University Relations: GW Factsheet

The “New Voters Project,” a voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaign targeting two million 18- to 24-year olds in six states (Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin) that is organized by GW’s Graduate School of Political Management along with the State PIRGs was profiled in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/21), the Associated Press and The Albuquerque Journal (12/31).

GW Medial Center research on how the flu spreads in schools was cited in stories by the Associated Press (12/30) and Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, 12/31).

The speech delivered by Fannie Mae’s Chairman and CEO Franklin Raines at GW was covered and mentioned by Dow Jones International News, Market News International, Reuters (12/17), American Banker, Pressi.com, The Wall Street Journal (12/18) and Dow Jones International News (12/23).

The National Security Archive at GW, which recently declassified information about a meeting between Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein in the 1980’s, had its work mentioned in articles by The Houston Chronicle (12/17), The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, 12/18), The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), The Seattle Times (12/19) and The Times (London, 12/20). The Times (London) also wrote a story about recent U.S.-British relations based on information declassified by the National Security Archive (12/20). Lastly, the National Security Archive was mentioned in the South China Morning Post and The Japan Times for releasing documents about former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s dealings with Argentina, Chile and Indonesia (12/27).

Studio guests for the GW Washington Forum radio show, which airs Sunday mornings at 6 a.m. on WWRC-AM 1260, included Law School Professor Paul Butler discussing high profile celebrity trials, English Professor Robert McRuer analyzing same sex marriage and Lynda Maddox, professor of business administration, commenting on holiday shopping trends (12/21). The December 28 edition of the Forum included highlights from Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines’ policy address delivered at the Jack Morton Auditorium.

Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted by The Financial Times about how the large amount of reservists being called upon to fight is challenging the capabilities of the U.S. armed services (12/19). He was interviewed by USA Today about the Gilmore Commission report on terrorism preparedness (12/16). Adams was invited by NewsChannel 8 to discuss the increase in the national security alert level (12/21). He was interviewed by the BBC Latin America service (12/22). Adams also was quoted by The New York Times (12/29) and the International Herald Tribune (12/30, 12/31) about the U.S. government’s struggle to keep costs within reason from the contracts it handed out to rebuild Iraq.

Gary Anderson, lecturer in international affairs, wrote a book review for The Washington Times about Carl M. Cannon’s “The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War” (12/16).

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted by the Columbus Dispatch and Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News about bills introduced in the Ohio legislature that protect those in the food business from civil lawsuits by people who blame unhealthy foods for their obesity (12/20). He was quoted in Nation’s Restaurant News about obesity lawsuits (12/22). Banzhaf was quoted by The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) about the so-called “potty parity” bill proposed in New York City that would make public facilities provide twice as much restroom space for women as men (12/28).

Joyce Battle, analyst at The National Security Archive at GW, was quoted by The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY) about the history of U.S. relations with Iraq under Saddam Hussein (12/19).

Charlene Bickford, director and principal investigator of the First Federal Congress Project, was featured on the History Channel’s program “Defining Documents,” discussing the methods used to identify North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights and assist in its return to the state (12/17).

Dr. Brian Biles, professor of health policy, was quoted by Newsweek about the privatization of Medicare (12/22).

Paul Butler, professor of law, was a featured guest on CNBC’s “News with Brian Williams” to discuss the Kobe Bryant and Lee Malvo court cases (12/19). He was quoted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal about jury selection (12/22). Butler was a guest on CNBC’s “News with Brian Williams” to discuss Lee Boyd Malvo being spared of the death penalty (12/23).

Mary Cheh, professor of law, was a guest on CNN’s “Newsnight with Aaron Brown” discussing the Bush administration’s handling of terror suspects (12/18). She was quoted by The Washington Post about mass arrests of protestors by D.C. police (12/18). Cheh spoke to the Associated Press about Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist scolding Congress for not consulting with the judiciary before enacting legislation that limits the ability of judges to impose lighter sentences than specified in federal guidelines (12/31).

David Chichka, assistant professor of engineering and applied science, was quoted by The Washington Times in a lighthearted article about the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) tracking the path of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve (12/25).

Frank J. Cilluffo, GW’s associate vice president for homeland security, was interviewed by Voice of America radio about the U.S. government raising the national security alert to code orange (12/22).

Jacqueline Comas, assistant professor of education, was quoted in a Washington Times story about new methods for teaching handwriting in school (12/29).

Michael Cornfield, research director of GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, was quoted by The Washington Post and Newsbytes News Network about the Internet as a fundraising medium (12/25). He discussed the growing trend toward online political fundraising in a story published by The Washington Post (12/28) and The Oakland Tribune (12/29). Finally, Cornfield had his letter to the editor regarding new e-mail spam legislation published in The New York Times (12/30).

Ron Faucheux, associate professorial lecturer in political management, appeared on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” to discuss efforts by Howard Dean to curb attacks by his fellow Democratic candidates (12/30).

Peter Fenn, professorial lecturer in the Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor (12/19) and The Record (New Jersey, 12/21) about pop culture working its way into politics and campaign advertising.

