GW In The News
October 1-15, 2006
Life Science Weekly (10/3 &10/10), Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (10/7 & 10/14), Science Letter (10/3 & 10/10), Health & Medicine Week (10/2 & 10/9), Managed Care Weekly Digest (10/2 & 10/9), and Inside CMS (10/5) noted a paper released by GW’s School of Public Health and Health Services regarding current Medicaid issues.
Insidehighered.com (10/3) noted GW’s decision not to protest the genocide in Sudan by divesting their business from Sudan, instead by creating a scholarship program for Sudanese students.
Stateline.org (10/4), nj.com (10/11) and bet.com (10/3) mentioned GW Graduate School of Political Management’s Young Voter Strategies in an article about impending voter registration deadlines.
The San Francisco Chronicle (10/5) mentioned a report by GW’s Campaign Finance Institute surveying the IRS’s monitoring of tax-exempt advocacy groups.
The Christian Science Monitor (10/6) mentioned GW’s Battleground Poll, which showed a grim view for Republicans in the next election. The Denver Post (10/9) also mentioned GW’s. Battleground Poll
AFX Asia (10/7) mentioned GW Hospital in an article regarding the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines regarding HIV testing.
The New York Times (10/8) mentioned National Security Archive housed at GW in an article regarding government secrecy.
Wnd.com (10/11) noted a study conducted by researchers at GW in an article regarding the growth of Islamic terrorists in U.S. prisons.
Market-day.net (10/8) noted a GW study regarding the rising popularity of virtual assistance.
The Washington Post (10/12) and modernhealthcare.com (10/12) mentioned a GW study regarding electronic health records.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (10/15) noted a GW study in an article regarding income stability.
John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted in The Washington Times (10/7) regarding former president Bill Clinton’s collaboration with schools and food manufacturers in offering more healthy food choices for schoolchildren.
Edward Berkowitz, professor of history and public policy and public administration, was quoted in TheWashington Post (10/15) regarding Kristen Cox, running mate of Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Fernanda Bianchi, research scientist, was quoted in Life Science Weekly (10/3), Virus Weekly (10/3), Science Letter (10/3), Biotech Week (10/4), Immunotherapy Weekly (10/04), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (10/07), and in TB & Outbreaks Week (10/3) regarding the risk of HIV in gay Latino men.
Allida Black , research professor of history and international affairs, was quoted in The Buffalo News (10/8) regarding Elizabeth Edwards’ frank and deliberate discussion of her life struggles.
Rachel Brem , professor of radiology, was quoted in Product News Network (10/13) regarding new computer-aided detection technology for mammography.
Gene Cohen , professor of health care sciences, was quoted on columbusdispatch.com (10/3) in an article regarding the benefits of working for the elderly.
Michael Cornfield , research professor with GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted on latimes.com (10/12) regarding video trackers who follow opposing political candidates.
Carol Darr , director of GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet , was quoted in The Oakland Tribune (10/1) and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (10/2) regarding online political campaigning. She was a guest on marketplacemoney.publicradio.org (10/6) regarding a political marketing strategy called microtargeting or data mining and was quoted in Reuters News (10/15) regarding amateur video as political propaganda.
Robert Dunn , professor of economics, was quoted on marketplace.publicradio.org (10/9) regarding the announcement of the Nobel Prize winner for economics, Edmund Phelps, who contributed to our understanding of the unemployment rate and of inflation.
Amitai Etzioni, university professor and professor of international affairs, wrote an article published in The New York Times (10/7) regarding the process of grieving. He was mentioned in The Economist (10/14) for his views on shame-based punishment.
Henry Farrell, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, was interviewed on Marketplace in late September about U.S. and EU countries sharing passenger information. Farrell did a second interview in early October about blogs with CNN; the program will air in October.
Mark Feldstein , associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on miamiherald.com (10/8) in an article regarding Fox News’ 10-year anniversary.
Timothy Fort, Lindner-Gambal Professor of Business Ethics, was quoted in USA Today (9/28), Indianapolis Star (10/1), and on app.com (10/9) regarding the surge in students taking business ethics courses.
Miriam Galston , associate professor of law, was quoted in Forbes (10/2) regarding the IRS’s revocation of the Democratic Leadership Council’s tax exemption.
Julie Germany , research associate, was quoted on govtech.net and in The Star-Ledger (10/10) regarding social networking websites.
Richard Green, associate dean for graduate programs at GW’s School of Business, director of the Read Estate Institute, and Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of Real Estate Finance and Finance, was quoted in The Washington Post (10/11) and in Newsweek (10/16) regarding the current housing market.
Stephen Hess , distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in signonsandiego.com (10/4) regarding how President Bush’s standing on immigration reform has divided the Republican party and in an Associated Press article posted on iht.com (10/3) regarding Senate majority leader Bill Frist’s comments on the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Peter Hotez , chair of the department of microbiology and professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, and Jeffrey Bethony, assistant professor of microbiology and tropical medicine, were quoted in The Washington Post (10/11) regarding field trials of a hookworm vaccine in Brazil.
