· The James, OSU Medical Center among nation’s best
· OSU wins $8 million for research, technology
· Holbrook names committee for provost search
· Trustees adopt new tuition plan
· Three students win Goldwater scholarships
· Grant seeks more minorities in clinical trials
· Krenzel, Gordon named athletes of the year
· Caligiuri is next leader of OSU Cancer Center
· Sophomore elected to FFA leadership post
· Students nearly break electric car speed record

A shell of its former self You might not recognize Page Hall if you were to drive around the east end of the Oval these days. It's in the midst of a major renovation to create a home for the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. Scheduled for completion in September '04, the project will add one story to Page Hall and feature a glass front and back to create a striking "see-through" central corridor. When complete, the building will also include fully wired "pool" classrooms, a computer lab, and a museum on the first floor.

The James, OSU Medical Center among nation's best

U.S. News & World Report magazine has again ranked the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and Ohio State Medical Center among the nation’s best hospitals. In the rankings, Ohio State has a total of six medical specialties listed as among the best in the country. The survey of the nation's public and private hospitals, released today, is widely considered to be among the most comprehensive and influential survey of its type. The James was ranked among the 25 best cancer hospitals in the country. In addition, OSU Medical Center's programs in psychiatry, rehabilitation, hormonal disorders, kidney disease, and ear, nose and throat were all ranked as among the best in their respective categories. READ MORE >

OSU wins $8 million for research, technology

Five new awards totaling $8 million from the Ohio Board of Regents will help Ohio State take the lead in tomorrow’s materials technology. The Regents are providing the awards through the 2003 Hayes Investment Fund Program, enabling the university to lead five research consortia. Partners in the consortia will include other Ohio research institutions and industries. Of the nearly $11 million in Hayes funds awarded this year, Ohio State-led consortia have won the majority. The Hayes Investment Fund Program provides support for major equipment purchases and facilities to enhance the research infrastructure of Ohio’s universities and to foster collaboration among them. READ MORE >

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Holbrook names committee for provost search

President Holbrook has appointed a committee to head the search for a new senior vice president and provost. Glen F. Hoffsis, dean and professor of veterinary medicine and executive dean of health sciences, will chair the search committee. Edward J. Ray, who was at Ohio State since 1970 and provost since 1999, left the university to become the new president of Oregon State University. Barbara R. Snyder, Joanne W. Murphy/Class of 1965 Professor of Law and vice provost for academic policy and human resources in the Office of Academic Affairs, is serving as the university’s interim executive vice president and provost. The search process is getting under way this summer.

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Trustees adopt new tuition plan

Lower than expected levels of state funding led Ohio State’s Board of Trustees to adopt a new tuition plan for undergraduates that is different from what the board initially approved in late spring. The state budget that was passed by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by Gov. Bob Taft this summer supports higher education significantly less than originally had been proposed by the governor in February and the Senate in May. The state’s share of instruction is lower now than it was four years ago. But recognizing the university’s financial needs at the Columbus campus, the state’s final budget provided for greater flexibility in tuition increases than it had in earlier versions. For all undergraduate students on the Columbus campus, this will mean an increase of 12.9 percent. For undergraduate students at the regional campuses, tuition will increase 9.9 percent. READ MORE >

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Three students win Goldwater scholarships

Three undergraduate students at Ohio State are among just 300 sophomores and juniors nationwide who have been awarded prestigious scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The extremely competitive scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. The Ohio State recipients are: Christopher A. Alvarez-Breckenridge, a sophomore biology and classics major; Christopher L. Hammond, a junior mathematics major; and Jason C. Randel, a junior engineering physics major.

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Grant seeks more minorities in clinical trials

The OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined five other cancer centers around the country in a unique public-private initiative to bring more patients — especially more minority and elderly patients — into early-stage clinical cancer trials. This is the first time major pharmaceutical companies have joined hands with federal partners to quicken the pace and broaden the base of clinical trial investigation. A major goal of the program is to speed up the discovery of new drugs and innovative treatments for cancer patients. Drug companies need to make sure their products are scientifically tested in a rigorous and timely fashion — and there are hundreds of new cancer drugs in the development pipeline — but typically, only a tiny fraction of cancer patients eligible for trials choose to participate in them. READ MORE >

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Krenzel, Gordon named Athletes of the Year

Student-athletes Craig Krenzel and Stacey Gordon have been named the 2003 Ohio State Male and Female Athlete of the Year. The award was voted on by an interdepartmental panel of OSU administrators and coaches and was based on the 2002-03 season only. Krenzel, a junior, was a Second Team Academic All-America selection and received the 2003 Socrates Award to the top scholar-athlete in intercollegiate athletics. Gordon, a sophomore volleyball player, was named the 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year, a 2002 First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American and was selected to the 2002 AVCA Mideast All-Region Team. READ MORE >

Caligiuri is next leader of OSU Cancer Center

Michael A. Caligiuri, a prominent figure in the fields of immunology, leukemia and lymphoma and director of the division of hematology and oncology at the College of Medicine and Public Health, has been selected as the next director of Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective July 1 pending approval of the university board of trustees. He succeeds Clara Bloomfield, who has been director since 1997 and will become the charter member of the new OSU Cancer Scholars Program. As director, Caligiuri will work hand-in-hand with David Schuller, executive director of the James Cancer Hospital, in a shared leadership model to advance OSU’s position as a premier cancer research and patient care institution.

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Sophomore elected to FFA leadership post

Julie Tyson has been named eastern region vice president of the National FFA Organization. Fulfilling the position will require the 19-year-old to travel more than 100,000 miles, meet with top leaders in business and industry, visit approximately 40 states and participate in an international agriculture experience tour to Japan. Her responsibilities will include developing student workshops, setting board policy to shape the future of the organization, and promoting agricultural literacy. Tyson is a sophomore pursuing degrees in agribusiness and applied economics.

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Students nearly break electric car speed record

Ohio State’s Buckeye Bullet electric car traveled to the World Speed Finals at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to attempt to break the record for the fastest speed ever achieved in an electric car. On its first trip to this legendary speed track, the battery powered vehicle reached speeds of 241 mph, by far the fastest speed reached in an electric car by a student electric car team, and only five miles off the world record of 246 mph. The engineering students have spent two years designing and building the Buckeye Bullet. The streamlined vehicle is 30 feet long, two feet wide and stands less than three feet tall; the 500 horsepower electric motor is powered by more than 12,000 nickel-metal hydride batteries. The Buckeye Bullet team returns to Bonneville for Speed Week, the next official speed trails, this month.

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