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Thursday, June 7, 2018

 
     
 
Sponsor Join Team Ohio at the 2018 Heart Walk.

The 2018 American Heart Association Heart Walk will take place at McFerson Commons on Saturday (8/25). As a celebration of the 25th Heart Walk Anniversary, each walker is encouraged to donate $25. Captains and walkers have the great opportunity to get others involved, to fundraise with a team and raise awareness in their communities. Our partnership with the American Heart Association helps us to improve the health of those we serve. Participants who sign up before Monday (8/17) will receive the team Ohio State T-shirt for Free! To join a heart walk team or to create your own, please visit here.

Headline news

Affordability commitment to regional campuses story

Under an expansion of the Buckeye Opportunity Program, the university will increase financial support for low- and moderate-income Ohio students on the university’s five regional campuses. Starting in spring 2019, the university will commit up to $3 million a year in additional financial aid to cover the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for regional campus students who are from Ohio, qualify for federal Pell Grants, have successfully started their college career by earning 12 credit hours and have initiated or completed a student-success course. The program begins this fall.
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Launching pad: Chad Whittington’s path to CEO story

For Chad Whittington, a music appreciation class at Ohio State Mansfield turned out to be a life changer. The Pickerington resident took the elective course while a freshman at the regional campus — and the instructor required Whittington and his classmates to attend a performance by professional musicians.
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If you’re an OSU Health Plan member (18 years+), consider University Health Connection (UHC) for medical care.

Need a Primary Care Provider (PCP)? UHC physicians are accepting new patients! UHC provides walk-in Convenient Care services that are usually faster for non-emergency care than at the Emergency Department (colds, sore throats, flu, sinus infections; minor cuts/abrasions; minor burns; non-traumatic back pain; UTIs; strains and sprains). Office visit covered at 100%. Visit here for hours. Call 614-289-1752 to make an appointment.

Nisbet on All Sides with Ann Fisher story

Erik Nisbet, associate professor in the School of Communication, appeared on WOSU’s All Sides with Ann Fisher on Tuesday (5/22) to discuss recent actions by the Environmental Protection Agency to change environmental policy, in addition to climate change denial in the United States.
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What do you see when you picture your future?

Do you know how much that picture will cost? You can run some calculations here or talk it over with your VALIC financial advisor. So, enroll and start saving for your future today! Online here or by phone 614-436-4501. Or talk with your VALIC financial advisor. #makeitpossible

Awards and recognition

Heart surgeon partners with Dublin students

Dr. Peter Lee, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Ohio State’s Ross Heart Hospital, has a serious interest in space travel and its effects on the body. Through a grant from NASA, he shared that passion for space travel with 85 students at Eli Pinney Elementary School in Dublin. He led the students of Team JELLIES (Jellyfish Experiment to Learn about Life in the Environment of Space) through a 12-week program on scientific process, space, engineering, microgravity and what happens to the human body in space. The program includes a student-designed experiment that will fly to space this fall aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard sub-orbital rocket.
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COPEC, a non-profit organization, invites you to a no cost lunch and learn workshop – Retirement Decisions,

a specifically designed for those contemplating retirement within the next five years. The program will cover OPERS-STRS-SERS Pension Benefits, Pension Distribution Options, Social Security Benefits and Offsets, Alternative Retirement Plans, Current and Proposed Health Plans and Long-Term Care Options. This luncheon program will be at the Ohio State Faculty Club Thursday (6/14) at noon. Advance registration required online or by calling Hannah at 614-799-8668.

Health and wellness

Register for TriFit Challenge

Ohio State Ross Heart Hospital’s TriFit Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon is back with three levels of challenge for beginners to experts. Swim, bike and run from Antrim Park to the Ohio Stadium field on Sunday (7/22). Your race supports lifesaving heart and vascular research at the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. Or choose the 5k for those not quite ready for a triathlon but who want to take steps to improve their heart health. Employees receive 15 percent off registration. Ohio State students receive 25 percent off.
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Courses/training

SIMCenter offers first online course

Introduction to LS-DYNA is a 100 percent online short course that introduces the nonlinear finite element solver (explicit time integration) offered by Livermore Software Technology Corporation. Individuals may enroll at any time. All coursework must be completed during 14 consecutive calendar days. Academic pricing is available. SIMCenter is an interdisciplinary research center for the virtual simulation and modeling of product performance and manufacturing processes in the College of Engineering.
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Getting around campus

SR-315 on-ramp closure, Cannon Drive, Neil Avenue

Multiple construction projects will have an impact on vehicles and pedestrians in and around the medical center area. The Monday (6/11) closure of the SR-315 on ramp at 12th Avenue, as well as Cannon Drive, south of Herrick Drive, will limit vehicular traffic and detour shuttle routes. Fencing will be installed along Neil Avenue in early June to shift pedestrian traffic to the east.
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6/27
 

Join special CDC guests for a discussion with the Infectious Diseases Institute
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7/11
 

Paper and Bytes: Managing Ohio State Records
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