Each month staff in the Office of University Relations report on Ohio State research and connect reporters with experts across the University. They then monitor articles that mention Ohio State in the 50 largest U.S. and select world media markets. The dozens of articles each month are just one indication of the high profile the University enjoys in the national media.

The Detroit News, Jan. 24, Washington Times, Feb. 1, and U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 21, included articles about research by Jay Zagorsky, research scientist, and Jennifer Hering, assistant editor, both at the Center for Human Resource Research. Their research found that about half of American teen-agers get an allowance from their parents, and most typically receive about $50 a week.

The Jan. 25 Arizona Republic included an article about research by James Bullock, researcher in astronomy, that has examined how collisions of early galaxies have helped shaped our universe.

Leo Paquette, professor of chemistry, was quoted in the Jan. 28 Science about how Chicago and Washington researchers have synthesized new compounds which may be the most powerful non-nuclear explosives ever made.

Bill Roorbach, associate professor of English, wrote a review of the book The Farfarers: Before the Norse by Farly Mowat for the Jan. 30 Newsday.

An article about research by Pamela Paxton, assistant professor of sociology, ran in the February 2000 American Demographics. Paxton found Americans' trust in other people has declined steadily for at least 20 years.

Saul Cornell, assistant professor of history, was quoted in the Feb. 1 Boston Globe about the history of organized militias in the United States.

B. Scott Gaudi, graduate student in astronomy, was quoted in the Feb. 1 Dallas Morning News about some of the latest techniques astronomers use to try to find planets outside our solar system. His research suggests that a solar system like ours may be relatively rare in the universe.

The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 1, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Feb. 6, included articles about work by Robert Coleman, associate professor of chemistry. Coleman has been developing a probe that allows scientists to watch the ultrafast movements of DNA molecules as they vibrate and stretch. The probe will help researchers answer fundamental questions about how DNA works.

Brian Joseph, professor of linguistics, was quoted in the New York Times, Feb. 1, about the attempts by some researchers to reconstruct the family tree of languages back to the one, original language.

The Orange County Register, Feb. 1, included an article about John Wanous, professor of management and human resources. Wanous' research found new hires are more likely to stay at a job if they are recruited through inside sources rather than through ads or employment agencies.

Stephen Cecchetti, professor of economics, wrote a column for the Feb. 2 Financial Times about how many people are becoming venture capitalists by investing in very young companies, often without understanding the substantial risks involved. His column was also quoted in the Feb. 22 Wall Street Journal. Cecchetti was quoted in the Feb. 3 Wall Street Journal about how the United States is unusual in relying on federal Treasury issues in conducting monetary policy. He was quoted again in the Journal on Feb. 25 about how the stock market would have to drop substantially -- 15 to 35 percent -- to slow down consumer spending.

Reuters News Service, Feb. 3, carried an article about research by Diane Langkamp, assistant professor of pediatrics, that found a test used to gauge developmental abilities in young children may be a good way to determine which prematurely born youngsters are at risk for future learning problems.

The Feb. 3 Houston Chronicle included an article about research by Dara Schuster, assistant professor of internal medicine. Schuster found obese black teenagers have a greater risk of developing diabetes as adults than do similarly overweight white teens.

The Washington Times, Feb. 6, mentioned an Ohio State study done in rats that suggests high alcohol use may help speed the spread of cancer.

Sung Joon Jang, assistant professor of sociology, received coverage recently for his research that found parents continue to influence their adolescent children's behavior, even as friends take on a larger role in teens' lives. Coverage included: the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 6; New Orleans Times-Picayune, Feb. 9; Calgary Herald, Feb. 12; and the New York Daily News, Feb. 14.

Mary Schiavo, visiting professor of aviation, was interviewed for a Feb. 8 CNN News report about some of the issues surrounding the fatal crash of an Alaskan Air jet near Los Angeles in February.

Articles from Reuters News Service, Gannett News Service and Daily Variety, Feb. 10, discussed a recent event at Ohio State in which descendants of Thomas Jefferson and one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, talked about race relations in the United States.

Robert Burns, research specialist at the National Regulatory Research Institute, was quoted in the Feb. 12 Tampa Tribune about a Florida plan that would deregulate the natural gas market for commercial customers. Burns noted that many states have already done this.

Nancy Rogers, vice provost and professor of law, was quoted in the Feb. 12 Baltimore Sun about a plan in Maryland to expand the use of mediation to resolve legal disputes.

Lucy Caswell, curator of the Cartoon Research Library, was quoted in the Feb. 13 Houston Chronicle about how there is still resistance to using the comics as a venue to discussing religion. Caswell also was quoted in the Feb. 14 Newsday about the career of cartoonist Charles Schulz, creators of"Peanuts," who died recently.

Jack Nasar, professor of city and regional planning, wrote a letter to the editor published in the Feb. 13 New York Times arguing that architecture should serve the people who use buildings, and not just offer high-brow artistic statements that few people understand or care about.

Emmett Glass, research associate in internal medicine, was quoted in the Feb. 18 Wall Street Journal about research at Ohio State that is studying the effectiveness of pesticides in reducing or eliminating dust mites in the home.

Mauro Ferrari, director of biomedical engineering, was quoted by the Associated Press and the San Francisco Examiner, Feb. 25, and the San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 26, about the development by a group of California researchers of a way to mate human cells with circuitry in a"bionic chip." Such a chip could play a key role in medicine and genetic engineering.

A Feb. 28 Denver Post article mentioned research by H. Juhling McClung, professor of pediatrics; Robert D. Murray, associate professor of pediatrics; and Leo A. Heitlinger, associate professor of pediatrics. Their research suggests much of the health and medical information obtained through the Internet may not be reliable.

Rolf Barth, professor of pathology, was quoted by the Associated Press, Feb. 29, about a study by Spanish researchers that found marijuana-like drugs eradicated some brain cancers in rats and helped other animals live longer.

Heidi Paa, doctoral student in psychology, wrote an article for the March 2000 Muscle & Fitness outlining steps people can take to stick to their diets.

Elizabeth Russell, staff dietitian, University Medical Center, was quoted in the March 2000 Muscle & Fitness about how drinking enough water is as important in the winter as it is in the summer.

A major 20-inch article in the New York Times, Feb. 20, examined research by Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry; Ronald Glaser, professor of microbiology; and William Malarkey, professor of internal medicine. Their research has examined how the stress of abrasive marital arguments can weaken the immune system of married couples to the extent where it can make it harder for a person to recover from illness, and make a person more susceptible to it. The Times said,"The experiment and related research are taken so seriously that the National Institutes of Health recently gave grants totaling $18 million to studies at Ohio State's Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research." The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 4, also covered their research.