GW In The News
September 16-30, 2006

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (9/16) and Heart Disease Weekly (9/17) noted GW research regarding estrogen and arterial disease.

Delmarvanow.com (9/16) and The Courier News (10/1) noted a GW study regarding the economic impact of bus tour groups.

Diabetes Week (9/18), Health & Medicine Week (9/18), Pain & Central Nervous System Week (9/18), Life Science Weekly (9/19), Science Letter (9/19), Biotech Week (9/20), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (9/23), and Obesity & Diabetes Week (9/18) mentioned GW researchers’ participation in a study investigating school-based initiatives to reduce the risk of diabetes.

Askmen.com (9/18) mentioned GW in a list of schools offering online degrees.

Citizentimes.com (9/18) noted a GW study regarding the benefits for the elderly of participating in community-based cultural activities.

Broadcast News (9/19), Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (9/19), The Advertiser (9/20), The Christian Science Monitor (9/20), Boston Globe (9/20), San Francisco Chronicle (9/21), Christian Post (9/26), and The Irish Examiner (9/19) noted a GW study regarding prisoners’ interest in practicing Islam and how prisons may become a “breeding ground” for terrorists.

Gazette.com (9/19) mentioned a GW study regarding how employers profit when they help identify and treat employees who abuse alcohol.

The Washington Post (9/20) mentioned that GW Hospital will begin to offer oral swabs for HIV testing.

Inside Higher Ed (9/20) mentioned GW in an article regarding institutional liability after a student’s suicide.

Dow Jones Business News (9/21), News & Observer (9/29), and Fort Worth Star Telegram (9/21) mentioned the GW Young Voters poll, which showed young people’s concerns with the economic views of politicians.

The Washington Post (9/24) mentioned GW’s Center for Integrative Medicine (9/24) in an article regarding a laughter therapy group.

The Baltimore Sun (9/27) mentioned GW in an article about the new phenomena of podcasting, making classroom lectures available to download on portable listening devices.

Boston.com (9/27) noted an analysis by the Homeland Security Policy Institute regarding a hearing on Capitol Hill concerning government-subsidized terrorism insurance.

Pageoneq.com (9/27) noted that the GW Semester in Washington program is offering scholarships to GLBT students.

The Washington Post (9/27) mentioned GW in an article regarding D.C. Council Member’s stance on labeling cage-free eggs.

Hossein Askari , Iran Professor of International Business, wrote an article posted on atimes.com (9/18) regarding the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran. The Christian Science Monitor (9/22) and IranMania News (9/22) quoted him regarding the United States’ attempts to persuade Europe against financial involvement with Iran.

John Banzhaf , professor of law, was quoted on columbusdispatch.com (9/29) regarding parents losing custody battles due to exposing their children to secondhand smoke and in The Sunday Times (10/1) regarding a class-action lawsuit against cigarette companies.

Edward Berkowitz, professor of history and public policy and public administration, was quoted on thestate.com (9/24) regarding the history of government assistance to the poor.

Reem Berro, research associate, was quoted in AIDS Weekly (9/18), Life Science Weekly (9/19), Science Letter (9/19), Immunotherapy Weekly (9/20), Biotech Week (9/20), Drug Week (9/22), Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (9/23), and Virus Weekly (9/19) regarding HIV/AIDS research advances.

Fernanda Bianchi, research scientist, was quoted in AIDS Weekly (10/2), Mental Health Weekly Digest (10/2), and Health & Medicine Week (10/2) for her study regarding the risk of HIV infection in gay Latino men.

Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security, was quoted on newsday.com (9/19) regarding the risk of U.S. prisons producing radical Islamic terrorists.

Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was quoted in AFX Asia (9/16) and KSTP.com (9/16) regarding a federal judge’s ruling that Northwest Airlines flight attendants could not strike until they had attempted to negotiate.

Carol Darr , director of GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet , was quoted on chicagotribune.com (9/19) regarding school boards’ use of video sharing websites.

Mark Feldstein , associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted on sfgate.com (9/20) regarding a court case involving two San Francisco Chronicle reporters. Insidebayarea.com (9/22) quoted him regarding sportswriters’ refusal to testify in court in a battle over freedom of the press and infozine.com (9/29) quoted him regarding librarians’ refusal to reveal their sources to the federal government.

Timothy Fort, Lindner-Gambal Professor of Business Ethics, was quoted in USA Today (9/28) regarding the surge in students taking business ethics courses.

Julie Germany, deputy director, GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted in a Tribune-Review article posted on Pittsburghlive.com (9/20) and in St. Louis Post Dispatch (9/29) regarding cyber-campaigning.

Stephen Hess , distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal (9/23) regarding White House press secretary Tony Snow’s style and in the Philadelphia Inquirer (10/2) regarding family politics.

James Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and of History, was noted in The New York Times (9/21) as the chief historian of a new exhibit by the New York Historical Society called, “New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War.”

Karl Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (9/27) regarding who will be the next secretary-general of the United Nations and wrote an article published in The Christian Science Monitor (9/29) regarding efforts to reconstruct the Afghani economy.

