January 2023

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

W. Andrew Barr was quoted by Science News in the article “Homo naledi may have lit fires in underground caves at least 236,000 years ago,” and Smithsonian Magazine cited his research in the article “Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022.’’

Bibiana Obler published "Landscape and Lynda Benglis" in Phaidon magazine.

Aruna D'Souza published in The New York Times and 4Columns, including "Umber Majeed," "Planting Seeds to Produce Real Change" and "Poetry, Power and Loss in Theaster Gates’s Survey."

Christopher Rollston was quoted in the Times of Israel in the article “Bible scholar’s sensational Hezekiah inscription claims prompt researchers’ outcry.”

Steven Hamilton authored the articles “The last thing Philip Lowe is owed is your sympathy. Or my kid gloves’’ and “Another Tuesday. Another rate rise. You should be ropeable’’ for Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald. He spoke to Sky News Australia in the segment “Price caps are no ‘magical solution’ in fixing high energy prices.’’

Albert Keidel spoke to CGTN in the segment “After a COVID resurge, an economic rebound?,’’ and was quoted by China’s Xinhua News Agency in the article “U.S. economist says Chinese economy expected to deliver solid rebound in 2023.’’

Jesse Holland, for MSNBC, authored the article “Stephen Miller is on a crusade to help white men. And it’s working.’’ He was also featured in WBUR, “Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema scrambles this week in Washington politics.”

David Karpf was quoted by Grid in the article, “Twitter’s new verification system has a serious flaw”; The Hill in the article, “Liberals struggle to find viable Twitter alternative after Musk takeover;” The Atlantic in “This Is What It Looks Like When Twitter Falls Apart.” and The US Times Post in “The Metaverse Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand On.” He also authored, for The Atlantic, “Money Will Kill ChatGPT’s Magic.”

Peter Loge spoke to Fox 5 DC in “QAnon follower who chased police on Jan. 6 gets 5 years in prison” and Fox 29 in “Jan. 6 committee may recommend insurrection charge against Trump.” He also spoke to Voice of America for “Biden White House Navigates January 6 Committee Recommendation to Prosecute Trump.”

Ethan Porter spoke at DW the Day about Elon Musk and Twitter. His work was also featured in the Election Law Blog, “Conceptual Replication of Four Key Findings about Factual Corrections and Misinformation During the 2020 U.S. Election: Evidence from Panel Survey Experiments.”

Steven Roberts was featured by the Walker County Messenger in the article “Steven Roberts: A compromise and a blessing.” He also authored: for Nola, “Letters: Steven Roberts would penalize, reward by race”; for Northwest Georgia News, “Fifty plus one equals a lot”; for WV News, “A Compromise and a Blessing”; for The Morning Sun, “Trump is facing cancellation”; and for The Exponent Telegram, “Keep a light burning.”

Frank Sesno was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Why CBS News held its Brittney Griner scoop for a full week’’ and in CGTN’s “The Heat: 2022: The Year in U.S. Politics.” He was also featured by CGTN in a discussion, “The Heat 2022: The Year in U.S. Politics.”

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by Fast Company in the article “Elon Musk’s Kanye West fiasco highlights the content moderation dangers Twitter now faces’’ and the Louisiana Illuminator in “LSU professor awarded $5 million to aid journalists harassed online.” She was also on BBC radio speaking about Twitter.

Madeline Twomey was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Inside Democrats’ elaborate attempt to woo TikTok influencers.”

David DeGrazia was quoted by Return in the article “Escaping the Cage: How Organoids Can Help Free Animals for Lab Testing.”

Sarah Binder was quoted by E & E News in the article “How Warnock’s win changes the climate game for Senate Dems;’’ by Bloomberg Law in the article “Georgia Senate Win Eases Biden Path on Judicial Nominations (1);’’ by Marketplace in the article, “How a “divorce” between the Treasury and Fed helped build the modern economy;’’ by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Jan. 6 committee just made history. How will history judge it?;’’ by USA Today in the article “Kevin McCarthy was once rejected for a House internship. Now he could become the next speaker;’’ by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the article “David Shribman: The new year's unresolved issues, including Biden's and Trump's futures;’’ by PolitiFact in the article “Top 7 PolitiFact NC fact-checks of 2022;’’ and, with Marc Lynch, co-authored the article “A transition for TMC (The Monkey Cage): Moving on from The Washington Post’’ for The Washington Post.

Bruce Dickson was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “‘A new situation’: After protests, China relaxes COVID restrictions.’’

Jeffrey Ding was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Why China’s COVID-tracking QR codes raise surveillance concerns.’’

Samuel Goldman authored the article “Perspective: Support for Israel is not about ‘the Jewish lobby” in Desert News. 

Henry Hale was quoted by Newsweek in the article “U.S. Is Giving Russia ‘Sanctuary’ From Long-Range Strikes: Ex-U.S. General,’’ and WTTG-Fox5 spoke to him in the segment “Zelenskyy's trip to the U.S. was 'historic,' professor says.’’

John Logsdon was quoted by Reuters in the article “Fact Check-Lengthier Artemis I trajectory toward Moon compared to Apollo 11 is not proof that space travel is a hoax’’ and by the Houston Chronicle in the article “Artemis splashdown highlights NASA's hope to push ahead where Apollo program left off.’’

Marc Lynch was mentioned by China’s Xinhua News Agency in the article “Yearender: Trend of rapprochement gains steam in Mideast amid changing geopolitical landscape in 2022,’’ and co-authored with Sarah Binder the article “A transition for TMC (The Monkey Cage): Moving on from The Washington Post’’ for The Washington Post.

Cynthia McClintock was quoted by the Miami Herald in the article, “Leftist Latin American leaders endorsed a coup in Peru. Shame on them!;’’ by the Associated Press in the article, “Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president;” and by U.S. News & World Report in the article “EXPLAINER: How Peru Plunged Into Political Crisis.”

Christopher Warshaw’s research was noted by PBS Wisconsin in the article “Wisconsin's Assembly maps are more skewed than ever — what happens in 2023?,’’ and he was quoted by Financial Times in the article "Can Just Stop Oil make the case for protest?"

Tonya Dodge was quoted by WUSA-CBS9 in the article “New Year’s resolutions: Fitness centers rebounding to pre-pandemic levels.’’

Carol Sigelman was quoted by The Hill in an article titled, "More adult children are living with their parents. Parents are not pleased.’’

Joseph Cordes had a research study mentioned in the Forbes article “Some Simple Ways To Improve Regulation And Boost Economic Growth.’’

Vanessa Perry was featured in RisMedia, “Low Rates, Federal Funds Aided Minority Homebuyers During Pandemic."

Sara Rosenbaum authored, in Kaiser Health News, “Changes in Community Health Center Patients and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic."

Susan Dudley had a research study mentioned in the Forbes article “Some Simple Ways To Improve Regulation And Boost Economic Growth.’’

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