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Friday, November 5, 2021

COVID-19

 

Please visit the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website for the latest information on the university’s response to COVID-19.

Prime Care Connect can save you money on health care. Prime Care Connect is medical coverage designed for those with limited household income and intended to reduce some of the financial reasons that may prevent members from getting appropriate and timely health care. The Ohio State University Health Plan provides support to help determine those who are qualified to participate in this plan. If you qualify, you can apply during Open Enrollment. Click here to learn more about Prime Care Connect.

COVID-19

 

Expanded COVID-19 testing hours at Jesse Owens North on Wednesday

The Jesse Owens North COVID-19 testing site will expand testing hours on Nov. 10. Appointments can be scheduled 7:15 a.m. through 6:45 p.m. The testing site will be closed on Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. As a reminder, all employees who received a COVID-19 vaccine exemption and those who have taken no action are required to test weekly.

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Headline news

 

Last day to make your Buckeyes for Charity pledge

Buckeyes for Charity is your opportunity to support statewide nonprofit organizations by choosing a cause important to you and giving via credit card, cash, check or payroll deduction. Choose from more than 850 Ohio nonprofit organizations that support causes such as housing, food security, health services, animal welfare, education, advocacy programs or the environment. The campaign ends today, Nov. 5. Any donation will make an impact and together we are Caring for Ohioans.

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How employers can keep experienced older workers from retiring

Experienced older workers will retire eventually, but a new study suggests how employers may persuade some of them to stick around for a few more years. It all comes down to offering a specific type of work environment – one that includes autonomy, participation in decision-making, information sharing, training opportunities and good compensation and benefits.

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CEFPRC building progress

A specialty roof system from the Netherlands was recently delivered and installed at Ohio State’s Controlled Environment Food Production Research Complex (CEFPRC). The project is almost halfway complete and all structures are now enclosed in preparation for winter weather conditions. Located on the Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory, west of Kenny Road, the CEFPRC is scheduled to open September 2022.

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Grants and funding

 

Pelotonia Fellowship Program Information Session

Want more information on the Pelotonia Fellowship Program application process? Join us for one of our two virtual information sessions. We are offering the information sessions on Nov. 9, 5-5:30 p.m. and Nov. 10, 8:30-9 a.m. Speak with faculty and students in the program and learn how to apply! Register to attend here.

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Health and wellness

 

Submit a program for Love Your Body Week

The Student Life Student Wellness Center is hosting Love Your Body Week events Feb. 21-24. This campus-wide collaboration is devoted to educating, celebrating and creating a sustainable and supportive campus environment for all body types and experiences. Submit your program by Nov. 7. Any organization, department or individual can contribute. Interested parties can access the Qualtrics submission form here.

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Courses/training

 

HSL Online Workshop: Searching Embase

Join us for from 12-1 p.m. for an introduction to using Embase to search international biomedical literature. With over 31 million indexed records and more than 8,500 indexed peer-reviewed journals, Embase is a highly versatile, multipurpose and up-to-date database covering the most important international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day. This workshop will be led by Kerry Dhakal, assistant professor and HSL research and education librarian, and is great for both beginners or those looking for a skills refresher. Register on the HSL website or email the HSL with questions.

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Opportunities

 

The Contagion Next Time: Priorities for health in a post-COVID-19 world

Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University School of Public Health and author of The Contagion Next Time, will join Dean Amy Fairchild on Nov. 15 as part of our Changing the Conversation: Dean's Public Health Thought Leader Series. Join the College of Public Health as Galea discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how health inequities have left us particularly vulnerable. His talk will challenge us to tackle our nation's deep-rooted obstacles as we prepare for the next crisis.

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Morrison-Beedy to present at Global Intrapreneurs Summit

Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy, chief talent and global strategy officer at the College of Nursing, will serve as a featured speaker at the Global Intrapreneurs Summit on Nov. 17. Morrison-Beedy will discuss how academic settings offer opportunities to build innovation and entrepreneurial spirit and how faculty can think about turning their ideas into innovations and making the world better through translational science. Registration is free.

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Upcoming events

 
Nov. 8

Baumer Series: Michael Murphy

Nov. 9

Designing Transparent Assignments for Inclusive Teaching

Nov. 10

Digital Dialogue Two | Settler-Colonialism and Indigenous Futures

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