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ANXIETY, MOOD DISORDERS PUT CANCER PATIENTS AT RISK FOR PTSD

Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the OSU Medical Center found that 16 percent of them suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis. The findings suggest that doctors should screen newly diagnosed breast cancer patients for past mood disorders. Read more >

TODAY: MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRAD RESEARCH FORUM

Undergraduate students majoring in or doing research in Mathematical and Physical Sciences will present their research from 3-5 p.m. today (5/7) in the atrium of the Physics Research Building during the annual College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum (). Faculty judge the posters and prizes are awarded for best presentations. The event is open to the public. Contact: carey.145@osu.edu or 292-2874. Read more >

EASC ASIAN WRITERS SERIES FEATURES AKU WUWU TODAY

The East Asian Studies Center Asian Writers Series is presenting a reading of Nuosu Language Poetry by Aku Wuwu, professor of ethnic minority studies at the Southwest Nationalities University, Chengdu, Sichuan at 4 p.m. today (5/7) in 180 Hagerty Hall. Wuwu (aka Luo Qingchun) is a performance poet of the Nuosu (Yi) people of the Cool Mountains of Southwest China. He will read from his corpus of Nuosu language poetry accompanied in English translation by professor Mark Bender. Read more >

GUEST SPEAKER TO DELIVER WIRELESS NETWORKS TALK

Patrick Thiran, professor at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, will present his talk "Phase Transitions in Wireless Multi-hop Networks" from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday (5/12) in 260 Dreese Labs. Thiran is currently active in the analysis and design of wireless multi-hop networks and in network monitoring. Read more >

AUTHOR BLOOM IS MAY 14 DIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES GUEST

The President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series will host author Amy Bloom as its guest lecturer at 7 p.m. Wednesday (5/14) in the Wexner Center’s Film and Video Theater. Bloom’s first book of nonfiction, Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude, is an exploration of the varieties of gender. Her latest publication, Away (2007), was nominated for Book Sense Book of the Year. Contact: waugh.2@osu.edu or 292-4355

GEE TO HELP DIGITAL UNION LAUNCH NEW STUDIO MAY 21

The Digital Union is celebrating its fourth anniversary on Wednesday (5/21) with the launch of the Learning Collaboration Studio and the annual showcase featuring highlights of faculty and student projects completed in the past year. President Gee will be on hand from 10-10:30 a.m. to officially open the LCS, a reconfigurable space where faculty and staff can explore multiple teaching and learning methods. Read more >

READALOUD TO COMMEMORATE NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL

The OSU Libraries Diversity Committee is presenting a ReadAloud program commemorating American Negro League baseball from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (5/8) in the Wexner Center Cafe. Enjoy readings by University Libraries colleagues Eboni Francis and Gerry Greenberg. Free refreshments. Contact: distel.1@osu.edu
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MUSIC STUDENTS PLAN EVENT TO SUPPORT COLUMBUS SYMPHONY

Students in the School of Music are hosting an evening out for 160-200 students and faculty on Saturday (5/10) to show support for the Columbus Symphony. For $15, the package includes symphony concert tickets, a wristband, t-shirt and a chance to meet Maestro Junichi Hirokami and symphony musicians after the concert at the After Five lounge, where live music will be provided by OSU jazz musicians. CABS buses will leave the School of Music at 7:15 p.m. The OSU School of Music, College of the Arts and Colleges of the Arts and Sciences support the event. Read more >

ACKERMAN LIBRARY INCLUDES EXPRESS WINDOW

You can now drop off library materials you need to return, or pick up items that you reserved, without having to park. Try out the drive-thru window service at the Ackerman Library, 600 Ackerman Road. Read more >