Media Covering Ohio State
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July 2005The resignation of one Supreme Court justice and the nomination of another meant that faculty from the Moritz College of Law were prominent in the national media this month. 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. NEWSPAPERSNew York Times, July 10. James Brudney, professor of law. Quoted in article which examined how the U.S. Supreme Court has changed and stayed the same during the career of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has announced she is retiring. New York Times, July 31. James Brudney, professor of law. Quoted in article about U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. and his years as a clerk for Justice William H. Rehnquist. Chicago Tribune, July 2. Deborah Merritt, professor of law. Quoted in article about how O'Connor will be remembered as the first woman on the Supreme Court, but more importantly for the influence she had as a centrist. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 2. Edward Foley, professor of law. Quoted in article about the role O'Connor has played as a swing vote on the Supreme Court. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 27. Edward Foley, professor of law. Quoted in article about how Roberts' past legal history may affect how he would act as a Supreme Court justice. Philadelphia Inquirer, July 22. Douglas Berman, associate professor of law. Quoted in article about how Roberts doesn't have much of a record on criminal law matters, making it difficult to determine how he might rule on such matters as a Supreme Court justice. Christian Science Monitor, July 29. David Goldberger, professor of law. Quoted in article about issues surrounding the Bush administration's claim of executive privilege in refusing to release some official documents pertaining to Roberts. Jay Zagorsky, research scientist at the Center for Human Resource Research, received international attention for his recent study that showed overweight Americans who lose a lot of weight also tend to build more wealth as they drop the pounds. Coverage included: Research Story
New York Times, July 5. Steven Rissing, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology. Quoted in article about how, despite the claims of creationists, there is no scientific evidence contradicting evolution. Washington Post, July 5. Timothy Brock, professor of psychology. Quoted in article about his research that suggests consumers react favorably to foreign words on product packaging. For example, some sellers believe French words on their products convey sophistication and glamour. Washington Post, July 19; Los Angeles Times, July 4; Houston Chronicle, July 2. Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources. Quoted in article about the political and economic implications of several recent attempts by Chinese companies to buy U.S. rivals. Research Story USA Today, July 25. Nancy Weese, staff dietician, University Medical Center. Article on a Columbus resident's efforts to lose weight mentioned that Weese is helping her work out a diet plan. New York Post, July 23. Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted in article about the new policy that allows New York City police to search packages that people take onto the subway. Swire said a policy like that can easily lead to problems of profiling and abuse of police power. Chicago Tribune, July 17; Chicago Sun-Times, July 6; Portland Oregonian, July 20. Marilynn Brewer, professor of psychology. Article about her research that found men and women differ in how they decide which strangers they can trust. Research Story Houston Chronicle, July 31. John Kessel, professor emeritus of political science. Quoted in article about how U.S. presidents cope when they have to get rid of a trusted adviser because of controversy or scandal. President Bush may have to face the issue with his adviser Karl Rove. Boston Globe, July 17. John Mueller, professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center. Quoted in article about various issues the Bush administration has to consider in defining an exit strategy for the war in Iraq. Newsday, July 12. Charles Emery, professor of psychology. Quoted in article about how injured recreational athletes may experience depression while they are not able to exercise, and need to find different ways to stay active. Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15. A. Douglas Kinghorn, professor of pharmacy. Quoted in article about how more research needs to be done to determine if the tropical fruit “noni” really provides health benefits, as some promoters claim. San Diego Union-Tribune, July 17. John Simpson, professor of landscape architecture and natural resources. The newspaper gave a positive review to his new book “Dam! Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 5. Richard Sayre, professor of plant, cellular and molecular biology. Article mentioned a $7.5 million grant he and his colleagues received from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Sayre will lead an interdisciplinary team of scientists in a project to help improve cassava, one of the most important food crops in Africa. Research Story St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 18; The Times of London, July 16; United Press International, July 15. Judith Schwartzbaum, associate professor of public health. Article about her research that found having asthma, hay fever or another allergic condition may reduce the risk of developing one fatal form of brain cancer. Research Story Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 3. Kristin Stanford, graduate student. Article about her research on the endangered water snake at Ohio State's Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 25; London Guardian, July 21; Scripps Howard News Service, July 19; NPR's “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” July 22. Scott Herness, professor of oral biology and neuroscience. Quoted and interviewed about his research that found the tongue's ability to differentiate between sweet and bitter tastes may reside in the same taste bud cells. Research Story Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 13. Douglas Berman, associate professor of law. Quoted in article about a controversy involving a Wisconsin congressman who came under fire for second-guessing a federal appeals court ruling in a Chicago drug case. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 10. Rick Kittles, associate professor in the human cancer genetics program. Article mentioned his work creating a database that allows African Americans to trace their ancestry using DNA sequences from 25,000 lineages from 30 countries and 200 ethnic groups. The Times of London, July 31. Terri Fisher, associate professor of psychology at Mansfield. Article mentioned her research that suggests men and women might not be as far apart in sexual behaviors as previous research has shown. Research Story Toronto Sun, July 10. 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 Toronto Sun, July 2. Article quotes the Ohio State University Extension website for tips on how homeowners can keep raccoons from living in their yards. Financial Times, July 15. Linda Weavers and Harold Walker, both associate professors of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science. Article mentioned their research developing a method to clean high-tech ceramic water filters at low cost with ultrasound. Research Story Associated Press, July 6. Richard Slemons, associate professor of veterinary preventive medicine. Quoted in article about his research which is trying to determine if strains of avian flu are found in migrating birds. Associated Press, July 15. Jay Barney, professor of management and human resources. Quoted in article about how medical supplier Cardinal Health Inc. has implemented controls after suffering an accounting scandal, but still needs to transform its business model. United Press International, July 21. Article about how Ohio State is now offering a security and intelligence major for undergraduates. The new interdisciplinary major will include courses on terror and terrorism, development and control of weapons of mass destruction, food security and globalization, codemaking and codebreaking and international security. MAGAZINES New Scientist, July 16. Lonnie Thompson, professor of geological sciences. Article mentioned his research that suggests that many tropical glaciers may be melting away because of global climate change. Research Story Self, August 2005. Firdaus Dhabhar, associate professor of oral biology and molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article mentioned his research in mice that provides more evidence that a brief bout of stress can give the immune system a beneficial boost – under certain conditions. Research Story Self, August 2005. Lisa Libby, assistant professor of psychology. Article about her research that suggests a change in perspective – remembering past events from a third-person point of view rather than first-person -- may help people who have reached a roadblock in achieving a personal goal. Research Story BROADCAST MEDIA ABC “World News Tonight,” July 26. Randy Wexler, clinical assistant professor of family medicine. Interviewed for a report about how the human body responds when it is exposed to extremely high temperatures, such as occurred during a recent heat wave in the eastern United States. NPR's “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” July 22. David Weinberg, professor of astronomy. Interviewed for a report about two large-scale projects – the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Two-Degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey – which both are attempting to map the large structures of the universe. |
