Richmond in the National Media
Robert Bork, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the law school, had his new book, A Country I Do Not Recognize: The Legal Assault on American Values, reviewed by the Washington Times. He was also mentioned in articles on Supreme Court nominees in the St. Petersburg Times and National
Post.
Sheila Carapico, professor of political science, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on terrorists.
James Gibson, assistant professor of law, commented for The New York Times, The Financial Times and the Chronicle of Higher Education on the Supreme Court's decision in the Grokster case on Internet file sharing.
Doug Hicks, associate professor of leadership studies and religion and director of the Center for Civic Engagement, appeared in an interview on CBS Evening News about religious diversity in the workplace.
The research on sponges of April Hill, associate professor of biology, and Malcolm Hill, associate professor of biology, was featured in an article in The New York Times.
John Paul Jones, professor of law, was quoted in articles in the Christian Science Monitor and Los Angeles Times on constitution writing. The articles also mentioned his Web site, which contains the text of 185 national constitutions.
Rick Mayes, assistant professor of political science, was mentioned in a Medical News Today article on drug treatment for ADHD.
Shari Motro, assistant professor of law, has an article published in Legal Affairs magazine.
Rod Smolla, dean of the law school, commented for Reuters in an article on journalists' right to protect a source. The New York Times cited Smolla in a similar article on special protections for the press.
Carl Tobias, professor of law, has been quoted and published extensively in the national media in recent months.
He was quoted on the Supreme Court selection process, Judge John Roberts and Chief Justice William Rehnquist in the Wall Street
Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News, Washington Post, Virginian-Pilot, Ventura County Star, Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Associated Press, Knight-Ridder, Baltimore Sun, National Law Journal, The Frontrunner, Kansas City Star, Boston Globe, Greenville (S.C.)
News, Hartford Courant, Allentown Morning Call, NPR's "All Things Considered" and
"Morning Edition," MSNBC, Seattle Times, Christian Science Monitor, Dallas Morning News, Washington Times, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette and San Jose Mercury News.
His comments on the Merck/Vioxx litigation appeared in AP, Los Angeles Times, Saudi News Service and Financial Times of London. His commentary on judicial selection and how the Senate avoided the "nuclear option" on judicial nominees appeared in the National Law Journal, and his op-ed on the judicial selection process appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
He also commented on the Jose Padilla case in the Detroit Free Press and Los Angeles Times and the role of the chief justice in the Washington Times.
Jonathan Wight, associate professor of economics and international studies, was quoted in an article on Adam Smith in Investor's
Business Daily.
In addition, University student Sean Baran, was featured in articles on last summer's London bombings in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Associated Press, Newsweek and The Star-Ledger (N.J.). He also appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Fox News, Eyewitness News and Larry King Live. An experienced emergency medical technician, Baran helped physicians at the scene of a bombing at an underground train station.
Several prominent media mentioned the University or quoted University sources in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
USA Today noted that Richmond would accept "about 20 undergraduates and several law students tuition-free for the fall semester."
Walter Green III, associate professor of emergency services, was quoted in about 25 newspapers, including USA Today, a
s well as on the AP wire. He also did an interview with KNBC in Kansas City. Richard Coughlin, associate dean for
graduate and executive business programs, did an interview with WBHM-Birmingham, Ala., on rescheduling and relocating major
conventions.
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