Steinhardt Faculty in the News, 1/13/12: Crispin Miller, Nestle, Ravitch

Steinhardt faculty weighed in on product placement, educational reform, and malnutrition and public health during the week of January 9, 2012.

Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication, took on product placement in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” in the Washington Post:

Did Purell Pay to Appear in the ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Torture Scene?

Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, wrote about social programs that could end malnutrition in India:

The Social Programs That Could Help End Malnutrition in India

Diane Ravitch, research professor of education, wrote about the long-term effects of the No Child Left Behind act.

Ravitch: No Child Left Behind and the damage done

(Photo: During NYU’s January Session, the Madrigal Singers and Jazz Choir performed eight concerts at the United Arab Emirates University.)