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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press

May 2021

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

Anthropology

Roy Richard Grinker authored the article “Op-Ed: Why a Nepali doctor is treating the biology — and the sociology — behind mental illness,” for the Los Angeles Times the article “Richard Grinker: Why a Nepali doctor is treating the biology — and the sociology — behind mental illness,” for St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Arts & Design

Dana Tai Soon Burgess was mentioned by Inside Higher Ed in the article “Students Seek Tangible Changes in Face of Anti-Asian Hate.”

Biology

James Clark was quoted by Axios in the article “2.5 billion T. rex inhabited the planet, researchers say.”

John Lill was quoted by Evansville Courier & Press in the article “Billions of Brood X cicadas — and their buzzing sound — will soon emerge across Indiana”; by HGTV in the article “Should Gardeners Be Concerned About Cicadas?”; and by WTTG-Fox5 in the article “DC spraying to curb ginkgo tree stink.”

Zoe Getman-Pickering was quoted by WUSA-CBS 9 in the articles “VERIFY: Brood X is coming. Here's what the cicadas look like now, and your top questions answered,” and "VERIFY: Yes, you can eat cicadas, but not if you're allergic to shellfish." She was also quoted by Audobon in the article “Birds May Hold Clues to the 'Bizarre' Life Cycle of Brood X Cicadas.”

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth spoke to Cheddar Business about the corporate tax rate and to Federal News Network’s “Federal Drive’’ in the segment “Should the government reinforce its plan for a backup global positioning system?’’ She authored the article “GPS is endangered by a misguided FCC decision made during the Trump administration,” for the Washington Post. She also spoke to Bloomberg about President Biden’s infrastructure plan.

Steven Hamilton co-authored the article “Our vaccine rollout is a disaster – here’s how to fix it,” for the Sydney Morning Herald. Additionally, he was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald in the article “The central bank under fire: Has the RBA failed Australians?” and in the article “Did Australia get its vaccine strategy right?” He also co-authored the article “$20 billion and counting: the economic hit from vaccination delays is a very big deal,” for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Diane Lim was quoted by Marketplace in the article “Slow U.S. population growth stiffens economic headwinds.”

Annamaria Lusardi was quoted by CNBC in the article “To combat financial illiteracy, education needs to start early in the classroom, advocates say.”

Michael Moore was quoted by NBC News in the article “Yellen pushes for global minimum tax rate to create 'more level playing field,’” and by CNN in the article “World leaders are making progress on a huge global tax overhaul.”

Tara Sinclair was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “As diners return, some restaurants can't keep up with the demand.”

English

Patricia Chu was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in the article “Students Seek Tangible Changes in Face of Anti-Asian Hate.”

Geography

Elizabeth Chacko authored the article "Our Unwitting Autobiography," for Places Journal.

History

Hope Harrison was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “NY Armenian community leaders 'cautiously optimistic' as Biden reportedly signals he'll recognize the Armenian genocide.”

Media & Public Affairs

Jesse J. Holland spoke to the Black News Channel.

David Karpf was quoted by the Washington Post in the article “Andrew Yang explains his infamous dog tweet — and why he uses Twitter like the rest of us.”

Peter Loge was quoted by Deseret News in the article “Is America losing her civil religion?”; by Business Insider in the article “Trump's plan to start his own social media platform is doomed to failure, say experts”; and by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Psaki says Biden believes 'protests must be peaceful.” He was also quoted by Business Insider in the article “Donald Trump says he doesn’t miss Twitter, which is ‘very boring.”

Ethan Porter was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “‘Oldest’ political trick returns as gas prices become a front in US misinformation battle.”

Frank Sesno authored the article “In A Time of Urgency and Hope, How Do We Move The Planet Forward?” for PBS.org. He was quoted by the Wall Street Journal in the article “NBC’s News Chief Pushes Streaming and Bets on Post-Trump Story Lines.”

Philosophy

Vanessa Wills spoke to "Background Briefing with Ian Masters" KPFK Los Angeles Public Radio on the segment "We Cannot Police Our Way Out of Authoritarianism.” She was also quoted by the Guardian in the article “What the arrests of Beverly Hills residents say about the US Capitol attack.”

Physics

Chryssa Kouveliotou was quoted by Science Magazine in the article “Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light.”

Political Science

Sarah Binder was quoted by the New York Times in the article “The Fed Faces Criticism as It Wades Into Climate and Equity Issues.” She was also cited by PolitiFact in the article "Bipartisan police reform has been a struggle in the Senate. Here’s the story."

Fiona Cunningham authored the article “Was China behind last October’s power outage in India? Here’s what we know,” for the Washington Post.

John Logsdon was quoted by the Houston Chronicle in the article “40 years after its pioneering launch, NASA's space shuttle leaves a 'mixed legacy.' Was it worth it?”; by Business Insider in the article “SpaceX is preparing to test-fly a new Starship after the last four exploded. It could return NASA astronauts to the moon”; and by Wired in the article “NASA Launches Astronauts to the ISS on a Reused SpaceX Rocket.”

Cynthia McClintock spoke to BBC World Service in the segment “Why has Peru had such a bad pandemic?”

Mike Mochizuki spoke to NPR about the upcoming visit of Japan’s prime minister.

Regulatory Studies Center

The Regulatory Studies Center was mentioned by the Los Angeles Times in the articles “Democrats seek to undo Trump regulations on methane, health care,” and “Senate votes to repeal a Trump-era methane rule. What does it mean?”

Bridget Dooling was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Employers Use Courts to ‘Raise the Cost’ on DOL Rule Reversal.”

Sociology

Gregory Squires was cited by Metro Philadelphia for his testimony before the Philadelphia City Council on appraisal bias.

Ronald Weitzer was quoted by Forbes in the article “Inside The $4.5 Billion Erotic Massage Parlor Economy.”

Richard B. Zamoff was quoted by MSNBC in the article “Jackie Robinson would have supported MLB moving the All-Star Game from Georgia.”

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