Katie Coffman and Lucas Coffman, assistant professors, economics, are authors of a new study showing that anti-gay sentiment is higher than we think, and current methods for assessing attitudes about sexuality are not as accurate as they should be. In a study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research, the research team found that current methods may not accurately capture the size of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population, or attitudes toward them.

 

Mark Bender, professor and chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL), was part of research team that produced a tri-lingual text of a creation epic of the Hmong (Miaozu) ethnic minority group in Guizhou province, Southwest China. The project, spanning more than 50 years, has seen several manifestations in print. The present volume, Hxak Hlieb/Miaozu Shishi/Hmong Oral Epics, is the result of a team consisting of Bender and Levi Gibbs, a former DEALL graduate, among others.

 

In August, environmental historian Nicholas Breyfogle left the library behind and embarked upon the first leg of a challenging far-flung adventure, which he hopes will become a model for the way environmental history is studied. Breyfogle, associate professor, history, is part of a new network of cross-disciplinary, transnational researchers, funded by Great Britain’s Leverhulme Trust, who are exploring three of the most interesting ecological and human sites in the former Soviet Union: the Solovetskie Islands (2013-14), Chernobyl (2014-15) and Lake Baikal (2015-16). Breyfogle shares this year’s adventures, insights and amazing photos on his U.OSU website. 

 

Janet Box-Steffensmeier, professor, political science, received the 2013 Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Council. Box-Steffensmeier received the Distinguished University Scholar award in 2012.

 

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures hosts the first Annual OSU/Bollywood Film Festival: Women in Bollywood: Tradition and Transition, November 8 and 9, in 180 Hagerty Hall—a window into the chronological shaping, transformation, and representation of the experiences of South Asian women and the changing ways women have told their stories. Keynote lecture by Wendy Singer, the Roy T. Wortman Distinguished Professor of History, Kenyon College. Free and open to all. Information: nagar.5@osu.edu.

 

Anita Mattson, assistant professor, chemistry and biochemistry, was inadvertently omitted from last week’s announcement of arts and sciences researchers selected to receive funding through the new partnership between Ohio State and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

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Jones-Luong Discusses Emerging National Oil Companies

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Faculty Give TEDx Talks

Stop by Hopkins Hall Gallery, Thursday, October 17, 4:30-6 pm for the opening reception of Three New Emeritus Faculty in the Department of Art, an exhibition featuring works by Charles Massey (printmaking), Tony Mendoza (photography), and Pheoris West (painting & drawing). The exhibition runs through November 8. Image: How Long, by Pheoris West.

 

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Workshop Examines Findings of Long-Running Comparative National Elections Project

Learn more about becoming involved with Metro Early College High School during the "Get to Know Metro" tour and discussion, Tuesday, October 22, 9-11 am at Metro School, 1929 Kenny Road. RSVP online.

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Workshops for ASC Faculty and Staff Professional Websites

 

University Communications is developing a new lapel pin fully aligned to the university’s new visual identity. In the interim, only Block O (and Block O w/Buckeye leaf) lapel pins should be used. Questions: schneider.650@osu.edu.
 

Want to apply for the ODEE grant? The deadline is November 5, but there's still time to work on a proposal with ASCTech. Schedule an appointment to talk through the process and assistance you can get from the ASCTech team: from talking through ideas to ensuring pedagogical efficacy to crafting text.