Story Tips for Local News Media - 08/09/96

                            STORY TIPS

University Communication offers this list of  potential news stories 
on the Columbus campus.  We'll update this listing every other week 
during the summertime.

This and every University Communications news release is available 
on the Internet and World Wide Web.  To access by Internet, you may 
reach us through either OASIS (Ohio State Information System), the 
Columbus Freenet or World Wide Gophers.  Select News and Weather, 
then Ohio State University News Releases, then News Releases from 
University Communications.  Our Web address is http://www.acs.ohio-
state.edu/  Choose News Releases from The Ohio State University, 
then News Releases from University Communications.

TIRED OF COVERING THE STATE FAIR?  MATH PROFESSOR EXPLORES 4TH 
DIMENSION--Aug 10.  Thomas Banchoff of Brown University will give an 
Arnold Ross Lecture for high school students on "Higher-Dimensional 
Geometry and the Internet" in 131 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave. 
Banchoff, a prize-winning teacher, is a lively speaker who is 
one of the first people on Earth to interact with geometry's fourth 
dimension, the shadow created by three-dimensional objects.  
Banchoff first became interested in the fourth dimension as a 
teenager, while reading a Captain Marvel comic book.  He has 
translated his work into video images that are often surprising and 
beautiful. Clips of the videos are available upon request.  
Banchoff's lecture is just one event of a three-day conference 
Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 9, 10 and 11) on Ohio State's 
Columbus campus to celebrate the 90th birthday of mathematician and 
mentor Arnold Ross, professor emeritus of mathematics.  Ross still 
teaches gifted high school students each day during the summer at 
Ohio State. Since 1957, alumni of Ross's summer workshops have gone 
on to win numerous awards in their fields, including the Cole Prize 
in Mathematics, awarded only every five years. The American 
Mathematics Society acknowledges Ross's work with young people with 
two Arnold Ross Lectures each year for high school students and 
their teachers. Distinguished mathematicians gear their 
presentations to a younger audience. To interview Banchoff or Ross, 
call and leave a message for Gloria Woods at 292-4975, or Daniel 
Shapiro at 292-5894.

STAFF MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN 1996 PARALYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA--
Aug. 17-26.
For the second time this summer, athletes from around the world will 
compete in Olympic games in Atlanta, this time in the Paralympic 
games, competition for athletes with physical disabilities.  Joining 
these athletes is Kim Martin, asst. director of The Ohio State 
University Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports' adapted 
recreational sports program, who will compete as part of the USA 
Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team.  Martin, who has won five medals 
in international competition since joining the women's wheelchair 
basketball team in 1990, also plays for the defending national 
champions Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves basketball team. Martin 
will depart for Atlanta Aug. 13.
CONTACT: Kim Martin, 292-7671.

TEACHERS TEST TEACHING SOFTWARE--Aug. 5-16.  Sixteen Ohio teachers 
are participating in a 2-week Schoolnet Software Review Project at 
Ohio State's  Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and 
Science Education (ENC), 1929 Kenny Rd.  The teachers are evaluating  
software for grade kindergarten through 4th. grade.  Once trained 
these teachers will conduct professional development activities for 
other teachers throughout their area.  The Schoolnet Software Review 
Project is sponsored by the State of Ohio  Schoolnet Plus program.   
Schoolnet Plus is interested in facilitating the use of the best 
possible software by teachers using computers in their classrooms.  
While at ENC, the teachers will review nearly 200 curriculum 
software programs that are part of ENC's National Repository.
CONTACT: Peg Hanley at 292-9984 or via email phanley@enc.org

CAMPUS HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICIALS MEET--Aug. 26-28.   Issues facing 
campus environmental health and safety officials are increasing each 
year.  The Midwest College and University Environmental Health and 
Safety Conference will be hosted this year by Ohio State at the 
University Ramada Inn, 3110 Olentangy River Rd.  Speakers from 
various midwestern universities, engineering and environmental firms 
will discuss a range of topics including laser safety, environmental 
remediation, environmental risks and safety in burial sites and 
laboratory ventilation systems.
CONTACT: David Kos, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, 292-1284.

BODY IMAGE TASK FORCE TARGETS DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS--Faculty and staff 
are being recruited to join the OSU Body Image Task Force. The group 
will focus on risky behaviors such as disordered eating, obsessive 
exercise or weight training, substance abuse and other compulsive 
behaviors that threaten both physical and psychological problems.  
The group hopes to use education, research and outreach to encourage 
healthy behaviors related to body image by challenging the 
prevailing norms and providing resources to the campus community.  
Task Force Chair Nancy A. Rudd, an associate  professor in the 
College of Human Ecology, says these risky behaviors cut across a 
broad population of young people throughout the university and are 
not always readily apparent.
CONTACT: Nancy A. Rudd, Consumer and Textile Sciences, College of 
Human Ecology, 292-4385.

The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best 
information about the story.  However, feel free to call on our news 
services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news 
stories.  Amy Murray, 292-8385; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Tom Spring, 
292-8309, and Tracy Turner, 688-3682.
-Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 14:59:32 -0400]
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