December 2004
Medical research from Ohio State took center stage in December,
with two studies being widely reported in major media around
the world. 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
International attention was focused on new research by
Donn Young, biostatistician and research scientist at the Comprehensive
Cancer Center, and Erinn Hade, a senior consulting research statistician
in the Center for Biostatistics. Their study of more than a million
deaths revealed no evidence that cancer patients can intentionally postpone
their demise in order to live long enough to reach an emotionally significant
or meaningful event. Coverage included: Research
Story
New York Times,
Dec. 22
Washington Post, Dec. 22
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 22
USA Today, Dec. 22
Chicago Tribune, Dec. 22
Newsday, Dec. 22
Houston Chronicle, Dec. 22
International Herald Tribune, Dec. 23
The Times of London, Dec. 27
Ottawa Citizen, Dec. 22
Associated Press, Dec. 21
Reuters News Service, Dec. 21
United Press International, Dec. 21
Mark Landon, vice chairman and professor of obstetrics
and gynecology, made national news for
a recent study. The research found that women who have delivered a baby
by Caesarean section face a small risk of complications that could endanger
the baby if they attempt a vaginal delivery the next time. Coverage included:
Research
Story
NBC Today, Dec.
15
Washington Post, Dec. 15
USA Today, Dec. 15
Chicago Tribune, Dec. 22
Baltimore Sun, Dec. 15
Newsday, Dec. 15
St. Petersburg Times, Dec. 15
Ottawa Sun, Dec. 21
Associated Press, Dec. 15.
Reuters News Service, Dec. 14
New York Times,
Dec. 5; International Herald Tribune, Dec. 6; Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, Dec. 5. James Phelan, professor of
English. Quoted in article about how political observers
of the presidential election have used the literary term narrative
to explain the campaign. Some have said Bush had a more appealing
narrative than Kerry did to attract voters.
New York Times,
Dec. 24. Edward Foley, professor of law; Daniel Tokaji,
assistant professor of law. Quoted in article about
how Ohio had serious voting problems in the November election,
but how it was unlikely those problems affected the outcome of
the presidential race.
Washington Post,
Dec. 15; Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 5; Associated
Press, Dec. 6. Edward Foley, professor of law.
Quoted in articles about various issues regarding the voting
process in November, such as the possibility of fraud, voting
machine problems in Ohio, and the counting of provisional votes
in Pennsylvania.
NPRs All Things Considered, Dec. 6; NPRs Tavis Smiley Show, Dec. 13.
Daniel Tokaji, assistant professor of law. Interviewed
for reports in which he said there were serious problems in the
way the election was run in Ohio, but there is no evidence those
problems affected the results of the presidential race.
Washington Post,
Dec. 28; Calgary Herald, Dec. 28. Douglas Berman,
associate professor of law. Quoted in article about
his belief that President Bush has been overly cautious in granting
pardons to people convicted of federal crimes.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 20. Douglas Berman, associate professor
of law. Quoted in article about how the U.S. Supreme
Court may rule on cases involving the constitutionality of federal
sentencing guidelines.
Washington Post,
Dec. 5. Kenneth Goings, professor and chair of African-American
and African Studies. Quoted in article about how more
African Americans are beginning to collect artifacts related
to Black history, including items related to slavery and racism.
Washington Post, Dec.
1; Boston Globe, Dec. 5; Baltimore Sun, Dec. 19. Kevin
Boyle, associate professor of history. The newspapers gave positive
reviews to Boyles new book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil
Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age. The winner of the National Book
Award for nonfiction, the text gives an historical account of a famous
murder trial that occurred in Detroit in 1925. Research
Story
Wall Street Journal,
Dec. 8. Prabir Dutta, professor and chair of chemistry.
Article about his research developing a sensor that can help control emissions
from cars, power plants, and other combustion processes. Research
Story
Wall Street Journal,
Dec. 8 and 9. William Abraham, chief of cardiovascular
medicine. Quoted in article about the best time to implant
a defibrillator in a patient who has suffered a heart attack.
ABC World News Tonight, Dec. 22; Associated Press, Dec. 24. Peter
Swire, professor of law. Quoted and interviewed about
issues surrounding whether family members should be able to access
e-mail and other digital information from the accounts of people
who have died.
Kansas City Star,
Dec. 8; Calgary Herald, Dec. 27. Peter Swire,
professor of law. Quoted in article about how many people
are unaware of how the uses of modern technology, such as e-mail,
can threaten their privacy.
NPRs Talk of the Nation, Dec. 13. Peter Swire, professor of law.
Interviewed about the growing use of chief privacy officers in
government and business, a position designed to examine the privacy
implications of decisions by these organizations.
New York Post, Dec. 6;
The Times of London, Dec. 9; Toronto Star, Dec. 3; Reuters
News Service, Dec. 3; United Press International, Dec. 3.
Joshua Bomser, assistant professor of nutrition. Article
about his research that provides the first laboratory evidence that certain
antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can indeed help prevent
cataracts. Research
Story
United Press International, Dec. 15. Joshua Bomser, assistant professor of nutrition.
