Media Coverage
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Why are Central Americans Seeking Asylum in the US?
History professor Dana Frank appeared on WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio along with Adam Isacson, senior associate for regional security policy at the Washington Office on Latin America, to discuss why people are fleeing Central America, in response to President Trump's tweet saying immigrants who enter the U.S. should be deported "with no judges or court cases."
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Splitting water for fuel while removing CO₂ from the air
Marine scientist Greg Rau was quoted in news coverage of his research on negative emissions energy, including stories from Ars Technica, Earth, Environmental News Network, and other media outlets.
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Washington's pikas are in even more trouble than we thought
Biologist Joseph Stewart was quoted in a story about pikas and climate change from Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUOW, and other media outlets.
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Why are game companies so afraid of the politics in their games?
Film and Digital Media associate professor Soraya Murray was quoted in a Polygon story about how game publishers are filling their productions with the imagery of modern political divisions, while also denying any topical intent.
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ICA Symposium Explores Black Queer Representation in Media
History of Art and Visual Culture associate professor Derek Conrad Murray was quoted in a Miami New Times article about a symposium examining black and queer representation in America, noting that "Poverty, violence, crime, pathology, and comic folly still dominate the popular imagination about black people, with very little nuance."
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State will test developed portion of Hunters Point Shipyard, but critics say it won’t be enough
Dan Hirsch, former director of the Adlai Stevenson Program on Nuclear Policy, was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about planned state testing for radioactive materials in the developed portion of the former Hunters Point Shipyard.
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Dust clouds may explain emissions from active galactic nuclei
Astronomers Martin Gaskell and Peter Harrington were quoted in coverage of their research on active galactic nuclei, including stories from Astronomy Now, Astro Watch, Science Daily, and other media outlets.




