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COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

June 2015

Welcome to the Department of Animal Sciences newsletter.

Happy National Dairy Month!

June is National Dairy Month.

Personnel Updates

Welcomes and goodbyes.

Birth Announcements

New additions come to the Williams and Culp families.

Meat Judging Team Fifth at Southeastern

The 2015 meats judging team opened its season with its first competition, held in April, placing 5th at the Southeastern contest hosted by The Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky.

Study Abroad Students Return and Leave for South Africa

An Exotic Animal Behavior and Welfare in South Africa study abroad trip wraps up while another begins.

Renovations

We are once again in the midst of renovations in Animal Science Building over the summer. Read on for some info you need to know.

Changes Coming…

Another way to submit your news and events.

In the News

Read about Ohio Sheep Day and other sheep news, the 4-H dairy judging team in Europe, Dr. Terry Klopfenstein's Scholarship fund, and student scholarship recipients and bloggers.

Recently Published

Ahn J, Shin S, Suh Y, Park JY, Hwang SS, Lee K. Identification of the avian RBP7 gene as a new adipose-specific gene and RBP7 promoter-driven GFP expression in adipose tissue of transgenic quail. PLoS One. 10:e0124768.

Ongoing Training at OSU

A number of places across campus regularly hold training sessions and workshops on teaching, research, grants, writing, etc.

Funding and Recognition Information

Calendars of upcoming proposal deadlines: Available at any time on the department web site...under About Us tab, then under Employee Resources.

University Mental Health Resources

All OSU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS) staff were sent home to tele-commute until further notice.The CCS phone line 614-292-5766 remains available for emergency assistance 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

CFAES Mental Health Counselor

Did you know that CFAES has hired a counselor to support the needs of their students' mental health? Dr.

Portfolium Resource Page

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has renewed its partnership with Portfolium.com and will continue to provide ALL students and faculty the opportunity to cre

Animal Sciences Career Services Site

The Career Services page on the departmental site has been redeveloped to hopefully make it more user-friendly. Check out helpful resources for building a resume, writing cover letters and more. There are resume templates that can be used to create a resume in case you don’t know where to start.