April 2024

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

Eric Cline was quoted by Bloomberg in the article “Is the World Close to Collapse? Ask the Bronze Age People.”

Sarah Wagner was interviewed by Science News in the article “Four years on, the COVID-19 pandemic has a long tail of grief” about her project, Rituals in the Making. She spoke to WRC-NBC4 in the article “‘I will never be the same': 4 years on, remembering the lives lost to COVID-19.’’ She was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Four years in, covid flags no longer fly. Families’ grief remains.’’

The Slave Wrecks Project was featured by The Washington Post in the article “The underwater hunt for the lost ship of an American slave trafficker.’’

Sidney Monroe Williams published a review in the arts journal Views of The Sensation Sea Mink-ettes at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

John Lill was quoted by Scientific American in the article “A Double Emergence of Periodical Cicadas Isn’t Cicada-geddon—It’s a Marvel’’; by Scienceline in the article “Don’t freak out, but the cicadas are coming — lots of them’’; and by the Chicago Tribune in the article “Illinois will soon be cicada central when 2 broods converge on state in historic emergence.”

PhD student Calvin So led the research team that discovered a 270-million-year-old fossil that sheds new light on amphibian evolution and has been named after Kermit the Frog. His research was featured by The New York Times in the article “Prehistoric Amphibian Ancestor Is Named for Kermit the Frog’’; by CNN in the article “Researchers found a tiny skull with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin. It could help solve an evolutionary puzzle’’; and by Reuters in the article “Creature Named for Kermit the Frog Offers Clues on Amphibian Evolution.’’ The research was featured by BBC News in the article “Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find’’; by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “Newly Discovered Fossil from the Smithsonian’s Collection Named After Kermit the Frog’’; and by Popular Science in the article “New proto-amphibian species named after Kermit the Frog.’’ His research was featured by IFL Science in the article “270-Million-Year-Old "Kermit The Frog" Fossil Found Hiding In Museum Collection’’; by Cosmos Magazine in the article “270-million-year-old amphibian named after Kermit the Frog’’; and by The Guardian in the article “Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog.’’ The research was featured by Britain’s Daily Mail in the article “Prehistoric amphibian ancestor that lived 270 million years ago is named after Sesame Street's Kermit the Frog’’; by Britain’s Independent in the article “270-million-year-old amphibian ancestor named after Kermit the Frog’’; by Talker News in the article “Prehistoric amphibian named after Kermit the Frog’’; and by BBC World. His research was featured by USA Today in the article “Behold, Kermitops: Fossil named after Kermit the Frog holds clues to amphibian evolution’’; by ABC News in the article “New 270-million-year-old amphibian species could help explain evolution of frogs’’; by People Magazine in the article “Kermit the Frog Inspires Name of New Ancient Amphibian Species Discovered by Researchers’’; and by Business Insider in the article “Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog.’’

Steven Hamilton co-authored the article “Nuclear is OK if it makes economic sense. But Mr Dutton, in Australia, it doesn’t’’ for Australia’s Sydney Morning-Herald.

Annie Liontas appeared on the NPR-Inquiry with Mark Lynch podcast to discuss her new memoir about living with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Gregg Brazinsky spoke to Voice of America in the segment “Russia Votes to Kill UN Panel That Monitors Sanctions on North Korea.’’

James G. Hershberg spoke to Business Insider in the segment “Cold War Historian Rates 9 Cold War Clashes in Movies.’’

Daniel Ullman was quoted by CBS News in the article “What is Pi Day? Things to know about the holiday celebrating an iconic mathematical symbol.’’

Comments made at a panel hosted by the School of Media & Public Affairs was featured by Campaigns & Elections in the article “Big Firms Are Experimenting With AI For Content, And Closely Adhering to Platform Rules.’’

Imani M. Cheers was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “For social platforms, the outage was short. But personal stories vanished, and that’s no small thing’’ and by WRC-NBC4 in the article “Finding Friendship: How to make friends as an adult in the DC area.’’ She spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco about the Academy Awards.

