GW In The News
June 15-30, 2006
Business Recorder (6/23) mentioned The South Asian Teacher Training Project, a U.S. government-sponsored project held at GW aimed at teaching secondary level teachers from India and Pakistan advanced English teaching skills.
Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of international affairs and director of security studies program at GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, appeared on Marketplace (6/15) to discuss the supplemental defense budgets. He was also interviewed on “To the Point (with Warren Olney)” (6/20) on U.S. Department of Defense accounting and Iraq reconstruction.
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was mentioned on orlandosentinel.com (6/21) in a commentary regarding fetal rights in relation to mothers who smoke while pregnant.
Jeffrey Bethony , assistant professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was quoted in Anti-Infectives Week (6/19), Gastroenterology Week (6/19), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (6/20), Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (6/21), Life Science Weekly (6/21), Health & Medicine Week (6/22), Drug Week (6/23), Science Letter (6/23), and Biotech Week (6/19) regarding the treatment of soil-transmitted helminth infections.
Brian Biles, professor of health policy, and Lauren H. Nicholas, research associate, were cited in Managed Care Weekly Digest (6/16), Science Letter (6/16) regarding their research on out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
Alison Brooks, chair of the department of anthropology and professor of anthropology, was quoted in The New York Times (6/23) regarding archaeologists’ recent discovery of shells which indicate that human self-adornment began earlier than previously thought.
Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on Straits Times (6/20) regarding Egypt’s judiciary.
Mary Cheh, professor of law and Elyce Zenoff Research Professor of Law, was quoted on navytimes.com (6/29) regarding a Supreme Court ruling that disallows military trials for accused terrorists.
Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted in The New York Times (6/19) regarding port security in an article posted on corpwatch.org (6/19) and in The Washington Post (6/26) regarding the public debate over the efficacy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bloomberg.com (6/23) quoted him regarding the indictment of seven men in Miami on charges of planning to bomb federal buildings.
Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Chicago Sun-Times (6/16) regarding middle age.
Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in a Pioneer Press article posted on twincities.com (6/21) regarding Northwest Airlines’ employee relations and in Fulton County Daily Report (6/28) in an article regarding retaliation claims.
Charles Cushman, associate dean of the Graduate School of Political Management and associate professor of political management, was quoted in American Banker (6/29) regarding his assistance in conducting a survey for the Consumer Credit Research Foundation.
Carol Darr, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, was quoted in Chattanooga Times/Free Press (6/16) regarding citizen online bloggers revealing information about politicians and in The San Francisco Chronicle (6/19) regarding the ease of becoming involved in politics online.
Jehan El- Bayoumi, associate professor of medicine, appeared on CNN: Saturday Morning (6/17) regarding medical afflictions common in men.
Meredith Fuchs , general counsel to the National Security Archive, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle (6/23) regarding redacting sensitive information in the computer age and on service.spiegel.ce (6/27) regarding the Bush administrations’ use of the “state secrets” privilege.
Edward “Skip” Gnehm, the Elliott School’s Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs, was quoted by The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (May/June 2006 Edition) and by Kurdish Media (6/14) regarding his Shapiro lecture in March. He was interviewed by M & C News (6/8) on the possibility of a Palestinian-Jordanian Alliance.
Peter Hotez, chair of the department of microbiology and professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, was cited on infectioncontroltoday.com (6/27) from an article published in Vaccine regarding how neglected tropical diseases perpetuate poverty.
Orin Kerr , associate professor of law, was quoted on latimes.com (6/28) regarding the FBI’s failure to immediately investigate the audio lab of Anthony Pellicano during a search.
Kirk Larsen, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, was quoted on theepochtimes.com (6/19) regarding South Koreans’ views on the possibility of North Koreans using nuclear weapons.
Matthew Lindsay, assistant director of media relations, was quoted in The Washington Post (6/29) regarding an identity theft scheme which took aim at the National Institute of Health’s federal credit union.
John Logsdon , professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in South China Morning Post (6/25), on floridatoday.com (5/25), on palmbeachpost.com (6/26), and on newsday.com (6/27) regarding whether space shuttle Discovery is ready for space travel. Dow Jones International News (6/30) and US Fed News (6/30) quoted him regarding the risks of its launch.
Sharon Lynch , professor of teacher preparation and special education, was quoted on examiner.com (6/27) regarding qualities necessary in teachers to ensure student success.
Forrest Maltzman , professor of political science, was quoted in The Baton Rouge Advocate (6/18) regarding the scandal following an FBI raid on the office of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted on occupationalhazards.com (6/16) regarding OSHA’s rulemaking process.
Veronica Miller, associate research professor of prevention and community health, was quoted on pridesource.com (6/29) regarding the side effects of a new HIV medication.
Mike Mochizuki, associate professor of political science & international affairs, was quoted in Yonhap English News (6/29) regarding the U.S. policy on North Korea.
Jenae Neiderhiser, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal (6/16) regarding studies on the effects of genetics versus the effects of the environment.
Spencer Overton , associate professor of law, was cited in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (6/25) in an editorial regarding The Voting Rights Act and his book, Cheating Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression, was noted on workingforchange.com (6/29).
Joseph Pelton, research professor of engineering, was quoted in The Chicago Tribune (6/29) regarding the pending launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
Susan Phillips, dean of GW’s School of Business and professor of finance, was quoted in an Associated Press article that appeared in AFX International Focus (6/16), AFX Asia (6/16), and on cbsnews.com (6/16) regarding teaching ethics in business.
Richard Pierce Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law and research professor of law, was quoted in The Miami Herald (6/18) regarding competition between power companies.
Moses Schanfield , chair of the department of forensic sciences and professor of forensic science, was quoted on Montereyherald.com (6/16) regarding The DNA Reunification Project, which uses a DNA database to reunite families separated during El Salvador’s civil war.
Bruce Siegel, research professor of health policy, was quoted in The Washington Post (6/18) regarding emergency room overcrowding.
Gary Simon, director of the division of infectious diseases, vice chairman of the department of medicine, and professor of medicine, was quoted in The Washington Post (6/28) regarding the necessity of counseling following being diagnosed with HIV.
Daniel Small, director/enrollment management administration, was quoted in The Washington Times (6/30) regarding student loan refinancing.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of the University, was interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education (6/23) regarding the changing role of college presidents.
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, appeared on MSNBC: Countdown (6/16) regarding privacy and was quoted in The Washington Post (6/18) regarding what constitutes “unlawful messiness” in an article about hoarders. Mercurynews.com (6/18) quoted him regarding a wiretapping lawsuit against AT & T and latimes.com (6/18) quoted him in an article regarding the Justice Department’s criminal case against a U.S.-based Islamic charity. The Washington Post (6/21) quoted him regarding the conviction of former White House aide David Safavian. Latimes.com (6/22) quoted him regarding U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s hesitance to end a lawsuit against the National Security Agency regarding domestic spying and Mercurynews.com (6/22) quoted him regarding unreported “friendly fire.” He appeared on MSNBC: Countdown (6/23) regarding domestic surveillance programs and was quoted in The Guardian (6/24) regarding shutting down Guantanamo. Latimes.com (6/24) posted his article regarding secret surveillance programs and the loss of American privacy. The Christian Science Monitor (6/29) and The Grand Rapids Press (6/30) quoted him regarding the monitoring of financial transactions of suspected terrorists. The Washington Post (6/29) quoted Turley regarding Washington-area flooding. He appeared on Fox News: Special Report with Brit Hume (6/29) and Fox News: The O’Reilly Factor (6/29) and was quoted in Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts (6/30), Agence France Presse (6/29), Seattle Times (6/30), kxxv.com (6/29) and Federal News Service (6/30) regarding a Supreme Court ruling that suspected terrorists and prisoners at Guantanamo cannot be tried by military tribunals. An Associated Press article printed in Dow Jones International News (6/30) quoted Turley regarding a Supreme Court ruling which weakened the Bush administration’s argument for domestic surveillance.
Ray Williamson, research professor of space policy and international affairs, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (6/30) regarding the scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
Michael Yahuda, visiting scholar with GW’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies, appeared as a guest on NPR: Morning Edition (6/29) regarding a Tokyo shrine causing controversy between Japan and China.
