GW In The News
February 16-28, 2006
Gene Therapy Weekly (2/16), Drug Week (2/17), and Obesity, Fitness, and Wellness Week (2/18) mentioned GW’s contribution to the creation of a “nanoshuttle,” designed to target and treat disease.
Women’s Health Weekly (2/16) and Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2/18) noted GW’s participation in research regarding the effects of social relationships on breast cancer patients.
The Wall Street Journal mentioned GW for its place as one of the top ten most expensive colleges in the nation in an article regarding higher education (2/17).
Health & Medicine Week (2/20), Science Letter (2/21), Biotech Week (2/22), Drug Week (2/24), Obesity, Fitness, and Wellness Week (2/25), and Life Science Weekly (2/21) noted GW’s research regarding endothelial cell function and nutrition.
Indystar.com profiled GW Colonial’s swimmer Maggie Moss (2/16).
Medindia.net (2/23), The Washington Post (2/24), Newsbytes News Network (2/24), Houston Chronicle (2/24), Roanoke Times & World News (2/24), American Health Line (2/24), Durant Daily Democrat (2/24), kfoxtv.com (2/23), Wall Street Journal (2/28), The Seattle Times (2/28), and Broadcast News (2/23) mentioned GW for a paper submitted regarding the health risks of chromium.
Cstv.com covered GW Colonials’ baseball win over James Madison (2/23) and noted pitcher Josh Wilkie, who was named A-10 Co-pitcher of the Week (2/27). They also noted GW Colonials men’s basketball 17th straight win (2/28).
Gordon Adams, director of the security policy program and professor of the practice of international affairs, wrote “A Cry for Help from the Pentagon”, published in the Baltimore Sun (2/16), in The Star-Ledger (2/19) and Salt Lake Tribune (2/19) regarding the U.S. Defense Department’s role in the intervention in Iraq. Chicago Tribune (2/15) published Adams’ “Rethinking the Military’s Mission”. He was also interviewed on the same topics by PBS’s Newshour (2/16).
Prabir Bagchi, senior associate dean in the school of business and professor of business administration, was quoted in The New York Times regarding who should operate America’s seaport terminals (2/23).
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted in US Fed News (2/21), on Canada.com (2/22), and in National Post (2/22) regarding Americans’ views on smoking in public venues and outdoors.
Howard Beales, associate professor of strategic management and public policy, was quoted in CMP TechWeb regarding consumer privacy (2/24).
Edward Berkowitz, professor of history and public policy and public administration, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor in a review of his book, “Something Happened” (2/21).
Ronald Bonig, deputy chief information officer, was quoted in InformationWeek regarding Google’s latest desktop search software (2/27).
David Brunori, research professor of public policy and professorial lecturer in law, was quoted in The New York Times (2/19), Sarasota Herald-Tribune (2/19), and The Ledger ( Lakeland, FL) (2/19) regarding tax revolts.
Paul Butler, professor of law, was quoted on pittnews.com and in Pitt Chronicle (Newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh) regarding his “hip-hop theory of justice” (2/20).
Wendy Carey, media relations specialist, was quoted in The New York Times (2/28) regarding the homicide of a former GW student.
William Chambliss, professor of sociology, was quoted in New York Daily News (2/28) regarding the homicide of a former GW student.
Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor regarding port security (2/22) and in Houston Chronicle (2/24) and Baltimore Sun (2/23) regarding an internal White House review of the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.
James Clark, chair of the department of biological sciences and Ronald A. Weintraub Associate Professor of Biology, was quoted on courier-journal.com ( Louisville, KY) regarding the discovery of a crested ancestor of T. Rex in China (2/20).
Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, was mentioned in US Fed News for his research on creativity and aging (2/22) and on infozine.com (2/23) in an article about an arts program for older adults.
Constance Costigan, professor emeritus of design, was noted in Cape Gazette (Delaware) for winning the Juror’s Award in the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts show, “Crossovers: Crafts, Art, Design” (2/27).
