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» Simmons In The NewsNovember 28, 2006Simmons School of Social Work Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason was interviewed for a Nov. 8 BlackEnterprise.com story on wealthy blacks staying connected to the African-American community.Zach Abuza, associate professor of international relations, was interviewed on ABC online's Australia edition Nov. 2, about several Australians being arrested on allegations that they are linked to al-Qaeda and were planning to smuggle weapons into Somalia. The Detroit Free Press interviewed Africana studies Professor Elizabeth Amelia Hadley about the history of stereotypical images of overweight black women used in the media. The article "Taming of the Flu," in which Biology Professor Elizabeth Scott, co-director of the Center for Hygiene and Health, gives tips for minimizing the risk of catching the flu, has run on a variety of TV news station sites across the country, including WFIE.com (serving Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky), WAFF.com (Huntsville, Ala.), and KRON.com (San Francisco), Theresa Perry, professor of education and Africana studies, was quoted Nov. 10 in BostonPilot.com about Hurricane Katrina's effect on one New Orleans religious order. Nutrition Instructor Thomas Halton was interviewed in a healthday.com article about a New England Journal of Medicine study about low-carb, heart-healthy diets. Halton was one of the researchers who found that a low-carbohydrate diet does not increase the risk of heart disease in women, if they choose healthy vegetable sources of fat and protein. Diane Hammer, director of the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change (SILC) was quoted in the Nov. 9 Bay State Banner about a recent SILC/Center for New Words event. The story covered the "Get Real About Feminism, Racism, and Hip-Hop" forum held at Simmons Nov. 2. |
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