GW In The News
December 1-15, 2006
Health Management Technology (12/1) and The New York Times (12/2) noted GW 's involvement in a study that assessed the use of electronic health records.
The Washington Post (12/4), thewbalchannel.com (12/5), Baltimore Business Journal (12/5), The Capital (Annapolis) (12/6), The Daily Record (12/6), Washington Business Journal (12/5), The Boston Globe (12/8), jhunewsletter.com (12/8), Baltimoresun.com (12/10), Johns Hopkins Gazette (12/11), Inside Higher Ed (12/11), The Boston Globe (12/12), and wjla.com (12/5) published articles announcing that Steven Knapp, provost of Johns Hopkins University has been named the new president of The George Washington University. Washingtonpost.com (12/6) noted Knapp's accomplishments, characteristics, and plans for GW 's future.
Scoop.co.nz (12/6) noted GW regarding a Federal Appeals Court case which ruled that GW should have recognized the union formed by its part-time employees and Inside Higher Ed (12/7) reported that GW would not appeal the ruling.
The New York Times (12/12) noted GW 's tuition in an article regarding how higher tuition rates influence the popularity of a university.
Thehill.com noted GW 's Democracy in Action Project (12/12) in an article regarding Nevada 's presidential caucus.
Washingtonpost.com (12/14) noted GW 's partnership with the School Without Walls, a District of Columbia Public High School .
Inside CMS (12/14) noted a study by GW 's School of Public Health regarding the cost of Medicare Advantage plans.
Joshua Ammerman , neurological surgery resident, was quoted in Life Science Weekly (12/12) regarding his research on the role of intraoperative x-ray in lumbar discectomy.
Hossein Askari , Iran Professor of International Business, wrote an article posted on nationalinterest.org (12/7) regarding the recent Iraq Study Group report.
Deborah Avant, director of the Institute for Global and International Studies and
professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on washingtonpost.com (12/5), Turkish Daily News (12/6), The Day (12/6), Longview Daily News (12/7), and uruknet.de (12/5) regarding the number of government contractors working in Iraq .
John Banzhaf, professor of law, appeared on CBS News: The Early Show (12/1) and in Business Media Institute (12/1) regarding new research showing food's effect on the brain and the controversy over whether there is such a thing as a food addiction. Wall Street Journal (12/9) and rockymountainnews.com (12/12) quoted him in an article regarding trans fats. Investor's Business Daily (12/12) and Las Vegas Review-Journal quoted him in an article regarding doctors' responsibility to warn patients of the risks of smoking.
Brian Biles, professor of health policy, was quoted in Best's Insurance News (12/1), news.monstersandcritics.com (12/1), lex18.com (12/1), seniorjournal.com (12/1), and Daytona Beach News Journal (12/1) regarding his Commonwealth Fund study, which concluded that private Medicare plans cost more than fee-for-service.
Mary Cheh, Elyce Zenoff Research Professor of Law, was quoted in The Washington Times (12/10) regarding how she came to run for a seat on the Ward 3 D.C. Council.
Frank Cilluffo , associate vice president for homeland security, was noted in US Fed News (12/6), Inside Higher Ed (12/11), and hotelmotel.com (12/14) regarding his appointment to The Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Charles Craver , Freda H. Alverson professor of law, was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (12/14) regarding the low level of enrollment in health insurance benefits available for domestic partners.
Bruce Dickson, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on worldtrademag.com (12/12) regarding Wal-Mart's announcement that it will work collaboratively with Chinese labor unions.
John Duffy, Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, was quoted on timesherald.com (12/6) regarding federal patent law cases that reach the Supreme Court.
Amitai Etzioni, University Professor and professor of international affairs, was quoted on meforum.org (12/5) regarding U.S. support for Middle Eastern dissidents.
Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on nytimes.com (12/4) regarding Headline News' strategies to spike ratings.
Glenn Geelhoed, professor of international medicine, was noted in US Fed News (12/12) and toledoblade.com (12/15) for his receipt of an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Toledo .
James Goldgeier, professor of political science and international affairs, wrote an article posted on Financial Times (12/14) regarding the importance of allies and alliances.
Eric Goplerud, research professor of health policy, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal (12/12) in an article regarding how to handle an employee with a substance abuse problem.
