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Headline newsMilky Way probably not doomed to be destroyed by galactic bombardment
2009 football parking information; plan for delaysConstruction on State Route 315 will cause traffic delays that are expected to be even more severe after OSU home football games than before. Fans leaving the games – especially the Saturday (9/12) night game vs. USC – could find it takes twice as long to exit campus as in the past. To avoid campus football traffic, there are several alternatives to parking on central campus, including a new Park and Ride option at the City Center Garage and free bus service from west campus. View more alternatives and additional football parking information at http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem2511. A color-coded map is available at http://tp.osu.edu/Maps/FootballParkingMap.pdf. 2010 Junior Seminar call for proposalsTenure-track faculty from all academic units are invited to propose a Junior Seminar for spring or summer 2010. Junior Seminars, an expansion of the Freshman Seminar Program, offer one or two credit courses for rank three and four students. Proposals are due Friday (10/30). For details about the program and how to propose a seminar, contact Jessica Mercerhill at mailto:mercerhill.1@osu.edu. OSU, Archie Griffin help promote good sportsmanshipWhat is Archie Griffin, two-time Heisman Trophy winner with the OSU football team, doing cheering with a room full of Michigan football fans? He's illustrating the importance of being a good fan wherever you are. Griffin, OSU Alumni Association president and CEO, teamed up with the Sportsmanship Council, Buckeye fans, and members of the Michigan Alumni Club of Central Ohio in one of the Best Fans in the Land videos that can be viewed on Ohio State's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/osu. College Road, 18th, 19th and Neil road work nears completionThe pavement removal and replacement work involving College Road, 18th, 19th and Neil avenues will be wrapping up this week. Facilities, Operations and Development would like to thank all faculty, students, and staff for dealing with the inconveniences of alternative parking and maintenance of traffic throughout the past couple weeks. Today: Ohio State to host Columbus Energy SummitThe House GOP American Energy Solutions Group is hosting the Columbus Energy Summit on the Ohio State campus from 10-11:30 a.m. today (9/2) at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center Bob Evans Memorial Auditorium. The summit will provide an opportunity to discuss the American Energy Act and the national energy tax legislation (H.R. 2454) sponsored by Reps. Waxman and Markey, which narrowly passed the House of Representatives in late June. This legislation, also called cap-and-tax, will have a tremendous impact on the American economy and jobs. The event is open to the public. If would like to attend, contact David Popp at (202) 841-2525 or mailto:David.Popp@mail.house.gov. Read more > Today: Open forum to introduce candidate for director of University LibrariesThe search committee for the director of University Libraries will host an open forum to introduce faculty, staff and students to Carol Diedrichs, a candidate for the position, from 3-4:15 p.m. today (9/2). Please note that its location has moved to Room 165 of the Thompson Library. Diedrichs has been dean of libraries at the University of Kentucky since 2003, and was assistant director for technology services and collections at Ohio State from 2000-2003. Contact: Melinda Nelson, search coordinator, at mailto:nelson.19@osu.edu. Read more: http://oaa.osu.edu/DirectorUniversityLibraries040109.php Rec Sports announces new Ohio State Swim Club; info session todayRecreational Sports is launching a new Ohio State Swim Club that develops swimmers for local, national and international competition. The team is comprised of elementary through high school students from the greater Columbus area. Kyle Goodrich is head coach of the Age Group Swim Team within the Ohio State Swim Club. An info session will take place from 6-8 p.m. today (9/2) at Ohio State's McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Contact: Kyle Goodrich, at mailto:Goodrich.89@osu.edu or 292-1303. Read more: http://www.recsports.osu.edu/ Sept. 3: Center for Automotive Research to host plug-in electric vehicle summitOhio State’s Center for Automotive Research will host “The PHEV Summit: Driving to Our Energy Future,” on Thursday (9/3). The event is sponsored by Ohio State and PJM Interconnection, the regional wholesale electricity transmission organization for much of the eastern United States. Industry experts and leading researchers in the fields of electric energy transmission and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, as well as government officials and national and state of Ohio policy makers, will present their perspectives on the future of electric vehicles and their impact on the electric grid. Expected speakers include Gov. Ted Strickland and OSU President E. Gordon Gee. Contact: Gina Langen, mailto:langen.2@osu.edu. Read more: http://engineering.osu.edu/news/?p=747 Chadwick Arboretum Plant Sale Sept. 3-4From fall-blooming perennials to colorful mums and pansies, gardeners will have plenty to choose from at Ohio State's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens Fall Plant Sale, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday (9/3) and Friday (9/4) in front of Howlett Hall. Free parking is available in lots adjacent to Howlett Hall. Horticultural experts will be on hand to answer gardening questions and concerns. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Chadwick Arboretum's programs and operations. Read more: http://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu Art tour series: Glass Art History at the OSU Urban Arts SpaceVisit the OSU Urban Arts Space from 1-2 p.m. Friday (9/4) for a tour involving the current exhibition, BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass. This tour will delve into the historical context of glass art, focusing on artists exploring the media through an historic lens and/or using traditional techniques. Be ready to look, discuss and share. RSVP to mailto:uaseducation@osu.edu or 292-8861. Free and open to all. Read more: http://uas.osu.edu Solar-powered bike path shelter dedication at OSU Wetlands Sept. 11Please join President Gordon Gee and AEP Ohio President Joe Hamrock in a dedication of the AEP Solar-Powered Bike Path Shelter on the Olentangy River city bike path at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, 352 W. Dodridge at 10 a.m. Friday (9/11). An open house will be held at the Heffner Wetland Building, the Sandefur Wetland Pavilion and the experimental wetlands at Olentangy River Wetland Research Park immediately after the dedication. Contact: 292-9774. Read more: http://swamp.osu.edu/news/index.html Sept. 11-13: Annual College of Medicine Alumni ReunionCollege of Medicine alumni return to campus Friday (9/11)-Sunday (9/13) for the 56th Annual Medical Alumni Reunion weekend. Events include an All-Class dinner at the Hyatt on Capitol Square, student and faculty presentations on Saturday in Meiling Hall, Medical Center tours and a tailgate dinner prior to the OSU/USC game. For a full schedule of events, visit http://www.medicine.osu.edu/alumni/weekend. Volunteer to assist with Welcome Week eventsStudents, faculty and staff are needed as volunteers to assist with Welcome Week 2009 (http://welcomeweek.osu.edu) events. Volunteers knowledgeable about the campus are encouraged to help with Campus Locator Services, and help is also needed with the Convocation ceremony. Interested volunteers may sign up online. Contact: mailto:couch.28@osu.edu |
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As scientists attempt to learn more about how galaxies evolve, an open question has been whether collisions with our dwarf galactic neighbors will one day tear apart the disk of the Milky Way. That grisly fate is unlikely, suggests a new study conducted by OSU astronomer Stelios Kazantzidis and his colleagues, who performed detailed computer simulations of galaxy formation to determine what would happen if a satellite galaxy — such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and its associated dark matter — collided with a spiral galaxy such as our own. Read more: 
