FGP
August 2018

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during July are the following individuals:

 

American Studies 

Arts & Design 

Biology 

Mollie Manier was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “Dads Pass On More Than Genetics in Their Sperm.”

Economics 

Forensic Sciences 

Victor Weedn was quoted on the NBC News website in the article “Forensic research (once again) suggests the Shroud of Turin is fake.”

Geography

Lisa Benton-Short spoke to WAMU-FM’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show in the segment “Security Checkpoints At The National Zoo: Necessity Or Nuisance?

History

Mathematics

Sudeshna Basu authored the article “A treasured companionship” for The Statesman (India).

Media and Public Affairs

Imani M. Cheers spoke to CTV News, Canada, about the NFL’s national anthem policy.
Dante Chinni co-authored The Wall Street Journal article “America’s Factory Towns, Once Solidly Blue, Are Now a GOP Haven.”

Peter Loge appeared on the Up Next podcast to discuss “Why Soccer Holds the Blueprint to Success (and How to Use It).” He was quoted by CQ Magazine in the article “Scope of Addiction Crisis Dwarfs Response to Opioids” and by Pune Mirror (India) in “Lessons on Leadership from the World Cup.”

Ethan Porter authored the article “How teachers unions can survive” for Vox. He spoke to Sinclair Broadcast Group about Facebook combating fake news and was featured in the Harvard Business Review article “What Do We Know About False News?

Janet Steele authored “'Reformasi total': Lessons from Indonesia on media reform” for The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) and was quoted by Malaysiakini (Malaysia) in “Press freedom not a gift from gov't, says US professor.” She spoke to Astro Awani (Malaysia) on journalists advocating for increased press freedom and to BFM (Malaysia) on the relationship between journalism, religion and politics in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Nikki Usher spoke to Cheddar in the segment “Bias on the Beltway: The Gender Politics of Twitter.”

Silvio Waisbord authored the New America Weekly article “The Deeper Risks of the Trump-Fox Love Affair.”

Philosophy

Political Science

Celeste Arrington spoke to Hearst TV about U.S.-North Korea talks.

Sarah Binder was quoted by The Economist in the article “America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats,” by The New York Times in “How Much Patience Does the White House Have for a Hawkish Fed?” and by PolitiFact in “What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years” and “Did Claire McCaskill vote for 100% of Obama's judicial nominees?

Bruce Dickson was quoted by Financial Times in the article “The Chinese Communist party entangles big tech.”

Henry Farrell authored the articles “The New Economy’s Old Business Model Is Dead” for Foreign Policy and “Europe has just hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. Expect fireworks” and “Theresa May’s Brexit speech may break the Northern Ireland peace process” for The Washington Post

Eric Grynaviski authored the article “Trump’s stance toward Russia isn’t appeasement. It may be even worse” for The Washington Post

James H. Lebovic was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “In destination and demeanor, Trump’s foreign travel departs from the norm.”

Elizabeth Saunders was quoted by War on the Rocks in the article “Amusing Archival Discoveries From The Cold War” and by Vox in “How Trump undermines the best part of his foreign policy.”

David Shambaugh was quoted by South China Morning Post in the article “Confucius Institutes: China’s Benign Outreach Or Something More Sinister?

John Sides moderated a C-SPAN3 discussion on social media and false information. He authored the article “What data on 20 million traffic stops can tell us about ‘driving while black’” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Vox in the article “The messy reality of Donald Trump’s poll numbers” and was featured by Slate in “Trump’s Ties.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

Andrew Reamer was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “2020 Census Comes With New Technology, but Greater Risks.”
Kate Yang was mentioned by Governing in the article “For Muni Bond Sales, Brand Matters.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures 

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences 

Adrienne Hancock was featured in the Washington Post article “Helping transgender women find their voice.”

Gregory Wallace was quoted by Scientific American in the article “Brains of Children with Autism Show Unusual Folding Patterns.”

University Writing

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