July 2004
The Moritz College of Law was well represented in
the national media this month, with no fewer than seven of their faculty
members quoted during July in outlets such as the New York
Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.
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
Douglas Berman, associate professor of law,
received widespread attention 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:
New York Times, July 1
Washington Post, July 13
Wall Street Journal, July 1
USA Today, July 12
Boston Globe, July 12
Baltimore Sun, July 12
St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 14
Associated Press, July 15
Knight-Ridder News Service, July 7
Wall Street Journal, July 19.
Douglas Berman, associate professor of law. Article about
his Web log, or blog, called Sentencing Law and Policy (http://sentencing.typepad.com),
which has become a “must read” for judges and lawyers interested
in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal sentencing guidelines.
New York Times, July 19.
Robert Michler, chief of cardiothoracic surgery. Featured
in a front-page article that discussed a major clinical trial at Ohio
State that is designed to find out whether medicines and certain types
of heart surgery could help people with heart failure and blocked coronary
arteries.
New York Times, July 8; Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, July 8; United Press International,
June 25.
Mohammad Samimy, professor of mechanical engineering. Article about his
research on developing a silencer technology that creates electrical arcs
to control turbulence in jet engine exhaust airflow. The technology may
one day help quiet jet engines. Research
Story
New York Times, July 4.
Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources.
Quoted in article about how low wages and other economic conditions in
China allow the country’s companies to produce goods at a fraction
of the price of American manufacturers.
New York Times, July 26.
Charles Shapiro, director of breast medical oncology
at The James. Quoted in article about the importance of clinical trials
in finding new ways to combat breast cancer. The article followed one
of Shapiro’s patients as she got treatment at Ohio State.
Washington Post, July 23 and
27; Toronto Star, July 23; United
Press International, July 21.
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
Washington Post, July 6.
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
Washington Post, July 19.
Peter Shane, professor of law. Shane wrote an op-ed article
arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, which finally
settled the presidential election of 2000, could give state legislatures
the power to control the state’s electoral votes – regardless
of how the citizens vote.
Washington Post, July 1; CNNfn,
July 1.
Peter Swire, professor of law. Interviewed and quoted
in reports about a federal appeals court decision that said a company
that provides e-mail service has the right to copy and read any message
bound for its customers. Swire said the ruling means that an e-mail provider
“can intercept all your e-mail with impunity, and can read them
and use them for its own business purposes.”
USA Today, July 16.
Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted in article about
how people can sell their used CDs on eBay and similar online sites, but
not digital music that they have downloaded. This has created controversy
among some people who have tried to sell their digital music.
Wall Street Journal, June 28.
Fred Sanfilippo, senior vice president of health sciences.
Quoted in article about how universities must use good marketing skills
to attract grants from federal agencies such as the National Institutes
of Health.
USA Today, July 6.
David Shetlar, associate professor of entomology. Quoted
in article about how egg-laying by cicadas turns the leaves at the end
of tree branches brown, but that it does not do permanent damage to the
trees.
USA Today, July 14.
Richard Steckel, professor of economics and anthropology.
Article mentioned his research that found average height in the United
States increased more than three inches from 1900 to 1975. Research
Story
Los Angeles Times, June 26; Chicago
Tribune, June 26.
Herb Asher, professor emeritus of political science.
Quoted in article about how Stark County is a microcosm of Ohio politically,
and how presidential candidate John Kerry is trying to convince residents
here that the country’s economic recovery has passed them by.
Houston Chronicle, July 8;
Newsday, July 7; Knight-Ridder
News Service, July 7; Gannett
News Service, July 7.
Herb Asher, professor emeritus of political science.
Quoted in article about the decision by John Kerry to select John Edwards
as his running mate. Asher said the decision is likely to help Kerry in
Ohio, where Edwards is seen as an inspirational and articulate candidate,
particularly when discussing the economy.
Los Angeles Times, July 22.
Edward Foley, professor of law. Quoted in article
about the possibility of postponing voting if terrorists strike the United
States right before the November election. Foley said rules about postponement
should be agreed on beforehand.
Los Angeles Times, June 29;
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 29.
Mark Jacobson, visiting scholar at the Mershon Center.
Quoted in article about the decision by Russian authorities to release
seven Russians who were returned to their homeland for investigation and
detention after being held by U.S. authorities at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Jacobson said the men were still considered security threats by U.S. officials.
Los Angeles Times, July 20.
Stuart Zweben, chair and professor of computer and information
science. Quoted in article about the large drop in computer science
majors at U.S. universities, as students fear that high-tech jobs in the
future will be outsourced overseas.
