GW IN THE NEWS

NOVEMBER 16-30

GW was mentioned by the Life Science Weekly, Science letter (11/16), Biotech Week (11/17), Drug Week (11/19), and Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (11/20) in regards to a grant the University received to create services that help young employees overcome substance abuse and mental health problems. GW’s partnership with Napster and the University’s Web page that tells students about the law and their responsibilities online were mentioned by Newsbytes News Network in a story about college students being targeted in piracy suits (11/18). GW was mentioned by the Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly in regards to the briefing University officials gave to Congress detailing how GW calculates alcohol problems (11/22). GW was mentioned by The Washington Post as one of the three local universities that has helped the District of Columbia design a pilot program and analyze data for a test of the use of fare meters in D.C. taxis (11/28).

GW’s Margaret and Edward Gnehm Summer Honors Program in Arabic Language Studies was profiled by CBS News Weekend Edition for a story on the growing demand for Arabic speakers in the U.S. government (11/27). GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was interviewed for the segment.

A GW Law School panel about election rules was mentioned by the Associated Press in regards to the (11/21, 11/22). The Law School was mentioned by Fox News The O’Reilly Factor, The New York Times, and Pittsburgh Post Gazette as one of the members of the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, which won a federal court case allowing universities to bar military recruiters from their campuses without risking the loss of federal money (11/30).

The GW-affiliated Institute for Women’s Policy Research was mentioned by The Press Trust of India in regards to a new study the institute conducted on closing the gap between men and women in the workplace and in Congress (11/22).

The GW Medical Center was mentioned by NewsRx.com (11/22), Life Science Weekly, Science Letter (11/23), Women’s Health Weekly (11/25), Drug Week (11/26), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (11/27), and Heart Disease Weekly (11/28) regarding a study researchers conducted to find out the effects of prenatal nicotine exposure. Research conducted by the Medical Center and counterparts in Australia about the key cause of melanoma was mentioned by The West Australian, Advertiser, Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Associated Press (11/26), and The Cairns Post (11/27).

Gordon Adams, director of the security policy program, was interviewed by NPR Morning Edition about rebuilding Iraq (11/23).

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted by the Boston Herald in regards to food lawsuits (11/25).

Sarah Binder, associate professor of political science, was quoted by The New York Times about the history of congressional filibusters (11/21).

Nathan Brown, professor of political science, wrote an op-ed for the Daily Star (Lebanon) about judicial reform in Arab countries (11/26).

Frank Cilluffo, GW associate vice president of homeland security, was quoted by the National Journal on war and terror attacks (11/20).  Cillufo was quoted by USA Today in regards to staffing problems at police and fire departments throughout the United States (11/29).

Dr. Gene Cohen, director of GW's Center on Aging, Health & Humanities, was quoted by USA Today about how to deal with life after work (11/23).

Chuck Cushman, associate professor of political management, was interviewed by Canada AM in regards to the nomination of Condoleeza Rice for secretary of state (11/16).

Christopher Deering, professor of political science, was quoted by Dow Jones International (11/24), the Associated Press (11/24, 11/25), and Tulsa World (11/25) about the dispute between Democrats and Republicans over a $388 billion spending bill that lets leaders of congressional appropriation committees examine income tax returns.

Amitai Etzioni, University Professor, was interviewed by Voice of America about the effects of Yasser Arafat’s death on Palestine (11/20).

William Frawley, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by The Washington Times about how quickly security and forensic courses fill at the GW (11/29).

James Goldgeier, associate professor of political science, was interviewed by SBS World News in regards to the nomination of Condoleeza Rice for secretary of state (11/17).

Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor about Secretary of State Colin Powell’s resignation (11/16).

Dennis Johnson, associate dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, was interviewed by Voice of America about the impact Colin Powell’s resignation will have on U.S. foreign policy (11/16).

William Kovacic, E.K. Gubin Professor of Government Contracts Law, was quoted by The Guardian (U.K.) in regards to a legal case involving Microsoft (11/25).

Tara Kuzio, visiting assistant professor of international affairs, was interviewed by NPR Talk of the Nation (11/23), Hindustan Times (11/26), and NPR Morning Edition (11/30) about democracy and the contested elections in Ukraine.

John Logsdon, director of the Space Policy Institute, was quoted by the Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) about NASA’s plan to return to space and whether NASA’s plan fits into President Bush’s budget (11/21).

Cynthia McClintock, professor of international affairs, was quoted by The Washington Times in regards to the release of American terror accomplice Lori Berenson (11/26).

Mike Mochizuki, director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, was quoted by JiJi Press English News in regards to the role Japan plays in dealing with North Korea (11/24).

Peter Meyers, professor of clinical law, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about the U.S. government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (11/29).

Henry Nau, professor of political science and international affairs, wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times titled “Tribal Warfare on the Right: Time to End the Squabble that Nearly Brought Down Bush” (11/28).

Randall Packer, professor of biology, was quoted by The Washington Times about animals and hibernation (11/25).

Gregory Page, professorial lecturer in law, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Times about President George W. Bush’s second term (11/28).

Jerrald Post, professor of the practice of political psychology and international affairs, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal (11/25) and Pittsburg Post Gazette (11/28) in regards to the appearance of a tape featuring Osama bin Laden.

Jeffrey Rosen, associate professor of law, was quoted by the Financial Times on cases in the Supreme Court involving drinking, drugs, and death (11/22).

David Scheffer, visiting professor of law, wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about the due-process rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (11/21).

Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted by Newsbytes News Network and The Washington Post about the Transportation Security Administration planning to seek bids for a large technology maintenance contract (11/30).

David Shambaugh, professor of political science, was quoted by Barron’s on the war between China and Taiwan (11/22).

Ambassador David Shinn, adjunct professor of international affairs, was interviewed by Voice of America TV (1/17), BBC Radio (11/18), and BBC World TV (11/18, 11/19) about the crisis in Sudan.

Daniel Solove, associate professor of law, was quoted by The Record about a new microchip that will be added to passports as early as next year that authorities say is harder to alter or replicate (11/19).

Jonathan Turley, professor of law, was quoted by Investor’s Business Daily about the U.S. Senate looking to prevent filibusters (11/17).  Turley wrote an op-ed for Roll Call on justice in Congress (11/22).  Turley wrote an op-ed for USA Today in regards to the U.S. law that states only natural born citizens can become president (11/23).  He was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about the ammunition shortage for U.S. troops in Iraq (11/25).  Turley was quoted by the Daily Record about the possible changes in the U.S. Supreme Court (11/26). 

Bernard Wood, professor of anthropology, was quoted by The Plain Dealer about the probability that several different skeletons found recently are related to humans (11/28).

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