· Breaking new ground: Research Tower on horizon
· Construction projects prepare OSU for the future
· WOSU-TV34 profiles coaching legend Woody Hayes
· Nominations sought for 2003 teaching awards
· Vote for Brutus as national mascot of the year
· Historical marker to commemorate OSU professor
· Older Ohioans can sign up for non-credit courses
· Taft kicks off Issue 1 campaign for Third Frontier
· Medical Center reverified as trauma center
· Schedule set for basketball Buckeyes
· Development launches its new web site
· $7.5 million grant supports health research

Breaking new ground: Research Tower on horizon The University Medical Center broke ground this week on construction of a $151 million Biomedical Research Tower. Projected to open in 2006, the tower nearly doubles the amount of biomedical research space on campus and provides a centralized facility for educating OSU students. Research conducted in the building is expected to attract significant extramural financial support, patents and licensing opportunities. The research tower also is expected to have a major impact on the Ohio economy, generating an estimated $3.7 billion and 17,000 new jobs during its first 10 years in operation. READ MORE >

Construction projects prepare OSU for the future

New buildings going up, old buildings being restored and renovated… construction projects at Ohio State are redefining the face of campus, while retaining the integrity and lay of the land. Not only will these buildings be bold, dynamic structures from the outside, they’ll serve as new homes for some of Ohio State’s top departments, propelling our academic programs into new heights for years to come. Our current construction and renovation program is an investment of more than $1 billion into more than 250 projects that are in various stages of progress. The work isn’t limited to our Columbus campus either. We have projects in at our four regional campuses, 10 farms, two golf course, airport, and even at our Lake Erie island. READ MORE >

WOSU-TV34 profiles coaching legend Woody Hayes

Beyond the Gridiron: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes is a fascinating profile of one of the most gifted and complex coaches of the 20th century. Woody Hayes enjoyed a long and acclaimed career as the head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. This biographical account provides an in-depth look at Hayes’ life on and off the field as well as the times by which Hayes was influenced. The one-hour documentary features interviews with current OSU head football coach Jim Tressel, golfing legend and OSU alumnus Jack Nicklaus, two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, Bo Schembechler, and former players Greg Lashutka, Rex Kern, Daryl Sanders, John Hicks, and Alan Natali, author of Woody’s Boys. READ MORE >

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Nominations sought for 2003 Teaching Awards

Nominations are now being sought for the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, which recognizes a maximum of 10 faculty for outstanding achievement in teaching. Students, faculty and alumni may nominate candidates. Faculty members with the rank of instructor through full professor in the regular or clinical track are eligible. Nominations should include the nominee’s name and department, reasons for nomination, the nominator’s name and e-mail address or telephone number, and identification as an undergraduate student, a graduate student, a professional student, faculty member or alumna/us. Nominations may be submitted either online, by e-mail, or by letter to the Committee on Alumni Awards for Distinguished Teaching, 203 Bricker Hall. The deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 31. CONTACT: 292-5881 or e-mail: dtacomm@osu.edu
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Vote for Brutus as National Mascot of the Year

Ohio State mascot Brutus Buckeye is vying for National Mascot of the Year honors at the second annual Capital One All-America Mascot Team. Brutus joins 11 other mascots in a national television advertising campaign showcasing the competition. The winner will be selected based on rankings by judges and online voting by fans. The winner will be announced during the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1. Buckeyes can vote daily until Dec. 22.
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Historical marker to commemorate OSU professor

The Department of History recently dedicated an historical marker commemorating Wilbur H. Siebert, professor of history at Ohio State from 1893 to 1935. The marker is sponsored by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission as part of the celebration of Ohio's statehood. Recognized as the world’s foremost authority on the Underground Railroad, Siebert organized one of the most extensive historical collections on the Underground Railroad in the United States. The Wilbur H. Siebert Collection is housed in the archives and library of the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus and contains diaries, books, letters and newspaper accounts of the day as well as reminiscences from the dwindling population of abolitionists and their families throughout the northern states. It also includes Siebert’s own manuscripts, ../, notes and correspondence relating to his research.

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Older Ohioans can sign up for non-credit courses

Each year, hundreds of senior Ohio residents take courses for free on a noncredit basis through Ohio State’s Program 60, an outreach program of the Office of Continuing Education. Since 1974, thousands of area residents — nearly 200 each quarter — have taken advantage of learning from Ohio State’s experts. READ MORE >

Taft kicks off Issue 1 campaign for third frontier

Gov. Bob Taft kicked off the “Yes on Issue 1” campaign at Ohio State’s Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital last month to urge voters to pass a $500 million bond issue that will create new jobs in manufacturing, agriculture, research, technology, and medicine in Ohio. The bond issue, a part of the $1.6 billion Ohio Third Frontier Project, is not a tax increase and will be paid with existing revenues. The entire package will support research, development and commercialization of new products to create new jobs and help existing businesses become more competitive to keep Ohioans working.

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Medical Center reverified as trauma center

The American College of Surgeons has re-issued its highest possible ranking to the University Medical Center’s Trauma Service. The Medical Center received a Level I ranking, which denotes it as a regional resource trauma center capable of caring for the most critically ill and injured patients. OSU Medical Center is widely recognized for its expertise in the care of trauma patients and treats patients from throughout Ohio and parts of West Virginia. The Medical Center’s Emergency Department is one of the busiest in central Ohio, with 56,646 patients receiving treatment in the department in 2002. More than 1,500 were critically injured or ill trauma patients. READ MORE >

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Schedule set for Basketball Buckeyes

Jim O’Brien, now in his seventh year at the helm of the Ohio State men’s basketball program, looks to lead the Buckeyes to postseason play for the sixth-consecutive season in 2003-04. Ohio State will play a pair of exhibition contests in preparation for the season-opener against San Francisco Nov. 21 on the road. The trip to California is a stopover on the way to Hawaii, where the Buckeyes will participate in the 2003 EA Sports Maui Invitational. READ MORE >

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Development launches its new web site

The Office of University Development has a new online fund-raising presence with a fresh design that is more consistent with the university's identity. The site features a clean, simple look that quickly points current and prospective donors to the information they need, and rotating story content and information about giving opportunities, which change each time a viewer arrives. The site, which will help the office develop and enhance relationships with Ohio State donors and friends, was created by Development Communications, the Development Computer Center, and New Media in the Office of University Relations. READ MORE >

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$7.5 million grant supports health research

A $7.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the creation of a Center for Population Health and Health Disparities at Ohio State to study why some people shoulder a heavier cancer burden than others. The center is one of eight in the United States that will be established through a $60.5 million federal investment the next five years to support multidisciplinary research examining how the social and physical environment, behavioral factors and biologic pathways interact to affect health outcomes across different populations. Initial studies at the new center will focus on the unusually high incidence and mortality from cervical cancer in Ohio's Appalachian region.

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