Los Angeles Times, July 8;
Associated Press, July 9.
William Liddle, professor of political science. Quoted
in articles about the highly contested campaign for president of Indonesia.
The September election is expected to be close.
Chicago Tribune, July 27; Philadelphia
Inquirer, July 27.
Anthony Mughan, professor of political science. Quoted
in article about Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate
John Kerry. Mughan said her credentials as a former Republican may help
reassure conservative voters about Kerry.
Chicago Tribune, July 11; Baltimore
Sun, July 11.
Article about fireflies quotes the Ohio State University Extension web
site as saying the insects “don’t bite, they have no pincers,
they don’t attack, they don’t carry disease, they are not
poisonous, they don’t even fly very fast.”
Boston Globe, July 22; Baltimore
Sun, July 19; New Scientist, July
17; CNN, July 22, CNNfn,
July 21.
Samir Mathur, professor of physics. Article mentioned
his research that suggests that black holes are not smooth, featureless
entities as scientists have long thought, but instead are stringy “fuzzballs.”
The results may solve one the biggest mysteries in physics. Research
Story
Newsday, July 22; Toronto
Globe and Mail, July 23; United Press International,
July 21.
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
San Diego Union Tribune, July
22.
Matthew Nisbet, assistant professor of journalism and communication.
Article mentioned his research that found public opinion about stem-cell
research appears to be very volatile, and could be swayed in either direction.
Research
Story
St. Louis Post Dispatch, July
14; New Orleans Times-Picayune, July 25; Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, July 25.
Lucy Caswell, curator of the Cartoon Research Library.
Article mentioned that Caswell provides a brief history of political cartoons
in a new book “Attack of the Political Cartoonists.”
St. Petersburg Times, July
21.
Daniel Tokaji, assistant professor of law. Quoted in
an article about undervoting – when a voter does not cast a vote
for a particular race on a ballot. Tokaji said undervoting is not a significant
problem with touch-screen voting machines, despite the concerns of some.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July
19.
Andrew Gould, professor of astronomy. Article about his
research in which he and his colleagues directly measured the mass of
a star -- the first time such a feat has been accomplished for any single
star other than our own sun. Research
Story
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July
13.
Ana Hill, clinical instructor in veterinary clinical sciences.
Quoted in article about how pet owners are becoming much interested in
learning how to provide healthy diets for their pets.
Arizona Republic July 27.
Gina French, associate professor of pediatrics. Article
mentioned her research about how to distract children when they are getting
an immunization shot in order to relieve their anxiety.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
June 27.
John Quigley, professor of law. Quigley wrote an op-ed
article in which he argued the report by the commission investigating
the 9-11 terrorist attacks shows that the Bush administration had no case
for going to war in Iraq.
Investor’s Business Daily,
July 14; Toronto Globe and Mail, July 14; United
Press International, July 19.
Randy Hodson, professor of sociology. Article about his
research that found highly paid workers aren’t just reaping the
greatest material rewards on the job – they are also more likely
than lower-paid employees to report rich social lives among their co-workers.
Research
Story
Financial Times, July 15.
Paul Poast, lecturer in economics. Poast wrote a letter
to the editor arguing that the economic impact of the war in Iraq on the
United States is very small in terms of the percentage of the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP), especially when compared to World War II and the Korean
War.
Times of London, July 2.
David Hirshleifer, professor of finance. Article
mentioned his research that found morning sunshine at the sites of 26
leading stock exchanges around the world - including the New York Stock
Exchange - is linked to positive market returns that day. Research
Story
Toronto Sun, July 5; Reuters
News Service, June 25.
Niccole Sivak-Sears, graduate student in public health.
Article about her research that found treatment with aspirin, ibuprofen
and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may protect against a highly
lethal type of brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme.
London Guardian, June 28.
Amy Nathanson, assistant professor of journalism and communication.
Article mentioned her research that found teenagers who say their parents
restrict their viewing of certain television programs are likely to watch
the restricted shows at friends’ houses. Research
Story
London Guardian, July 20.
Randy Nelson, professor of psychology. Quoted in article
about the possibility of new drugs that could help control impulsive violence
and aggression in certain people.
United Press International,
July 21.
Deborah Burr, assistant professor of epidemiology and biometrics;
Delia Treaster, former doctoral student. Article about their
research that found women are at least twice as likely as men to develop
some musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body. Research
Story
United Press International,
July 13.
