GW In The News
November 16-30, 2005

 

Npr.org (11/16) and NPR: Talk of the Nation (11/17) mentioned that lobotomy records from 1960 are archived at GW.

The Orion Online ( California State University) mentions GW’s work with a committee on infectious diseases in efforts to prepare for any possible outbreak of avian flu (11/16).

The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned that some of GW’s employees are still covered by its defined-benefit plan (11/18).

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (11/19) and Heart Disease Weekly (11/20) mentioned GW’s involvement in coordinating the “Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care” program.

Scarlet & Black ( Grinnell College) mentioned GW’s upcoming election of three students as nominees for a $10,000 scholarship towards graduate school in international relations from The Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired Bacon House (11/20).

Macon.com mentions GW’s previous ties to the Baptist church in an article noting the Baptist church’s recent decisions to stop funding particular universities (11/20).

UQ News Online (11/20) and AustralianFinancial Review (11/22) mentioned GW as part of a team of researchers taking on studies of customer rage experiences.

The Washington Post mentioned that 350 staff will be working Thanksgiving at the GW Hospital (11/24).

The National Security Archive at GW was noted in Editor & Publisher and freemarketnews.com as the largest requestor of documents from the Pentagon between 2000 and 2005 (11/24).

The Straits Times noted GW as a partner with the Singapore Institute of Management (11/26).

The Washington Post mentions GW Hospital’s search for volunteers to carol and decorate for the holidays (11/27).

Biotech Business Week, NewsRx.com and Health & Medicine Week mentioned GW’s digital mammography technology (11/28).

The Post-Standard/Herald-Journal mentions GW’s membership in The Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR) (11/30).

Abclocal.go.com mentioned a GW study regarding the benefits of a vegan diet (11/30).

Ksdk.com mentions GW’s use of breast specific gamma imaging (11/30).

Gordon Adams, director of security policy program, was quoted in Times-Picayune, Post-Standard/Herald-Journal, newshousenews.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Seattle Times regarding the Pentagon’s “black budget” (11/30). Inside Defense highlighted his MacArthur grant (11/16).

Hossein Askari, Iran Professor of International Business, was quoted on menafn.com and Gulf Times Newspaper regarding the effect of oil on Arab countries (11/16).

Tsotne Bakuria, visiting scholar, wrote a commentary published in The Washington Times regarding international elections (11/20).

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted in The Examiner in an article regarding his threats to sue the city over “potty parity” (11/16) and in myrtlebeachonline.com (11/20), chicagotribune.com (11/21) and Houston Chronicle (11/21) regarding ‘the cheeseburger bill’. Townhall.com quoted him regarding lawsuits against fast food and cigarette companies (11/22) and Forbes.com quoted Banzhaf regarding study results showing that teenagers are beginning to replace cigarettes with cigars (11/28).

Edward Berkowitz, professor of history, public policy, and public administration, was quoted in Daytona Beach News Journal regarding Social Security (11/28).

Sarah Binder, professor of political science, was quoted on Kansas.com and San Jose Mercury News regarding the possible outcome of Judge Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination (11/25).

Allida Black, research professor of history and international affairs, was quoted in The Record ( Harvard Law School) from an address she gave at a student leadership conference for the American Constitution Society regarding rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina (11/17).

Thomas Blanton, National Security Archive, was quoted in The American Prospect Online Edition regarding whether or not to reveal photos from Abu Ghraib (11/20).

Phyllis Borzi, research professor, was quoted in The Washington Post (11/22), humaneventsonline.com (11/28), and The Washington Times (11/28) regarding GM’s elimination of 30,000 jobs.

William Burr of the National Security Archive, was quoted in Dow Jones Commodities Service (11/16), on cnn.com (11/17), and in The Irish Examiner (11/18) regarding secret papers from Nixon’s presidency revealing the U.S.’s fear of Israel’s nuclear weapon program. The Statesman, bostonglobe.com,Myrtle Beach Sun News, The Associated Press and The New York Times quoted him regarding the same (11/25).

Arturo Carrillo, associate professor of clinical law, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding GW’s two-year old human rights clinic (11/24).

Mary Cheh, professor of law and Elyce Zenoff Research Professor of Law, was quoted on Bloomberg.com regarding a case offering Justice John Roberts his first chance to rule on abortion (11/29).

Bradford Clark, professor of law, was quoted in New Jersey Law Journal, Legal Times (11/28), and in The Recorder (11/29) regarding his time spent working with Supreme Court nominee Alito. Broward Daily Business Review quoted him on the same (11/30).

Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Edmonton Journal (11/18), Cox News Service (11/21), Montreal Gazette (11/22), and statesman.com regarding his research showing that involvement in the arts can lead to better health for the aging.

Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in Reuters News regarding the relationship between the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. air traffic controllers (11/27).

Carol Darr, senior research staff scientist, was quoted on leadingthecharge.com (11/25) and in the Baltimore Sun (11/27) regarding Representative Melissa Bean’s use of automated phone calls to reach constituents.

Lloyd Eby, part-time faculty, wrote an article published in World Peace Herald regarding atheism as a religion (11/23).

Henry Farrell, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor regarding his use of the term “dietrologia” (11/16).

Ron Faucheux, part-time faculty, appeared on NBC News: Today and on 11alive.com regarding the war in Iraq (11/29).

Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in US Fed News and on voanews.com regarding Bob Woodward’s involvement in the Valerie Plame affair (11/17).

Edward “Skip” Gnehm , the Elliott School’s Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs, was a guest on WAMU’s Diane Rehm Show where he discussed bombings in Jordan (11/18).

Kevin Healy, part-time faculty, was quoted on chron.com regarding Bolivian presidential candidate Evo Morales (11/28).

Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The Arkansas Democrat Gazette regarding a political debate on whether to set a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq (11/16) and The Christian Science Monitor quoted him in relation to the Senate’s new resolutions regarding Bush and the Iraq war (11/17). Investor’s Business Daily quoted Hess regarding President Bush’s approval ratings (11/17) and The Washington Post quoted him regarding an Alexandria woman awaiting her return home from Iraq (11/17). The New York Sun quoted him regarding political difficulties in the Bush administration (11/18) and Gulf News quoted him regarding the Senate’s authoritative stance on the war (11/19). Houston Chronicle quoted him regarding Republicans’ continued support for Tom Delay (11/22) and USA Today quoted him regarding Bush’s speech on his determination to win the war in Iraq (11/30).

Karl Hobbs, men’s basketball coach, was profiled in The Washington Times (11/17).

James Oliver Horton, Benjamin Banneker professor of American studies and of History, was quoted in The New York Times regarding visitors’ videotaped reactions to “Slavery in New York”, an exhibit at the New York Historical Society (11/26).

Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of International Affairs, contributed an article to The Christian Science Monitor calling for more aid from the U.S. for the survivors of the earthquake in Pakistan (11/17).

Suzanne Jackson, associate professor of clinical law and director of health rights law clinic, was quoted on wjz.com (CBS Baltimore) regarding the possibility of implementing a self-neglect law in D.C. (11/24).

Murhaf Jouejati, director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program, was quoted on cbn.com regarding whether the rise in Saudi Arabian students attending American universities poses a security risk (11/29) and in International Herald Tribune in an article regarding whether the war in Iraq is keeping America safe from terrorist attacks (11/30).

Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted in The New York Sun (11/16) and appeared as a guest on NPR: Morning Edition (11/17) regarding the Patriot Act. The Recorder quoted him regarding President Bush’s reluctance to use his power of clemency to pardon federal prisoners (11/18).

Peter Klaren, professor of history and international affairs, appeared on the History International channel’s Global View program. The episode, entitled “Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru” aired on November 25.

Rosslyn Kleeman, part-time faculty, was mentioned on govexec.com for her work on developing a draft paper of recommendations for agencies managing mixed workforces (11/23).

William Kovacic, E.K. Gubin Professor of Government Contracts Law, was mentioned in Reuters News, Broadcasting and Cable, and Dow Jones News Service regarding his nomination for commissioner at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (11/17).

Daniel Lieberman, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Washington Times regarding the use of artificial light to treat seasonal affective disorder (11/22).

John Logsdon, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in US Fed News and newsvoa.com regarding U.S. analysts’ concern about China’s rising space travel aspirations (11/23). Startribune.com (11/23), boston.com, theledger.com, and The Washington Post (11/24) quoted him regarding NASA’s deficit. The Philadelphia Inquirer (KRBTN) and philly.com (11/25) as well as Knight Ridder Newspapers (11/29) quoted him regarding space “tourism.”

Richard Longstreth, director of the graduate program in historic preservation, was quoted in orlandosentinel.com regarding the “deconstruction” of Montpelier, the historic home of President James Madison (11/20).

Ira Lupu, associate dean for faculty development at the law school, appeared on NPR: All Things Considered regarding Judge Samuel Alito’s views on the relationship between church and state (11/17).

Mike Mochizuki, Japan-U.S. Relations associate professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Straits Times regarding the U.S.’s role in China-Japan relations (11/25).

Fitzhugh Mullan, professor of health policy, was quoted in Embassy: Canada’s Foreign Policy Newsweekly regarding the influx of foreign-educated doctors into rich English-speaking countries (11/16).

Sean Murphy, professor of law, was quoted in USA Today regarding Ramsey Clark’s decision to help Saddam Hussein’s defense team (11/29).

