1. Researchers receive top honors in science
2. New undergrad major fosters medical research
3. New veterinary public health specialization created
4. Graduate School undergoes review
5. Piketon Endeavor Center opens for business
6. Knowlton School of Architecture honored for literary style
7. College of Veterinary Medicine names new dean
8. Dentistry faculty named best in U.S.
9. SBS honors Huber Faculty Fellows
10. Professor reaps agricultural acclaim
11. Engineering prof receives NSF CAREER Award

Alumni generate Pulitzer pride Three Ohio State graduates won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for excellence in editorial cartooning, national reporting, and feature writing. All three say their Ohio State education and experiences were instrumental in helping them capture the prize. Nick Anderson, editorial cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, was cited "for his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages." Anderson, who earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1990, was cartoonist for Ohio State's student newspaper, The Lantern, during his career as a student. Walt Bogdanich, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, won his second career Pulitzer "for his heavily documented stories about the corporate cover-up of responsibility for fatal accidents at railway crossings." Bogdanich earned his master's degree in 1976 as part of the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. Julia Keller, a Chicago Tribune reporter, was recognized "for her gripping, meticulously reconstructed account of a deadly 10-second tornado that ripped through Utica, Ill." Keller earned her Ph.D. in English from Ohio State in 1995. She reported for The Columbus Dispatch from 1981 to 1998. READ MORE >

Researchers receive top honors in science

Two Ohio State researchers — a noted glaciologist and an acclaimed inorganic chemist — have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the country's most prestigious scientific honors:

Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor of geological sciences and an expert on the effects that global climate change is having on the shrinking of glaciers and ice fields around the globe

Malcolm Chisholm, a professor of chemistry and leading researcher in the field of developing “smart” materials and innovative polymers. READ MORE >

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New undergrad major fosters medical research

Ohio State's College of Medicine and Public Health will offer a new undergrad major autumn quarter for incoming students interested in combining health care with advanced scientific research. The biomedical science major will be based in the School of Allied Medical Professions and is designed to prepare students for medical school, a biomedical research program, or one of many professional health or health-related programs. READ MORE >

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New veterinary public health specialization created

To address the increasing threat of diseases passed from animals to humans, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Public Health have created a new veterinary public health specialization within the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program. The program, particularly beneficial to students planning to apply to a DVM program, is currently taking applications for autumn quarter 2005. READ MORE >

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Graduate School undergoes review

Executive Vice President and Provost Barbara Snyder has charged an 11-member committee to review the Graduate School. Chaired by Paul Beck, dean of social and behavioral sciences, the committee is being asked to consider the current structure and functions of the school, define an optimal structure and functions, and make recommendations.

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Piketon Endeavor Center opens for business

Construction of a new Ohio State business facility, designed to increase jobs and boost economic development throughout southern Ohio, is now complete and open for business. The 27,000-square-foot Endeavor Center Business Incubator and Training Facility, located on the grounds of Ohio State's South Centers at Piketon, is available to assist local business owners in expansion or to help jump-start new businesses. READ MORE >

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Knowlton School of Architecture honored for literary style

The KSA Library received the Award of Excellence in the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association's 2005 Library Buildings Award Program, which recognizes excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries. The KSA library is a two-story, glass-box, book-lined room overlooking a rooftop garden. The library has 30,000 volumes and seating for 70 people in 40 table seats and 30 lounge chairs, each designed by a famous architect or designer. READ MORE >

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College of Veterinary Medicine names new dean

Thomas Rosol, Ohio State's former senior associate vice president for research, has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Since Rosol joined Ohio State's faculty in 1986, he has taught in the College of Medicine and Public Health, the College of Dentistry, and in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, his appointment begins July 1. READ MORE >

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Dentistry faculty named best in U.S.

Eighteen of the 53 Columbus-area dentists named as "The Best Dentists in America" are members of Ohio State's College of Dentistry faculty. The South Carolina firm Woodward/White, Inc. conducted a nationwide survey of dentists and compiled a database of more than 7,000 dentists in eight specialties, "The Best Dentists in America 2004-05." The College of Dentistry is part of the Ohio State Health Sciences Center, one of the most comprehensive health sciences centers in the U.S.

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SBS honors Huber Faculty Fellows

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has selected three Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellows: John Bruno, professor of psychology and neuroscience whose research deals with reducing the impact of age- and trauma-related deficits; David Jacobs, professor of sociology and renowned scholar in criminology and political sociology; and Mei-Po Kwan, professor of geography whose research focuses on individual accessibility in space-time, telecommunications, and information technologies; human activity patterns; and gender and race issues in urban transportation. READ MORE >

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Professor reaps agricultural acclaim

Internationally recognized soil scientist Rattan Lal is one of two recipients of this year's Norman E. Borlaug Award, presented annually for contributions to global food security. Lal, who directs the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State, focuses on soil carbon sequestration as a means to improve soil quality, advance food security, and use sound agricultural practices to help control the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. READ MORE >

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Engineering prof earns NSF CAREER Award

Katharine Flores, materials science and engineering, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award. Flores was awarded $500,000 over five years for her proposal, "Development of a Structurally Based Plastic Flow Model to Enhance the Utilization of Bulk Metallic Glasses." READ MORE >

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