UD in the News, Sept. 29, 2004

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in the Sept. 29 issue of USA Today concerning a cease-fire announced by former dissident directors of the Walt Disney Co. who have been battling Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner. “This is a long corporate battle that will go on for years,” Elson told USA Today.

Elson also was quoted in a Sept. 29 Chicago Tribune story on Career Education Corp., a Sept. 28 Washington Post story on accounting changes at Fannie Mae, a Sept. 26 Associated Press story on Computer Associates International, a Sept. 26 Seattle Post-Intelligencer story on the Microsoft board and a Sept. 26 Reuters story on shareholder activism.

Thomas Leitch, professor of English, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman story on broadcast coverage of political conflict. “What people want from television isn't a civics lesson," Leitch told the newspaper. "They want bread and circuses. Unfortunately, the things that make for the best television also tend to sour people on the process."

James J. Corbett, assistant professor of marine studies, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Seattle Times story about Bush Administration rules on diesel pollution by ocean-going ships. "There really are places where a waterway can produce as much air pollution as a highway," Corbett said.

Michael J. Ginzberg, dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, was quoted in a Sept. 27 Financial Times story about UD’s partnership with the Sarajevo Graduate School of Business. "As well as teaching managers, we're also training a cadre of faculty to teach, the idea being that after Lerner's four-year involvement with the project comes to an end, the school will be self-sustaining," Ginzberg told the Financial Times.

David W. Smith, associate professor of biological sciences, was featured in the Sept. 27 issue of Sports Illustrated for his work with the Retrosheet project that is attempting to compile, digitize and post the box scores of every game in Major League Baseball history. “It’s a tough task, but it’s absolutely possible to accomplish,” Smith told SI. “Counting all the grains of sand is overwhelming, but it’s not infinite. There is an end point.” The web page is at [www.retrosheet.org].

Jason D. Mycoff, assistant professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in a Sept. 24 News Journal story on the so-called NASCAR dads who are expected to play a role in the presidential election.

Keith Handling, associate professor of health and exercise sciences, and UD students were featured in photographs that accompanied a Sept. 24 USA Today story on collegiate athletics trainers.

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