· Snyder appointed Ohio State provost
· Entomologist named to National Academy
· Three professors win Guggenheim Fellowship
· Six Ohio State faculty win NSF career awards
· OSU exploring major cancer program expansion
· Erin Moriarty will speak at spring commencement
· Trustees approve proposal on tuition increase
· Scientist, administrator to lead research efforts
· University improves graduate student benefits
· Poet Laureate receives Governor's Award
· Royster honored as YWCA Woman of Achievement
· Beck to be dean of social and behavioral sciences
· Graff to join university as Ohio Eminent Scholar
· Students excel on teacher preparation exam
Snyder appointed Ohio State provost
Barbara R. Snyder has been named the next executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University. The selection of Snyder is the culmination of a nine-month national search process
by a university-wide committee of deans, faculty, students and staff representatives that drew more than 100 applicants and nominations from diverse disciplines, backgrounds and institutions. Although
not originally a candidate, Snyder was recruited to the candidacy by the search committee, which received several nominations based upon her impressive service in the interim role since last July.
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Entomologist named to National Academy
A 30-year quest to understand how insects survive harsh weather has taken entomologist David Denlinger to some of the most extreme climates on earth — and has now earned him membership in the National
Academy of Sciences. Denlinger, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, was one of 72 scientists awarded membership last month by the Academy in Washington, D.C. Election to the National
Academies is considered one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist or engineer. Nineteen Ohio State faculty now hold membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of
Medicine or the National Academy of Engineering. READ MORE >
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Three professors win Guggenheim Fellowship
Three humanities faculty have been named John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship recipients for 2004. These fellowships help scholars and artists by “assisting them to engage
in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions,” according to the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Scholars also receive these fellowships
— appointments usually last one year — based on their proven “exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” Ohio State’s Guggenheim
fellowship winners this year are: Fritz Graf, professor of Greek and Latin; Andrew Hudgins, Humanities Distinguished Professor of English, for poetry; and J. Marshall Unger, a professor of Japanese
and the chairman of the department of East Asian languages and literatures. READ MORE >
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Six Ohio State faculty win NSF career awards
With prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), six Ohio State faculty members are tackling issues as diverse as using computers to help study new words and exploring how sand moves on
a beach. The six researchers have earned NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, which recognizes a young researcher's dual commitment to scholarship and education. Together, the OSU faculty
garnered approximately $2.6 million in CAREER funding, to be awarded over the next five years: Chris Brew, assistant professor of linguistics; Hesham El-Gamal, assistant professor of electrical and computer
engineering; Diane Foster, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science; Srinivasan Parthasarathy, assistant professor of computer science and engineering; Han-Wei Shen, assistant
professor of computer science and engineering; and Fernando Teixeira, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Details about the winners' research is available online. READ
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| From left: Han-Wei Shen, Fernando Teixeira, Chris Brew, Diane Foster, Hesham El-Gamal, Srinivasan Parthasarathy |
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OSU exploring major cancer program expansion
The Board of Trustees last month authorized the preparation of architectural and engineering plans for a possible major expansion of the university's cancer program. Based on the anticipated needs
of the cancer program, the expansion is expected to cost $350 million to $400 million and as it is completed may double the capacity of The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. The
need for expansion will become acute for The James, where demand for care continues to grow. It is expected that by 2050 there will be a 142 percent increase in total cancer cases in the United
States. READ MORE >
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Erin Moriarty will speak at spring commencement
Erin Moriarty, an award-winning CBS correspondent and two-time graduate of Ohio State, will be the speaker for the university's spring commencement set for Sunday, June 13, in Ohio Stadium. Approximately
6,800 students will receive degrees during the ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m. Graduates and guests can find complete information on the ceremony online. READ
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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 plan calls for the funds to be used to continue academic and technology improvements, add courses and sections in highly desired majors
and increase financial aid in order to improve academic services for students, while seeking to replace lost state support and cost increases in financial aid, utilities and compensation and benefits.
According to recent data, state support as a percent of the university's general funds budget has declined from 43.3 percent in 2001 to an estimated 33.1 percent in 2005.
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Scientist, administrator to lead research efforts
A fusion energy scientist from Pennsylvania State University who has helped expand that institution's growth in interdisciplinary research has been chosen to head the research enterprise at The
Ohio State University. Robert T. McGrath, currently the associate vice president for research and director of strategic and interdisciplinary initiatives at Penn State, was named Ohio State's senior
vice president for research. READ MORE >
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University improves graduate student benefits
Ohio State is set to make several important improvements to compensation and the health care subsidy for its graduate associates (GAs), fellows and trainees during the next two academic years,
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Barbara R. Snyder recently announced. Among the improvements, the minimum monthly stipend for GA's will increase to $1,000, and the university subsidization
for funded graduate students covered by the Student Health Insurance Plan will increase to 64 percent in academic year (AY) 2005 and to 75 percent in AY 2006. Ohio State's current minimum stipend
is $900 a month, and the health care subsidy is 42 percent. READ MORE >
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Poet Laureate receives Governor's Award
David Citino, professor of English for 30 years at Ohio State and the university's first poet laureate, received the Individual Artist Award last week at the 2004 Governor's Awards for the Arts
in Ohio. Over the past 35 years, Citino has written 12 books of poetry. In recognition of his work, the Ohio State Board of Trustees named Citino the Poet Laureate of the University in 2002. READ
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Royster honored as YWCA Woman of Achievement
Jacqueline Jones Royster, interim dean of the College of Humanities and professor of English, is one of seven women who received the 2004 YWCA Women of Achievement Award. Royster is a distinguished
scholar whose research has a two-fold focus: the rhetorical history of women of African descent and the development of literacy. She is the author of four books; her most recent is “Profiles
of Ohio Women, 1803-2003.” She served on the committee that led to the creation of The Women's Place at Ohio State and was the first chair of the President's Council on Women's Issues. For
her leadership on the College of Humanities Diversity Committee, she received the Ohio State Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award in 2002.
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Beck to be dean of social and behavioral sciences
President Holbrook and Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Barbara Snyder have recommended to the board of trustees the appointment of Paul A. Beck, currently the chair of political science,
as dean of social and behavioral sciences. Subject to the board's approval, his appointment will be effective on July 1. Beck joined the faculty in 1987 and has served as the department's chair
since 1991. Under his leadership, the Department of Political Science has consistently risen in national rankings; and the London School of Economics and Political Science recently ranked the department
as fourth in the world.
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Graff to join university as Ohio Eminent Scholar
The Department of English, a selective investment department, has hire Harvey J. Graff for the position of Ohio Eminent Scholar in Literacy Studies. One of the major voices in literacy studies
worldwide, Graff will spearhead an interdisciplinary literacy partnership for K-16 writing instruction. His appointment as professor of English and history will begin Oct. 1.
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Students excel on teacher preparation exam
Ohio State students who entered teaching in autumn 2003 are among the best, based on their high scores on a national examination for new teachers. These elementary, middle and high school teachers
scored 100 percent in 11 test categories, compared to eight areas during 2001-2002. The pass rates were announced last month as part of Title II, a federal law that requires U.S. public and private
institutions that prepare teachers to report on the effectiveness of their programs. READ MORE >
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