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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Tuesday, May 5. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Medical Center program addresses psychological trauma

As the prevalence of stress and stress-related conditions increases and associated treatment costs escalate into the billions of dollars, the newly-created psychological trauma program at Ohio State University Medical Center serves as a resource for local community providers to address the needs of those suffering from untreated emotional trauma. The Medical Center plans to offer additional, trauma-specific staff training in the emergency department and surgical intensive care unit, work with patients and families in these areas and conduct workshops for staff and community-based service providers. Read more: http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/Pages/index.aspx?NewsID=4807

University community invited to Denman Research Forum May 13

The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum will take place at the RPAC next week, from noon-3 p.m. Wednesday (5/13). The OSU community is invited to stop by and see the accomplishments of more than 500 undergraduate student researchers. Faculty are asked to encourage students to attend. Read more: http://denman.osu.edu/

Faculty and staff football season ticket information

OSU football season tickets are currently on sale for eligible OSU faculty and staff. Online ordering information will be automatically sent to renewing split and full season ticket holders. The deadline to pay invoices online for the 2009 season is Friday (5/29). For complete details, policies and instructions for submitting a split season ticket request please visit the TICKETS page on http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

Today: Plate tectonics subject of OSU Marion Science Café

Ohio State Marion invites the community to Science Café, a free monthly community dialogue, to be held at 7 p.m. today (5/5) in the Infinity Restaurant in the Harding Hotel, 267 W. Center St., downtown Marion. Teresa Mensing, School of Earth Sciences, will look at the scientific evidence geologists have gathered which documents the movements of the earth’s plates and how we have used our understanding of plate tectonics to solve a multitude of geologic mysteries. Contact: Brian McEnnis, mailto:mcennis.1@osu.edu. Read more: http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/sciencecafe/

WOSU Public Media's 24OSU airs on Big Ten Network

A new episode of 24OSU will air on the Big Ten Network at 10:30 p.m. today (5/5); 2 p.m. Thursday (5/7); and 11:30 a.m. Friday (5/8). Five OSU students are featured in this episode. Produced by WOSU Public Media for Ohio State to air on the Big Ten Network, 24OSU is an around-the-clock look at a day in the life of Ohio State's faculty and students. This fly-on-the-wall approach takes the viewer through various campus experiences they might not otherwise have known. Read more: http://www.wosu.org/television/24osu/

Weghorst talks cancer prevention at May 7 bike race event

The university community is encouraged to sign up to ride in the inaugural Pelotonia Bike Tour for Cancer Research, a 180-mile ride from Columbus to Athens and back, to be held Friday (8/28)-Sunday (8/30). President Gordon Gee, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Steven Gabbe and Michael Caligiuri, CEO of The James headline a group touring campus to rustle up support — riders, sponsors and volunteers — for the cause. Christopher Weghorst, associate professor in the College of Public Health's Division of Environmental Health Sciences, is a featured speaker at the next event, set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday (5/7) in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. There is no fee to attend but registration is required. RSVP to mailto:nancy.jones@osumc.edu. Read more: http://cph.osu.edu/news/newsstory.cfm?id=144

Double feature: An Exploration of Mind, Memory and Dream

As part of the OSU Urban Art Space’s 2009 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition: Begged, Borrowed, and Stolen, artist Scott Aigner presents a simultaneous double feature of the movies Burden of Dreams by Les Blank, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. The event, from 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday (5/7) encourages viewers to reflect on the way we view movies. Free and open to all. Contact: 292-8861. Read more: http://uas.osu.edu

May 7 ReadAloud: Reading the Daily News

The Libraries' ReadAloud program invites the community to weekly sessions from 3-4 p.m. every Thursday at the Wexner Center Cafe. Thursday (5/7) Michael Mercil, Department of Art, will be Reading the Daily News as a continuing public service of the Department of Art Living Culture Initiative. Enjoy free refreshments as you listen to the reading. Listen to podcasts of previous programs at http://library.osu.edu/blogs/readaloud/.

Architect Smiljan Radic is KSA lecture series guest May 7

Smiljan Radic Clarke, a graduate of the Universidad Católica de Chile, is the next KSA Confluence Lecture Series guest at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (5/7) in Knowlton Hall. In 2001, he was named best national architect under the age of 35 by the Chilean Architects Association. Clarke is currently working freelance in association with the sculptor Marcela Correa in Santiago de Chile. The event is free and open to the public. Read more: http://knowlton.osu.edu/?content=14&event=1097

May 7: Institute for Chinese Studies hosts poetry reading

The Institute for Chinese Studies is hosting a poetry reading, “Inspiration of Spring: Masterpieces of Chinese Poetry Through Time” at 2:30 p.m. Thursday (5/7). The event will take place in the Hagerty Hall Courtyard and will feature selections of masterpieces of Chinese poetry shared by faculty and graduate students from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. Tea and light refreshments will be served. Contact: mailto:chan.184@osu.edu or 247-7944. Read more: http://ics.osu.edu/

Public invited to Ohioana Book Festival May 9

Readers of all ages and interests are invited to the third annual Ohioana Book Festival from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday (5/9) at the Ohioana and State Library of Ohio's facility in the Jeffrey Mining Center at 274 E. First Ave. The event is free and open to the public. This year's featured authors include Peter Mansoor, Ohio State's Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History. Arts and Sciences Community Partnerships, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, and University Libraries are partners with the book festival this year. Read more: http://www.ohioanabookfestival.org/

Leadership Center offers Civility @ Work workshop May 13

The OSU Leadership Center’s 21st Century Leadership series continues from 9:15-11:45 a.m. Wednesday (5/13) with a Civility @ Work workshop facilitated by Beth Flynn. This workshop is designed for you to take proactive steps to: prevent your work environments from being hotbeds of incivility, build an atmosphere of professionalism, and treat others with dignity and respect. Contact: mailto:flynn.61@osu.edu. Read more:
http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/signature-workshops/civility-work

May 14: I Can't Afford My Texts, Much Less Next Quarter's Tuition

"I Can't Afford My Texts, Much Less Next Quarter's Tuition" will be presented by InterACT Theatre Project for Social Change, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday (5/14) in 150 Younkin Success Center. The interactive theatre piece will shed some light on the economy's impact on students, teaching associates, faculty, and administrators. Register at http://ftad.osu.edu/participate/ftad_events/registration.html.