Article about his research that suggests a well-known antioxidant found
in red wine, called resveratrol, may benefit heart tissue by limiting
the effects of a condition called cardiac fibrosis. Research
Story
Chicago Tribune,
Dec. 21; Associated Press, Dec. 21. Peter Ling,
associate professor of food, agricultural and biological engineering.
Article mentioned his research on developing a robot that can
harvest tomatoes from farmers fields.
Los Angeles Times, Dec.
25; Business Week, Dec. 6. Oded Shenkar, professor of
management and human resources. Quoted in articles about issues
regarding how America will compete with the growing Chinese economy. Shenkar
is author of The Chinese Century: The Rising Chinese Economy and its
Impact on the Global Economy, The Balance of Power, and Your Job.
Research
Story
Los Angeles Times, Dec.
20; Boston Globe, Dec. 14; Baltimore Sun, Dec. 17. Ronald
Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics;
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychology and psychiatry.
Quoted in article about how their work has shown high levels of stress
can cause real harm to immune function. Research
Story
Boston Globe,
Dec. 12. Barry Shank, associate professor of comparative
studies. Article about his book on the history of greeting
cards, A Token of My Affection: Greeting Cards and American
Business Culture.
Boston Globe,
Dec. 19. Hal Arkes, professor of psychology.
Article quoted a paper Arkes co-wrote that questions whether
a psychological instrument called the Implicit Association Test
really can uncover hidden prejudice, as the developers of the
test claim.
The Daily News of Los Angeles, Dec. 11; Toronto Star, Dec. 16. Article
mentioned research done at Ohio State in the 1970s that found,
contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not poisonous if
accidentally ingested.
Washington Times,
Dec. 19. Anne Bower, associate professor of English,
Marion campus. Quoted in article about her research
into community cookbooks, which she said can communicate what
was going on in the lives of the people who wrote them.
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 8; Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 2; Science
News, Dec. 11. Kathryn Jakes, professor of consumer sciences.
Article mentioned her research that examines fragments of ancient fabric
some dating back to the time the Coliseum was built in Rome that may give
insight into the lives of Native Americans who lived in eastern North
America some 800 to 2,000 years ago. Research
Story
Baltimore Sun,
Dec. 17. Delwin Lindsey, associate professor of psychology,
Mansfield, and Angela Brown, associate professor of optometry.
Article about their research that suggests why some languages
have no specific word for the color blue. They said these languages
tend to occur around the equator, where high levels of ultraviolet
B exposure damage the eyes of residents, making them unable to
perceive the color blue.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, Dec. 12. Jill Ellingson, assistant professor
of management and human resources. Quoted in article
about how many companies are replacing sick days with personal
days, so they can be used for a variety of situations other than
illness.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 14. Laura Rush, assistant professor
of veterinary biosciences. Quoted in article about the
possibility of creating genetically modified cats that do not
produce allergens that can cause severe symptoms in certain people.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 20. Peter Shane, professor of law.
Quoted in a feature article about University of Pittsburgh law
professor Jules Lobel. Shane discussed how Lobel excels in the
classroom and is well-respected by his students.
Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 3. John Mueller, professor of political
science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at
the Mershon Center. Quoted in article about why American
support for the war in Iraq has not declined more than it has,
despite the number of casualties and other negative news from
the front.
Financial Times, Dec.
17; NPRs Talk of the Nation, Dec. 17. Lonnie Thompson,
professor of geological sciences. Quoted and interviewed about
his discovery on an ice cap in Peru of plants at least 50,000 years old.
These plants recently were exposed as the result of a melting glacier.
The find suggests that the ice cap most likely has not deteriorated to
its current size for any length of time in more than 50,000 years. Research
Story
Financial Times,
Dec. 10. William Angel, associate professor of political
science. Quoted in article about how conservative Democrats
are not likely to embrace a leader for the party who is seen
as too liberal, such as Howard Dean.
Associated Press,
Dec. 15. Bobby Moser, vice president for agricultural
administration. Quoted in article about the trend in
the United States of a declining number of farmers, but those
farmers operating larger farms. The trend is being pushed by
new technology that allows farmers to expand their operations.
Associated Press,
Dec. 5. Steven Huefner, assistant professor of law.
Quoted in article about how new court challenges to Ohios presidential
voting results represent long-shots and are unlikely to succeed.
Reuters News Service, Dec. 14; United Press International, Dec. 13. Jeffrey
Walline, adjunct assistant professor of optometry. Article about
his research that suggests the use of rigid gas permeable contact lenses
may help slow the progression of nearsightedness, or myopia, in young
children. Research
Story
MAGAZINES
Time Magazine,
Dec. 27. Article mentioned that Ohio States International Studies
program offers several topical classes on homeland security issues,
including Development and Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 27. Kristi Williams, assistant professor
of sociology. Quoted in article about a recent study
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that finds
married people report being better off financially and having
better sex lives than single people.
New Scientist,
Dec. 4. Stephen Kern, professor of history.
The magazine gave a positive review of Kerns new book A Cultural
History of Causality. |
