GW In The News
April 1-15, 2005
The Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship presentations, which award full four-year scholarships to outstanding D.C. students, were covered by CNN Live Saturday, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the Associated Press, WRC-TV (NBC 4), WUSA-TV (CBS 9), WJLA-TV (ABC 7), and WTOP radio (4/9).
GW was mentioned in an Associated Press story about music and video downloading on college campuses. Alexa Kim, GW director of Student and Academic Support Services Technology Communications, was quoted in the story (4/4).
Buzzing 4 Change, a GW student event that raised money for children with cancer, received coverage from The Washington Post, The Washington Times, WTTG-TV (Fox 5), Roanoke Times, World News (4/2), and The Georgetown Current (4/6).
GW was mentioned in a China Post story about universities attempting to establish satellite campuses in Taiwan (4/11).
A GW study regarding HIV positive woman and the likelihood of suicide was mentioned by Mental Health Weekly, Health and Medicine Week, AIDS Weekly (4/11), Life Science Weekly, Science Letter (4/12), Biotech Week (4/13), and Women’s Health Weekly (4/14).
GW’s daycare center, Bright Horizons, was profiled in a Chicago Tribune story (4/13).
The College of Professional Studies was mentioned by The Star Ledger (4/1) and The Washington Times (4/8) about the new graduate certificate program in law firm management the University is offering.
GW’s graduation rate was mentioned in a Washington Post story about colleges putting more focus on freshmen (4/5).
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s speech last month at GWwas referenced in a Washington Times story (4/6).
The GW Forensics Science Department was mentioned on Voice of America about it being the oldest program of its kind in nation (4/8).
GW was nominated for the Washington Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work in Greater Washington” inaugural awards program.
Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted by Business Week about financial issues at Lockheed Martin (4/7).
John Banzhaff, professor of law, wrote an op-ed in The New YorkTimes titled “The Limits of Living Wills” (4/5). He was quoted by The Connecticut Post about nutrition information being listed on fast food items (4/10). Finally, he was quoted by The Press Enterprise ( Riverside , Calif. ) in regards to obesity lawsuits (4/13).
Sarmila Bose, visiting associate professor of Asian studies and international affairs, co-authored a Christian Science Monitor op-ed titled “The Right Stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is a Wise Decision” (4/11).
Rachel Brem, professor of radiology, was quoted by Reuters about a small computer-aided detection system that helps radiologist spot small breast tumors (4/1, 4/2).
Paul Butler, professor of law, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about hip hop music as the modern form of prison writing (4/3).
Mary Cheh, professor of law, was quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer (4/1) and U.S. News and World Report (4/4) stories about the Terri Schiavo legal battle.
Amitai Etzioni, University Professor, appeared on C-SPAN Washington Journal discussing the Social Security debate (4/11).
Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor about new anchors for CBS, NBC, and ABC news channels (4/11).
Theresa Gabaldon, professor of law, was quoted by Dow Jones (4/5), The Wall Street Journal , and the Associated Press (4/6) about questionable stock sales made by the new head of Hewlett Packard.
Ambassadors Edward Gnehm, Karl Inderfurth, George Moose, all Elliott School of International Affairs faculty members, wrote an International HeraldTribune op-ed about reform at the United Nations (4/9).
Harry Harding, dean of the Elliot School of International Affairs, was quoted by The Business ( United Kingdom) about issues in China and India (4/10).
Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media relations, was quoted by TheBaton Rouge Advocate in regards to filibuster issues (4/10). Hess was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle about a recent revelation that President Bush does not communicate through e-mail (4/15).
Amb. Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted by IndiaToday (4/11) and Hindustan Times (4/13) about issues in India.
Daniel Kaniewski, executive director for the Center for Emergency Public Health, was quoted by The Washington Post about security spending among states (4/13).
Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted in a CNET-News.com story about the upcoming congressional debate over the Patriot Act (4/4).
John Logsdon, director of the Space Policy Institute, was quoted by The New YorkTimes (4/4), USA Today, and NPR Morning Edition (4/12) about challenges facing NASA.
Richard Longstreth, professor of American studies, was quoted in an Associated Press story about Chicago’s first multilevel parking garage (4/4).
Henry Nau, professor of political science and international affairs, appeared on MSNBC debating U.S. interests in Iraq (4/5).
Michael Olding, associate professor of surgery, was quoted by Bloomberg.com (4/11), Journal Gazette, University of Washington Daily, and The Washington Post (4/13) about the FDA revisiting the silicon breast implant ban.
Spencer Overton, associate professor of law, wrote a Roll Call op-ed about requiring identification at election polls (4/11).
Jerrold Post, professor of political psychiatry and international affairs, was quoted by the International Herald Tribune (4/1) and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (4/4) about psychological profiles of Adolf Hitler.
Christina Puchalski, associate professor of medicine, was quoted by the San FranciscoChronicle about physicians healing the spirit as well as medical conditions (4/8).
Brian Richmond, assistant professor of anthropology, was quoted by New Scientist about tools found in Kenya that appear to be over 2 million years old (4/9).
Steven Roberts, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, co-authored an op-ed titled “The Double Decker Sandwich Generation,” which ran in the Jewish World Review (4/7).
Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted by ABA Journal about Congress giving sentencing guidelines (4/1).
Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted by The Washington Post about the Justice Department applying U.S. laws to Iraqi contractors (4/2). Schooner was interviewed by NPR All Things Considered about the cost for providing meals for soldiers in Iraq (4/6). Finally, Schooner was quoted by the LA Times in regards to construction failures in Iraq (4/15).
David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Washington Post (4/12), The Arkansas Democrat Gazette (4/13), and the International Herald Tribune (4/14) about issues in China.
Carlos Silva, professor of surgery, was quoted by The Washington Post about a new Web site that reveals how hospitals across the country stack up in treating critical medial conditions (4/7).
Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was quoted by the Technology Daily, The Washington Post (4/4), The Florida News, and The Buffalo News (4/10) about how it is easy to access Social Security numbers online.
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, was quoted by The Tampa Tribune in regards to the Terri Schiavo legal battle (4/1). Turley was quoted by The Press Trust of India about a case in India involving a cleric who preached Jihad (4/4). He was quoted by The Washington Post on world terrorism issues (4/4). Turley was interviewed on FOX News TheO’Reilly Factor about violent speech (4/11). Finally, Turley wrote an op-ed titled “Mr. Frist Goes to Washington,” which ran in The Jewish World Review (4/10).
Robert Tuttle, professor of law, was quoted by Voice of America about legal ethics and the right to die debate (4/7, 4/8).
Robert Weiner, professor of international business and international affairs, was interviewed by NPR Day to Day about Exxon Mobil being the nation’s largest oil company (4/7).
Bernard Wood, Henry L. Luce Professor in Human Origins, was quoted by CNN.com the Associated Press (4/6, 4/7), MSNBC, Kitchener Waterloo Record, Red Nova, Charleston Gazette (4/7), Scotsman International, Albany Democrat Herald (4/8), Picayune Item (4/9), and Daily Times (4/10) about controversial hominid fossils discovered in 2002.