Robert Cottrol, Harold Green Research Professor of Law and professor of history and sociology, wrote a commentary published in Legal Times regarding standards in death penalty cases (2/27).
Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in The New York Times regarding a gathering of labor leaders (2/27).
Harold Deadman, adjunct professor of forensic sciences, was quoted on CNN: Presents (2/25) regarding hair analysis.
Margaret Dunkle, senior research staff scientist, was quoted on connectforkids.org regarding early developmental screenings for children (2/20).
Lloyd Eby, assistant professorial lecturer in philosophy, wrote an article published in World Peace Herald regarding religious tolerance (2/28).
Amitai Etzioni, University Professor and professor of international affairs, was quoted in The Grand Rapids Press (2/19), Newshouse News Service (2/16), Houston Chronicle (2/26), and Times-Picayune (2/20) regarding consumers’ feelings about offering personal information to retailers.
Jean Folkerts, professor of media and public affairs and honors, was mentioned in The News & Observer (2/25), bizjournals.com (2/25), and Durham Herald Sun (2/24) regarding her being named dean of the school of journalism and mass communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive, was quoted in The New York Times (2/21) and in Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2/21) regarding historical documents removed from public access under a reclassification program begun during the Bush administration.
Leon Fuerth, research professor of international affairs, participated in a live round table discussion on Sky News: World News with James Rubin program (2/1). The discussion focused on the possibility of imposing economic sanctions on Iran to prevent the country from developing nuclear technology.
Dorothy Gilliam, research scientist and director of the Prime Movers Project at GW, was quoted in The Post-Standard/Herald-Journal regarding old newspaper reports of civil rights struggles (2/26).
Richard Green, associate dean for graduate programs and Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of Real Estate Finance appeared as a guest on Nightly Business Report regarding the housing industry (2/16) and was quoted in U.S. News & World Report (2/24) regarding homeownership.
Yolanda Haywood, assistant dean for student and curricular affairs, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the medical community’s need to pay attention to patient cultural differences (2/25).
Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in Newsday.com regarding his handling of his shooting accident (2/19).
Ronald Hinckley, assistant professional lecturer with the School of Media and Public Affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal regarding the faulty results of last month’s Palestinian election (2/21).
Peter Hotez, chair of the department of microbiology and professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was quoted on voanews.com regarding “neglected” tropical diseases (2/23) and in The Statesman ( India) regarding his discovery of a vaccine for hookworm (2/27).
Judith Hsia, professor of medicine, was mentioned in InfoZine.com regarding her research into estrogen therapy and heart disease in women (2/20).
Karl (Rick) Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the graduate program in international affairs, was quoted on deccanherald.com (2/18), zeenews.com (2/24), news.webindia123.com (2/26), The Seattle Times (2/27), The Christian Science Monitor (2/28), on Aljazeera.com (2/28), and in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2/25) regarding President Bush’s visit to India. He co-wrote an article published in The Christian Science Monitor (2/28) regarding U.S. policy toward Pakistan. He was interviewed by CNN International's World News Asia program (2/23) on the renewed peace talks between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government being held in Geneva after a gap of 3 years.
Linda Jacobs-Condit, senior audiologist, was quoted on technewsworld.com regarding whether portable audio devices are a threat to hearing (2/27).
Merve Kavakci , an Elliott School of International Affairs lecturer, was interviewed by Der Speigel (2/15) and by American University TV (2/15) on Turkish politics.
Homayoun Khamooshi, assistant professor of management science, was quoted on tmcnet.com regarding project management (2/22).
Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted in Technology Daily PM regarding electronic surveillance (2/21) and wrote an article in Los Angeles Times regarding the Supreme Court after the departure of Justice O’Connor (2/22).
John Logsdon, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The New York Times regarding the space tourism industry (2/18).
