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· Holbrook reviews priorities in Investiture address
· Commencement ceremonies will move to Sundays
· Three named Distinguished University Professors
· State invests $17 million in OSU imaging research
· Saif elected to National Academy of Sciences
· Three JAMA papers report on university research
· Holbrook testifies at Senate finance committee
· $10 million gift supports new engineering building
· Good Housekeeping ranks pain center among best
· OSU takes precautions to protect against SARS
· Web site lists Buckeye programs for youth
· Buckeye student-athletes recognized at banquet
· Epidemiologist probes mystery of cancer rates
· Summer workshops offered at Stone Laboratory
Holbrook reviews priorities in Investiture address
Karen A. Holbrook was formally installed by Ohio State’s Board
of Trustees as the 13th president of the university during an investiture
ceremony late last month. Holbrook shared her priorities with the
university community in an address titled “Accepting the Kellogg
Commission Challenge: Good Enough to Lead, Strong Enough to Change,
and Competent Enough to be Trusted with the Nation’s Future.” Holbrook
said she will be guided by several principles as she leads the university’s
implementation of its Academic Plan agenda. The president also highlighted
her commitment to university research as one of her highest priorities.
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Commencement ceremonies will move to Sundays
The university administration has approved a plan to move commencement
to Sunday afternoons, effective with the autumn quarter ceremony
in December, and to eliminate early senior finals. "The change has
been long-sought by students whose families are forced to take time
off from work in order to travel to Columbus for their loved ones'
graduations on Fridays," said Provost Edward J. Ray. Actor, director
and activist Christopher Reeve will be the speaker for Ohio State’s
spring commencement set for June 13 in Ohio Stadium. Approximately
5,500 students will receive their degrees. READ
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Three named Distinguished University Professors
Ohio State bestowed its highest faculty honor, designation as a
Distinguished University Professor, upon three researchers who have
earned international acclaim for their scholarship. The 2003 honorees
are Kevin R. Cox, professor of geography, Eric Herbst, professor
of physics, astronomy and chemistry, and Brian D. Joseph, professor
of linguistics and holder of the Kenneth E. Naylor Professorship
in Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures. READ
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State invests $17 million in OSU imaging research
Medical imaging research based at the University Medical Center
received a major boost when two state agencies chose to provide
substantial financial backing to a project led by an OSU radiologist.
The separate grants, totaling more than $17 million, were awarded
to Dr. Michael Knopp, whose research is poised to make dramatic
advancements in the field of biomedical research and imaging. Knopp
received a $9.1 million grant to create the state’s first Wright
Center of Innovation in Biosciences at Ohio State. His research
also was selected to receive an $8 million Biomedical Research and
Technology Transfer (BRTT) Partnership Award. The funding is among
the largest ever awarded to a medical researcher at Ohio State.
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Saif elected to National Academy of Sciences
An Ohio State virologist and immunologist has been elected to the
National Academy of Sciences. Linda Saif, a professor in the Food
Animal Health Research Program and the Department of Veterinary
Preventive Medicine, was one of 72 scientists awarded membership
last month by the Academy. Election to the National Academy of Sciences,
the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine
is considered one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist
or engineer. Members and associates are recognized for their significant
and ongoing achievements in original research. Sixteen Ohio State
faculty hold membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the
Institute of Medicine or the National Academy of Engineering. READ
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Three JAMA papers report on university research
Three papers on research by faculty of The Ohio State University
are featured in the most recent issue of the prestigious Journal
of the American Medical Association. The first paper is about an
important study about treating heart failure. The other papers are
about the risks of the most common form of hormone replacement therapy.
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Holbrook testifies at Senate finance committee
President Holbrook testified before the Ohio Senate Finance and
Financial Institutions Committee last month seeking legislative
support for higher education. Holbrook discussed how, even with
tight budgetary constraints, the university is providing a world-class,
relevant education to its students, stimulates and supports education
that serves as an economic engine for Ohio, and solves the state’s
most pressing needs thought outreach. READ
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$10 million gift supports new engineering building
Ohio State has received a gift of $10 million from Peter L. and
Clara M. “Claire” Scott of Lake Toxaway, N.C., to support a new
facility for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The $72.5
million Peter L. and Clara M. Scott Laboratory project, to be situated
on the same site as the current
Robinson Lab, is scheduled for completion in Spring 2007. Designed
to improve the efficacy of teaching and research, the new facility’s
nearly 131,000 assignable square feet of space will provide a supportive,
inviting, and comfortable environment for students, faculty and
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Good housekeeping ranks pain center among best
The Ohio State Medical Center has been listed among the 35 best
pain centers in the country by Good Housekeeping magazine in its
May 2003 issue. The OSU pain control center, part of the department
of anesthesiology, treats patients with chronic pain caused by conditions
ranging from nerve damage and disc degeneration to migraines and
scar tissue, as well as some conditions involving acute pain. READ
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OSU takes precautions to protect against SARS
Ohio State has announced Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
policy guidelines that relate to the safety of the campus community;
treatment of students, faculty and staff traveling to and from SARS-affected
areas; and plans to address visitors to campus from SARS-affected
areas. The full policy is available online. READ
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Web site lists Buckeye programs for youth
With summer break now here, many parents are looking for programs
to keep their school-age children busy and actively learning. The
search should start with a computer and a new web-based resource
that lists all Ohio State-affiliated programming for youth in central
Ohio. The university’s P-12 Project has created a “Buckeye Programs
for Youth” web site, an extensive new university-community database
that searches for youth programs, camps and other activities that
might interest pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. The
database lists 117 youth programs and 39 summer-only programs. Users
can search for programs based on subject area, grades, or both.
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Buckeye student-athletes recognized at banquet
The Department of Athletics recognized a record 413 students at
its annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet which honored the student-athletes
for their academic and athletic accomplishments. Ohio State also
led the conference with 141 student-athletes named to the 2003 Big
Ten Academic All-Conference Team for spring and at-large sports.
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Epidemiologist probes mystery of cancer rates
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If epidemiology is a field of “enormously delayed gratification,”
as Margaret Wrensch says, then her study of the puzzling rate of
breast cancer in California’s Marin County is typical. Wrensch is
an epidemiologist with the University of California at San Francisco
who earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular genetics
at Ohio State in the early 1970s. The incidence of the disease in
the county is 29 percent higher than in the rest of the San Francisco
Bay area, which already has the highest recorded rate of breast
cancer in the world. Marin County women have been dying of breast
cancer in disproportionately high numbers since at least the 1950s.
The county’s incidence rate rose 37 percent in the 1990s, compared
with 5 percent for the rest of the state's urban areas. READ
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Summer workshops offered at Stone Laboratory
Stone Laboratory, Ohio State’s island campus, is offering workshop
programs to groups this summer. Located on Gibraltar Island in Lake
Erie’s Put-in-Bay harbor, Stone Laboratory’s one-day workshops include
several hands-on activities including a science cruise on Lake Erie,
laboratory sessions, and specialized island activities such as bird
walks, edible plant walks, and seining. Call or e-mail for more
information or to schedule a workshop. READ
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