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OSU Heart Program names first Schottenstein Laureate

Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center has named Pascal Goldschmidt, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, the inaugural recipient of the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences. The Schottenstein Prize, established with a $2 million gift from philanthropists Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein, will be awarded biennially to an international leader in the clinical sciences of cardiovascular medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, or the basic sciences of molecular or cellular cardiology. With the gift, the Schottenstein Laureate receives an honorarium of at least $100,000. Read more >

Today: Film on women’s suffrage followed by panel discussion

“Iron Jawed Angels,” a film about two women who fought for passage of the 19th Amendment, will show at 6 p.m. today (10/28) in 0002 Psychology Building. A panel discussion about the history of women’s civic participation and its relevance today will follow. The film, based on a true story, draws its title from the nicknames given to Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two 1920 activists who pushed the boundaries of protest. They were thrown in jail, went on a hunger strike and refused to be force-fed. The event is sponsored by The Women’s Place and US: Women of Color Think Tank. Contact: cunningham.212@osu.edu

Obama senior adviser to speak at Drinko Hall today

Dan Shapiro, a senior policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama, will speak from 2-3 p.m. today (10/28) at the Moritz College of Law. Shapiro, who has also worked for the National Security Council and several members of Congress, will discuss “Middle East Policy Under an Obama Administration.” The student group Law School Democrats are sponsoring the talk. Contact: miller.4068@osu.edu

Ohio Resource Center garners top award for integrating math, science in schools

The Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science and Reading will receive the School Science and Mathematics Association’s Award for Excellence in Integrating Science and Mathematics on Saturday (11/15) in Raleigh, N.C. ORC, headquartered in the College of Education and Human Ecology, Office of Outreach and Engagement, is directed by Peggy Kasten. The honor recognizes ORC’s efforts to foster, promote and extend the integration of mathematics and science at all levels by developing classroom materials and curricula for teacher professional development. Read more >

Today: Physics Colloquium to focus on Islam and Science

Pervez Hoodbhoy, chair of the Physics Department, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, will deliver "Islam and Science - The Quest for Rapprochement" at 4 p.m. today (10/28) in 1080 Physics Research Building. The speaker is the author of "Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality." A reception is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. A real-time stream of the event is available online. In Windows Media you may be asked to install or skip downloading a player plug-in; select skip. In QuickTime if you are asked to install MIME, select yes and the stream should play. Contact: jeschonnek.1@osu.edu
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Ohio State has new travel provider

Through a competitive bidding process, Travel Solutions has been chosen as Ohio State’s new travel agency beginning Saturday (11/1). Reservations made prior to 11/1 will remain with the previous travel agency, even if the travel occurs after that date. All prepaid airfare beginning 11/1 will be booked with Travel Solutions. Read more >

Ohio State Mansfield presents The Male Animal Nov. 6-9

Ohio State Mansfield will present The Male Animal, a comedy by James Thurber and Elliot Nugent, at 7 p.m. Thursday (11/6), 8 p.m. Friday (11/7) and Saturday (11/8) and 2:30 p.m. Sunday (11/9) in Founders Auditorium. The plot: It's the week of the Michigan game, and all thoughts are football. Can English Professor Tommy Turner avoid losing his wife to an old football star and keep freedom of speech on campus? To do so, he'll have to find the “male animal” within him. Tickets are $6 general admission; $4 senior citizens at (419) 522-2726. Contact: (419) 755-4215 or smith.61@osu.edu

Leadership and Trust workshop for deans, department chairs Nov. 4

“Leadership and Trust,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans, and assistant deans, will be held from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday (11/4) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Registration is required. Contact: 292-2800. Register online

On vampires and ghosts: Arts and Humanities talk and tour Oct. 30

Daniel Collins, associate professor of Slavic studies, will give a hair-raising talk on “Shadowing the Vampire: East European Folklore of the Undead at 7 p.m. Thursday (10/30) in 014 University Hall. The event is open to the public and suitable for children sixth grade and higher. At 8 p.m., the Arts and Humanities Dean’s Student Advisory Group will lead groups on a ghost tour around the Oval. Contact: selby.95@osu.edu

Poets Against War events at OSU Urban Arts Space Oct. 29-30

The Rare Books and MSS Library of Ohio State will celebrate the acquisition of the papers from Poets Against War founder Sam Hamill with a pair of readings at OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St. Nineteen local and regional poets will read from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday (10/29) and Hamill, Eleanor Wilner and Breyten Breytenbach will read beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday (10/30). For more information, call OSU Urban Arts Space at 292-8861 or Rare Books and MSS Library at 292-5938. Read more >

Oct. 30 info session for TELR Expertise Grants

Attend an information session for TELR Expertise Grants at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (10/30) in the Learning Collaboration Studio (060 Science and Engineering Library). The session will include a presentation about the grant program and past projects followed by audience questions. Faculty applicants can request up to 100 hours of TELR expertise on a project related to teaching and learning with technology, as well as up to $10,000 in funding. Final proposals are due Nov. 15. Read more >

University Housing hosts Haunt the Halls Oct. 30

University Housing invites OSU staff and faculty families to join in Haunt the Halls in the Residence Halls from 6:30 8:30 p.m. Thursday (10/30). Costumes are highly encouraged for activities, games and safe Halloween fun in the residence hall lobbies. Participating residence halls, which will be marked, include Archer, Drackett, Houck, Norton, Nosker, Scott and Taylor, Baker East, Baker West, Canfield, Fechko, German House, Hanley, Mack, Morrison, Neil, Paterson, Pomerene Scholars East, Scholars West, Siebert, Steeb, Smith, Park, Stradley and Worthington, Lincoln Tower (15th floor) and Morrill Tower (third floor). Contact: Kelly Ignatoski, 247-4664 or kignatoski@studentlife.osu.edu