A study by Professor of Speech and Hearing Donald Fucci on listening to rock music received prominent coverage in the Oct. 20 Washington Post and in several other media. Fucci’s study found that because of peer pressure, males are more likely than females to play rock music at p otentially dangerous volumes. Other media covering the story included The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash., The News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C., and KFWB Radio in Los Angeles. . . . Psychology Professor Kenneth Holroyd and his team of researchers developing a screening test to better pinpoint the cause of tension headaches were featured in the June 30 issue of TIME magazine’s “Medicine” column.
. . . The June 6 issue of USA Today featured new research by Education Professor Richard Hazler that will help teachers and parents identify bullies and victims. Hazler has identified 19 characteristics common to bullies and 21 linked to victims. . . .
The New York Daily News ran a story referring to a study by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Anne Loucks that shows that exercise and diet have an impact on the female menstrual cycle. The October Running Times also referred to Loucks’ research in an article headlined “I am Woman, See M e Run.” . . .
Frank Myers, former dean of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, was interviewed for an article in the June issue of Reader’s Digest on tips for Americans who complain of tired feet. “Standing in one place all the time is one of the worst things you can do to your feet,” Myers said. Reader’s Digest is considered the world’s most widely read magazine with more than 27 million copies printed monthly in 19 languages.
. . . Bob Lilley, retiring director of the Avionics Engineering Program, was interviewed in the Sept. 29 issue of Fortune magazine and on a Sept. 11 broadcast on MSNBC, the national cable TV news network, on the fact cell phones and airplanes don’t mix. . . .
Philosophy Professor Albert Mosley was quoted in a story on slavery reparations and why scholars — both black and white — agree that African-Americans still suffer from financial deprivation. The story, which was carried by the Newhouse News Service, ran i n The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, the Sunday Oregonian in Portland and The Star Tribune in Minneapolis. . . .
Computer software designed by Joseph Nurre, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, made news around the nation. The software is part of a project to study the use of high-tech cameras and lasers to aid in designing better-fitting uniforms for soldiers. Among papers covering the research were the Philadelphia Inquirer, Tampa Tribun e, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Birmingham (Ala.) News.
