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Here’s an elegant nightclub experience right on your doorstep. Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski backed up trumpeter Tomasz Stanko at the Wexner Center’s enormously popular concert in 2006, and he returns tonight with his own jazz trio in a cabaret-style setting, complete with table seating and a cash bar. You’ll have the chance to hear Wasilewski’s finely crafted originals, as well as creative covers ranging from Stanko to Prince. Read more >
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Headline news
Javaune Adams-Gaston named VP for Student Life
 OSU President E. Gordon Gee announced the appointment of Javaune Adams-Gaston as vice president for student life during the Friday (11/7) Board of Trustees
meeting. Adams-Gaston will fill the post following the January 2009 retirement of Richard Hollingsworth, who has held that position since 2006. Adams-Gaston is executive director of the University Career Center and the President’s Promise program at the University of Maryland in College Park, and equity administrator in the university’s Division of Student Affairs. Read more >
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LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION STUDY. Volunteers, individuals ages 35-60, are being recruited for a lifestyle intervention study to modify health risk factors. The study will be conducted on the OSU campus during lunch time. Participation in the study will last approximately 12 weeks. Several blood samples and filling out of questionnaires will be required. Must have access to Internet. A volunteer fee will be paid. If you are interested please e-mail Kemba Days Yancey at gcrc.research@osumc.edu.
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Michaels named dean of the
Moritz College of Law
OSU President E. Gordon Gee announced the appointment of Alan C. Michaels as dean of the
Moritz College of Law at the Friday (11/7) meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees. Michaels, who holds the Edwin M. Cooperman Endowed Professorship of Law in Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law, has been named dean effective Saturday (11/1). He has been serving as interim dean since May 2008, succeeding Nancy Rogers who left the university to become Ohio’s attorney general. Michaels joined the Ohio State law faculty in 1995. Read more >
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If you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder, you may be eligible to participate in a research study of an investigational medication conducted at the Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry. All qualified participants will receive study-related medication or placebo and care at no cost and receive some compensation for their time. For more information, call the Clinical Research Office at (614) 293-7109 or e-mail clinicaltrials@osumc.edu.
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Ohio State announces partnership with UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company
Ohio State formally announced a partnership with the UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company on Friday (11/7) at the University’s Board of Trustees meeting. President E. Gordon Gee calls the international partnership one of the university’s most important initiatives, an opportunity for two world-class institutions to come together to create a premier program for the study, teacher training and production of Shakespeare, inspired by the methodology and highly respected practices of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The partnership - the first of its kind in the U.S. - is being spearheaded by the office of Karen Bell, associate vice president, and includes the College of Education and Human Ecology, the Colleges of the Arts and Humanities, and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Read more >
Notice: Ambassador Holbrooke’s Nov. 13 lecture cancelled
The lecture to be given by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke at 4 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in 1008 Evans Laboratory has been cancelled. President-elect Barack Obama has called Holbrooke to Washington, D.C., to help with his transition to the presidential office. This event will not be rescheduled. If you have any questions, contact mann.281@osu.edu.
Today: Symposium on Evolution of Genomes and Origin of Species
Symposium on Evolution of Genomes and Origin of Species will take place today (11/10) at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute. The symposium brings together some of the leading researchers in evolutionary dynamics and mathematical modeling to talk about the evolution itself of Darwin's theory, and its applications to diverse systems such as cancer and infectious diseases. View a schedule and details online.
