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Headline newsNew control system has what it takes to guide experimental aircraft
Professor Jeffrey Kipnis receives 2009 Academy Award in ArchitectureThe American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded KSA professor and renowned architecture scholar Jeffrey Kipnis with a 2009 Academy Award in Architecture. The prize is awarded annually to recognize an American who explores ideas in architecture through any medium of expression. The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an honor society of 250 influential architects, composers, artists, and writers. For more information on the Academy and the prestigious award, visit http://knowlton.osu.edu. View Kipnis’ Arch 200 lectures at: http://knowlton.osu.edu/open/about.asp
Celebrate OSU tradition with May Week activitiesTaking place Saturday (5/2)-Sunday (5/10), May Week serves to facilitate a spirit of camaraderie between past and present Buckeyes while celebrating the end of another school year and the onset of spring. The celebration provides a variety of development, service and entertainment opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Columbus community. Check out the May Week web site at http://www.mayweek.osu.edu/ for a list of events. Contact: mailto:Feinstein.21@osu.edu Latest Graduate School Newsletter now available onlineThe latest issue of the Graduate School Newsletter is now available online. This issue outlines the following changes in Graduate School rules and policies: minimum Ph.D. credit hour change; guidelines for formatting dissertations and theses; doctoral residency requirements; presidential fellowship on-campus residency requirement; and clarification of candidacy and candidacy examination definitions. Read more: IE8 Compatibility and OSU SystemsDuring the next several weeks Microsoft will be distributing the new Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser as part of its update options. The Office of the CIO is recommending that the OSU community continue to use the current browser, Internet Explorer (IE7) with OSU systems. Although no specific problems have been found with most OSU systems through testing, there is a compatibility issue between the university’s reporting tool (eReports portal) and IE8. For additional detail on this issue, visit http://8help.osu.edu/4053.html and check with your local IT staff or mailto:8Help@osu.edu with questions. Reminder: Student Panel on Learning with Technology May 5Faculty and staff are invited to the Digital Union for "Future Students," a lively panel discussion with OSU undergrads and Columbus high school students, answering questions about what it means to be a student in a world with ubiquitous information access. The event takes place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday (5/5) in the Learning Collaboration Studio, 060 Science and Engineering Library. RSVP to mailto:aubrecht.2@osu.edu or visit http://digitalunion.osu.edu/future for more info. Landscape architect Orff to discuss her work on May 6Landscape Architect Kate Orff, founder of the firm SCAPE in lower Manhattan and an assistant professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, will discuss her work at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (5/6) in 250 Knowlton Hall. She aims to create urban landscapes that are culturally rich, ecologically and programmatically textured, and interwoven into the surrounding urban network. Read more: http://knowlton.osu.edu May 6: Latin American Studies, Chinese Studies host evening of international filmOn Wednesday (5/6) the Center for Latin American Studies and the Institute for Chinese Studies will host an evening of international film. This double-feature event will begin with the Chinese film “The Injustice to Dou E,” at 6:30 p.m. in 40 Jennings Hall. The film will be shown and subtitled in Chinese. At 7:30 p.m., “El Caso Pinochet” will show in 180 Hagerty Hall as part of the spring Latin American Film series. The film will be subtitled in English. Both screenings are free and open to the public. Celebrate National Public Gardens Day at Chadwick Arboretum Plant SaleThe Spring Plant Sale, Auction, and Gardening Fair at OSU's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens will take place Thursday (5/7)-Saturday (5/9). The event is one of the major fundraisers for the arboretum, and coincides with the National Public Gardens Day, Friday (5/8). The sale takes place at the corner of Lane Avenue and Fyffe Road on the lawn of Vivian Hall. On Thursday, the sale is open to Friends of the Chadwick Arboretum only, from 6-9 p.m. New friends can join on-site. The sale is open to the public 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. Read more: http://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu May 11: Pirog to deliver Social Responsibility Initiative series lectureThe Social Responsibility Initiative presents as part of its 2009 Brown Bag Series Rich Pirog, associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at noon Monday (5/11) in 105 Agricultural Administration Building. Pirog will present Iowa's Journey in Developing a More Resilient Local and Regional Food System. The event is supported by OSU's Center for Farmland Policy and Innovation and the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Program. Dessert will be provided. Contact: Molly Bean Smith, mailto:bean.21@osu.edu Goldberg Outreach Forum May 12Stuart Hobbs, Director of the History Teaching Institute, will present “Getting Started with Outreach: Off the Campus and Into the K-12 Classroom,” at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (5/12) in 168 Dulles Hall. He will discuss getting started with content-centered outreach to K-12 teachers, and will talk about how to approach schools, which teachers to target for outreach, understanding the Ohio Academic Content standards, and how to use teachers to translate faculty-provided content into classroom ready materials. RSVP by Monday (5/11) to mailto:staley.3@osu.edu. Read more: http://goldbergcenter.osu.edu Removing the Barriers to Interdisciplinary Collaboration May 13Human Resources is offering “Removing the Barriers to Interdisciplinary Collaboration,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans, and assistant deans, from 9 - 11 a.m. Wednesday (5/13) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Registration is required. Contact: 292-2800. Read more: http://hr.osu.edu/ohrc/od_leadershipdevelopment_academicleader.aspx UFSAP workshop helps diabetics manage stressThe University Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is offering “Stress Management for Diabetics” from 5-6:15 p.m. Wednesday (5/13) at OSU Managed Health Care Systems, 700 Ackerman Road, Suite 580. Open to all OSU employees, this workshop is designed to help you manage moods, increase your awareness of coping skills and consistently adhere to your condition management. The workshop is free but registration is required. Contact Lisa Borelli at 292-1709 or mailto:borelli.3@osu.edu to register. OIT's New Mobility Interest Group kicks off May 22The Office of Information Technology is launching a monthly interest group that will focus on mobile technology. The first session, from 2-3 p.m. Friday (5/22) in 120 Baker Systems Engineering, will focus on smartphone security. Future topics might include: Implementing mobile devices in your college, developing mobile applications, student focus group research, security, web applications and more. Open to anyone interested. To participate, subscribe to the OSU Mobility listserv: http://8help.osu.edu/33983.html. Contact: mailto:walton.153@osu.edu. Read more: http://cio.osu.edu/communications/community/2009/mobility.html Post or view items for sale on the onCampus Bulletin BoardGot an old bicycle cluttering up your garage? Need a new ride for Bike to Work Week? Check out the onCampus Bulletin Board, http://oncampus.osu.edu/poll/ where faculty and staff can post or view a variety of items for sale -- from bicycles and electronics to houses and RVs. The bulletin board is available to all OSU faculty and staff. All you need to do is authenticate using your OSU Internet ID (name.#) and password, then register with a user name and password of your choosing.
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When a jet is flying faster than the speed of sound, one small mistake can tear it apart. And when the jet is so experimental that it must fly unmanned, only a computer control system can pilot it. Ohio State engineers have designed control system software that can do just that – by adapting to changing conditions during a flight. OSU associate professor Andrea Serrani and electrical and computer engineering doctoral student Lisa Fiorentini are developing a new control system in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Read more: 