Kate Martin, special counsel to the National Security Archive, was quoted on newsday.com (2/17), Hartford Courant (2/17), Baltimore Sun (2/17), Los Angeles Times (2/17), and Contra Costa Times (2/17) regarding President Bush’s domestic spying operation.
David Michaels, research professor of environmental and occupational health, was quoted in Dow Jones International News (2/23), Washington Post (2/24 & 2/28), USA Today (2/24), Times Union (2/24), Reuters News (2/26), Reuters Health E-Line (2/27), Dow Jones International News (2/27), Dow Jones Commodities Service (2/27), Baltimore Sun (2/24), Dow Jones Commodities Service (2/23) and appeared on NPR: Day to Day (2/28) regarding the chromium industry’s failure to report the health risks to workers of being exposed to the metal.
David Nagel, research professor of engineering, appeared on Living on Earth, an independent media program of Boston’s NPR news source, in a discussion of cold fusion at a scientific meeting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2/24).
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic studies, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding Islamic architecture (2/22).
Michael Olding, chief of the division of plastic surgery, was quoted on wusatv9.com regarding thread lifts (2/28).
Deepa M. Ollapally, senior fellow at the GW’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs, was interviewed by CNN International’s World News Asia program (2/23) on the renewed peace talks between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government being held in Geneva after a gap of 3 years.
HedgeWorld News mentioned Susan Phillips, dean of the school of business and public management, regarding her two-year term election as one of the National Futures Association’s public directors (2/17).
David Reiss, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted on welt.de (The Free West’s weblog) and in The Wall Street Journal (2/24) regarding the psychoanalyst’s role in genetics (2/24).
Sara Rosenbaum, chair of the department of health policy, was noted in Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (2/18) regarding changes in Medicaid coverage for children.
Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolutions program, was quoted in The Los Angeles Times regarding I. Lewis Libby’s lawyers seeking a dismissal of his indictment (2/24).
David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Kyodo News regarding Chinese and Japanese military spending (2/24).
David Shinn, adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, was interviewed by BBC World Service Radio on the first Somali session or parliament (2/26).
Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was quoted in Calgary Herald regarding data mining (2/19) and in The Seattle Times regarding identity theft (2/19). Chron.com (Houston Chronicle) quoted Solove regarding surveillance cameras (2/22).
Gregory Squires, chair of the department of sociology and professor of sociology, was quoted in University at Buffalo Reporter regarding fellow sociologist Mark Gottdiener (2/23).
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of the University, was mentioned in The Boston Globe (2/26) regarding his recommendation of Shirley Ann Jackson as president of Harvard University.
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, was quoted in The Star-Ledger (2/19) and Newshouse News Service (2/20) regarding Michael Chertoff’s position as head of The Department of Homeland Security. Ktla.trb.com (2/19) and Baltimore Sun (2/19) quoted him regarding industries shielding themselves from lawsuits and capitolhillblue.com quoted him regarding President Bush’s threat to democracy (2/21). Abcnews.go.com quoted Turley regarding the latest on the CIA leak investigation (2/22) and voanews.com quoted him regarding abortion (2/22). Dow Jones News Service quoted him regarding three paint companies found guilty of public nuisance in Rhode Island (2/24) and Oakland Tribune quoted him regarding “greymail” strategies being used in the case of I. Lewis Libby (2/25). Turley wrote an article posted by Bergen.com ( North Jersey) regarding “buck fever” (2/24). Turley wrote an article published in USA Today, appeared on ABC News: Good Morning America (2/28), ABC News: Nightline (2/28), and CNN: Situation Room (2/28) regarding Anna Nicole Smith’s appearance in the U.S. Supreme Court (2/27).
Robert Tuttle, professor of law, was quoted in Lutheran Magazine (2/24) regarding a chaplain’s dismissal from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Arthur Wilmarth, professor of law, was quoted in The Seattle Times regarding industries shielded from lawsuits (2/19).
