Story Tips for Local News Media - 09/13/96

                          STORY TIPS

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

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.

CONFERENCE OFFERS HELP TO WOMEN STUDENTS WHO ARE MOMS--Sept. 14.   
Students who are balancing the demands of being mothers of young 
children with the stresses involved in the pursuit of a college 
education can learn 'survival techniques' at Accessing Wellness, a 
conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Frank Hale Black 
Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Avenue.  The goal of the one-day event 
is to encourage wellness and a sense of belonging in these non-
traditional students.   Workshops include "Mommy and Me" Self 
Defense, Relaxation and Balancing Life's Demands, and The Art of 
Positive Parenting.  The conference is free to participants, and  
child care is provided.  The conference, part of Women's Health 
Month, is sponsored by several child and health related agencies and 
the following offices at Ohio State: Office of Minority Affairs, 
Retention Services/ACCESS Program and the Frank Hale Black Cultural 
Center, Community Development, Women Student Services and the Rape 
Education and Prevention Program, and the Student Wellness Center.
CONTACT: Willa Young, Women Student Services, 292-8473. 

TREES ARE TOPIC OF DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM--Sept. 15.  How are trees 
affected by weather extremes of the past few years?  Which trees are 
best to plant near utility wires?  Those questions and more are 
answered at  Trees Are Terrific: Putting Them In Their Place, 9:00 
a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Fawcett Center.  Nationally recognized 
speakers will address topics including Rediscovering our Native 
Trees, Engineering Our Future Trees, and Designing Their Space.  Jim 
Chatfield, OSU Extension, will present I Look At Trees From Both 
Sides Now.  The symposium benefits the educational programming of 
the OSU Chadwick Arboretum and the American Horticultural Society.
CONTACT: Janet Oberliesen, Chadwick Arboretum, 292-4678.

FARM SCIENCE REVIEW--Sept. 17-19.  High-tech tractors, guided by 
computers and satellite, sit within yards of a wooden plow, circa 
1805.  Planters and drills from competing companies push through 
fields, sowing wheat as visitors watch.   The three-day  Farm 
Science Review offers an estimated 125,000 people a look some of the 
newest innovations and information  in agriculture, nutrition and 
gardening.  The Review is held at the Molly Caren Agricultural 
Center, U.S. Route 40 near London.  
CONTACT: Suzanne Steel, College of Food, Agriculture and 
Environmental Sciences, 292-2011.

NEW CHEMISTRY BUILDING DEDICATED--Sept. 20.   The Newman and Wolfrom 
Laboratory of Chemistry will be officially dedicated in a ceremony 
at 2 p.m. in the outdoor courtyard between  the Celeste Laboratory 
of Chemistry, 120 W. 18th Ave., and the new building.  The 
laboratory, a $14.4 million addition to Evans Laboratory, is named 
for  Melvin Newman and Melville Wolfrom,  professors of chemistry 
who were the first Ohio State faculty members elected to the 
National Academy of Sciences.  The building opened its doors last 
November.  Reporters may tour the building at 2:45 p.m.
CONTACT: Marcia Gordon, Department of Chemistry, 292-0534.

SYMPOSIUM ON PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY--Sept. 18-19.  Psycho-neuro-
immunology is the relatively new study of how the mind affects your 
immune system.  The first Simson Symposium in Psychoneuroimmunology, 
sponsored by the Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine 
Research, offers eight sessions over the two-day event.  The 
symposium will be held in 518 James Cancer Hospital, 300 W. 10th 
Ave.  Among the sessions: Neuroimmune Interactions in Susceptibility 
to Inflammatory Diseases;  Neuroendocrine Modulation of Viral 
Immunity; A Biobehavioral Model of Cancer; Structured Psychiatric 
Interventions for Cancer Patient; and Endocrine-Immune Interface.  
CONTACT: Ron Glaser, Institute for Behavioral Medicine, 292-5526.

MEDIA OFFERED PREVIEW TOUR OF NEW GALBREATH EQUINE CENTER--Sept 20.  
You've watched the building construction while driving  SR 315.  Now 
you can tour the new Daniel M. Galbreath Equine Trauma, Intensive 
Care and Research Center at The Ohio State University College of 
Veterinary Medicine.  The building will be dedicated in a ceremony 
at 9 a.m. Saturday.  Reporters, photographers and videographers may 
walk through the facility at 10 a.m. Friday  and interview key 
faculty and administrators.  The $7 million, 40,000 square foot 
facility offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic equipment 
for horses, comparable to that used in human hospitals.  It includes 
two operating rooms, 14 intensive care stalls, 19 additional patient 
stalls, radiology facilities, treatment areas and more.  Meet at the 
entrance to the covered connector between the new building and the 
Veterinary Hospital on Tharp Road, accessible from either Coffey 
Road or Herrick Drive.
CONTACT: Larry Rummell, College of Veterinary Medicine, 292-1171, or 
Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424.

SLEEP STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED--As people age, they may sleep less, 
prompting concerns about their ability to get a good night's sleep.  
A study by Charles Pollak, an expert in sleep disorders, suggests 
that older adults (ages 70+) may need less sleep than their younger 
counterparts.  Using new time-isolation suites at the University 
Medical Center, Pollak is examining the natural rhythms of human 
sleep as particpants spend seven consecutive days without any 
external time cues such as clocks.  Participants are free to wake 
and sleep when they feel the need.  Pollak is looking for more 
participants for this study.  Both younger (ages 20-35) and older 
healthy men and women, who have no major physical or mental 
illnesses, who are not taking any medications and who are non-
smokers are eligible.
CONTACT: University Medical Center, 293-6119.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR --For your planning purposes, here is a list (by 
no means complete) of events scheduled through the remainder of 
September.  University Communications' annual Back-to-School news 
package will be mailed to you Monday--look for lots of great story 
ideas!
Sept. 21-22-Move-in weekend.
Setp 22-26-Welcome Week Activities.
Sept. 24-Freshman convocation.
Sept. 25-Medical Center offers Managed Care Seminar
Sept. 25-Autumn quarter classes begin.
Sept. 26-25th Annual Minority Graduate and Professional Student 
Orientation and Reception.
Sept. 28-College Fund/UNCF Walk-a-thon.

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, 13 Sep 1996 16:15:15 -0400]
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