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Mansoor, Bonenberger receive 2009 Ohioana AwardsThe Ohioana Library Association recently announced the 15 recipients of the 2009 Ohioana Awards, presented annually for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, juvenile books, and books about Ohio or Ohioans. Peter Mansoor, the General Raymond Mason Chair of Military History at Ohio State and Colonel, U.S. Army (retired), won the nonfiction category with Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq. Ohio State Alumni Magazine editor Lynne Bonenberger received the Ohioana James P. Barry Award for Editorial Excellence. The awards will be presented Saturday (10/17) in the Statehouse Atrium on Capitol Square. The public is invited to an informal gathering and reception for the award recipients, from 6-9 p.m. Friday (10/16) at the Ohioana Library, 274 E. First Ave. Contact: Linda Hengst, 466-3831 or mailto:ohioana@sloma.state.oh.us. Read more: http://www.ohioana.org/ 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 1 or 2 credit courses for rank 3 and 4 students. Proposals are due Friday (10/30). Contact: Jessica Mercerhill at mailto:mercerhill.1@osu.edu Applications sought for 2010 Staff Career Development GrantsThe application deadline is Monday (10/26) for Staff Career Development Grants of up to $500 each, which can be used toward expenses such as conference fees, registration fees, tuition, textbooks, research supplies, and transportation costs — for activities that occur during calendar year 2010. You must be a regular full-time or part-time staff member and have at least two years of continuous employment with Ohio State (by Jan. 1). Apply at http://hr.osu.edu/special/careerdevgrt.pdf. Contact: mailto:Bondurant.11@osu.edu or 292-4341 Graduate student research funds availableThe Graduate School’s Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship Program provides up to $2,000 to support the research and scholarship of doctoral or MFA candidates in a terminal degree program for their dissertations or theses. AGGRS awards of up to $2,000 are available. The deadline for the Fall Quarter 2009 competition is Friday (10/9). Contact: 247-7300. Read more: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Content.aspx?Content=55&itemid=2 Sept. 23: Erin McGraw to be featured on OSU’s Writers TalkListen at 8 p.m. Wednesday (9/23) as OSU faculty member Erin McGraw discuss her book, The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard, on OSU’s Writers Talk on WCBE, 90.5 FM, or at http://www.writerstalk.org/. If you are an OSU author and would like to be featured on OSU’s television, radio, and Internet show Writers Talk, contact Doug Dangler, mailto:dangler.6@osu.edu. Parents Holding Doctorates meeting Sept. 23Parents Holding Doctorates provides support, networking and professional development for individuals holding terminal degrees who have stepped out of the workplace and who are looking for creative ways to use their expertise. PHD will hold its first meeting of the academic year from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday (9/23) at the Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Road. Contact: Joan Herbers, 292-5472 or mailto:herbers.4@osu.edu Sept. 24: Intro to robotic surgeryOhio State’s Center for Advanced Robotic Surgery will host “An Introduction to Robotic Surgery for Urologic and Gynecologic Cancers” from 5-6 p.m. Thursday (9/24) in the Ross Heart Hospital Auditorium in observance of Prostate and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Ronney Abaza, co-director of the Center for Advanced Robotic Surgery and director of robotic urologic surgery at The James, and David O’Malley, a gynecologic oncologist at The James will be presenting. The event is free. To RSVP, contact 293-0981 or mailto:robotic.surgery@osumc.edu. James Cancer Hospital to host discussion on clinical trialsJames P. Thomas, medical director of clinical trials at Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, will lead an informal discussion about the role of clinical trials in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer at 6 p.m. (9/24) at the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road. Read more > RemindersToday: SIS Faculty Center ForumInstructors interested in learning more about the Student Information System Faculty Center are invited to attend an open forum from 1-2:30 p.m. today (9/22) in 250 Knowlton Hall. See how to access class rosters, post grades and view advisee information in the SIS. Registration is not required. Direct questions about the Faculty Center to mailto:registrar@osu.edu or 292-9330. Sept. 23: Federal budget expert to discuss federal R&D prioritiesKei Koizumi, a leading authority on the federal budget, federal support for research and development, science policy issues, and R&D funding will be on campus to deliver “Federal Science Research and Development Priorities for 2010 and Beyond,” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (9/23) in 1080 Physics Research Building. Koizumi currently serves as assistant director for federal R&D in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The talk will also be webcast in 115 Biomedical Research Tower. Contact: mailto:allen.758@osu.edu or 247-4764
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Caroline Whitacre, vice president for research at Ohio State, was recently inducted into the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 2009 Volunteer Hall of Fame for Researchers. Whitacre, also a professor of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics in the College of Medicine, was one of three researchers selected for this national honor in recognition of her outstanding volunteer support, for making a difference in the community and for advancing awareness of the Society’s mission to create a world free of multiple sclerosis. Whitacre has been on the forefront of multiple sclerosis research for more than 30 years.