Kimberly Gross , assistant professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on newsday.com (12/4) regarding video game studies that indicate a tendency for players (police officers and college students) to shoot more often at unarmed black characters and less often at armed white characters. The study is used to research inherent biases and their effect on behavior.
James Hershberg, associate professor of history and international affairs, was quoted on washingtonpost.com (12/14) regarding parallels between former president Harry Truman and President Bush and Bush's comparison of their wartime situations.
Stephen Hess , distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in a New York Times article posted on newsobserver.com (12/3) regarding a conversation between President Bush and Senator-elect Jim Webb. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (12/3) and The Palm Beach Post (12/3) quoted him regarding the career and many roles of James A. Baker III. Agence France Presse (12/3), sfgate.com (12/9), The San Francisco Chronicle (12/10), and San Diego Union-Tribune (12/7) quoted him regarding the Iraq Study Group report. Turkish Daily News (12/3) quoted him in an article regarding the disagreement between the media and the Bush administration over whether to label the conflict in Iraq a �civil war�. Dfw.com (12/6) and Santa Fe New Mexican (12/7) quoted him regarding New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's views on immigration and foreign policy. Austin-American Statesman (12/10) and Cox News Service (12/10) quoted him regarding the lack of effectiveness of the 109 th Congress. The San Diego Union-Tribune quoted him regarding Illinois Senator Barack Obama's effect on the 2008 Democratic campaign for president. The Plain Dealer (12/12) and opinioneditorials.com (12/12) quoted him regarding Rep. Dennis Kucinich's announcement that he plans to seek the presidential nomination. Tampa Tribune (12/13 & 12/14) quoted him regarding President Bush's objections to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's proposed trip to Syria .
Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, co-wrote an article posted on baltimoresun.com (12/5) and mercurynews.com (12/8) and reprinted in Kitchener-Waterloo Record (12/9) regarding the problem of the Taliban and troubled relations between Kabul and Islamabad. National Journal (12/9) quoted Inderfurth regarding Afghanistan 's troubled state in an article also posted on govexec.com (12/10).
Tayari Jones, Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Washington , was noted on news.mywebpal.com (12/8) regarding her membership on the Editorial Board for Ninebark Press.
Murhaf Jouejati, director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program and visiting professor of political science and international affairs and of honors, was quoted from his comments at the 12th European Forum Berlin on irna.ir (12/2) regarding the conflict in the Middle East . World Peace Herald (12/4) quoted him in a discussion of why Europe should become more involved in the crisis in the Middle East and US Fed News (12/7) and voanews.com (12/7) quoted him regarding the Iraq Study Group's recommendation to enlist Iran and Syria in efforts to stabilize Iraq .
Steven Knapp , the University's 16th president, was interviewed by Washington Post Radio on his new position (12/5) (12/11).
Peter Kornbluh , National Security Archive housed at GW's Gelman Library, was quoted in International Herald Tribune (12/12) in an article also posted on latimes.com (12/13) profiling the death of Augusto Pinochet, which has sparked an increased interest in classified documents surrounding the U.S.'s support for the dictatorship that resulted in many American casualties.
Joel Kuipers, professor of anthropology & international affairs and human sciences, was quoted in The Washington Post (12/2) regarding the language used to write real estate advertisements.
Taras Kuzio , part-time faculty, was quoted in Agence France Presse (12/3) regarding the Ukraine 's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's planned visit to the United States to meet with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Paul Levine, research professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, was noted on cancerwise.org (12/1) in an article regarding the opening of M.D. Anderson's Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program.
Steven Livingston, associate professor of media and public affairs and of international affairs, was quoted in The Economist (12/2) regarding global news channels and appeared as a guest on CNN: CNN Newsroom (12/10) regarding his reaction to the Iraq Study Group report.
John Logsdon, research professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in articles published in TimesDispatch.com (12/5), Trend News Agency (12/5), The Irish Examiner (12/5), Dow Jones International News (12/5), mercurynews.com (12/4), The Washington Post (12/5), todaysthv.com (12/5), citynews.ca (12/5), news.scotsman.com (12/6), Arizona Daily Star (12/5), engadget.com (12/5), telegraph.co.uk (12/6), Free Internet Press (12/5), Herald Sun (12/6), Agence France Presse (12/6), The Daily Telegraph (12/6), Birmingham Post (12/6), The Baltimore Sun (12/6), Western Daily Press (12/6), Arizona Daily Star (12/6), 7days.ae (12/7), resourceinvestor.com (12/6), WHDH-TV (12/6), Blogger News Network (12/6), Toronto Daily News (12/6), Weekend Argus (12/10), Flight International (12/12), and Sunday Independent (12/10), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (12/10), NPR: All Things Considered (12/5) hosted him and an editorial posted on startribune.com (12/9) quoted him regarding NASA's plan to establish an international base camp on one of the moon's poles. The New York Times (12/5) quoted him regarding the International Space Station.
