 2007 Deborah Jones Merritt BookMarks Lecture, at 4 p.m. Tuesday (4/24) in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. Swers’ research and teaching interests encompass Congress, women and politics, and issues of representation. The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by Tuesday (4/17) to apr24@jgippm.ohio-state.edu or 688-3206, ext. 4.

HAGAN TO DELIVER WALTER RECKLESS MEMORIAL LECTURE APRIL 12

The Criminal Justice Research Center will host the 18th Annual Walter C. Reckless Memorial Lecture from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday (4/12) at the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. John Hagan, John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University and Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, will deliver “The Importance of Public Criminology: From Darfur to Iraq.” To make reservations, contact miller.142@sociology.osu.edu or call 292-7468.
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WORKING MOTHERS SUPPORT NETWORK EVENT APRIL 11

Human Resources and The Women’s Place are sponsoring a Working Mothers Support Network discussion from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday (4/11) at 155 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, facilitated by Yvonne Gustafson of the Elizabeth Blackwell Center. The session will explore the nature of self-esteem, how it develops and the role of parents and adults in fostering self-esteem in children and others. Contact: 292-2800. Read More >

OUTSTANDING ADVISOR AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

Nominations are being accepted through Friday (4/13) for the 2007 Outstanding Advisor Awards, sponsored annually by Academic Affairs and the Academic Advising Association of Ohio State to recognize outstanding undergraduate academic advising at the university. Nomination information is available online.

WOSU TV TO AIR TRAVEL, LEISURE & HOME AUCTION

From household and sporting goods, to vacation packages and home improvement items, a large variety of items will be available to the highest bidder during WOSU’s first-ever Travel, Leisure & Home Auction airing from 7-11 p.m. Thursday (4/12)-Saturday (4/14) on WOSU TV. Hundreds of central Ohio merchants have donated items, including gift certificates, which will be offered for sale during a live television event. Volunteer opportunities are still available. For more information about the event or volunteering, call 292-4510 or see www.wosu.org/auction/.

MEZEY IS CREATIVE READING SERIES GUEST

The OSU Creative Writing Program Reading Series is presenting a free public reading with Robert Mezey at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (4/11) in 311 Denney Hall Commons Room. Mezey’s poems, prose and translations have been appearing since 1953 in many journals, including New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and Harper’s. His poems can be found in many anthologies and textbooks, and some have been translated and published in Bosnia, Spain, Italy, Israel, Japan and Greece. Contact: 292-2242

DISABILITY SERVICES SEEKS AWARD NOMINATIONS

Nominations are being sought for the Dick Maxwell Award, presented to a faculty or staff member who has made an outstanding contribution to a student with a disability or to the Office for Disability Services. All faculty and staff are eligible. Nominations are due Friday (4/13) and should be submitted to Sharon Dobner, Disability Services, 150 Pomerene Hall, or by fax at 292-4190. Nomination forms are available online. Contact: dobner.3@osu.edu

STUDENT-ATHLETE BENEFIT TALENT SHOW APRIL 10

See Ohio State’s best and brightest student-athletes show off their “hidden” talents when the Student-Athlete Advisory Board hosts the first annual student-athlete talent show, Buckeyes Got Talent, at 7 p.m. Tuesday (4/10) in St. John Arena. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under; receive $2 off if you bring a canned food item. All proceeds from the event will go to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus and all canned foods will be donated to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Contact: 292-7088. Read More >

WEIGHT WATCHERS AT WORK SESSION BEGINS APRIL 10

A Weight Watchers meeting is scheduled for noon Tuesday (4/10) in the Gateway building, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430. Hosted by Human Resources, meetings will be held from noon-1 p.m. every Tuesday for 10 weeks. The cost for the program is $110 for new members and $100 for current or lifetime members with more than five pounds to lose. Participants enrolled in a university-sponsored medical plan may receive a 50-percent reimbursement through Your Plan for Health. View a list of OSU Weight Watchers at Work sessions online. Contact: clark.936@osu.edu or 292-4325