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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

COVID-19 - Get Vaccinated

 

The university strongly encourages all students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated. Walk-in appointments are available on campus and there are Wexner Medical Center locations around central Ohio and even more at retail locations throughout the state.

Once you have been vaccinated, the university is asking employees to voluntarily share their vaccine information by completing this simple form. Even if you were vaccinated through the Wexner Medical Center or your information appears in MyChart, we are asking you to submit through this form so that it can be used in our public health response. This information will be used for contact tracing, isolating/quarantining or other individual case decisions in the event of a COVID-19 exposure, as aggregate data to determine the percentage of vaccinated Ohio State employees, and to drive decisions on public health measures needed for the Ohio State community.

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Please visit the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website for the latest information on the university’s response to COVID-19. For stories that highlight the many ways the Ohio State community is contributing to the fight against COVID-19, visit the Together As Buckeyes website.

Safety Spotlight

 

Safety Spotlight: Front Elbow

The force of an elbow jab is powerful enough to fend off an attacker and allow you time to run to safety. OSUPD’s Officer Cassi Shaffer, one of Ohio State’s certified Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D) instructors, teaches a self-defense technique called “Front Elbow” in this week’s Safety Spotlight. Watch this short video to learn how to use your elbow as an additional line of defense during an attack.

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FREE NALOXONE KITS AVAILABLE. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has partnered with Project DAWN (Deaths Avoid With Naloxone) to provide training and free naloxone kits at our hospital pharmacy locations in response to the rise in fentanyl contamination and overdose deaths. Anyone can pick up a kit and get trained; a prescription is not necessary. Whether you are caring for someone that uses opioids to manage pain or know someone with an opioid addiction or who uses other substances, having Narcan can help save a life. To learn more, visit here.

Headline news

 

Celebrating Ohio Cities

Ohio State University Extension is celebrating “Urban October,” a worldwide campaign the United Nations launched to focus on the opportunities and challenges created by the fast rate of change in cities. The theme of Ohio’s month-long campaign is “Celebrating Ohio Cities—Where We Live, Work, Play, Learn and Serve.” This is OSU Extension’s first year participating in Urban October. In the coming years, the team looks forward to collaborating with additional university and community partners to build on this foundation. Watch video.

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Working on a new GE course proposal?

The faculty of the ASCC Themes Panel and the Theme Advisory Groups would like to invite faculty and staff working on new GE Themes course proposals to an open Zoom meeting on Oct. 28, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Panel members will answer questions about how they evaluate new courses, what they see as key elements of successful proposals and how this new facet of the GE endeavors to engage students in higher-level, interdisciplinary thinking.

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Earn your MBA by using Ohio State's Tuition Assistance Plan. The Working Professional MBA at Fisher College of Business is a top-10 nationally ranked program — and it’s now accessible 100% online. Take advantage of flexible weeknight or weekend scheduling and Ohio State’s generous Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Plan to earn your MBA. The 2022 application is open, so apply today or learn more by visiting our website.

Low-income people saw smallest drop in travel during COVID-19

Low-income people were the least likely to reduce their local travel during the COVID-19 lockdown, probably because they still had to go to work, a case study in Columbus suggests. In fact, their average travel distances increased during the pandemic, as they were often forced to find work farther from their homes.

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Grants and funding

 

Dissertation research funding available via Fulbright-Hays

The Office of International Affairs is soliciting applicants for the FY2022 U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship competition. This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Interested students must contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser before Oct. 31 to discuss the application process.

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Veterinary primary care facility accepting new patients! The Veterinary Medical Center’s (VMC) primary care service is located within the Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic at 655 Vernon L Tharp St., just east of the VMC. Providing extraordinary general veterinary care for dogs and cats in a new, state-of-the-art teaching environment. Learn more. Free parking. 10% discount to university faculty and staff with Buck ID. Please call 614-292-1573.

Courses/training

 

Advocates and Allies for Equity workshop/facilitation

Attention male and male-identified allies: Help create a more inclusive and equitable culture for women and minoritized groups at Ohio State. Male campus leaders and advocates will lead this virtual workshop Oct. 19, 3-4:30 p.m. Participants will learn about gender bias, skills and strategies to interrupt it and ways to contribute to positive changes on Ohio State’s campuses. This NSF, evidence-based approach helps create an environment where all can thrive and contribute. Male and male-identified faculty and staff should register by Oct. 18.

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Opportunities

 

Research mentoring training

If you are a mentor or would like to be one, attend the research mentoring workshop for faculty Nov. 15 and 22 (must attend both sessions) from 1-4 p.m. on Zoom, presented by the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. The training is designed to help faculty who mentor early career researchers, whether junior faculty, postdoctoral trainees or graduate students, to become more effective research and career mentors.

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Leadership Compass Workshop. How well do you know yourself? Self-awareness is essential to being a good leader. When you understand who you are -- your talents, beliefs and skills -- you are better prepared to not only lead yourself, but others too. Join the OSU Leadership Center for this Nov. 4 workshop. Beth Flynn is facilitating this online workshop.

Fourth Annual Florence Nightingale Day

The American Statistical Association and the Caucus for Women in Statistics will host the Fourth Annual Florence Nightingale Day virtually on Oct. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. All students in grades 8-12 are invited to attend as part of an international promotion of data science and data analytics. The day aims to celebrate women in statistics and data science while helping students to discover opportunities in the field through activities and discussions. Activities will be conducted by Ohio State professors, industry professionals, community supporters and college students.

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Getting around campus

 

CABS autumn break service

In observance of autumn break, CABS will run reduced service Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. Service details are available online.

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Complimentary flu shots available. YP4H and the OSU Health Plan want you to stay healthy during this flu season. Faculty, staff and their dependents (over 7 years of age) who are enrolled in the university medical plan can get a flu shot at no charge at any in-network preferred retail pharmacy. All benefits-eligible faculty and staff can get vaccinated at limited on-campus locations while supplies last. For details or to register for an appointment, visit here.

Upcoming events

 
Oct. 13

Transitioning to a non-quarantine work world

Oct. 14

Afghanistan: Insights from History and Political Science

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