Jerome Hauer, director of GW’s Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute (READI), was quoted by The New York Times and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the threats posed by terrorists using anthrax to attack the United States (12/28). He was quoted by Newsday about additional security measures in place for New Year’s Eve in New York City (12/31).

Robert Hoopes, adjunct professor of political management, was profiled in the National Journal about starting his own public affairs and political advocacy firm (12/20).

Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about how the capture of Saddam Hussein may help bridge the divide between the U.S. and Europe (12/16). He was quoted by The Boston Globe about how Libya opening itself up to weapons inspections will affect the flow of illegal weapons materials (12/21). Finally, Inderfurth was quoted by the Lancaster New Era/Intelligencer Journal/Sunday News (PA) about the impact of Libya’s decision to open itself up to weapons inspections (12/27).

Murhaf Jouejati, adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted by the St. Petersburg Times about the effects of the U.S. war in Iraq on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (12/16). He was quoted by The San Francisco Chronicle about the feelings aroused in people in the Arab and Islamic worlds by the capture of Saddam Hussein by American forces (12/17).

Philip Joyce, associate professor of public administration, was quoted by Market News International about the possibility of cutting deficits and balancing the federal budget (12/16).

John Logsdon, director of GW’s Space Policy Institute and professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Washington Post about the choices confronting President Bush in regards to the future direction of NASA (12/17). He was interviewed by Voice of America radio about the new goals of the U.S. space program outlined by the White House (12/22).

Ira Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, was a featured guest on NPR’s “Morning Edition” to talk about the constitutionality of a new prison in Florida designed to “make religion a central part of its mission” (12/24).

Michael Manyak, chairman of the department of urology, commented to the Los Angeles Times about the nature of Secretary of State Colin Powell’s surgery for prostate cancer (12/16). Manyak also spoke with The Washington Post and The Seattle Times about a study that showed how the combination of two drugs can help reduce the risk that enlarged prostates will get worse (12/18).

Josh Marks, associate director of the Aviation Institute, was quoted by the Rocky Mountain News about Frontier Airlines expanding nonstop service to other markets outside of Denver (12/19).

Tim McCaffrey, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was quoted by Health & Medicine Week (12/22), Biotech Week (12/24), Blood Weekly (12/25) and Drug Week (12/26) about his research and experience with TriStem, a company in London that claims to have developed a technique that can turn ordinary blood into cells capable of regenerating damaged or diseased tissues.

David Michaels, research professor of environmental and occupational health, was quoted by The Baltimore Sun about a Bush administration proposal to increase peer review for many scientific studies (12/18).

Thomas D. Morgan, Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, was quoted by The Washington Post about the legality of prison employees recording private conversations between lawyers and detainees in the wake of Sept. 11 (12/20).

Sean Murphy, associate professor of law, was quoted by The New York Sun about legislation that may make it harder for victims of state-sponsored terrorism to collect damages for their losses (12/17).

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, and his book “Mecca the Blessed; Medina the Radiant,” were mentioned in a Canadian Press article about the best in human photography for 2003 (12/17).

Kathy Napper, director of undergraduate admissions, was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor about the increasing competitiveness of college admissions at GW and other private universities (12/18).

Henry Nau, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in the Kyodo News (Japan) about diplomatic relations between President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (12/31).

Dr. Charles E. Parks, associate professor of clinical psychology, wrote a letter to the editor in The Washington Post about psychoanalytic treatment for children (12/23).

Dr. Jerrold Post, professor of psychiatry, political psychology and international affairs, discussed the capture and interrogation of Saddam Hussein with NBC “Nightly News,” CNBC’s “News with Brian Williams,” MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” BBC World TV, BBC News 24 TV, BBC TV, the Discovery Channel, BBC Radio, Calgary Radio, KLIF Radio (Dallas), WPRO Radio (Providence), The Orlando Sentinel (12/16), ABC’s “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,” CNBC’s “Early Today,” CNN’s “Wolf Blitzer Reports,” Cox News TV, KTTH radio (Seattle), USA Today, The Washington Post (12/17), Gannett News Service, The New York Post, La Republica (Italy), WHYY radio (Philadelphia), FOX TV, Swedish TV (12/18), The Observer (U.K.), The Toronto Star (12/21), New Zealand Herald, Voice of America TV (12/22) and Voice of America radio (12/22, 12/23) His profile of Saddam was discussed by The Columbus Dispatch (12/17).

Peter Rollberg, associate professor of Slavic languages and film studies, wrote a book review for The Washington Times about T.J. Binyon’s “Pushkin: A Biography,” which profiles Russian- born poet Alexander Pushkin, who Rollberg claims is still not fully appreciated by non-Russians because of the difficulty translating Pushkin’s work (12/28).

Jeffrey Rosen, associate professor of law, wrote an op-ed for The New York Times about the U.S. learning from past war crime tribunals, such as the successful domestic tribunal in Sierra Leone and the less effective international tribunals in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, to ensure that risks are minimized in the trial of Saddam Hussein (12/21).