Faludi is Nov. 13 Diversity Lecture & Cultural Arts Series guest
Susan Faludi, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and best-selling author will deliver "The Heart of the Matter: 'How Feminism Explains America' "at 4 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in the auditorium of the Moritz College of Law, Drinko Hall. She is the author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Stiffed: Betrayal of the American Man and The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America. The lecture is free, open to the public and no RSVP is required. Read more >
Digital Union to host Microsoft Surface demo Nov. 12
Learn about Microsoft Surface technology by attending a hands-on demonstration from Microsoft professionals at 9 a.m. Wednesday (11/12) at the Digital Union (SEL 370). Microsoft Surface™ is a revolutionary computing (touchtable) platform that responds to natural hand gestures and real world objects, helping people interact with technology in a way that is simple and intuitive. Read more >
K’arts Korean Music Ensemble Nov. 12
The Korean Studies Initiative and the East Asian Studies Center will present the K’arts Korean Music Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (11/12) at Hughes Auditorium. The ensemble will perform Korean traditional music and dance, including court dance, court ensemble music, folk music (sanjo and sinawi) and percussion band music (samulnori). The performance is free. To view other international events, visit http://oia.osu.edu.
World Usability Day: Transportation focus of Nov. 13 event
This year's World Usability Day is focused on transportation. Visit the Learning Collaboration Studio (SEL 060) for a panel discussion with community leaders in transportation, a reception, and a keynote address about virtual offices and the mobile workforce, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday (11/13). For details and to RSVP, visit uxnet.org/archives/1454.
Designing next-generation energy systems lecture Nov. 13
Dan G. Cacuci, director of the Institute of Nuclear Technology and Reactor Safety, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, will offer an open presentation on the use of predictive science tools in the design of the next-generation of energy systems, from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in Scott Labs, Room E100. Cacuci is visiting OSU as a candidate for director for the OSU Institute for Energy and the Environment. Contact: potter.138@osu.edu. Read more >
View highlights of Ottawa International Animation Film Festival at Wexner
The Ottawa International Animation Festival, held every year in September, is the largest festival of its kind in North America. The traveling program, screening Thursday (11/13) at the Wexner Center includes highlights from the 2008 festival and displays the wide variety of styles and subjects currently being explored by animators from around the world. The screening includes content not appropriate for children. Read more >
CUNY professor to speak on science and the arts
Brian Schwartz, vice president for research and sponsored programs, professor of physics, and co-director of the New Media Lab at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York will deliver "Science as Performance: A Proactive Strategy to Communicate and Educate Through Theater, Music, and Dance" at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in 1015 McPherson. The lecture is part of Ohio State's “Darwin: Growth of an Idea” celebration of science. Read more >
Department of Theatre hosts symposium on science and theatre
The Department of Theatre is hosting a symposium in conjunction with its production of Stephen R. Culp’s Pangea at 3:30 p.m. Friday (11/14) in the Roy Bowen Theatre, Drake Performance & Event Center. The panel will respond to the production while discussing the practical and theoretical aspects of incorporating science as the subject matter in theatre. Speakers include playwright Stephen R. Culp, director Jimmy Bohr, Berry Lyons, director of the OSU Byrd Polar Research Center, and Brian Schwartz of the CUNY Department of Physics. Pangea runs Thursday (11/13)-Sunday (11/23). This symposium is free and open to the public. Contact: dekker.13@osu.edu or 292-5821
Outreach and Engagement hosts Partnership: Let's Talk about What Works
The Office of University Outreach and Engagement is hosting "Partnership: Let's Talk about What Works," from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday (11/14) at 1590 N. High St., Room 430. Faculty and community partner teams will host roundtable discussions about what makes their outreach partnerships successful. Register online
Student Financial Aid offers economic forums
The Office of Student Financial Aid will offer two forums in November to address students' questions and concerns about the effect of the economy on your ability to pay for school and other expenses, at 5 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in 155 Jennings Hall and 5 p.m. Monday (11/24) in 250 Knowlton Hall. Students and parents and interested members of the Ohio State community are invited to attend. In addition, a listing of related frequently asked questions will be available at http://sfa.osu.edu. Contact: Carla Mattmiller, mattmiller.1@osu.edu or Frances Robbins, robbins.72@osu.edu
CABS Veterans Day holiday service announced
In observance of the Veterans Day Holiday, CABS will run reduced service on Tuesday (11/11). Please note that during the holiday "WA," "WB," "WC," "CX," and "CXC" permits are valid in "C" spaces on Central Campus. For more information, visit the Transportation & Parking Services web site.
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