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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Monday, Oct. 5. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

OSUToday sponsored by the Wexner Center for the Arts Our fall Next @ Wex series is kicking into high gear this week beginning with Sea Wolf on Wednesday and Faust on Thursday. Sea Wolf — Los Angeles musician Alex Brown Church — mixes electronic and acoustic instruments for a folk-infused sound hailed as “highly detailed and hauntingly beautiful" by Alternative Press. German krautrock trailblazers Faust, known for their influence on dark ambient and industrial music in the 1970s, are sure to keep their anarcho-artistic intent unchecked in this rare U.S. performance. Read more: http://www.wexarts.org/pa/?seriesid=103UTH

Headline news

Personalized medicine 'killer apps' will transform care model

The next major personalized medicine advances will create therapies that are so effective, consumers will demand systemwide change in the health care industry to gain access, the inventor of the DNA gene sequencer said on Friday (10/2) at the OSU Medical Center’s Personalized Health Care National Conference. Leroy Hood, president of the Institute for Systems Biology, said personalized medicine’s first “killer apps” – therapies that will be nearly 100 percent effective based on patient genes and other individual factors – will drive the transformation of health care from trial-and-error effectiveness.

The Medical Center plans to collaborate with the Institute for Systems Biology to form the P4 Medical Institute, which will accelerate movement toward predictive, personalized, preventive and participatory health care through public-private partnership, said Clay Marsh, executive director of Ohio State’s Center for Personalized Health Care. Read more >

Statement on Bucks for Charity from President Gee:

Last year, as the effects of the economic downturn were becoming widespread, Ohio State faculty and staff stepped up and committed more funds than ever before to the Bucks for Charity Drive. Today, the needs in our neighborhoods and our community are even more acute. Through the campaign, faculty and staff provide funds that directly benefit those in need in our communities. We choose from among hundreds of organzations to support, including those tackling the issues of hunger, children's literacy, environmental conservation, and health care, among many other critical needs. I urge you to participate in the Bucks for Charity Drive to whatever extent you are able. Your participation makes a very real difference. Read more: http://hr.osu.edu/special/bucksforcharity.aspx

John Glenn School of Public Affairs to extend project in Ukraine

The Parliamentary Development Project, operated by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, has received an additional $200,000 contract to extend its democracy-development activities to a strategically important autonomous region in Ukraine. Beginning this month, PDP will open an office in the Autonomous Region of Crimea to its existing operations in Ukraine. Personnel at the Glenn School will help implement programming designed to improve policy, processes and communication at the Crimean Verkhovna Rada, the regional parliament. Read more: http://glennschool.osu.edu/news/pdp/crimea.html

Veterans Learning Community: An academic response to military experience

Arts and Humanities is launching an undergraduate Veterans Learning Community to help GIs connect their military experience with academic approaches to learning and provide them with a platform to communicate their knowledge and know-how to the public. Plans include special topic GEC classes for vets-only starting winter 2010, undergraduate research guidance and support, and social and outreach activities. Open to veterans, active duty, guard, and reserves. Interested students are invited to the inaugural meeting from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday (10/8) at the Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, 104 E. 15th Ave. (between High and Indianola). Contact: Susan Hanson at mailto:veteranslc@osu.edu

University links found on Faculty/Staff web page

Learn about discount programs, homeownership incentives and other benefits available to university faculty and staff. View university policies, the Academic Affairs Policies and procedures handbook, and other governance policies. Download site licensed software. Check out these and many other links on the Faculty/Staff web page at http://www.osu.edu/facultystaff/.

Health director to discuss food safety in Ohio Oct. 6

The Department of Food Science and Technology is kicking off its fall seminar series at noon Tuesday (10/6) in 118 Parker Food Science Building with Alvin D. Jackson, director of the Ohio Department of Health. Jackson will discuss "The Role of the Ohio Department of Health in Ensuring Food Safety in Ohio." The seminar is open to all. Read more: http://fst.osu.edu

Financial planning series: Women’s Financial Independence and Security seminar

The Financial Independence and Security seminar, to be held from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday (10/6) at 1590 N. High St., Suite 430, was developed for women concerned about obtaining and maintaining their financial independence and security. It educates women on their current financial state and identifies some of the important issues they are most concerned about – guarding against risk and preserving their assets. Register at http://hr.osu.edu/OHRD/training/customized.asp. Contact: 292-1050

Public Safety hosts blood drive Oct. 6

The Department of Public Safety is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday (10/6) in 1019 Blankenship Hall. If you have donated on or before Tuesday (8/11) you may be eligible to donate. Schedule an appointment online at http://www.givelife.org/ (sponsor code: buckeyes). Donors may enter a drawing to win two tickets to the OSU-Michigan football game. Contact: mailto:Blakey.1@osu.edu or 292-3595

Undergraduate Research Day Oct. 9

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend Undergraduate Research Day and Student Poster Forum, featuring more than 60 undergraduate student research posters, from 12:30-4 p.m. Friday (10/9) in the atrium of the Physics Research Building. Remarks by President Gee and a reception will be held from 3-4 p.m. View a full schedule of the week’s events at http://ugresearch.adm.ohio-state.edu. RSVPs preferred to mailto:uro@osu.edu with “DAY” in the subject line. Walk-ins welcome.

Oct. 9: JamesCare at Macy’s Easton Breast Cancer Awareness Event

Meet with health experts, schedule a mammogram at the JamesCare Mammography Center at Macy’s (walk in or call 1-800-240-4477), and participate in basic yoga demonstrations from 10 a.m.-noon Friday (10/9) on the second floor of Macy’s Easton Town Center. Women 40 and older should get an annual mammogram. The first 100 women to get a mammogram at JamesCare at Macy’s Easton in October will receive a $10 Macy’s gift card. Read more:
http://www.jamesline.com/viewer/Pages/index.aspx?ItemID=342

Free hearing screenings and hearing protection during October

Celebrate National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month at the OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Make an appointment for a free hearing screening and stop by to pick up some earplugs to protect your hearing. Call 292-6251 to make an appointment.

Reminders

2010 Junior Seminar call for proposals

Tenure-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). For details about the program and how to propose a seminar, contact Jessica Mercerhill at mailto:mercerhill.1@osu.edu.

International Photography Competition: Oct. 16 deadline

Current students, faculty, staff and visiting scholars at Ohio State are invited to submit their photos to the 2009 International Photography Competition by Wednesday (10/16). Entries must have been taken outside the United States. A "Best of Show" will be selected, as well as first-third places in People, Places, and Food categories. The winning photographs will be exhibited in Bricker Hall Monday (11/16)-Thursday (12/31). Visit http://oia.osu.edu/photo-contest for entry form.