GW In The News
November 1-15, 2005

Life Science Weekly, Science Letter (11/01), Biotech Week (11/02), Drug Week (11/04), Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (11/05), and Heart Disease Weekly (11/06) mentioned that the Division of Cardiology at the GW Medical Center is a partner hospital with the Larry King Cardiac Foundation.

Diagnostic Imaging cited GW’s research on computer-aided detection technology for breast cancer screening (11/01).

Dow Jones News Service cited a study conducted at GW about employee alcohol use and its cost on employers (11/03).

Msnbc.msn.com mentioned “Young Voter Strategies”, a group within GW’s Graduate School of Political Management (11/03).

Hindustan Times and newkerala.com mentioned GW’s openness to hiring highly qualified professionals from foreign countries (11/05).

CIO Asia Magazine noted GW’s business continuity (11/06).

Arbiteronline.com ( Boise State) noted GW’s journalism program as one of the recipients of the Pacemaker Award (11/07).

Law Technology News notes that GW uses Canon video cameras in all of its classrooms to reach students (11/11).

The Dartmouth mentioned GW’s safety manual that outlines actions to take in the event of a natural disaster (11/07).

The Stanford Daily mentioned a poll conducted by GW that investigated U.S. citizens’ political affiliation (11/07).

NCTimes.com notes a research study conducted by GW showing that people reach fitness goals more successfully when they have an “emotional trigger” (11/11).

Cardiovascular Week , Health and Medicine Week, Science Letter, Life Science Weekly and Managed Care Weekly Digest mentioned the involvement of GW’s School of Public Health and Health Policy in a new program called “Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care” (11/14).

Newsbytes News Network and GCN.com cited GW research results showing that agencies are not using portfolio management (11/15).

The Washington Post (11/08) mentioned that the GW men’s basketball team was rated 21st and profiled GW Colonial’s Pops Mensah-Bonsu (11/10).

Christopher Arterton , Dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted in timescommunity.com regarding high school students’ involvement in the campaign for the Virginia’s House of Delegates seat in the 67th district (11/04).

John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted on recordonline.com regarding banning outdoor smoking (11/04).

Patricia Berg , associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, wrote an article that appeared in Chicago Sun-Times regarding her breast cancer research on the significance of gene BP1 and her concern about decreasing funds for cancer research (11/05).

Jeffrey Bethony, assistant professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, appeared on NPR: Day to Day regarding his research on hookworm infection in Brazil (11/02).

Ryan Bosch, associate professor of medicine, was quoted in Government Computer News regarding health IT systems (11/06).

Gerald Brock, director of the telecommunication program, was quoted in esource Canada Business News Network regarding the Canadian cable industry (11/06).

Mary Cheh, professor of law and Elyce Zenoff research professor of law, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding Supreme Court nominee Alito’s participation in the 2002 Vanguard case (11/01). The China Post also quoted her regarding President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito (11/01).

Bradford Clark, professor of law, was quoted by The Associated Press regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s background (11/02).

Donald Clark, professor of law, was quoted in American Lawyer regarding tort reform in rural China (11/01).

James Clark, chair of the department of biological sciences, was quoted in The New York Times on the discovery of a new crocodile-like predator that lived 135 million years ago (11/04 and 11/10). He was quoted on the same subject on ohmynews.com (11/10), in The Globe and Mail and The Grand Rapids Press (11/11), and The Tartan Online (11/14).

Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Rutland Herald ( Vermont) regarding his research on the benefits of a challenging environment, including participation in artistic activities, on the aging population (11/07). The Star-Ledger quoted him regarding the role music can play in lessening stress and anxiety (11/14).

Joseph Cordes, associate director of public policy and public administration, was quoted by Scripps Howard News Service regarding President Bush’s tax-reform panels’ mortgage write-off decision (11/01).

Robert Cottrol, professor of law, history, sociology, and Harold Green Research Professor of Law, was quoted on Bloomberg.com regarding San Francisco’s Proposition H attempting to ban handguns (11/07).

Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in USA Today (11/02) and by The Associated Press (11/03) regarding mechanics strikes at Northwest. Airportbusiness.com quoted him regarding the same (11/04). The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted him regarding a SEPTA strike (11/06).

Sheila Driscoll, senior law career counselor, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding how to manage diverse work experience on a resume (11/06).

Lloyd Eby, part-time faculty, was quoted in The News Journal ( Delaware) regarding Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., chief executive of the DuPont Company (11/06). Eby wrote an article published in World Peace Herald regarding population growth (11/11).

Randall Eliason, part-time faculty, was quoted in USA Today in an article analyzing the Libby indictment and the CIA leak case (11/04).

Harvey Feigenbaum, professor of political science and international affairs, published an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun on U.S.-France relations (11/13).

Dorothy Gilliam, research scientist, was quoted in the Post-Standard/Herald-Journal regarding her participation in a documentary about the civil rights movement (11/04).

Edward “Skip” Gnehm , the Elliott School’s Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs and co-director of undergraduate programs appeared on BBC World News, CNN International, CNN Today and MSNBC following the bombings in Jordan on November 10.

Eric Goplerud, research professor of health policy, was quoted in Ascribe News regarding research results showing that workers in the mining industry use more alcohol than the average American worker (11/14).

Gaddam Goud, associate research professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was cited in Life Science Weekly, Science Letter (11/01), Vaccine Weekly, Immunotherapy Weekly, Biotech Week (11/02), Drug Week,Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (11/05) and Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week (11/06) regarding a possible vaccine development for hookworm.

Richard K. Green, Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of Real Estate Finance, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal regarding President Bush’s tax-reform advisory panel’s recommendation to restrict the deduction for mortgage interest. (11/01).

Joseph Greenberg, senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions, was quoted in The Upper Cape Codder in an article about first impressions at college fairs (11/03).

Winnipeg Free Press noted that research by Dr. Tee Guidotti facilitated the development of Manitoba’s amendments to firefighters’ medical insurance coverage (11/01).

George Haddow, part-time faculty, was quoted in Charlotte Business Journal regarding a disaster-preparedness symposium (11/08).

Royce Hanson, part-time faculty, was mentioned in an article on how Montgomery County managed the building of the Clarksburg Town Center (11/09).

Jose Hernandez, research scientist, and Nicholas Kyriakopoulos, professor of engineering, were noted in Gizmag (11/07) and in 4 Hearing Loss as inventors of the Acceleglove, a glove that translates the movement of sign language into written text or speech.

Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on whether the CIA leak case outcome hinges on the events of June 12, 2003 (11/01). The Independent quoted him regarding the governor’s race in Virginia, and The Washington Post quoted him in an article about an Alexandria woman awaiting her return home from Iraq where she was on a public relations assignment (11/10). SFGate.com and The Associated Press quoted him regarding Arnold Schwarzenegger’s trip to China (11/11), and The New York Times quoted him in an article about politicians’ fear of their ex-wives (11/13). Delawareonline.com quoted Hess on Sen. Joe Biden’s visit to New Hampshire (11/13).

Judith Hsia, professor of medicine, was mentioned on docguide.com regarding her leadership in research on the relationship between conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) and the risk of artery disease (11/14).

Karl F. Inderfurth , the John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the graduate program in International Affairs, interviewed with BBC News in London on Pakistan and the A.Q. Khan Nuclear Proliferation Network (11/08).

Suzanne Jackson , associate professor of clinical law and director of health rights law clinic, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding Medicare’s new drug benefit (11/15).

Murhaf Jouejati, director of the Middle Eastern studies program, was quoted in Agence France Presse (11/01), USA Today (11/01) Herald-Sun (11/02), and Gulf Times (11/03) regarding the UN Security Council’s insistence that Syria cooperate with their investigation into the murder of Lebanon’s former premier Rafiq Hariri.

Susan Karamanian, assistant dean of administration, was quoted in International Herald Tribune (France) and The New York Times regarding Harriet Miers’ life after her withdrawal as nominee for the Supreme Court (11/13).

Dane Kennedy, Elmer Louis Kayser professor of history and international affairs, was quoted in US Fed News regarding his new biography of famed Victorian Richard Burton (11/07).

Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,The Sacramento Bee, Lexington Herald-Leader,The Toronto Star (11/01) and in The Grand Rapids Press (11/06) regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. Kerr appeared on NPR: All Things Considered regarding the ethics of tracking cell phone users (11/04). The Washington Post quoted Kerr on Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s recent address in New York (11/06), and Legal Times quoted Kerr regarding President Bush’s reluctance to pardon federal prisoners (11/14).

William Kovacic, I.K. Gubin Professor of Government Contracts Law, was quoted in Broadcasting & Cable regarding competition for merging companies (11/14). US Fed News and TheDeal.com mentioned his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission (11/14).

Jennifer Lyman, clinical professor of law, was quoted in The Daily Record regarding a murder-for-hire case (11/09).

Timothy McCaffrey, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was quoted in Washington Jewish Week regarding a provocative panel on embryonic stem cell research (11/02).

Joe McKeown, coach of women’s basketball, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the consistency of the women’s basketball program (11/12).

Thomas Morgan, Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, was quoted in The Star-Ledger regarding the Supreme Court’s delay in acting on the nomination of Samuel Alito (11/05). The New York Sun quoted him regarding Alito’s involvement in a Vanguard case (11/10).

Fitzhugh Mullan, professor of health policy, was quoted in The Jamaica Observer (11/05) and in Modern Healthcare (11/07) regarding the influx of doctors from Jamaica to the U.S.

Sean Murphy, professor of law, was quoted in The Mercury News regarding Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez’s plan to speak out against Supreme Court justices’ practice of citing international law (11/08).

Michael Olding, chief of the division of plastic surgery, was quoted in the Austin-American Statesman regarding the need for plastic surgery following bariatric surgery (11/07).

Spencer Overton, associate professor of law, was quoted in the St. PaulPioneer Press regarding St. Paul mayor Randy Kelly’s campaign contributions (11/03). Nieman Watchdog quoted him regarding commission reports (11/04).

Nam Pham, part-time faculty, was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal regarding rising oil prices and windfall profits taxes (11/08).

Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology and international affairs and of psychology and behavioral sciences, was quoted in US Fed News and voanews.com regarding democracy and terrorism (11/08). He wrote a review posted in Psychiatric Services of Dr. Willard Gaylin’s Hatred: The Psychological Descent into Violence.

Steven Roberts, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, appeared on CNN: Reliable Sources regarding Judith Miller, former New York Times Reporter (11/13).

Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law, appeared on NPR: Talk of the Nation regarding judicial philosophy (11/03). He wrote an article that appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding Supreme Court confirmations (11/11) and appeared on Fox News: Special Report with Brit Hume regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito (11/14).

Sara Rosenbaum, chair of the department of health policy, was quoted in The Washington Times, World Peace Herald, Kaisernetwork.org and American Health Line regarding Medicare’s Part D (11/15).

Marie Rudolph, director of federal government relations, was quoted in The Washington Times regarding federal legislation supporting the hire of highly skilled teachers and workers from India and China (11/04).

Julie Ryan, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, was quoted in Newshouse News Service regarding computer training for average computer users (11/15).

Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted in USA Today regarding a controversial white-collar sentencing case (11/01). He was quoted in The Washington Post (11/02), The New York Sun (11/03) and The San Francisco Chronicle (11/03) regarding jury selection for the trial of Enron Corporation. CBC World News (11/07) and The Christian Science Monitor (11/08) quoted him regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s agreement to review a constitutional challenge to the U.S. administration’s military trials of terror suspects.

Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted in USA Today regarding California Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham (11/09).

Joshua Schwartz, professor of law, was quoted on Boston.com regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito (11/05). The New Republicquoted Schwartz in an article regarding the same (11/10).

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Straits Times ( China) regarding Beijing’s domestic and foreign policies (11/04). He was quoted in People’s Daily Online ( China) and on en.chinabroadcast.cn regarding China-U.S. relations pertaining to East Asia (11/04). Xinhua News Agency quoted him regarding Chinese and U.S. participation in East Asian affairs (11/05) and Xinhua’s China Economic Information Service quoted Shambaugh regarding the same (11/07). The Christian Science Monitor quoted him on President Bush’s arrival in Japan (11/15).

