University Coverage

A conference on transportation security hosted by the GW Virginia Campus was covered by Air Transport Intelligence, Airline Business Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Airports News, Aviation Daily and The New York Times (November 1). The conference was also mentioned on CNN's "Live at Daybreak" (November 1) and in a New York Times story about airline baggage screening (November 5).

The School of Media and Public Affairs Student Voices Project, headed by Sean Aday, assistant professor of media and public affairs, was profiled in The Washington Post (November 2).

GW was profiled in a Washington Times story about area universities with politically active students. Christopher Deering, professor of political science, was quoted in the story (November 4).

The GW Luther W. Brady Art Gallery exhibition "A Perfect World: Words and Paintings from Over 50 of America's Most Powerful People" was profiled in The Georgetown Current (November 6).

A study on women with auto-immune disorders, co-conducted by the GW School of Public Health and Health Services was mentioned in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (November 8).

The GW Department of Music presentation of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was profiled as one of the Washington Post's "Weekend's Best" (November 8).

The Washington Post announced that the GW addition to the Marvin Center was honored by the D.C. chapter of the American Institute of Architects for excellence in architecture (November 9).

GW was one of three schools featured in a New York Times article titled, "Four Star Dorms" (November 10). Robert A. Chernak, vice president for student and academic support services, was quoted in the piece.

Excerpts from a George Washington University Hospital statement about the FBI warnings of terrorist threats against hospitals appeared in The New York Times and Washington Times (November 15).

The November 3 edition of GW Washington Forum radio show featured highlights from former Vice President Al Gore's speech at the GW Medical Center. The Forum also featured comments by GSPM Dean Christopher Arterton and GW students Dan Moss and Jon Clavarius about the 2002 mid-term elections (November 10).

Faculty/Staff Coverage

Gordan Adams, director of the ESIA Security Policies Institute, was quoted in an AP wire story about Sen. John Warner's prospective return as head of the Armed Services Committee (November 13). He was also interviewed by Richard Tomlinson of Fortune, on U.S. defense plans and budgets and the role of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems in the U.S. defense market (November 1). Finally, he discussed the Armed Services Committee with CBC Radio, Canada (November 4) and Suisse Romande, Swiss national radio (November 15).

Mark H. Allenbaugh, assistant professorial lecturer of philosophy, analyzed a U.S. District Court ruling on the death penalty for the Legal Times (November 4).

Christopher Arterton, dean of the GW Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about mid-term election Senate races (November 3). The same paper included his analysis of the election results (November 6).

Patricia Atkins, assistant research professor of public policy and public administration, was quoted in a Washington Post story regarding a push for a 211 hotline in the D.C. area (November 10).

Debra Avant, associate professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in a U.S. News & World Report feature on the growing number of civilian contractors working with military personnel (November 4).

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was the subject of a Washington Post feature article on his legal campaign against the junk food industry (November 3). He was also quoted in Scotland on Sunday about the French division of McDonald's telling parents not to allow their children to visit its restaurants more than once a week (November 3). Finally, he was mentioned in a Patriot Ledger op-ed (November 6).

Joseph Barbera, co-director of the GW Institute for Crisis and Disaster Management, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story regarding a new study about smallpox vaccinations.

Sarah Binder, assistant professor of political science, appeared on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" to discuss potential judicial appointments by the newly elected Congress (November 6).

Alison Brooks, professor of anthropology, was quoted in a New York Times story about the use of modern genetic science to track early human migration (November 12).

Gene Cohen, director of GW's Center on Aging, Health and the Humanities, was quoted in a Denver Post story about the growing number of people living to the age of 100 (November 11).

Michael Cornfield, associate research professor of political management, was quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune about candidates reaching out to voters through the Internet with mixed results. He also discussed online campaigning in an AP wire story (November 4). Finally, a poll conducted by GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet rating candidate web sites in the Texas governor race was profiled in a Washington Times story, which included quotes from Cornfield (November 5).

Robert Cottrol, professor of law, was quoted in a Miami Herald story about a Palm Beach County jury finding a gun manufacturer partly liable in the death of a Florida teacher (November 15).

Bruce Dickson, associate professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in a New York Times front-page story about prospects for a change in power in China (November 13).

Amitai Etzioni, GW University Professor, wrote an op-ed about acts of violence between Muslims and Christians that appeared in The Weekly Standard (November 11).

Leon Feurth, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs, appeared on Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" to discuss possible military actions against Iraq (November 8).

Jack Friedenthal, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, was mentioned in an AP wire story about charges of collusion between the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings (November 5).

Doug Fuller, assistant professor of geography, appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" to discuss slow-burning tropical fires and their impact on global warming (November 7).

Shi-Ling Hsu, associate professor of law, was quoted in The Roanoke Times about American Electric Power hiring a bat expert to study whether its proposed 765,000-volt line would hurt the habitat of an endangered bat (November 3).

Alaa Ibrahim, a doctoral candidate in GW's Department of Physics, was mentioned in The Canadian Press regarding research he conducted to verify the existence of a rare star, a magnetar (November 5). Ibrahim and the star were also mentioned in The Winnipeg Free Press (November 5), Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Toronto Globe and Mail (November 6) and Washington Times (November 8).

