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$1 MILLION GIFT DOUBLES ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY ABROAD

-- More Ohio State students will have an opportunity to receive financial assistance to study abroad as a result of a $1 million gift from the Robert F. Wolfe and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation. This gift doubles the endowment that supports the Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarship Fund and was presented to President E. Gordon Gee at the ninth annual Wolfe Study Abroad Recognition Luncheon on Thursday (5/1). The Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarships have made it possible for more than 180 Ohio State students to study abroad in 39 different countries.

“This gift represents an important step toward achieving Ohio State’s goal of providing as many students as possible with the ability to study abroad and explore different social and economic cultures in another country, said Dieter Wanner, interim associate provost of International Affairs. “The Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarships will continue to enable the university to attract those students seeking ways to enrich their academic program though an international experience.”

For more information about study abroad programs at Ohio State, visit http://oia.osu.edu.

OHIO STATE HOSTS ANNUAL STATE SCIENCE DAY MAY 10

On Saturday (5/10) more than 1,000 aspiring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students in grades seven-12 from all 65 Ohio counties will exhibit their science research projects at the 60th annual State Science Day hosted by Ohio State in the French Field House. The STEM scholars will vie for more than $1.9 million in scholarships and awards. The Ohio Academy of Science, American Electric Power, the Ohio Environmental Education Fund, and Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc., sponsor State Science Day. Contact: 488-2228. Read more >

ANNUAL OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL MAY 10

The university community is invited to the second annual “Ohioana Book Festival: Celebrating Ohio’s Authors,” presented by the Ohioana Library at the State Library of Ohio from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday (5/10). The event is free and open to the public. Activities include panel discussions, readings, book signings, a book fair, activities for children, live entertainment and food vendors. The Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, University Libraries, and WOSU are partners with the Ohioana Library for the festival. Contact: wright.7@osu.edu
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GUEST SPEAKER TO DELIVER WIRELESS NETWORKS TALK

Patrick Thiran, professor at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, will present "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 >

REGISTER TODAY FOR SULLIVAN'S MAY 12 BOOKMARKS LECTURE

Kathryn Sullivan, director of the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, will present her research and discuss her latest book at the 2008 Deborah Jones Merritt BookMarks Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Monday (5/12) at the Saxbe Auditorium in Drinko Hall. Sullivan recently published Generative Leadership: Shaping New Futures for Today’s Schools, which she co-wrote with Karl J. Klimek and Elsie Ritzenhein. Reservations are required by 5 p.m. today (5/9). Contact: moroney.14@osu.edu or 688-4942. Read more >

VET MED KOMEN TEAM PROMOTES CANCER AWARENESS

The College of Veterinary Medicine team participating in the annual Komen Race for the Cure will host a week of activities promoting cancer awareness beginning on Monday (5/12) with a panel discussion featuring breast cancer survivors. On Tuesday (5/13), Heather Hampel, genetics counselor at the James Cancer Hospital, will discuss "Does Breast Cancer Run in your Family? Hereditary Breast-Ovarian Cancer Syndrome." Other discussion and lectures will include talks on veterinary cancer research. Activities will take place daily at noon starting in the Veterinary Hospital Auditorium. Contact: weber.254@osu.edu or 292-3752. Read more >

MS ROUNDTABLE VIDEOCONFERENCING DEMO MAY 15

The Digital Union will present a demo of a new hardware and software solution that enables faculty, staff and students to conduct virtual meetings while maintaining the ability to see each other. Representatives will demonstrate the new hardware, called Microsoft RoundTable and software, called Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. The event will be presented simultaneously at 060 Science and Engineering Library and 580 Baker Systems Engineering. The event is free, but registration is required. Register online

EAST ASIAN STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE WRITING PRIZE

The East Asian Studies Center is seeking quality research papers and essays from Ohio State students for this year’s Undergraduate Writing Prize competition. Faculty are encouraged to recommend students to submit their work for consideration. The papers/essays can derive from any discipline and methodological framework as long as issues pertinent to East Asia are the focus of the paper or form a vital component of a comparative project. All work must have been written in English for courses taught between June 2007 and June 2008. Prizes will be awarded and the deadline for submission is Friday (6/6). Read more >

DUO CONTEMPORAIN CONCERT CANCELED

The School of Music faculty recital featuring Duo Contemporain (James Hill, saxophone, Thomas Wells, piano) scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday (5/11) has been canceled. If you have questions, call 292-0789.

OSU URBAN ARTS SPACE HOSTS MFA EXHIBITION, RECEPTION

The OSU Urban Arts Space is presenting the inaugural group MFA Thesis Exhibition through Thursday (5/22) at the OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St. in downtown Columbus. The exhibition features work by all 30 graduating master of fine arts students in the Department of Art. The public is invited to a free reception from 6-9 p.m. Saturday (5/10) at the Arts Space. Read more >

FISHER COLLEGE HOSTS MLHR INFORMATION SESSION MAY 14

The Fisher College of Business Master of Labor and Human Resources program is hosting an information session from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday (5/14) in Gerlach Hall for those interested in the program. Register online. Contact the Graduate Programs Office at fisher_mlhr@fisher.osu.edu or 292-8511.

ANNUAL CHEMISTRY SYMPOSIUM HONORS EMERITUS PROFESSOR

The Department of Chemistry will host the 2008 Paquette Legacy Symposium Saturday (5/10) in 1015 McPherson Laboratory. The concluding speaker will be Ohio State chemist David Hart, who will discuss "An Approach to Quassinoid Natural Products: The Trans-Perhydroindan Problem, Free Radicals, and Beyond." The annual symposium honors Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Leo Paquette. Contact: tleonard@chemistry.ohio-state.edu or 292-0534

LANCE ARMSTRONG LIVESTRONG EVENT AT OSU MAY 13

Be part of a cancer-fighting community by participating in the Lance Armstrong Foundation's LIVESTRONG™ Day at Ohio State, from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday (5/13) on the Medical Center plaza outside of Rhodes Hall. Lance Armstrong is scheduled to speak at 12:30 p.m. OSU's Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is part of the LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Network, which provides survivorship services and enhances survivorship care via research, interventions and sharing of best practices. Contact: survivors@osumc.edu
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REGISTER FOR FREE COMPUTER SHORT COURSES

Space is still available, but register online as soon as possible, for the following computer short courses offered by the Office of Information Technology:

• SPSS - two day class, Tuesday (5/13) and Thursday (5/15)
• PowerPoint - Basic, Wednesday (5/14)
• PowerPoint - Advanced, Wednesday (5/21)
• FrontPage 2003 - Basic, Wednesday (5/28)
  

TEMPORARY FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT PROCESSING DELAYS

The Student Information and Human Resources systems will be integrated Thursday (5/22)-Monday (5/26). As a result, there will be a temporary suspension on the processing of Flexible Spending Account reimbursement checks during the system downtime. FSA claims submitted during the week of Monday (5/19) will be processed the week of Monday (5/26). Normal processing of FSA claims will resume on Tuesday (5/27). Reimbursement checks for FSA claims submitted during the system downtime will be mailed on Friday (5/30). Contact: service@hr.osu.edu or 292-1050. Read more >