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Report on National News Coverage of Ohio State University Research October, 2003 The New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today were among the major media who featured Ohio State faculty in their pages 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. NEWSPAPERS New York Times, Oct. 11; International Herald Tribune, Oct. 13. William Liddle, professor of political science. Liddle co-authored an op-ed article arguing that most Indonesians are opposed to terrorism and want a secular government, not an Islamic state. Financial Times, Oct. 14. William Liddle, professor of political science. Quoted in article about how the two main branches of Islam in Indonesia are politically moderate and serve as bulwarks against fundamentalism and the introduction of Islamic law in the country. New York Times, Oct. 5; International Herald Tribune, Oct. 6. Article mentioned Ohio States building of new recreation centers as part of a nationwide trend to build better facilities to appeal to students. New York Times, Oct. 15. Jack Nasar, professor of city and regional planning. Nasar wrote a letter to the editor in which he argued that some acclaimed architects pay too much attention to creating art with their buildings and have not focused on making the buildings functional. Washington Post, Oct. 16; USA Today, Oct. 15; Chicago Tribune, Oct. 12; Agence France Presse, Oct. 23; NPRs Marketplace, Oct. 28. Marc Spindelman, assistant professor of law. Quoted in articles about a court case in Florida in which the parents and husband of a woman in a vegetative state battled over whether she should be allowed to die. USA Today, Oct. 2. Mabel Freeman, assistant vice president for undergraduate admissions. Quoted in article about how recruitment of minority students will become more important now in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against some college admission affirmative action programs. USA Today, Oct. 3. Elliot Klayman, associate professor of finance. Quoted in article about how investors who sue mutual fund companies for misrepresentations in their prospectus must prove that the misrepresentations caused them to lose money. USA Today, Oct. 13. Robert Burns, senior research specialist at Ohio States National Regulatory Research Institute. Quoted in article about the investigation into possible causes of the massive blackout in the East and Midwest in August. Research Story Washington Times, Oct. 22. Robert Burns, senior research specialist at Ohio States National Regulatory Research Institute. Quoted in article about how prepared East Coast utilities were to handle power outage issues associated with Hurricane Isabel. Los Angeles Times, Oct. 5 and 6; Los Angeles Daily News, Oct. 9. John Huntington, professor of history of art; and Dina Bangdel, assistant professor of history of art. Articles discussed the exhibit they co-curated for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Huntington was quoted in one article about how the art for the exhibit was selected. Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2. Article mentioned that research at Ohio State has found that organic matter in compost can help induce disease resistance in plants. Chicago Tribune, Oct. 1. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article about their research that found a critical chemical pathway through which the human immune system is weakened by chronic stress. The study reinforces earlier work that showed long-term caregivers suffer from impaired immunity. Research Story Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 28; United Press International, Oct. 14. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics. Article about their research that found even mild depression can substantially unbalance the human immune system and that change can be pivotal in setting older Americans up for developing serious age-related diseases. Research Story Chicago Tribune, Oct. 12. Jeredith Merrin, professor of English. Quoted in article about how interest over the tortured life and suicide of poet Sylvia Plath has caused some people to overlook her impressive published work. Chicago Tribune, Oct. 6; Newsday, Oct. 7; Associated Press, Oct. 6. Catherine Montalto, associate professor of consumer and textile sciences. Article mentioned her research that found middle-class Americans were relatively unaffected by recent stock market declines, at least compared to the most affluent Americans. New York Daily News, Oct. 6. Dana Haynie, assistant professor of sociology. Article about her research that found girls who go through puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to be involved in delinquency, but not for the reasons often suspected. Research Story Detroit Free Press, Oct. 10. Robert Dietz, graduate research associate in economics. Article mentioned his research that found homeownership was linked to numerous social benefits including household stability, social involvement, local political participation and activism, environmental awareness, and better child outcomes, among others. Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Oct. 1. Linda Saif, professor of veterinary preventive medicine. Quoted in article about how there are several viruses similar to the one that causes SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that currently infect only animals. It is not known whether they could infect humans. Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 28. Amanda Rodewald, assistant professor of natural resources. Article about her research that found maples provide less food and shelter for birds than do oak trees. Thats a concern because maples are beginning to dominate forests in the eastern United States. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct. 7 and 8. Raymond Montemayor, associate professor of psychology. Quoted in articles about the psychology of mob violence associated with campus riots. Montemayor is part of an anti-rioting task force at Ohio State. Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 9. Allan Millett, professor of military history. Quoted in article about how the war in Iraq is stressing the manpower resources of the U.S. military, which is relying on the National Guard and Reserves to help provide enough soldiers. The Times of London, Oct. 27; Reuters News Service, Oct. 23. Irina Artsimovitch, assistant professor of microbiology. Article about her research that found out how a promising new class of antibacterial chemicals works in the body. The chemicals inhibit one of the most fundamental processes of life a cells ability to express genetic material. Research Story Toronto Star, Oct. 3. Jay Zagorsky, researcher at the Center for Human Resource Research. Article about his research that found married couples often dont agree on how much income and wealth they have as a couple. Research Story Montreal Gazette, Oct. 11. L. Eugene Arnold, professor emeritus of psychiatry. Quoted in article about how most alternative, non-drug therapies for attention deficit in children have not been tested thoroughly for effectiveness. Financial Times, Oct. 21. Roger Blackwell, professor of marketing. Quoted in article about how Amazon.com has shifted it focus from being simply an online retailer of books and music to selling goods from a variety of retail partners such as Target. Washington Times, Oct. 15; United Press International, Oct. 15. Jack Nasar, professor of city and regional planning. Article about his research that found people who live in traditional small-town neighborhoods use their cars less than do people living in the suburbs, but they dont feel a stronger sense of community. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 29. John Kessel, professor emeritus of political science. Article about his research that suggests modern U.S. presidents have been more successful than they are often given credit for. He found successful policies dominated failed policies by a ratio of three to two. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 29. Sam Maniar, sport psychology consultant. Article about his research that found collegiate athletes performed better in their sports when they took a class that focused on psychological skills to improve game performance. Research Story Scripps Howard News Service, Oct. 7. Daniel Janies, assistant professor of biomedical informatics. Quoted in article about a University of Michigan study that suggests the SARS virus has one important gene cobbled together from two other viruses. Janies said finding evidence of other viruses in one gene is suggestive of past recombination, but its not conclusive. MAGAZINES Redbook, November 2003. Randall Harris, co-director of the Center of Molecular Epidemiology and Environmental Health. Article about his research that found ibuprofen use may cut in half a womans risk of developing breast cancer. Research Story Mens Health, September 2003. Martha Belury, associate professor of human nutrition. Quoted in article about how a type of fatty acid called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may help some people lose weight and control diabetes. She said it is important not to lump CLA in with harmful fats, such as trans fats.Research Story Science News, Oct. 11. Allison Snow, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology. Article mentioned her research that found a gene artificially inserted into crop plants to fend off pests can migrate to weeds in a natural environment and make the weeds stronger. Research Story Self, November 2003. Gerard Nuovo, professor of pathology. Article about his research that found women who take oral contraceptive pills may get inaccurate results if their physicians use a specific kind of Pap test. Research Story Self, November 2002. Terri Fisher, associate professor of psychology at Mansfield. Article about her research that suggests men and women might not be as far apart in sexual behaviors as previous research has shown. Research Story #