GW In The News
April 1-15, 2007
Pharma Business Week (4/2) published a trend article summarizing new research from GW.
Cpnonline.com (4/2) mentioned the D.C. Zoning Commission's approval of GW 's redevelopment plan for Square 54.
Bizjournals.com (4/3) noted GW 's place as the number one medium-sized schools for producing Peace Corps volunteers.
Bbc.co.uk (4/5) and Timed Finals (4/9) mentioned GW for its involvement in fluid dynamics research used by Michael Phelps and the US Swim Team in refining the dolphin kick.
Washingtonpost.com (4/13) published and phibetacons.nationalreview.com (4/12), wjla.com (4/13), and examiner.com (4/13) posted an article regarding some students' protest of the decision for President Trachtenberg to serve as commencement speaker.
Deborah Avant, director of the Institute for Global and International Studies and professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on tompaine.com (4/6) and tehrantimes.com (4/11) regarding the number of U.S. forces in Iraq .
James Bailey, director of executive education in the school of business and professor of management, was quoted in baltimoresun.com (4/3) regarding our fascination with celebrities.
John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted in an Associated Press article posted on heraldsun.com (4/11), on fox21.com (4/12), guardian.co.uk (4/12), Wilkes Barre Times-Leader (4/13), and in Vancouver Sun (4/12) regarding the outcome of the rape and kidnapping case against three Duke Lacrosse players. Washingtontimes.com (4/13), The Record (4/13), Charleston Gazette (4/13), baltimoresun.com (4/13), Duke Chronicle (4/13), UT The Daily Texan (4/13), and The Virginian Pilot & The Ledger Star (4/13) published an Associated Press article that quoted him regarding the Duke case prosecutors' apology to the three Duke lacrosse players.
Reem Berro , research associate, was quoted in Science Letter (4/10) and Biotech Week (4/11) regarding new HIV research.
Thomas Blanton , director of the National Security Archive, was interviewed by Fox News Network (4/15) regarding the declassification of government documents.
Paul Butler, Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, was a guest on NPR: News & Notes (4/9) in a discussion of the possibility of a new clemency rule for Florida 's felons under Governor Charlie Crist.
Donald Clarke , professor of law, was quoted in AFX UK Focus (4/1), Xinhua Financial Network News (4/1), and AFX International Focus (4/1) regarding problems with corporate governance in China . The article was also posted on forbes.com (4/1).
Joshua Cohen, associate professor of medicine, was quoted in The Washington Times (4/3) regarding diabetes prevention.
Charles Craver , Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in Rocky Mountain News (4/4) regarding a scheduling conflict when attempting to arrange for the Democratic National Committee and labor leaders. Content.hamptonroads.com (4/5) and The Virginian Pilot & The Ledger Star (4/6) quoted him regarding the firing of many Circuit City employees in an attempt to cut financial costs for the company.
Carol Darr , director of GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted in Seattle Post-Intelligencer (4/1) regarding the use of the internet in political campaigns. Chicagotribune.com (4/9), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/11), belleville.com (4/11), and chron.com (4/10) quoted her regarding mistakes in reporting.
Tarek Ziad Deeb, research assistant, was quoted in Science Letter (4/3) regarding biological chemistry research.
Sheila Driscoll, assistant director career development, law school, was quoted in Legal Times (4/9) regarding increasing competition and placement of law students in law firms.
Robert Entman, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, was quoted on nytimes.com (4/13) and on iht.com (4/13) regarding the reaction to Don Imus's racial slur regarding the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
Amitai Etzioni, University Professor and professor of international affairs, wrote an article posted on nationalinterest.org (4/3) and on b92.net (4/13) regarding the United Nations upcoming vote on whether to grant �supervised� independence to Kosovo.
Mark Feldstein , associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The New York Times (4/2) and wilmingtonstar.com (4/3) regarding Samuel Zell's deal to buy the Tribune Company.
Meredith Fuchs , general counsel to the National Security Archive, was quoted on govexec.com (4/4) regarding an increase in requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Julie Germany , deputy director, GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, was quoted on technewsworld.com (4/4) regarding the evolution of politicians' use of the internet and on technewsworld.com (4/5) regarding the use of video in the 2008 campaign. Boston.com (4/10) quoted her regarding a �virtual town hall meeting� including seven candidates for the Democratic National Party.
