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MEDICAL CENTER TEAMS WITH GRAETER’S TO PUT WINTER DEPRESSION ON 
ICE--Feb. 7.  
With an average of 292 cloudy days a year, Columbus ranks in the 
top 20 percent of the cloudiest cites in the country.  That 
distinction may contribute to what is commonly called the winter 
blues.  In a unique educational effort, the OSU Medical Center and 
Graeter’s Ice Cream are teaming up for a presentation on seasonal 
depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).  Clinical Nurse 
Specialist Angie Chessner will present information and wellness 
tips on winter depression at 2 p.m. on Saturday (2/7) at the 
Graeter’s at 1534 W. Lane Ave.  In conjunction with the event, 
Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka has proclaimed Feb. 7 as Beat the 
Winter Blues Day.
CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

OHIO STATE CELEBRATES HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF BLACK HISTORY--through 
Feb.  African Americans: Celebrating and Creating Legacies is the 
theme for the 28th annual celebration of 
United Black World Month at Ohio State.  Events include: 
---A panel discussion about the effect of affirmative action on 
higher education hosted by state Sen. Jeffrey Johnson, D-Cleveland, 
at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Ohio Union Conference Theater. 
---Children’s Cultural Hours, which teach history and promote pride 
for African-American culture, Feb. 10 and 24 at 9:30 a.m. in the 
Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave; 
---Cookies and Conversations on Black Culture: Hair-raising Tales 
of Life in the Perm-lane, a discussion of the politics of beauty, 
femininity and social acceptance of black hair, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. 
in the Ohio Union.
---Strength through Diversity: Increasing African-American 
Representation in the Environmental Field, a workshop led by Alice 
Cowans, an urban conservation advocate, at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 in the 
Hale Center.
CONTACT: Cynthia DeVese, African American Student Services, 292-
6584.

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS OFFERS CONCERTS, PLAYS AND FESTIVALS--Feb. 8-
28.  The College of the Arts presents a special Concert of 
Champions featuring the Men’s Glee Club (Choir of the World) and 
the Brass Band of Columbus (seven-time North American Brass Band 
Association Champions) at Mershon Auditorium on Sunday (2/8) at 3 
p.m.  The School of Music presents its third annual Contemporary 
Music Festival, featuring a selection of contemporary music by 
prominent and new composers, Feb. 11-19 in Weigle Auditorium.  The 
Department of Theatre presents a hilarious compilation of 
Shakespeare’s 37 plays in its production Feb. 11-28 of The Complete 
Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).  Performances are in the 
Drake Union Theatre, 1849 Cannon Dr. 
CONTACT: Lois Foreman Wernet, College of the Arts, 292-8835.

SEMINAR INVESTIGATES LIVING LONGER WITH NEW HIV TREATMENTS--Feb. 
13.  Thanks to new treatments, people with HIV are living longer.  
But can patients keep up with the rigors of the complex and 
expensive treatments?  Carole Anderson, dean of The Ohio State 
University College of Nursing, and Stephen Stern, a psychiatry 
professor at Ohio State, explain their work in the third of a 15-
part HIV/AIDS Research Seminar Series.  The interdisciplinary 
program, organized by university faculty, presents national experts 
in HIV/AIDS and health promotion.  Anderson and Stern will discuss 
Living with Depression: HIV/AIDS, 10 a.m.-noon in Rhodes Hall 
Auditorium, 450 W. Tenth Ave.
CONTACT: Martha Shortland, College of Nursing, 292-8222.
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PROFESSOR WILL EXPLORE REGULATORY BARRIERS TO PAIN RELIEF--Ohio 
State University Law Professor Timothy Jost is one of six scholars 
nationwide selected to study the legal and regulatory barriers to 
effective pain relief.  An expert on health care and the law, Jost 
will explore how public health care financing programs such as 
Medicaid, Medicare, Workers Compensation and others influence pain 
medication prescriptions.
CONTACT:  Tim Jost, College of Law, 292-3381.

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information about the story.  However, feel free to call on our news 
services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news 
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3682; and Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).