March 2024

Among those getting press during the month of February were the following individuals:

The Carroll Sockwell exhibition at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery was mentioned by The Washington Post in the article “In the galleries: A filmmaker’s latest edition of souls on separate journeys.”

John Lill was quoted by Reuters in the article “Rare broods of cicadas to arrive soon: When to expect them and what it means for you.’’

Postdoctoral scientist Luca Livraghi’s research was featured by Science in the article “Surprise RNAs solve mystery of how butterfly wings get their colorful patterns.’’ 

R. Alexander Pyron’s recent research examining the evolution of snakes was featured by Reuters in the article “Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition’’; by Newsweek in the article “Snakes 'Evolved Faster and Better' Than Peers’’; by Live Science in the article “Snakes are built to evolve at incredible speeds, and scientists aren't sure why’’; and by Popular Science in the article “Why are there so many snakes?’’ He was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “A Serpentine ‘Explosion’ 125 Million Years Ago Primed Snakes for Rapid, Diverse Evolution.’’

Graduate fellow Maria Hernandez-Pinto authored the article “Opinion: CBP’s deterrence policies harm U.S. citizens, too’’ for El Paso Matters and cited GW research about how media coverage of immigration can stress Latino youth.

Steven Hamilton was quoted by CNBC in the articles “House passes child tax credit expansion — which could benefit millions of families, experts say’’ and “Here’s how to pick the best free tax filing option this season.’’ He was quoted by The Sydney Morning-Herald in the article “No ‘super nerds’ to set rates: Revolt over Reserve Bank reforms.’’

Steven Suranovic was quoted by CBS News in the article “Wendy's explores bringing Uber-style pricing to its fast-food restaurants’’ and by Fox Business in the article “Wendy's to roll out Uber-style surge-pricing, with menu prices fluctuating based on demand.’’

Alexa Alice Joubin was quoted by Washingtonian in the article “The Folger Needs a Name for Its Cafe and We Have Solved It.’’

Annie Liontas authored the article “How a Brain Injury Taught Me to Think Clearly” for Oprahdaily. She spoke to WJCT-FM’s “What Heath Got to Do with It’’ in the segment “Spring reading in health care topics.’’

Jeremy Crampton authored the article “Government must protect us from geolocational disinformation’’ for The Fulcrum.  

Dan Malouff authored the article “Maryland’s State Center could become Baltimore’s best TOD’’ for Greater Greater Washington.

Joel Blecher ‘s translation of Ibn Hajar's Merits of the Plague was reviewed by Ahram Online in the article “A history of the plague” and by Times Literary Supplement in the article “Plague philosophy: Reflections on pandemics under the shadow of the Black Death.”

A presidential forum being co-sponsored by the School of Media & Public Affairs was promoted in Politico’s Playbook in the “First In Playbook’’ section. SMPA was mentioned by Campaigns & Elections in the article “How Influencer Outreach Can Help Campaigns Reach an Influx of Young Voters In ’24.”

Imani M. Cheers spoke to CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: Israel-Hamas Conflict.’’

David Karpf was quoted by Roll Call in the article “AI chatbots should pay for news, bipartisan Senate group says.’’

Peter Loge spoke to Scripps News ahead of the Nevada primary. He spoke to Gray TV in the segments “House GOP Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’’; “New York Holds Election to Replace George Santos’; and “House Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Senate Border Deal 'Dead on Arrival'” He was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Trump a lock for Nevada, despite primary ballot absence’’; by The Philadelphia Inquirer in the article “Did Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s campaign make up dozens of false news stories?’’; and by Washington Examiner in the article “White House pushes ‘shrinkflation’ messaging to assign blame to corporations.’’ He was quoted by U.S. News & World Report in the article “‘Loser’: Biden Uses Trigger Words to Bait Trump’’; by Newsweek in the article “Super Tuesday Result if States Voted Today, per Latest Polls’’; and by Business Insider in the article “Handwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's refusal to step down.’’ He was quoted by Canada’s CBC News in the articles “With some Democrats unsure of a Biden candidacy, what are the chances of a brokered convention?’’ and “Biden’s age, memory under scrutiny amid special counsel report on classified docs.” He was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Experts weigh in on possible brokered Dem convention, risks of bailing on Biden.” He spoke to WUSA-CBS9 about a looming government shutdown.

