University
Coverage
GW was one of several schools
profiled in a New York Times front-page story
on the growing number of students with multiple majors. Cheryl
Beil,
director of academic planning and assessment, was quoted in the story (11/17).
The article was picked up by several other papers including the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel and Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette.
A
conference sponsored by GW and the Sci-Fi Channel on interstellar space
travel was profiled in The Washington Post (11/18) and Seattle Times
(11/19).
GW was mentioned in a Washington
Times story about the terrorism attacks not impacting U.S.-foreign student
exchange programs (11/20).
Roll Call profiled the art exhibit “A
Perfect World,” on view at the GW Luther W. Brady Art Gallery. Lenore
Miller, director of the GW Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, was quoted in the
story. The exhibit was also reviewed in The Washington Post (11/28).
GW students were quoted in a Washington
Post article (11/25) on women turning
21 and drinking.
In-studio for the November 17
edition of the GW Washington Forum radio show were Tom Blanton, executive director of
the National Security Archive and
James Hershberg, a
ssociate professor of history and international affairs, discussing
the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The November 24
program featured comments from Charles Craver, professor of law, about his book, “The Intelligent Negotiator.”
Faculty and Staff
Coverage
Simon Amiel, executive director of Hillel, was quoted in The
Washington Post
(11/29) about Adam Sandler’s new movie, “Eight Crazy Nights.”
Deborah Avant, professor of political science and
international affairs, was interviewed by NPR’s Terry Gross for "Fresh Air"
about private military and security companies on Tuesday
(11/26).
Mansoor
Azarhooshang,
visiting assistant professor of sculpture, was quoted in a Washington Times
article on sculpture
(11/18).
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was profiled
in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel regarding legal work against fast food
companies (11/17). He was also interviewed by ABC
“World News Tonight” (11/26), CNN International, CNNfn and CNN’s “Connie Chung
Tonight” (11/21) on the same topic. Banzhaf was quoted in The San Diego
Union-Tribune (11/28) and The News & Observer about tobacco
settlement funds being tapped for other issues. He was also quoted in the The
Plain Dealer (11/24), Adelaide Advertiser (11/23), National
Post (11/22) and the Financial Times (11/22), (11/23), (11/27) and
(11/26) on the latest McDonalds lawsuit on obesity.
Gene D. Cohen, director of the GW Center on
Aging, Health & Humanities, was quoted in the Portland Oregorian
about changing lifestyles of the nation’s senior citizens (11/17).
Michael Cornfield, associate research professor of political
management, was quoted by the Associated Press (11/29) on online
activism.
Christopher Deering, professor of political science, was quoted in
St. Louis Post-Dispatch about successes of the 107th
Congress (11/21).
Bruce
J. Dickson, associate professor of political science and international
affairs, published an op-ed article in Newsday titled “China’s Next
Generation: Capitalist Dictators,” (11/17), which also mentions his book “Red
Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for the
Future.”
Amitai Etzioni, GW University Professor, wrote an essay on
the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and its impact on college campuses that
appeared in the Portland Oregorian (11/17). He was quoted in a U.S. News
and World Report (11/25) article on professional moms. Etzioni was also
quoted in the Rocky Mountain News (11/24) about James Ujaama, who will be
tried next year on charges of conspiring to support al-Qaida
terrorists.
Leon Feurth, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of
International Affairs, gave his Shapiro Lecture on “Networking and the Future of
Democracy: Mastering the Future Before it Masters
Us,” (11/21), which
C-Span aired several
times.
Arthur Frank, medical director at GW's Weight Loss Management Program, was
quoted in The Times of London about rising obesity in the U.S.
(11/18).
Michael Freedman, vice president of communications and
professorial lecturer, was quoted by The San Diego
Union-Tribune
(11/30), Newsday
(11/28) and AP
(11/27) about the death of former CBS writer and editor Ed
Bliss.
Adriane
Fugh-Berman,
assistant clinical professor in the departments of
Medicine and Health Care Sciences, and a study she co-authored regarding alternatives to hormone
replacement therapy were profiled in an Associated Press wire
story and The New The New York Times (November 18). The story was also
picked up by The Canadian Press, The San-Diego Union-Tribune,
The Seattle Times, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Deseret News, Tulsa World
and The Washington Post. Dr. Fugh-Berman was also quoted by
the AP (11/28), the Richmond Times-Dispatch (11/26), the Deseret News
(11/26), The Baton Rouge Advocate (11/26), The Canadian Press
(11/25), the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (11/22) and The Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (11/26) on herbal companies
trying to seize the menopause market.
Doug Fuller, assistant professor of geography, was interviewed on
NPR’s “Morning Edition” (11/20) regarding the new discovery of an endangered
orangutan.
Allan Gerson, professorial lecturer in honors, testified
to the Senate Judiciary Committee on assessing the tools needed to fight the
financing of terrorism (11/20).
Harry Harding, ESIA dean, was quoted in an Atlanta
Journal-Constitution story about young Americans scoring low on a National
Geographic Society geography survey (11/21).
