Report on National News Coverage of Ohio State University Research

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August 2004 Although the election is still months away, Ohio State faculty were called on many times in August to discuss various aspects of the presidential race. This resulted in coverage in the Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times and many other media outlets. This report reviews all of the major coverage of Ohio State in the top 50 U.S. markets (excluding reports in the Ohio media and athletics game stories) and selected international outlets. News service distributions (Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters) cited in some items suggest probable coverage by other newspapers, radio, and television stations not monitored by the university. NEWSPAPERS Herb Asher, professor emeritus of political science, was widely quoted this month on various issues about the U.S. presidential campaign. In many cases, Asher discussed the role of Ohio considered one of the key swing states in deciding the presidential race. Coverage included: Washington Post, Aug. 23. USA Today, Aug. 6 Chicago Tribune, Aug. 21 Los Angeles Times, Aug. 21 Newsday, Aug. 9 Associated Press, Aug. 5 CNN Newsnight with Aaron Brown, Aug. 5 Joseph Green, associate professor of psychology at the Lima campus, received international attention this month about his study that found that men who try hypnosis to help them quit smoking are more likely to be successful than women who use the same treatment. Research Story Coverage included: Los Angeles Times, Aug. 2 Detroit News, Aug. 1 Baltimore Sun, Aug. 15 Seattle Times, Aug. 15 London Times, Aug. 7 Scripps Howard News Service, July 30 United Press International, Aug. 2 Copley News Service, Aug. 2 MSNBC, July 30 Douglas Berman, associate professor of law, received widespread coverage this month. Berman was quoted in articles about an important U.S. Supreme Court decision (and other related court decisions) that have cast doubt on federal and state sentencing guidelines. Berman said the decision could have major impacts on how criminals are sentenced. Coverage included: Washington Post, Aug. 4 Chicago Tribune, Aug. 29 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug 3 Portland Oregonian, Aug. 17 Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, Aug. 3 NPRs Weekend Edition Saturday, July 31 NPRs All Things Considered, Aug. 2 NPRs Talk of the Nation, Aug. 3 Several major media outlets reported on a study by Zeynep Benderlioglu, post-doctoral researcher in psychology. Her research found that scientists can get some indication of how aggressively an angry person will react when provoked by measuring the size relationship between a persons ears, as well as other body parts. Research Story Coverage included: USA Today, Aug. 24 Chicago Tribune, Aug. 30 Baltimore Sun, Aug. 30 Toronto Star, Aug. 27 Calgary Sun, Aug. 24 Reuters News Service, Aug. 23 New York Times, Aug. 26. Kevin Boyle, associate professor of history. The Times gave a positive review to Boyles new book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age. The book gives a historical account of a famous murder trial that occurred in Detroit in 1925.   Washington Post, Aug. 3. John F. Guilmartin Jr., professor of history. Quoted in article about how some of the members of the U.S. policy team that is in charge of post-occupation Iraq have served in Vietnam, and how their experience in that war will affect the decisions they make now.   Washington Post, Aug. 14; Chicago Tribune, Aug. 28. Jeffrey Kipnis, curator of architecture and design at the Wexner Center for the Arts and professor of architecture. Article about the movie A Constructive Madness, noted that Kipnis wrote the script. The movie is about an innovative house designed by architect Frank O. Gehry that never got built.   USA Today, Aug. 2. Nancy Weese, clinical instructor in allied medicine and University Hospitals dietician. Article on a Columbus residents efforts to lose weight mentioned that Weese is helping her work out a diet plan.   USA Today, Aug. 25. Todd Stewart, director of the Program for International and Homeland Security. Quoted in article about the growth in homeland security programs at universities across the United States.   USA Today, Aug. 25. Bonnie Kantor, director of the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Quoted in article about how medical schools are putting more emphasis on teaching students about caring for older adults, even if the students dont plan on becoming gerontologists.   Los Angeles Times, July 27; Boston Globe, Aug. 1. Stan Gehrt, assistant professor of wildlife ecology. Quoted in article about how dumpster-diving city raccoons prefer to eat like teenagers: their top two food choices are French fries and donuts.   