Steven Roberts authored the article “Haley is exactly right about Trump’’ for New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; “Powder keg of stupidity’’ for Lompoc Record; and “Time to grow spines’’ for Salisbury Post. He authored the article “Nikki Haley’s loss to Donald Trump shows how to beat him in November’’ for Chicago Sun-Times.

An interview with Thomas Shanker was featured by Chicago Maroon in the article “IOP Event Covers National Security, Military Readiness, and the Iron Triangle.”

Frank Sesno was quoted by CNN in the article “Biden is skipping a Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row. It’s part of a larger media strategy’’; by U.S. News & World Report in the article “Team Biden Takes on the Press’’; and by The Associated Press in the article “It's an election year, and Biden's team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press.’’

William Youmans spoke to WNYC-FM’s “Notes from America with Kai Wright’’ in the segment “A Palestinian-American Victim of American Gun Violence Becomes A Reluctant Poster Child.’’ He spoke to WNYC-FM’s “On the Media’’ in the segment “Digging into the Data About Media Bias in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict.’’

An upcoming talk by Laura Papish was noted by The Washington Post in the article “Single on Valentine’s Day? We’ve got the right event in D.C. for you.’’

Neil Johnson’s research was featured by TechTarget in the article “AI, the 2024 U.S. election and the spread of disinformation.’’ He was quoted by TechTarget in the article “Meta will label AI-generated images on social platforms’’ and by Scientific American in the article “How AI  Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections Around the World.’’

Sina Azodi was quoted by The New York Times in the article “After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases.’’

Sarah Binder was quoted by NPR in the article “House Speaker is forced to skirt his own party to pass bills’’ and by HuffPost in the article “House Republicans Are Such A Mess They’re Accidentally Doing Bipartisanship.’’

Richard Chasdi was quoted by al-Hurra in the articles "Saudi Arabia and BRICS: '"hesitation'? to join or 'wider study' of options"; "Western recognition of the Palestinian state. Will it facilitate or complicate the path to peace"; and “Fears of escalation during Ramadan. Will the American proposal succeed in stopping the war?”

Adam Dean’s research was linked by The New York Times in the article “We Were Wrong About What Happened to America in 2020.”

Michael J. Goff authored the article “Unfinished business: Call Congress back to work | GUEST COMMENTARY” for The Baltimore Sun.

Henry Hale was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine underscores GOP's shift away from confronting Russia.’’ 

John Logsdon was quoted by The Guardian in the article “White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon.’’ 

Marc Lynch co-authored the article “The Two-State Mirage’’ for Foreign Affairs.

Michael K. Miller was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Super Tuesday's dominance highlights how presidential selection process can exclude many US voters.’’

Lucia M. Rafanelli’s book Promoting Justice Across Borders: The Ethics of Reform Intervention, was featured on Shepherd.com in the article “The best political theory books on what makes a just world.”

Christopher Warshaw was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Court cases lead to new voting districts in some states. Could it affect control of Congress?’’

Susan Dudley was quoted by Politico in the article “A bureaucratic printer jam holds up a major Biden climate rule’’ and by E&E Newswire in the article “A major EPA climate rule is stuck in limbo.”

Richard Kahlenberg was quoted by MarketWatch in the article “States are moving to ban legacy admissions with Virginia leading the way’’; by Inside Higher Ed in the article “Waiting for a ‘Last Word’ on Affirmative Action’’; and by The Washington Post in the article “Supreme Court won’t review admissions at Va.’s Thomas Jefferson school.’’ He was quoted by The New York Times in the article “The SAT and the Supreme Court.’’

Scott Pace was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “US Heads Back To The Moon -- With A Commercial Spaceship’’; by The New York Times in the article “Kam Ghaffarian’s Moonshots’’; and by CNN in the article “Why it’s so difficult to land on the moon, even 5 decades after Apollo.’’

Jennifer L. Wong, MPP ’14, was recognized by the Washington Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Awards. 

Daniel Sude’s research was featured by PsyPost in the article ““A concerning finding”: New study on fake news detection uncovers a disturbing trend.’’ 

Robert J. Cottrol was quoted by Bloomberg Law News in the article “Bump Stock Ban Brings Agency Power Dispute to Supreme Court.’’

Hilary Silver was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “HUD program aims to combat housing disparities.’’ 

Ronald Weitzer was quoted by USA Today in the article “'Hot Ones' host Sean Evans spotted with porn star Melissa Stratton. The mockery crossed a line.’’ 

Gregory Wallace was quoted by USA Today in the article “At 17, she found out she was autistic. It's a story that's becoming more common. Here's why.’’ 

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