Richmond in the national news
Dr. Nezih Altay, assistant professor of management systems, co-wrote an article on SOX-RFID connection for Supply Chain Management Review.
Dr. Tom Arnold, assistant professor of finance, was quoted about technology stocks’ future in TechNewsWorld.com.
Dr. Edward Ayers, president, was quoted about a new book published by Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University, in The Harvard Crimson. His review of the book appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Star News noted that he was one of 12 scholars who met to decide the fate of Fort Monroe.
Dr. Dean Croushore, associate professor of economics and Rigsby Fellow, was quoted about consumer confidence in The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal (Asia) and Conde Nast Portfolio. His comments about the credit crunch in the mortgage business appeared in KnowledgePlex. Wall Street Journal Online quoted him in an article about forecasting revisions to inflation data and mentioned his research in an article about inflation and the consumer price index.
Dr. Richard Coughlan, associate dean of Robins School of Business, commented about telecommuting in an article in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Bob Dillard, chief of police, was quoted about accrediting campus police departments in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
James Gibson, associate professor of law, was quoted in The New York Times about a case involving privacy rights of students.
Dr. Doug Hicks, executive director of the Center for Civic Engagement, was quoted in an article about corporate chaplains on Star-Telegram.com.
Dr. Woody Holton, associate professor of history, had his book, Unruly Americans & the Origins of the Constitution, featured in an article in Newsday.
Dr. Amy Howard, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, was quoted in an article about teaching about the urban crisis in Inside Higher Ed.
Dr. Crystal Hoyt, assistant professor of leadership studies, was quoted about voter preferences for political candidates with male traits in U.S.News & World Report.
University alumnus Leland Melvin, was profiled in articles about his upcoming space flight on the shuttle Atlantis in USA Today, The New York Times, Yahoo.com, CNN.com, ABCnews.com, MSNBC.com and the Houston Chronicle.
UR student Tyler Morris, ’10, was featured in an article about his family’s efforts to raise money for autism research in an article in The Boston Globe.
Dr. Chris Stevenson, associate professor of chemistry, was featured in CSTV.com (a CBS company) for breaking three world swimming records in his age category.
Porcher Taylor, associate professor of paralegal studies, co-wrote an article on SOX-RFID connection for Supply Chain Management Review.
Carl Tobias, professor of law, wrote an op-ed about Alex Kozinski, the new chief judge of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, published in the Los Angeles Times. The newspaper also quoted him about the topic in news articles. He was quoted about the Michael Vick sentencing in USA Today and the Detroit Free Press and on “All Things Considered” on NPR. The New York Times quoted him about the sentencing of Vick’s co-defendants and the Baltimore Orioles questioning of the Mitchell Report on use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. The New York Times also printed his letter about the restoration of judicial discretion in sentencing. His quotes on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the Earl Wesley Berry case appeared in The Clarion-Ledger. The St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel of Ft. Lauderdale quoted him about the Liberty City 7 case. The Globe & Mail quoted him about Conrad Black’s sentencing. He was quoted about the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes in The Christian Science Monitor, Reuters, the National Post, Yahoo Canada and on Law.com. Reuters quoted him in an article about a probe of Chiquita Brands. Financial Times used his quotes in an article about Google acquiring DoubleClick. His comments on the trial of Rep. William Jefferson appeared in The Times-Picayune. Tobias’ quote about the possible takeover of United Rentals by Cerberus Capital Management was used by Forbes.com, the Sun-Sentinal, New York Post and Globe Investor. TCMnet quoted Tobias about a federal court decision in an identity theft case. The Christian Science Monitor quoted him in articles about vacancies on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Tobias was quoted about the Jose Padilla case in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. His quote about a suit by Padilla against John Yoo, formerly with the Justice Department, appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The University of Richmond’s gift of $8 million from the Robins Foundation appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Dr. Vincent Wang, associate professor of political science and international studies, had his letter about the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran published in The New York Times.