Professor Clare Simmons, Department of English, will speak on Bad Baronets and the Curse of Medievalism, analyzing Britain's complex relationship with its medieval past and the prevalence of medievalism in present-day discussions of aristocratic privilege. Energy and regulatory experts from across the country will offer their ideas on the problems encountered in California and elsewhere with electric industry restructuring at the NRRI Market Power Conference. In addition to discussing the problems, attendees will also talk about the possibility of the emergence of substantial supplier market power. Adam Taliaferro, the Penn State football player seriously injured during the game with Ohio State on Sept. 23, will return with his family to Columbus on Wednesday, April 11, to thank the community for its support during his recovery and rehabilitation. The Ohio State University Medical Center will host a reception for Taliaferro from 3 to 4 p.m. in the faculty dining room, adjacent to the hospital cafeteria.
Reporters are welcome to attend the reception.
Among those attending the reception will be medical staff who cared for Taliaferro on the field and at OSU Medical Center. Doctors initially were unsure whether Taliaferro would walk again after the paralyzing injury, but he has made a remarkable recovery and now walks unassisted. Following spinal fusion surgery at OSU Medical Center, Taliaferro was on a ventilator for three days before being transferred to a Philadelphia hospital to begin rehabilitation. He completed his rehabilitation in March. 1640 Neil Ave.