An Analysis of Hybrid/Remote Work Eligibility in Academic Librarian Job Advertisements

This paper seeks to capture changing policies and approaches to hybrid and remote work in academic libraries following the COVID-19 pandemic. For this study, job advertisements were gathered and those hiring managers surveyed. Results show hybrid/remote positions have competitive salaries, many types of academic library positions have hybrid eligibility, and campus and library policies regarding hybrid/remote work and their inclusion in job postings continue to evolve. Despite the potential recruitment benefits of these flexible work arrangements, many who offer them are not including this information in their job advertisements; therefore, job candidates should ask or negotiate for this benefit.Publisher allows immediate open acces

Against! Rebellious Daughters in Black Immigrant Fiction in the United States

Introduction: Against! -- Rebelling in the in-between -- Rebelling against repetition -- Self-destructive rebellion -- Rebelling against stereotypes and confinement -- Conclusion: The future of immigrant Blackness

Black Women's Health in the Age of Hip Hop and HIV/AIDS: A Narrative Remix

Introduction: A tale of three influences : my roots/routes (in)to black women's health, hip hop, and HIV/AIDS -- In search of our mothers' theories : hip hop feminism in praxis -- "Cunt buckets" and "bad bitches" : black girl identity formation and sexual health in PUSH : a novel and The Coldest Winter Ever -- Transnational flow(s) : staging silence, stigma, and shame in in the continuum -- "Prioritized" : the hip hop (re)construction of black womanhood in Girlfriends and The Game -- In memoriam-and in life

The Moritz Briefing (January 2025)

An occasional newsletter highlighting recent activities and achievements of the Moritz Faculty

Development of OCT3 Inhibitor for Prevention of Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity

As an undergraduate researcher at the Ohio State College of Pharmacy, I contributed to the Experimental Cancer Pharmacology Lab under Dr. Alex Sparreboom’s leadership. The primary focus of my undergraduate work was the evaluation of strategies to mitigate the cardiotoxic effects of Doxorubicin (DOX), a widely used anthracycline chemotherapy drug. DOX is used to treat various cancers, including soft tissue and bone sarcomas, breast cancer, acute leukemias, and Hodgkin lymphoma. While effective, DOX administration results in severe cardiotoxicity, with risks escalating significantly with cumulative exposure beyond ~450 mg/m² of body surface area. Symptoms range from mild cardiac dysfunction to life-threatening congestive heart failure, which is an enormous problem in clinical practice. Mechanisms of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity include mitochondrial damage, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, DNA breaks, and topoisomerase IIβ inhibition—all reliant on intracellular DOX accumulation in cardiomyocytes. Previous research in our lab identified Organic Cation Transporter 3 (OCT3) as a critical mediator of DOX-induced heart injury. The full disruption of OCT3 function in mice led to complete protection from cardiotoxicity. So, this research aimed to develop an OCT3 inhibition strategy to address the debilitating cardiotoxicity associated with DOX. Our goals were to 1) identify OCT3 inhibitors to use with DOX, preventing cardiac accumulation and thus cardiotoxicity, and 2) to investigate the link between unidentified OCT3 substrates and their contribution to cardiotoxicity.No embargoAcademic Major: Pharmaceutical Science

Minor Troubles: Racial Figurations of Youth Sexuality and Childhood's Queerness

Introduction: Childhood's queer troubles -- Illegal desires : the sexting panic and the criminalization of queer Black girls -- Wounded white boys : figuring queer vulnerability to bullying and suicide -- Too much to tolerate : school bathrooms, trans temporality, and Black excess -- From reticence to abundance : talking back to the history of sex education -- Conclusion: Refiguring futures : youth innovations in agency and vulnerability.Item embargoed for three year

Interview of Mike Williams by Olivia Dearth and Joseph Yuzwa

Remote interview.Mike Williams discusses his time at Ohio State as a student and member of the Black Student Union. This interview was one of 15 conducted by students in English 4567 (Rhetoric and Community Service) to capture as many stories as possible from former Ohio State students associated with the 1968 sit-in at the Administration Building (now Bricker Hall) that led to the arrests of 34 Black students, now known as the “OSU 34.” In addition to the sit-in, Williams also discusses the early development of the BSU at Ohio State and the differences between the sit-in in 1968 and the 1970 demonstrations. Williams also has an oral history interview conducted in 2018 that can be accessed here: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/87643. To view video recordings of 2018 interviews of Williams and three other students talking about the events of 1968, please go to http://go.osu.edu/CarmenCollection1968

The Moritz Briefing (January 2024)

An occasional newsletter highlighting recent activities and achievements of the Moritz Faculty