Faculty in the News

Press Clippings for Spring 2006

Applied Psychology

  • "Mexicans Grapple With Unique Problems As Immigrant Group, Consul General Says." The New York Sun. October 24, 2005.
    Director of the recently formed Immigration Studies at NYU, Carola Suarez-Orozco, said recent Mexican immigrants, who often cross the border illegally when they are barely teenagers, are generally too preoccupied with work to get into trouble.
  • "Want a Brainier Baby?" Time Magazine. January 16, 2006
  • "For the past 20 years, NYU developmental psychologist Catherine Tamis-LeMonda has been observing babies as they interact with parents in 'naturalistic' environments … to see how adult involvement affects language acquisition."
  • The Boy Crisis. Newsweek. January 30, 2005
  • "A feminist scholar, NYU professor Carol Gilligan, explains how the study of girls can teach us about boys."
  • "Battling H.I.V: Where Sex Meets Crystal Meth." The New York Times. February 21, 2006
  • "Dr. Perry M. Halkitis said that 'the problem of meth use among gay and heterosexual populations] has been brewing for the past year, but now it's beginning to boil'."
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Humanities & Social Sciences

  • Technically Speaking. Tech Directions. December 1, 2005.
  • In a New York Times op-ed piece, Diane Ravitch has endorsed NAS's suggestion of offering students a technical career curriculum. Ravitch is a professor of education at NYU Steinhardt and former U.S. Secretary of Education under the first President Bush."
  • National Standards. Education Week. January 5, 2006
  • “‘50 Standards for 50 States' Is a Formula for Incoherence and Obfuscation,"-Diane Ravitch, Commentary.
  • Admission Programs for Gifted. The New York Sun. March 20, 2006 "According to Mrs. Ravitch, 'what we now call gifted describes the kind of curriculum that the schools used to offer to all students.'"
  • Tale of Two Parishes Tells the Story of Archdiocese's Shifting Demographics. The New York Sun. March 30, 2006 “‘More money for public schools, without help for Catholic schools, will damage the latter, making it very difficult for them to survive,' said Diane Ravitch."
  • Colorblind: A New Generation Doesn't Blink at Interracial Relationships. USA Today. February 8, 2006.
  • "Some of that mixing is a result of record numbers of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, totaling more than 35 million over the past two decades… says Marcelo Suarez-Orozco."
  • Take a Pass on Beijing. Philadelphia Inquirer Games. February 27, 2006.
  • "The U.S. shouldn't give China the kind of propaganda boost the Nazis got in 1936,"-Jonathan Zimmerman.
  • Washington Scene March 1, 2006 - Education Digest
  • "The authors of opinion piece--Richard Arum and Jonathan Zimmerman--go so far as to call him [Judge Alito] a 'raging judicial activist' on education issues…"
  • Grandmothers of Invention. -Village Voice.April 19-25, 2006
  • "These grandmothers may be filling a void in the anti-war movement. Jonathan Zimmerman notes that campuses have yet to become the epicenter of the anti-war scene as they did during the Vietnam War."

More Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions news.

Media, Culture, and Communication

  • "Complaints Overshadow Discussion of Reforms." Book Review Columbus Dispatch. December 16, 2005
  • "The title leaves little doubt about Mark Crispin Miller's point of view in his new book, ‘Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)’."
  • First Film Turns Lens of Sept. 11 Attacks. Detroit News. January 5, 2006
  • "‘Hollywood has a long history of engaging with big historical narratives, and 9/11 is nothing if not a big, dramatic, historical narrative,' said Marita Sturken, an associate professor in New York University's department of Culture and Communication."
  • For Their Ears Only . New York Times. March 6, 2006 -
  • "‘Socially,' said Mark Crispin Miller…, 'there is very little difference between a multitude of people all having their own private aural experiences and a multitude of people stoned out of their gourds."

More Department of Media, Culture, and Communications news.

