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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Friday, Nov. 13. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Headline news

Time magazine recognizes President Gee

Time magazine has named Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee one of 10 pre-eminent leaders in higher education in its recent story "The 10 Best College Presidents: Ohio State's Gee and nine other dynamos." Read the article. This issue of the magazine is available in print beginning today (11/13). Read more: http://president.osu.edu/

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Ohio State joins national volunteer recruitment registry

Ohio State's Center for Clinical and Translational Science is one of 51 participants in the first national, disease-neutral, volunteer recruitment registry, ResearchMatch.org. Central Ohioans wishing to participate in research studies can now connect via the not-for-profit Web site with researchers from across the country. ResearchMatch is the product of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium, which is led by the National Center for Research Resources, a part of the National Institutes of Health. Read more >

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Academic Affairs web site lists opportunities for faculty

The Office of Academic Affairs posts calls for nominations and/or applications for national and international awards, fellowships, and other opportunities for faculty at: http://oaa.osu.edu/plans.php. Contact: mailto:davis.436@osu.edu

City and Regional Planning: OSU's newest undergraduate major

Take 60 seconds to uncover a world of opportunities. Take 60 seconds to transform and save the world. Take 60 seconds to check out OSU's newest undergraduate major: the City and Regional Planning major, which started offering classes this fall. Read more: http://knowlton.osu.edu/saveworld

Post or view announcements and meetings on the onCampus Bulletin Board

Weight Watchers at Work introduction meetings are set for 1-2 p.m. Thursday (11/19) and Thursday (12/3) in room 266A at 660 Ackerman Road. Two adult ladies (OSU employees) are looking for players interested in playing Mahjong in the Clintonville area, or elsewhere near the university. View these and other meetings on the Announcements/Meetings section of the onCampus Bulletin Board, http://oncampus.osu.edu/poll/. The bulletin board is available to all OSU faculty and staff.

Events this week

Today: Lyons gives award lecture at Byrd Polar Research Center

Among the highlights at this year's meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Ore., was a lecture by Berry Lyons, director of the School of Earth Sciences. The Geochemical Society, which meets jointly with GSA, named Lyons its 2009 F. Earl Ingerson Lecturer. Lyons will present his Ingerson Lecture for the Ohio State community at 3:30 p.m. today (11/13) at Byrd Polar Research Center (240 Scott Hall). View an abstract of the lecture. Contact: Berry Lyons, mailto:lyons.142@osu.edu

Today: Reducing preterm births topic of talk

Melanie Lutenbacher, associate professor of nursing and pediatrics and director of the PhD in Nursing Science Program at Vanderbilt University will present “Tennessee Connection for Better Birth Outcomes: An ongoing clinical study to reduce preterm births,” at 3 p.m. today (11/13) at the College of Nursing, 264 Newton Hall. The event is open to the public. Tennessee Connections for Better Birth Outcomes is a research program for women who have experienced a prior preterm birth. Contact: Sanford Meisel, at 292-9551 or mailto:meisel.16@osu.edu

Critic’s choice: Andrle to introduce Seconds at the Wexner today

Fred Andrle, longtime popular host of WOSU’s Open Line radio program, will introduce one of his favorite films at the Wexner Center today (11/13): John Frankenheimer’s classic 1966 film Seconds, starring Rock Hudson as a man in search of a new identity. Andrle will introduce at 7 pm, followed by the screening. Read more: http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=4241

Events next week

International Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges Nov. 16

Thomas Hellman, principal of Hellman Consulting LLC and former executive vice-president of Limited Brands, will present "International Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges – A Corporate Perspective," from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday (11/16) in the Knowlton School of Architecture Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Hellman’s areas of expertise include environmental protection, sustainability, product quality, and product related compliance. RSVP to mailto:Isozaki.1@osu.edu.

WOSU to air TV specials during Beat Michigan Week

WOSU will celebrate the spirit of Ohio State University football with television specials to air during Beat Michigan Week. Two Ohio State vs. Michigan football games (1981 and 1984) will air Sunday (11/15) at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Beyond the Gridiron: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes will air Monday (11/16) at 10 p.m.; and The Birth of Ohio Stadium will air Wednesday (11/18) at 10 p.m. Read more: http://www.wosu.org/television/local-programs/