NEWS & RESEARCH

New Planetarium Director Announced

Wayne M. Schlingman joined the astronomy department in July as director of Ohio State’s planetarium. Schlingman received his PhD at the University of Arizona where he worked at the Center for Astronomy Education researching the teaching and learning of general education and introductory astronomy. He will be working with faculty and students across many departments to fully utilize the technology available in the new full-dome theater.
 

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Psychology Professor Wins $1.6 Million NIH Grant

Vladimir Sloutsky, professor, psychology, and director of the Cognitive Development Lab, received a five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the development of categorization and category learning in infants and young children. Category learning and categorization are critical components of human intelligence; this research will provide a window into how these important processes emerge and change in the course of development.

AWARDS

Lantern Garners Multiple Awards

The Lantern garnered the highest number of awards in the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Competition. The Lantern and its staff won seven awards; no other school won more than two. Staff members won first-place awards and $500 scholarships for features, news, opinion and sports. The Lantern placed second among college daily newspapers, as well as in the sports and news categories.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASC Staff Appreciation Day

The ASC Staff Advisory Council's Staff Appreciation Day is Friday, Aug. 1, 1-4:30 p.m. on the South Oval. Enjoy games, an ice cream social and campus tours. Ohio State's Staff Appreciation Week, July 28 - August 1, includes activities to recognize Ohio State staff members for their valuable contributions to the university.
 

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Assistant Dean to Give Presentation at NCURA Meeting

Andrea R. Ward Ross, assistant dean, College of Arts and Sciences, will present, “Moving in the right direction: Formal and informal methods of evaluation for staff training programs,” at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., August 12. Ohio State co-presenters are Karla M. Gengler-Nowak, director, Research Analytics and Reporting in Medicine Administration, College of Medicine; and Aimee Nielsen-Link, director, Ohio State Health Sciences Office, Office of Sponsored Programs.
 

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ORIGINS Articles, Milestones and Podcasts

This month, Ohio State historian Daniel Rivers puts children at the center of the same-sex marriage story. The conversation continues with Rivers, historian Clayton Howard and English department PhD candidate J. Brendan Shaw.

 

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Cultural Resilience Reading Group Meeting

The Mershon Research Network in Cultural Resilience’s reading group will discuss Amartya Sen's book, Development as Freedom, and its implications for small-scale cultural and linguistic practices, Tuesday, August 19, 2-4 p.m., 120 Mershon Center. Book cost: approx. $17. Free to students. To participate contact Cassie Patterson to ensure enough books are available.

EVENTS

Through August 1

An Educated Guess: Cosmic Slop; Urban Arts Space: 50 W. Town St. Suite 130
 

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August 1

The STEAM Factory presents: The Moon Experience; South Oval
 

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Through September 6

PULL LEFT: Contemporary Chinese Art; Urban Arts Space: 50 W. Town St. Suite 130
 

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See more events at artsandsciences.osu.edu/events