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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Thursday, Oct. 22. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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President Gee addresses College Board: 'More than a Sum of its Parts'

At the 2009 College Board Forum on Wednesday (10/21), President E. Gordon Gee told K-12 and higher education leaders they have a grave responsibility: "Three hundred million Americans are looking to us in this room for solutions." Read the president's speech on the importance of education in a time of national uncertainty at http://president.osu.edu/speeches/collegeboard_10212009.php. Follow him on Twitter, at http://twitter.com/presidentgee.

Headline news

Today: Homecoming Parade, Nike Human Race to impact campus traffic

The Homecoming Parade/Pep Rally and Nike Human Race will shut down most major roads on campus later today (10/23). More than 2,700 racers are registered to participate in the 5k/10k race. In addition, there is a 7 p.m. concert at the Schottenstein Center. Police and enforcement officers will begin to shut down roads starting at 5:30 p.m., and roads will remain closed until around 10 p.m. Motorists should anticipate significant traffic delays and plan accordingly to reduce frustration.

• The parade begins at 6 p.m. from Ohio Stadium and ends at the South Oval about 7:15 p.m., where a Pep Rally will follow. View a map of the parade route. Read more: http://homecoming.osu.edu/
• Runners will begin to stage on College Road for the start of the race from 7-7:15 p.m. The race begins immediately following the Pep Rally; start is on College Road just north of Hagerty. Read more >
  

Caligiuri elected president of Association of American Cancer Institutes

Michael Caligiuri, who leads the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James), is now president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. Previously, Caligiuri served a two-year term as vice president and president-elect for the AACI, which is comprised of 95 leading cancer research centers in the United States. He assumed his new two-year term during the association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Read more >

Today: Rizzoni to discuss world’s fastest hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle

Giorgio Rizzoni, director of Ohio State’s Center for Automotive Research, will present “Buckeye Bullet 2! The fastest hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in the world,” at 2:30 p.m. today (10/23) in Scott Laboratory, room E001. Recently, the Buckeye Bullet 2 vehicle, created by a team of Ohio State students, recorded new FIA land speed records for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, with speeds in excess of 300 mph. The seminar will examine the history of the electric land speed record team at OSU, and describe in some technical detail the fuel cell power system and the vehicle.

Today: Dentistry’s Office of Research Distinguished Lecture

Stephen Hecht, a Wallin Land Grant Professor of Cancer Prevention and an American Cancer Society Research Professor at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center, will deliver the College of Dentistry Office of Research Distinguished Lecture from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. today (10/23) in 115 Biomedical Research Tower. The lecture, "Mechanisms and Prevention of Tobacco-Induced Cancer," is free and open to the OSU community. Contact: mailto:spires.56@osu.edu. Read more >

Events next week

Renowned scholar to give two lectures Oct. 25

Professor Menachem Kellner will present two lectures on Sunday (10/25). Both are free and open to the public.

• "When Does Criticism of Israel Shade into the 'New' Anti-Semitism—and Why?" at 10 a.m., Columbus Jewish Community Center, 1125 College Ave. Part of the Melton Center’s Israel and Its Neighbors series, co-sponsored with the Columbus Jewish Federation.
• Kellner will discuss "When Theology Affects Law: The Case of Maimonides," 7 p.m. at Wexner Heritage Village — the Melton Center for Jewish Studies' Annual Feibel Lecture on Judaism and Law. OSU professor of philosophy Tamar Rudavsky will give a response.

Contact: Nancy Golden, mailto:golden.45@osu.edu or Lori Fireman, mailto:fireman.2@osu.edu. Read more: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/

Oct. 26 MBI colloquium: Biometry, R.A. Fisher, and Statistical Science

When Noel Cressie was awarded the R.A. Fisher Lectureship by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies in August, he gave a special lecture in Washington, D.C. He will combine parts of that lecture with a science perspective on statistics’ role in answering today’s biggest interdisciplinary questions, for a presentation at 2:30 p.m. Monday (10/26) in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute Lecture Hall (355 Jennings Hall). For an abstract of the lecture, see: http://mbi.osu.edu/seminars/colloquium.html. Contact: Noel Cressie, at mailto:Cressie.1@osu.edu

Out in the World: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth

A workshop, Out in the World: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Wednesday (10/28) in 115 Stillman Hall. CEU/clock hours available. Through didactic presentation, small group work and activities, participants will increase their understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth and how to best meet their educational, social, and other needs. Register at: http://csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar/091028

November events

Forging Multidisciplinary Collaborations – 2009 Research Expo

Some of the most exciting research occurs at the intersection of disciplines, where different perspectives often yield new insights. But multidisciplinary research also poses significant challenges. How do you create successful multidisciplinary collaborations? At the annual Research Expo on Tuesday (11/3) in the Thompson Library, a panel of Ohio State faculty researchers will offer tips on how to find collaborators and negotiate issues such as authorship, workload, tenure, etc. in multidisciplinary research. Contact: mailto:froilan.2@osu.edu. Read more: http://ortec.osu.edu/ram/expo/schedule/

OARDC to host OSU Renewable Energy Workshop

Ohio State will host its second annual Renewable Energy Workshop on Thursday (11/12) in the Fisher Auditorium at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster. Hear updates on wind, solar, bioenergy and biofuel production and use in Ohio; see practical ways to use less energy and save money; and tour OARDC’s state-of-the-art biomass processing and research facilities. More than a dozen experts from Ohio State and industry will speak. Contact: Mary Wicks, mailto:wicks.14@osu.edu. Read more >

Reminders

Deadline extended: Learning Collaboration Studio reservations due Oct. 28

Looking for a flexible, technology-rich classroom or meeting space? The Learning Collaboration Studio (SEL 060) is available at no cost for classes, meetings and training sessions and may be reserved for an entire course or a single session. Course requests for Winter 2010 are due Wednesday (10/28) at 5 p.m. Contact mailto:lcstudio@osu.edu or visit http://lt.osu.edu/lcs for details.