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Featured Blog
Each week we would like to feature a new u.osu.edu blog post from our ASC community — please send links to your posts to asccomm@osu.edu.
Paul J. Nini, Professor: Visual Communication Design
 In his latest post, Paul J. Nini shares project excerpts from Design 4103, a class devoted to brand identity development. Featured students include: Victoria Billingsley, Mark Oxier, Tori Puthoff and
Katie Riccardella.
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NEWS & RESEARCH
2014 University Distinguished Faculty Awards
Eleven ASC scholars and teachers received the university’s top awards for scholarship, teaching and service.
Distinguished Scholar Award:
Frederick Luis Aldama, Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor, English, Spanish and Portuguese
Lung-fei Lee, University Chair in Macroeconomics-Monetary Economics, economics
Samir D. Mathur, professor, physics
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching:
Steven James Joyce, associate professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures, OSU Mansfield
Trevon D. Logan, associate professor, economics
Warren Benson McCorkle Jr., professor, English, OSU Marion
Jennifer E. Schlueter, assistant professor, theatre
Todd Alan Thompson, associate professor, astronomy
President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service:
Terry L. Gustafson, professor, chemistry and biochemistry.
Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer:
Lisa Cravens-Brown, psychology
Anthony Shoup, physics, OSU Lima
Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective Explores the Crisis in Ukraine
 Ohio State experts discuss the crisis among Ukraine, Russia and the European Union/U.S. in a two-part History Talk podcast, “The Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine.” Featured experts include Myroslava Mudrak, professor emeritus, history of art; Nick Breyfogle, associate professor, history and Origins co-editor; Trevor Brown, director; Rudy Hightower, lieutenant commander, United States Navy (retired); and graduate assistant, John Glenn School of Public Affairs. They are joined by Sergei Zhuk, associate professor of Russian and East European History at Ball State University. Origins is a project of the Public History Initiative and eHistory in the Department of History that has written extensively on Russia and eastern Europe, including two articles that will appear in May on the current events in Ukraine. |
AWARDS
Byron Hamann Receives Award
Byron Hamann, assistant professor, history of art, received the Inaugural Prize in Digital Renaissance Research from the Renaissance Society of America for his article "Object, Image, Cleverness: The Lienzo Tlaxcala," Art History 36, no. 3 (2013) pp. 518-45.
Industrial Design Student Wins Award
 Industrial design student Austin Scott won the 2014 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Central Region Student Merit Award. He was chosen to represent Ohio State by a group of professional designers, and competed with six other IDSA-recognized design programs in the region. He is one of five students in the U.S. to win the award, and will present his work at the 2014 IDSA international design conference in Austin, Texas. Scott’s projects revolved around problem-solving and developing a visual brand language, and included a hard hat for Caterpiller and a hand harness designed for a golf bag.
Chemisty and Biochemisty Awards
Christopher Durr received a 2014-2015 Presidential Fellowship awarded in the Graduate School's spring competition. Durr is a member of Malcolm Chisholm's research group. Brennan Walder, a member of Philip Grandinetti's research group in chemical physics, also received a Presidential Fellowship for 2014-2015. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remembering Chemistry Professor Emeritus Sheldon Shore
Chemistry Professor Emeritus Sheldon G. Shore died on Friday, April 4. Each year, the department sponsors the Shore Lecture. This year’s lecture, given by Professor Peter J. Stang of the University of Utah, is Friday, April 25, at 4:10 p.m. in 1008 Evans Laboratory. Attendees will reflect on Shore’s many contributions to the field of inorganic chemistry. A Memorial follows the lecture at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to attend to remember and honor Professor Shore.
Staff Career/Manager Development Grant Applications Accepted
HR and USAC invite staff to apply for Staff Career Development Grants (SCDG), awards up to $1,000-1,500 for professional development activities. Deadline: April 30. The Staff Manager Development Grant (SMDG) provides up to $1,000 for managers and supervisors. Deadline: May 15.
AWIS Career Development Workshop Series
The Association for Women in Science presents “Career Development Workshop Series” by Amanda Toldand; molecular virology, immunology & medical genetics, April 29, 2-3 p.m., Smith Seminar Room, Physics Research Building. All STEMM students and faculty welcome.
Tech Talk: Software Support Update
Microsoft has officially stopped supporting Windows XP and Apple has done the same for OS 10.5 and 10.6. If you have machines running these, contact your local technology support team for options.
Queer Places, Practices and Lives II Symposium
 This free, two-day conference will be held at the Ohio Union, May 16-17, featuring keynote speakers Sara Ahmed and Eli Clare along with 48 panels composed of more than 160 presenters from across the U.S. and around the world. Registration required.
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