· AAAS honors 14 faculty with rank of Fellow
· Tressels co-chair library renovation campaign
· NCI gives Ohio State Cancer Center highest ranking
· Officials outline district's new safety initiatives
· Two scientists receive cancer research awards
· Magazine ranks OSU in top 50 for black students
· Engineer receives Early Career Award from DOE
· Students to assist with Supreme Court arguments
· History prof is finalist for national book award
· Holbrook honored for addressing alcohol issues
· Med Center part of national Alzheimer's initiative
· OARDC receives $3 million to create SARS model
· Moritz Law Library ranked one of best in nation
· Alumni get discount to view womenís NIT finals
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Buckeye Bullet breaks world land speed record
Ohio State's Buckeye Bullet, a vehicle designed, built and maintained by OSU students, set the new international land speed in the top category of electric vehicles at 272 mph at Bonneville International
Speedway at the Salt Flats in Utah this month. The team also set a new American land speed record of 315 mph, surpassing its previous mark.
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AAAS honors 14 faculty with rank of fellow
For the second year in a row, more Ohio State faculty members have earned the rank of Fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) than any other single institution
in the country. With 14 faculty members ranking among the new 2004-05 AAAS Fellows, Ohio State now boasts 90 Fellows. AAAS represents the world’s largest federation of scientists and works
to advance science for human well being through its projects, programs and publications. It conducts programs in the areas of science policy, science education and international scientific cooperation. READ MORE >
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Tressels co-chair library renovation campaign
The university has officially kicked off of its Campaign for the Library, which will restore and renovate the Thompson Memorial Library. Football coach Jim Tressel and his wife Ellen are honorary co-chairs of the fundraising drive. When the project begins next spring, it will be the largest academic library construction project in the country, and the largest academic capital project in the history of the university, with a price tag of about $100 million.
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NCI gives Ohio State Cancer Center highest ranking
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has completed its scientific peer-review of Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, and has awarded it a numerical score equivalent to its highest possible
rating — outstanding — to the university’s cancer program. The rating means that OSU will retain its exclusive designation as an NCI-designated “comprehensive” cancer
center, and that the NCI will renew the cancer center’s multi-million dollar support grant for an additional five years.
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Officials outline district’s new safety initiatives
Neighborhood safety in Columbus’ University District took a significant step forward last month as the university and city announced commitment of $3 million to a partnership that will include
the construction of a new Neighborhood Policing Center and increased police presence in the surrounding neighborhood. The new Neighborhood Policing Center will be located in the campus neighborhood,
and will house city of Columbus police officers, the Ohio State Public Safety Department, and Community Crime Patrol. READ MORE >
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Two scientists receive cancer research awards
Two researchers dedicated to the fight against cancer at Ohio State have received Hero of Hope awards from the Ohio Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Michael Caligiuri, director of the Comprehensive
Cancer Center, the John Peter Minton Hero of Hope Research Champion Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding contribution in championing the cause of cancer research. Barbara Andersen, professor of
psychology and obstetrics and gynecology and a member of the OSUCCC-James Cancer Control Program, received the John Peter Minton Hero of Hope Research Medal of Honor for her pioneering work in understanding
the psychosocial aspects of cancer diagnosis and recovery. READ MORE >
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Magazine ranks OSU in top 50 for black students
Black Enterprise Magazine has named Ohio State as one of the 50 best colleges in the nation for African American students. The university ranked 44th among 482 during the most recent survey, up from 45th
the previous year. The rankings were conducted by surveying nearly 2,000 African American higher education professionals to assess the social and educational environments for African American students.
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Engineer receives Early Career Award from DOE
It drives the most basic cellular processes in all life on Earth, but how it works is a mystery. Protein folding — why long chains of protein molecules twist and loop to form useful shapes — seems
to depend on some unknown chemical code. With a new award from the Department of Energy, an Ohio State engineer is out to break that code. Srinivasan Parthasarathy has received DOE’s Early
Career Principal Investigator award, which helps exceptionally talented computer scientists develop research programs early in their careers. The assistant professor of computer science and engineering
will develop tools to associate protein structural motifs with function, and help determine why proteins fold the way they do.
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Students to assist with Supreme Court arguments
The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Cutter v. Wilkinson, a case in which attorneys associated with the Moritz College of Law will argue both sides. David Goldberger,
director of clinical programs, will represent prison inmates seeking protection of their statutory rights to religious exercise, while Ohio Solicitor Douglas Cole, on leave from the Moritz College
faculty, will represent the state of Ohio. Students from the college will assist Goldberger in preparing documents for the argument, which is expected after the first of the year. The case involves
prison inmates who sued the State of Ohio claiming they were denied access to religious literature and ceremonial items under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
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History prof is finalist for national book award
“Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age,” written by Associate Professor of History Kevin Boyle, has been named one of five finalists in the nonfiction
category for this year’s National Book Award. “One of the most compelling crossover books by an academic historian to appear in years,” according to The Chicago Tribune, Arc of
Justice recounts the story of Ossian and Gladys Sweet, an African American doctor and his wife, who were indicted for murder in Detroit in 1925. Boyle provides a spellbinding account of race relations
in the Jazz age, of events leading up to the indictment, and of the defense that was mounted on the Sweets’ behalf by the NAACP and Clarence Darrow, the trial lawyer best remembered for his
role in the Scopes Monkey Trial. READ MORE >
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Holbrook honored for addressing alcohol issues
President Holbrook recently received two awards for her leadership in changing the culture surrounding game-day behavior and alcohol consumption. Holbrook said the awards are recognition of the
university’s commitment and that of the community, students and fans to address the problem of excessive drinking associated with athletic events and other activities. READ MORE >
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Med Center part of national Alzheimer’s initiative
The University Medical Center will participate in a new $60 million, five-year national project exploring whether a series of neuroimaging tests, other biological markers and neuropsychological
assessments can be combined to more effectively measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease. The study, a public-private partnership announced this week
by the National Institute on Aging, is designed to help researchers and clinicians develop new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and monitor their effectiveness, as well as reduce the time
and cost of clinical trials. READ MORE >
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OARDC receives $3 million to create SARS model
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s expertise in animal coronaviruses is crossing the species barrier to aid in the study and control of a serious threat to human health
and a potential bioterror weapon: severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. Linda Saif, a virologist with OARDC’s Food Animal Health Research Program, has just been awarded a four-year,
$3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a SARS model.
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Moritz Law Library ranked one of best in nation
The National Jurist recently ranked the Ohio State Moritz College of Law’s library as eighth best among the 183 public and private academic law libraries and fifth among public law school
libraries. The magazine draws its data from American Bar Association annual reports.
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Alumni get discount to view women’s NIT finals
Alumni and friends of the university can watch the Women’s National Invitational Tournament championship basketball game live on Sportsview.tv, broadcast Nov. 20 or 21 via the Internet. Visit http://www.sportsview.tv now
and use the exclusive alumni code WNITOS22 before Nov. 17 to receive $2 off the pay-per-view fee. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Ohio State Alumni Association. Bookmark the site for updated
information on the Women’s NIT as it unfolds beginning Nov. 12. Only want to watch the championship game if our Buckeyes are in the final? Save the code WNITOS11 for Nov. 18-20 to receive
$1 off pay-per-view (a portion will still go to the Alumni Association). The championship game will be available on-demand for a month.
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