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GW IN THE NEWS
March 1-15, 2003
A $5
million grant awarded to GW to study automotive safety was the subject of
a Washington Post story. Kennerly H. Digges, research professor of
engineering and applied science, was quoted in the piece (3/2).
A study co-sponsored by the
Graduate School of Political Management’s Congress Online Project about
congressional Web pages was the subject of stories in The Washington Post,
Roll Call, Gannett News Service, Associated Press (3/2), The San
Francisco Chronicle, PC World Daily (3/4), Las Vegas Sun,
Pittsburg Post-Gazette (3/5), The St. Lake Tribune (3/7),
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Denver Post (3/9), Government Computer
News (3/10) and The Arkansas Democrat
Gazette (3/12).
WJLA-Channel 7 interviewed six
GSPM students and broadcasted live from campus for a story gauging
reaction to President Bush’s press conference (3/6).
Documents and photos released by
the National Security Archive at GW about relations between the U.S. and
Iraq during the Reagan administration were discussed in a Boston Globe
op-ed (3/6). The Archive was also mentioned in an Associated Press
story about John Ashcroft and the Freedom of
Information Act (3/6).
New building projects on the
GW Virginia Campus were mentioned in a Washington Times story
about growth in Loudoun county (3/7).
An Elliott School
ambassador’s forum featuring the ambassadors from Pakistan and Afghanistan was
covered by C-SPAN. The Sydney Morning
Herald and The Washington Times
also covered the event (3/10).
A speech by Sen. John Edwards
delivered at GW’s Jack Morton Auditorium was covered by the following
media outlets: The News &
Observer (Raleigh, NC), Associated
Press, USA Today, Dow Jones, The Washington Post, Greensboro
News & Record, Roll Call, ABC
News, NBC News, Fox News Channel and CNN (3/12).
The
Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute, to be housed at the GW
Virginia Campus, was profiled in The Washington Post (3/13).
The GW Washington Forum
radio show covered such topics as U.S. military action in Iraq with the Elliott
School’s Gordon Adams and Amb. Robert Hunter; and media coverage of the war with
SMPA Professors Sean Aday and Mark Feinstein.
A GW Student, Alice Kahler Marshall, was mentioned in The
Harrisburg Patriot (3/14), about her collection of historical women’s
history materials.
Gordon Adams, director of
the Elliott School’s Security Studies Program and professor of the practice of
international affairs, discussed the costs of a war in Iraq with the following
media outlets: NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show” (3/3), NPR’s “Marketplace” (3/4),
Associated Press, Financial Times, Tulsa World, The Canadian Press, The San
Francisco Chronicle (3/11), The News &
Observer (Raleigh, NC), The Boston
Globe, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Omaha World-Herald, The
Columbian, Chicago Sun-Times, Gannett News Service and Dow Jones
(3/12). Adams was also interviewed by Financial Times for an
article titled, “Pondering the imponderable as US readies for war.” Finally, he was quoted in The
Hartford Courant on competition for the Marine One and Air Force search and
rescue helicopter programs.
James Austin,
director of the Institute on Crime, Justice and Corrections, was quoted in
The Canadian Press about the Canadian correctional system (3/4).
John Banzhaf, professor of
law, was quoted in a USA Today column on fast food law suits (3/12).
Robert Brauneis,
associate professor of law, and Roger Schechter, professor of law, were
quoted in a St. Petersburg Times story about a Supreme Court trademark
ruling involving lingerie giant Victoria's Secret (3/5).
Debra Bruno, adjunct instructor in English, wrote an
op-ed about affirmative action that appeared in the Christian Science
Monitor (3/13).
William Chambliss,
professor of sociology, was quoted in a York Daily Record story about
immigration (3/10).
Michael Cornfield,
associate research professor of political management, was quoted in a New
York Times story about the use of the Internet in grass-roots politics
(3/13).
Robert Cottrol, professor
of law, was quoted in a Knight Ridder News Service
story about the Supreme Court ruling
regarding “three strikes” laws (3/6). The story appeared in the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel and The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA).
Charles Craver, professor
of law, was quoted in Omaha World-Herald about how to ask for a raise
(3/3).
Mervyn Elgart,
emeritus professor, School of Medicine, was quoted in a Washington Post
story about a new drug for treating psoriasis (3/4).
Dr.
Arthur Frank, director of GW's
weight management clinic, appeared on CNBC’s “Business Center” discussing how
the problem of obesity is impacting the economy (3/4). He was also quoted in a
People magazine story regarding Gastric-bypass surgery (3/9).
Leon Fuerth, research
professor of international affairs, appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes”
discussing terrorism threats and Saddam Hussein (3/1).
Barry Fulton,
director of GW’s Public Diplomacy Institute, was quoted in a Boston Globe
story about difficulties by the U.S. to promote itself overseas (3/9).
Nina Gilden Seavey,
director of GW’s Center for History in the Media, was quoted in an
Associated Press wire story about her documentary, “The Ballad of Bering Strait” (3/1).
James Goldgeiger,
associate professor of political science, was quoted in a Cincinnati Post
story about U.S. alliances in Europe (3/8).
Hope Harrison, assistant professor of history, was quoted
in a Washington Post story looking back at Joseph Stalin, 50 years after
his death (3/6).
Elliott School’s Ambasador
Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was
featured in a National Review Q&A article about the diplomatic maneuvering at the United Nations over Iraq
(3/1).
Darryl Jenkins, director
of GW’s Aviation Institute, was quoted in The
Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, about
Northwest Airlines asking their pilots to take pay cuts (3/1). His comments on
the impact a war against Iraq would have on the airline industry appeared in
The San Francisco Chronicle (3/4), Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(3/7), The Washington Post, The Canadian Press, CNNfn (3/11)
The
Record
(Bergen County, NJ), The
Washington Times,
The
Columbian,
The Commercial Appeal, Chicago
Sun-Times, Austin American-Statesman,
The Providence Journal, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Tulsa World
(3/12).