Kevin Daly, research scientist in entomology. Article
about his research that found, through examining the brain activity of
moths, that their behavior is not ruled entirely by instinct. Research
Story
United Press International,
June 30.
Eric Herbst, professor of physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
Article about his research that found that a formaldehyde-based chemical
is 100 times more common in parts of our galaxy than can be explained.
Research
Story
United Press International,
June 30.
An article credited Ohio State University for information about the bites
of the brown recluse spider. An Indianapolis man recently died of such
a bite.
United Press International,
July 9.
Kenneth Steinman, assistant professor of health behavior and health
promotion. Article about his research that found high levels
of church attendance in the ninth grade may protect some African-American
teenagers from getting involved in risky behaviors throughout the rest
of their high school career. Research
Story
United Press International,
July 9.
Ching-Shih Chen, professor of pharmacy. Article about
his research using an anti-inflammatory drug as a starting point in developing
a new treatment for cancer. Research
Story
MAGAZINES
U.S. News & World Report,
July 12.
Nine medical specialties at the OSU Medical Center are recognized as being
among the best in the country in the magazine’s “America’s
Best Hospitals” issue.
Prevention, August 2004.
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychology and psychiatry,
and Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical
genetics. Article mentioned their research that has examined
how stress among married couples can hurt their immune systems. Research
Story
Prevention, August 2004.
Gary Stoner, professor of public health. Article mentioned
his research that found evidence in rats that black raspberries may both
prevent the onset of esophageal cancer as well as inhibit precancerous
growth already underway. Research
Story
New Scientist, July 10.
Karla Zadnik, professor of optometry. Quoted in article
about a new Australian study that found people in east Asia are no more
genetically susceptible to short-sightedness than any other population
group. They may be more susceptible to short-sightedness because they
spend more time than average reading or looking at a computer screen.
BROADCAST MEDIA
NPR’s “Morning Edition,”
June 29 and July 5.
Mary Ellen O’Connell, professor of law. Interviewed
for two reports about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that the
suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba do have the right
to contest their detention in the U.S. courts.
CNNfn, July 7.
Tally Hart, director of student financial aid. Interviewed
for a report about what college students and their parents can do during
the summer to help the students’ chances of receiving financial
aid.
LOCAL/COLUMBUS DISPATCH
OSU chemist’s wait over as Cassini reaches
Saturn,
July 1
Shortly after midnight, Susan Olesik became a very happy
scientist. That’s when the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft slipped through
two rings of Saturn and entered orbit. Olesik, an environmental chemist,
designed and built a key component on the probe that will allow it to
measure the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
OSU preschool laboratory teaches children and
researchers alike, July 13
The A. Sophie Rogers Laboratory for Child and Family Studies at The Ohio
State University is more than a training ground for students required
to observe eight hours a week. The nationally respected center is a scientific
laboratory where researchers and students observe children 6 months to
5 years old to test theories and collect data used to create innovative
learning strategies.
OSU astronomer helps find new way to measure
stars, July 16
In the 1990s, it was just a faint red star that astronomers didn’t
think much of. Today, that star is, well, a star in science circles after
an Ohio State University astronomer helped figure out its mass. Astronomers
view mass as one of the fundamental properties of a star. Research
Story
OSU modifies drug for use against cancer,
July 20
Ohio State University researchers developed a potential cancerfighter
from an arthritis drug. When altered to pump up its anti-cancer properties,
celecoxib (Celebrex) obstructs a molecule essential for cancer cells to
survive, said study leader Ching-Shih Chen, a pharmacy professor
and member of OSU’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Research
Story
Blimp designers decide to wing it, July
20
Recently, a 4½-foot scale model of a blimp, built by graduate
students Sean Orchuk and Clifford Whitfield, was tested in the
Ohio State University wind tunnel at Don Scott Field.
Ohio State team's SUV uses 30 percent less gas,
July 25
Ohio State University's BuckHybrid truck team won five awards at the recent
national FutureTruck competition. Students and advisers in the competition
redesigned sport-utility vehicles to increase fuel economy and lower emissions.
Soy-bread makers have healthful hopes; Heart-friendly
loaves must find investors, customers, July 25
Sure, it looks like a loaf of bread -- but technically, it's not. But
Healthyhearth is something unusual. It's a soy-rich product created by
Yael Vodovotz, an Ohio State University food scientist, and Cory
Ballard, a student and president of Bavoy Inc., a company launched
two years ago to market Healthyhearth.