Deepa M. Ollapally , a Senior Fellow at the Elliott School’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies, was interviewed by CNN International on its prime time World News Asia regarding the election in Sri Lanka and its impact on the peace process (11/17).

Spencer Overton, associate professor of law, was quoted by the Associated Press (11/28) and Boston.com (11/30) regarding New Hampshire Democrats’ attempts to include diverse voters.

Christina Puchalski, associate professor of medicine, was quoted in BusinessWeek regarding John Templeton, named as one of BusinessWeek’s 50 most generous philanthropists for donating $550 million to promote the idea that science and faith can intermingle (11/28).

Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology and international affairs and of psychology and behavioral sciences, was quoted on BBC News Online regarding medical profiling by the CIA (11/18). CNN: Situation Room hosted Post regarding Saddam Hussein’s revamped physical appearance (11/28).

Walter Reich is theYitzhak Rabin Memorial professor of international affairs, ethics, and human behavior and of psychology and behavioral sciences. Excerpts from his Bradley Lecture on Holocaust memories appeared in AEI Newsletter (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research) (11/18).

Steven Roberts, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, wrote a book review on Susan Estrich’s The Case for Hillary Clinton, published in The Washington Post (11/27).

Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program, was quoted on Bloomberg.com regarding the “speech and debate” clause of the constitution (11/21) and again on Bloomberg.com regarding the case against the “dirty bomber” Jose Padilla (11/22). Saltzburg was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the trial of a man who plotted to kill President Bush (11/23).

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Gulf News regarding President Bush in Japan (11/16).

Robert Shesser, chair of the department of emergency medicine, was quoted on washingtonpost.com regarding the validity of using breath tests to determine the ability to drive (11/21).

David Shinn, part-time faculty, was quoted in US Fed News, The Washington File, and States News Service regarding the U.S.’s building a relationship with Africa in efforts to fight terrorism (11/17). The same article was published in All Africa (11/18).

Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was quoted in The Australian regarding government surveillance of technological communications (11/22).

Margaret Soltan, associate professor of English and human sciences, was quoted in The Sunday Mirror regarding graduates of “diploma mills” (11/20).

Christopher Sterling, professor of media and public affairs, public policy and public administration, was quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding the gradual growth of the television market (11/27).

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, GWpresident and professor of public administration, was quoted in Jewish Ledger regarding the role of Jewish studies on college campuses (11/17).

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, was quoted in American Health Line regarding the “cheeseburger bill” (11/16). The New York Sun quoted Turley and he appeared on MSNBC: Countdown regarding Bob Woodward’s involvement in the case of Valerie Plame (11/17). Turley was quoted regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito in Investor’s Business Daily (11/22) and ABC News: World News Tonight quoted Turley regarding the case against the “dirty bomber” Jose Padilla (11/22). Gannett News Service (11/23) and indystar.com (11/27) quoted him regarding the travel expenses of Indiana lawmakers and ABC News: World News Tonight hosted Jonathan Turley in a discussion of the government’s reducing charges against Jose Padilla (11/24). Post-gazette.com quoted him regarding federalism (11/25) and MSNBC: Hardball hosted Jonathan Turley in a discussion of the CIA leak case (11/28). Multichannel News quoted him regarding the censorship of basic and extended cable (11/28) and The Associated Press quoted Turley regarding Judge Royce Lambert and his role in Cobell v. Norton, a class-action lawsuit filed by thousands of American Indians against the Interior Department (11/28). CNN: American Morning hosted Turley in a discussion related to the trial of Saddam Hussein (11/29).

Robert Tuttle, professor of law, was quoted in The Jewish Week regarding The Salvation Army’s proposed religious bias (11/18).

Martine Uittenbogaard, research scientist, was mentioned in Health & Medicine Week, NewsRx.com and in Pain & Central Nervous System Week regarding research in neuroscience (11/28).

Ray Williamson, research professor of international affairs, was quoted in Christian Science Monitor regarding Google’s satellite-image service (11/30).

Harold Wolman, director of the GW Institute of Public Policy, and Kimberly Furdell, research assistant, conducted research on distressed cities and the effects of urban revitalization projects cited in pittnews.com (11/16).

Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was a guest on NPR: Morning Edition regarding the reopening of four no-bid contracts after Hurricane Katrina and Rita (11/21). Washingtonpost.com quoted him regarding the Air Force’s no-bid Iraq contract (11/28).

Bin Zhan, associate professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was quoted in Biotech Week, Vaccine Weekly, and Immunotherapy Weekly regarding the possibility of a vaccine for hookworm (11/16). Drug Week (11/18), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (11/19), and Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (11/20) quoted him regarding the same.