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News and Notes: June 14, 2024

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Leadership Notes

  1. Note from David Civittolo

    With the summer youth camping season, the start of county fairs, and the detail work that goes into summer program planning — the past few weeks have been a whirlwind for many of us.

College Connections

  1. Explore Connect Collab to be held at OSU Piketon — June 25

    OSU South Centers in Piketon will host an Explore Connect Collab event on June 25 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.).

Community Connections

  1. 2024 Urban Food Systems Symposium Recap

    Ohio hosted the 2024 Urban Food Systems Symposium earlier this week. The three-day event attracted 233 people from 26 states and 4 countries.

Programming Perspectives

  1. Dairy Cattle Webinar to Focus on Sustainable Solutions — June 18

    Ron Schuller, chief operating officer of low carbon technologies at Select Sires, will speak at the next 2024 Dairy Cattle Webinar on June 18 (3-4 p.m.).

  2. Woodland Water and Wildlife LIVE! Workshop — July 12

    There will be a Woodland Water and Wildlife LIVE! workshop on July 12 (8:15 a.m.-4 p.m.) at the Ohio State Mansfield campus.

  3. Summer 2024 Income Tax Schools Start Mid-July

    The Farm Office team has set the dates for its 2024 Summer Income Tax Schools. Registration is not yet open, but the dates and locations have been identified.

  4. Manure Science Review Scheduled for August 6

    CFAES will host the 24th annual Manure Science Review on August 6 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio.

Operations/Business of Extension

  1. Minding the Brand: Upcoming Adobe Express Trainings

    Nearly 200 Extension professionals have participated in Express training so far. If you’ve not been able to attend a training yet, there are multiple opportunities to participate in one over the next several weeks.

  2. SPO Update from the Office of Research and Graduate Education

    There are upcoming changes in the office for Research and Graduate Education concerning Sponsored Program Officers (SPOs) that serve the CFAES community.

  3. Grant Development Support Unit Services

    The Grant Development Support Unit (GDSU) in the CFAES Office for Research and Graduate Education, offers a free service to assist faculty and staff with their grant submissions.

Celebrating Colleagues

  1. EFNEP Mid-Year Conference Recap Video Shared

    Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) professionals recently gathered for their annual mid-year conference that allowed them to connect, network, and learn from each other.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  1. CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offers Workshops

    CFAES is committed to ensuring that all of its research and related educational programming are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Health and Wellness

  1. Live Healthy Live Well Team Shares CPR Information

    In 2007, the American Heart Association worked with the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council to designate a week in June for National CPR and AED Awareness Week.

  2. Building a Better Path to Early Cancer Diagnosis

    In June 2020, the Cancer Diagnostic Center opened its doors to new patients for the first time. Its mission is to provide direct, expedited access to anyone who suspects they have cancer — with or without a physician referral.