Media Covering Ohio State
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December 2005Ohio State faculty were quoted in the New York Times seven times during December, leading a month of extensive coverage for the university. 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. NEWSPAPERSAnother new study in a continuing series on the link between stress and health brought international media coverage to Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology and Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Their latest study found that the stress a typical married couple feels during an ordinary half-hour argument is enough to slow their bodies' ability to heal from wounds by at least one day. Coverage included: Research Story
John Mueller, professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center, was widely quoted this month. He was interviewed about various issues surrounding public support for the war in Iraq and its implications for President Bush's military strategy. Coverage included:
Another study that received coverage across the world was conducted by Pamela Salsberry, associate professor of nursing, and Patricia Reagan, professor of economics. They found that a child is more likely to be overweight if his or her mother was overweight before she became pregnant. Coverage included: Research Story
James Sheedy, professor of optometry, received attention for his new study that found squinting at a computer screen can cut in half the number of times someone blinks each minute. And that could lead to an irritating condition called dry eye. Coverage included: Research Story
Washington Post, Dec. 13. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology and Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article mentioned a previous study of theirs that looked at stress among college students at exam time and how it affected their immune response to a vaccination. New York Times, Dec. 6. Richard Sayre, professor of plant cellular and molecular biology. Article discussed his work leading an interdisciplinary team of scientists in a project to help improve one of the most important food crops in Africa, cassava. Research Story New York Times, Dec. 26. A review of the book “Ice: The Nature, the History and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance” mentioned the work of the late John Mercer, an Ohio State geologist. Mercer forecast in the 1970s that warming would cause the Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves to disintegrate, from north to south. His prediction appears to be coming true. New York Times, Dec. 29. H.G. Parsa, associate professor of hospitality management. Article mentioned his research that found the failure rate of restaurants is about 60 percent over three years, much less than the 90 percent rate that is often quoted. Research Story New York Times, Dec. 24; NPR's “Weekend All Things Considered,” Dec. 24. Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted and interviewed about a memo written in 1984 by Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito that argues the U.S. attorney general should be immune from lawsuits for ordering wiretaps of Americans without permission from a court. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 11. Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted in article about how critics' attention to one portion of the Patriot Act – the so-called “library provision” – deflected attention from other parts of the law which may have even more impact on civil liberties. Denver Post, Dec. 11. Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted in article about privacy and other legal concerns involving a secret FBI terrorist watch list that includes thousands of people, including American citizens. Washington Post, Dec. 23. Phillip Mazzocco, post-doctoral researcher in psychology. Quoted in article about why every holiday shopping season there seems to be a toy or other gift that is very popular and hard to find in stock at most stores. Washington Post, Dec. 9. Article noted that Ohio State is one of six universities which will participate in a federally funded research project to develop strategies to raise interest among college students in federal service. Ohio State's role will be to see what should be done to improve foreign language skills in the government. Wall Street Journal, Dec. 24. Alan Wiseman, assistant professor of political science. Article mentioned his research that found laws that ban direct shipment of wine to consumers inflates prices and reduces competition. Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7. Mabel Freeman, assistant vice president for undergraduate admissions. Quoted in article about how Ohio State will not consider applicants' SAT writing scores at least until 2008. Wall Street Journal, Dec. 20. William Abraham, director of cardiovascular medicine. Quoted in article about how controlling high blood pressure and high cholesterol are important in treating a heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 9.; Scripps Howard News Service, Dec. 8. William Abraham, director of cardiovascular medicine. Quoted in article about how many people who have had a heart attack are aware of their increased risk of having another one, but they don't do everything they can to live a healthy lifestyle. USA Today, Dec. 30. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about how President Bush is using his power to grant pardons to lawbreakers much less than his predecessors did. