Stone Lab to broadcast summer lecture series

Stone Laboratory is now offering its summer Guest Lectures Series -- originating from Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie -- live in Columbus via videoconferencing Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. in 244 Kottman Hall.

At 7 p.m., a 15-minute research brief will be presented by faculty and scientists working at the lab, followed by a short break, and the guest lecture at 7:45 p.m. Upcoming lecturers include:

• David Rockwell, Great Lakes National Program Office, USEPA, will present "Tracking Indicators of Lake Erie's Health 1983-2002" on July 3.

• David A. Smith, president of Freshwater Farms of Ohio, will present "Aquaculture in Ohio" on July 10.

• Gail Krantzberg, director of the Great Lakes Regional Office of the International Joint Commission, will present "The International Joint Commission and Current Challenges Facing the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem" on July 17.

The free programs are open to the public. OSU students may register for NR 880 (grad only) or 799 (undergrad) and receive credit for attending. To register for course credit, contact Rosanne Fortner at 292-8949 or fortner.2@osu.edu.

For details, call 292-8949 or visit the Web at www.sg.ohio-state.edu/publications/f-activities.html.

Photography workshop

Stone Laboratory will host a nature photography workshop taught by Ian Adams from July 31-Aug. 2. The non-credit course is designed for novice and experienced photographers.

Using Lake Erie Island landmarks and abundant natural subjects, the workshop will incorporate slide presentations, classroom seminars and field photography sessions with personal coaching, demonstrations and critiques.

The cost of the workshop is $400, which includes two nights of lodging, all meals, and fees on Gibraltar Island. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants.

Adams' photographs are featured in the acclaimed book Ohio: A Bicentennial Portrait, which contains 250 of his photos depicting Ohio's natural wonders and historic treasures. One of his photographs was recently selected by the U.S. Postal Service as the image on a 37-cent stamp issued to commemorate Ohio's bicentennial.

For information about Adams, visit his Web site at www.ianadamsphotography.com.

Bike path closed, detour posted

The bike path that runs along Cannon Drive is closed between John Herrick Drive and King Avenue, while the Ohio Department of Transportation builds new ramps for state Route 315. Walkers and bikers on Ohio State's campus should take the Cannon Drive to King Avenue detour and pick up the bike path at the intersection of Cannon and King.

Despite "detour" and "road closed" signs and orange construction fencing blocking the bike path entrances, many people are still using the bike path, and it could have dangerous results, said Ferzan Ahmed, ODOT project engineer. The bike path runs through a construction zone where crews are operating 100-ton cranes, bulldozers and moving heavy materials.

"We closed the bike path for everyone's safety," Ahmed said.

He added that as work moves closer to the bike path, it's nearly impossible for equipment operators to spot walkers, joggers or bicyclists in the area. The sight problem is compounded by the hilly terrain.

Crews are building a new bike path along the Olentangy River that will open in the summer of 2004, when the new bridges above it are complete.

For more information, call Lindsay Mendicino at 644-6584 or Michelle May at 644-8309.

OSU hosts Addiction Studies Institute

The annual Ohio State University Summer Institute of Addiction Studies, to be held July 22-26 at the Fawcett Center, provides professional development opportunities in the areas of substance abuse and addiction. The keynote speaker is Douglas Talbott, founder of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the Talbott Recovery Campus in Atlanta.

Dean and Dudley Evenson will provide a closing program on the "Healing Power of Music in the Recovery Process." Tickets for this presentation can be purchased separately from the institute registration.

A physician track will be presented on July 26. This track will include presentations addressing the neurobiology of addiction, chronic pain and addiction, opiate addiction treatment and club drugs.

The institute is sponsored by the Ohio State Medical Center and developed in cooperation with OSU Addiction Medicine at Talbot Hall.

For details, contact the Office of Continuing Education at 292-8571, conf@gate.ce.ohio-state.edu or visit the Web at www.pware.com/2753.

Free financial workshop is July 9

The Office of Human Resources is continuing its free financial planning series with a July 9 workshop, "Taking a Realistic Look at Equity Returns," to be held at noon in M100 Starling-Loving Hall.

Examine U.S. equity returns over different time periods for a realistic perspective of fund performance. Some prior knowledge of investments such as mutual funds and other types of assets will be helpful.

To register, contact 247-7961 or admin@hr.osu.edu, or visit the Web at http://hr.osu.edu/finseries.htm.

Day camps offered at OSU Marion

Kids ages 7-13 from north central Ohio can beat the summer doldrums by enrolling in Ohio State Marion Kids' College, July 7-10 and 14-17.

The cost for each session ranges from $50 to $55, and a limited number of scholarships are available.

For registration details, call (740) 383-2101. For scholarship information, call Karen Ream at OSU-M, (740) 389-6786, ext. 6320.

Newark to present July 4th celebration

A patriotic fireworks display will light the summer sky capping an evening of musical entertainment on July 3 at the Newark campus of Ohio State and Central Ohio Technical College. Local band Sticks and Stones will kick off the event in the Martha Grace Reese Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. and again after the fireworks display, followed by the Land of Legend Philharmonic Orchestra.

The fireworks will begin at dusk. Everyone is encouraged to bring picnics and lawn chairs for the free event.

For details, contact Teri Holder, director of marketing and public relations, at (740) 366-9420 or holder.20@osu.edu.

• The next concert in the Newark Campus Summer Concert Series will be Aug. 1, featuring Dwight Lenox and the Lenox Avenue Express Jazz Band. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Summer festival set for Marion campus

Ohio State Marion will host Celebrate Summer on June 28, a day of art, music, classic cars and food.

The event will include displays from more than 50 artists from Ohio and the Midwest, and a classic car show. The musical line-up includes bluegrass music by Northwest Territory, 1950s and '60s rock n' roll by Third Degree Sideburn, and folk music by award-winning singer/songwriter Steve Free.

Works by the faculty and staff of Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College will be on display in the Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, located in Morrill Hall Lobby.

For more information on exhibiting artwork, crafts, musical performance times or other events, contact Bronwen Babich at (740) 389-6786, ext. 6341.

HEC presents Ohio pioneers quilt exhibit

Ohio Pioneers of the Art Quilt, presented by the College of Human Ecology's Historic Costume and Textiles Collection runs through Aug. 31 at the Snowden Gallery, in Campbell Hall. The exhibit allows observers to travel back to the 1970s when the art quilt movement began in Ohio. Surface treatments from paint to the use of hand-dyed fabrics, photo transfer and embellishments of beads, bangles and even mosquitoes, invite the viewer to expand their definition of quilt.

For details, contact Eva Bradshaw at 292-7316, or bradshaw.3@osu.edu, or visit the Web at www.hec.osu.edu/artquilt.