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Friday, April 16, 2021

COVID-19

 

Schedule your vaccination today

Public health experts estimate that we can achieve herd immunity if 75% to 85% of the population is vaccinated or has antibodies. If the university community is able to reach that threshold, we have a better chance of scaling back on some precautions in the fall — including lifting the outdoor mask mandate. Right now, more than 40% of the campus community has either scheduled or received at least one COVID-19 shot. Do your part and schedule your vaccination today. There are appointments available — even some same-day availability — for students, faculty and staff to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccination. Schedule through MyChart or by calling 614-688-8299.

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Treat your shelf to books and more from the Wexner Center Store. Be nice to those bookshelves you’ve been using as a Zoom background — get them something new from the Wexner Center Store. Recently added titles include "A Little Devil in America," the nationally acclaimed book of essays on Black performers from Columbus writer Hanif Abdurraqib, and the anthology "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song." You could also perk up your space with store items such as artist-designed housewares or a new OD-11 wireless loudspeaker. The store is open five days a week in the lower lobby of the Wexner Center for the Arts and you can browse 24-7 online here

Headline news

 

How people decide when they have so many choices

It’s one thing to decide among two or three snacks available at a friend’s house. But what do people do when they’re faced with a vending machine offering 36 different options? A new study using eye-tracking technology suggests that the amount of time people spend looking at individual items may actually help them decide. Findings showed that people tended to choose snacks they spent more time looking at, sometimes even over snacks that they rated more highly.

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Department of History of Art Patrons' Circle Lecture

In January 1969, the electronic light sculptor Tom Lloyd became a founding member of the Art Workers’ Coalition. This talk examines Lloyd’s contributions to the group, especially his efforts to start a study center devoted to Black and Puerto Rican art and his artistic research project, the Community Artists Cultural Survey. The presentation explores more broadly how archives structure art history and histories of the disregarded.

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Ohio State undergraduate awarded Truman Scholarship

Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan has been awarded a 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Arheghan, a third-year political science and Chinese major, is one of 62 students selected for this prestigious honor from 845 candidates nominated by 328 colleges and universities – a record number of applicants. Scholars are recommended by 17 independent selection panels based on the finalists’ academic success and leadership accomplishments, as well as their potential as future public service leaders.

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Ohio State, IGS Energy launch initiative

Ohio State and IGS Energy announced a new public-private initiative to support research, student engagement and other university programs promoting sustainable energy. The initiative reflects the urgency of transitioning to low-carbon options for energy to reduce climate change, a priority for both Ohio State and IGS Energy. The company will invest $1 million over five years in sustainable energy research and student learning through the university’s Sustainability Institute with an aim of developing new innovations and emerging leaders to facilitate the transition.

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Health and wellness

 

Healthy Living Lunch-and-Learn series

Ohio State Extension Family and Consumer Sciences educators are offering free virtual Healthy Living Lunch-and-Learn webinars now through April 30. Join us to learn more about "Making Cents," "Making Sense of Brain Health and Dementia," "Healthy Living for Fast-Paced Lives" and more.

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Courses/training

 

Virtual school garden education series returns

4-H Project Green Teacher, the school garden series for educators, will return as a virtual format this June. The week long series will meet June 7-11 at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily for one hour each with breaks in between. Garden professionals, area teachers, non-profit personnel and others will teach sessions that focus on starting a garden, engaging stakeholders, curriculum, grants, soils, season extension pollinators and more. The virtual program registration deadline is June 1.

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Corporate Research Engagement 101: The Basics

Join University Libraries Research Commons to learn what industry partners value from their relationship with academia and how academia benefits from engaging in collaborative industry-sponsored research. Registration is required for the event on April 20 at 12:30 p.m.

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Opportunities

 

Racialization and Latinxs: Contemplating Colonial Unknowing

Single story narratives, frequently without histories and portrayed as recent and unwanted arrivals, racialize Latinxs. This often creates one-dimensional and superficial views of complex Latinx communities. A conversation presented by Luis Urrieta, from the University of Texas at Austin, discusses untangling the roles of colonialism and imperialism in the formation of racialized Latinx identities in the United States Join the Organization of Latinx/Hispanic Employees (OLÉ) on May 7, 1–2:30 p.m. to participate in this engaging presentation and discussion. Anyone interested in the topic is welcome to join.

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Upcoming events

 
April 5 - May 2

Iteration X Online Dance Exhibition

April 5 - May 2

2021 Department of Design Spring Exhibit

April 21

Book Club: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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