1. Researchers mass-produce embryonic stem cells
2. Compound inhibits pathway in breast cancer
3. First dinosaur raptor identified in Southern Hemisphere
4. Ohio named Top 10 tech spot
5. OSU Extension boosts Ohio's economy
6. Lady Bucks finish sweet season
7. Gene Smith to lead Department of Athletics
8. OSU engineering camp offered for middle school girls
9. First alumni congressional breakfast held in D.C.

Ohio State professor wins Tyler Prize for global warming research Internationally recognized glaciologist Lonnie Thompson, an Ohio State professor of geological sciences, is one of two scientists to win the 2005 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award regarded by some in the field as equivalent to a Nobel Prize.

Researchers mass-produce embryonic stem cells

Researchers at Ohio State have developed a method for mass-producing embryonic stem cells that will help meet the projected high market demand for stem cells and reduce stem cell production costs by at least 80 percent. Shang-Tian Yang, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Anli Ouyang, a doctoral student in chemical and biomolecular engineering, grew mouse embryonic stem cells in a bioreactor and increased cell growth anywhere from 10- to 100-fold higher than the number of stem cells produced by conventional laboratory methods. READ MORE >

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Compound inhibits pathway in breast cancer

A compound that suppresses the growth of cancer cells and is relatively non-toxic to normal cells may one day be useful for treating several types of cancer, Ohio State researchers report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Laboratory experiments in human breast cancer cells suggest that the compound inhibits the constant activation of a protein called Stat3 found in several different types of cancer, including about 50 percent of breast tumors, said Jiayuh Lin, the study’s lead author and an associate professor of pediatrics. READ MORE >

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First dinosaur raptor identified in Southern Hemisphere

Scientists at Ohio State and the Argentine Museum of Natural History have identified a new species of raptor dinosaur from fossils found in Patagonia, the very southern tip of South America. Its bones provide the first uncontroversial evidence that raptors roamed the prehistoric world beyond the Northern Hemisphere 90 million years ago, said Diego Pol, a postdoctoral researcher at Ohio State. READ MORE >

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Ohio named Top 10 tech spot

Ohio is one of the best places to be for technology, and The Ohio State University plays a key role, according to two new rankings. For the second year in a row, Small Times magazine has named Ohio one of the nation’s top 10 nanotechnology “hot spots,” while Popular Science magazine ranked Columbus 7th among top tech cities in America. Experts cited Ohio State’s recent $12.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a Nanotech Science and Engineering Center as one of the state’s pluses. READ MORE >

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OSU Extension boosts Ohio’s economy

Every 1 percent increase in agricultural output achieved through OSU Extension programming brings $149 million in direct and indirect output to Ohio, $29 million in personal income for Ohioans, and 2,712 jobs, according to a 2005 Battelle study. Along with teaching and research, Ohio State “extends” its resources throughout Ohio in areas such as nutrition, agriculture, the creation of new products, and family/community life. READ MORE >

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Lady Bucks finish sweet season

After capturing the Big Ten Championship, Ohio State women’s basketball team fell to Rutgers, 64-58, in their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1993. On an up note, Jessica Davenport was named an Associated Press First-Team All-American on March 23. READ MORE >

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Gene Smith to lead Department of Athletics

Gene Smith, currently athletics director at Arizona State University, will become Ohio State’s eighth athletics director on April 15. Smith succeeds Andy Geiger, whose retirement Holbrook announced January 5 after his 11 years in the position. Born and raised in Cleveland, Smith has a 19-year career of leadership and service in Division I-A athletics, serving the past five years as the athletics director at Arizona State University and in previous posts at Iowa State (1993-2000) and Eastern Michigan universities (1986-93). READ MORE >

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OSU engineering camp offered for middle school girls

To generate excitement about engineering and science among middle school girls, Ohio State is offering the Future Engineers’ Summer Camp. The free daytime camp is open to girls who will enter the eighth grade this autumn and who have an interest in science, math, and engineering. Attendees will participate in hands-on engineering activities, discover campus, visit research laboratories, and meet with professional engineers, scientists, and engineering students. The registration deadline for the summer camp is April 15. READ MORE >

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First alumni congressional breakfast held in D.C.

Ohio State alumni in the Washington, D.C. area met with congressional members, Board of Trustees members, and agency heads for the first annual Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast on March 10 to increase Ohio State's visibility in the nation's capital. President Holbrook and Congressman Ralph Regula, the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation, presented at the breakfast.

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