November 2023

Among the Columbian College faculty members getting press during the month of October were the following individuals:

W. Andrew Barr’s research was cited by Scientific American in the article “Does Humanity Have to Eat Meat?’’

Ilana Feldman was quoted by Vox in the article “How we talk about the Israel-Hamas war.’’

Research by Courtney Sexton was featured by Britain’s Independent in the article “Dogs’ facial markings could play a role in how close they are with owners’’ and by Earth.com in the article “Dogs’ facial markings influence how they bond with humans.’’

Erin Speck was quoted by the The Washington Post in the article “9 ways to make a dark home brighter.’’  

John Lill’s research with Zoe Getman-Pickering on the impact of the 2021 cicada emergence on forest ecosystems was featured by Science in the article “Periodical cicadas disrupt trophic dynamics through community-level shifts in avian foraging’’; by New Scientist in the article “Emergence of huge cicada generation in 2021 led to a caterpillar boom’’; and by PhysOrg in the article “Unearthing the ecological impacts of cicada emergences on North American forests.’’ They were both quoted by Science in the article "When birds gorge on cicadas, caterpillars go unchecked and chomp their way through oak forests."

Zoe Getman-Pickering spoke to Canada’s CBC News about her research detailing the impact of the 2021 cicada emergence on forest ecosystems in the segment “Cicadas boom and trees get busted.’’ She was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “Huge Cicada Broods Have Ripple Effects on Birds, Caterpillars and Trees’’ and by DCist in the article “Cicadas Are ‘Little Hamburgers Falling From The Sky,’ Disrupting The Food Web Every 17 Years.’’ 

Elizabeth Vaquera's

research into the link between mental health problems and physical problems in Latinx children was featured by MedPage Today in the article “Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks.’’

Thomas Rachko co-authored the article “Commentary: Health equity means healthy babies and healthy moms. Why every state should follow Maryland’s lead’’ with student Karla Madera Tejada.

Christopher Rollston was quoted by The Dallas Morning News in the article “Controversial Biblical artifact with alleged tie to Jesus’ brother comes to Dallas.’’

Steven Hamilton spoke to Australia’s ABC Network in the article “Israel-Gaza war throws up new challenges for global economy.’’

Remi Jedwab’s research was cited by Bloomberg in the article “Growth in Working-Age Population Ends. That’s Not All Bad.’’ 

Lisa Benton-Short was quoted by ABC News in the article “The emotional toll of clearing debris from the Maui wildfires 2 months later.’’

James Evans was quoted by The China Project in the article “Violence in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan might sabotage China’s plans to move Middle Eastern oil to Xinjiang.”

James G. Hershberg was quoted by NPR in the article “Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive.’’

Sean Aday and Thomas Shanker were quoted by the Messenger in the article “In the Fog of War Truth Is Hard to Discern — and Social Media Is Making It Worse.”

Peter Loge spoke to Scripps News about the war in Israel and WITN-NBC, Greenville, N.C. about the House speaker’s race. He was quoted by New Jersey Monitor in the article “Eight Republicans are running for U.S. House speaker. Here’s your guide to the field’’ and by Spectrum News in the article “With speaker impasse resolved and Congress fully operational, lawmakers face a hefty to-do list.’’ He spoke to Gray-TV in the segments “LNL: House Republicans Vying for House Speaker’’ and “LNL: Biden Calls for "Unprecedented" Aid Package for Israel as House Continues Speaker Election.” He spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco, in the segment “After more than 3 weeks, the GOP finally settled on a new Speaker of the House.’’ He authored the article “Trust is Collateral Damage of Contemporary Politics” for Smerconish.com.

Patricia Phalen was quoted by Barron's in the article “AI Took Center Stage In the Writers Strike. It’s ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg.’”

Ethan Porter was cited by PolitiFact as a source in the article “Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory.’’ 

Steven Roberts authored the articles “In Israel-Hamas war, there’s growing talk of a potential impact on oil prices’’ and “Republican divide keeps growing’’ for Chicago Sun-Times. He authored the articles “Don't let the bullies win” for Cumberland Times-News; “A damaging Democratic decision?” for Columbia Missourian; “An Early October Surprise” for Walker County Messenger; “Trouble for Biden rises with bubbling oil prices” for Reflector; and “Reality Vs. Chaos in the GOP” for Rome News-Tribune.

