The “New Voters Project,” a voter
registration and get-out-the-vote campaign targeting two million 18- to 24-year
olds in six states (Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin)
that is organized by GW’s Graduate
School of Political Management along with the State PIRGs was profiled in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/21),
the Associated Press and The Albuquerque
Journal (12/31).
GW Medial Center research on how the
flu spreads in schools was cited in stories by the Associated Press
(12/30) and Deseret Morning News
(Salt Lake
City, 12/31).
The speech delivered by Fannie
Mae’s Chairman and CEO Franklin
Raines at GW was covered and mentioned by Dow Jones International News, Market News
International, Reuters (12/17), American Banker, Pressi.com, The Wall Street Journal (12/18) and Dow Jones International News
(12/23).
The National Security Archive at GW, which
recently declassified information about a meeting between Donald Rumsfeld and
Saddam Hussein in the 1980’s, had its work mentioned in articles by The Houston Chronicle (12/17), The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, 12/18), The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), The Seattle Times (12/19) and The Times (London, 12/20). The Times
(London) also wrote a story about
recent U.S.-British relations based on information declassified by the National
Security Archive (12/20). Lastly,
the National Security Archive was mentioned in the South China Morning Post and The Japan Times for releasing documents
about former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s dealings with
Argentina,
Chile and
Indonesia
(12/27).
Studio guests for the GW Washington Forum radio show, which
airs Sunday mornings at 6 a.m. on
WWRC-AM 1260, included Law School Professor Paul Butler discussing high profile
celebrity trials, English Professor Robert
McRuer analyzing same sex marriage and Lynda Maddox, professor
of business administration, commenting on holiday shopping trends (12/21). The
December 28 edition of the Forum included highlights from Fannie Mae CEO
Franklin Raines’ policy address delivered at the Jack Morton Auditorium.
Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of
international affairs, was quoted by The
Financial Times about how the large amount of reservists being called upon
to fight is challenging the capabilities of the
U.S. armed
services (12/19). He was interviewed by USA Today about the Gilmore Commission
report on terrorism preparedness (12/16).
Adams was invited by NewsChannel 8 to discuss the
increase in the national security alert level (12/21). He was interviewed by the BBC Latin
America service (12/22).
Adams also was quoted by The New York Times (12/29) and the International Herald Tribune (12/30,
12/31) about the U.S. government’s struggle to keep costs within
reason from the contracts it handed out to rebuild
Iraq.
Gary Anderson, lecturer in international affairs,
wrote a book review for The Washington
Times about Carl M. Cannon’s “The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War”
(12/16).
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted by the Columbus Dispatch and Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
about bills introduced in the Ohio
legislature that protect those in the food business from civil lawsuits by
people who blame unhealthy foods for their obesity (12/20). He was quoted in Nation’s Restaurant News about obesity
lawsuits (12/22). Banzhaf was
quoted by The Columbian
(Vancouver,
WA) about the so-called “potty parity” bill
proposed in New York City that would
make public facilities provide twice as much restroom space for women as men
(12/28).
Joyce Battle, analyst at The National Security
Archive at GW, was quoted by The Post
Standard (Syracuse,
NY) about the history of
U.S. relations
with Iraq under
Saddam Hussein (12/19).
Charlene Bickford, director and
principal investigator of the First Federal Congress Project, was featured on
the History Channel’s program “Defining Documents,” discussing the methods used
to identify North Carolina’s copy
of the Bill of Rights and assist in its return to the state
(12/17).
Dr. Brian Biles, professor of health
policy, was quoted by Newsweek about
the privatization of Medicare (12/22).
Paul Butler, professor of
law, was a featured guest on CNBC’s “News with Brian Williams” to discuss the
Kobe Bryant and Lee Malvo court cases (12/19). He was quoted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal about jury
selection (12/22).
Butler was a guest on CNBC’s
“News with Brian Williams” to discuss Lee Boyd Malvo being spared of the death
penalty (12/23).
Mary Cheh, professor of law, was a
guest on CNN’s “Newsnight with Aaron Brown” discussing the Bush administration’s
handling of terror suspects (12/18).
She was quoted by The Washington
Post about mass arrests of protestors by D.C. police (12/18). Cheh spoke to the Associated Press about Supreme Court
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist scolding Congress for not consulting with the
judiciary before enacting legislation that limits the ability of judges to
impose lighter sentences than specified in federal guidelines (12/31).
David Chichka,
assistant professor of engineering and applied science, was quoted by The Washington Times in a lighthearted
article about the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) tracking the path
of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve (12/25).
Frank J. Cilluffo, GW’s
associate vice president for homeland security, was interviewed by Voice of
America radio about the U.S. government raising the national security alert to
code orange (12/22).
