GW In The News
February 1-15, 2007
The Washington Post (2/1) mentioned that GW 's endowment has risen to over $1 billion.
Nysun.com (2/1) noted GW 's affiliation with the Battleground Poll in an article regarding Rudy Giuliani's hiring of The Tarrance Group.
Sfgate.com (2/3) noted GW 's lawsuit with a former student who was barred from campus after seeking medical treatment for depression.
Cox News Service (2/4) noted Larry King's $1 million scholarship program for disadvantaged students to attend GW 's School of Media and Public Affairs.
Pharma Business Week (2/5) and Life Science Weekly (2/6) published a summary of new GW medical research.
Thehoya.com (2/6) noted that GW received preliminary permission for its campus development plan at a District of Columbia zoning commission.
Time.com (2/7) mentioned a GW study regarding political blog readers.
Washingtonpost.com (2/10), kbsd6.com (2/10), Seattle Times (2/10), ABC News: World News Saturday (2/10), Buffalo News (2/10), TPMCafe (2/10), thestreet.com (2/12), thehoya.com (2/13), and Chicago Sun-Times (2/11) noted that GW raised its tuition to more than $39,000 per year.
Montgomeryadvertiser.com (2/12) quoted a GW study regarding the impact of the All Kids program on the number of uninsured children in Alabama .
Science Letter (2/13) published a trend article summarizing recent GW medical research.
The Wall Street Journal (2/14) mentioned the results of a GW study regarding political blogs.
Dailyprincetonian.com (2/14) noted that GW cancelled evening classes due to weather conditions.
Sunherald.com (2/14) noted that GW researchers were involved in a study regarding how viewing smoking in movies affects children's risk of smoking later.
Portland Press Herald (2/15) mentioned GW 's Young Voter Strategies in an article regarding a bill in Maine attempting to prohibit college students from voting.
John Arpino , senior programmer analyst, was quoted in Prism Insight (2/7) regarding GW's partnership with Anystream and use of its Apreso products in conjunction with iTunes in order to offer downloadable lectures.
Christopher Arterton , dean of GW's Graduate School of Political Management and professor of political management, was quoted on kansascity.com (2/1) in an article regarding Claire McCaskill's first month in the Senate. Salt Lake Tribune (2/6) quoted him regarding former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's presidential bid.
Hossein Askari , Iran Professor of International Business, was quoted on media.tuftsdaily.com (2/1) regarding his comments on the Iran-Iraq war at a 3-day Iraq symposium.
Deborah Avant, director of GW's Institute for Global and International Studies and professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Federal News Service (2/1) and CBS News: The Osgood File (2/1) regarding the questionable use of American taxpayers' funds allocated for the reconstruction of Iraq.
John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted on sptimes.com (2/6), The Ledger (2/9), and on eurweb.com (2/9) in an article regarding Barack Obama's efforts to quit smoking. Pittsburghlive.com (2/11) quoted him in article regarding a Harper's Magazine report that connects obesity with increased use of gasoline.
Reem Berro , research associate, was quoted in Biotech Business Week (2/5) regarding his HIV research.
Charlene Bickford , research associate, was quoted in fayobserver.com (2/6) regarding the whereabouts of the original Bills of Rights.
Thomas Blanton , National Security Archive, was quoted on mercurynews.com (2/6) and kansascity.com (2/6) regarding archivists and historians who are trying to persuade Southern Methodist University's to reject the Bush presidential library unless he alters his stance on the classification of White House documents.
Alison Brooks, chair of the department of anthropology and professor of anthropology, was quoted in The Globe and Mail (2/13) on huliq.com (2/13), and in The Western Mail (2/15) regarding findings from an archaeological dig of an ancient chimpanzee site. Findings included rocks with remnants of nuts, which suggest that humans may not have been the first primates to crack nuts with rocks.
David Brunori , professorial lecturer in public administration, was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer (2/11) in an article regarding property tax relief, in Dow Jones International News (2/15) and on azcentral.com (2/15) regarding cigarette taxes.
Paul Butler, Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, was quoted on newsday.com (2/11) regarding misconduct of jurors.
James Cawley , professor of prevention and community health, wrote an article posted on physician-assistant.advanceweb.com (2/1) regarding the move for advanced practice nurses to become independent providers and a discussion of the possibility of physicians' assistants also moving toward independent practice.
Frank Cilluffo , associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted on newsobserver.com (2/4) regarding homeland security.
Gene Cohen , professor of health care sciences, was quoted in Dow Jones Commodities Service (2/3) in an article taken from The Wall Street Journal (2/3) regarding products designed to improve mental fitness. Orlandosentinel.com (2/4) quoted him regarding the health benefits to the elderly of engaging in activities that allow a sense of control or mastery. Mental Health Weekly Digest (2/5) quoted him from research showing that participants in a cultural program including the arts showed better overall health than those who did not.
Charles Craver , Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted on twincities.com (2/4) regarding whether Northwest Airlines CEO Doug Steenland will remain with the company after it leaves bankruptcy.