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 15. Clive Edwards, professor of entomology. Quoted in article about how earthworms improve the soil they live in, making the creatures invaluable to gardeners and farmers. Newsday, Dec. 23. Joel Weaver, professor of oral surgery and anesthesiology. Quoted in article about how it is very rare for a dental patient to die while under sedation. The article was about a New York teen who died while having his wisdom teeth removed. Houston Chronicle, Dec. 24. Matthew Nisbet, assistant professor of communication. Quoted in article about a potential political backlash from the scandal involving a Korean scientist who fabricated evidence in a stem-cell study. Nisbet said the scandal could be used by political opponents of stem-cell research. Baltimore Sun, Dec. 24. Gary Smith, associate professor of pediatrics. Article mentioned his research that found most ice skating injuries occur to the face and head because there is great potential to fall not just forward, but also sideways or backward. Seattle Times, Dec. 11. Steffanie Wilk, associate professor of management and human resources. Article about her research that found workers who deal with the public are prone to job burnout when their supervisors strictly regulate how they respond to customers. Research Story San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 8; Associated Press, Dec. 19; United Press International, Dec. 6. Michael Bevis, professor of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science. Article about his research which has resulted in the most meticulous survey ever made of the San Andreas Fault in California. He and his team conducted the survey using ultra-high-resolution global positioning system (GPS) technology and a radar-like system called lidar. Research Story Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 12. Brian Kaspar, assistant professor of pediatrics. Article about his study in mice that suggests a combination of gene therapy and exercise may extend the lives of people who have Lou Gehrig's disease. Research Story Toronto Star, Dec. 6. Artemio Ramirez, Jr., assistant professor of communication. Article mentioned his research that found people decide what kind of relationship they want with a new acquaintance within just 10 minutes of meeting. Research Story Associated Press, Dec. 13. Joseph Donnermeyer, professor of human and community resource development. Quoted in article about how many small Midwestern towns have seen rising crime in recent years, even as national crime rates have declined. A poor economy is one factor. United Press International, Dec. 5. C.K. Shum, professor of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science. Article about his research that used minute fluctuations in gravity to produce the best map yet of ocean tides that flow beneath two large Antarctic ice shelves. Research Story United Press International, Dec. 5. Article about research conducted at Ohio State and other universities that challenges a long-held belief that exercise is bad for people with congestive heart failure, and that found simple walking could lengthen lives. United Press International, Dec. 1. Tom Rosol, professor of veterinary medicine. Article about his work helping to develop a new line of prostate cancer cells that may provide a better model to study the disease. Research Story United Press International, Dec. 10. William Carson, III, associate professor of surgery. Article about his research that found that the immune-stimulating hormone known as interleukin-12 can safely be administered with interferon, another immune-system protein, as an experimental therapy for some cancers. Research Story United Press International, Dec. 15. L. James Lee, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; Jingjiao Guan, postdoctoral researcher. Article about their invention of a process for uncoiling long strands of DNA and forming them into precise patterns. Ultimately, these DNA strands could act as wires in biologically based electronics and medical devices. Research Story United Press International, Dec. 22. Huiling He, research scientist in the Human Cancer Genetics Program; Albert de la Chapelle, professor in the department of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article about their research that showed the presence of only five tiny strands of RNA is enough to clearly distinguish cancerous thyroid tissue from otherwise normal tissue. Research Story Scripps Howard News Service, Dec. 11. Article mentioned research done at Ohio State in the 1970s that found, contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not poisonous if accidentally ingested. MAGAZINESBusiness Week, Dec. 26. Anthony Sanders, professor of finance. Quoted in article about real estate investment trusts (REIT), and how they have been very richly priced recently, as their value has increased faster than ordinary stocks. Self Magazine, December 2005. Joshua Bomser, assistant professor of nutrition. Article mentioned his research that provides the first laboratory evidence that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can indeed help prevent cataracts. Research Story Self Magazine, November 2005. Jay Zagorsky, research scientist at the Center for Human Resource Research. Article about his research that showed overweight Americans who lose a lot of weight also tend to build more wealth as they drop the pounds. Research Story BROADCAST MEDIANPR's “Talk of the Nation,” Dec. 14. Bruce Tuckman, professor of educational policy and leadership. Interviewed about his research on procrastination, and how people can overcome a tendency to put off important projects until the last minute. |
