GW IN THE NEWS Week of February 4 - 8, 2002   ·             James O. Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History, was mentioned in The Washington Post and "People Magazine" regarding a History channel documentary that he narrated on famous and little known African-American landmarks.  ·             Philip Joyce, associate professor of public administration, was quoted by The Chicago Tribune in an article about the Bush budget's color-coded rating system.   ·             Charles Toftoy, director of GW's entrepreneurship program, was mentioned in The Reno Gazette-Journal about a workshop moderated by at the United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship conference in January.   ·             Kip Lornell, professor of Africana studies, was interviewed by Reuters for an article about go-go.  Lornell was also interviewed by BBC News and "Current Affairs" about the life and recent death of folk singer Dave Van Ronk.   Additionally, he was interviewed on NPR's "Morning Edition" for a story on the influence of black music on barbershop quartets.  ·             SBPM Dean Susan Phillips was interviewed by Dow Jones Newswire about governor vacancies at the U.S. Federal Reserve.   ·             Dr. Michael Olding, professor of cosmetic surgery, was interviewed on WUSA-TV (Channel 9) about botox, the medication being used for the elimination of wrinkles.  ·             Jeffrey Henig, professor of political science, was interviewed by WUSA-TV (Channel 9) about the battle between Prince George's County, MD school board members and the county's Superintendent Iris T. Metts.  ·             Dr. Raul Mandler, professor of neurology, was featured on WTTG-TV's (Channel 5) "High Tech Healthcare" segment about new advances in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis.  ·             Dr. May Chin, of GW's anesthesiology department, was interviewed by "U.S. News and World Report" about pain management in hospitals.  ·              Adele Ashcar, professor in GW Solutions' Center for Professional Development, was interviewed by the "Washingtonian Magazine" about the landscape design program.  ·             Dr. Keith Holtermann, assistant dean for health sciences, was interviewed by BBC Worldwide TV, in a discussion about the funding for Homeland Defense.  ·             Dr. Rachel Brem, of GW's Breast Imaging department, was featured on WJLA-TV (Channel 7) discussing the Dilon Breast Imaging Camera and its life-saving capabilities, particularly for women with dense breast tissue.  ·             Dr. Arthur Frank, director of GW's Weight Management Clinic, was featured on KMSP-TV (UPN Channel 9 in Minneapolis), and KDFW-TV (Fox Channel 4 in Dallas) regarding research that suggests a virus can cause some forms of obesity.  ·             GW was mentioned on KTLA (WB Channel 5 in Los Angeles) about a study conducted at GW regarding breast cancer being more fatal among blacks.    -GW-     ©2002 The George Washington University Office of University Relations, Washington, D.C. Contact gwnews@gwu.edu with questions and comments.