GW IN THE NEWS Week of February 25 - March 1, 2002    ·             CNN's "Crossfire" has moved to GW and will begin airing live from GW's Jack Morton Auditorium on April 1.  Media outlets covering the new partnership between GW and CNN include, The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, USA Today, Newsday (New York), The Hartford Courant, and The Daily News (New York), The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times, The New York Post, and St. Petersburg Times.    ·             Elliott School's Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was interviewed by The Washington Post for an article titled, “ U.S. Praises Musharraf’s Battle Against Terrorism."   ·             Drs. Jonathan Reiner, Joel Rosenberg and Richard Katz, professors of cardiology, took part in a live Web cast with Larry King discussing new advances in cardiac care.  ·             Dr. Reiner was also interviewed on WTTG-TV's (Channel 5) "High Tech Healthcare" segment discussing the live Web cast and the use of it as an educational tool for the public.  ·             Elliott School's Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics, and Human Behavior, wrote an op-ed published by The Jerusalem Post on Middle East Peace.   ·             The George Washington University Medical Center hosted a one-day series of panel discussions designed to minimize consequences of future terrorist attacks by sharpening the skills of public health leaders and front-line emergency workers.  The series was titled "After 9/11: Today's Lessons For Tomorrow's Preparedness." Media covering the conference included The Boston Globe, Associated Press, NewsChannel 8, WTOP-AM, The Washington Post, and National Public Radio.  ·             Steven Livingston, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in The Los Angeles Times on Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.   ·             Elliott School’s Ambassador David Shinn, was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post, titled “Al Qaeda Ally IN Somalia IS in Tatters.”  Shinn was quoted on the current situation in Somalia.  ·             Drs. Raul Mandler and Perry Richardson, professors of neurology, were featured on ABC's "Nightline" about cerebral vascular accidents (strokes).  ·             Brian Kamoie, assistant research professor in GW's School of Public Health and Health Services, was quoted in The Washington Times about the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's United States Senate Youth Program.  ·             Dr. Jeff Lin, GW's obstetrics-gynecology department, was interviewed by the radio station, DC101, about gynecologic cancer.  ·             Elliott School's Cynthia McClintock, professor of political science and international affairs, was a panelist on the Worldnet/VOA program “Fora InterAmericano.”  This internationally broadcast program is sent via satellite to all US Embassies where they are broadcast live or recorded and offered to over 300 TV stations in Latin and South America.   ·             GW's Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi was featured on a live radio report on WTOP-AM about the flu virus.    -GW-     ©2002 The George Washington University Office of University Relations, Washington, D.C. Contact gwnews@gwu.edu with questions and comments.