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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Monday, Aug. 6. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

OSUToday sponsored by the Wexner Medical Center Curious about your risk for coronary artery disease? A Coronary Calcium Scoring test provides a clear picture of changes reflecting long-standing plaque buildup in the heart's arteries. We can conduct this simple low-dose CT scan in less than 30 minutes and provide results to your physician in 24 hours. We require a referral order from your primary physician. Cost is $99, available at the CarePoint Gahanna, Martha Morehouse, and Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center facilities, weekdays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Appointment not needed. -- > Read more: medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/Pages/index.aspx?ItemID=923

Headline news

Farm Science Review celebrates 50 years

"Forecasting the Future for 50 Years" is the theme for this year's Farm Science Review, set for Tuesday (9/18)-Thursday (9/20) at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London. Shown here, FSR staff cheering O-H-I-O. Ohio's premiere agricultural event dedicated to ensuring the best agricultural research, resources, information and access for farmers, FSR is sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, OSU Extension, and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
-- > Read more: http://fsr.osu.edu

River transformation set to begin

A first step in the implementation of one of the defining recommendations of the One University Framework Plan, transforming the Olentangy River corridor through our campus, will begin later this week when the city of Columbus mobilizes to remove the Fifth Avenue Dam in the Olentangy River. The city has notified Ohio State that work may ramp up quickly and could include the first phase of the dam removal by Friday (8/10).
-- > Read more: go43210.osu.edu

Great Recession caused more young adults to live with parents

Zhenchao Qian, professor and chair, Department of Sociology, is author of a new research brief finding that the number of young adults ages 20 to 34 who lived with their parents jumped from 17 percent in 1980 to 24 percent, between 2007-2009, due to delays in marriage and most of all, the Great Recession, which led to economic and personal instability for America's 20-to-34-year-olds.
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Faculty and staff mentors sought for Metro High School interns

Metro Early College High School, on west campus, is looking for partnerships with faculty and staff interested in "giving back" to their profession through Metro's Internship Program. Metro juniors and seniors receive internship placements with mentors who guide them as they assist in real-world work.
-- > Contact: Howard Greene at greene.8@osu.edu (College of Engineering), or Chris Andersen at andersen.18@osu.edu (other OSU colleges).
-- > Read more: http://www.themetroschool.org/

Grants/funding

College announces new pilot funding grant program

The leadership of the College of Medicine is dedicated to the success of independent faculty research programs. To enable development of novel research ideas, the COM offers a new Pilot Funding Grant program. The goal of this program is to provide sufficient research support to generate pilot data for extramural grant application(s), specifically funding with full indirect costs. This program will enable successful scientists to broaden their research portfolio, striking out in new directions beyond current research.
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Upcoming events

Let's Play Sports Open House Aug. 15

Have your child sample a variety of sports at the Let's Play Sports Open House on Wednesday (8/15) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the RPAC. Levels range from preschool/introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced for ages 5-14. The event offers mini-clinics of basketball, volleyball, soccer, kick, catch, throw, football, tennis, golf, yoga, aikido, and dance. Classes last 25 minutes and are held every half hour.
-- > Read more: http://recsports.osu.edu

Community engagement grand rounds open to public

Primary care physicians, pediatricians, and otolaryngologists from the Wexner Medical Center and the central Ohio area are invited to attend a special grand rounds devoted to community engagement on Saturday (8/25) from 8:30-10:30 a.m. (note new time), in 3000 OSU Eye and Ear Institute, 915 Olentangy River Road. Topics include: What's New in Food Allergies, Atopic Disease and the Elderly, and What An Otolaryngologist Really Needs to Know About Asthma. No registration or fee required.
-- > Contact: Lori Smith at 293-4453 or mailto:smith.290@osu.edu

Promote student employment opportunities at job fair

Looking for a few great student employees to join your team? Promote your student employment opportunities at the Buckeye Careers Job Fair during Welcome Week, sponsored by the Office of Student Life, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday (9/22) in the Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West at the Ohio Union. The cost is $35 per table and registration closes Friday (8/10).
-- > Contact: Julia Beckner at Beckner.18@osu.edu or 292-2584

Register for Parent & Family Weekend 2012

Register for Ohio State's Parent & Family Weekend 2012, scheduled for Friday (9/28)-Sunday (9/30), and enjoy receptions, lunches, behind-the-scene tours including Ohio Stadium, a Beat the Spartans Tailgate Bash, and a special conversation with President Gee. Attend a special reception in Ohio Stadium for employees whose students have chosen to attend Ohio State. RSVP by Monday (9/17).
-- > Contact: parentandfamily@osu.edu or 292-9153.
-- > Register: http://www.parent.osu.edu