GW In The News
February 16-28, 2005
The GW Homeland Security Policy Institute was mentioned in an Associated Press story about expanding homeland security courses (2/20).
The Washington Post and the Associated Press published stories about college scholarships specifically for gay, lesbian, or transgender students (2/21). The Gill Fellowship offered in GW's Graduate School of Political Management Semester in Washington Program was mentioned.
GW was mentioned by The Washington Post as one of the area universities that offer accredited teacher education units (2/24).
GW faculty members Lance Hoffman and J. Howard Beales were mentioned in an Associated Press story about their appointment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's privacy advisory committee (2/25).
Research on how couples feed off each others depressive symptoms conducted at GW was mentioned by Health and Medicine Week, Pain and Central Nervous System Week, Mental Health Weekly Digest (2/21), Life Science Weekly, Science Letter (2/22), Biotech Week (2/23), Women's Health Weekly (2/24), and Obesity, Fitness & Wellness (2/26). GW was mentioned by Reuters Health E-Line about the 2001 anthrax attacks (2/23).
Martin Adelman, Theodore and James Pedas Family Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology, was quoted in the Detroit Free Press on the case of a man who claimed to have invented intermittent windshield wipers (2/25).
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted by the Miami Daily Business and Broward Daily Business Review about a deaf couple suing Laurel Regional Hospital because of remote interpreting (2/16). Banzhaf was quoted by the National Journal on obesity in the U.S. (2/19).
Jeffrey Blomster, assistant professor of anthropology, presented new archaeological evidence at a recent media breakfast regarding the cultural and trade influence of Olmec artifacts, which appeared in the Feb. 18 edition of Science. This drew a lot of interest from the science field. The Associated Press (2/17), The Washington Post (2/17), USA Today (2/21), and Hispanic Radio Network were all in attendance. Blomster's study also was mentioned in Science (2/17), the Denver Post (2/17), San Antonio Express (2/17), and Science Now (2/17).
Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor about political issues in Iraq (2/28). The story also appeared in USA Today and The Seattle Times.
Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted by The Boston Globe about homeland security issues (2/22).
Charles Craver, Leroy Sorenson Merrifield Research Professor of Law, was mentioned in a New York Times article about labor unions planning to devote more contributions to organized workers (2/19). Craver was quoted by The Baltimore Sun about airlines preserving employees' free flight privileges (2/20).
Carol Darr, GSPM senior research scientist, was quoted by The New York Times about congressional blogging (2/24).
Lisa Delpy Neirotti, associate professor of tourism and sport management, appeared on NPR Marketplace about the International Olympic Committee's visit to New York City (2/21).
Amitai Etzioni, University Professor, had his book, How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?, reviewed in the Washington Post's book section (2/20).
Theresa Gabaldon, Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, was quoted by Dow Jones about the Kmart and Sears merger (2/24).
James Goldgeier, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Guardian about President George W. Bush following in his father's footsteps (2/19). He was quoted by The Record, Austin American Statesman, and The Boston Globe about President Bush trying to reconcile with Europe (2/20). He was quoted by the Winnipeg Free Press, The Washington Post (2/20), and appeared on CNN (2/24) about President Bush confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
James O. Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Civilization and History, was mentioned in The Post Standard (Syracuse) and The Star-Ledger about slavery and U.S. history (2/20). The Post-Standard also reviewed Horton's book, Slavery and the Making of America (2/20).
Jeanne Lambrew, associate professor of health services management and policy, had a paper she wrote about a 1995 bill to make Medicaid a block grant program cited in The Kansas City Star (2/27).
John Logsdon, director of the Elliott School Space Policy Institute, was quoted by Agence France Press in regards to the Brussels conference that addressed new efforts to boost space exploration (2/17).
Ira Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, was interviewed by NPR Day to Day about President Bush's faith based initiative inspiring legal challenges (2/18).
James A. Miller, professor of English and of American studies, wrote an op-ed that was featured in The Boston Globe titled "Blending the Sacred and Secular African American Preacher Sang out for Faith, Civil Rights" (2/20).
Lawrence Mitchell, John Theodore Fey Research Professor of Law, was quoted by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the history of CEOs on trial (2/20).
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, was quoted by The Washington Post about Iraqi Shiite leader Ali Sistani trying to mend the gap between Iraq and the West (2/18).
George Novak, senior research scientist at the Aviation Institute, was interviewed by Bloomberg Television regarding the proposed aviation security fee increase (2/18). He was interviewed by Cox television about new FAA requirements for black boxes in commercial aircraft (2/25).
Susan Phillips, School of Business dean, appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss Capitol Hill testimony by Alan Greenspan and the domestic economy (2/28).
Sarah Rosenbaum, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, was quoted by the American Health Line and Congress Daily about the Bush administration budget proposal (2/17).
Roger Schechter, William Thomas Fryer Research Professor of Law, was quoted by Gannett News Service about class action lawsuits (2/16). Schechter was quoted by the Associated Press about companies that make models of military aircraft paying royalties to defense contractors for the use of their creations (2/20).
Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted in a New York Times article about rail-crossing safety projects (2/18). He was quoted by The Washington Post about the status of interim authority in an Iraq case (2/18). Schooner was quoted by The Washington Times on how the District's latest traffic camera contract ignores federal guidelines (2/25). Finally, he was quoted by Legal Times in regards to government contracts (2/28).
Joshua Schwartz, professor of law, was quoted in Government Executive on the February meeting of the Services Acquisition Reform Act Advisory Committee (2/28).
Amb. David Shinn, adjunct professor of international affairs, was interviewed by VOA Radio regarding the current situation in Somalia (2/25).
Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, discussed the controversy surrounding the security breach of consumer data collector ChoicePoint Inc. with the following outlets: ABC News.com (2/16), CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (2/17), USA Today (2/18), Houston Chronicle, Arizona Republic, New York Law Journal, CNN Newsnight with Aaron Brown (2/22), Seattle Times, The Charlotte Observer (2/23), Newsday, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, CBS 2 New York (2/24), MSNBC, the Associated Press, Guardian Limited (2/25), Macon Telegraph (2/26), Globe and Mail (Canada), The New York Times (2/27), and International Herald Tribune (2/28).
Janet Steele, associate professor of media and public affairs, discussed the 2004 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism Award given to Indonesia's Tempo Weekly News Magazine in a Missouri School of Journalism news bulletin (2/24).
Christopher Sterling, professor of media and public affairs and of public policy and public administration, discussed the future of digital television with Newsweek Japan (2/19), and the latest telecom mergers with The Pioneer Press/Knight Ridder (2/16).
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, was quoted in The Hill on the possible impeachment of a federal district judge in Connecticut (2/16). He wrote an op-ed that ran in the USA Today about identity theft (2/22).
Ronald Weitzer, professor of sociology, was quoted by The Washington Post about an adult video store causing uproar in Centreville, Va. (2/17).
Bernard Wood, Henry L. Luce Professor in Human Origins, was quoted by The Seattle Times about the discovery of two skulls in Ethiopia that may be 195,000 years old (2/17).
Jason Zara, assistant professor of engineering and applied science, was quoted in a Washington Times article about new nanotechnology that diagnoses diseases before they occur (2/17).
