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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press

February 2022

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during January were the following individuals:

American Studies

Elisabeth Anker spoke to Al Jazeera English about the Biden administration’s response to the COVID crisis.

Anthropology

Andrew Barr’s research on the importance of meat in human evolution was featured by BBC World Service Radio; by NBC News in the article “Did eating meat make us human? New research casts some doubt”; by Popular Science in the article “Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought”; by Britain’s Daily Mail in the article “Meat did NOT make us human! Evolution of human-like traits such as big brains was not the result of increased consumption of animals, study claims”; by Science Magazine in the article “Did a taste for blood help humans grow big brains? Story isn’t so simple, study argues”; IFLScience in the article “Did Eating Meat Make Us Human? Don’t Be So Sure, Study Says”; and by WIRED in the article “Did eating meat really make us human?”

Bernard Wood spoke to BBC World News about the legacy of paleoanthropologist Richard Leaky.

Art and Design

Janis Goodman’s exhibit was featured by The New York Times in the article “In the galleries: The grid is the primary motif but subject to subtle change.”

Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Louis Bayard authored the article “‘Succession’ star Brian Cox spares no one –– including himself –– in his new memoir,” for The New York Times.

Data, Democracy & Politics

The Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics was featured by Forbes in the article “Facebook parenting groups are the new target for extremist information” and by CGTN Africa in the article “WHO voices concerns about COVID-19 misinformation threat to global vaccination efforts.”

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the articles “Three Transportation Surprises in 2022,” and “Buyers Beware Ligado Spectrum” for Forbes. She was quoted by MarketWatch in the article “‘It will hit an inflection point’: Americans are earning record-high wages –– how long will it last?” She spoke to Bloomberg Radio about airlines’ concerns over 5G and to BBC World about the rollout of 5G. She made comments to The Wall Street Journal in a letter to the editor titled “The FAA Is Not to Blame for Prioritizing Our Safety With 5G” and to Forbes in the article “Knowing the Cloud Revolution.”

Steven Hamilton co-authored the articles “Our COVID rear-vision isn’t pretty, but we can’t ignore the oncoming threat in our windscreen” and “Critics keep telling me to stay in my lane, but here’s why economists should weigh in on COVID,” for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules.” He authored the article “Why lefties need to learn to love the GST,” for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Tara Sinclair was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Omicron’s Economic Toll: Missing Workers, More Uncertainty and Higher Inflation (Maybe).” She spoke to Sinclair Broadcast Group about efforts to block inflation.

English

Lisa Page authored the book review “Zora Neale Hurston was once forgotten. A new book reminds us why her voice must be heard,” for The Washington Post.

Jung Yun’s book O Beautiful was featured by The Los Angeles Review of Books in the article “Putting Characters Under Pressure.” She was also featured by The Millions in the article "American Survival: The Millions Interview Jung Yun."

Geography

Dmitry Streletskiy was featured on BBC Radio for his research on risks of warming the permafrost; by Reuters in the article “Climate-fueled permafrost that threatens up to half of Arctic infrastructure –– report”; and by The Washington Post in the article “Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says.” He was quoted by The New Yorker in the article “The Great Siberian Thaw”; and by Wired in the article “Humanity Has Turned Land Itself Into a Menace.”

History

Gregg Brazinsky was featured by International Business Times in the article “‘Snowdrop’: Korean History Professors Write To Disney Raising Concerns About K-Drama Starring Blackpink’s Jisoo.”

Denver Brunsman was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “Biden to speak at Capitol on first anniversary of attack.” He was featured on Westwood One’s First Light about the historical significance of Jan. 6.

Media and Public Affairs

Imani M. Cheers was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Be Here Now: How to Exercise Mindfully.”

Jesse Holland spoke to Black News Channel about major Supreme Court rulings affecting Black America; what we can learn from Black Panther as we head into a new civil rights era; the Texas abortion case; legal challenges to race-conscious college admissions; and who will replace Justice Stephen Breyer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Peter Loge was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Experts: CDC quarantine guidance shift creates ‘perfect storm’ for confusion.”

Barrett Holmes Pitner spoke to Black News Channel about President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, voting rights legislation and the next Supreme Court Nominee (1, 2, 3, 4).

Frank Sesno spoke to PBS’ DW the Day about the Jan. 6 attack and to NewsNation Now’s Dan Abrams Live about how tech companies should deal with COVID misinformation.

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by NPR in the article “Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout.”

Music

Heather Stebbins was featured by the news site God is in the TV in the article “Heather Stebbins –– Olney.”

Photojournalism

Matt Eich’s photographs were featured by National Geographic in the article “How music is used to heal the sick in Appalachia.”

Physics

Neil Johnson spoke to WTTG-Fox5 Morning News about his study of misinformation on Facebook aimed at parenting groups early in the pandemic. He was quoted by The Daily Beast in the article “Facebook Parenting Flame Wars Go Nuclear With COVID Disinfo” and by Washington Times in the article “COVID-19 fights bleed into larger ‘anti-vaxx’ movement, threaten longtime vaccine rules in schools.”

Political Science

Sarah Binder was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “What Is The Filibuster On Voting Rights? Joe Biden’s New Agenda”; by Slate in the article “The Democratic Agenda May Be Dead”; by Politico in the Morning Money Newsletter; by The New York Times in the article “Why Millions Think It Is Trump Who Cannot Tell a Lie”; by The Washington Post in the article “Tech giants say antitrust legislation is being ‘rushed.’ History suggests otherwise”; and by CNN in the article “Biden’s legislative problem is threadbare margins, not left-wing overreach.” She was mentioned by The Hill in the article “Biden’s new calls to action matter, as does the one yet to come.” She authored the article “What were Democrats thinking when they tried –– and failed –– to pass their voting rights bill?,” for The Washington Post. She made comments to Reuters in the article “Trump battled the Powell Fed’s rate hikes. Biden’s betting on them”; to PolitiFact in the article “Did civil rights bills account for ‘half’ of the bills successfully filibustered over 77 years?”; to Fox News Channel in the article “Biden’s Supreme Court pick: Could Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote for herself?”; and to Vox in the article “Democrats have precedent for a speedy Supreme Court confirmation.”

Mike Mochizuki was quoted by Politico in the article “Russia’s Ukraine moves fuel China’s ambitions and Taiwan's fears.”

Harris Mylonas co-authored the article “Pandemic Nationalism,” for Nationalities Papers. He co-authored an introduction to virtual issues on Kazakhstan to discuss their politics, society, culture and national identity.

Public Policy and Public Administration

Stephanie Riegg Cellini spoke to BBC World Service about the continued decline in college enrollment. She co-authored the article “For-Profit Colleges Are Not Allies of HBCUs,” for The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Robin Gaster was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Scientist, Enforcer, High-Flyer: 3 Women Put a Mark on Tech.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Susan Dudley authored the article “When Regulating an Appliance … Follow the Science!,” for Forbes. She co-authored the article “One year on, a critical role needs to be filled by the administration” for The Hill.

Daniel R. Pérez spoke to Government Executive in the podcast episode “GovExec Daily: Regulatory Policies and the Biden Administration.”

Sociology

Gregory Squires authored a letter to the editor titled “Racial Preferences at the Supreme Court and in the Academy,” in The Wall Street Journal.

University Writing

Michael Svoboda was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Don’t Just Watch: Team Behind ‘Don’t Look Up’ Urges Climate Action.” He authored the articles "‘Don’t Look Up’ – See the movie. Ignore the comet. (Part 1)" and "The phenomenon of ‘Don’t Look Up’ (Part 2)" for Yale Climate Connections.

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