GW In The News
April 16-30, 2007

Health & Medicine Week (4/16) noted GW Hospital for being honored as a �Transforming Example� for its use of the DR Systems radiology picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

Biotech Business Week (4/16) mentioned GW 's involvement in research regarding the health benefits of a low-fat vegan diet.

Biotech Business Week (4/16) noted GW for its participation in research regarding the advice-giving capabilities of elderly suffering from dementia.

Health & Medicine Week (4/16) noted GW for its participation in the HEALTHY study, which investigates how changes in schools may lower childrens' risk of getting type II diabetes.

Chicagotribune.com (4/16) mentioned research by GW 's Campaign Finance Institute in an article regarding the benefits of online fundraising versus big-money donors.

Thehill.com (4/17) noted GW for its leadership in an effort to change the D.C. taxicab method to meters instead of zones.

Ombwatch.org (4/17) mentioned GW' s Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy in an article regarding a hearing regarding the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.

The New York Times (4/21) mentioned GW in an article related to student financial aid counseling.

Popmatters.com (4/22) and timesargus.com (4/23) noted a study by GW 's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet in an article regarding the role of the internet in the 2008 presidential campaigns.

The Press ( Christchurch ) noted a GW study regarding the effects of �non-abusive� punishment on children.

Motherearthnews.com (4/23) mentioned GW for its decision to stop purchasing eggs from chickens confined in cages.

Independenttribune.com (4/26) mentioned GW regarding its participation in a study concerning how former manufacturing centers have recovered after major job loss.

The Christian Science Monitor (4/30) noted GW 's efforts to reduce tuition for students by offering a fixed tuition rate for the student's four years.

PR Week US (4/30) noted GW 's Graduate School of Political Management in an article regarding the benefits of sponsoring PR programs.

Deborah Avant, director of the Institute for Global and International Studies and professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Grand Rapids Press (4/29) and on mlive.com (4/29) regarding Blackwater USA and its founder Erik Prince. Inside the Army (4/30) quoted her regarding the military's use of private contractors and contractor oversight.

John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted on unlvrebelyell.com (4/16) and in The Herald-Sun (4/29) regarding Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's role in the Duke rape case.

Kathleen Barr , research associate, was quoted on thehill.com (4/18) regarding an increase in young voter turnout.

Shamnad Basheer, Frank H. Marks Visiting Associate Professor of Law, was quoted in Technology Daily P.M. (4/26) in an article regarding World Intellectual Property Day celebration.

William Becker, professor of history and international affairs, was quoted on marketplace.publicradio.org (4/19) regarding the possible removal of the president of the World Bank.

Leila Gal Berner , assistant professorial lecturer, religion and women's studies, was noted in an article posted on washingtonjewishweek.com (4/25) for her reading of a poem at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech.

Reem Berro, research associate, was quoted in Biotech Business Week (5/7) regarding HIV research.

Brian Biles , professor of health policy, was quoted in online.wsj.com (4/29) regarding his research on Medicare costs.

Donald Braman , associate professor of law, co-wrote an article published in Legal Times (4/30) regarding the gun control debate in light of the Virginia Tech tragedy.
    

Rachel Brem , professor of radiology, was quoted in Women's Health Weekly (4/19), Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, and Mergers Week (4/21), Law & Health Weekly (4/21), Medical Imaging Week (4/21), Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (4/21), and Telemedicine Law Weekly (4/21) regarding Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) for the early identification of cancer.

Paul Butler, professor of law and Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, was quoted in The New York Times (4/30) regarding the decrease in jury trials, an American cultural tradition.

Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security and Janet Lane , deputy director, Homeland Security Policy Institute, wrote an article posted on heritage.org (4/23) regarding homeland security.
    

Gene Cohen , professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Pakistan Press International Information Services (4/22) regarding his study on the health benefits of singing.

Robert Cottrol, Harold Green Research Professor of Law and professor of history and sociology, was quoted in Reuters News (4/17) and Reuters AlertNet (4/17) regarding how gun-control views may affect the 2008 presidential race after the killings of 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech.

