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.

NPR's All Things Considered, Nov. 20, broadcast an essay by Stephen Kuusisto, assistant professor of English. In a humorous commentary, Kuusisto, who is blind, said that Florida officials should have let blind citizens recount the punch card ballots in their state. "We know all about dots," he said. "We can distinguish between crushed dots and aborted dots. The outlines of dots that never actually became dots can't confuse blind folks. Clefts or hollows don't stump us. I say let the blind have at it."

Several newspapers and magazines published articles about research by Patrick McKenry, professor of human development and family science. McKenry found that over a five-year period, getting married or staying married reduces symptoms of depression far more than being single or divorced. Coverage included: USA Today, Aug. 14; Toronto Globe and Mail, Aug. 16; Des Moines Register, Aug. 20; Detroit News, Sept. 1; Time, Sept. 11; and Self, November 2000.

Articles about research by John Wanous, professor of management and human resources, were carried by Reuters News Service, Aug. 14, and the Toronto Star, Aug. 17. Wanous 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. Business Week, Oct. 23, and the Des Moines Register, Nov. 26, published articles about Wanous' research that suggests worker cynicism is the result of poor management, not the bad attitudes of employees.

United Press International and Agence France Presse carried articles Aug. 15 about research by Edward Crenshaw, associate professor of sociology. His research suggests it will take more than an influx of money and technology to help the world's poor countries cross the digital divide.

The Aug. 15 Woman's World mentioned a study by Amy Ferketich, doctoral student in preventive medicine, in which she found depressed men face a greater risk of dying from heart disease than other men face. Depressed women were not at a greater risk of dying than nondepressed women.

Kenneth Rose, research specialist for the National Regulatory Research Institute, was quoted in the Aug. 16 Investor's Business Daily about some of the problems that California faced when it deregulated the electrical industry.

Stephen Cecchetti, professor of economics, received media coverage in several markets recently. Cecchetti wrote an op-ed for the Aug. 17 Financial Times arguing that the European Union needed to harmonize its corporate laws to enable equity and bond issuance to flourish. Cecchetti was quoted in the Sept. 17 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about how the United States is more insulated from economic recessions than it was in the past, but that economic downturns are still inevitable. He was quoted by the Financial Times, Oct. 19, for an article about how high demand for gas and high energy prices may ultimately lead U.S. firms to raise prices, fueling inflation in the country. He was quoted by the Financial Times again on Oct. 21 in an article about how much leeway monetary policymakers -- such as Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Alan Greenspan -- should have in publicly discussing their views about public policy issues. An Oct. 23 Barron's article discussed the weighted median consumer price index, developed by Cecchetti, which is designed to provide a better way to measure inflation in the United States. On Nov. 16, Cecchetti was quoted by the Associated Press in an article about how higher energy prices are pushing up household expenses this winter and creating the risk of higher inflation, and by Reuters News Service for an article about research he co-authored that found men and women differ greatly when estimating future inflation. Women generally predict higher inflation than men do.

Robert Essenhigh, E.G. Bailey Professor of Energy Conversion, wrote a letter to the editor published in the Aug. 17 London Independent discussing how worldwide climate change occurs. Essenhigh wrote a letter to the editor, published in the Sept. 7 Wall Street Journal, arguing that it is futile to try to contain global warming by reduction of carbon dioxide through fuel switching or carbon sequestration.

An Aug. 18 Los Angeles Times article mentioned that policy and arts educators here are partnering with the nonprofit Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C., to create national and local profiles of cultural support.

Baltimore Sun articles Aug. 20 and Oct. 29 noted that a Baltimore-area school district is using an Ohio State program called Literacy Cooperative to help improve reading instruction to students.

An Aug. 21 Industry Week article discussed an innovative program for MBA students at the Fisher College of Business concerning lean manufacturing. Peter Ward, associate professor of management sciences, helped develop the program.

Reuters News Service, Aug. 22, the Chicago Tribune, Sept. 13, and Redbook, October 2000, carried articles about research by Randall Harris, professor of epidemiology. Harris' research found the drug celecoxib shows promise in reducing both the number and the size of cancerous breast tumors in animals.

A woman from Portsmouth wrote a letter to the editor, published in the Aug. 23 USA Today, concerning a recent article in the paper about carcinoid syndrome. The woman, who suffers from the syndrome, said "thanks to some wonderful and caring physicians at Ohio State University's James Cancer Hospital, I'm enjoying a much-improved quality of life."

Ruth Colker, professor of law, was interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Aug. 24, for a report about the possible ramifications of a California court case involving the anonymity of sperm donors. Colker was quoted in the Nov. 2 USA Today about how open parents should be with children who are conceived through artificial insemination concerning their background.

Karla Zadnik, associate professor of optometry, was quoted in the Aug. 26 New Scientist about how many of the gimmicks advertised on the Internet to prevent myopia -- such as eye exercises and pinhole glasses -- are completely worthless.

The London Sunday Times, Aug. 27, and the Chicago Tribune, Oct. 1, ran articles about Daniel Christie, professor of psychology, Marion, and his research that found young children view violent events in emotional and dramatic terms, while older children see violence in a more intellectual and detached way.

The Aug. 27 Philadelphia Inquirer included a review of a new book, The Riddled Chain: Chance, Coincidence, and Chaos in Human Evolution, by Jeffrey McKee, lecturer in anthropology and evolution, ecology and organismal biology.

Steven Reiss, professor of psychiatry and psychology, made a national splash with his new book Who Am I: The 16 basic desires that motivate our actions and define our personalities. Coverage included: San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 27; Vancouver Sun, Sept. 2; Washington Times, Sept. 3; Montreal Gazette, Sept. 11; Boston Herald, Sept. 13; Calgary Herald, Sept. 18; Washington Post, Sept. 26; Baltimore Sun, Oct. 15; and CNN, Oct. 25. Reiss was quoted in the Nov. 6 Newsweek about the fact that many people were jealous of people who got rich off Internet and new economy companies -- and were pleased to see the recent downturn in the fortune of many of these firms.

The Aug. 27 London Sunday Times and the Sept. 26 Portland Oregonian included articles about Nadine Sarter, assistant professor in industrial, welding and systems engineering, and her work developing a new system to tell pilots about the status of their aircraft, using vibrations on their skin rather than through visual displays.

The renovation of Ohio Stadium was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, Aug. 28, in a story about how many universities around the country are refurbishing their stadiums to provide bigger, better facilities. The Nov. 2 Denver Post noted that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and his wife Joan are giving $1.5 million to Ohio State, to support the Joan Zieg Steinbrenner Band Center at Ohio Stadium. The center is being built as part of the stadium renovation project.

Morris Beja, professor of English, was quoted in the Aug. 29 New York Times about the contributions scholar Mary Reynolds made to the study of author James Joyce. Reynolds died recently.

Communazis, a new book by Alexander Stephan, professor of Germanic languages and literatures, received attention recently. In the book, Stephan reveals how the FBI and other government agencies spied on German writers who had fled Hitler and sought refuge in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Coverage included: the New York Times, Aug. 30, CNN, Sept. 2, and the International Herald Tribune, Sept. 6.