Device may head off pain of migraines,
July 29
Researchers, hoping to help the more than 28 million Americans who suffer
from migraines, now are testing a fix that requires no pills or shots
(both of which carry potential side effects) and could stop the headache
before it even starts. The study involves a magnetic stimulator, a tool
that sends electricity through a metal coil, creating a magnetic field.
Researchers are testing the tool at Ohio State University Medical Center,
McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and Borgess Research Institute
in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Grilling meat may cook up health threat, experts
say, July 3
With all the provisos about eating red meat, it seems chefs might be better
off throwing away the steak after it's grilled. Now, researchers are saying
just cooking meat might be hazardous. Charbroiling or frying meat releases
oleic acid, an organic chemical touted for lowering cholesterol. When
breathed, however, it might cause trouble. Oleic acid, used to make cosmetics,
lubricants and resins, is a potential pollutant that can reach high levels
in areas where there are a lot of restaurants, said Heather Allen,
a chemist at Ohio State University.
Top Floor, space: Imagine a paper-thin cable
connecting Earth and space, making travel to the heavens safe and inexpensive,
July 6
Tom York, professor of astronautical and aeronautical engineering,
was interviewed for an article about a futuristic space elevator.
New Americans find freedom here, July
4
Daniel Lichter, a sociology professor, was interviewed
about how discrimination poses barriers for foreign-born residents trying
to join American society.
Monthly job estimates can fuel misleading conclusions;
Preliminary figures often get quoted, but numbers can change greatly when
revised, July 3
Lucia Dunn, an economics professor, was interviewed about
statistics used by politicians and how “they can make the numbers
read any way they want to.”
Government increasingly favors political expedience
over expertise, July 16
Bert A. Rockman, director of the School of Public Policy and Management
at Ohio State, wrote an op-ed about how experience, expertise, professionalism
and prudence are being discounted in Washington.
Created wetlands spawn debate: Developers buy
land to replace lost areas, but is it a fair trade? July 19
Bill Mitsch, professor of natural resources and director
of the Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park, is interviewed about man-made
wetlands.
Ohio GOP scandals may help Democrats: Republicans
fear fallout could be costly at polls, July 18
Chastened by scandals that could threaten their state government dominance,
Ohio Republicans this week hope to unveil reforms intended to shine light
on secret fund-raising accounts. Herb Asher, a professor emeritus at Ohio
State University, was interviewed for the article.
Many of Columbus’ newest voters in Democratic strongholds, July
18
Herb Weisberg, professor of political science, was interviewed
about the 2004 presidential election and the impact of new voters registered
in Franklin County.
Huntington earnings forecast, profits up,
July 17
Huntington Bancshares' profits grew 14 percent during the second quarter,
fueled by strong deposit and loan growth and fewer poor-performing loans.
Ralph Walkling, a finance professor at Ohio State, said
that the delays could spell trouble for the deal.
Lawmaker touts campaign-finance proposal: Rep.
Husted working on legislation to force nonprofit groups to reveal donors,
spending, July 22
Donald Tobin, an assistant professor of law, was interviewed
for an article about a campaign-finance proposal, which is calling for
full disclosure by nonprofit groups that raise and spend money affecting
Ohio elections.
Scientist’s theory no longer in black
hole: More researchers agree with his idea, OSU physicist says,
July 23
Many scientists wonder what took Hawking so long. Samir D. Mathur,
a physicist at Ohio State University, has for years been trying
to persuade Hawking and others clinging to the destroyed-matter theory.
Research
Story
Court backs hair restriction in prison: Cherokee
inmate cited religious grounds, July 24
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday against a Cherokee prisoner who
asked to be allowed to grow long hair because of his religious beliefs.
David Goldberger, an Ohio State University law professor
representing about 150 Ohio prisoners in the case the 6th Circuit decided
in November, has asked the Supreme Court to review his case in light of
the conflicting decisions.
Ohio State hires Matta: In quick turn of events,
Xavier coach accepts men’s basketball job, July 8
A whirlwind day that began with Thad Matta flying into
Columbus before 7 a.m. ended with his call to current Xavier Athletics
Director Dawn Rogers shortly before 7 p.m., telling her he had accepted
Ohio State’s offer. Ohio State confirmed the agreement less than
an hour later.
Wildfires near observatory in Arizona; OSU has
stake, July 6
Patrick Osmer, chair of Astronomy, conducted interviews
with several media outlets regarding the wildfire threat to the Large
Binocular Telescope on Mt. Graham, Arizona. Firefighters managed to save
the telescope.
