With Black Friday on the Horizon, Econ Professor Talks With NY Times

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In this recent New York Times article, economics professor Lawrence H. White discusses some new methods of shopping, including the use of digital money. “When everyone has a cellphone, why reach into your wallet?” said White, a professor at George Mason University who specializes in the history of money.

With Black Friday on the Horizon, Econ Professor Talks With NY Times

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With Black Friday on the Horizon, Econ Professor Talks With NY Times

2009-11-19T15:50:08Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/technology/start-ups/16wallet.html?_r=2

COMM, CHSS

2009-11-18T19:22:57Z

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2009-11-19T12:20:00Z

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In this Forbes.com article, Mason communication professor Robert Lichter writes about the nasty controversy over FOX News' treatment of President Obama. Is it fair and balanced?

Mason Comm Professor Lichter Poses Questions About Fox News' Balance

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Mason Comm Professor Lichter Poses Questions About Fox News' Balance

2009-11-19T15:50:47Z

http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/14/fox-news-barack-obama-media-opinions-contributors-s-robert-lichter.html

Gary Kreps

2009-11-17T15:18:30Z

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2009-11-17T10:16:00Z

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Don Stumpo, an instructor in the Communication Department who was also a producer and cameraman at NBC4 in Washington, D.C., died from a heart attack on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.

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Communication Instructor Stumpo Passes

2009-11-17T18:37:21Z

http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/15214

CHSS staff GLOA

2009-11-17T15:06:11Z

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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/ming_11-16.html" target="_blank">PBS Interview</a>

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China's preferred outcomes of the visit could involve its core national interests, including getting the United States to pledge to not sell arms to Taiwan and not mention Tibet's efforts to gain independence, said Ming Wan, director of global affairs program and professor of government and politics at George Mason University in Virginia. Meanwhile, the U.S. might consider it a breakthrough if China agreed to raise the value of its currency, the yuan, to the U.S. dollar in order to level the playing field for the cost of goods. But even though both countries could consider different outcomes the mark of a successful trip, the basic goal for both is to be more accommodating toward each other's concerns, Ming said. View his interview here: <script src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/js/pap/embed.js?news01n350dqca0" type="text/javascript"></script>

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Danny & Dee added Global, PIA.

2009-11-17T10:01:00Z

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Published Mason's Global Affairs Director Interviewed by PBS's NewsHour

President Barack Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday during his four-nation Asia tour. China analyst Ming Wan of George Mason University describes potential outcomes of the trip and how the country views Mr. Obama in a Web-only video.

Ming Wan Analyzes Possible Outcomes of Obama's China Trip

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Ming Wan Analyzes Possible Outcomes of Obama's China Trip

2009-11-17T18:24:37Z

Communication Department, Edited by CHSS Staff Gary Kreps

2009-11-11T14:16:38Z

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<a href="http://masonaidsquilt.onmason.com/" target="_blank">Mason Aids Quilt</a><a href="http://masonaidsquilt.onmason.com/"> </a> <a href="http://twitter.com/MasonAIDSQuilt" target="_blank">Follow the Quilt on Twitte</a>r <a href="http://news.gmu.edu/articles/1130" target="_blank">Gazette Story</a>

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George Mason University (Mason) will commemorate World AIDS Day by bringing more than 100 blocks of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Fairfax campus’s Dewberry Hall on Dec. 1, 2009. This event will be open to the public and is expected to be the largest display of the quilt on the east coast. Dewberry Hall is located inside Mason’s Johnson Center. “Our intent is to raise awareness among our students and the greater community, as well as to demonstrate the university's commitment to this critical social and worldwide health issue,” said Dr. Gary L. Kreps, chair of Mason’s Department of Communication and Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication. “At the same time, we also recognize the solemnity of this day and will pay tribute to the thousands who have died from AIDS.” In addition to displaying the quilt, Mason will welcome speakers, entertainers, displays, films, and works of art concerning AIDS. Speakers for the Mason AIDS Quilt event include well-known AIDS advocates Hydeia Broadbent and Big Tigger, as well as scientists, public health experts, AIDS survivors, and community advocates.   AIDS-related panel discussions, films, art, and exhibits will be presented beginning at 10 a.m. at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center and will run until 4 p.m. Community groups planning to participate in the event include the INOVA Juniper Program, the National Minority AIDS Council, the National Association for People Living With AIDS, the National Institutes of Health, the Entertainment Industries Council, the Metro D.C. Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry, the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality Virginia, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Fairfax County Health Literacy Initiative. This event is part of a larger annual university program, HIV Awareness Week, sponsored by Mason’s Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education. Many academic and research programs at George Mason University focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and support, including the Center for Health and Risk Communication and graduate programs in health and strategic communication. “We are also drawn to this issue as one of the most diverse universities in the country and because we are part of the greater Washington, D.C., area,” Kreps said. “Washington has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS incidence and mortality in the county.” According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on average, every 9½ minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In 2006, an estimated 56,300 people became infected with HIV and today more than 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV. World AIDS Day, observed globally on December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of AIDS. Since 1995, World AIDS Day has been recognized by the President of the United States for observance. The AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is maintained by The NAMES Project Foundation, Inc., includes more than 47,000 panels dedicated to more than 91,000 individuals. Each "block" (or section) of The AIDS Memorial Quilt measures approximately 12 square feet and a typical block consists of eight individual three foot by six foot panels sewn together. The event is one of many that take place at Mason, a university that prides itself on its diversity and commitment to exploring social issues. Named the No. 1 national university to watch in the 2009 rankings of U.S. News & World Report, George Mason University is a diverse innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country.  Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in communication, engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, informatics, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university.

