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BRUTUS ON PARADE CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT

Ohio State will kick off its “Brutus On Parade” campaign at 9 a.m. Wednesday (10/31) with a special preview of a communitywide program designed to benefit the university's library renovation project. University President E. Gordon Gee, along with other university and community leaders, will be in attendance at the event in the Ohio Stadium Recruiting Room, in the southeast tower. The campaign features the creation of one-of-a-kind, seven-foot tall fiberglass Brutus Buckeye statues to be displayed around the city this spring. The first four statues to be part of the campaign will be unveiled at the event. Read more >

WORLD LEADER TO DISCUSS GLOBAL WARMING ISSUES

Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed will present a University Distinguished International Lecture, “Global Warming Effects on Sea Level Rise and Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh” at 3 p.m. Friday (11/2) at the Wexner Center for the Arts. He also will present “Educational Systems in Bangladesh" at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster at 2 p.m. Thursday (11/1) in Fisher Auditorium and Shisler Conference Center. The second lecture will cover the role of education in preparing the next generation for emerging issues in the environment and climate change. Contact: 292-3799 or pollock.58@cfaes.osu.edu

NOBEL LAUREATE TO PRESENT BATTELLE HEADLINE LECTURE

Nobel Laureate Russell Hulse, will deliver “Science: From Nobel to Neighborhoods” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday (11/6) in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. A reception will follow. Hulse is a visiting professor of science education at the University of Texas at Dallas and a member of the Battelle Institute’s Board of Directors. His physics work on binary pulsars earned him the Nobel Prize in 1993. The event is free, but reservations are required at nov6@jgippm.ohio-state.edu by Monday (11/5). Sign language interpretation provided upon request. The lecture is presented by the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy, an affiliate of the John Glenn School for Public Affairs. Contact: Tricia Kerr at 292-4545. Read more >

ANNUAL FACULTY-STAFF COLLOQUY SET FOR NOV. 15

The Annual Ohio State Faculty-Staff Colloquy will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday (11/15) at the Faculty Club. Keynote speaker James S. Jackson, social psychologist and director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, will discuss “Growing Black Diversity in America: Social, Economic and Political Implications.” The event is open to all faculty, staff and students. Admission is free but reservations are required. RSVP by Thursday (11/1) to Taylor.972@osu.edu with your full name, title, office/department, campus phone number and e-mail address.

CIO SECURITY TIP: STOP VIRUSES, PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER

Running antivirus software like McAfee does not slow your computer down nearly as much as a virus might. Download and install antivirus software on Windows and Macintosh computers - viruses exist for both platforms. Be sure to update frequently; new viruses spread all the time. Go to http://buckeyesecure.osu.edu/SafeComputing/Virus for details on OSU site licensed software and links to free antivirus software for home use.

EVENING OF POETRY AND PROSE SET FOR NOV. 1

The OSU Creative Writing Program’s Student/Faculty Creative Reading Series is presenting An Evening Of Poetry And Prose with Andrew Hudgins, Chris Higgs and Debie Thomas from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday (11/1) in 311 Denney Hall. Admission is free. Contact: 292-2242

RESEARCH AWARENESS MONTH ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

Research Awareness Month activities continue with the following workshops and events: Today (10/30), How to Prepare an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Submission; Wednesday (10/31), Faculty Panel Discussion: Working with the DOE, and NIH Submission Process and Panel Discussion; Tuesday (11/6), Animal Usage Course; Wednesday (11/7), Being a PI at OSU, and Cayuse424 Introduction. Read more >

NOV. 1 READALOUD PROGRAM FEATURES OSU AUTHORS

The Libraries’ ReadAloud program continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (11/1) at the Wexner Center Cafe: Cam’s on Campus, with a program featuring OSU Libraries authors Cheryl Lowry and LaTina Moss reading selections from their own writings. Lowry will read from her second novel “Trunk Show,” written with co-author Louise Vetter, that takes place mostly at the Columbus Zoo. Moss will be reading parts of her play, “gRave Reviews,” and also a memoir called “Phenomenon Being.” Contact: distel.1@osu.edu

QUEER POSSIBILITIES IN RECENT LATIN/O AMERICAN FILM - A DOUBLE FEATURE

The Center for Latin American Studies film series continues at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (10/31) in 180 Hagerty Hall with a double feature of short films. Brincando el chaco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican tells the story of Claudia MarÌn, a Puerto Rican photographer/videographer attempting to construct a sense of community in the U.S. Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst is Your Waffen (Your Art is Your Weapon) tells the story of performance artist Carmelita Tropicana who, in a clash with anti-abortion protesters in front of a woman's health clinic, is arrested, along with her lively friend Orchida and her sister, Sophia. Read more >