Music & Performing Arts Professions

  • Hitting a College Chord- Daily News . January 31, 2006
  • " 'Generally, more obscure instruments give you a better shot at a scholarship than more common instruments, such as a violin,' said Lawrence Ferrara, chairman of the department of music and performing arts at New York University."
  • Arts and the Mind Time Out New York. February 2-8, 2006
  • "According to Barbara Hesser, certified music therapist and director of NYU's Music Therapy Program, artistic expression is integral to mental health."

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Nutrition, Food Studies & Public Health

  • "Stop Worrying – Holiday Weight Gain Isn’t That Bad" Deseret Morning News. December 26, 2005 – Deseret Morning News
  • " 'I think all the hype about holiday weight gain helps people to rationalize that it is OK to just cave in,' says New York University nutritionist Lisa Young."
  • Altered Plates. – San Antonio Express-News. February 6, 2006
  • "We may eat with our eyes, as the saying goes, but we have lost sight of what an appropriate amount of food looks like. says Lisa R. Young…"
  • 12 Suggestions to Make Your Life Easier in 2006. Sunday Standard-Times. January 1, 2006
  • "The steak, fish, chicken or other protein portion of your diet should be about three ounces, or the size of a deck of playing cards, notes Lisa R. Young."
  • Recipe for Disaster: What is Causing the Diabetes Epidemic in America? Diabetes Health. January 1, 2006.
  • "Bagels used to weigh 2 to 3 ounces, with about 200 calories, writes New York University nutrition researcher Lisa Young in her book 'The Portion Teller.' "
  • Heart Health. OK! Magazine. February 20, 2006
  • " 'They [Omega 3's] do help reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease due to their anti-inflammatory properties,' says Dr. Domingo Pinero, assistant professor of nutrition at NYU."
  • Schools Missing Out on Breakfast . s Moines Register. December 21, 2006
  • "Marion Nestle, a New York University professor who wrote the book 'Food Politics' about the industry's lobbying tactics, called the grab-and-go packs a 'crass commercial attempt' to market junk food to kids."
  • Labels Offering More Information. USA Today. January 4, 2006
  • "New York University nutrition professor Marion Nestle contends that the prospect of having to list these fats has forced food producers to stop using partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source."
  • Report Card Labels Mulled for Big Food – Brandweek February 6, 2006. "Marion Nestle… advocates a ban on any form of on-package health claims."
  • The Problem with Low-Fat Diets - People February 27, 2006
  • “‘The bad things you are eating have less of an impact if you're not eating too many calories,' says Marion Nestle."
  • Chocolate, With Benefits? Los Angeles Times. March 6, 2006
  • "One can only be in awe of the creativity of chocolate marketers," said Marion Nestle.
  • In Berkeley, California, Lunch Has Become a Learning Experience - The Christian Science Monitor March 9, 2006 "… expose students to freshly prepared foods everyday, and eventually they'll choose chard over Cheetos, says Marion Nestle."
  • Hot 100: Food Marketers See Big Microsizing Gains Brandweek . March 1, 2006
  • "Making 100-calorie packs is a good strategy to help people with portion control."-Marion Nestle.
  • Green Living: Sugar or Sweetener? E-The Environmental Magazine. March-April 2006
  • "Marion Nestle… explains, 'Sugar's empty calories [meaning lack of nutrients] contribute to the big problem with the American diet: too many calories.' "

More Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Publich Health news.

Teaching & Learning

  • Educating Educators. Plain Dealer. November 27, 2005.
  • " 'Professors of education at New York University,’ McCourt explains, 'never lectured on how to handle flying-sandwich situations’."
  • Squeeze Play. American School Board. January 1, 2006.
  • " 'School boards are seen as the lowest run on the political hierarchy, especially by other elected officials,' says Pedro Noguera (Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning)"
  • Education Panel Debates Pros, Cons of City Testing. Staten Island Advance. March 31, 2006 .
  • "Robert Tobias (Director, Center for Research in Teaching and Learning) said problems reside not with the tests but in their overuse, their glorification, and the emphasis on learning to 'beat' the tests, which invalidates their purpose."

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