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GW IN THE NEWS

Week of October 22 - 26, 2001

 

·             Darryl Jenkins was interviewed on NBC's "Today Show" talking about holiday travel. 

·             Jerold Post, professor of psychiatry and political psychology, was featured on CNN and quoted in The Boston Globe and The Washington Post concerning the Anthrax scare.  

·             GW Hospital was mentioned in The Washington Post several times for its role in anthrax testing. 

·             Dr. John Pan, who heads GW Medical Center's Center for Integrative Medicine, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. 

·             Alberto Benitez, professor of law, was featured in The Hartford Advocate’s cover story discussing flaws in new anti-terrorism laws aimed at immigrants.  Benitez was also quoted by  The San Jose Mercury News in a story outlining a stalled California bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain a drivers license.

·             Dr. Jeffrey Levi, co-director of the Center for Health Services Research and Policy at GW, was interviewed by "CBS Sunday Morning" on how to communicate to the public during health emergencies. 

·             Charles Craver, professor of law, discussed the large number of job bias cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in The National Law Journal, Miami Daily Business Review, Palm Beach Daily Business Review, and The Fulton County Daily Report. 

·             Paul Butler, professor of law had an op-ed published in The Legal Times regarding child pornography and free speech. 

·             Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law was quoted in "The National Journal’s Technology Daily" regarding new anti-terrorism proposals and privacy.  Rosen was also quoted in The Hartford Courant on airport security cameras. 

·             Peter Swire, professor of law, had an op-ed published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution on the USA Act and civil liberties.  Swire was quoted in Business Week in a story on banks freezing assets in an effort to trace terrorist funds.  The New York Times quoted Swire in an article regarding F.B.I. Internet wiretaps. 

·             Orin Kerr and Peter Swire, professors of law, were quoted on "Wired" in a story regarding the recording industry’s proposal to hack into personal computers and delete stolen MP3 files. 

·             Stephen Saltzburg, professor of law, was quoted by The National Law Journal in a story outlining the Department of Justice’s desire for prosecutions on the September 11th attacks to take place in the United States.  Saltzburg was also quoted by Reuters discussing fair trials for conspirators in the September 11th attacks.

·             Law School Dean Michael K. Young was quoted by The Washington Times in a story on coalition allies who violate religious freedom.  Young was also featured in a story on religious rights and the war on terrorism in The Desseret News

·             GW MPH Students from the Student Association appeared on CNN "Talk Back Live" to comment on the latest Anthrax scares. 

·             Ronald H. Spector, professor of history and international affairs, had his new book, "At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century," reviewed in the November/December 2001 issue of "Foreign Affairs" magazine. 

·             Dr. James Griffith, professor of psychiatry and neurology, was quoted in a "U.S. News and World Report" article titled "The Second Wave: Physicians Brace for the Coming Siege On Body and Mind." Dr. Griffith was also interviewed by Radio Free Europe, Canadian Network and Global Television Network on how Americans are coping with the ongoing threat of terrorism. 

·             Jeffrey Akman, department chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by Voice of America regarding the phone bank screening for Acute Stress Disorder. This was a project in partnership with a trauma team from the University of New Mexico, Washington Psychiatric Society and The George Washington University. 

·             Julia Frank, associate professor of psychiatry, was interviewed by "Prevention Magazine" and "Intelihealth," a Web magazine, about mental health during times of crisis. 

·             Dr. Tee L. Guidotti, department chair of environmental and occupational health, did an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on bio-terrorism.  

·             Dr. Jeffrey Levi, co-director of the Center for Health Services Research and Policy at GW, was interviewed by "CBS Sunday Morning" on how to communicate to the public during health emergencies. 

·             Dr. Steven Bielamowica, professor of otolaryngology, was interviewed on Fox 5's "High Tech Healthcare" about treatment options for patients with voice disorders.

  

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