Dennis Johnson, associate dean of the graduate school of political management and professor of political management, was quoted on publicintegrity.org (9/26) regarding political consultants.

Harriet Kamendi, research scientist, was quoted in Cardiovascular Week (9/25), Health & Medicine Week (9/25), Life Science Weekly (9/26), Science Letter (9/26), Biotech Week (9/27), Obesity, Fitness, & Wellness Week (9/30), and Hematology Week (9/25) regarding prenatal nicotine exposure.

Orin Kerr , associate professor of law, was quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch (9/17) regarding President Bush’s proposals to change military law and civil liberties protections by legalizing warrantless wiretapping and military tribunals for suspected terrorists.

Donald Lindsey, chief investment officer and professorial lecturer in finance, was quoted in TheDeal.com (9/20) regarding Amaranth Advisors, LLC’s financial problems.

John Logsdon, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in Dow Jones International News (9/20), Pioneer Times-Journal (9/20), and The Irish Examiner (9/20) regarding a space shuttle inspection. The Christian Science Monitor (9/22) quoted him regarding the growing business of space tourism and New Mexico’s Spaceport America. USA Today (9/22) quoted him regarding the successful landing of space shuttle Atlantis and Rocky Mountain News (9/23) quoted him regarding the possibility of space travel for private citizens. The New York Times (9/24) quoted him regarding NASA’s recent efforts to collaborate with China.

Forrest Maltzman, professor of political science, was quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune (9/20) regarding a bill aimed at giving Utah a fourth congressional seat and giving the District of Columbia its first vote in Congress.

Todd Miller, assistant professor of exercise science, was quoted in The Washington Post (9/26) regarding bodyweight exercises.

Lawrence Mitchell, director of the Sloan Program, at GW’s Law School and John Theodore Fey Research Professor of Law, was quoted in The Globe & Mail in an article regarding Enron accountant Andrew Fastow.

Mike Mochizuki, Japan-U.S. Relations Associate Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, wrote an op-ed posted on latimes.com (9/21) regarding Shinzo Abe’s proposed changes to Japanese constitutional and military ideals regarding pacifism and support to the U.S.

Seyyed HosseinNasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, was quoted on chicagotribune.com (9/20), Buffalo News (9/21), baltimoresun.com (9/22), and commentisfree.guardian.co.uk (9/20) and appeared on The Diane Rehm Show (9/19) regarding a statement made by the Pope that some say has fueled violence. Montreal Gazette (9/23) quoted him regarding the rise of fundamentalism and San Franscisco Chronicle (9/24) quoted him regarding the violence resulting from Pope Benedict XVI’s comments about Islam.

Jerrold Post, professor of political psychology & international affairs, and of psychology & behavioral science, was quoted in Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts (9/22), ABC Online (9/22), and appeared on the Wolf Blitzer Show (9/21) regarding Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and his sense of ease in dealing with the media.

Theodore Rosen , assistant professor of management, was quoted in The Globe & Mail (9/29) regarding the efficacy of workplace meetings.

David Shambaugh , professor of political science and international affairs, was noted in Shanghai Daily (9/21) regarding his participation in the Second World Forum on China Studies to be held in Shanghai.

Heather Smith , research associate, was quoted in Reuters News (9/23) regarding online political groups.

Margaret Soltan, associate professor of English and human sciences, was quoted on chronicle.com (9/27) regarding RateMyProfessors.com.

Gregory Squires, c hair of the department of sociology and p rofessor of sociology and of public policy and public administration, was noted on The Times-Picayune (9/17) regarding, “There is no such thing as a natural disaster: Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina,” a book of essays he co-edited.

Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted on aljazeera.com (9/16) regarding a lawsuit filed by families of Halliburton employees killed or injured in Iraq.

Jonathan Turley , J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, wrote an op-ed published in The Washington Post (9/17) regarding defamation lawsuits and protecting the reputations of the deceased and in BusinessWeek Online (9/26) regarding recent legal developments in the tobacco industry. The New York Sun (9/28) quoted him in an article regarding Taiwanese officials’ attempts to block a U.S. spy investigation.

Lawrence Wilkerson, part-time faculty, was quoted on eveningsun.com (9/29) from an address he made at Gettysburg College.

Ray Williamson, research professor of space policy and international affairs, was quoted in Christian Science Monitor (9/22) regarding the successful landing of the space shuttle Atlantis after repairs were made on the space station.

Bernard Wood, Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Origins and Professor of Human Evolution and Anatomy, was quoted on newsday.com (9/20), USA Today (9/20), Brocktown News (9/20), Nature (9/21), Daily Mail (9/21), The Globe & Mail (9/21), The Washington Post (9/21), New York Times (9/21), The San Francisco Chronicle (9/21), Lexington Herald Leader (9/21), The Independent (9/22), The Gold Post Bulletin (9/23), The Independent (9/24), Belfast Telegraph (9/26), The Chronicle of Higher Education (9/29), and Wilmington Morning Star (9/22) regarding the discovery of the ancient remains of a 3-year-old girl in Ethiopia.

Susan Wood, research professor, was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (9/28) regarding a group of scientists who have formed to defend scientific integrity during the next election.