Elizabeth Sherman, part-time faculty, was quoted in National Journal for her work on “The Presidential Classroom”, a non-profit service for promoting leadership in high-schoolers (11/05).

John Sides, assistant professor of political science, was quoted on voanews.com regarding young people’s use of technology to communicate about politics (11/15).

Peter J. Smith, associate professor of law, was quoted in The American Prospect: Online Edition regarding the Food & Drug Administration’s regulation of decorative contact lenses (11/02).

Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was quoted in The New York Daily News regarding a teenager who found out the identity of his sperm donor father on the internet (11/04), and CourtTV.com quoted him regarding surveillance law (11/04). The Associated Press and Information Week quoted him regarding the government’s surveillance power over technology (11/05).

Margaret Soltan, associate professor of English and human sciences, was quoted on timesonline.co.uk (11/05), in The Sunday Times (11/06), and in the Irish Examiner (11/09) regarding controversial academic credentials of the Irish government’s chief science advisor.

James Starrs, professor of law and of forensic sciences, and David B. Weaver Research Professor of Law, was quoted in Birmingham Post (11/01) and on icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk (11/01) regarding the proposed exhumation of Shakespeare’s body. Birmingham Post and icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk (11/03) quoted Starrs again regarding the church’s refusal to allow the exhumation of Shakespeare’s remains. Executive Intelligence Review quoted him regarding Dick Cheney’s role in the cover-up of a CIA agent’s “suicide” (11/05), and Timesdispatch.com profiled Dr. Starrs and his exhumation of bodies for scientific purposes (11/12). Broward Daily Business Review, Palm Beach Daily Business Review, and Miami Daily Business Review quoted Starrs on lawyers’ practice of questioning witnesses about their status as experts (11/14).

Steven Suranovic, associate professor of economics and international affairs, was quoted in The Decatur Daily regarding anti-gouging laws (11/05).

David Swartz, vice president and chief information officer, was quoted in CIO regarding business-continuity planning (11/04).

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro professor of public service law, was quoted in The Star-Ledger, The Commercial Appeal,The Las Vegas Sun and The Post Standard/Herald-Journal regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito (11/01). He wrote an article that appeared in USA Today regarding the absence of a positive figure in the Valerie Plame affair (11/01). He appeared on NPR: All Things Considered regarding Karl Rove’s strategy of cooperation in the CIA leak probe (11/02) and was quoted in The Grand Rapids Press regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s free market stance (11/02). He was quoted in The Recorder on the president’s selection of McNulty for deputy attorney general (11/02) and in St. Petersburg Times regarding high-profile cases (11/02). He appeared on ABC: World News Tonight (11/03) and in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (11/04) regarding Lewis Libby pleading not guilty. People’s Weekly World quoted Turley on the nomination of Samuel Alito (11/03) and The New York Times quoted him in a profile of Ted Wells, Jr., attorney for Lewis Libby (11/05). Turley was a guest on CNN: Late Edition w/ Wolf Blitzer regarding an unreliable intelligence informant leading to the Iraq war (11/06). MSNBC: Countdown hosted Turley in a discussion on Samuel Alito’s involvement in a Vanguard case (11/10). Turley wrote an article regarding insanity law published in Los Angeles Times (11/11) and in The Cincinnati Post (11/14). Agence France Presse quoted Turley on the treatment of accused terrorists (11/13) and News24.com ( South Africa) quoted Turley regarding an amendment added to a defense department budget bill regarding the treatment of non-U.S. citizen terrorist suspects (11/13). Turley appeared on CNN: American Morning regarding Samuel Alito’s political views (11/15) and The Los Angeles Times quoted him regarding “the cheeseburger bill” (11/15).

Robert Tuttle, professor of law, was quoted in The New York Times regarding a surfaced memo that ties a Bronx school with a church sex scandal (11/03).

Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine regarding Hurricane Katrina contracts (11/05).