Daniel McGroarty , assistant professorial lecturer in political management , was quoted on courier-journal.com (12/2), Kansas City Star (12/7), Mail Tribune (12/10), Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (12/11), Daily Press (12/11), and thestate.com (12/5) regarding how to improve holiday newsletters.
David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted in The Oakland Tribune (12/3) regarding the detrimental effects to our bodies of exposure to various chemicals and in The Plain Dealer (12/3) regarding the danger of inhaling diacetyl, a chemical used in popcorn factories.
Richard Pierce Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law and research professor of law, was quoted in Natural Gas Intelligence (12/4) and Inside F.E.R.C . (12/4) regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's practices involving ex parte (off-the-record) communications.
Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology & international affairs, of psychology & behavioral science, was quoted on uscpublicdiplomacy.com (12/1) regarding terrorism and the U.S. government's efforts at public diplomacy and on abc.net.au (12/2) regarding North Korea 's Kim Jong Il. He was quoted in Sunday Independent (12/10) regarding the United Nation Security Council's ban on the export of Jong Il's favorite luxury goods to North Korea.
Christina Puchalski , associate professor of medicine, was quoted on Canada.com (12/2) regarding including aspects of spirituality in medical care.
Marsha Regenstein, assistant research professor of health policy, was quoted by Ascribe News (12/13) in an article regarding �Speaking Together: National Language Services Network�, a national collaborative initiative to develop more efficient and timely language services for limited-English speaking patients. It is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by GW. The article announces that Cambridge Health Alliance is one of 10 hospitals chosen to participate.
Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics & Human Behavior, & Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, wrote an article posted on forward.com (12/15) regarding his meeting with a Holocaust survivor with an excellent memory.
Richard Robin, associate professor of Russian and international affairs, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education (12/8) regarding the potential ban on Skype, a free internet telephone service used by many students and professors for educational purposes.
Iris Rotberg, research professor of education policy, was quoted in BusinessWeek (12/14) regarding the release of a report on the future of the U.S. educational system.
Frank Sesno , professor of media and public affairs, appeared on CNN: American Morning (12/15) regarding former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, appeared on Nightly Business Report (12/11) regarding U.S. trade with China .
David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted in US Fed News (12/7) and voanews.com (12/7) regarding the pros and cons of a new UN resolution endorsing a peacekeeping force on Somalia .
Daniel Solove , associate professor of law, was quoted in Money (12/1) regarding privacy laws in an article about information security.
Dolores Stafford, chief, University Police Department, was quoted on yaledailynews.com (12/2) regarding a proposed city-wide youth curfew.
Troy Teeboom , director CPS marketing & communications, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education (12/1) in an article regarding colleges' use of internet marketing.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of the University and professor of public administration, was quoted in The New York Times (12/13) regarding whether private colleges are worth the extra expense.
Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, appeared on MSNBC: Countdown (12/1) in a discussion of new and controversial airport security measures, including an X-ray machine and personal terror ratings. Salt Lake Tribune (12/1) quoted Turley regarding a bill currently before Congress to grant Utah a fourth House seat and give the District its first voting member of Congress. He wrote an opinion article posted on Blogs.usatoday.com (12/5) regarding two Supreme Court cases concerning affirmative action. Msnbc.msn.com (12/6) quoted Turley regarding internet registries of criminals.
Robert Tuttle, law and D.R.& S Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion, was mentioned in US Fed News (12/1), Washington File (12/1), and States News Service (12/1) regarding the military's support of its members religious faiths. The New York Times (12/10) quoted him regarding faith-based initiatives in prisons in an article also posted on theledger.com (12/10).
Dennis White , research associate, was quoted in an article posted on earthtimes.org (12/12) regarding school safety.
Christopher Yukins , associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (12/3) regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention controversial and possibly unlawful business with Celerant Consulting.
