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ALUTTO TO SERVE AS OHIO STATE INTERIM PROVOST

Ohio State has named Fisher College of Business Dean Joe Alutto to serve as interim executive vice president and provost. Pending approval by the Board of Trustees, he will assume the role on Sunday (7/1), when current Provost Barbara Snyder becomes president of Case Western Reserve University. Alutto has been a faculty member and administrator at Ohio State since 1991, when he was appointed dean of the Fisher College, where he holds the John W. Berry Sr. Chair in Business. Steve Mangum, senior associate dean for academic programs of the Fisher College, will become acting dean on Sunday (7/1). Read More >

AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTER TO OPEN MAY 2

The College of Engineering has partnered with major automotive companies and manufacturing suppliers to create the Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing, a first-of-its-kind research center that will use cutting-edge analysis methods to protect worker health, reduce injuries and optimize high-tech vehicle production. The center will officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (5/2) at 1314 Kinnear Road. Contact: langen.2@osu.edu or 688-4423. Read More >

BETHA HOSTS RECEPTION FOR 2007 GRANT RECIPIENTS

The Battelle Endowment Committee will recognize 2006-07 grant recipients from the Colleges of the Arts, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and OSU Mansfield will be honored at a reception at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (5/3) in Page Hall Lounge Library. The Battelle Endowment program places strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and educational and public service programs. Contact: BETHA@admin.ohio-state.edu
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OSU RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO ADOPTION

Ohio State has been commended for its commitment to families formed through adoption and has been ranked fourth on a list of Ohio's 10 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for 2007 by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The Best Workplaces list is being publicized in Employee Benefit News magazine, online at www.AdoptionFriendlyWorkplace.org, and in media releases. The announcement was made today (5/1).

HR OFFERS RESOURCES FOR COPING WITH TRAGIC EVENTS

Human Resources has compiled resources to help students, parents, children, faculty, and staff cope with tragedy in light of the recent Virginia Tech incident. The information can be found on OHR’s work life Web site.

GRAVES IS MAY 9 DIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES GUEST

Denyce Graves, Mezzo-soprano is the next President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series guest at 7 p.m. Wednesday (5/9) in Weigel Hall Auditorium. Graves has gained critical acclaim as a concert and opera star on four continents and has become well-known to operatic audiences for her portrayals of the title roles in “Carmen” and “Samson et Dalila,” which have brought her to the world's great opera houses and concert halls. Read More >

HUMANITIES HOSTS ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

The College of Humanities Undergraduate Research Colloquium celebrating excellence in scholarship among undergraduates will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday (5/2) at the Faculty Club. Students majoring in the Humanities will share their research projects in oral and poster presentations with the university and local communities. In addition, the 2007 College of Humanities scholarships will be presented. Contact: lucas.256@osu.edu or 292-1882. Read More >

VISIBLE TRACES PHOTO EXHIBIT RECEPTION MAY 2

The Program in the Study of Religions will host a photo exhibition, “Visible Traces of the Divine,” on the second floor of Bricker Hall today (5/1)-Friday (6/15). Photographs taken by students and faculty affiliated with the program will showcase people, places and monuments from religious traditions around the world. The opening reception will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday (5/2) in Bricker Hall. Contact: johnston.2@osu.edu

SPRING FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES MAY 3

The second event in the Byrd Polar Research Center’s Spring Forum on Climate Change will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday (5/3) at the Fawcett Center. Cindy Parker, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will present her assessment of the implications of climate change on public health, followed by a question and answer session led by Parker and representatives from the Columbus Department of Health and other local or regional agencies. The event is free and open to the public. Contact: landis.83@osu.edu or 688-8279

DIDI-HUBERMAN TO PRESENT HISTORY OF ART LECTURE MAY 3

The Department of History of Art will present the 10th Franklin M. Ludden Lecture in the History and Criticism of Art at 4 p.m. Thursday (5/3) in the Wexner Film/Video Theatre. Professor Georges Didi-Huberman, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris), will present “Images of Lament, Lamentable Images?” There will be a short question and answer session after the lecture and a reception will follow in the Hayes Hall lobby. Contact: kuhn.114@osu.edu
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