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OSU TO HOST SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE MAY 16-17

Ohio State's agricultural campus will host "Sustainability Now! Strategies for Personal and Community Action" on Friday (5/16) and Saturday (5/17). The conference has two major focus areas: how people can live in a more sustainable way in their day-to-day living, and how communities can build infrastructure and promote more sustainable living among residents. The conference begins Friday evening with a keynote address by Jim Merkel, author of Radical Simplicity. Read more >

MEEZAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Bill Meezan, dean of Ohio State's College of Social Work, has been elected president of the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research and will begin serving a three-year term beginning Tuesday (7/1). IASWR was founded in 1993 by five national professional organizations that represent the social work practice and education communities, to fulfill recommendations from a 1991 report adopted by National Institute of Mental Health’s advisory council, which highlighted the need to strengthen social work research resources. Read more >

TODAY: WINSTEAD TO PRESENT HUMANITIES INAUGURAL LECTURE

Karen Winstead, OSU professor of English, will deliver “What's So Good (or Bad) About Saints?” at 4:30 p.m. today (4/17) at the Faculty Club. The lecture is part of the College of Humanities Inaugural Lecture Series that honors Humanities faculty who have obtained the rank of full professor, and provides the opportunity to present their work and research interests to fellow college faculty and other university guests. The event is free and open to the public. Read more >

IMAKAWA TO PRESENT ANIMAL SCIENCES LECTURE TODAY

Kazuhiko Imakawa, faculty member at the University of Tokyo in the Veterinary Medical and Animal Resource Science Laboratory of Animal Breeding, will deliver “Molecular Analysis of Regulation of Fetal Implantation” at 4 p.m. today (4/17) in 212 Animal Sciences. The lecture will be video linked to the Wooster campus. The Department of Animal Sciences is hosting Imakawa's visit to campus, during which he will meet with graduate students in reproductive physiology. Contact: Hayes.432@osu.edu or 688-4626

TODAY'S READALOUD CELEBRATES HISPANIC CULTURE

OSU Libraries ReadAloud invites the community to attend the weekly programming each Thursday from 3-4 p.m. at the Wexner Center Cafe and enjoy faculty, staff, students and community members reading from their favorite works. Stop by today (4/17) as ReadAloud partners with the Library Diversity Committee for a celebration of Hispanic culture. Ignacio Corona, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will read Ray Bradbury's short story "Calling Mexico" and Ted Riedinger, University Libraries, will read "Once Upon a Time in Ipanema" from Travelers Tales: Brazil. Contact: 292-2594. Read more >

2008 MIDWEST SLAVIC CONFERENCE APRIL 17-19

The 2008 Midwest Slavic Conference begins today (4/17) with a reception from 6-9 p.m. at the Blackwell Hotel. Charles Wise from the John Glenn School for Public Affairs will deliver the keynote address. Friday (4/18) and Saturday (4/19) will have full days of panels on various topics related to Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. The conference is open to all students, staff and faculty with an interest in the region, as well as the general public. Read more >

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HISTORIAN TO LECTURE APRIL 18

The Alumni Scholars Program is presenting Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson for a talk on "Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Election" at 3:30 p.m. Friday (4/18) in 014 University Hall. Larson, the Richard B. Russell Professor of History and Talmadge Professor of Law at the University of Georgia, is the author of five major books, including Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. Contact: fink.77@osu.edu or 292-3096

ANTHROPOLOGY HOSTS LECTURE APRIL 18

Through a BETHA grant, the Department of Anthropology is sponsoring a lecture at 10:30 a.m. Friday (4/18) by Melinda A. Zeder, director of the Archaeobiology Program at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. "Documenting Animal Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms" will be held in 125 Scott Lab, with a reception to follow in the Atrium in Derby Hall. Contact: projectgro@osu.edu

WOSU'S PURDY TO SPEAK BEFORE WEXNER CENTER SCREENING APRIL 18

Join Christopher Purdy, the host of WOSU radio's Arts Unscripted at 6:30 p.m. Friday (4/18) as he discusses the documentary "Note by Note" before its 7 p.m. screening at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Note by Note also screens at 7 p.m. Saturday (4/19). Tickets are $7 for the public and $5 for Wexner Center members and students. Read more >

LATEST IACUC NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE ONLINE

The latest edition of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Newsletter is now available online. Topics include: Institutional Biosafety Committee requirements for transgenic rodents, animal welfare workshops coming to OSU, inspection pitfalls, and the updated ULAR Web site. Read the newsletter

TELR ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS; INFO SESSION APRIL 23

TELR is accepting applications through Thursday (5/1) for a new initiative to promote eLearning experimentation at Ohio State. The Expertise Grant program enables faculty to collaborate with TELR eLearning consultants to develop and test their ideas for teaching and learning with technology. Faculty can request from 20 to 100 hours of TELR staff support, as well as up to $10,000 in funding, to support instructional innovation. A Q & A session will take place from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday (4/23) in the Wireless area of the Digital Union. Read more >

LITERACYSTUDIES@OSU OPEN HOUSE APRIL 25

LiteracyStudies@OSU is hosting an open house from 10-11 a.m. Friday (4/25) at the George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave. LiteracyStudies@OSU colleagues and collaborators represent more than 40 disciplines and most of the OSU colleges, from the social and natural sciences to the arts and humanities, education, medicine, and law. Meet associated faculty and students, and learn about the various initiatives and opportunities, including the graduate interdisciplinary specialization and the upcoming international, interdisciplinary conference. Contact: literacystudies@osu.edu

HR OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING COMPLAINTS APRIL 29

Human Resources is offering a workshop for academic leaders from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday (4/29) at 070 Science and Engineering Library. The session will provide strategies for successfully responding to, and resolving complaints brought forth by faculty, staff and students. Case studies will be shared for discussion and joint problem solving. Register online . Contact: 292-2800