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VETERANS
DAY SALUTE TO AFRICAN AMERICAN VETS OF THE VIETNAM WAR ERA
In honor of our nation’s veterans, the Department of African American
and African Studies Community Extension Center will present its annual Black
Veterans Day Salute from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday (11/10) at the Community
Extension Center, 905 Mount Vernon Ave. African American Veterans of the United
States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War Era will share their stories of
courage and triumph and will be honored for their bravery and unwavering commitment
to their country. The event is free and open to the public. Contact: 292-3922. Read
more >
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RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNING WORKSHOP. Alan Ray, Certified Financial
Planner™ Professional, will present a free workshop, “Planning
for Long Life in Retirement” on Friday (11/9) and Wednesday (11/14)
at the Fawcett Center. Three workshop times are available: 12:30-2
p.m., 2:30-4 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. Designed for persons approaching
retirement, the workshop will address the problem of outliving retirement
assets and the challenge of developing more predictable retirement
income. Seating is limited. RSVP to 507-7710 during business hours.
Alan Ray Financial Planning, 6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 116, Columbus,
OH 43229. Alan Ray is a registered representative of Sigma Financial
Corporation, member of FINRA/SIPC.
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TODAY:
RESEARCHER TO BE FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW
Jason Box, assistant professor of geography and research scientist at the
Byrd Polar Research Center, is appearing on the Today Show today (11/6). Play
a clip of the show. He'll be speaking to host Matt Lauer on location in Greenland
as part of the show's weeklong "Ends of the Earth" series. The two
will discuss how Greenland ice is responding to climate change, and talk about
the broader impacts for our planet. The show starts at 7 a.m. on NBC. Box also
appeared on Monday (11/5). Read
more >
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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. today (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.
The Battelle Headline Lecture Series 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 >
LI
TO DISCUSS OSU SUPPORT FOR THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSION
The departments of Geography and Statistics are sponsoring the first lecture
in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Geospatial Data and Analysis
Seminar Series at 3:30 p.m. today (11/6) in 240 Cockins Hall. Rongxing Li,
L.B. Strange Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic
Science at Ohio State, will deliver “Geospatial Information - Continued
OSU Support for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission.” A reception will
follow. Read more >
TELR
TO HOST STUDYMATE WORKSHOP NOV. 7
TELR has licensed StudyMate for all campuses of Ohio State to use for a trial
pilot period to provide instructors another easy way to publish eLearning content.
With StudyMate, instructors can create 10 Flash-based online activities and
games for students to review content for exams. Instructors post these on Carmen
for students to access and some can be downloaded for use on an iPod, PSP or
other mobile device. TELR eLearning Consultants will present a demonstration/workshop
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (11/7) in the Digital Union, 390 Science Engineering
Library. Register online.
StudyMate can be downloaded from OSU Site Licensed Software at www.osuSLS.osu.edu.
BRUCE
MAU TO DELIVER GLIMCHER LECTURE NOV. 7
Bruce Mau, the designer and creative mind behind the global sustainability
project Massive Change and featured in the movie "The 11th Hour," will
give the fifth annual DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Lecture at the Wexner Center
on Wednesday (11/7) in Mershon Auditorium. He will also be signing books in
the lobby at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read more >
NOV.
8 READALOUD PROGRAM TUNED TO WEGMAN EXHIBIT
The Libraries’ ReadAloud
program continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (11/8)
at the Wexner Center Cafe: Cam’s on Campus, with a reading tuned to the
Wegman exhibit. Featured author Charlene Fix, CCAD, will read poetry from her
book, “Flowering Bruno: a Dography” as well as the James Thurber
story, “The Dog That Bit People.” Rick Brown, University Libraries
and editor of “Naked Sunfish,” will be reading the poetry of Maxi
Branin (as translated from “bark” by Ms. Anita Branin), along with
two tales about his Bichon Frise, Henri Richard. Contact: distel.1@osu.edu
OSU
OLENTANGY BIKE TRAIL CLOSED THURSDAY
The Ohio State portion of the Olentangy bike path will be closed between Herrick
Drive and King Avenue on Thursday (11/8). Though the path will be reopened
on Friday (11/9), bicyclists and pedestrians are urged to exercise extreme
caution. The path is closed for tree and foliage removal to prepare the site
for the substation upgrade. The area will be an extreme safety hazard because
of heavy machinery and falling limbs. Contact: Libby Eckhardt, 292-1477 or
eckhardt.12@osu.edu
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