Media Covering Ohio State
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October 2007The New York Times, CBS News, and Newsweek were among the major media outlets that quoted faculty experts from Ohio State during October. 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. NEWSPAPERSDouglas Berman, professor of law, was widely quoted about the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether lethal injection is an inhumane method of capital punishment. He said the decision seems to be leading to a “de facto moratorium” on executions. Coverage included:
New York Times, Oct. 7. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about how laws banning sex offenders from living in a community can create a false sense of security, partly because offenders cannot be prevented from traveling through. Houston Chronicle, Oct. 3. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Quoted in article about how a convicted felon's age and health may affect the prison sentence handed down by a judge. U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 8; NPR's “All Things Considered,” Oct. 2. Douglas Berman, professor of law. Interviewed and quoted about federal sentencing guidelines that mandate longer prison terms for drug users caught using crack cocaine versus powder cocaine. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to consider this issue. CBS “The Early Show,” Oct. 2; Miami Herald, Oct. 7. Dawn Comstock, assistant professor of pediatrics. Article mentioned her research that found girls are more likely than boys to suffer concussions while playing organized basketball or soccer. New York Times, Oct. 8. Thomas Stephens, professor emeritus of education. Stephens wrote a letter to the editor arguing that the federal No Child Left Behind Act is well intended but misguided because it ignores inherent individual differences between students. Washington Post, Oct. 22. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, professor of geography. Quoted about her research in the southern polar regions and what her findings suggest about global climate change. Research Story USA Today, Oct. 1. Steve Roach, professor of pediatrics and neurology. Quoted in article about how the high cost of drugs used to treat some rare pediatric diseases means that some babies will get less effective or delayed treatment. USA Today, Oct. 12. Neal Hooker, associate professor of agricultural, environmental & development economics. Quoted in article about how ConAgra Foods should have acted earlier to recall all frozen pot pies made in the past two years amid a widening salmonella illness outbreak. Research Story USA Today, Oct. 8. Brad Bergefurd, Ohio State extension educator. Quoted in article about how retail prices for pumpkins will likely be up about 8 to 20 cents per pound this year because bad growing weather has hurt the crop in some parts of the country. Chicago Tribune, Oct. 12. Marlene Longenecker, associate professor of English. Quoted in article about Doris Lessing's novel “The Golden Notebook,” which Longenecker praised as being one of the first books to have an authentically female voice. Lessing recently won the Nobel Prize in literature. Chicago Tribune, Oct. 24. Monica Giusti, assistant professor of food science. Article mentioned her research that suggests anthocyanins, the compounds that give color to most red, purple and blue fruits and vegetables, appreciably slow the growth of colon cancer cells. Research Story Los Angeles Times, Oct. 5. Sally Boysen, professor of psychology. Quoted in article about a German study in chimps that suggests that a sense of fair play is uniquely human, and that chimps are content with decisions humans would reject as unjust. San Diego Union Tribune, Oct. 3. Scott Hempling, director of the National Regulatory Research Institute. Quoted in article about the implications of the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to name San Diego County as part of a "national interest electric transmission corridor.” Newsday, Oct. 11. Article recommends the Ohio State Extension website as a good place to get advice on dealing with chipmunks in your yard. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 16. Timothy Haab, professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics. Quoted in article about how areas like Atlanta have been unprepared to deal with the current drought, unlike western states where drought is much more common. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Oct. 15; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 1. Jonathan Parsons, assistant professor of pulmonary medicine. Article about his research that found more than a third of college athletes assessed for breathing problems had test results suggesting exercise-induced asthma, even in those athletes who had no previous history of asthma. Research Story Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct. 12. Jack Nasar, professor of city and regional planning. Article mentioned his research that found people who live in suburbs do interact with their neighbors and feel a strong sense of community, contradicting critics who criticize suburban living. Research Story Kansas City Star, Oct. 19. Gregory Travalio, professor of law. Quoted in article about how secrecy concerning automaker settlements in lawsuits involving airbags hurts consumers. The secrecy may be hiding safety problems with airbags, he said. Orlando Sentinel, Oct. 30. Mark Failla, professor of human nutrition. Quoted in article about how scientists don't know much about the nutritional value of the goji berry, although some have called it a “super food.” New Orleans Times-Picayune, Oct. 7. Jan Gordon, Ohio State Extension educator. Quoted in article about how burnout is a common problem among foster parents, particularly those who take in children with special needs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 10. Joseph Donnermeyer, professor of human and community resource development. Quoted in article about the myth that rural communities are immune from violent crime. He said there are a variety of safe and unsafe rural neighborhoods. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 29. John Mueller, professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center. Quoted in article about how some Republicans were using language designed to "hype the threat" of terrorism and take advantage of the GOP's perceived political edge over Democrats on national security. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 26. john powell, executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Quoted in article about how a lack of jobs keeps inner-city minorities disconnected from the economic mainstream and the rest of society. Newsweek, Oct. 29. john powell, executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Quoted in article about his belief that, in order to win voters, Democrats should rely on positive, explicit racial appeals by evoking ideals like fairness, equality and common destiny. Times of London, Oct. 21. Dimitris Tatakis, professor of dentistry. Article mentioned his research that found decorative studs, rings and other lip piercings can seriously damage gums and increase the risk of infections, tooth sensitivity and tooth loss. Investor's Business Daily, Oct. 5; Associated Press, Oct. 2. L.S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Article about his research which found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into hydrogen fuel. Research Story National Post, Oct. 13. Jennifer Cowley, associate professor of city and regional planning. Quoted in article about why yard art can cause conflict between homeowners and their neighbors. Research Story Associated Press, Oct. 5; United Press International, Oct. 4. William Notz, professor of statistics. Quoted in article about how the odds of a family having three children born on the same date in different years are about 7.5 in 1 million. That situation occurred to a Columbus-area couple. Associated Press, Oct. 16. Charles Love, professor of cardiovascular medicine. Quoted in article about the dangers posed by flaws in the fragile wires, or "leads," connecting cardiac electrical devices to patients' hearts. He said that if the leads have to be extracted, the risk of death should be less than 1 percent at top hospitals. Associated Press, Oct. 24. Jenny Robb, associate curator, Cartoon Research Library. Quoted in article about the work of cartoonist Milton Caniff, which is being featured at the library's “Festival of Cartoon Art.” Associated Press, Oct. 31. Sabra Webber, associate professor of comparative studies. Quoted in article about the traditional Muslim marriage agreement called a mahr. The article concerned a woman's plans to challenge Ohio's first court ruling involving a mahr, in a case that could set a precedent about how such religious contracts are handled in the state. United Press International, Oct. 9. Jeffrey Rogers, professor of geography. Article about his research that found summer nights in Ohio aren't cooling off as much as they used to, a likely sign of climatic warming across the state. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 11. Prasad Calyam, doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering. Article about software he helped develop that is helping scientists operate big-budget research instruments -- such as high-powered microscopes and telescopes -- over the Internet, more safely and efficiently than was possible before. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 11. Lawrence Mathes, professor of veterinary biosciences. Article about how he will lead a team that will spend the next two years testing their theories about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines that are thrown against it. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 15. Alan Wiseman, assistant professor of political science. Article about his research that suggests a good way to significantly reduce the price many Americans pay for a bottle of wine is to knock down the trade barriers between states. Research Story United Press International, Oct. 29. Matthew Saltzman, associate professor of earth sciences. Article about his research that uncovered evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today. Research Story MAGAZINESBusiness Week, Oct. 1. David Anthony, director of the BuckID program. Quoted in article about how the university rejected offers from banks seeking a campus debit card partnership because officials opposed the high overdraft fees. Good Housekeeping, September 2007. Ronald Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics; Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology. Article mentioned their research that found women who responded to their husbands with verbal hostility during arguments showed elevated stress-hormone levels for hours afterward. Research Story O, The Oprah Magazine, September 2007. Tatiana Oberyszyn, assistant professor of pathology. Article about her research in mice that found females are more susceptible to burns; males get skin tumors earlier. Redbook, September 2007. Melissa Goist, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Quoted in article about the different sexual health issues that women face as they age. Allure, August 2007. Laura Stafford, associate professor of communication. Article about her research that found couples in long-distance relationships who subsequently moved near each other were more than twice as likely to break up as similar couples who stayed apart. |
