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· Ohio State is a champion on and off the field
· Buckeyes face Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on Friday
· Research funding breaks new record
· Krenzel, Ng are Socrates Award finalists
· Researcher’s work is among top science stories
· Dancer Bebe Miller pushes technology frontier
· OSU, city announce task force to study riots
· Dottavio named president of Heidelberg College
· Top students are among 1,700 at autumn commencement
· Faculty, staff honored for years of service
· University purchases land for research space
Ohio State is a champion on and off the
field
The Ohio State Buckeyes are vying for the national championship
in football with an unprecedented undefeated 13-0 record. Off the
field, the university is “13 & Oh!” too —
a reference to the university’s campaign to spotlight aspects
of academic excellence that don’t typically get much attention.
Fans participating in the festivities in Tempe, Ariz. — site
of the Fiesta Bowl national championship this Friday — will
see banners, buttons, T-shirts and postcards that celebrate “13
& Oh!,” a compilation of 13 facts about Ohio State that
help remind those fans just how excellent the university is —
in the classroom and laboratory as well as on the gridiron. For
example, you might not know…
Ohio State ranks among the top 25 public universities
in the nation.
We rank among the top 20 in National Merit/National Achievement/Hispanic
Achievement Scholars enrollment.
We have the distinction of being home to 23 members of the National
Academies and 62 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science.
For the rest of the list, visit http://www.osu.edu/features/thirteen/.
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Buckeyes face Miami in the Fiesta Bowl
on Friday
The unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes make their first appearance in
a BCS national championship bowl game as they take on the No. 1
Miami Hurricanes in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at 8 p.m. Friday (1/3)
in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The game will air on national
television on ABC. The Buckeyes will be trying for the school’s
first consensus national championship since 1968. Ohio State also
won undisputed national championships in 1942, 1954 and 1957. It
is the team’s second appearance in a BCS bowl, having defeated
Texas A&M in the 1999 Sugar Bowl. READ
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Research funding breaks new record
Research funding at Ohio State nearly doubled during the last five
years, reaching a level of $426 million for the 2001-2002 fiscal
year, according to a report presented to the university’s
board of trustees. In the 2001-2002 fiscal year, 3,782 university
research proposals were selected for funding — an increase of 8
percent in one year. Ohio State still continues to rank highly among
American universities in receiving research support from industry,
ranking fifth nationally. In 2000-2001, the university climbed to
43rd place in the National Science Foundation’s peer ranking
of awards, a jump from 46th place a year ago and from 53rd place
just two years earlier. A similar measure by the National Institutes
of Health placed Ohio State at 53rd place in 2000-2001, a move from
57th place the previous year. In 2001-2002, research awards to Ohio
State faculty from NSF increased by 35.2 percent and by 22.1 percent
from NIH. READ
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Krenzel, Ng are Socrates Award finalists
A pair of Ohio State student-athletes were among just eight finalists
in the nation for the Socrates Award, an honor given annually to
a student-athlete who has best exemplified excellence in athletics
and academics. Vincent Ng, a senior on the men's tennis team, and
Craig Krenzel, a junior quarterback for the football Buckeyes, represented
Ohio State among the eight finalists. Ng, a biology major, is on
pace to become the all-time leader in singles wins at Ohio State.
He recently won the 2002 Big Ten Indoor Championship with six-consecutive
victories. Krenzel, who also majors in biology, helped lead the
team to a school-record 13-0 season and a Big Ten title in 2002
and will lead the Buckeyes against Miami on Friday (1/3) in the
Fiesta Bowl. READ MORE >
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Researcher’s work is among top science stories
The research of Allison Snow, professor of evolution, ecology and
organismal biology, is featured as one of the top 100 science stories
of the year by Discover magazine. The article focuses on Snow’s
studies of genetically engineered sunflowers, which show that many
genetically modified cultivated crops could potentially crossbreed
with weeds, making them stronger. The story is in the January issue,
which is now available at bookstores. Parade Magazine — a Sunday
section in 330 U.S. newspapers, with 77 million readers — also
had an article about Snow’s research on Dec. 1.
