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'The
Savage Goths'
Linda Ellis, professor and director of museum studies, was featured on "Terry
Jones' Barbarians: The Savage Goths," a documentary that aired June
2 on BBC Two. In an interview that took place at an archaeological site
in Romania where Ellis does excavation work and research, she discussed
the Barbarians of the ancient Roman Empire. "War is business, and
it was good business. And this was one of the best places for it," Ellis
said. "… Whenever there are geological resources concentrated,
there is war and money will be made from that. And nothing has changed
under the sun since the Roman Empire."
Dabbling with DNA
Professor and Chair of Biology Michael Goldman was interviewed about
lay persons obtaining DNA testing results online in the KGO-TV news
feature "Breaking New Ground with Online DNA Testing" broadcast
earlier this month. "The trick is to make sure (the information)
is delivered right, that you get as much supportive information as
possible," he said. "There's no assurance that a patient
will actually read or understand the information, but then again, when
you go into your physician's office or genetic counselor's office there's
no guarantee that information gets across either."
A Himalayan divide
Assistant Professor of Geology Mary Leech commented on the
difficulty of carrying out field research in the Himalayas near politically
charged
Kashmir in the article, "Across a Political Divide, Researchers
Converge on Himalayan Plan" published in the July 7 issue of Science. "We
have been stopped because of the complex political problems," she
said. "Carrying out even small explosions in border areas can
be very problematic."
Looking to Hispanics
Robert C. Smith, professor of political science, commented on the
NAACP's efforts to court Hispanic members in an article that ran in the July
13 edition of the Winston-Salem Journal. "In order to advance
the civil-rights agenda, they needed to make an alliance with the largest,
and fastest growing, minority group in the country, even if they had
differences on certain points," he said. "They're thinking
long term."
Summer Bridge
A July 16 story in the Oakland Tribune focused on SF State's Summer Bridge,
an intensive six-week program that helps prepare incoming first-time
freshmen in the Educational Opportunity Program. Summer Bridge students
take courses in math and English, as well as a Freshman Seminar that
gives them tips on becoming successful college students. "Everybody
that enrolls in the classes in the fall, we're really (giving) a stamp
of approval that these students are ready for college," said Frances
Kleven, Summer Bridge academic coordinator.
For more media coverage of faculty, staff, students, alumni and programs,
see SF State in the News.
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