John Dages, senior associate director, University Counseling Center , was interviewed on CNN: CNN Newsroom (4/29) regarding the Counseling Center 's collaboration with Active Minds, a group that encourages college kids to seek help when experiencing mental illness.
    

Carol Darr , director, GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted on mcall.com (4/22) regarding Barack Obama's online community support and on online.wsj.com (4/30) regarding whether New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might run for president.

Christopher Deering, chair of the department of political science and p rofessor of political science, was quoted on abc.net.au (4/28) regarding conflict between President Bush and Democratic members of Congress over troop withdrawal and the war in Iraq .

Bruce Dickson , professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in South China Morning Post (4/27) regarding a change in Communist Party leadership.

Robert Dunn, professor of economics, was interviewed for marketplace.publicradio.org (4/17) regarding how the next head of the World Bank should be chosen.

Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on abc.net.au (4/20) regarding whether the media stretched the limits in coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings.

David Fontana , associate professor of law, wrote an article published in The National Law Journal (4/30) regarding the politicized way in which the American government treats our prosecutors.

Michael Freedman , vice president for communications, was quoted in The Richmond Times-Dispatch (4/24) in an article regarding whether mass disasters and acts of violence affect students' choice of colleges.

Richard Green, d irector of the Read Estate Institute, director of the Center for Washington Area Studies, and Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of Real Estate Finance, was interviewed for washingtonpost.com (4/21) regarding how to get started as a real estate developer.

James Griffith, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in US Fed News (4/19) and Voice of America (4/19) regarding the prognosis for post-traumatic stress disorder in the survivors of the Virginia Tech shootings.

William Halal, professor of information systems and technology management, was quoted in Investor's Business Daily (4/) regarding how America Online got started.

Kevin Healy, adjunct assistant professor of international affairs, was interviewed for marketplace.publicradio.org (4/23) regarding battles over oil in Bolivia .

James Hershberg, associate professor of history and international affairs, was quoted in The New York Times (4/22) regarding difficulty in accessing material from Russian government archives.

Stephen Hess , distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on Agence France Presse (4/25) and rawstory.com (4/25) regarding the first Democratic presidential debate.

Karl Hobbs , men's basketball coach, was interviewed on NPR: Talk of the Nation (4/26) regarding his daughter's position on a rival college's basketball team in lieu of �Take Your Child to Work Day.�

Peter Kornbluh , National Security Archive, was quoted on latimes.com (4/20) and baltimoresun.com (4/20) regarding the release of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carilles.

John Lachin, p rofessor of epidemiology and biostatistics , was quoted in Biotech Business Week (4/23) regarding statistics research.

Jeanne Lambrew , associate professor of health policy, was noted in Modern Healthcare (4/23) regarding an analysis she performed in an article regarding healthcare experts' support for expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Biotech Week (4/25) quoted her from a Hamilton Project discussion paper and Americanprogress.org (4/26) quoted her regarding her testimony at a hearing on the need for all Americans to have affordable, quality healthcare.

Jarol Manheim, professor of media and public affairs and of political science, was quoted in Dow Jones Business News (4/30) regarding presidential candidates' economic advisors.

Paul Maniscalco, senior research scientist, was quoted on public.cq.com (4/23) regarding how to tighten security efforts against copycat crimes in the wake of mass violence such as the shootings at Virginia Tech.

Cheri Marmarosh, visiting assistant professor of clinical psychology, was quoted in Science Letter (4/24) regarding her research on attachment theory and group dynamics.
    

David McAleavey, professor of English, was quoted in The Baltimore Sun (4/20) regarding his experience encountering heavy material in students' creative writing.

David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted on upi.com (4/19) regarding the Congress's debate on the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. Boston.com (4/24), The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (4/25), Free Internet Press (4/25), Reuters News (4/26), States News Service (4/26), on marketplace.publicradio.org (4/26), Scientific American (4/26), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , and The New York Times (4/25) quoted him regarding the lack of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration' urgency to act regarding workers' safety.

