· American Academy elects three OSU faculty
· Four honored with Goldwater scholarships
· Denman Forum showcases undergrad research
· Student-athletes recognized for scholarship
· Trustees approve proposal on tuition increase
· Woodward receives Sloan Research Fellowship
· Senate approves research faculty track
· Entrepreneurship program ranked in top tier
· Frankel is recipient of Germany's Humboldt award
· OSU physicians elected to AAP
· Ohio Senate honors Buckeye wrestling team
· Physicians elected to prestigious research group

The house that students built Service learning took on special meaning at Ohio State this past quarter when students made the commitment to build a Habitat for Humanity house on campus. More than 300 students volunteered more than 3,700 hours to complete the house. It will be moved to a donated lot in the Weinland Park area, east of campus, later this month.

American Academy elects three OSU faculty

Three Ohio State professors have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious international learned society and interdisciplinary research institution. The three professors -- one each from chemistry, linguistics, and psychology -- will join the ranks of world-renowned leaders in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs. The new fellows are: Marilynn Brewer, professor of psychology and Ohio Eminent Scholar in social psychology; Malcolm Chisholm, professor of chemistry; and Brian Joseph, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and the Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics. The Academy was founded in 1780 by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock, and other scholar-patriots to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people. READ MORE >

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Four honored with Goldwater scholarships

Four Ohio State undergraduate students -- three full scholars and one honorable mention -- were recently honored with prestigious Barry J. Goldwater Scholarships for their academic achievements to date, and for the promise they show for future academic pursuit. Ohio States 2004 Goldwater Scholars are David P. Bradway, Michael W. Gribble Jr., Lauren C. Walters (honorable mention), and Thomas R. Weisgarber. View a video for more about these outstanding Ohio State students, four out of thousands here doing great things. READ MORE >

Ohio State's 2004 Goldwater Scholars, (left to right) Lauren C. Walters (honorable mention), Thomas R. Weisgarber, David P. Bradway, Michael W. Gribble Jr.

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Denman Forum showcases undergrad research

The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, an annual event that provides Ohio State students an opportunity to showcase their research projects, was held May 12. The forum is made possible by funding from Richard J. and Martha D. Denman. This years event was the largest ever, with nearly 300 undergraduates showcasing their research. It was a gathering of some of the brightest minds across campus, showing off the type of top-level research (usually reserved for graduate study) undergraduates can take part in at Ohio State. A list of 2004 winners and a video about the event is online. READ MORE >

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Student-athletes recognized for scholarship

The Department of Athletics hosted its annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet this week to honor its student-athletes for their academic and athletic accomplishments. At the event, a number of senior awards were given out, and 403 scholar-athletes were recognized. Winners of the prestigious Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor were Jessica Marshall of the pistol team and football player Ben Hartsock READ MORE >

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Trustees approve proposal on tuition increase

Ohio State will continue academic and technology improvements, adding courses and sections in highly desired majors and increasing financial aid with funds received from an increase in tuition and mandatory recreation and activity fees of 13.4 percent. The university is focusing on improving academic services for students, while seeking to replace lost state support and absorb increases in financial aid, utilities and compensation and benefits, said Provost Snyder.

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Woodward receives Sloan Research Fellowship

Patrick M. Woodward, assistant professor of chemistry, is the recent recipient of a Sloan Research Fellowship from the Sloan Foundation. The awards are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science. A total of 116 fellowships are awarded annually in seven fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. READ MORE >

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Senate approves research faculty track

A new universityrule will give departments the option to create research faculty tracks to allow faculty to focus entirely on the research mission and goals of the academic unit. This new category of faculty will permit the hiring of senior, established scholars who are interested primarily in research and for whom tenure is no longer important, as well as young scholars working toward a tenure track position.

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Entrepreneurship program ranked in top tier

Entrepreneur magazine recently ranked the Fisher College of Business entrepreneurship program among the top 13 in the nation out of more than 279 entrepreneurship programs and curricula. Rankings were based on more than 70 separate criteria, including outreach programs, number and type of courses, internship experiences and number of faculty. This year, the Fisher College of Business moved up to the top tier; it was ranked in the third tier in 2003.

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Frankel is recipient of Germany's Humboldt award

Gerald S. Frankel, professor of materials science and engineering, has been selected a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award. The Humboldt honors scholars who live outside of Germany whose academic qualifications enjoy an international reputation. The Humboldt award is conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in science, and recipients are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany.

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OSU physicians elected to AAP

Three cancer experts in the University Medical Center were recently elected members of the prestigious Association of American Physicians (AAP). Clara Bloomfield, Ohio States first Cancer Scholar; Michael Caligiuri, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center- James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; and Charis Eng, director of the Division of Human Genetics in the department of internal medicine at Ohio State, are among the new members the AAP admitted this year. The AAP was founded in 1885 to advance discovery and experimentation in the basic sciences, and applying the results of those efforts to direct clinical care.

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Ohio Senate honors Buckeye wrestling team

The five members of the Ohio State wrestling team that claimed All-America honors in 2004 and the OSU coaching staff were honored at the Columbus Statehouse last month for their efforts in leading the Buckeyes to a third-place finish at the 2004 NCAA championships. The Ohio Senate presented 18-year head coach Russ Hellickson and seniors John Clark, Blake Kaplan, Jeff Ratliff and Tommy Rowlands, and freshman J.D. Bergman with a resolution of recognition. READ MORE >

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Physicians elected to prestigious research group

Two physician-scientists at the University Medical Center have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nations oldest and most respected medical honor societies. The election of William Carson and Clay Marsh was announced at the ASCI annual meeting in Chicago.

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