AU in the News: Week of October 9

AU Perspective

• Garret Martin, codirector of the Transatlantic Policy Center in the School of International Service, spoke with The National Desk about how the relationship between the US and Ukraine has shifted since the beginning of the war with Russia.

• Cynthia Miller-Idriss, founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), spoke with CNN about Cornell University—her alma mater—and its handling of the Jane Doe assault allegations.

• Valentina Bruno, professor in the Kogod School of Business, spoke with Axios about the role of hedge funds within global financial markets.
• Pamela Nadell, director of the Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with ABC 7 and The Hill about how social media has contributed to a recent rise in antisemitism in the US.
• Matthew Bakowicz, director of the Sports Business Management program in the Kogod School of Business, spoke with The National Desk about why the results of next month’s midterm elections may affect the regulation of prediction markets in the US. He also spoke with FOX 5 about the Washington Commanders’ recent game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
• David Malet, professor in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with FOX 5 about whether the recent Russian lab leak represents a national and international security issue. 
• Patrick Malone, director of the Key Executive Leadership Program in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with DW about the legality of recent taxpayer-funded campaign ads promoting the Trump administration.

AU Research

• Allan Lichtman, distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with AFP about how President Trump may approach his last two years in the White House.
• W. Joseph Campbell, professor emeritus in the School of Communication and author of Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in U.S. Presidential Elections, spoke with WUSA 9 about recent polling results related to the upcoming midterm elections.