Los Angeles Times, Aug. 2; St. Louis Post Dispatch, Aug. 2; Seattle Times, Aug. 15; Calgary Sun, July 29. Jeffrey Walline, research scientist in optometry. Article about his research that has shown that children as young as eight years old can handle the responsibility of wearing contact lenses. Research Story   Chicago Tribune, Aug. 23; Baltimore Sun, Aug. 23. Kathryn Jakes, professor of consumer sciences. Article about her presentation at a recent scientific meeting in which she explained how fragments of ancient fabric some dating back to the time the Coliseum was built in Rome may give researchers better insight into the lives of Native Americans who lived in eastern North America some 800 to 2,000 years ago. Research Story   Chicago Tribune, July 28; Toronto Sun, Aug. 26; Womens Health and Fitness, September 2004. Tracy Tylka, assistant professor of psychology at Marion. Article about her research that found women are most at risk for eating disorders when they combine body dissatisfaction with a tendency to obsessively examine their bodies and think about how they appear to others. Research Story   Chicago Tribune, Aug. 1; Reuters News Service, July 22. Vladimir Sloutsky, professor and director of the Center for Cognitive Science. Article about his research that found children can sometimes have better memory than adults, at least under specific conditions. Research Story   Chicago Tribune, Aug. 29; Associated Press, Aug. 26. Bruce Weinberg, associate professor of economics. Quoted in article about how he believes more research is needed before it can be proven that the state of the economy is not linked to crime. Some researchers have argued recently that, contrary to belief, crime doesnt necessarily go up when the economy is bad.   Chicago Tribune, Aug. 24; Associated Press, Aug. 24. David Taylor, infection control practitioner in epidemiology. Quoted in article about an outbreak of illness that sickened hundreds of travelers to South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Taylor said it is possible investigators will not find the source of the outbreak.   Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 6; United Press International, Aug. 9. Steven Schwartz, professor of food science and technology. Article about his research that found avocados act as a nutrient booster that helps the body absorb cancer-fighting nutrients from other foods.   Dallas Morning News, Aug. 2. Bert Rockman, professor of public policy. In an article about the 9/11 Commission report, Rockman offered perspective on two other presidential commissions: the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to kill President John F. Kennedy, and the Roberts Commission, which concluded that the government had no foreknowledge of Japans attack on Pearl Harbor.   Seattle Times, Aug. 8; Newhouse News Service, Aug. 3. John Mueller, professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center. Quoted on how Americans have a false sense of insecurity regarding terrorism -- the political rhetoric of the presidential campaign may make people feel less safe than they really are.   Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 13. John Mueller, professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center. Quoted in article about how both Bush and Kerry are trying to present themselves to voters as more fit to be the nations commander-in-chief.   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 16; Toronto Star, Aug. 6; United Press International, Aug. 5. Courtney DeVries, assistant professor of psychology. Article about her research that found companionship helps wounds on animals heal faster. Research Story   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 29. Paul Beck, professor of political science. Quoted in article about how Republicans will use their partys convention in New York City to promote President Bush and appeal to undecided voters.   Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug. 18. Eric Fisher, associate professor of economics. Article about his published commentary that argued manufacturing has declined in the United States mainly because of new technologies and processes that caused productivity to soar. The end result is that fewer manufacturing workers are needed.   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,Aug. 4. Randy Nelson, professor of psychology and neuroscience. Quoted in article about other researchers discovery of a hormone that may explain why mother animals fight so aggressively to protect their young.   St. Petersburg Times, Aug. 8 and 26; Associated Press, Aug. 30. Daniel Tokaji, assistant professor of law. Quoted about how some people are choosing to use absentee ballots in the upcoming presidential election because they dont trust touchscreen voting machines. Tokaji said absentee ballots have problems of their own and shouldnt be used as a substitute.   