Dennis Johnson, associate dean of the graduate school of political management and professor of political management, was quoted in The Washington Post (10/2) regarding lost emails sent to Capitol Hill.
Murhaf Jouejati , visiting assistant professor of political science and international affairs and director, Middle East Studies, was quoted in UPI (10/09), in an article on Syria.
Frederick Joutz , professor of economics, was quoted in NGI’s Daily Gas Price Index (10/3), Platts Community News (10/3), Natural Gas Intelligence (10/9), and Gas Matters Today (10/3) regarding his analysis of crude oil and natural gas prices.
Orin Kerr , associate professor of law, was noted by Reason (10/1) for his role on a legal team defending a Mississippi man on death row for killing a cop during a night-time militaristic drug raid. He was quoted by The New York Times (10/1) in an article regarding the legality of spying on one’s spouse.
Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst at the National Security Archive, was quoted in The Washington Post (10/5) regarding a 30-year old terror case against a Cuban exile.
Kirk Larsen , Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, director of the undergraduate program in international affairs, appeared on D.C. News Channel 8’s NewsTalk (10/9), in a discussion of North Korea’s nuclear program.
John Logsdon , professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in BusinessWeek (10/16) regarding the beginnings of a relationship between NASA and China.
Ira Lupu, associate dean for faculty development, law school, and F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, was quoted in The New York Times (10/8) and on boston.com (10/10) regarding special breaks allowed religious groups and organizations.
Albert May , associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on signonsandiego.com (10/3) for a report he wrote regarding post-Katrina news media.
Cynthia McClintock, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Washington Times (10/10) regarding conflict between Peru’s Alan Garcia and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted in US Fed News (10/9) regarding a book, “Toxic Torts: Science, Law, and the Possibility of Justice,” written by UC Riverside Professor Carl Cranor.
James Millar , professor emeritus of economics and international affairs, was interviewed by rferl.org (10/7) regarding the U.S.’s response to worsening Georgian-Russian relations.
Todd Miller , assistant professor of exercise science, was quoted in an article from The Washington Post posted on NorthJersey.com (10/3) regarding bodyweight exercises.
Miki Mochizuki , Japan-U.S. Relations associate professor of political science & international affairs, was quoted in The Daily Yomiuri (10/14) regarding reactions to North Korea’s nuclear bomb test.
Sherry Davis Molock , associate professor of psychology, was quoted in Essence (10/1) regarding domestic violence in Prince George’s County.
Spencer Overton , associate professor of law, was quoted on philly.com (10/13) in an article regarding the trend of redistricting for the benefit of incumbents.
Jerrold Post , professor of political psychology & international affairs, of psychology & behavioral science, was quoted on latimes.com (10/11), in an Associated Press story posted on thestate.com (10/15), and in The Sunday Telegraph (10/15) regarding North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.
Randall Rader , part-time faculty, was mentioned in The Recorder (10/9) for being invited to speak at an open forum at Stanford Law School.
Steven Roberts, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, appeared as a guest on CNN: Reliable Sources (10/8) in a discussion of news coverage on the Mark Foley scandal.
Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and
Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted in The Washington Post (10/3) regarding the investigation of lewd e-mails sent by a Republican legislator.
David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, discussed security issues in the Horn of Africa at an American Enterprise Institute meeting on Oct. 4. Shinn was quoted in an allAfrica.com (10/08) article about the event. The current issue of Burqaa, an international quarterly in the Oromo language published in Atlanta, ran a two page interview with David Shinn on Ethiopia. The interview appeared in English with an Oromo summary.
Lee Sigelman , professor of political science, was quoted in The Washington Post (10/14) regarding his research on Congress members’ level of attractiveness.
Jonathan Turley , J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, wrote an article published in The New York Times (10/4) regarding the historical relationship between Congressional representatives and their pages. The Wall Street Journal (10/5) and sj-r.com (10/6) quoted him regarding former pages’ defense of the page program on Capitol Hill. The San Francisco Chronicle (10/6) and The New York Times (10/11) quoted him regarding former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn’s appearance in court in a spying scandal case. Latimes.com (10/7) posted an article written by Turley urging prisons to release elderly low-risk inmates. Agence France Presse (10/13) quoted him regarding the questionable timing of the first treason charge of an American since World War II.
Robert Tuttle, professor of law and D.R.& S Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion, was quoted in The Boston Globe (10/8) regarding President Bush’s unprecedented funding of faith-based foreign aid.
Ronald Weitzer , professor of sociology, was quoted in The Orlando Sentinel (10/10) regarding racial profiling.
Daqing Yang, associate professor of history and international affairs, was quoted in Kyodo News (10/9) regarding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visits to China and South Korea.