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Our intent is to raise awareness among our students and the greater community, as well as to demonstrate the university's commitment to this critical social and worldwide health issue.At the same time, we also recognize the solemnity of this day and will pay tribute to the thousands who have died from AIDS.

Dr. Gary L, Kreps, Chair of Mason’s Department of Communication and Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication

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Published Mason will welcome speakers, entertainers, displays, films, and works of art concerning AIDS

George Mason University will commemorate World AIDS Day by bringing more than 100 blocks of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Fairfax campus on Dec. 1, 2009. This event will be open to the public and is expected to be the largest display of the quilt on the east coast.

AIDS Quilt Bound for Mason Campus on World AIDS Day

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AIDS Quilt Bound for Mason Campus on World AIDS Day

2009-11-17T14:35:23Z

JLCP staff ADJ

2009-11-16T15:23:33Z

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The JLCP program prides itself on the scholarly work of its graduate students and their collaborations with our faculty.  Numerous articles and book chapters were recently authored or co-authored by students in the masters and PhD programs: Kuhns, J. B., Wilson, D.B., Maguire, E.R., Ainsworth, S.A., and Clodfelter, T.A. (2009). A Meta‐Analysis of Marijuana, Cocaine, and Opiate Toxicology Study Findings among Homicide Victims. Addiction, 104(7): 1122‐1131. Lerch, J. & Mastrofski, S. (2008).  The Effect of Police Practices on Residents’ Fear of Crime in Trinidad and Tobago.  Report prepared for the Ministry of National Security, Trinidad and Tobago. Lum, C., Haberfield, M., Fachner, G. & Lieberman C. (2009). Police Activities to Counter Terrorism: What We Know and What We Need To Know.  In D. Weisburd, T. Feucht, I. Hakimi, L. Mock and S. Perry (Eds.), To Protect and to Serve: Police and Policing in an Age of Terrorism - and Beyond. New York, NY: Springer. Lum, C. and Fachner, G. (2009). Police pursuits in an age of innovation and reform: The IACP police pursuit database.  Alexandria, VA: International Association of Chiefs of Police. Rosenthal,R.L. (2009). Media Depictions of Crimes and Criminal Offenders & Differential Treatment of Cocaine and Methamphetamines Offenders. In R. Bing and N. Reedus (Eds.), Race, Crime and the Media. NY:McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Taxman, F. and Ainsworth, S.A. Correctional Milieu: The Key to Quality Outcomes. Victims and Offenders, 4(4):334–339, 2009. Telep, C. W. (Forthcoming, accepted). Research note: Citation analysis of randomized experiments in criminology and criminal justice. Journal of Experimental Criminology. Weisburd, D., Telep, C. W., Hinkle, J. C., & Eck, J. E. (Forthcoming, accepted). Is problem- oriented policing effective in reducing crime and disorder? Findings from a Campbell systematic review. Criminology and Public Policy.

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2009-11-13T10:21:00Z

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The JLCP program prides itself on the scholarly work of its graduate students and their collaboration with our faculty. Numerous articles and book chapters were recently authored or co-authored by students in the masters and PhD programs.

