ANNOUNCEMENTS
TONIGHT: Science Café Features Archaeologist
Archaeology Professor
Joy McCorriston will share stories from her fieldwork in Southern Arabia and the collaborative international science that lies behind archaeological discoveries in Yemen and elsewhere in “Keeping the Peace in Ancient Yemen and Other Stories from an Archaeologist’s Notebook,” at 6:30 pm in the 18th Avenue Library, room 090/070. All are welcome. Sponsored by the OSU Chapter of Sigma Xi and the OSU Libraries.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Event Tonight!
The Asian American Studies Program is celebrating heritage month with the premiere of "Asian Americans in the Heartland: A Community Oral History and Mapping Project," tonight (January 8) at 7 pm in the Multicultural Center, Ohio Union. Watch student-conducted interviews with Asian American community leaders in Central Ohio. For more information, contact
Lynn Itagaki.
Science Sundays Returns January 12
Jim Gentile, dean for the natural sciences at Hope College, past-president of Research Corporation for Science Advancement,
will talk on
Carcinogens in the Environment: Separating Fact from Fiction. Lecture 3-4 pm, Ohio Union, US Bank Conference Theater. Reception: 4-5 pm, Ohio Union, Ohio Staters Traditions Room. Both free/open to the public.
Dean and Susan Regis Gibson Award
The Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging (CCBBI)
announces the H. Dean and Susan Regis Gibson award for graduate and undergraduate students interested in conducting brain imaging research in the Center. The $1,250 - $2,500 award is given on the basis of scholastic achievement, completed and/or intended research achievement and the successful completion of a research proposal for conducting brain imaging research at CCBBI. Application deadline is January 31, 2014.
Spring Semester Field Guide to the Arts
From art galleries downtown to students performing in China, from Shakespeare productions to dance studios opening in the newly renovated Sullivant Hall—spring semester is full of performances, exhibitions and concerts.
Check out select events in Arts and Sciences Field Guide.
CJRC Kicks Off Spring Lecture Series January 9
The Criminal Justice Research Center’s spring lecture series
begins on January 9 with a presentation by René Olate, assistant professor, Ohio State College of Social Work, on “Evidence-based Community Interventions for Tackling the Problems of Youth Gang Violence and Delinquency in Central America." Pizza, salad and refreshments will be served.
Educational Competition in Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics
hosts an educational competition in linguistics for middle and high school students on Thursday, January 30. The 2014 NACLO, the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad, consists of two rounds of competition consisting of a written test with linguistic puzzles to solve and explain.
Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award
This award recognizes full professors who have exceptional records in teaching, research, and service. Department chairs
may submit nominations of one of their faculty members. Nomination deadline: Friday, January 24.
Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award (New Award)
This award recognizes an individual in the College of Arts and Sciences (student, staff, or faculty) who has generously and unselfishly served others to promote equity, fairness, and equal opportunities for all members of the university community. ASC students, staff and faculty
may submit a nomination. Nomination deadline: Friday, January 24.
Honors Faculty Service Award
This award recognizes excellence in honors advising, instruction, committee work, and other honors initiatives and responsibilities, which have enhanced the quality of education available to honors students in the liberal arts. Department chairs
may nominate one of their faculty members. Nomination deadline: Friday, January 24.
Staff Professional Development Grants
College of Arts and Sciences staff members
are encouraged to apply for professional development funding through an ASC Staff Professional Development Grant. The next application deadline will be Friday, January 17.
The Columbus Dispatch 
Kristi Williams, associate professor, sociology, 
At the 2013 annual meeting of the Social Science History Association, Harvey J. Graff, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Literacy Studies and professor of English and history, was awarded the first special award "in recognition for his unmatched record of participation at the annual conference of the Social Science History Association, 1976-2013 and counting."
