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. These entries are compiled for in Ink, which runs on a periodic basis as space permits.

Daniel Chow, professor of law, was interviewed extensively for a Jan. 28 CBS News 60 Minutes II report about the counterfeiting of American products in China. He said 15 percent to 20 percent of all goods in China are counterfeit.

Herb Weisberg, professor of political science, was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov. 30, about Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich and his chances of being elected.

The December 2003 Prevention included an article about Gerard Nuovo, professor of pathology, and his research that found women who take oral contraceptive pills may get inaccurate results if their physicians use a specific kind of Pap test.

A Dec. 1 Christian Science Monitor article discussed a project, supported by Ohio State, to help youth in the Weinland Park area identify the most pressing problems of the neighborhood and discuss ways to begin solving them.

Joshua Dressler, professor of law, was interviewed on NBC’s Nightly News, Dec. 3, for a report about the case of a man who died after being beaten by Cincinnati police. Dressler discussed whether the police could possibly be prosecuted in the incident.

A Dec. 7 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article mentioned research at Ohio State that found plants grow better when they are in soil that contains worms.

On Dec. 8, United Press International carried an article about Bea Csatho, research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center. Csatho’s research found one of the world’s fastest-moving glaciers -- the Jakobshavnis Glacier in Greenland -- is speeding up and retreating rapidly.

John Quigley, professor of law, was quoted in Newsday and the Seattle Times, Dec. 8, about his belief that the arrests of the wife and daughter of a former Saddam Hussein deputy violate international law and raise questions about the United States’ ability to highlight human rights abuses by other countries.

Stuart Zweben, chair and professor of computer and information science, was quoted in the Dallas Morning News, Dec. 10, and the Ottawa Citizen, Jan. 10, about his belief that, although many entry-level information technology jobs will move permanently overseas, employers will want to hire more-skilled workers in the United States.

A Dec. 14 Los Angeles Times, article discussed a chapter Andrew Carrington Shelton, assistant professor of history of art, wrote in the new book The Art and Spirit of Paris.

Richard Herrmann, professor of political science and director of the Mershon Center, was quoted in the Dec. 15 USA Today about the downfall and capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Articles in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 18, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 20, mentioned research done at Ohio State in the 1970s that found, contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not poisonous if accidentally ingested.

Paul Poast, lecturer in economics, wrote a letter to the editor published in the Financial Times, Dec. 19, arguing that Mexico’s economy won’t recover -- despite what officials do -- until the U.S. economy comes out of its current slump.

Peter Swire, professor of law, was quoted in articles in the Washington Post and Washington Times, Dec. 20, and USA Today, Dec. 22, about a ruling by a federal appeals court that said Internet service providers do not have to give the recording industry the names of computer users who share songs online. The ruling is a blow to the industry’s efforts to crack down on illegal copying of digital music. Swire was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered, Jan. 20, for a report about privacy issues raised by a proposed system that would allow states to share their criminal databases and links to other public information.

A Dec. 21 New York Times article discussed the exhibit John Huntington, professor of history of art, and Dina Bangdel, assistant professor of history of art, co-curated for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art called "The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art."

Douglas Scharre, clinical associate professor of neurology, was quoted in the St. Petersburg Times, Dec. 23, about memantine, a drug that treats the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. While it is not a miracle drug, he said it can keep patients stable for a period of time.

Paul Allen Beck, chair and professor of political science, was quoted in the New York Times, Dec. 28, about the presidential campaign of Democrat Howard Dean, and whether his popularity may spark a political movement that will last past the election. Beck also was quoted by the Associated Press, Jan. 15, and the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 16, about how the Republican advantage in fundraising can help the party’s candidates immensely, but that the advantage can be overcome in races where a rival candidate has a better message and more motivated group of activists.

A Dec. 28 Chicago Sun Times article mentioned research by Robert Dietz, graduate research associate in economics. Dietz’s research 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.

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 29, quoted Donna Ford, professor of education, about her research that found white children have long been overrepresented in gifted-student programs at U.S. schools.

A Dec. 31 Portland Oregonian article mentioned research by Cary Easterday, graduate student in geological sciences. Easterday’s research helped uncover evidence of silk spinning structures on the fossilized body of a long-extinct relative of modern spiders, one that lived 55 million years before the first dinosaurs. The finding was included in an article of the most significant scientific findings of 2003.

The January 2004 Prevention included an article about research by Paul Stromberg, professor of veterinary biosciences, that found a way to reduce the side effects of anemia in cats with chronic renal failure.

Thomas Fish, director of social work and family support at the Nisonger Center, was quoted in a Jan. 13 Newsday about issues involved when people have to care for disabled adult siblings after their parents are no longer able.

Elliot Slotnick, professor of political science, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 17, about the decision by President Bush to name controversial Mississippi Judge Charles W. Pickering Sr. to the federal appeals court, bypassing the confirmation process that Senate Democrats have used to block Pickering and some other Bush nominees.