David Karpf was quoted by USA Today in the article “Viral post baselessly claims Ocasio-Cortez has a net worth of $29 million | Fact check’’ and by CNN in the article “Judge’s stern rebuke of Elon Musk’s X gives researchers fresh hope.’’

Steven Livingston spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco about how Elon Musk could influence the presidential election.

Peter Loge spoke to Gray TV about the State of the Union address (1, 2) and in the segment “What to Expect on Super Tuesday.’’ He was quoted by Gray TV in the article “Congress considers TikTok ban’’ and by Nexstar Media Group in the article “Biden teams up with Obama and Clinton for big fundraiser.’’ He spoke to Canada’s Global News in the segment “‘Mike Pence snubs Trump, dismisses agenda as ‘at odds’ with Republicans.’’

Steven Roberts authored the article “America first? Only with the help of immigrants’’ for The Chicago Sun-Times and “Steven V. Roberts: Trump is subtracting, not adding’’ for Salisbury Post.

Thomas Shanker spoke to RealClearPolitics in the podcast “GWU's Thom Shanker: DNI's Annual Threat Assessment; Take the Russian Nuclear Threat Seriously.’’ He was highlighted by Poynter in the article “An expert view of the next national security challenges (they’re not what you think).” He appeared on KPR Presents: Age of Danger. 

Frank Sesno spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco about NBC severing ties with Ronna McDaniel. He was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “NBC facing on-air ‘insurrection’ over hiring of Ronna McDaniel.’’ He spoke to CNN’s “Smerconish’’ about how the media should cover Donald Trump.

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Meta to Replace Widely Used Data Tool—and Largely Cut Off Reporter Access’’; by Nieman Lab in the article “A window into Facebook closes as Meta sets a date to shut down CrowdTangle’’; and by Ars Technica in the article ““Really bad timing”: Meta is killing misinformation analysis tool on August 14.’’ She was quoted by NBC News in the article “The disinformation war has taken a toll, but researchers feel a shift.’’ 

Douglas Barry authored the article “What will it take to see real change from social media companies?’’ for The Hill.

Sarah Binder was quoted by Marketplace in the article “How independent are Fed officials from the politicians who appoint them?’’; by Business Insider in the article “The one man who could save Joe Biden’’; and by Reuters in the article “Why Congress is becoming less productive.’’ She was quoted by Politico Magazine in the article “The Mystery Social Media Account Schooling Congress on How to Do Its Job’’ and by The Washington Post in the article “Republicans’ House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking.’’

Richard Chasdi was interviewed by Al-Hurra about the elections in Russia.

Henry Hale co-authored the article “Putin’s Hidden Weakness’’ for Foreign Affairs.

Michael K. Miller spoke to Scripps News about how some independent voters are closed out of party primaries.

David Shambaugh spoke to CNN in the segment “TAIWAN: Unfinished Business – A Fareed Zakaria Special” (1, 2, 3). 

David Szakonyi was quoted by Business Insider in the articles “Russia's grand railway plan to get around Western sanctions is about to get even bigger’’ and “How Putin engineered another presidential win — and why merely winning wasn't enough for him.’’ 

Data from Christopher Warshaw was cited by The Washington Post in the article “Americans prefer Trump on immigration. Just not his actual policies.’’ 

Susan Dudley was quoted by E&E News in the article “Murky deadline looms for Biden’s regs.’’

Richard Kahlenberg spoke to KIRO-AM, Seattle about “illiberalism.’’

Seyyed Hossein Nasr was quoted by Pakistan Christian Post in the article “Second International Day to Combat Islamophobia.’’

Mohana Mukherjee was quoted by The Guardian in the article “New text, same problems’: inside the fight over child online safety laws.’’ 

Zachary Wolfe appeared on the Law & Disorder podcast in the episode “SCOTUS Oral Arguments: Social Media Platforms.”

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