Stephen Saltzburg, Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy, Litigation, and Professional Responsibility, was quoted by The Washington Post (12/24), Houston Chronicle, The Seattle Times (12/25), The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/26) and The Wall Street Journal Europe (12/30) about how corporate executives on trial for business-related crimes are spending freely to hire top-tier defense teams, but jury resentment of their wealth could pose a problem for those on trial (12/30).

Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about the decision by the Bush administration to shut out countries such as France, Germany and Russia that opposed the U.S. war in Iraq, from the bidding process for contracts in rebuilding Iraq (12/16). He spoke with Dow Jones Energy Service about whether Halliburton will pay the government back for amounts it overcharged for work in Iraq (12/17). Schooner was quoted by the Financial Times about the possibility of the U.S. government keeping with a February deadline to award more than $18 billion worth of contracts for rebuilding Iraq (12/17). He was a guest on PBS’ “Nightly Business Report,” discussing the problems with the government contracts given to Halliburton and Boeing (12/18). Schooner wrote a letter to the editor published in the Financial Times about excluding many nations from the bidding for contracts to rebuild Iraq (12/23). Schooner commented in an Associated Press story on the Energy Department spending $330 million in taxpayer money to reimburse its private contractors for legal bills (12/30). The article appeared in The New York Sun, Newsday, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA), Charleston Gazette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Dow Jones International News (12/30). Schooner also commented in an Inter Press Service story about how global corporations receive the Bush administration’s perceived unilateral approach to foreign policy (12/30).

Darby Scism, director of GW’s F. David Fowler Graduate Career Center, was interviewed by NPR and Minnesota Public Radio’s “Marketplace” about the government hiring more M.B.A. graduates (12/18).

Michael Selmi, professor of law, was quoted by the Knight Ridder/Tribune Washington bureau (12/23), The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ, 12/26) and the Detroit Free Press (12/31) about the applicability of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision in the University of Michigan case to other arenas, such as police hiring.

Ambassador David Shinn, adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted by All Africa news service, the U.S. State Department’s Washington File (12/19) and the Addis Tribune (12/26) about the 100^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ethiopia. Shinn was interviewed by KFAI radio (Minneapolis/St. Paul) about U.S.-Ethiopian relations and recent events on the Horn of Africa (12/28).

Dr. James Simon, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was quoted by Biotech Week (12/17, 12/24), Women’s Health Weekly (12/18, 12/25), Drug Week (12/19, 12/26), Health & Medicine Week, Pharma Week (12/22), Medical Letter the CDC & FDA (12/28) about new treatments for women going through menopause. He was also quoted by The Hindu (India) about “a new epidemic of osteoporosis” (12/20).

Joanna Spear, director of GW’s U.S. Foreign Policy Institute, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Europe (12/29) and The Asian Wall Street Journal (12/30) about British diplomatic handling of Iran’s nuclear program.

Ralph G. Steinhardt, professor of law and international affairs, was quoted by Newsday (12/17) and The Grand Rapids Press (12/21) about the impact of publicizing archived items detailing arrests, imprisonment and executions during Saddam Hussein’s rule of Iraq (12/17).

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, GW President, was quoted by The Washington Post about his being named chairman of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce (12/16). He was also announced as the incoming chairman in the Financial section of The Washington Post (12/21) and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, 12/23).

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, was quoted by the Associated Press, The Canadian Press (12/16) and The Grand Rapids Press (12/17) about how much the government will have to pay in legal fees because of a custody battle in which Turley represented a father whose ex-wife went to jail as opposed to letting her daughter’s whereabouts be known to the court and her ex-husband. He wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Los Angeles Times (12/16) and Newsday (12/19) about high ranking officials of the Salt Lake City Olympic bid, who were accused of bribery and fraud but convinced a judge to dismiss their case by, as Turley puts it, “arguing that such conduct was entirely appropriate in the thoroughly corrupt world of the International Olympic Committee.” Turley wrote an op-ed that appeared in USA Today about the lack of proper body armor for U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq (12/18). He spoke about the same subject with the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (Canada, 12/26). He was quoted by The Daily Standard about a 53-year-old legal doctrine that bars service members and their families from suing the military, even for non-combat injuries (12/19). Turley was quoted by U.S. News and World Report about the Bush administration’s quick use of the “state secrets” privilege, which says a court case cannot continue as usual because information that may be produced could hurt U.S. national security (12/22). Turley wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about celebrities in California accused of crimes and how being a celebrity helps their defense (12/30). Finally, Turley appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered” (12/30) and CNN’s “American Morning” (12/31) regarding the government’s investigation into who leaked the name of a CIA operative to the press.

Michael K. Young, dean of GW’s Law School, was quoted by the Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) about the decision of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom – of which Young is the chair – to postpone a visit to China after Chinese officials told the commission they could not speak to anyone while in Hong Kong (12/16).

Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted by The Washington Post about the degree of openness in the decisions made by the U.S. government on spending in Iraq (12/27). Yukins also was quoted by The Washington Post and The Seattle Times about an 11-member Program Review Board that is authorized to spend Iraqi money on public works project in Iraq (12/29).