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NEWS & RESEARCH
New Grant Brings Korea to the Midwest
 Mitchell Lerner, associate professor, history, and director of Ohio State’s Institute for Korean Studies, is part of a major effort sponsored by the Korea Foundation to develop and coordinate Korean studies courses for undergraduate students at Big Ten Universities in partnership with colleagues in the Big Ten’s Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC).
Bucks for Charity Drive
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AWARDS
Geography Major Selected Female Athlete of the Year
 Claire-Louise Bode, a fourth-year student majoring in geography, was selected the 2012-13 Ohio State Female Athlete of the Year. A native of South Africa, Bode is the first to win Ohio State’s athlete of the year accolade for her sport, rowing.
Comparative Studies Professor Receives Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award
Hugh Urban, professor, comparative studies, received the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring in Humanities for his outstanding investment in undergraduate education. The Botoman Award confers a prize of $5,000 to a faculty member in the humanities who best exemplifies excellence as a teacher of undergraduates. Students say, “He always has time to spend with his students, and has constructive and awesome feedback for everyone during and outside of class.”
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jager Discusses Competition, Conflict between North and South Korea
 Sheila Miyoshi Jager, program director, East Asian Studies at Oberlin College, speaks about “Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea,” Thursday, October 24, 12:30 pm, Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Register online.
MacLean Talks about Role of Pain and Suffering in Human Life
 Douglas MacLean, professor, philosophy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, talks about “Some Reflections on the Value of Pain and Suffering,” Friday, October 25, 4 pm, Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Register online.
Comparative Studies Chair Gives Lectures
in Germany
 Barry Shank, professor and chair, comparative studies, will deliver the keynote address, "Music and War: The American Reception of Tinariwen and the Collapse of the Malian State," for the Unpopular Culture Conference, co-hosted by Amerika-Institut of Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich; and Bayerisch-Amerika-Akademie, October 31. On October 26, Shank speaks at the annual meeting of the Bayerisch-Amerika-Akademie (Bavarian American Academy) on, "The Mood of a Democracy Looking at Itself."
Postdoc Career Development Series
Christina Sherry, PhD, RD, senior scientist, Pediatrics R&D, Abbott Nutrition, presents, “N=1, A Scientist’s Journey from Academy to Industry.” She discusses her career transition from academic biomedical research to biomedical industry. This seminar series is open to all interested postdocs and the Ohio State community. Tuesday, October 29, 10-11 am, 105 Biomedical Research Tower. Register online.
3rd Annual Patrons' Circle Lecture Examines Inka Masonry
The Department of History of Art hosts its 3rd Annual Patrons' Circle Lecture Thursday, November 7, 5:30 pm, 155 Jennings Hall. Carolyn Dean, professor, history of art and visual culture, University of California, Santa Cruz, will discuss, "Sentient Stones: Meaning in Inka Masonry." A reception follows in 214 Pomerene Hall. Free and open to all.
22nd Annual John Fergus Family Fund Scholarship Deadline: Friday, November 8, noon
The Fergus Scholarships and Scholarship exhibition is a juried competition open to all undergraduate and graduate visual arts majors. Ten students receive a $1,000 stipend; their work is exhibited in the Fergus Juried Exhibition at Urban Arts Space downtown, January 11-30, 2014, and included in the biennial Fergus-Gilmore Catalogue.
Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grants
Deadline for 2014-15 grants is February 21, 2014. More information on Faculty Grants for Research on Women, Gender and Gender Equity and the Graduate Studies Grants for Projects on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity available online. Contact elliott.255@osu.edu.
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EVENTS
October 24
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October 27
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October 29
October 30
Through November 14
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