GW IN THE NEWS Week of December 10 - 14, 2001    ·             Elliott School's Jerrold Post, professor of political psychiatry and international affairs, commented on the release of the new Osama bin Laden video.  He made his rounds in the media including interviews with CNN's "Talk Back Live," NPR's "Talk of the Nation," MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," ABC's "Nightline," CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports," and NBC's "Today Show."  ·             Elliott School's Leon Fuerth, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs, was interviewed by BBC Radio in London on the Bush administration's missile defense policy.  ·             Elliott School’s Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior, wrote a book review of “The Hidden Hitler” by Lothar Machtan for The New York Times book review section.  ·             Arthur Frank, director of GW's weight management clinic, was interviewed by WTTG-TV (Channel 5) and WMAL-AM regarding obesity issues.  ·             Joseph Giordano, professor of surgery, was featured on the cable channel Showtime, regarding the documentary "The Day Reagan was Shot."   ·             GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was interviewed by Canadian Broadcast Network news for an upcoming story on the student visa reform bill and how it will affect GW.  ·             John C. Brunson, Jr., director of interventional neuroradiology, was interviewed on WTTG-TV's (Channel 5) segment "High-Tech Healthcare" about using a state-of-the-art X-ray camera that provides a 3D image of the spine.   ·             Derek Chollet, visiting scholar of GW's Elliott School’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, contributed an op-ed article to the San Diego Union Tribune titled “Bush's Reckless Move On Missile Defense."  ·             Kip Lornell, adjunct professor of Africana studies, was interviewed regarding the meaning of African American gospel music in the 20th century by PBS for a documentary titled "Partners of the Heart."   ·             This week's "GW Washington Forum" focused on the violence in the Middle East.  Elliott School Professors Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, and Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs, were in studio.   -GW-     ©2002 The George Washington University Office of University Relations, Washington, D.C. Contact gwnews@gwu.edu with questions and comments.