Richmond in the national media
Azizah al-Hibri, professor of law, was quoted in an article on Muslim women in the Tucson Citizen.
Rick Mayes, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in an article about Medicare financing that appeared in numerous health and insurance publications, including Health Insurance Law Weekly, Hospital Business Week, Pharma Investments, MD Week, Hospital Law Weekly and others.
Nancy Ridgway, associate professor of marketing, was quoted in the Detroit News in an article about bargain hunters.
John Sheffield, director of safety and risk management, was quoted in an article in University Business about plans the University is taking in case of an avian flu pandemic.
Carl Tobias, professor of law, was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times about whether MySpace.com was liable for one of its users allegedly being sexually assaulted. The Miami Herald quoted him in an article about the Bush administration’s plans to use civilian federal prosecutors at the military trials of Guantanamo Bay terrorist suspects and the administration’s request for $7.2 million to prosecute those cases. The Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel quoted him in articles about the Jose Padilla case. He was quoted in The Washington Post in articles about the dismissal of seven U.S. attorneys, the Jose Padilla case, the Scooter Libby case and the Wesam al-Delaema case. The Chicago Tribune quoted him in an article about a Supreme Court victory for Philip Morris. MSNBC.com quoted him in an article about suits against cigarette makers related to “light” cigarettes. The Los Angeles Times quoted him about the debate over FDA oversight of tobacco and liability of MySpace for an alleged sexual assault. His comments about deliberations in the “Scooter” Libby trail appeared in USA Today. The Associated Press quoted him in an article about an appeal in the case about an anti-terror program, about the Jose Padilla case and about suits over “light” cigarettes. The New York Times used his quotes in an article about the State Farm Insurance case regarding Hurricane Katrina damage and an article about dismissed U.S. attorneys. The Christian Science Monitor quoted him in an article about Guantanamo detainees. His comments on the Philip Morris case appeared in the Chicago Tribune. The Las Vegas Review-Journal quoted him in an article about the ouster of U.S. attorneys.
A study conducted at University of Richmond on downloading music was cited in articles in the San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. The University and alumna Kelly Gribbin were featured in an article in The Wall Street Journal about seniors looking for jobs.
Doug West, director of telecommunications, multimedia support services and user services, is quoted in a case study of the University’s classroom support services in Campus Technology.