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Category: Interviewing and Data

These stories are from the Interviewing and Data class, an upper-level reporting class that can be taken by both broadcast and web/print-focused students. The class takes a deeper look at two key components of news gathering – interviewing and finding stories in numbers.

Study suggests umbilical cord milking is safe for infants over 28 weeks: Previous study halted due to brain bleeding

Study suggests umbilical cord milking is safe for infants over 28 weeks: Previous study halted due to brain bleeding

A 2019 umbilical cord milking study was halted due to the high risk of brain bleeding associated with cord milking in preterm infants born under 19 weeks. A new study suggests that umbilical cord milking is safe for infants born after 28 weeks. Dr. Anup Katheria, a researcher and neonatal physician based in San Diego, led both National Institute of Health studies. Umbilical cord milking is the process of gently squeezing the umbilical cord between the index and forefinger, pushing…

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Recent study shows lower rates of postpartum depression, anxiety from prenatal interventions

Recent study shows lower rates of postpartum depression, anxiety from prenatal interventions

Postpartum depression is a factor in 20% of all maternal deaths.  Postpartum depression affects the mother directly after birth. This can include extreme feelings of sadness and anxiety. Mothers experiencing this lose a lot of sleep and can be very irritable. According to the Cleveland Clinic, 75% of moms experience baby blues and 15% of those develop postpartum depression. Jessica Dawn Beardsley experienced postpartum depression for three to six months after having her child in high school. She said she…

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Healthier potato options may be on the horizon due to gene editing

Healthier potato options may be on the horizon due to gene editing

Chip, chip, hooray! A recent breakthrough in the world of potatoes could produce a healthier spud in the future.  David Douches and Jiming Jiang of Michigan State’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program have discovered a way to store potatoes year-round without adverse effects through the use of gene editing technology. Their findings were published in the science journal, The Plant Cell in February of this year. Douches, the director of MSU’s Potatoes Breeding and Genetics program has been working alongside…

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New Study Shows Removal of Mask Mandates in Hospitals Did Not Significantly Effect COVID Cases

New Study Shows Removal of Mask Mandates in Hospitals Did Not Significantly Effect COVID Cases

When the Coronavirus shut down the world in the early months of 2020, hospital staff and visitors were mandated to start wearing masks. According to a study by the National Library of Medicine, hospitals across the United States saw a 97 percent compliance rate when it came to hospital staff masking up during the pandemic.  It took nearly four years for cases to decrease, and even then hospitals were hesitant to remove mask mandates. When those mandates were lifted, new…

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Study links maternal diet to childhood food allergies: Some experts say otherwise

Study links maternal diet to childhood food allergies: Some experts say otherwise

Looking at the ingredient list on the side of the easy-to-make brownies box, Sarah Cooper carefully inspects what ingredients are contained within the mix. She is looking out for whey, which is commonly used in pre-made batter. Her son Bryce has been allergic to dairy and whey products since childhood. “At first, I did not know anything about allergies or how to deal with them,” Cooper said. “My two older kids never had any allergies, and neither did my husband…

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Senate Bill 217: How a proposed bill could affect the future of artificial intelligence

Senate Bill 217: How a proposed bill could affect the future of artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible, the loophole that allows for the creation of sexually explicit material of children, or of adults that have not consented, becomes more prominent.  Ohio lawmakers hope to change this with the introduction of Senate Bill 217, a bill that would criminalize the act of creating sexually obscene material of children or non-consenting adults. The proposed bill will also require artificial intelligence content to have a watermark on it so that people know it was…

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New Study Finds Association with Fruit Juice & Obesity

New Study Finds Association with Fruit Juice & Obesity

While shopping for groceries Scott Masola expressed his love of fruit juice by saying, “Pomegranate is my favorite. I like apple with a lot of sugar and orange is good for breakfast.” Masola is not alone as many equate certain juices with different meals. When thinking of breakfast people’s minds go to fruit juices like apple, orange and cranberry. For children, their picky eating habits led to parents substituting fruit in the form of juice for these meals. This substitution…

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Delayed Resident Assistant Positions: How It Is Affecting Students

Delayed Resident Assistant Positions: How It Is Affecting Students

When attending college right out of high school, most students decide to live in the dorms if they are not commuting from home. In those dorms, students find many other residents who can help make living in college easier. Some of the residents located in dorms are titled “Resident Assistants”, who make beginning life in the dorm much easier to manage. Some choose this position strictly to help students while others use this to help save money for their college…

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The Growing Trend Of Smoking

The Growing Trend Of Smoking

Smoking is very prevalent among adolescents and college students and with the ways shops have rebranded their advertising, they seem to become the target audience. This has become a topic of conversation for Ohio lawmakers in January of this year after state lawmakers overturned Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would stop retailers from selling flavored tobacco products. According to DeWine the sale of flavored tobacco and teens smoking and vaping is a “public health crisis” in Ohio….

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Students, professors call for elevator modernization

Students, professors call for elevator modernization

Elevator modernization for accessibility on the Kent Campus was approved to begin in 2025, which several students and professors described as much needed.  The university submitted a six-year plan detailing its most important renovation or replacement needs in each of the eight campuses as per the request of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management, and the Kent State Board of Trustees approved the projects to take place between 2025 and 2030.  The first two years of the plan will…

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