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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Wednesday, July 22. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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New way to make sensors that detect toxic chemicals

Ohio State researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles. They are using this simple, fast and low-temperature process to make materials for gas sensors that detect toxic industrial chemicals and biological warfare agents. The researchers described their work in a recent issue of the journal Materials Chemistry and Physics. Patricia Morris, OSU associate professor of materials science and engineering, leads a team of researchers who develop solid materials that can detect toxic chemicals. Read more: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/nanonio.htm

Ohio Sea Grant recycling program wins regional award

The Ohio Sea Grant’s Ohio Clean Marinas Program has received a Great Lakes Outreach Superior Programming Award from the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network for its Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program, developed to give marinas and boat owners a no cost alternative to disposing of discarded shrink wrap. Since 2006, the program has kept nearly 1 million pounds of shrink wrap plastic out of Lake Erie county landfills. This plastic is used to create guardrail spacer blocks. Support of Ohio Sea Grant is provided by NOAA Sea Grant, the State of Ohio, Ohio State, OSU Extension, and participating universities, agencies and businesses. Contact: Dave Kelch, mailto:kelch.3@osu.edu or (440) 326-5851. Read more: http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/cleanmarinas/shrinkwrap/

Berra awarded Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to Charles Darwin University

Tim Berra, professor emeritus of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at Ohio State Mansfield, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Fulbright Senior Specialist program supports Australian educational institutions to bring U.S. senior specialists to Australia for periods of 2-6 weeks. The author of Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man, Berra will deliver the keynote address to a symposium at Charles Darwin University to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s classic book, On the Origin of Species. Contact: (419) 755-4215. Read more: http://www.mansfield.osu.edu/

CCTS regulatory resources available through web site

OSU faculty and staff may use an online form available on the OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science web site to request CCTS regulatory resources such as review of protocols, consent documents and data and safety monitoring plans. Visit the web site at http://www.ccts.osu.edu. Contact: mailto:cctsConcierge@osumc.edu or 366-7367

BIGG Glass Art Tour Series at the OSU Urban Arts Space

Visit the OSU Urban Arts Space from 1-2 p.m. Friday (7/24) as a professional docent introduces the BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass exhibition. Explore the selection and installation process, and enjoy an in-depth discussion of selected works and artists. The BIGG Glass Art Tour Series takes place on Friday afternoons throughout the upcoming months, offering interactive, and informative discussions. To attend any of the tours in the series, RSVP to mailto:uaseducation@osu.edu or 292-8861 five days in advance. Read more: http://uas.osu.edu

High school students sought for Student Farm Program

High school students entering ninth-12th grade this fall are eligible for a special program at the OSU Student Farm off of Kenny Road and Lane Avenue. The PAST Foundation and Metro High School have 20 scholarships worth $380 each for the summer program, "Growing America: Urban Gardening and Distribution." First come, first served. Students work on the farm and at the farmer's market. Hours are 8 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday. Three sessions: July 27-Aug. 1; Aug. 3-8; and Aug. 10-15. Register at http://www.acteva.com/ttghits.cfm?EVA_ID=35382. Contact: Wendy Miller at wmiller@pastfoundation.org

Register Welcome Week activities by Aug. 1

Ohio State faculty, staff and students planning an event that will take place in conjunction with Welcome Week 2009 are encouraged to register the event online at http://welcomeweek.osu.edu/event_form.aspx. Register no later than Saturday (8/1) to have your event included in all printed materials. Submissions received after that date can still be listed on the Welcome Week web site. Contact: mailto:couch.28@osu.edu

Advertising deadlines approaching for onCampus resource Guide

Advertising deadlines are approaching for the 13th annual onCampus resource Guide, to be published Thursday (9/17). More than 30,000 copies of the popular 60-page publication are distributed through campus mail, at 36 building sites and throughout the year at new employee orientation sessions. Advertising space reservations are due Wednesday (8/19), although the Guide normally sells out early. Contact: Bill Estep at 292-8421 or mailto:estep.47@osu.edu. Read more: http://oncampus.osu.edu/advertising