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MATERIAL MAY HELP AUTOS TURN HEAT INTO ELECTRICITY

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material with twice the efficiency of anything currently on the market. The same technology could work in power generators and heat pumps, said project leader Joseph Heremans, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Nanotechnology at Ohio State. Scientists call such materials thermoelectric materials, and they rate the materials' efficiency based on how much heat they can convert into electricity at a given temperature. Read more >

CLIMATE CHANGE TURNS UP HEAT ON JOURNALISTS

With funding from the McCormick Foundation, the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs have partnered with OSU’s Climate, Water and Carbon Program to host the McCormick Climate Change Conference from Sunday (10/12)-Tuesday (10/14). Top journalists from across the country will visit Ohio State to learn about the science behind rapidly melting glaciers, shifting sea levels and changing water availabilities - and how elected officials plan to respond to such key environmental issues. The Kiplinger Program, one of the nation’s longest-running journalism fellowship programs and a leader in the digital media field, will accept applications from journalists through Monday (9/8). Read more >

OSU URBAN ARTS SPACE HOSTS DOG DAYS OF AUGUST

The OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St. is hosting its Dog Days of August programs at noon Wednesdays, starting on Wednesday (8/6) with Word Works, an OSU Libraries ReadAloud Program. Bring your lunch and listen as author Charlene Fix reads one of Thurber's dog stories and shares her own poetic reflections on dogs. Fix is a professor of English at the Columbus College of Art Design and a member of the House of Toast Poets. Other programs include Wednesday (8/13), (Screen Works: The Wonderful World of Dogs), and Wednesday (8/20 (Word Works with Michael Rosen, Why We Love the Dogs We Love). Contact: 292-8861. Read more >

POLICY ON HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH RECRUITMENT AVAILABLE ONLINE

A Human Research Protection Program policy, Recruiting Methods, Recruitment Materials, and Participant Compensation, is now available online for investigators performing research with human subjects. This policy outlines issues to consider when designing methods to recruit study participants, developing recruitment materials, and providing compensation to research participants. The policy can be found on the Office of Responsible Research Practices Web site. Contact: Tani Prestage, prestage.2@osu.edu

REGISTER FOR FREE MEN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENT

Register now for The Power to Live, a free men's health and wellness event to be held from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday (9/13) at the Fawcett Center. African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian and other multicultural communities continue to face obstacles in the pursuit of health and wellness. Learn more about choices and changes you can make to live a healthy life, including cancer prevention, heart health, nutrition, diabetes, mental health, financial health and sexual health. Call the Diversity Enhancement Program at 293-7020 or register online.

ARTWORK BEING ACCEPTED FOR STAFF ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT

Art work for the 17th Annual Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit, sponsored by Human Resources and the University Staff and Advisory Committee, is currently being accepted. The exhibit will be held from Thursday (8/21)-Sunday (10/19). Entries can be dropped off from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday (8/4) in 105 Bricker Hall. An additional date and location will be added later in the week. If you have questions about this year’s exhibit or drop-off times, contact Michele Bondurant 292-4341, Jim Brown 293-3637 or Jon Clark 292-8855.

FISHER COLLEGE MBA INFO SESSION AUG. 6

The Fisher College of Business MBA program will be hosting an information session for those interested in the MBA for Working Professionals (formerly part time MBA) from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday (8/6) in Gerlach Hall. Register online at fisher.osu.edu/wpmba. If you can’t make it Wednesday, sign up for an upcoming lunch or evening session. Contact the Graduate Programs Office at 292-8511 or mba@fisher.osu.edu. As an Ohio State employee you are eligible to receive tuition assistance.

ADVERTISING DEADLINES APPROACHING FOR RESOURCE GUIDE

onCampus’ annual resource Guide is the best way for advertisers to reach Ohio State faculty, staff and graduate students. The special 60-page edition of the faculty/staff newspaper is published Thursday (9/18), with circulation of 30,000. Twenty-three percent of OSU faculty/staff report keeping the Guide all year long as a resource, and 49 percent hang on to it through autumn quarter. The advertising deadline is Thursday (8/21), although space normally sells out early. Contact: estep.47@osu.edu or 292-8421

CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON CARING FOR THE HIGH RISK MOTHER AND BABY

The Region IV Perinatal Center is hosting the 17th Annual Region IV Perinatal Conference “Caring for the High Risk Mother and Baby,” on Thursday (9/11) at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus. Topics include caring for the pregnant woman/baby in relation to autoimmune diseases, cancer, hypertension, epilepsy and the treatment of depression. The event will conclude with a discussion of pregnancy and neonatal care of primates at the Columbus Zoo. Discounted rate offered to OSU faculty, staff and students. Register by Friday (8/22). Contact: corey.ferguson@osumc.edu or 293-6245

VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST WITH WELCOME WEEK EVENTS

Students, faculty and staff are needed as volunteers to assist with Welcome Week 2008 events. Volunteers knowledgeable about the campus are encouraged to help with Campus Locator Services, and help is also needed with the Convocation ceremony. Visit the Welcome Week Web site for details or to sign up. Contact: couch.28@osu.edu

REGISTER WELCOME WEEK ACTIVITIES BY AUG. 8

Ohio State faculty, staff and students planning an event that will take place in conjunction with Welcome Week 2008 are encouraged to register the event online (click on the Register Your Event link). Register no later than Friday (8/8) 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: couch.28@osu.edu