Charles Cushman, associate dean of GW's Graduate School of Political Management and associate professor of political management, was quoted in The Canadian Press (2/9), London Free Press (2/9), Kitchener-Waterloo Record (2/10), Guelph Mercury (2/10), and on canada.com (2/9) regarding Barack Obama's plan to speak in the hometown of Abraham Lincoln.
Carol Darr , director, GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted in The New York Sun (2/9) and on commentisfree.guardian.uk.co (2/9) in an article regarding the controversy over two of Sen. John Edwards campaign staffers who wrote religiously offensive material in blogs. Rrstar.com (2/10) quoted her regarding online support for Barack Obama's presidential bid.
Kennerly Digges, research professor of engineering and applied science, was mentioned on blogs.consumerreports.org (2/6) regarding his pending review of a test conducted on infant car seats for Consumer Reports.
John Duffy , Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, posted a blog on patentlyo.com (2/5) regarding a Federal Circuit court case concerning whether or not a new type of signal may be patented.
Robert Entman, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, was quoted on calendarlive.com (2/11) and on therecord.com (2/13) regarding an abundance of interracial relationships being portrayed on television.
Henry Farrell , assistant professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted on newsobserver.com (2/14) and Cox News Service (2/15) regarding the ease of tracing a bloggers' past.
Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle (2/15) regarding an attorney's facilitation of the disclosure of Barry Bonds' grand jury transcripts to a Chronicle reporter.
Timothy Fort, Lindner-Gambal Professor of Business Ethics, wrote an article published in New Jersey Law Journal (2/9) regarding how law firms and corporations obtain �culture�.
Julie Germany , deputy director, GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet , was quoted on techworld.nl (2/13) and on digitmag.co.uk (2/14) regarding web campaigns. Chicagotribune.com (2/15) quoted her in an article regarding the popularity of Barack Obama's website.
Richard Roy Grinker , professor of anthropology and international affairs and human sciences, was quoted on hernandotoday.com (2/4) in an article regarding a mother who links her child's sudden autism to the mercury in regular childhood vaccinations.
Tee Guidotti, chair of the department of environmental occupational health , acting director of the center for risk science & public health , and professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted in The Globe and Mail (2/15) regarding the health risks facing firefighters.
Cynthia Harrison , associate professor of history, of women's studies, and of public policy, was quoted on govexec.com (2/1) regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau.
Stephen Hess , distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The Detroit News (2/1) regarding the opening topic chosen by U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit for his first hearing as House Judiciary Committee chairman. The Washington Times (2/1) quoted him regarding Sen. Barack Obama's success in quickly building a presidential campaign staff. US Fed News (2/1) quoted him from a Voice of America article regarding the addition of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to the race for president. Chron.com (2/1) quoted him in an article regarding whether Mary Cheney is fair-game for questioning by the media or whether probing into her life is unfair and irrelevant to politics. Politico.com (2/9) quoted him regarding the differences between the circumstances that caused Nixon's resignation from the White House and those of the current administration. Cbsnews.com (2/14) and York Dispatch (2/15) quoted him regarding Al Franken's decision to run for U.S. Senate in 2008. Iht.com (2/14) quoted him regarding Barack Obama's extensive travel during his time as a U.S. Senator.
Karl Inderfurth , John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, was quoted in BBC Monitoring South Asia (2/1) and Pajhwok Afghan News (2/1) regarding the necessity of securing the Afghan-Pakistan border. He co-wrote an article posted on iht.com (2/5) regarding the need for NATO to make key decisions about Afghanistan during an upcoming meeting in Seville .
Dennis Johnson, associate dean of GW's Graduate School of Political Management and professor of political management, was quoted on abcnews.go.com (2/1) regarding the benefits of a presidential bid. US Fed News (2/2), Washington File (2/2), and State News Service (2/2) quoted him regarding the visibility of Congress via the internet.
Philip Joyce, professor of public policy and public administration, was quoted on govexec.com (2/5) regarding President Bush's proposed budget cut for 2008.
Orin Kerr , associate professor of law, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal (2/12) regarding the capability of federal law to determine which jurisdiction to try a case involving internet crime.
Taras Kuzio , assistant professorial lecturer in international affairs , was quoted in Agence France Presse (2/13) and news24.com (2/13) regarding Russian president Vlamidir Putin's remarks about U.S. foreign policy at a high-level security forum in Germany .
John Lachin , professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, was quoted in Health & Medicine Week (2/5) regarding biostatistics.
Jeanne Lambrew , associate professor of health policy, appeared on PBS: NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (2/8) in a discussion of why healthcare has become a priority in many presidential campaigns.
John Logsdon , research professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in New Zealand Herald (2/3), Newsweek International (2/5), and The Bulletin (2/6) regarding Russian and Chinese space programs.
Jarol Manheim, professor of media and public affairs and of political science, was quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch (2/2) regarding forged letters sent to a U.S. Senator in opposition of Monsanto's proposed plan to purchase the nation's largest cottonseed company.
