BTN: Look for Upcoming Ohio State University Programming – Ohio State Buckeyes
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Eye on Alumni and iMix episodes air throughout July on Big Ten Network
Best of iMix Airs on Big Ten Network
A repeat episode of iMix will air on the Big Ten Network on Thursday, July 2 at 5pm; Friday, July 3 at 8:30am; Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30pm; Thursday, July 16 at 5pm; and Friday, July 17 at 8:30am. Follow Ohio State’s student-led Buckeye Bullet 2 team as they attempt to break a land speed record for a hydrogen fuel cell car; visit the Urban Arts Space in a historic downtown building where 30 students mastering in Fine Arts are exhibiting their work; and look at a new OSU initiative called Scarlet, Gray, and Green that puts sustainability at the forefront of Ohio State’s building and energy plans. Each segment is followed by a Web Connect interview updating you on the activities surrounding each story. For more information, visit www.wosu.org/imix
iMix Airs on Big Ten Network
A repeat episode of iMix will air on the Big Ten Network on Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30pm; Thursday, July 9 at 5pm; and Friday, July 10 at 8:30am. Hosted by Chris Forbes, this episode will explore the relationship between The Ohio State University and NASA. Ohio State Alum Diana Blaney explains the Mars Rover project and the collaboration with Ohio State’s Mapping and GIS Laboratory led by Professor Ron Li. Also featured are Ohio State aerospace engineering students conducting experiments in zero gravity aboard NASA’s “Weightless Wonder,” and Ohio State’s work on a Lunar GPS-like system to be used by astronauts on the moon. Lastly, the episode features a web project, Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced, which world-renowned choreographer William Forsythe developed at Ohio State in collaboration with the Department of Dance and Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). For more information, visit www.wosu.org/imix
Eye on Alumni Airs on Big Ten Network
A repeat episode of Eye on Alumni will air on the Big Ten Network on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30pm; Thursday, July 23 at 5pm; and Friday, July 24 at 8:30am. This episode focuses on alumni who have “paid it forward” in their careers and their communities. Featured are Archie Griffin ’76, a two-time Heisman Trophy winner and president and CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association; Stefanie Spielman ’89, a breast cancer survivor who has raised over $5 million dollars for breast cancer research; Tom Wheeler, former Cable Television Association president, cellular phone pioneer, and a transition team leader for the Obama Campaign; and Keith Herron, president of Target Excellence, and an after-school program working with Title I students (California’s poverty level families) in the Sacramento, CA area. Video questions from alumni & students include questions from Lake Erie surf documentary producer Tom Heinrich, and former OSU basketball standout Greg Oden, among others. For more information, visit www.wosu.org/eyeonalumni
iMix Airs on Big Ten Network
A new episode of iMix will air on the Big Ten Network on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30pm; Thursday, July 30 at 5pm; and Friday, July 31 at 8:30am. Hosted by Chris Forbes, this episode explores the world of “smart” surveillance systems with Professor James W. Davis and his team of graduate and undergraduate researchers. iMix looks at Dr. Gregory Wiet’s efforts to train the “nintendo” generation of doctors using virtual surgery. Also included is a segment on the John Glenn School of Public Affairs Kiplinger Fellowship – a program designed to train print journalists how to thrive in the new world of multimedia and online journalism. The show concludes with a segment on It’s Abuse, a peer-to-peer, grassroots awareness effort to address the issue of relationship abuse on college campuses. For more information, visit www.wosu.org/imix
