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ANOTHER RISK FACTOR ADDED TO HEART DISEASE
With as many as 20 million Americans living with hearts that aren't as strong as they should or could be, cardiologists at the Medical Center recommend adding another measurement to the list of risk
factors for heart disease: the ejection fraction. It provides a relative measure of the strength or weakness of the heart by indicating the amount of blood the heart squeezes out to the rest of the body
with each beat. Ejection fraction can be determined through a noninvasive, painless echocardiogram, essentially an ultrasound of the heart. Read more >
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IF YOU SUFFER FROM DEPRESSSION and have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, you may be able to participate in a clinical research trial for an investigational treatment, carried out by the
Department of Psychiatry at Ohio State University. For more information, call the OSU Psychiatry Clinical Research office at 293-7109.
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OHIO STATE HOSTS 59TH ANNUAL STATE SCIENCE DAY
On Saturday, May 12, over 1,000 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students in grades 7–12 from 290 schools in 62 Ohio counties will exhibit their science research projects
during State Science Day in the French Field House and St. John Arena. Judges will evaluate student-originated, inquiry-based projects and the scientific research and communication skills of the students
who advanced to the state-level competition from 16 district competitions. The event is one of the largest in the nation, and the STEM scholars will vie for nearly 100 scholarships and awards valued at
more than $1.7 million. The Ohio Academy of Science, American Electric Power, The Ohio Environmental Education Fund, and Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc. sponsor State Science Day. Visit http://www.statescienceday.osu.edu or call (614) 488-2228.
STUDENTS CREATE BUSINESS PLAN AROUND NEW TECHNOLOGY
A team of four Ohio State students offering a new approach to medical imaging for detecting breast cancer has taken home one of the nation's most prestigious technology business start-up competitions, the
2007 Materials Research Society Entrepreneurship Challenge. The competition, which brought together investors, scientists, educators and entrepreneurs from around the world, pairs students, scientists and engineers
with business school students to develop concepts for materials-based start-up companies. The students presented a business plan for new medical imaging technology, Advanced Digital Imaging System. The system,
still under research and development, would eventually have the capability of detecting cancer without the painful compression that accompanies mammography. For more contact: allen.965@osu.edu or houser.85@osu.edu
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CENTRAL OHIO ENTREPRENEURIAL SIGNATURE PROGRAM INAUGURAL EVENT
You are invited to the Central Ohio Entrepreneurial Signature Program on Thursday, May 17 from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the TechColumbus Center, 1275 Kinnear Rd. This is $22.5 million, 3 year program
focused on significantly increasing the quantity and quality of TECH STARTUPS in Central Ohio. Learn more about the ESP program, and how it can help you jumpstart your technology idea or business
to the next level. Visit http://www.columbustechnology.org/ and click May 17 to register (REQUIRED), or contact Laura Coffee at 675-3716.
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LECTURER TO SPEAK ON RADAR IMAGING
Professor Margaret Cheney from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will present "Waveform Design for Radar Imaging" today, May 11 at 3:30p.m. in 260 Dreese Laboratory. Dr. Cheney will discuss the subtle
issues involved in designing waveforms for imaging, and will outline some approaches to address the problem. Margaret Cheney is a professor of mathematics at RPI, and most of her work has been on the inverse
problems that arise in quantum mechanics, acoustics, and electromagnetic theory. Read more >
SECREST ARBORETUM TO HOST BIRD, AZALEA WALKS
Secrest Arboretum is hosting a free Bird Walk, from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, and an Azalea, Rhododendron and Viburnum Walk, 10-11:30 a.m., Monday, May 14 in Wooster. Both start at the arboretum visitor
pavilion. Secrest Arboretum, on the Wooster campus of Ohio State's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), 1680 Madison Ave., serves as an outdoor research laboratory and educational display
garden. Get details and directions at http://www.secrest.osu.edu/ or call (330) 263-3761.
CLEVELAND CONTEMPORARY DANCE RESCHEDULED
The Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre event originally slated for February has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. in the Mershon Auditorium. Tickets from the original release date are still
valid for this show. Two tickets per valid BuckID are available to faculty, staff and students at the Ohio Union Information Center between gates 22 and 24 at the Ohio Stadium. The Cleveland Contemporary Dance
Theatre is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of minorities and all people by celebrating, teaching and promoting diversity through performance outreach activities, its school and dance-related experiences.
For more, visit http://www.ouab.osu.edu or contact works.1@osu.edu
ONCAMPUS SEEKS CAMPUS MEETING SPACES
onCampus is requesting campus organizations to submit meeting or conference spaces available to Ohio State faculty and staff for a listing in its annual Conferences & Workshops Guide, to appear
in the Thursday (6/7) edition of the newspaper. Sites can be big or small, for half-day retreats or day-long computer workshops. Submissions should include name and contact information for the site coordinator
and a brief (50 word) description of the site's amenities. All submissions must be received by Friday (5/25) to be considered for publication. E-mail oncampus@osu.edu with
submissions or for more information.
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