Investors Business Daily, Aug. 23; London Guardian, Aug. 25; Reuters News Service, Aug. 20; Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Aug. 20. William Mitsch, professor of natural resources. Quoted in article about his belief that the risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of global population growth and widespread complacency. Mitsch was quoted during the World Water Week conference at which he received the prestigious 2004 Stockholm Water Prize.   Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 17. Rudine Sims Bishop, professor emeritus of education. Quoted in article about how books about the lives of African Americans may inspire more African American children to read and, possibly, help improve their reading skills.   Toronto Globe and Mail, Aug. 7. Douglas Downey, associate professor of sociology. Article about his research that found children who grow up with one or more siblings get along better with their classmates in kindergarten than do only children. Research Story   Financial Times, Aug. 18; CNNfn, Aug. 11. Daniel Chow, professor of law. Interviewed for a report and article about the counterfeiting of American products in China and steps being taken to stop this illegal and pervasive activity.   National Post (Canada), Aug. 4. Yousef Mohammad, assistant professor of neurology. Article about how migraine sufferers may find relief from a gun-like device that delivers electromagnetic pulses to the brain. Mohammad is overseeing a clinical trial of the device.   London Guardian, Aug. 5. Charles Emery, professor of psychology. Article mentioned his research that found exercising to music boosts brain power. Research Story   Associated Press, Aug. 4. Dean Lacy, associate professor of political science. In an article about how Republicans are adopting the town hall meeting as a way to promote President Bush, Lacy pointed out that, unlike Democrat town meetings, Republican town meetings are scripted.   Associated Press, Aug. 6. John Hageman, manager of Stone Laboratories, and David Culver, professor of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology. Hageman confirmed that microcystis algae have bloomed early in Lake Erie this year; Culver said that it may be because there are more nutrients in the water.   Associated Press, Aug. 2. David Culver, professor of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology.. Commented on the possibility that the manure from Ohio dairies that has entered Lake Erie will contribute to the lake's 6,300-square-mile "dead zone," an oxygen-depleted area where fish cannot live.   Associated Press, Aug. 6. Robert Burns, research specialist at the National Regulatory Research Institute. In an article about how little has happened to change government policy on power transmission since the blackout of summer 2003, Burns said that political bickering is the primary reason that Congress has not been able to pass an energy bill.   Associated Press, Aug. 18. Taylan Altan, professor of industrial, welding, and systems engineering. Quoted in article about a new computer program that lets people design 3-D objects like car parts and door knobs in metal or plastic then order them online. Altan says conventional methods can take weeks to turn designs into products. This new program promises to make the process easier and faster.   United Press International, Aug. 5. Irina Artsimovitch, assistant professor of microbiology. Article about her discovery that bacteria rely on a key protein to regulate their gene expression a finding that could yield more effective antibiotics. Research Story   United Press International, Aug. 23. Rudolph Buchheit, professor of materials science and engineering. Article about his work developing a paint that keeps metal from corroding -- and reveals when an airplane, boat, or bridge needs to be repainted. Research Story   United Press International, Aug. 23. Tom Li, associate professor of pharmacy. Article about his research developing a multi-purpose cancer drug that might one day scale back the number of medications some cancer patients need to take. Research Story MAGAZINES Time Magazine, July 5. Robert Davis, professor of history. Article mentioned his research that suggests a million or more European Christians were enslaved by Muslims in North Africa between 1530 and 1780 -- a far greater number than had ever been estimated before. This is from his book Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast and Italy, 1500-1800. Research Story BROADCAST MEDIA NPRs Weekend All Things Considered, July 31 and Aug. 14; NPRs Morning Edition, Aug. 3. Mary Ellen OConnell, professor of law. Interviewed about the legal proceedings surrounding the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq.   NPRs All Things Considered, Aug. 18. Carter Findley, professor of history. Interviewed for a report that was a part of a series about the troubled history of the Middle East and the West. Findley discussed the Ottoman Empire era. #