OCTOBER 1-15, 2004

The GW-Battleground 2004 Poll, a bi-partisan national survey of opinions of likely voters, was mentioned by the Daytona Beach News Journal (10/3), The Washington Times (10/5), and The Press Trust of India (10/12).

Research underway by GW scientists to find ways to make MRIs safe for people with certain implants was mentioned by Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (10/3).  The Business Times mentioned a study undertaken by GW researchers to see if a child’s cognitive development could be affected by his or her eating habits (10/9).

Sen. Ted Kennedy’s speech delivered at GW on Sept. 27 was mentioned by The Plain Dealer (10/2).

GW’s part-time faculty vote on unionization was covered by The Washington Times (10/14), The Legal Times (10/18), and The Daily Labor Report (10/21).

GW’s Common Ground Film Festival, which GW established in 2001 and features international films, was mentioned in The Washington Post (10/15).

Gordon Adams, director of GW’s security policy program, was quoted by the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times in regards to Pentagon funding for security initiatives (10/1).

Chris Arterton, dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, was interviewed by NBC News about the debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry (10/2).

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (10/2) and The Washington Times (10/15) in regards to obesity lawsuits.

Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security at GW, was quoted by Dow Jones and theSt. Petersburg Times (10/2) in regards to the government’s cyber security.

Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, was quoted by The Times ( United Kingdom ) about research he did to show that singing is just as beneficial to one’s body as meditation and light exercise (10/9).

Charles B. Craver, professor of law, was quoted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about union workers rights in St. Louis(10/1, 10/8).

Carol Darr, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, was quoted by Information Week in regards to the lack of common technology standards in California (10/4).  Darr was quoted by the Associated Press and CMP TechWeb about Democrat Jeff Seemann, who is trying to unseat an incumbent in a Congressional race in Ohio,  getting advice on how to campaign from visitors to his Web site (10/8).

Edward DeFabo, research professor of dermatology and immunology, was quoted by Reuters Health in regards to ultraviolet B radiation triggering melanoma (10/12).

Robert Donaldson, Robert L. Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences, was quoted by The Washington Times about the color of this fall’s leaves (10/14).

Ronald Faucheux, associate professorial lecturer in political management, was quoted by the Associated Press in regards to the third and final presidential debate between President Bush and Sen.  Kerry (10/14).

Dr. Tee L. Guidotti, professor of environmental and occupational health, was quoted by The Washington Post about several U.S. utilities being tested for lead (10/14).

Muhiuddin Haider, assistant professor of global health, was quoted by ASIA-Plus in regards to HIV/AIDS prevention (10/4).

Henry Hertzfeld, senior research scientist at the Space Policy Institute, was quoted by The Seattle Times and Knight Ridder Tribune Business News about the prospects for space tourism (10/5).

Stephen Hess, distinguished research professor of media and public affairs, was quoted by The Washington Post in regards to House Majority Leader Tom Delay being involved in a handful of ethics cases and investigations (10/2).  Hess was interviewed by Voice of America about whether or not Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (10/8). 

Dennis Johnson, associate dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, was interviewed by Voice of America in regards to fundraising for the presidential campaign (10/8, 10/14).  Johnson also was interviewed by Voice of America on the recent polls that show the race for president between President Bush and Sen. Kerry is virtually tied (10/15).

Horace Freeland Judson, research professor of history, was quoted by The New York Sun about scientists fabricating information to fit into their theories (10/12).

Orin Kerr, associate professor of law, was quoted by The Washington Post about convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad’s case (10/5).

Jeanne Lambrew, associate professor of health policy, was quoted by The San Francisco Chronicle about where President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry stand on health care issues (10/11).

Lynda Maddox, professor of business administration, was quoted by The Washington Post and Newsbytes News Network in regards service charges adding to the already high monthly utility bills Americans pay today (10/10).

Timothy McCaffrey, associate professor of biochemistry, was quoted by the New Scientist in regards to a new stem-cell treatment from a little known British biotech firm called TriStem (10/9).

Michael Moore, associate professor of economics, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in regards to the steel industry (10/1).

Jerrold Post, professor of the practice of political psychology and international affairs, of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of engineering management, was quoted by All Africa in regards to the burdens of presidency in Africa (10/4).  Post was interviewed by MSNBC (10/2) and The Christian Science Monitor (10/4) about likelihood of increased terrorism on the eve of the U.S. election.  Post was interviewed by WETA-TV about Kim Jong Il of North Korea for the program Lifestyles of the Rich and Stalinist (10/8).  Post was quoted by The Observer Magazine (United Kingdom) about his profile of Saparmurat Niyazov, the president of Turkmenistan (10/10).  He was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor about how to get inside of Al Qaeda and finding out the group’s key goals (10/12).

Peter Reddaway, professor emeritus of political science and international affairs, was interviewed by Voice of America for a eight-part series about Russia and Chechnya (10/6, 10/7, 10/12, 10/13, 10/15). 

Bernard Reich, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor about issues in Israel (10/7).

Jonathan Reiner, associate professor of medicine, was quoted by USA Today about his work as Vice President Cheney’s cardiologist (10/7).

Jeffrey Rosen, associate professor of law, was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor (10/1), Financial Times (10/4), and Houston Chronicle (10/11) about Supreme Court cases. 

Sara Rosenbaum, interim chair of the department of health policy, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal (10/7) and The Star Ledger (10/10) in regards to the closing of a flu-vaccine plant by British regulators.

Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted by The New York Times about the rising number of military contract scandals (10/8, 10/12).  Schooner was quoted by The New York Times in regards to Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems filing a protest against a $4 billion contract to upgrade the C-130 transport plane (10/14).

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Star Ledger in regards to the Taiwanese government spying on the United States (10/3).  Shambaugh was quoted by the International Herald Tribune about the relationship between China and France (10/6, 10/11, 10/12).

Jonathan Siegal, professor of law, was quoted by Agence France Presse about the debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. Kerry (10/1, 10/3).

James Starrs, professor of law and forensic sciences, was quoted by The Boston Globe and Associated Press in regards to the Boston Police Department shutting down its fingerprint unit after being blamed for a wrongful conviction (10/14).

Jonathan Turley, professor of law, wrote an op-ed for the Journal Gazette about the court system (10/1).  Turley was quoted by the National Post in regards to a commuter who was arrested for speaking loudly on a cell phone in a Metro subway station (10/1).  Turley was interviewed by Fox News in regards to a piece he wrote for USA Today about polygamy (10/6).  Turley wrote an op-ed for The Toronto Star (10/8) and The Record (10/11) about a lawsuit being filed against the hit show Friends.

Robert Tuttle, professor of law, was quoted by The Record about Catholic Bishop John J. Myers urging Catholics to vote for President Bush (10/6).

Patience White, professor of medicine, was quoted by The Washington Post in regards to the drug Vioxx being taken off the market (10/1).