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March 2007From obesity in children to the Swedish pension system, Ohio State faculty covered a wide variety of topics when talking with the news 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. NEWSPAPERSNational attention was focused on a new study by Paul von Hippel, research statistician, and Douglas Downey, professor, both in sociology. Their research found that schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it. Coverage included: Research Story
Another study that received widespread coverage was conducted by Jaesung Lee, research associate, and Melvin Pascall, assistant professor, both in food science and technology. Their study suggests dishes do not have to be washed in high temperatures to remove the bacteria that can cause diseases. Coverage included: Research Story
New York Times, March 28. Sherri Geldin, director of the Wexner Center. Quoted in article about how renovations at the Wexner Center have improved the building while not diluting its “spunk and spirit.” New York Times, March 25. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about a U.S. Supreme Court case in which an Ohio man convicted of having sex with his 22-year-old stepdaughter is seeking to challenge the state's incest law. Los Angeles Times, March 7. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about issues that may affect the prison sentence given to Lewis Libby, the former vice presidential aide convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. Houston Chronicle, March 4. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about the possibility of a presidential pardon for two former Border Patrol agents imprisoned for shooting a Mexican drug trafficker. Washington Post, March 13; San Francisco Chronicle, March 28. Donald Haurin, professor of economics. Article about his research that found student scores on state proficiency tests affect house values, with higher scores increasing prices for homes. Research Story Washington Post, March. 29. Barbara Andersen, professor of psychology. Article mentioned her research that found cancer patients who actively sought help and developed a plan of action were more likely to find meaning in their experience than those who were passive. Wall Street Journal, March 5. Sarah Brooks, assistant professor of political science. Quoted in article about how the Swedish pension system puts the costs of aging on individuals, rather than the society at large. Wall Street Journal, March 20. Jeffrey Rice, executive director of career services, Fisher College of Business. The newspaper conducted a Q&A with Rice about M.B.A. hiring trends among the nation's top corporations this year. USA Today, March 2. Neal Hooker, associate professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics. Quoted in article about issues involving recent food recalls of chicken products and peanut butter in the United States. Research Story USA Today, March 28; Los Angeles Times, March 30; Associated Press, March 31; NPR's “Day to Day,” March 20. Tony Buffington, professor of veterinary clinical sciences. Quoted and interviewed about issues related to what Americans feed their pets in the wake of a 60-million-can recall of tainted dog and cat food. Los Angeles Times, March 5; Baltimore Sun, March 9. Stacy Armour, doctoral student; Dana Haynie, associate professor, both in sociology. Article about their research that found teens who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers also show higher rates of delinquency in later years. Research Story Los Angeles Times, March 13; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 17. Anthony Sanders, professor of finance. Quoted in article about how the collapse of the subprime mortgage market could lead to a crash in the housing market, particularly if interest rates rise. Los Angeles Times, March 1. Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources. Quoted in article about how China 's stock market, while relatively small now, has begun influencing stock markets around the world because of the size of the Chinese economy. Chicago Tribune, March 21; Houston Chronicle, March 22; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 16. Peter Shane, professor of law. Quoted in article about the controversy surrounding the firings of several U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration, and the attempts by Democrats in Congress to force testimony from some administration officials. Washington Times, March 3. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, assistant professor of communication. Article mentioned her research that found, in some circumstances, men and women choose to read media articles that help them manage their anger. She found men will sometimes choose article that will fuel their anger, while women will choose articles that will calm them. Research Story Newsday, March 6. William Marras, professor of industrial welding and systems engineering. Article about his research that suggests workers who lift heavy objects for a living may need to take longer or more frequent breaks than they now do to avoid back injury. Research Story Associated Press, March 18. William Marras, professor of industrial welding and systems engineering. Quoted in article about how repetitive activity, such as repeatedly lifting heavy objects, is one of the leading causes of back injuries. Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25. Zhenchao Qian, professor of sociology. Article about his research that found immigration has played a key role in unprecedented declines in interracial and inter-ethnic marriage in the United States during the 1990s. Research Story New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 8. Linda Lord, assistant professor of veterinary preventive medicine. Article about her research that found lost dogs are more likely to be reunited with their owners than lost cats. Research Story Orlando Sentinel, March 31. Kate Federle, professor of law. Quoted in article about the legal issues involved with two 10-year-olds who have been charged in an attack on a homeless man in Florida . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 17. john powell, executive director; Daniel Newhart, research associate; and Eric Stiens, all of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity; Hasan Kwame Jeffries, assistant professor of history. Article discussed an essay they wrote which examined how issues of race and class affected responses to Hurricane Katrina. The Times of London, March 31; United Press International, March 20. Christopher Holloman, associate director of the Statistical Consulting Service. Article about software that he helped create that can identify traffic accident hotspots on state roadways. Research Story Financial Times, March 2. Rene Stulz, professor of finance; Andrew Karolyi, professor of finance. Article mentioned their research that found companies that list their shares on U.S. stock exchanges have a valuation nearly one-third higher than those listed elsewhere. National Post, March 8; Reuters News Service, March 7. Steven Schwartz, professor of food science and technology. Article about his research that found the tangerine tomato, an heirloom tomato variety, has a specific chemical form of lycopene that is effectively absorbed by people. Research Story Associated Press, March 16. Joshua Dressler, professor of law. Quoted in article about the veracity of Al-Qaida chief Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful and foiled terrorist attacks, including the 9/11 attacks. Associated Press, March 19. Woodbridge Foster, associate professor of entomology. Quoted in article about research at Johns Hopkins University that has led to the development of a malaria-resistant mosquito. The step may one day help block the spread of the disease. United Press International, March 1. Article noted that Ohio State researchers were involved in developing a computer modeling system to study how materials behave under stress at the atomic level. United Press International, March 5. Amy Bonomi, associate professor of human development and family science. Article about her research that found about one in four women older than 65 has been the victim of physical, sexual or psychological violence at the hands of a spouse or other intimate partner. Research Story United Press International, March 14. Jian-Xin Gao, researcher in pathology. Article about his discovery of a new type of cell that appears to play a role in the development of cancer. United Press International, March 20. John Beacom, assistant professor of physics. Article about a theory proposed by Beacom and a team of international astrophysicists that might help explain a new type of cosmic ray. United Press International, March 20. Li Gong, assistant professor of communication. Article about his research that suggests that the simulated emotions of digital characters on web sites might have a real impact on the potential customers that view and interact with them. Research Story United Press International, March 21. Timothy Buckley, associate professor of public health. Article about his research that suggests current methods used to sniff out dangerous airborne pathogens may wrongly suggest that there is no threat to health when, in reality, there may be. Research Story United Press International, March 29. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology; Martha Belury, associate professor of human nutrition; Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article about their study that suggests that people whose diets contain dramatically more of one kind of polyunsaturated fatty acid than another may be at greater risk for both clinical depression and certain inflammatory diseases. Research Story MAGAZINESNew Scientist, March 3. Clark Larsen, professor and chair of anthropology. Quoted in article about a study by British researchers that found that the human ability to digest milk only developed during the past 7,000 years. BROADCAST MEDIAABC News, March 6. Dara Schuster, associate professor of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. Interviewed for a report about evidence that girls who weigh more between the ages of 3 and 6 were also more likely to enter puberty earlier than other girls. NPR's “Marketplace,” March 2 and 21. William Raabe, senior lecturer in accounting. Interviewed for a report about how the federal government's “alternative minimum tax” will affect many taxpayers this year. NPR's “Marketplace,” March 9. Peter Swire, professor of law. Quoted in article about the disclosure that the FBI did not follow federal regulations in demanding some companies provide personal information about their customers. NPR's “Day to Day,” March 27. Peter Swire, professor of law. Interviewed for a report about how a government list of suspected terrorists does not have adequate safeguards to ensure it is used fairly and correctly. |