He was quoted in The Washington
Post about a ruling that may end employee control of United Airlines (3/5).
Jenkins appeared on PBS’ “Nightly Business Report” discussing airline labor
issues (3/11). Finally, Jenkins was quoted in the Rocky Mountain
News about United Airlines’ plan to start a low-cost airline (3/15).
Suzannah Lessard, GW
Jenny McKean Moore fellow, wrote The Washington Post book review of “Dead
Cities,” a study of urban sprawl (3/9).
Alan Lipman,
executive director of GW’s Center for the Study of Violence about Elizabeth
Smart, The San Francisco Chronicle (3/14)
John Logsdon, director of
the Elliott School’s Space Policy Institute, was quoted in an Associated
Press wire story about the future of the international space station (3/2).
The story also appeared in Tulsa World. Logsdon was mentioned in USA
Today, The New York Times, Seattle Times, Deseret News, Associated Press and
Dow Jones stories regarding his appointment of a new board that will
investigate the Columbia tragedy (3/5). Finally, he appeared on NPR’s “All
Things Considered,” about how NASA is getting international cooperation with the
Shuttle Columbia investigation (3/14).
Bernard Mergen,
professor of American civilization, was quoted in a Washington Post story
regarding the cultural clash between the U.S. and France (3/1). He was also
quoted in a Post story about snow (3/1).
Forrest Maltzman,
associate professor of political science, was quoted in The Globe and Mail
(Toronto) about Bush’s re-election prospects in 2004 (3/8).
Melani McAlister,
associate professor of American studies, was quoted in a Washington Post
story about celebrities making a stand on the use of force in Iraq (3/8).
Dorn McGrath Jr.,
professor of geography and of urban and regional planning, was quoted in a
Washington Post story on the cancellation of Washington's 2003 Grand Prix
auto race (3/9).
Lawrence Mitchell,
professor of law, was quoted in a Charlotte Observer story about proposed stock exchange rules mandating changes on
corporate boards (3/9).
Elaine Murphy, senior associate with the GW
Center for Global Health, was quoted in a Washington Times article about
methods to fight the spread of AIDS in Africa (3/13).
Seyyed Hossein Nasr,
GW University Professor, and his book, “Islam: Religion, History and
Civilization,” were profiled in The Washington Post (3/1). He was also
quoted in a New York Times article about a speech he gave at the Jewish
Theological Seminary (3/14).
Susan Phillips, dean of
the School of Business and Public Management, was quoted in The Washington Post and SFO, a financial
markets trade magazine, about the use of
derivatives in financial markets (3/6). The story also ran in The Seattle
Times (3/7).
Finally, she was interviewed by CBS “Market Watch”
regarding what the Fed decision makers may be thinking about the current state
of the global economy.
Dr. Jerrold Post,
professor of psychiatry, political psychology and international affairs and
director of GW’s Political Psychology Program, discussed Saddam Hussein with the
following media outlets: The Australian (3/1), Investor’s Business
Daily (3/2), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (3/6), BBC Radio, NBC
“Dateline” and CBS “60 Minutes” (3/14).
Jeffrey Rosen, professor
of law, was quoted in The Western Massachusetts
Law Tribune, about Roe vs. Wade (3/7). He
also wrote The Washington Post book review for a biography of Supreme
Court Justice William Douglas (3/9). Rosen was interviewed by Voice of America
about civil liberties and national security (3/11).
Stephen Saltzburg,
Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy, Litigation, and Professional
Responsibility, was quoted in a Broward Daily
Business Review story about a 17th century
doctrine invoked to challenge 1953 ruling based on the Air Force's national
security claim in a fatal crash (3/11).
Steven Schooner,
professor of law, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding what
companies were selected to bid on Iraq reconstruction (3/10). The story
also appeared in The Grand Rapids Press (3/11).
The Elliott School’s
Ambassador David Shinn, wrote an article about the Sudan that was published
in All Africa (3/7).
Ronald Spector, professor
of history and international affairs, wrote a New York Times book review
of “Boyd,” a biography of Air Force pilot John Boyd
(3/9).
Suzanne Stutman, assistant research professor;
director of the Institute for Mental Health Initiatives, was quoted in
Parenting about methods to control anger in children (3/1).
Jonathan Turley, professor
of law, was quoted in the Austin American-Statesman and Pittsburg
Post-Gazette (3/1) and appeared on NPR’s “Morning Edition” (3/4) discussing
military tribunals. He also wrote an op-ed for the Times Union (Albany,
NY) about President Bush’s faith-based initiatives (3/1). He appeared on NPR’s
“All Things Considered” about the case of a man who pled guilty as a teen of
assaulting a classmate and is now being charged with a new crime following the
victim's death (3/6). He was quoted in The Independent (London) about the
death of two Taliban soldiers captured in Afghanistan (3/6). He wrote on op-ed
on the same topic that appeared in The Los Angeles Times (3/10). His
comments on the judicial nominations of Miguel Estrada and Charles Pickering
appeared in a Gannett News Service story (3/7).
Dr. Karen Weihs, director
of GW's Clinical Psychiatric Research Center, was quoted in a USA Today
story about stress surfacing after a cancer diagnosis (3/11). The story also
appeared in the Herald-Sun (Australia).
Ray Williamson,
research professor at the ESIA Space Policy Institute, was quoted in The New
York Times (3/15) about NASA’s plan to resume shuttle
flights.
Michael
Young,
dean of the GW Law School, co-wrote a Star Ledger op-ed about religious
freedom in Afghanistan (3/2).
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