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SOIL--Feb. 17.
LAW STUDENTS COMPETE IN TRIAL CONTEST--Feb. 11-13. Sixteen teams of students from law schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan will sharpen their trial skills as The Ohio State University College of Law hosts the Region VI National Trial Competition Feb 11-13 at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Ohio State is represented by two three-student teams. An additional 120 OSU law students will serve as witnesses in the mock case and 90 local attorneys will preside as judges. The students will try a mock civil case of an intentional shooting. The first round begins at 7 p.m. today. The second and third rounds will be at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. tomorrow (2/12). Semi-final and final rounds will be held at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday (2/13). Nationally, more than 130 law schools participate in regional competitions, most of them also being held this weekend. Winners advance to the national finals in Texas. CONTACT: Liz Cutler Gates, College of Law, 292-0283.
PARTY HONORS HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS--Feb. 14. Valentine's Day has a special meaning to many of the invited guests at a reunion being held Monday (2/14) at The Ohio State University Medical Center. The reunion, held annually, honors those who have received heart transplants at University Medical Center and their families. Heart transplant recipients, those on the waiting list for heart transplants, their families, and medical staff associated with University Medical Center’s heart transplant program will be in attendance. Reporters are welcome to attend the reunion, being held in room S-125 of Rhodes Hall, adjacent to the cafeteria. CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.
LECTURER DISCUSSES GLOBAL BENEFITS OF GOOD SOIL--Feb. 17. Good soil management can provide benefits far beyond food production. Soil is the topic of this quarter's University Distinguished Lecture Feb. 17. Rattan Lal, a professor of soil science in the School of Natural Resources, will discuss Controlling Greenhouse Gases and Feeding the Globe Through Soil Management at 4 p.m. in the Wexner Center Film/Video Theater, 1891 N. High St. A specialist in soil degradation and carbon sequestration, Lal says the atmosphere is being inundated with massive amounts of carbon dioxide each year from fossil fuel combustion, agriculture, soil cultivation, biomass burning and deforestation. He believes the trend can be reversed by adopting agricultural practices such as conservation tillage and growing cover crops to retain carbon in the soil. The University Distinguished Lectureship recognizes outstanding faculty at Ohio State. In addition to the lecture, the lectureship carries a $5,000 award to support an academic program or project of the lecturer's choice. CONTACT: Rattan Lal, School of Natural Resources, 292-9069.
OHIO STATE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF UNITED BLACK WORLD MONTH--through Feb. 29. United Black World Month 2000, Our 30th Year: The Spirit of a People will NEVER Die provides the campus and Columbus community with programs to better understand African Americans and African-American culture. A calendar of events is available at http://www.osu.edu/ubwm/calendar/.html CONTACT: Janice Hoffman, Ethnic Student Services, 688-4988.
RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN LINK BETWEEN GENETICS AND DISEASE--Feb. 16. Experts in gene therapy at The Ohio State University Medical Center are offering a free workshop on the role genetics plays in our health and the risk you have of acquiring certain heart and lung diseases. The workshop will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at The Ohio State University Medical Center’s Rhodes Hall Auditorium, 450 W. 10th Ave. Participants will receive information and a handout that will enable them to trace their own family health history. Leading the discussion will be Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, director of the OSU Heart & Lung Institute, and Dr. Mark Wewers, deputy director. The workshop is being held in conjunction with the planned opening of the OSU Heart & Lung Institute later this year. The Institute will be one of the few facilities in the country constructed and designed solely for research on diseases and disorders of the heart and lungs. CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.
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