Feb.
6 , 2002
Vol. 32, No.15
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OHIO STATE IN THE MEDIA
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.
Quigley comments on terrorism, politics John Quigley, professor of law, wrote an op-ed column for the June 9 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel arguing that the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba has caused serious economic and political harm and should be ended. Quigly was quoted by United Press International, July 1, and the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 5, about his belief that civilian combat casualties in Afghanistan had set back America's war on terrorism. Quigley wrote an op-ed column for the July 21 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in which he argued that the Bush administration should ratify the International Criminal Court treaty. The court, developed by the United Nations, will try people who commit major war crimes. Quigley was quoted in the July 23 Newsday about why the Bush administration is fighting an amendment to the international Convention Against Torture that would use inspectors to ensure that countries are not harming prisoners. Quigley wrote an op-ed published in the San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 26, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 1, arguing that the United States should not pare back or halt the entry of immigrants from certain Middle East countries to stop the entry of potential terrorists. Quigley said such measures would not succeed in stopping terrorism. |
Articles about research at Ohio State that found a type of common soil bacterium could be used to help point to nearby underground gold deposits were carried by United Press International, May 21, and the Financial Times, May 30.
Terry Graham, associate professor of plant pathology, was quoted in a May 22 United Press International article about the Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, a group of state universities that will share information in hopes of benefiting the state's agriculture and natural resources industries.
The discovery of the 22nd genetically encoded amino acid by Joseph Krzycki, associate professor of microbiology, and Michael Chan, associate professor of biochemistry and chemistry, received much media attention. The discovery is the biological equivalent of physicists finding a new fundamental particle or chemists discovering a new element. The discovery was No. 94 in the Top 100 Science Stories of 2002, according to the January 2003 Discover Magazine. Other coverage included: Reuters News Service and United Press International, May 23; Washington Post, May 27; Dallas Morning News, May 29; New Scientist, June 1; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 3; and the Boston Globe, July 2.
A May 23 Chicago Tribune article mentioned work by Richard Sayre, chair and professor of plant biology, to genetically alter algae so that it can be used to absorb heavy metals that accumulate in sediment at the bottom of lakes.
On May 23, United Press International carried an article about work by David Terman, professor of mathematics, developing a computer model that may help explain the origin of tremors suffered by people with Parkinson's disease.
Robert Burns, senior research specialist at the National Regulatory Research Institute, was quoted in a May 24 Tampa Tribune article about a new natural gas pipeline in Florida that will provide competition and possible price advantages to consumers in the state. Burns was interviewed for a June 18 report on NPR's “Marketplace” about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its successes and failures in regulating natural gas and electricity markets. Burns also was quoted by the Tampa Tribune, Sept. 14, in an article about the difficulties electric companies have in predicting the best time to build a new power plant to meet demand.
A May 27 Los Angeles Daily News article about new research at Ohio State suggested lonely people have a greater risk of heart disease, perhaps because of the way their cardiovascular systems function.
Articles about research by James Moody, assistant professor of sociology, were published by United Press International, May 29; the Washington Post, June 11; and the Portland Oregonian, June 16. Moody found a racially diverse student body in American high schools may not lead to more friendships between students of different races.
Michael Miller, assistant professor, Ohio State University Extension, was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, May 31, about a new trend of replacing traditional suburban lawns with native prairie grasses.
Linda Mizejewski, professor of English, was quoted in the May 31 Chicago Tribune about the popularity of the Nancy Drew mystery books and the source of the books' appeal among young girls.
The June Prevention, June 18 Family Circle and July Fitness carried articles about research by Melissa Bailey, postdoctoral fellow in vision science. Bailey found nearly a quarter to a third of patients that underwent LASIK surgery reported problems seeing at night.
Louis Mansky, assistant professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics, was quoted by the Associated Press, June 2, and the Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 3, about the development of a new form of RNA that silences genes that play a role in HIV infection. It was developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
United Press International, June 4, carried a story about research by Lawrence Mathes, professor of veterinary biosciences and director of the Center for Retroviral Research, and Michael Podell, professor of veterinary clinical sciences and neurosciences. They found that the drug methamphetamine dramatically increases the ability of feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV, to reproduce itself in a type of brain cell in cats.
Articles about research by Yongmin Sun, assistant professor of sociology, Mansfield, were carried by USA Today, June 4, and Time Magazine and U.S. News & World Report, June 17. Sun found the psychological damage from divorce fades for children within three years, but their academic performance continues to decline.
Allison Snow, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, was quoted in a June 7 National Post article about how genes from genetically modified crops can pass into wild plants, with unexpected and possibly undesirable results. 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 received media attention. That research was No. 51 in the Top 100 Science Stories of 2002, according to the January 2003 Discover Magazine. Other media coverage included: the London Daily Mail and Wall Street Journal, Aug. 16; New Scientist, Aug. 17 and Aug. 31; U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 19; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 22; San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 16; and Parade, Dec. 1. Snow also was quoted in articles carried by United Press International, Dec. 17, and the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Dec. 18, about attempts by consumer groups and the food industry to require stricter federal regulations to ensure plants genetically engineered to produce drugs do not leak into the environment.