Ohio State hires noted cancer researcher: He’ll
bring $4 million in grants to new job, July 10
Days after Ohio State University athletics officials landed Thad
Matta as their men’s basketball coach, OSU cancer researchers
are cheering their new recruit. Carlo M. Croce was appointed yesterday
by the OSU Board of Trustees as director of the school’s Human Cancer
Genetics Program.
Gay couples at OSU get health benefits,
July 10
The Board of Trustees adopted a measure to begin providing access to benefits
to a broader range of dependents of faculty, staff, graduate associates
and students as well as subsidized coverage for eligible domestic partners
and their children.
Ohio State to help schools teach American history,
July 12
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $2 million in grants
locally to improve history education. The grant provides $989,413 to create
a partnership between Ohio State University, Columbus Public Schools and
the Ohio Historical Society and improve history education for elementary
students.
OSU program urges minorities to aim higher: Summer
research for undergraduates pushes advanced degrees, July 17
As an undergraduate student at Ohio State University, Danice Brown
wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her future. But after participating
in the school's Summer Research Opportunities Program in 2001 and '02,
she began to get a better idea. The summer program is designed to encourage
minority undergraduate students to pursue advanced degrees. It pairs sophomores
and juniors with faculty members in areas they may be interested in. The
students also do research in those fields during the summer.
A landmark revival: OSU, Battelle, city hope
to turn Lazarus building into science, arts center, July 20
Ohio State University, Battelle and the city yesterday pledged to create
a Downtown arts and science center, which could transform the soon-to-be-vacated
building and help revitalize the RiverSouth District. The Columbus Center
for the Arts and Sciences would include a $36 million, 200,000-square-foot
institute for applied sciences jointly operated by OSU and Battelle, and
a 50,000-square-foot artist community led by OSU’s College of the
Arts.
OSU extension won’t cut programs,
July 20
Despite a cut in funding from Franklin County, the Ohio State University
Extension-Franklin County will continue home gardening and 4-H programs
with few noticeable changes. The extension had warned earlier this year
that programs were in jeopardy as the Franklin County commissioners cut
the county’s contribution to the extension’s funding.
4-H center planned at Ohio State designed to
be Earth-friendly, July 21
A new 4-H center at Ohio State University could wind up being the greenest
building in Columbus. It will employ a geothermal heating system that
cuts down on the use of fossil fuels, use recycled rainwater for irrigation,
and feature interior wall panels made of discarded sunflower hulls. Construction
is expected to begin in early 2005 on the 44,000-squarefoot building,
with completion by mid-2006.
Careful move costs OSU thousands, July
22
An upcoming renovation project will soon force Ohio State University to
spend $675,000 to relocate nearly 6,000 rats and mice used in laboratory
research at Graves Hall, home of the biomedical-sciences program. Major
renovations to the building have prompted the university to purchase two
modular structures to temporarily house the animals during construction,
scheduled to begin this fall.
3 slayings remain unsolved year later: Police
are getting fewer tips about killings in house near OSU campus,
July 23
One year ago today, Eric Hlass and two friends were found bound and shot
to death inside a home on E.11th Avenue, just blocks from the Ohio State
University campus. Columbus police have made no arrests. They receive
leads from time to time, but every trail has brought them to a dead end.
Detective Jim McCoskey still is confident that someone must know what
happened.
Some blame litter for flooding near OSU campus
after storms, July 23
Trash clogging sewer grates along N. High Street near Ohio State University
might have contributed to the flooding that turned the street into a mess
early yesterday morning after torrential rains hit the city.
Rain also seeped into an electrical switch box at OSU, knocking out power
to the south end of campus at 1:22 a.m.
White Elephant takes wing: Plans for Downtown
Lazarus store could bring new life to streetscape and economy,
July 25. Editorial: News of an inventive plan for a rebirth of the Downtown
Lazarus building is truly heartening for people who dread seeing a beloved
Columbus landmark turn into a 1 million-square-foot echo chamber when
the store closes. But the most important part of the plan could be a joint
venture by Battelle and Ohio State University to turn scientific discoveries
into products and technologies that would pay long-term economic dividends
to central Ohio.
Ohio State veterinary students hone skills at
animal shelter, July 25
Inside an exam room at the Franklin County Animal Shelter, a veterinarian-in-training
checks a stray puppy from head to paws. Pushing up her patient’s
lips, Tami Waterman encounters little resistance as she works to glimpse
the mixed breed’s teeth. The canine is one of about 60 that Waterman
will examine in a week as part of the OSU Shelter Medicine and Surgery
Rotation Program. The mandatory two-week shift at the shelter provides
real-life experience to fourth-year vet students.
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