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NCI AWARDS OHIO STATE CANCER SCIENTISTS $11.9 MILLION

Researchers at the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a five-year, $11.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study thyroid cancer. The program project grant was awarded to a team led by principal investigator Matthew D. Ringel, professor of internal medicine and co-director of Ohio State’s Thyroid Cancer Unit. The grant includes faculty in endocrinology; oncology; molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics; biostatistics, pathology, genetics, the College of Veterinary Medicine; cellular and molecular biochemistry; and the College of Pharmacy; as well as faculty with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Contact: Darrell.Ward@osumc.edu or 293-3737. Read more >

CARTOON RESEARCH LIBRARY RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION

The Cartoon Research Library will be closed today (6/23) and Tuesday (6/24) in order to receive the International Museum of Cartoon Art collection. Regular hours will resume Wednesday (6/25). The union of these two institutions will create the largest collection of original cartoon art in the world. Contact: allen.916@osu.edu
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PATEL TO DISCUSS BIOLOGICAL ROOTS OF MUSIC JUNE 24

Aniruddh Patel, Ester J. Burnham Senior Fellow of the Neurosciences Institute will present a public lecture, "Music is Quintessentially Human but not Innate," at 4 p.m. Tuesday (6/24) in the Faculty Club. The lecture, sponsored by the OSU faculty working group on music and biology, will examine the biological roots of music. Light refreshments will be served. Contact: Susan Fisher, fisher.14@osu.edu

NEW CHAIR: USAC'S ON CLEAR PATH

Incoming University Staff Advisory Committee Chair Katie Hall, a talent management professional in Organization and Human Resource Consulting, begins her term on Tuesday (7/1). Among Hall's priorities are to continually provide input toward the Classified Civil Service employee modernization in terms of the hiring and workplace policies governing CCS staff. She also wants to reach out to OSU staff councils, staff on the regional campuses and university committee representatives. Read more >

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO IMPACT TUTTLE PARK PLACE TRAFFIC

Construction is set to begin today (6/23) on the Steam and Condensate Distribution System Upgrades Phase I. This is the section south of the Tuttle Parking Garage. Tuttle Park Place will be closed immediately south of the Tuttle Parking Garage; however, traffic will be maintained to the RPAC loop via detour through the East Stadium Lot. Contact: Tom Komlanc, komlanc.3@osu.edu or 292-6534

OSU DANCE HOSTS SUMMER FESTIVAL

The highly ranked Department of Dance is hosting the first Columbus Summer Dance Festival on campus through Saturday (6/28). The collaborative event is presented with Columbus Movement Movement (cm2), the Dove Arts Project, OSU dancers and faculty, and Movement Research Inc of New York. The festival includes two weeks of contemporary dance classes for high school students through professional dancers as well as opportunities for the public to see new works on stage. The event will conclude with a festival performance, with works by Ulysses Dove, Barbara Mahler, Teena Custer and others at 8 p.m. Saturday (6/28) in Sullivant Hall Theatre. Tickets are available at the door. Contact: 292-7977

FREE PRIDE SCREENING, DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL FILMMAKERS JUNE 26

The OSU Urban Arts Space and the Digital Union will present a free screening of 20 Straws: Growing Up Gay, produced by the Digital Union's Liv Gjestvang in conjunction with a group of GLBT youth from central Ohio. The screening and discussion will take place from noon-1 p.m. Thursday (6/26) at the OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St. The 28 minute documentary was featured at this year's San Francisco GLBT Film Fest and has screened in Chicago, NY, Calgary, London and beyond. Read more >

IN THE MIDST OF SUMMER FUN MAKE TIME FOR WELLNESS

Before your summer calendar fills up, schedule your biometric health screening to get health numbers including your blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, weight, height, and triglycerides. A screening can help you build a healthier lifestyle and is also the first step to completing the Personal Health Assessment for a $120 yearly reduction in health insurance premiums to those enrolled in OSU’s health insurance plan. Schedule your biometric screening online at yourplanforhealth.com (select “Assessing Health Risks” link).

ONCAMPUS WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU DO OUTSIDE OF OSU

onCampus, Ohio State’s faculty/staff newspaper, is seeking faculty, staff or graduate students to be featured in a story about unique hobbies or activities that OSU employees participate in outside of the university (more specifically, the pursuits that help define who you are as a person.) If it somehow leads back to who you are as an OSU employee, even better, but it’s not required. Participation includes a short e-mail or phone interview as well as a photo of you doing your hobby or activity, which you can supply or onCampus can take. Contact: Julia Harris, harris.587@osu.edu or 292-4971