The Ohio State University |
| Help | Campus map | Find people | Webmail | Search OSU |
| |
|
 |
  |
|
Good day!
Headline newsFELINE VIRUS, ANTIVIRAL DRUG STUDIED TO UNDERSTAND DRUG RESISTANCEResearchers at Ohio State will spend the next two years testing their theories
about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines
that are thrown against it. It's one of the latest efforts at understanding
one of the leading problem areas in medicine today - antimicrobial drug resistance.
When bacteria or viruses become resistant to drugs, they become more difficult,
or even impossible, to treat. If successful, the research might pave the way
to smarter, more effective treatments for a host of pathogens that have learned
to resist most therapeutic efforts. Lawrence Mathes, OSU professor of veterinary
biosciences and associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College
of Veterinary Medicine, is the principal investigator on the project. Read
more >
OSU CYBERSECURITY DAY FEATURES STATE OF OHIO SPEAKERSThe Office of the Chief Information Officer marks Cybersecurity month on Tuesday
(10/16) with presentations scheduled throughout the day in 202 Pfahl Hall.
Two morning sessions focus on the university's security policy and standards.
The afternoon sessions spotlight identity theft and privacy issues with guest
speakers Sol Bermann, privacy officer for the State of Ohio and Matthew Hellman,
from the Ohio Attorney General's Office. The event is free and open to all. Read
more >
MFA DANCE CONCERT: THE JENKINS FARM PROJECT STARTS TODAYThe Department of Dance is presenting an MFA dance concert by Annie Beserra
at 8 and 9 p.m. today (10/11) and Friday (10/12), and 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday (10/14)
at the EMMA Lab at OSU’s ACCAD building, 1224 Kinnear Rd. Beserra’s
The Jenkins Farm Project transforms the real stories of eight siblings - born
and raised on a family farm in rural North Carolina from 1922 to 1938 - into
a dance-theatre installation about home, family, memory and mental illness
against the backdrop of 20th century US history. Admission is free. Contact:
292-7977 GREGERSON IS OCT. 18 READING SERIES GUESTLinda Gregerson, a recent Guggenheim Fellow and the Frederick G. L. Huetwell
Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan,
is the next OSU Creative Writing Program Reading Series guest on Thursday (10/18)
in 311 Denney Hall. A forum/question and answer will begin at 4 p.m. with a
public reading set for 7 p.m. Her poems have appeared in The Best American
Poetry, Atlantic Monthly and The Yale Review, and other publications. The event
is free. Contact: 292-2242 LESSONS FROM THE AIDS EPIDEMIC OCT. 19The College of Public Health will present “Lessons from the AIDS Epidemic
in the United States” from 10-11 a.m. Friday (10/19) in the Prior Library’s
fifth floor Medical Heritage Center. The speaker, Jim Curran, currently the
dean of the Emory Rollins School of Public Health, was with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention when the AIDS epidemic first emerged. Light
refreshments will be served. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.
RSVP’s are requested by Tuesday (10/16) to cphevents@osu.edu. 2007 BUCKS FOR CHARITY DRIVE IN PROGRESSFaculty, staff, retirees and students on the Columbus campus have the opportunity
to support many worthwhile central Ohio environmental, health and human service
agencies during the Bucks for Charity Drive, now through Friday (12/7). Visit
the Bucks for Charity web
site or call 292-0641 for more information. OSU HOMECOMING CELEBRATION BEGINS WITH 5K RACE OCT. 14“Let’s Go Nuts” is the
theme as Ohio State celebrates Homecoming 2007, Sunday (10/14)-Saturday (10/20).
The week’s events focus on diversity, service, education and Buckeye
spirit. The events begin on Sunday (10/14) with the Stefanie Spielman Homecoming
5K, which begins at 9 a.m. at Beekman Park, corner of Kenny and Lane. Proceeds
benefit The James Cancer Hospital. The annual Homecoming Parade is at 6 p.m.
on Friday (10/19) followed by a Pep Rally at 7 p.m. at St. John Arena. Contact:
247-7792. Read more > CSTW ANNOUNCES RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITIESThe Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing is offering two new research
initiatives: The Dissertation Research Awards and 21st Century Contexts Grants.
Two Dissertation Research Awards of up to $2,500 are available for graduate
students with an approved dissertation prospectus, to support research about
the teaching of writing or the study of writing. The deadline is Thursday (11/1).
The 21st Century Contexts Grants - intended to encourage the study of writing
and composition - award eight $3,000-$5,000 grants per year to faculty, staff
and students. Applications are due by Friday (11/2). Contact: selfe.3@osu.edu OSU MANSFIELD SPONSORS PLANET EARTH SERIES OCT. 22-25Ohio State Mansfield will sponsor the series “Planet Earth” from
Monday (10/22)-Thursday (10/25). Lonnie Thompson, glaciologist and Distinguished
University Professor at Ohio State, will discuss “Understanding Climate
Change” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (10/25) in Founders Auditorium. Other events
include: “The Environment and the State of the State” at 6:30 p.m.
Monday (10/22) in the Student Union, and a panel discussion, “Reporting
on Global Warming: Journalists’ Perspectives on Covering the Facts and
Controversies,” from noon-1 p.m. Thursday (10/25) in the Student Union.
Contact: (419) 755-4215. Read more > DANE COOK TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAYDane Cook, named a “comedian phenom” by Entertainment Weekly is scheduled to perform at the Value City Arena at 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday (11/7). Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday (10/12) at the Schottenstein Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge at 431-3600 or http://ticketmaster.com. Cook has maintained his reputation as one of today's most prolific stand-up comedians while simultaneously distinguishing himself as a charismatic and versatile actor in a variety of film and television projects. |
|
|
|||||
|
||||||||
OSUToday
sponsored by the Wexner Center for the Arts