GW ESIA Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted in the National Journal about India and Pakistan (November 2).

Suzanne Jackson, associate professor of law, was quoted in a Washington Post story about rising Medicare HMO rates (November 5).

Darryl Jenkins, director of the Aviation Institute, was quoted in the Daily Deal about AMR Corp's bid for bankrupt airline TWA (November 1). He was quoted in a New York Times story about a recently approved code-share agreement between United Airlines and US Airways (November 3). Jenkins also spoke on the proposed Northwest-Continental-Delta alliance in the Minnesota Star Tribune (November 3). His comments on the United Airlines white collar salary cuts appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Denver Post (November 4). He spoke to the Chicago Tribune again about United Airlines loan payments (November 6). Finally, his comments about new United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton appeared in The Washington Post (November 15).

Murhaf Jouejati, department of political science, was quoted in the St. Petersburg Times about possible terrorist activities in Syria (November 3).

Ellen Klossen, assistant professor of clinical psychology, was quoted in a Washington Post feature story about the popularity of fantasy sports leagues (November 8).

Peter Kornbluth, National Security Archives at GW, appeared on CNN "Wolf Blitzer Reports" discussing national security (November 14).

John Logsdon, director of the ESIA Space Policy Institute, was quoted in The Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel (November 10), South China Morning Post (November 12) and The New York Times (November 14) regarding NASA's bid for a successor to the space shuttle. He was also quoted in a Orlando Sentinel story about a proposed orbital lifeboat for the international space station (November 11).

Steven Livingston, associate professor of media and public affairs and international affairs, appeared on NPR discussing polling results and the mid-term elections (November 5).

Kip Lornell, professor of Africana studies, was interviewed by Bravo television regarding the social cultural and musical significance of the songs "Maybellene," "Heart Break Hotel" and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (November 6).

Michael Manyak, chair of the GW Department of Urology, was quoted in The Record (Bergen County, NJ) about new prostate cancer surgeries (November 11).

Cynthia McClintock, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in a Seattle Times story about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (November 14).

Lawrence Mitchell, professor of law, was quoted in a Dow Jones News Service story about the resignation of SEC Chair Harvey Pitt (November 11).

Thomas J. Moore, health policy analyst at the GW Medical Center, was quoted in AP and Dow Jones wire stories about a study conducted by GW and the University of Maryland on clinical testing of drugs on infants. Moore also appeared on ABC "World News Tonight" discussing the same topic (November 4).

Thomas Morgan, Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, commented in an AP wire story regarding Harvey Pitt's selection of former FBI Director William Webster to head a new accounting oversight board (November 1). Morgan was also quoted in a New York Times story about new lawyer disclosure rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (November 6).

Bonnie Morris, adjunct assistant professor of women's studies, was interviewed on the NBC "Nightly News" about adolescent girls and obesity (November 1).

Sean Murphy, associate professor of law, commented in American Prospect about a law suit launched by Burmese villagers against a multinational corporation (November 4).

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, GW University Professor, was profiled in a Christian Science Monitor feature article (November 7).

John Pan, director for GW's Center of Innovative Medicine, was quoted in a Washington Post story about alternative medications and treatment (November 11).

Jerrold Post, professor of psychiatry, of political psychology and international affairs, was quoted by The New York Times about sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad (November 1). His psychological profile of Saddam Hussein was referenced in The Financial Times (November 11). His comments on the execution of CIA shooter Mir Aimal Kasi appeared in The Washington Post (November 14). He was the subject of a feature article that appeared in The Guardian (November 14).  Finally, he discussed Saddam Hussein with the BBC "World News Radio" (November 14).

Catherine Ross, associate professor of law, discussed the prosecution of D.C.-area sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo on NPR's "All Things Considered" (November 7).

Stephen Saltzburg, professor of law, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch story about the possibility of a fair trial for the D.C.-area sniper suspects (November 8).

Gregory Squires, professor of sociology, appeared on NPR's "Marketplace" radio program to discuss the Baltimore, MD, housing market (November 14).

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in a Reuters wire story about the Chinese People's Liberation Army (November 2). He was also quoted in Agence France-Presse about the prospect of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations converting itself from an economic grouping into a security organization (November 5). He spoke on the same topic in the Straits Times (November 5). Shambaugh's op-eds on internal Chinese party politics appeared in The New York Times (November 7) and Seattle Post-Intelligencer (November 8).

Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, discussed homeland security & off-shore

companies on NPR's "Here & Now."

Keith Smith, associate professor of accountancy, was quoted in a Washington Post story about William H. Webster, chairman of the newly created board to police corporate auditors (November 12).

Laura Lowe Tosi, associate professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics, was quoted in a Women's Health Weekly story about the long-term side effects of bone fractures (November 14).

Jonathan Turley, professor of law, appeared on the CBS "Evening News," the CBS "Early Show," CBS News "The Osgood File" (November 10, 11) and ABC "Good Morning America" (November 12) to discuss the prosecution of the D.C.-area sniper suspects. He also commented on the issue in an AP wire story (November 11), The Washington Times, The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, The New York Times and Richmond Times-Dispatch (November 13). Turley also appeared on ABC "Nightline" to discuss electronic privacy issues (November 14).