Edward Gnehm, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, was quoted in The Politico (4/13) regarding a German ambassador's attendance at Barack Obama's fundraiser.
Eric Goplerud , research professor of health policy, was quoted in Inside CMS (4/5) regarding the proposed cost to taxpayers of boosting reimbursement and expanding treatment options for the mentally ill.
Richard K. Green, director of the Read Estate Institute, director of the Center for Washington Area Studies, and Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of Real Estate Finance, was quoted in Tulsa World (4/1) regarding sub-prime mortgages as a challenge to the new financial order.
Richard Roy Grinker , professor of anthropology & international affairs and human sciences, was noted in The Boston Globe (4/1), in a review of his book, �Unstrange Minds.� He wrote an article that appeared in New Scientist (4/7) regarding his daughter's fascination with a book titled, �Linnea in Monet's Garden.�
Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in Reuters News (4/4), The Age (4/5), and on news.scotsman.com (4/4) regarding campaign money raised by Democratic Party candidates. Nysun.com (4/5) quoted Hess regarding non-candidates prominent in the 2008 presidential campaign. Reuters News (4/7), Irish Times (4/7), Sun Herald (4/8), and Gulf Times (4/7) quoted him regarding a difference of opinion regarding war funds between President Bush and Democrats in Congress.
Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, wrote an article posted on baltimoresun.com (4/4) regarding International Day for Mine Awareness. Yaleglobal.yale.edu (4/11) posted an article written by Inderfurth and David Shambaugh of GW regarding how Sino-American cooperation could benefit global security.
Murhaf Jouejati, adjunct professor of international affairs , participated in an interview posted on ny.metro.us (4/4) regarding U.S.-Syrian relations.
Taras Kuzio , assistant professorial lecturer in international affairs, was quoted on nytimes.com (4/3), tpmcafe.com (4/4), on iht.com (4/3), and in The Wall Street Journal (4/6) regarding the standoff between Prime Minister Yanukovich and his cabinets and Ukrainian president Yushchenko regarding the president's order to disband Parliament. Upi.com (4/10) posted his op-ed regarding the U.S. 's support of NATO enlargement.
Steven Livingston, a ssociate professor of media & public affairs and international affairs, was a guest on Fox News: Special Report with Brit Hume (4/4) in a discussion of YouTube videos shot by the United States Armed Forces and posted by the Pentagon. Ndtv.com (4/4), Dow Jones International News (4/5), Dow Jones Commodities Service (4/5), chinapost.com.tw (4/5), El Paso Times (4/5), San Diego Union Tribune (4/5), Los Angeles Chronicle (4/5), KSTP.com (4/5), Detroit Free Press (4/6), The Grand Rapids Press (4/8) and guardian.co.uk (4/4) quoted him regarding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit with the Syrian president.
John Logsdon, research professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on news.xinhuanet.com (4/1) and on heralddemocrat.com (4/2) regarding concern over an upcoming 4-year gap in manned space flight.
Ira Lupu, associate dean for faculty development, law school , and F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, was quoted in The Washington Post (4/10) regarding a fine received by a student body president candidate at the University of Maryland for early campaigning.
David Michaels , research professor of environmental occupational health, wrote an article posted on shanghaidaily.com (4/2) regarding tobacco companies manufacturing scientific doubt as a public relations campaign. Washingtonpost.com (4/2), Prospect.org (4/3) and bloomberg.com (4/3) quoted him regarding a group of academics, public interest groups, and former FDA officials who are trying to change policy regarding Prescription Drug User Fee programs.
John Miller, research professor of international affairs, was mentioned on iht.com (4/13) and in Dow Jones International News (4/13) and Dow Jones Commodities Service (4/13) in an article regarding his claims that the U.N. is on of the major promoters of human trafficking in the world.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, was mentioned on chicagotribune.com (4/10) in an article regarding a controversial English translation of the Quran.
Henry Nau , professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Reuters News (4/4) and on gulf-times.com (4/4) regarding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and its part in a struggle for control over foreign policy. He wrote a blog posted on realclearpolitics.com (4/9) regarding why there is so much disagreement in foreign policy.
Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology & international affairs, of psychology & behavioral science, was mentioned in The Washington Times (4/1) for his essay that appears in Louise Richardson's The Roots of Terrorism .
Rumana Riffat, associate professor of civil engineering, was quoted in Health & Medicine Week (4/2) regarding new wastewater treatment research.
Adelaide Robb , associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted on buffalonews.com (4/10) regarding the rise of eating disorders among males.
Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and
Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted on Bloomberg.com (4/3) regarding House Democrats' desire to question Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's special counsel regarding the U.S. attorney firings.
Tracy Schario , director of media relations, was quoted in The Washington Post (4/2) regarding the D.C. Zoning Commission's approval of GW's plan for development of Square 54.
Steven Schooner, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the law school and associate professor of law, was quoted in Baltimore Sun (4/1) regarding contractor deaths in Iraq .
David Shambaugh , professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in an Associated Press article published in Dow Jones Commodities Service (4/8), on chron.com (4/9), and in Dow Jones International News (4/9) regarding relations between Japan and China . Yaleglobal.yale.edu (4/11) posted an article written by Shambaugh and Karl Inderfurth of GW regarding how Sino-American cooperation could ensure global security.
David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted in US Fed News (4/9) and voanews.com (4/9) regarding allegations of war crimes in Somalia .
Jay Shotel , professor of special education, was quoted on crosswalk.com (4/4) and CNSNews.com (4/5) regarding new changes to the No Child Left Behind Act.
John Sides , assistant professor of political science, was quoted on worldmag.com (4/5) regarding campaign fundraising for the 2008 presidential race.
Heather Smith , research associate, was quoted on signonsandiego.com (4/9) regarding the use of web video in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Peter Smith , associate professor of law, was quoted in US Fed News (4/13) and on voanews.com (4/13) regarding attorney general Gonzales's appearance before the Senate committee.
Daniel Solove , associate professor of law, was quoted in a usatoday.com (4/1) article posted on sci-tech-today.com (4/3) regarding the makeover of ChoicePoint, a giant Atlanta-based data broker, which has initiated reform for other data brokers.
James Starrs, professor of law & of forensic sciences and David B. Weaver Research Professor of Law, was quoted on philly.com (4/1) and in The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal (4/5) regarding his position as head of a team of scientists preparing to exhume the body of Harry Houdini to investigate whether he was poisoned.
Alexandra Stewart , full-time faculty, was quoted on stateline.org (4/1) and on infozine.com (4/3) regarding the new cervical cancer vaccine.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg , president of the university, was quoted on Washingtonpost.com (4/13) regarding an investigation of deceptive practices in the student loan industry.
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, was quoted on freep.com (4/1) regarding a pattern of apologies from FBI Director Robert Mueller. News.rgj.com (4/1) quoted him regarding Nevada Republican Congressional candidate Dean Heller's opposition to the bill pushing to give D.C. a voting representative in the House. MSNBC: Countdown (4/5) hosted Turley in a discussion of the U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales's mock-testimony schedule. Turley wrote an op-ed posted on latimes.com (4/8) regarding the Equal Rights Amendment and nctimes.com (4/10) quoted him regarding the U.S. attorney firings. Blogs.usatoday.com (4/11) posted and USA Today (4/12) printed an op-ed by Turley regarding how U.S. soldiers are not allowed to sue the government when they are injured by negligence. New Jersey Law Journal (4/12) quoted him regarding the interview being held to fill the positions of the eight U.S. attorneys fired recently. US Fed News (4/13), thanhniennews.com (2/15), and Reuters News (4/13) quoted him regarding D.C. residents' push to have a voting representative in the House.
Gayle Wald , associate professor of English, was a guest on NPR: News & Notes (4/2) in a discussion of her book, � � Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe�.
Guanyu Wang, assistant research professor of physics, was quoted in Life Science Weekly (4/3) regarding a computer model that accurately reproduces all three stages of HIV infection.
Susan Franklin Wood, research professor of environmental and occupational health, was quoted on washingtontimes.com (4/13) and kaisernetwork.org (4/13) regarding a lawsuit against the FDA concerning the over-the-counter availability of the morning after pill.
Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted on sptimes.com (4/11) regarding a contract between the U.S. Army and a unit of the armed forces of Taiwan .
