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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Getting Press
September 2016

Anthropology

Hugh Gusterson spoke to WYPR-FM, Baltimore, about drone warfare.
Sean Roberts was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Islam Karimov, President Who Dominated Uzbekistan for 25 Years, Dies at 78” and spoke to Voice of America for the article “Uighurs, Wary of China’s Response to Kyrgyzstan Attack, Trying to Stop Militancy.” 
Jeffrey Splitstoser’s research on an ancient dyed cotton fabric was mentioned in several media outlets, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, Fox News, Daily Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, International Business Times and LiveScience
Sarah Wagner spoke to KBJR-NBC6, Duluth, Minn., about the science of recovering and identifying people missing in action.

Corcoran School of Arts and Design 

Juana Medina spoke to WRC-NBC 4’s News 4 Midday about her participation in the National Book Festival.

Chemistry 

Christopher Cahill authored “A nuclear scientist reflects on a year at the State Department” for the American Institute of Physics website.

Economics 

English 

Jennifer Close’s novel The Hopefuls was reviewed by The Buffalo News in the article ““The Hopefuls” is a fast, fun read about young transplants in politically charged D.C.
Ayanna Thompson was quoted by The Baltimore Sun in the article “Chesapeake Shakespeare Co. to stage its first 'Othello’" and by The New York Times in “Translating Shakespeare? 36 Playwrights Taketh the Big Risk.” 

Geography


Scott Sklar was quoted by American Public Media’s Marketplace in the article “Melting smartphones shed light on lithium-ion batteries.”

History

Allida Black was quoted by The Daily Beast in the article “Will Bill Clinton Become Hillary's Eleanor Roosevelt?”

Mathematics

Jozef H. Przytycki was featured by New Post (Greece) in "Διεθνές Συνέδριο Μαθηματικών στην Αρχαία Ολυμπία" (International Congress of Mathematics in Ancient Olympia).

Media and Public Affairs

Imani Cheers spoke to CCTV America about diversity in Hollywood.
Matthew Hindman was quoted by The Economist in the article “Yes, I’d lie to you.’’
Javier Lesaca was quoted by The Huffington Post in “Islamic State Leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani Killed In Airstrike, Pentagon Confirms” and by the Latin American Herald Tribune in “Internet, Poor Neighborhoods: The Battleground against Millennial Jihadism.” He co-authored the article “Scientific evidence for defeating ISIS” in The Huffington Post.
Frank Sesno was quoted by several media outlets, including The Washington Post (“It’s time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump” and “Donald Trump, press-shy? The once ubiquitous candidate is moving away from the media”); The Daily Beast (“What in the World Got Into Matt Lauer at the Commander-in-Chief Forum?); Politico (“Why Donald Trump gets a pass); and the Associated Press (“North Carolina governor campaign planted questions at event”). He spoke to CBS News Radio about Roger Ailes and discussed the presidential debate on CNN’s Reliable Sources. He also guest-hosted WAMU-FM’s The Diane Rehm Show. 
Silvio Waisbord was quoted by La Nacion (Argentina) in the article “Being a real Underwood, the karma of several leaders.”

Philosophy

David DeGrazia authored the article “Self-defense is a questionable argument for owning a gun” in The Baltimore Sun.
Tadeusz Zawidzki’s Hirshhorn Museum discussion on chance and impermanence in art and life is featured in The Washington Post article “In the galleries: A sweeping riff on the circle at the Hirshhorn.”

Politicial Science

Michael Barnett spoke to WTOP-FM about attacks in Syria.
Stephen Biddle spoke to BBC’s Newsday about the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Danny Hayes’ book Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era was cited in the Vanity Fair article “Is The Media Coverage Of Hillary’s Health Scare Sexist?” His research was also featured in The New York Times article “Can Hillary Clinton Keep You Safe?”
John Logsdon was quoted by Popular Science in “China’s Race to Space Domination.” He also commented on Elon Musk’s plan to colonize Mars for Agence France Presse, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, BBC World Service and Mashable.
David Shambaugh spoke to NPR’s Morning Edition about the G-20 summit in China, and was mentioned in The South China Morning Post article “How China has gone from panda diplomacy to New Silk Road smart power.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

Romance, German, and Slavic Languages and Literature

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni authored “Making a US-Sino War ‘Thinkable’?” in The Diplomat and "How the US can deal with North Korea" in Business Insider.
Frederic Lemieux authored an article in The Conversation titled “What is terrorism, and is it getting worse?”

Speech and Hearing Science

Adrienne Hancock’s research was referenced by Harvard Business Review in “Why Hillary Clinton Gets Interrupted More than Donald Trump.”
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