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Justice, Law, and Crime Policy Graduate Students Publish Scholarly Articles

2009-11-16T21:18:52Z

B.J. Koubaroulis

2009-10-20T15:12:00Z

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<a href="../564" target="_blank">Meet Dr. Cemil Aydin</a>

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George Mason University has taken a substantial step forward in becoming the area’s leader in Islamic studies. Provost Peter Stearns announced that Mason has received a $4 million commitment to create the Center for Global Islamic Studies. “We believe that this center will be a leading provider of instruction and research in Islamic studies worldwide,” Stearns told a crowd of supporters during a signing ceremony on Thursday, October 15, 2009. The creation of the center echoes the university’s excellence in diversity as well as its commitment to the Muslim community. Of the 30,000 students at Mason, more than 2,000 come either from Muslim American backgrounds or from a country in the Muslim world, Stearns said. “Given its broader humanistic goals and its close relationship with Muslim communities at the global, national and local level, the George Mason University campus has witnessed rapid growth in general and in the field of Islamic studies in particular,” Stearns said. Mason has more than 15 professors teaching courses on different aspects of Islam in disciplines such as history, religious studies, political science, international affairs, literature, art history, geography, languages. The Islamic studies minor program, founded in 2001, offers courses in a variety of areas, including Koran and Hadith, Islamic religious life, Islamic history and Muslim society and politics. Stearns announced that Islamic studies program director <a href="../564" target="_blank">Dr. Cemil Aydin</a> will direct the center. His chair is funded by the International Institute of Islamic Thought. Aydin studied at Boğaziçi University, İstanbul University, and the University of Tokyo before receiving his Ph.D. degree at Harvard University in 2002. He joined George Mason University this fall. Aydin was also a key figure in developing the funding for the new center. On October 15, 2009, Vural Ak, a Turkish businessman, signed a gift agreement in support of the center. The agreement will last for the next 10 years. He made a $4 million commitment to George Mason University. Ak, a friend and former college classmate of Dr. Aydin at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, built a successful car rental company in Turkey.  This donation fulfills Ak's wish to contribute to broad education about Islam. “George Mason has one of the most diverse campuses in the world,” Aydin said. “Here, when we teach about the Muslim world, we are not talking about an unfamiliar religious tradition or parts of the world. Every single classroom here has students from Muslim heritage. Moreover, our students come from relatively cosmopolitan backgrounds. Thus, we have an opportunity to move beyond the simple introductory facts and discuss more complex issues related to Islamic tradition and Muslim societies.”

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Vural Ak has given $4 million to George Mason University.

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Given its broader humanistic goals and its close relationship with Muslim communities at the global, national and local level, the George Mason University campus has witnessed rapid growth in general and in the field of Islamic studies in particular.

Provost Peter Stearns

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Published Aydin to head center

George Mason University has taken a substantial step forward in becoming the area’s leader in Islamic studies. Provost Peter Stearns announced that Mason has received a $4 million commitment to create the Center for Global Islamic Studies.

Mason Receives $4 million Commitment to Islamic Studies Center

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Mason Receives $4 million Commitment to Islamic Studies Center

2009-11-12T18:38:02Z

B.J. Koubaroulis CHSS, AAAS, Folklore, Psychology

2009-11-12T18:16:49Z

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<a href="http://admissions.gmu.edu/freshmen/" target="_blank">More Information About Admissions</a> <a href="http://admissions.gmu.edu/rsvp/masonPremiere/" target="_blank">Mason Fall Premiere</a>

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2009-11-11T13:15:00Z

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Published Faculty Speak to Prospective Students at Mason Fall Premiere

On Nov. 14, 2009, three members of the college faculty interacted with prospective students during a series of short lectures as part of an undergraduate admissions event called Mason Fall Premiere.

Kashdan, Manuel-Scott, Shutika Speak at Admissions Event

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Kashdan, Manuel-Scott, Shutika Speak at Admissions Event

2009-11-17T01:00:21Z

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Mason psychology professor Maria Kozhevnikov has worked with Harvard professor Stephen Kosslyn on an intriguing experiment first commissioned by the Dalai Lama. Kozhevnikov’s research has taken her throughout Nepal, where she’s visited monks in monasteries, aiming to better understand their powers of meditation in relation to memory.

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Visual Memory May Just Be Mind Over Matter

2009-11-11T20:09:48Z

http://news.gmu.edu/articles/1081

CHSS/History

2009-11-11T20:06:30Z

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2009-11-10T15:02:00Z

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Robert Knight, BA History ’85, logged more than 1,300 hours as a bombardier/navigator of an A-6E Intruder – a carrier-based attack aircraft – before leaving active duty and returning to Mason as a non-degree student in political science; a move that sparked his career in law.

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Education and Military Service Define Alumnus

2009-11-11T20:07:21Z

http://news.gmu.edu/articles/1088