SIPA Media Notes COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

SIPA Media Notes COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog It is not uncommon for SIPA faculty to be featured in the media.   Here is a recent compilation of some appearances. ________________ Steven Cohen asks “Can Obama Get His Sputnik Moment?” CNN, January 26, 2011 “By recalling the challenge of Sputnik, the president is trying to summon America to a national effort to retool and revitalize our economy. America brings great resources and great difficulties to this newly competitive environment.” Jeffrey Sachs gives State of the Union address a “thumbs down” Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2011 “Professor Sachs … says the numbers won’t add up. That’s because [education, infrastructure and basic research] already take up a large chunk of the more than $600 billion of nondefense discretionary spending undertaken by the government.” Dorian Warren provides commentary on State of the Union address NY1, January 25, 2011 (Windows Media Player) “I think it was a very good speech. I think he was drawing from the Tucson speech where he came across as post-partisan, as willing to reach across the aisle as unifier, that he defined the ‘we’ as a nation.” Helios Herrera discusses the State of the Union address Rede TV, January 26, 2011 (Portuguese) Obamas proposed budget cuts will not be enough to cut the whole budget deficit and the Republicans might repeal them for that reason. The climate of bipartisanship at the speech will not change overall the political game. The republicans will do what is possible to make sure Obama does not get reelected in 2012. William Eimicke previews State of the Union address WNYC, January 25, 2011 “Professor Eimicke said the president needs to get more specific. He’d especially like to hear more about the presidents plans for improving the nations infrastructure to help boost the economy and create jobs.” Anya Schiffrin examines “Davos and the Gender Quota” The Guardian, January 25, 2011 “The air is thin in Davos, and every January it gets saturated with testosterone as economic and business leaders swoop in for the annual meeting, momentarily replacing the resort towns sea of ski parkas with a cloud of black suits. But we didnt know how bad things were until it was reported that sponsors of the meeting have been told to make sure they bring one woman for every four men in their delegation.” David Dinkins discusses his legacy as the first black NYC mayor NY1, January 24, 2011 “Sometimes you will feel criticism is inaccurate and unfair. And sometimes you might feel, you know, youve got a point.” William Eimicke presents the Picker Center’s police consolidation report to the City of Schenectady, NY Albany Times-Union, January 25, 2011 WNYT-TV, WTEN-TV, WXXA-TV, YNN “Youre spending less on rent, youre spending less on technology, youre spending less on equipment.” Joseph Stiglitz comments from the World Economic Forum in Davos Washington Post, January 24, 2011 “’If you work in emerging markets, you feel the energy. If you are in the U.S. or Europe, you see the numbers and its hard not to feel depressed.’” Scott Barrett comments on Bill Gates’ donation to polio eradication Associated Press, January 24, 2011 “Professor Barrett said if the World’s Health Organization’s next polio deadline is missed, it may be time to abandon the efforts  â€˜Eradication cannot continue indefinitely. The situation is very fragile and at some point the alternative needs to be examined more carefully.’” Diane Vaughan addresses NASA and the Challenger disaster, 25 years later Orlando Sentinel, January 23, 2011 “Professor Vaughan, who researched NASA’s culture after Challenger and Columbia, says NASA has taken a different approach after Columbia: ‘Look at the recent attempts to launch Discovery and how long theyve stood down for that. It doesnt mean they [NASA engineers] are doing poorly. It means they identified a flaw and are taking safety seriously.’” Gary Sick writes, “While You Were Reading About Ukrainian Nurses…” Foreign Policy, January 19, 2011 “Real news was buried in WikiLeaks like this revealing cable on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.” Patricia Gorman Clifford discusses “What Do Business Schools Want?” Washington Post, January 24, 2011 “The fact you are realistically evaluating your current skill set is a great place to begin. Some prospective students are so focused on gaining admission that they dont think enough about managing the hard work and specific types of tasks that theyll be expected to complete as a student.” Jeffrey Sachs discusses the outlook for the European debt crisis Bloomberg TV, January 18, 2011 Professor Sachs talks about the outlook for the European debt crisis, the economic growth outlook for Africa, the impact of globalization on U.S. society, and climate change. Dorian Warren on Walmart and New York City WNYC, January 18, 2011 “They waited until the political opportunity was much more advantageous for them in the sense of an economic recession. It’s muted some of the opponents claims about how Walmart will be bad for certain neighborhoods precisely because it’s hard to say we don’t want jobs Walmart would create. Joseph Stiglitz discusses “unsustainable imbalances” in emerging nations El Mercurio de Valparaíso, January 16, 2011 (Spanish) Professor Stiglitz visited Santiago, Chile to share his reflections on “unsustainable imbalances” in capital inflow with Columbia University graduates and former World Bank officials. Arvind Panagariya comments on Indian growth and poverty Times of India, January 14, 2011 In delivering the Raj Krishna Memorial lecture at the University of Rajasthan, Professor Panagariya said, “Indias economy is growing at over 12 percent in dollar terms. Its $1.3 trillion economy can reach the size of China’s   $6 trillion in 15 years if it continues to grow at the current pace.” Anya Schiffrin is blogging from the World Economic Forum at Reuters’ Davos Notebook. Read her latest “The Deepest Fear of the Davos Man.” Howard Friedman blogs for The Huffington Post. Read his latest: “What Would Dr. King Think of Today’s Poverty?” John Mutter was featured on TreeHugger in an article entitled, “Brooklyn’s Bamboo Bikes Hitting the Big Time in Ghana.” Anne Nelson posted “Vietnam Fighting a Losing Battle Against Free Speech Online” at PBS’s   MediaShift blog. Rodolfo de la Garza blogs for WNYC. Read his latest post, “The Case for Nonpartisan Redistricting.” Gary Sick blogs at http://garysick.tumblr.com. Read his comments on “And Life Goes On: An Iran Snapshot.” Steven Cohen blogs regularly for The Huffington Post. Read his latest post: “Civility is More Than Symbolism.” Stuart Gottlieb comments regularly on The Arena, Politico’s daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers.