GW In The News
May 16-31, 2007

 

Washingtonpost.com (5/16), All Africa (5/18), and earthtimes.org (5/17) noted a GW Medical School study finding that routine HIV screenings in emergency rooms are cost-effective and largely welcomed by patients.

Inside CMS (5/17) and health.cch.com (5/21) quoted a GW study regarding the effect on health centers of the new proof-of-citizenship Medicaid requirement.

Arabnews.com (5/17) noted GW 's Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine for its collaboration with the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences on opening a two-year fellowship for post-graduate courses.

Clarionledger.com (5/18) noted GW 's combined bachelor's and medical degree program, which saves students a year's worth of tuition, and The Commercial Appeal noted that the GW School of Medicine will now allow college sophomores to apply and be accepted to medical school.

Cancer Weekly (5/22) noted a GW study regarding the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in detecting breast cancer.

Life Science Weekly (5/21) published a trend article outlining recent GW research and on (5/29) noted GW 's participation in the HEALTHY study.

The Seattle Times (5/27) noted GW regarding its fixed tuition policy in an article regarding rising tuition costs.

Schoolbuyersonline.com (5/27) noted The GW School of Public Health and Health Services for creating a collaboration of organizations called the STOP Obesity Alliance.

Computerworld (5/28) noted GW 's IT unit in an article regarding its increasing support for web 2.0 technologies.

Signonsandiego.com (5/31) noted a GW study regarding the regional economic impact of the Rock n' Roll Marathon.

Politico.com (5/31) noted new additions to GW 's Council on American Politics: two former White House aides, Michael Deaver and Howard Paster.

Gordon Adams , director, security policy program, Elliott School of International Affairs , and professor of the practice of international affairs published �Straightening out U.S. foreign aid programs� in The Bulletin Online (5/29). Focus 580 with David Inge (5/31) interviewed him on �American National Security Policy: Do We Rely Too Much on the Military?�

Christopher Arterton, dean of the Graduate School of Political Management and professor of political management, was quoted on iht.com (5/28), The Westfall Weekly News (5/29), Wyoming News (5/30), and in Boston Globe (5/29) regarding Michelle's Obama's speech about her husband, Barack, at a recent Chicago fundraiser.

Kathleen Barr , young voters strategies, was quoted on chicagotribune.com (5/18) regarding � Camp Obama �. Reuters News (5/19) and Reuters India (5/19) quoted her regarding the political power of youth voters in an article concerning Barack Obama's speech at Southern New Hampshire University.

Shamnad Basheer, Frank H. Marks Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Administrative Fellow, was quoted on upi.com (5/23) regarding compulsory drug licenses.

Kenneth Bowling , research associate, was quoted in The Washington Post (5/28) regarding what our forefathers intended with regard to the D.C. Voting Rights Bill.

Reem Berro, research associate, was quoted in Biotech Business Week (5/28) regarding new HIV/AIDS data.

Sarah Binder, professor of political science, was quoted in National Journal (5/26) regarding what Democrats gained from attempting to force President Bush to agree to a timetable for troops in Iraq .

Robert Brauneis, associate professor of law, was quoted on examiner.com (5/17), GovExec.com (518), in the Washington Times (5/20), TMC Net (5/22), Deseret News (5/26), and in an Associated Press article posted on courierpostonline.com (5/19) in an article regarding controversy over whether Smithsonian photographs should be available to the general public.

Jeremy Brown, assistant professor of emergency medicine, was quoted on huliq.com (5/16) regarding the results of a study finding that routine HIV screenings in emergency rooms are cost-effective and largely welcomed by patients.

Nathan Brown, director of Middle East programs and professor of political science and international affairs, was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio: Midmorning Broadcast (5/21) regarding issues facing Iraqi legislators and the impact on U.S. diplomacy.

David Brunori , research professor of public policy, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal (5/29) regarding property taxes.

Frank Cilluffo , associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted on insurancenewsnet.com (5/22) regarding the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Online.wsj.com (5/30) and The Wall Street Journal (5/30) quoted him regarding the security issues surrounding an airplane passenger with tuberculosis.

Donald Clarke , professor of law, was quoted on time.com (5/31) regarding China 's legal system.

Gene Cohen , professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Victoria Advocate (5/20) regarding his studies on brain growth and psychological development in the second half of life.

Charles Craver , Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted on seacoastonline.com (5/25) in an Associated Press article regarding workers' fired for gossiping.

Carol Darr , director, GW's institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted on news.com.au (5/16), San Jose Mercury News (5/17), PopMatters (5/17), Sydney Morning Herald (5/18), New Zealand Herald (5/19), Northern Territory News/Sunday Territorian (5/19), and newsmax.com (5/17) regarding the growth of politics on the web in an article announcing that YouTube will co-sponsor the first Democratic-sponsored debate. Gannett News Service (5/18) quoted her in an article also printed in the Detroit Free Press (5/18) regarding the Democrats' use of the internet in political campaigning.

Eric Drown , assistant professor of writing, was quoted in abqtrib.com (5/30) regarding the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Amitai Etzioni, University Professor and professor of international affairs, wrote an article posted on huffingtonpost.com (5/29) regarding the idea of employing force to open up a corridor between Chad and Sudan in order to deliver supplies and food.

Mark Feldstein , associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on radaronline.com (5/29) regarding a lawsuit between Marsha Bartel, producer, and NBC, over her firing.

Julie Germany , research associate, was quoted on newsobserver.com (5/20), Popmatters.com (5/24), and on charlotte.com (5/21) regarding internet campaigning. Thehill.com (5/23) quoted her regarding citizen journalism.

David Grier , associate dean for academic programs, Elliott School of International Affairs and associate professor of international science and technology policy, published �Enrichment Via Information� as part of The Debate Room on BusinessWeek .com (5/31) in a debate titled, �Google Is Making You Dumber�.

Harry Harding , University Professor of International Affairs, was quoted in Nikkei Report (5/29) regarding the Chinese economy.

Karl Hobbs , men's basketball coach, was noted on kstatesports.com (5/31), Manhattan Mercury (5/31), and CSTV.com (5/31) for his position as assistant coach for 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships .

Peter Hotez, chair of the department of microbiology and professor of microbiology and tropical medicine , was quoted on voanews.com (5/17), Men's News Daily (5/18), and on US Fed News (5/18) regarding neglected tropical diseases.

Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, wrote an op-ed published in International Herald Tribune (5/30) regarding the increasing civilian death toll in Afghanistan .

Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted in Fulton County Daily Report (Atlanta) (5/16), The Legal Intelligencer (5/16), and New York Law Journal (5/22) regarding third-party consents to search computers. Time (5/21) quoted him regarding the role of politics in the case of the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys.

Taras Kuzio published �New elections for Ukraine � in The Washington Times (5/27).

Steven Livingston , interim director of the school of media and public affairs and associate professor of media & public affairs and international affairs discussed his new book, When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina with coauthors W. Lance Bennett and Regina G. Lawrence in Press Think (5/31).

Ira Lupu, associate dean for faculty development, law school , and F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education (5/17) regarding The Freedom from Religion Foundation.

Gregory Maggs, professor of law, was quoted in Broward Daily Business Review (5/22) and Miami Daily Business Review (5/23) regarding a case between Congress and the state of Alaska .

Paul Maniscalco , senior research scientist, was quoted on Officer.com (5/28), Guardian Unlimited (5/29), Statesman Journal (5/29), Richmond Times-Dispatch (5/29), KNX1070 (5/29), The Virginia Pilot & The Ledger-Star (5/30), Deseret Morning News (5/30), The Oakland Tribune (5/30), Dow Jones International News (5/30), The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal (5/30), Charleston Gazette (5/30), Wyoming News (5/30), Allentown Morning Call (5/30), and on WTOP.com (5/29) from an Associated Press article regarding security guard culture and industry.

David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was interviewed on ABC: Good Morning America (5/16) regarding the dangers of diacetyl, a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/24) quoted him regarding questions over potential panelists for a federal asbestos advisory board.

James Miller, director of the department of American studies and professor of English and of American studies, wrote a review of Ravi Miller's �Like Trees, Walking,� that appeared in The Washington Post (5/24).

John Miller, research professor of international affairs , was mentioned in The New York Times (5/17) in an article on the President of the United States and former World Bank leader Paul Wolfowitz.

Todd Miller, assistant professor of exercise science, was quoted on brisbanetimes.com.au (5/18) regarding YouTube workout videos.

Celeste Monforton, research associate, was quoted on courier-journal.com (5/20) regarding mine workers' widows' contribution to changing legislation and on kansascity.com (5/28), 49abcnews.com (5/29), The Arkansas City Traveler (5/29), Insurance Journal (5/30), Hutchinson News (5/30), Dodge City Daily Globe (5/30), and Lawrence Journal World (5/29) from an Associated Press article regarding asbestos health dangers.

Michael Olding, chief, division of plastic surgery and associate professor of surgery, was quoted on readexpress.com (5/28) regarding Lipodissolve.

Deepa Ollapally, associate director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, was quoted on sptimes.com (5/26) regarding the story of a man picked up for living illegally in the U.S.
    

David Parenti, professor of medicine, was quoted on Washingtonpost.com (5/25) in the Travel Q & A section in response to a question regarding traveling with the elderly.

Vanessa Perry, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted in The New York Times (5/19) and on iht.com (5/25) regarding the growing normalcy of borrowing and acquiring debt.

Guilherme Ary Plonski was interviewed by CBN Radio (5/16), a national news radio network of Globo, about the GW � CIEC Roundtable: Getting Value Out of Innovation. FAPESP Daily News Bulletin (5/17) quoted both Mike Ryan and Plonski in this comprehensive piece summarizing the roundtable for this highly respected bulletin read regularly by government officials, academics and businesses in São Paulo . Radio USP and Globo News (5/18) interviewed Plonski (5/15). TV Cultura , an educational national television network, filmed a few minutes of the roundtable and scheduled an interview with Plonski (5/18).

Greg Reaman, professor of pediatrics, was quoted in FDA Week (5/18) regarding a provision in tvhe Senate FDA bill.

Scheherazade Rehman, professor of international business and international affairs, was quoted on metrowestdailynews.com (5/18) regarding who will succeed Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank.

Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics & Human Behavior, & Psychology & Behavioral Science , published �King Herod's return� in the LA Times (5/30).

Brian Richmond, associate professor of anthropology, was interviewed on NPR: All Things Considered (5/31) and in Guardian Unlimited (5/31) regarding how and when humans first began to walk upright.

Sara Rosenbaum, chair of the department of health policy and professor of health policy, was quoted on upi.com (5/22) regarding research on gender disparities in healthcare.

Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and
Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted in The National Law Journal (5/21), Miami Daily Business Review (5/24), Palm Beach Daily Business Review (5/24), and Broward Daily Business Review (5/24) regarding a commission sent to Congress that would give courts guidance regarding circumstances necessary for adjusting sentences.

Moses Schanfield, chair of the department of forensic sciences and professor of forensic sciences, was quoted on the-scientist.com (5/21) regarding a backlog of thousands of DNA samples in DNA labs in Canada and America . Readthehook.com (5/24) quoted him regarding using discretion when extracting DNA from hair samples.

Steven Schooner, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the law school and associate professor of law, was interviewed on NPR: Morning Edition (5/16) in a discussion regarding the discrepancies between Bush administration's intentions for Iraq and what actually transpired.

Joshua Schwartz, professor of law, was quoted on FCW.com (5/28) regarding the Defense Department's affinity for contractors who sell themselves as being technologically savvy.

Nina Gilden Seavey, assistant research professor of history and of media and public affairs, was quoted on washingtontimes.com (5/24) regarding how Hispanic activists persuaded him to add content regarding the Latino experience to his documentary, �The War�.

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, wrote an article posted on iht.com (5/29) regarding the Bush administration's foreign policy record.

David Shinn, adjunct professor of international affairs, was interviewed by Radio France Internationale (English) (5/30) regarding the situation in Ethiopia 's Ogaden region. Minnesota Monitor (5/18) interviewed him for �Appointment of Special U.S. Envoy to Somalia Brings Mixed Reactions.�

John Sides, assistant professor of political science, was quoted on bbc.co.uk (5/31) regarding Fred Thompson's plan to run for president in 2008.

Lewis Solomon, Theodore Rinehart Professor Emeritus of Business Law, was noted on mprize.org (5/23) in a review of his book, �The Quest for Human Longevity.�

Daniel Solove , associate professor of law, was quoted on azcentral.com (5/26) and on fortwayne.com (5/29) regarding the changing boundaries between what is public and what is private.

Ronald Spector, professor of history and international affairs, was quoted on examiner.com (5/28) regarding Memorial Day.

Gregory Squires, chair of the department of sociology and professor of sociology and of public policy and public administration, was quoted in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/30) regarding Milwaukee demographics.

Inder Sud, adjunct professor of the practice of international affairs, wrote a letter posted on FT.com (5/18) regarding the resignation of the president of the World Bank, proposals for new governance for the bank and reform of the board structure.

Neil Tanna, resident, was quoted in Science Letter (5/29) regarding recent otology study findings.

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg , president of the university, was quoted in The New York Times (5/27), Times Union (5/27), and postbulletin.com (5/30), in an op-ed by Thomas Friedman regarding characteristics of graduating college students of this generation. Washingtonpost.com (5/19) and readexpress.com (5/21) profiled the span of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's presidency in an article regarding the SJT House Party, a farewell to his 19 years as president. Washingtonpost.com (5/21) noted that Steven Knapp, provost of Johns Hopkins University will replace Stephen Joel Trachtenberg as president of GW. Washingtonpost.com (5/21) alluded to Trachtenberg in an article regarding the many colleges changing leadership in the D.C. area. Wjla.com (5/20) noted his participation in GW's commencement on the National Mall.

Krizi Trivisani, director, systems security operations/CSO, was noted in Insurance News Net (5/21) for being given Executive Alliance's Information Security Executive Mid-Atlantic People's Choice Award. VARBUSINESS (5/28) quoted her regarding XChange Government Integrator's education of solution providers.

Mamuka Tsereteli, part-time faculty, was quoted in The Washington Post (5/21) regarding his sale and promotion of Georgian wine.

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, was quoted in Roll Call (5/16 & 5/24), Deseret Morning News (5/16 & 5/24), US Fed News (5/22), thehill.com (5/23), States News Service (5/24), and The Washington Post (5/24) regarding his opposition to the D.C. Voting Rights Bill. USA Today (5/16) and Yahoo! News (5/17) published an op-ed regarding the Minnesota Senate race and how lack of money eliminates most citizens from the opportunity to run for office. MSNBC: Countdown (5/16 & 5/24) interviewed him regarding the trial of Alberto Gonzales and The Washington Post (5/28) quoted him regarding our forefathers' intentions with regard to the D.C. Voting Rights Bill.

Anthony Venbrux, professor of radiology, was noted in Hematology Week (5/21) for his successful retrieval of the Option Vena Cava Filter in an international clinical study.

Susan Verghese, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, was quoted in Biotech Week (5/16) regarding the Children's Hospitals Activate to Manage Pain (CHAMP) survey.

Guanyu Wang, assistant research professor of physics, was noted in Life Science Weekly (5/22) and Science Letter (5/29) regarding his co-creation of a computer model that accurately reproduces all three stages of HIV infection.

Bernard Wood, University Professor of Human Origins and professor of human evolutionary anatomy, was quoted in Scientific American (5/31) regarding tree-standing orangutans and the origins of bipedalism.

Susan Wood, research professor of environmental and occupational health, was quoted in BusinessWeek (5/21) regarding Congress's chance to change a 15-year-old bargain between the FDA and drugmakers.

Bo Yan, research scientist, was quoted in Science Letter (5/29) regarding developmental biology research.