Jack Harrald, director of the GW Institute for Crisis, Disaster,
and Risk Management, was quoted in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer story
about Puget Sound oil spill (11/21).
Elliott
School’s Ambasador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of
international affairs, played the role of the president in a BBC production
titled, “The Situation Room: America in Crisis,” which aired several times this
week on BBC-Four (TV) (11/27).
Darryl Jenkins, director of the Aviation Institute, was quoted in
a Dallas Morning News story about the impact a Republican controlled
congress would have on the airline industry (11/18). His comments on United
Airlines pay cuts appeared in USA Today (11/19). He was a guest on NPR’s
“All Things Considered” discussing airport security (11/19). He was also quoted
in The Houston Chronicle about a code sharing proposal between American
Airlines and British Airways (11/19). Jenkins was also interviewed by The Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
(11/30), The Washington Post (11/30), Rocky Mountain News (11/29)
and Denver Post (11/29) on United Airlines negotiations with their
mechanics. He was quoted by The Tampa Tribune (11/27), Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette (11/27) and Knight-Ridder Tribune (11/27), about US Airways
laying off workers. Finally, he was interviewed by ABC “World News
Tonight” regarding the
possible bankruptcy filing of United Airlines (11/29).
Dan Kaniewski, director of the Center for
Emergency Preparedness, was quoted in The Arkansas Democrat Gazette
(11/24) about the smallpox vaccine.
Gerald Kauvar, special assistant to the
president, was mentioned in a Washington Post (11/27) article about being
nominated to the task force charged with overhauling the board of directors for
the Washington area United Way.
Rosslyn Kleeman, professor of government, was quoted in the
Denver Post (11/29)
about the federal workforce growing under the Bush
Administration.
John Logsdon, director of the ESIA Space Policy Program, was
quoted in The Cincinnati Post about former
astronaut and senator John Glenn (11/16).
Jarol Manheim, professor of media and public
affairs and political science, was quoted in Golf World about the controversy with
Augusta National.
Daniel McLean, CEO of The George Washington
University Hospital, was quoted in a Washington Post article about the
D.C. Health Network. McClean also wrote an op-ed with Dr. John
Williams, dean of the School of Medical School and Health Sciences, that
appeared in The Washington Post
(11/26) on saving health care in D.C.
James Miller, professor of English and
American studies, received the D.C. “professor of the year” award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This honor was
mentioned in The Washington Post (11/22).
Thomas Morgan, Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, was
quoted in The National Law Journal about the American Bar Association and
proposed regulation
governing the conduct of lawyers for public companies (11/18). He was also
quoted in the same publication about attorneys becoming stockbrokers
(11/25).
Fitzhugh Mullan, clinical professor of pediatrics and
public health, and his book, “Big Doctoring in
America: Profiles in Primary Care” were profiled in The Washington Post (11/19).
Joan Ozdogan, director of advancement
at GW’s Virginia Campus, was profiled in The Washington Post Loudoun
Extra
(11/17).
Jerrold Post, professor of psychiatry, of political
psychology and international affairs, was profiled in a feature article that
appeared in The Age magazine The article also ran in the Sydney
Morning Herald (11/16). His comments on bioterrorism and the psychological
impact of terrorism appeared in an AP wire story (11/19). Finally, he was
quoted in the Kitchener-Waterloo
Record
(11/27) and USA Today (11/25) on his profile of Saddam
Hussein.
Fernando Robles, professor of international marketing
and international affairs, was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
about the Latin American economy (11/17).
Susan Rose, adjunct
professor of health policy, was quoted by Inter Press Service about the anti-malaria drug Larium
(11/20).
Jeffery Rosen, professor of law, was quoted in InfoWorld Daily
News about privacy issues involved with databases tracking terrorist
suspects (11/20).
Roger Schechter, professor of law, was quoted in the St.
Petersburg Times regarding a trademark lawsuit involving Victoria’s Secret
(11/17).
David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international
affairs, was quoted in a Reuters wire story about the Chinese military’s
turnover in leadership (11/20).
James Starrs, professor of law and forensic
science, was profiled in WTTG-Fox 5 about the well-known forensic cases he has
worked on (11/23).
Laura Lowe Tosi, associate professor of
orthopedic surgery and pediatrics, was quoted in a Women’s Health Weekly
story about osteoporosis (11/21).
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, GW president, was mentioned in a
Washington Post story about college president salaries (11/19). He was also quoted in The
Boston Globe (11/24) on Boston University’s search for a new
president.
Jonathan
Turley,
professor of law, was quoted in Legal Times about the fine line between a
crime and an act of terrorism (11/18). His op-ed on Bush administration domestic
terrorism security measures appeared in The
Record,
Bergen County, NJ (11/20). He also published
an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times (11/30) about the controversy that
World War II and Korean War veterans would receive health care benefits from the
government for life. Turley was quoted in The Globe and Mail (11/25)
about the Pentagon’s new surveillance system and the AP (11/22) on
Representative George Gekas’ reelection bid. Finally, Turley was mentioned in
The Recorder (11/22) about people facing charges in a federal court or
elsewhere after committing an act of terrorism.
