November

Yaba Blay, PhD, an assistant teaching professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in the Philadelphia Daily News on Nov. 25 in a story on her new book on racial identity.

George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on CNN en Espanol on Nov. 25about Venezuela’s President Maduro being enabled to rule by decree for a year.

Ken Lacovara, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured throughout the program “Born to Explore” on ABC-TV on Nov. 23, in an episode where he found fossils throughout New York City’s five boroughs.

Robert Ambrose, a professor in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in a MassLive.com story on Nov. 22 about an Eastern Massachusetts casino project.

Chuck Williams, PhD, associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was quoted in a CNN.com story about the new “knockout” game trend on Nov. 22. He was also quoted throughout a WHYY-Newsworks.org story on this topic.

Franklin Moon, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed on WHYY’s “Radio Times” on Nov. 20 in a discussion about Pennsylvania passing a transportation bill that will fund improvements to roads, bridges and mass transit across the state.

Yaba Blay, PhD, an assistant teaching professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an opinion piece for CNN.com on Nov. 20 about the one-drop rule.

George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on Nov. 19 about George Zimmerman’s recent arrest.

A preview of a new book on racial identity by Yaba Blay, PhD, an assistant teaching professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured on the cover of Philadelphia Weekly on Nov. 13. The book also was featured in the Philadelphia Tribune on November 13.

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in USA Today on Nov. 12 in an article about the lack of female coaches in Div. I men’s basketball.

Chuck Williams, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was interviewed on CNN’s “New Day” on Nov. 11 about video game violence.

Devon Powers, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Associated Press article on Nov. 6 about social media burnout. The story was picked up by numerous outlets, including ABCNews.com, Yahoo! Finance and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jake Owens, a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured for his research on drill monkeys and West African bushmeat markets in an article in the November issue of Popular Science about the “worst jobs in science.”

Dr. Robert Brehm, a professor in the College of Engineering, and Scott Gabriel Knowles, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, were mentioned in November 1 Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Business Journalstories about Mayor Michael Nutter creating a group to review the Department of Licenses and Inspections.