GW In The News
March 1-15, 2006

 

The Seattle Times (3/3), townhall.com (3/6), CBSNews.com (3/3), Financial Times (3/6), and Kansas City Star (3/3) mentioned the GW-Battleground Poll, showing Bush’s approval rating at 46 percent.

CBSNews.com mentioned GW regarding its advertisement of volumes of extracurricular activity and student involvement on its website (3/2).

The Times of India (3/5) and Calcutta Telegraph (3/4) mentioned GW’s collaboration with IIT-Karaghpur on its new intellectual property law program.

Cstv.com noted GW Colonials’(men’s baseball) win over Virginia Commonwealth (3/4) and women’s lacrosse win over Mount Saint Mary’s (3/6).

GW’s Institute for Policy, Democracy & the Internet conducted a survey cited in The Washington Post (3/6) and Newsbytes News Network (3/6) in an article regarding the rise in political campaign donors. The survey was also discussed on CNN: The Situation Room (3/6), Technology Daily PM (3/9), clickz.com (3/9), The Columbus Dispatch (3/14), and on blogs.suntimes.com (3/6).

The Washington Post mentioned GW for its involvement in a Supreme Court case regarding military recruiters on college campuses (3/7).

The Washington Post (3/9 & 3/15) and Chicago Sun-Times (3/12) published articles that discussed a depressed student’s lawsuit against GW.

Gordon Adams, director of GW’s Security Studies program and professor of the practice of international affairs, blogged for democracyarsenal.org (3/14).

Howard Beales, associate professor of strategic management and public policy, was quoted in Technology Daily PM regarding privacy legislation (3/9).

Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive, was noted on editorandpublisher.com regarding his induction into the National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame 2006 (3/9).

Jeremy Brown, assistant professor of emergency medicine, was quoted in Life Science Weekly (3/14) and Science Letter (3/14) regarding informed consent in emergency psychiatric research.

David Brunori, professorial lecturer in law, was quoted in Houston Chronicle (3/5) regarding “loser fees”, government surcharges put in place of taxes.

Elizabeth Chacko, director of global living and learning communities and associate professor of geography and international affairs, was quoted on newsvoa.com (3/6) regarding world population growth and increased urbanization.

Robert Chernak, senior vice president for student and academic support services, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding flaws in the NCAA’s recruitment policies (3/5).

Carol Darr, director of GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted in Congress Daily/A.M. in an article discussing first amendment rights (3/6).

Harold Deadman, adjunct professor of forensic sciences, was hosted on CNN: Presents regarding hair analysis (3/4).

Robert Dunn, professor of economics, wrote an op-ed on the European Central Bank’s lackluster performance in the European edition of The Wall Street Journal (3/10).

John Fitzgerald Duffy, professor of law, was noted in The Wall Street Journal (3/15) regarding being named as a counsel resident for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP ( New York).

Robert Dunn, professor of economics, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal Europe regarding The European Central Bank (3/10).

Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel to the National Security Archive, was quoted in The New York Times and Technology Daily AM regarding the Archive’s request to stop the reclassification of documents (3/3).

Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle regarding a videotape warning shown to President Bush before Hurricane Katrina (3/3) and in The Houston Chronicle regarding Washington lobbyist Jack Valenti (3/4). 2theadvocate.com quoted him regarding the Louisiana Congressional delegation (3/5) and signonsandiego.com (3/4) quoted him regarding Cindy Sheehan. The New York Sun quoted Hess regarding Senator Feingold of Wisconsin’s proposal to censure President Bush over his wiretapping initiative (3/12).

Karl Hobbs, coach of men’s basketball, was quoted on sports.espn.go.com, regarding the Colonials’ win over Charlotte (3/5).

Julius Hobson, adjunct associate professor in GW’s Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted on foxnews.com regarding grassroots lobbying (3/14).

Peter Hotez, chair of the department of microbiology and professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was quoted in United Press International regarding third-world diseases (3/15).

Judith Hsia, professor of medicine, was cited on bestsyndication.com (3/2), in Science Letter (3/14), and in Life Science Weekly (3/14) regarding her study of hormone therapy and breast cancer.

Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the graduate program in international affairs, wrote an article published in The Baltimore Sun regarding U.S. relations with India (3/1). Azcentral.com (3/1) and The Advertiser (3/4) quoted him regarding the same and h e wrote “A U.S. Itinerary for Action in Pakistan”, published in The Christian Science Monitor (3/1).

Gerald Keating, senior research staff scientist, was quoted on csmonitor.com regarding a NASA craft orbiting Mars in order to study its climate and geography (3/13).

Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted on mercurynews.com (3/14) regarding a case between Google and the federal government.

Taras Kuzio, visiting assistant professor of international affairs, wrote an article posted on 2pravda.com.ua, entitled, “Poor Strategies, the Elections and Ukraine’s NATO Ambitions”, regarding Ukrainian politics (3/9).

Frederick Lawrence, dean of the law school, was quoted in Gay City News regarding the Solomon Amendment (3/9).

John Logsdon, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Omaha-World Herald regarding the emerging field of space law (3/2) and on rockymountainnews.com regarding NASA’s new “crew exploration vehicle” (3/13).

Melani McAlister, associate professor of American studies and international affairs, was quoted in The Washington Times regarding this year’s Academy Awards (3/3).

Dorn McGrath, chair of the department of geography and professor emeritus of geography and of urban and regional planning, wrote a book, Not So New, cited on readthehook.com in a discussion of new urbanism (3/9).

Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology and international affairs, was quoted in USA Today (3/9) and CIO Today (3/9) regarding jihadist internet groups.

Peter Raven-Hansen, Glen Earl Weston Research Professor of Law, was quoted in The New York Times regarding the prosecution of two former officials of a pro-Israel lobbying group (3/5).

Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal Europe regarding Holocaust denial (3/2).

Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolutions program and Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted in The Washington Post (3/4 & 3/11), The Seattle Times (3/6), The Cincinnati Post (3/14), The Sacramento Bee (3/14), Star-Tribune (3/14), USA Today (3/14), The Christian Science Monitor (3/15), Financial Times (3/15), and was hosted on CNN: The Situation Room (3/14), ABC News: Good Morning America, NPR: Morning Edition (3/15) and CNN: Breaking News regarding the trial of Zaccarius Moussaoui.

Tracy Schario, director of media relations, made comments on NPR: Weekend All Things Considered regarding a former student’s attempts to sue GW over the school’s reaction to his seeking help for depression (3/5).

David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, was interviewed by Voice of America regarding Ethiopia’s expected population growth. The BBC World Service Radio interviewed him (2/26) on the first session of parliament held in Somalia by the Transitional Federal Government.

George Solomon, associate professor of management science, was quoted in The Washington Post (3/15) regarding specialty food companies.

Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was mentioned in The Recorder (3/2), The Connecticut Law Tribune (3/6) and New Jersey Law Journal (3/6) regarding law professor bloggers.

Gregory Squires, chair of the department of sociology and professor of sociology, was noted in legal-ledger.com regarding his study on small business lending (3/1).

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of The George Washington University, was noted in Times Union regarding his support in a Boston Globe article of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s president, Shirley Ann Jackson, as a good candidate for president of Harvard. (3/1).

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, appeared on CNN: American Morning and on CNN: Live Saturday (3/4) regarding Anna Nicole Smith’s case in Supreme Court (3/1). Fox News: The O’Reilly Factor hosted Turley in a discussion about academic standards in the case of a Denver geography teacher’s discussion of politics. ABC: World News Tonight (3/6 & 3/14), CBS News: The Osgood File (3/14), and NPR: Morning Edition (3/14) hosted Turley regarding the case of Zaccarius Moussaoui. Kansascity.com quoted him regarding “legal relativism (3/7).

Daniel Ullman, chair of the department of mathematics, was quoted on wusa9.com regarding his evaluation of lottery tickets as overpriced (3/1).

Heather Anne Young, assistant research professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, was quoted in Clinical Trials Week (3/6), Clinical Oncology Week (3/6), Health & Medicine Week (3/6), Cancer Weekly (3/7), Life Science Weekly (3/7), Science Letter (3/7), Women’s Health Weekly (3/9), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (3/11), and OBGYN & Reproduction Week (3/6) regarding her ovarian cancer research.