Michael Manyak, interim chair of the department of urology and professor of urology and of microbiology and tropical medicine , was quoted in The Plain Dealer (2/14) regarding a new product, Niris, which uses near-infrared light to create images of human tissue.
Philip Marion , associate clinical professor of medicine, was quoted in American Banker (2/12) and dailyindia.com (2/12) regarding the health status of South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson.
Michael Marquardt, professor of human and organizational learning and international affairs, was quoted on arabnews.com (2/8) regarding his participation in a forum of the Saudi Society for Administration.
Melani McAlister , associate professor of American studies and international affairs, was quoted on latimes.com (2/10) regarding Hal Lindsey's return to Trinity Broadcasting Network.
John Miller , research professor of international affairs, wrote an op-ed posted on article.nationalreview.com (2/5) regarding whether Freedom House ratings rate only the �freedom of the free,� neglecting such issues as modern-day slavery.
Rajat Mittal , professor of engineering and applied science, was quoted in The Washington Times (2/14) regarding the mechanics of bird flight.
Sean Murphy , professor of law, was quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune (2/3) regarding a converted Mormon's lawsuit against Iran .
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, was quoted in America (2/5) from a panel discussion of the United Nations on �Peoples and Religions.�
Spencer Overton , associate professor of law, was quoted on Fort Worth Star Telegram (2/11) and fortwayne.com (2/13) regarding limits of membership of congressional caucuses.
Yoon Park , professor of international business, was quoted on btnmag.com (2/5) from his paper regarding cross-border payments.
Susan Phillips, dean of GW's School of Business and professor of finance, was quoted in Business Recorder (2/2) regarding Ben Bernanke's role as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Christina Puchalski , associate professor of medicine, was mentioned in USA Today (2/15) regarding her development of a spiritual assessment for doctors to administer to patients.
Bernard Reich, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (2/1) regarding the Quartet meeting of the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia with Condoleezza Rice to push for resolve in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics & Human Behavior, and of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, wrote a review of Primo Levi's The Black Hole of Auschwitz , posted in Weekly Standard (2/5).
Jeffrey Rosen , professor of law, was mentioned on slate.com (2/5) regarding his book, The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America .
Sara Rosenbaum , chair of the department of health policy and professor of health policy, was quoted on Bloomberg.com (2/5), Whittier Daily News (2/5), and DetNews.com (2/5) regarding Bush's proposed cut to U.S. health care spending.
Stephen Saltzburg, director of the litigation and dispute resolution program and
Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law, was quoted in The Oregonian (2/9) regarding the president's power to detain suspected terrorists.
Heather Schell , assistant professor of writing, was quoted in The Washington Post (2/14) in an article regarding views of college women on love and relationships.
David Shinn , adjunct professor of international affairs, was quoted in US Fed News (2/14) and on voanews.com (2/14) regarding recent developments in Somalia .
Jay Shotel , professor of special education, was quoted in cnsnews.com (2/6) regarding President Bush's proposed boost in allocated funds for the No Child Left Behind initiative for 2008.
Neal Sikka , assistant professor of emergency medicine, was quoted on marketwatch.com (2/1) and in Dow Jones Business News (2/2) in an article regarding how to prevent illness when traveling.
Gregory Squires , chair of the department of sociology, wrote an article posted on courier-journal.com (2/7) in response to the Louisville and Seattle desegregation cases.
Christopher Sterling, professor of media and public affairs and of public policy and public administration, was mentioned in a response to Radio World article posted on rwonline.com (2/14).
Alexandra Stewart , full-time faculty, was quoted in Topeka Capital-Journal (2/11) regarding a bill in Kansas that would require girls to be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus.
Scott Talan , lecturer in communication, was quoted in Albuquerque Journal (2/4) regarding New Mexico governor Bill Richardson's presidential bid at the Democratic National Convention's winter meeting.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg , president of the university, was mentioned in The Washington Post (2/7) for presenting the President's Medal to actor Hal Holbrook. The Washington Post (2/10) quoted him regarding the first appointment of a female president of Harvard University .
Jonathan Turley , J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, appeared on CNN: This Week at War (2/3) regarding whether the President has the power to initiate war with Iran . U.S. Fed News (2/8) and VOA News (2/8) quoted him regarding the case against former White House official I. Lewis Libby. He wrote an article published in USA Today (2/14) regarding his children's attendance at a war-themed party, their meeting with war veterans, and the consideration of extreme views on war. Businessday.co.za (2/14), Voice of America (2/15), and US Fed News (2/15) quoted him regarding trial of I. Lewis Libby.
Robert Tuttle, D.R. & S Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion, was quoted on insidehighered.com (2/6) regarding a lawsuit filed against Spring Arbor University , the employer of a college dean who suffered from gender identity disorder and was subsequently demoted.
Anthony Venbrux, professor of radiology, was mentioned in Blood Weekly (2/15) regarding the successful retrieval of The Option Vena Cava Filter during a research study.
Susan Wood , research professor, was quoted in FDA Week (2/9) regarding FDA's call for $350,000 to be shifted from the Office of Women's Health to its Center for Toxicological Research to be used for gender research.