Frank Sesno was quoted by Variety in the article “CNN and NBC Set to Battle for Future of Streaming News’’; by The Washington Post in the article “Biden gives fewer press interviews. But he woos more influencers’’; and by Fox News in the article “Biden has only done one daily news print interview since taking office.” He appeared on WLIW’s radio show in the episode “Shinnecock Leaders Shavonne Smith and Jeremy Dennis with Journalist Frank Sesno.”

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by NBC News in the article “Israel-Hamas war misinformation on social media is harder to track, researchers say.’’

Michael Barnett was quoted by Slate in the article “Israel’s Militarized Approach to Gaza Brought Us Here. It’s Bound to Keep Failing.’’ He spoke to KCRW-FM, Los Angeles in the segment “US gives billions in military aid to Israel. Should that change?’’

Michael Barnett and Nathan Brown were quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands?’’ 

Sarah Binder spoke to Scripps News about the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. She was quoted by Politico’s “Morning Money” newsletter; by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the article “David Shribman: Re­plac­ing speak­ers — and re­plac­ing writ­ers? An AI experiment’’; and by The New York Times in the article “House Disarray Leaves Path for Israel Aid Uncertain.’’ She was quoted by Financial Post in the article “Diane Francis: The 8 Republican dissidents that could bring America to its knees’’; by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Would Empowering the Speaker Pro Tempore Violate the Constitution?’’’ and by CNN in the article “Flailing House GOP needs a Plan D. It might involve Democrats.’’ 

Nathan Brown spoke to PBS in the special report “War in the Holy Land’’ and The Washington Times in the segment “History As It Happens: The rise of Hamas.’’ He was quoted by Vox in the article “Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, explained.’’ He spoke to PRI’s “The World’’ and CNN’s “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper’’ (1, 2, 3, 4). 

Richard Chasdi appeared on SkyNews in the segment “Debate on Israel Hamas War”; aSharq in the segment “Blinken's Diplomacy - Israel-Hamas War”; and Al Alarby-TV to discuss the Israel-Hamas War.

Adam Dean was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Kaiser Permanente Workers Near End of Strike Without a Deal.’’

Alexander B. Downes was quoted by New York Post in the article “What is the Iron Dome and how does it protect Israel from rocket attacks?’’ and by Bloomberg in the article “Israel’s Iron Dome risks getting overstretched if war against Hamas widens.’’ He spoke to KPCC-FM’s “Air Talk’’ in the segment “Civilian Costs Of War: International Legal And Moral Considerations.’’

Charles Glaser co-authored the article “The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Can Deter Both China and Russia’’ for Foreign Affairs.

Samuel Goldman was quoted by The National Review in the article “Frank Meyer, Founding Fuser.’’

Danny Hayes spoke to Nexstar Media Group about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Colin Henry was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Violent videos and ‘brutal voyeurism’ are redefining modern war.’’ The comments were also featured by The Washington Post in the article “These lawmakers want you to know when you’re talking to AI.’’

A panel discussion moderated by Joyce Karam was featured by TheMediaLine in the article “Think Tank: Mass Transfer of Palestinian Refugees Would Change Egypt and Jordan’s National Fabrics.’’

Marc Lynch authored the article “An Invasion of Gaza Would Be a Disaster for Israel’’ for Foreign Affairs. He was quoted by Vox in the article “What Biden must do in Israel’’ and by The Washington Post in the article “Israel’s bombing of Gaza undercuts the West’s Ukraine moralism.’’ He spoke to Foreign Affairs in the podcast “Turmoil in the Middle East.’’

Majid Fotuhi was quoted by Everyday Health in the article “Millions of Adults Have Undiagnosed Mild Cognitive Impairment.’’

Joseph Cordes and Susan Dudley were among the authors of the article “Promoting Best Practices for U.S. Regulatory Analysis’’ for The Regulatory Review.
Bridget Dooling 

Leighton Ku was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Nikki Haley’s claim that Joe Biden added 20 million ineligible people to Medicaid is wrong” and by Marketplace in the article “Health care costs were a main driver of inflation in September.”

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by The Guardian in the article “As US rolls out new Covid vaccines, some face ‘hiccups’ getting appointments.’’ She co-authored the article “As They Await Congressional Action, Community Health Centers Are Facing A Perfect Storm” for Health Affairs.

Research by the Regulatory Studies Center was cited by Zero Hedge in the article “'Back To The Future' Morphs Into Dystopia.”

Mohammad Faghfoory was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “A black flag over Iran’s Imam Reza shrine isn’t a war cry. It represents mourning for Gaza victims.’’

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