James Millar, professor emeritus of economics and international affairs, was quoted in an article posted on forbes.com (4/25) regarding economic growth in Russia .

Jean Costanza Miller, assistant professor of communications, was mentioned on washingtontimes.com (4/29) regarding her participation as a mentor and tutor for the Capital Speakers Club.

John Miller , research professor of international affairs, moderated a discussion on the state of U.S.-Russia relations organized by the Discovery Institute's �Real Russia Project�.

Todd Miller , assistant professor of exercise science, was quoted in The Washington Post (4/17) regarding in a review of YouTube fitness videos.

Mike Mochizuki, Japan-U.S. Relations Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, was quoted on nytimes.com (4/28) and in International Herald Tribune (4/29) regarding the vagueness of language used when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologized for the hardships placed on �comfort women� during World War II.

Vahid Motevalli, director of the Aviation Institute, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and associate professor of engineering, was quoted in American Public Media: Marketplace PM (4/20) regarding Airbus' A350.

Carl Nash, part-time faculty, was quoted on usatoday.com (4/18 & 4/30) in articles regarding car crash safety.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, was quoted on theamericanmuslim.org (4/16) and chieftain.com (4/28) regarding his work directing the Traditionalist Foundation in writing commentary on the Qur'an. Minnesota.publicradio.org (4/18) posted a transcript of a forum on Islam on which he participated.

Henry Nau, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Inter Press Service (4/27) regarding the U.S. 's loyalty to Japan in an article regarding how China 's development will affect Japan .

Susan Phillips, dean, school of business and professor of finance, was quoted on bloomberg.com (4/29) and Mist News (4/30) regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's statement that interest rates need to increase in order to curb inflation.

Jerrold Post , professor of political psychology & international affairs, of psychology & behavioral science, was quoted in The New York Times (4/17) regarding the difference in psychological makeup between suicide bombers and rampage killers.

Natella Rakhmanina, assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in Health & Medicine Week (4/16) and Science Letter (4/24) regarding pediatric HIV/AIDS.

Jeffrey Rosen , professor of law, was hosted on NPR: Talk of the Nation (4/19) regarding the Senate hearings of Attorney General Gonzales and The Legal Intelligencer (4/20) quoted him regarding new developments in lie detection technology in a review of Ken Alder's �The Lie Detectors�. WBUR: On Point included Rosen in coverage regarding the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling concerning abortion.

Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and
Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted on washingtonpost.com (4/26) regarding Former White House budget director David A. Stockman's defense strategy.

Tracy Schario , director of media relations, was quoted on examiner.com (4/16) and in The Washington Post (4/17) regarding the status of heightened alert for campus police in lieu of the shootings at Virginia Tech. The Washington Times (4/17) quoted her in an article also posted on officer.com (4/17) regarding GW's regular practice of its emergency plans. The Washington Post (4/26) quoted her regarding the possibility of GW hosting a Democratic presidential debate in June.

Steven Schooner, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the law school and associate professor of law, was quoted in The News & Observer (4/28) regarding private security contractors in Iraq .

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Taipei Times (4/20) regarding China 's effect on the policies of surrounding countries in an article about the implementation of a security agreement between India and Indonesia . China Daily (4/28) quoted him regarding the appointment of Yang Jiechi as China 's new foreign minister.

David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted in All Africa (4/16) in an article regarding allegations of war crimes in Somalia . Voanews.com (4/25) and US Fed News (4/26) posted an article where Shinn explains how Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) fighters have expanded their efforts to gain independence from Addis Ababa . US Fed News (4/27) and huliq.com (4/28) quoted him regarding fighting in Somalia .

John Sibert, professor of engineering and applied science, was quoted on tmcnet.com (4/30) regarding the SIGGRAPH 2007 Emerging Technologies program.

John Sides, assistant professor of politica l science, was quoted on crosswalk.com (4/23) regarding conservatives' support for Rudy Giuliani and on news.bbc.co.uk (4/30) in an article regarding President Bush's second use of his presidential veto.

Bruce Siegel, research professor of health policy, was quoted in sctimes.com (4/16) and in Bismarck Tribune (4/17) regarding hospital overcrowding.

David Silber, professor emeritus in residence of psychology, was quoted in Rocky Mountain News (4/20) regarding multiple school threats following the massacre at Virginia Tech.

David Silverman , assistant professor of history, was profiled on George Mason University 's History News Network website ( hnn.us ) (4/29) as a �Top Young Historian.�

Gregory Squires, chair of the department of sociology and professor of sociology and of public policy and public administration, wrote an article published in American Banker (4/27) regarding �a two-tiered financial services market.�

Patricia Tate, director of The Office of Laboratory Experiences and associate professor of elementary education, was quoted in The Washington Times (4/16) regarding the benefits of animal-assisted reading for children.

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg , president of the University, wrote an op-ed posted on insidehighered.com (4/16) regarding violence at universities. PBS: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (4/17) hosted him in a discussion of campus security and how to be prepared for campus emergencies. He also wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post (4/18) regarding the Virginia Tech shootings and wusa9.com (4/18), Newsbloggers.aol.com (4/18), and washingtonpost.com (4/19) quoted him in an article regarding a university's job of protecting its students and identifying at-risk students. Washingtonpost.com (4/20) and WTOPNews.com (4/20) quoted him regarding his decision not to give the keynote speech at commencement. CNN: The Situation Room (4/20) hosted him regarding how colleges should intervene with students' mental health issues. He appeared on Fox News: Sunday with Chris Wallace (4/22) and on ABC News: World News Saturday (4/21) regarding the Virginia Tech shootings, mental health issues and gun control. He was quoted on abcnews.go.com (4/21) regarding how to intervene with students' mental health problems. Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com (4/22) quoted him regarding Newt Gingrich's notion that more guns on campus might prevent incidents such as the shootings at Virginia Tech. Media.www.emorywheel.com (4/23) mentioned Trachtenberg in an article comparing the situations at GW and Emory regarding students' protest of the announcement that their respective schools' president would serve as keynote speaker at commencement. Zwire.com (4/26) quoted him regarding privacy laws barring colleges from reporting students' behavior. Washingtonian magazine wrote a profile on Trachtenberg.

Roger Trangsrud, James F. Humphreys Professor of Complex Litigation and Civil Procedure, was quoted on media.www.diamondbackonline.com (4/24) regarding a lawsuit against a fraternity in the death of a student.

Jonathan Turley , J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, wrote an article published in Roll Call (4/16) regarding the revival of the Equal Rights Amendment. Sptimes.ru (4/16) quoted him regarding the D.C. Voting Rights Bill. MSNBC: Countdown (4/17) hosted him in a discussion of and The Salt Lake Tribune (4/22) quoted him regarding U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's testimony. Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor (4/19) hosted him in a discussion of privacy related to the case of the Virginia Tech shootings. Thehill.com (4/19) quoted him regarding the marriage of Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles three days after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about his relationship to Abramoff. USA Today (4/25) and news.yahoo.com (4/25) posted his op-ed regarding the courage and loyalty displayed by professors during the Virginia Tech tragedy and the symbolism of the classroom door. Legal Times (4/30) quoted him regarding the terrorism prosecution of former college professor Sami al-Arian.

Arthur Wilmarth , professor of law, was quoted in Congress Daily/P.M. (4/26) and on banknet360.com (4/26) regarding House Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney's warning to banks regarding credit card practices abusive to consumers. Stateline.org (4/26), Fort Wayne News Sentinel (4/29), and infozine.com (4/28) quoted him regarding a Supreme Court decision regarding bank consumer complaints. Cardline (4/27) quoted him regarding credit card debt.