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Dancer Bebe Miller pushes technology frontier
Bebe Miller and her troupe have performed on stages throughout the
world, but never before in a venue like Ohio State’s Motion
Capture Lab, where small reflective balls — more than 40 per dancer
— stick to their tights, leotards, limbs, even toes. As they perform,
14 cameras capture every leap, spin, and kick. Ohio State is one
of about 10 universities in the country with such a lab. “The
College of the Arts and the university saw it as another opportunity
to push the frontier on what is being done in graphics research,”
said Maria Palazzi, director of the Advanced Computing Center for
the Arts and Design, which houses the lab. “And they also
saw it as a lab that would help to foster more multidisciplinary
relationships, and that is exactly what has happened. One week,
there is a psychologist in there. The next week, there’s a
computer scientist in there. The next week, there is a dancer.”
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OSU, city announce task force to study riots
President Holbrook and Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman have announced
the creation of the Task Force on Preventing Celebratory Riots,
designed to study the root causes of, and seek solutions to, the
socially destructive, alcohol-fueled behavior that has occurred
recently in off-campus neighborhoods. “Senseless mob behavior
has multiple causes and involves a range of participants,”
Holbrook said. “We have the expertise right here on our campus
and in our community to bring useful and diverse perspectives to
analyzing root causes and recommending solutions. We will set an
aggressive timetable and devote the resources necessary to enable
the task force to be thorough, timely and successful in carrying
out its work.” The task force is charged with completing its
work by April 7, 2003. READ
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Dottavio named president of Heidelberg College
F. Dominic Dottavio, dean and director of Ohio State-Marion, has
been selected as the 13th president of Heidelberg College in Tiffin,
Ohio. Dottavio was selected by the college’s board of trustees
after a yearlong search. Dottavio will begin his tenure on July
1. During his nine years at OSU-Marion, Dottavio has been instrumental
in increasing both enrollment and the amount of financial aid available
to students. While there, the Marion campus opened an outreach center
in southern Delaware County and added a new library, childcare center
and maintenance building. The campus is in the process of constructing
a student services building and residence hall, and expanding the
student center to include new dining and wellness facilities.
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Top students are among 1,700 at autumn ceremony
More than 1,700 students received degrees at the Autumn Quarter
Commencement on Dec. 13. Among the scholars, 21 graduated summa
cum laude, 49 magna cum laude, and 107 cum laude. The highest grade
point average among the graduates were 3.97 by Julie Bronikov of
Cleveland and John Franklin Paul Dazey of Columbus, both who earned
bachelor’s in business administration. Louis W. Sullivan,
former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and founding
dean and first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, delivered
the commencement address and received an honorary doctorate. Other
honorary degrees went to Charles A. Ballard, founder and CEO of
the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization,
and Howard E. LeFevre, a major force behind the development of Ohio
State’s Newark campus. Distinguished Service Awards were presented
to former faculty member Joan Leitzel, president emeritus of the
University of New Hampshire; Barbara Trueman, owner of Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course; and Richard I. Wells, a 1954 graduate who continues
to serve Ohio State. READ
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Faculty, staff honored for years of service
President Holbrook was among those last month who honored the 555
faculty and staff with 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to the university
— and two, Sheldon Shore, professor of chemistry, and Seymour
Kleinman, professor of educational policy and leadership, who have
served for 45 years. Combined, this year’s honorees have contributed
15,515 years to enhancing the excellence of Ohio State.
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University purchases land for research space
The Ohio State University Foundation has entered into a contract
to purchase a piece of property adjacent to current university land
that will allow for strategic expansion of the university’s
research space in the future. The foundation will spend $16.5 million
to purchase the ABB facilities, a 26.4-acre parcel located at 650
Ackerman Road. The property includes eight buildings totaling more
than 450,000 square feet of office, lab and storage space. READ
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