Richmond in the national media

Stephen Addiss, professor of art, had his letter to the editor about Iraq published in USA Today.        

Scott Allison, professor of psychology, had his research on rooting for the underdog featured in an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The article was distributed on the Knight-Ridder wire and published in the Bradenton Herald, Kansas City Star, Contra Costa Times and Charlotte Observer, among other newspapers.  

Dee Hardy, director of food and auxiliary services, had her comments on Mexican and Cuban food published in Food Management.      

Linda Hobgood, Speech Center director, was quoted in an article about the Virginia senatorial election in Fox News.  

Craig Kinsley, professor of neuroscience, was quoted in an article about gang membership in Newsday. He said sons often see gang membership as acceptable because their fathers were members.       

Allison Libbey, ’07, Mark Hickman, ’07, and Paul Negrin, ’09, were quoted in an article on Fox News.com about expectations from the Democrat-controlled Congress.  

Research on excessive buyers by Nancy Ridgway, associate professor of marketing, was featured in a Time magazine article about women and shopping.    

The Robins School of Business was mentioned in an article about business schools adding trading floors in Business Week Online.

Peter Smallwood, associate professor of biology, was quoted by the Associated Press in an article about squirrels hiding their food.

Rod Smolla, dean of the Law School, was quoted in an article in The New York Times about federal prosecutors trying to force the ACLU to turn over copies of a classified document.

A course on medical malpractice for doctors and law students offered at the School of Law was featured in The National Law Journal.

Cindy Stearns, assistant director of marketing and special programs for Heilman Dining, had a recipe published in Food Management.

Carl Tobias, professor of law, was quoted in an Associated Press article about Web libel immunity. His comments were printed in an article about Janet Reno criticizing the Bush administration in The Washington Post and on the UPI wire. His quote about a lesbian’s custody rights and same-sex marriage appeared in the Los Angeles Times. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted him about upcoming judicial nominees, and The Washington Post quoted him about Virginia voters. His comments on punitive damages in an Oregon case before the Supreme Court were carried in The Oregonian, The Times-Picayune, The Miami Herald, and on the Associated Press wire. The Times-Picayune also quoted him in an article about access to the files of Rep. William Jefferson. His op-ed on oyster harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay and Rappahannock River appeared in The Washington Post. The New York Times included his quote in an article about the resignation of United Nation ambassador John Bolton. He was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times about allegations against Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri made by former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft in a new book. The Associated Press quoted him in an article about lawsuits against Bausch & Lomb Inc. The Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, Contra Costa Times, Miami Herald and Chicago Tribune quoted him in articles about the Jose Padilla terror case.

Tobias’ quote was included in an article in The Washington Post about issue advocacy ads running on TV during an election, and he commented in The New York Times on punitive damages being cut in half by an appeals panel in the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. The Providence Journal quoted him in an article about the lame-duck Congress. His letter to the editor on federal judicial selection appeared in the Washington Times. His comment on Thomas Hardiman, a nominee to a federal appeals court, appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

University of Richmond’s recent pandemic flu conference was highlighted in an article in Currents, the magazine of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, associate professor of political science and international studies, was quoted by Reuters in an article about mayoral elections in Taiwan.