Jacqueline Comas, assistant professor
of education, was quoted in a Washington Times story about new methods
for teaching handwriting in school (12/29).
Michael Cornfield, research director of
GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, was quoted by The Washington Post and Newsbytes News Network about the
Internet as a fundraising medium (12/25).
He discussed the growing trend toward online political fundraising in
a story published by The
Washington Post (12/28) and The Oakland Tribune (12/29). Finally, Cornfield had his letter to the
editor regarding new e-mail spam legislation published in The New York Times
(12/30).
Ron Faucheux, associate professorial
lecturer in political management, appeared on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” to
discuss efforts by Howard Dean to curb attacks by his fellow Democratic
candidates (12/30).
Peter Fenn, professorial lecturer in
the Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor (12/19) and The Record (New
Jersey, 12/21) about pop culture working its way into
politics and campaign advertising.
Jerome Hauer, director of GW’s Response
to Emergencies and Disasters Institute (READI), was quoted by The New York Times and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the
threats posed by terrorists using anthrax to attack the
United States
(12/28). He was quoted by Newsday about additional security
measures in place for New Year’s Eve in New York
City (12/31).
Robert Hoopes, adjunct professor of
political management, was profiled in the National Journal about starting his own
public affairs and political advocacy firm (12/20).
Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor
of the practice of international affairs, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about
how the capture of Saddam Hussein may help bridge the divide between the
U.S. and
Europe (12/16).
He was quoted by The Boston Globe
about how
Libya opening
itself up to weapons inspections will affect the flow of illegal weapons
materials (12/21). Finally,
Inderfurth was quoted by the Lancaster New Era/Intelligencer
Journal/Sunday News (PA) about the impact of
Libya’s decision
to open itself up to weapons inspections (12/27).
Murhaf Jouejati, adjunct professor of
international affairs, was quoted by the St. Petersburg Times about the effects
of the U.S. war
in Iraq on the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process (12/16).
He was quoted by The San Francisco
Chronicle about the feelings aroused in people in the Arab and Islamic
worlds by the capture of Saddam Hussein by American forces
(12/17).
Philip Joyce, associate professor of
public administration, was quoted by Market News International about the
possibility of cutting deficits and balancing the federal budget
(12/16).
John Logsdon, director of
GW’s Space Policy Institute and professor of political science and international
affairs, was quoted by The Washington
Post about the choices confronting President Bush in regards to the future
direction of NASA (12/17). He was
interviewed by Voice of America radio about the new goals of the
U.S. space
program outlined by the White House (12/22).
Ira Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis
Professor of Law, was a featured guest on NPR’s “Morning Edition” to talk about
the constitutionality of a new prison in Florida designed to “make religion a
central part of its mission” (12/24).
Michael Manyak, chairman of the
department of urology, commented to the Los Angeles Times about the nature of
Secretary of State Colin Powell’s surgery for prostate cancer (12/16). Manyak also spoke with The Washington Post and The Seattle Times about a study that
showed how the combination of two drugs can help reduce the risk that enlarged
prostates will get worse (12/18).
Josh Marks, associate director of the
Aviation Institute, was quoted by the
Rocky Mountain News about Frontier Airlines expanding nonstop service to
other markets outside of Denver
(12/19).
Tim McCaffrey,
associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was quoted by Health & Medicine Week (12/22), Biotech Week (12/24), Blood Weekly (12/25) and Drug Week (12/26) about his research and
experience with TriStem, a company in London that claims to have developed a
technique that can turn ordinary blood into cells capable of regenerating
damaged or diseased tissues.
David Michaels, research professor of
environmental and occupational health, was quoted by The Baltimore Sun about a Bush
administration proposal to increase peer review for many scientific studies
(12/18).
Thomas D. Morgan, Oppenheim
Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, was quoted by The Washington Post about the legality
of prison employees recording private conversations between lawyers and
detainees in the wake of Sept. 11 (12/20).
Sean Murphy, associate professor of
law, was quoted by The New York Sun
about legislation that may make it harder for victims of state-sponsored
terrorism to collect damages for their losses (12/17).
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University
Professor of Islamic Studies, and his book
“Mecca the Blessed;
Medina the Radiant,” were mentioned
in a Canadian Press article about the
best in human photography for 2003 (12/17).
Kathy Napper, director of undergraduate
admissions, was quoted by The Christian
Science Monitor about the increasing competitiveness of college admissions
at GW and other private universities (12/18).
Henry Nau, professor of political
science and international affairs, was quoted in the Kyodo News
(Japan)
about diplomatic relations between President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi (12/31).
Dr. Charles E. Parks, associate
professor of clinical psychology, wrote a letter to the editor in The Washington Post
about psychoanalytic treatment for children (12/23).
