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Nancy Steinberg, director of communications and marketing for the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, took this shot at Yellowstone National Park, which she calls “the crown jewel of our National Park System.”
Aug. 26, 2026 The University Day Expo takes place from noon to 2 p.m., Sept. 15, and follows directly after the keynote held in The LaSells Stewart Center’s Austin Auditorium. The change in keynote location back to LaSells greatly increases the opportunity for OSU faculty and staff to attend, as Austin Auditorium has a 1,200-seat capacity. The University Day Expo is held indoors at the OSU Alumni Center, and lunch is served outdoors between the two buildings. Gather with 40+ units and more than 1,000 OSU faculty and staff to celebrate the OSU community. Learn about campus resources and network with your colleagues before the academic year kicks off. Registration is required for tabling but no RSVP is required to attend.Calling all units: The University Day Expo registration is open
Aug. 26, 2026 An evaluation is being conducted to understand users' ability to monitor robot grasps. Participants will monitor robot grasps using a haptic device worn on the forearm and perform a simple visuomotor task. Participants must be 18 or older. The study will be one hour. Participants receive a $25 gift card upon completion. Contact Michael Pfeiffer at [email protected] for further questions and to schedule a time to participate.New Robot Monitoring Study
Aug. 24, 2026 The fourth annual OSU Engagement Conference (Dec. 3) invites OSU faculty, staff, students and community partners to submit presentation proposals that demonstrate strong examples of current community engagement work, reference relevant frameworks and best practices and provide attendees with tools and ideas to apply to their own teaching, research and/or outreach and engagement efforts. Submission deadline is Sept. 27. Contact Marina Denny, associate vice provost for Engagement, with questions.Engagement Conference
Aug. 19, 2026 Our bodies are composed of 65% water and after three days we cannot survive without it. Learn and understand the four different ways to decontaminate your water and what to do if you accidentally consume dirty water. English and Spanish versions of this bulletin can be found here.Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Water