Local, National Media Feature Duquesne Experts in the News
Did you know that Duquesne University experts appeared in 921 articles and stories during the first quarter of 2018 alone?
From the West End to the West Coast, Duquesne faculty and staff experts were interviewed by local, regional and national media outlets.
University faculty and staff experts were interviewed by sources including CNN, National Public Radio, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, FOX News, Pittsburgh Business Times, Post-Gazette, Tribune-Review and many others.
Some of the topics addressed by faculty/staff experts included:
- The Robert Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election (President Ken Gormley)
- Voter fatigue in Pennsylvania (Dr. Kristen Allen, visiting assistant professor of political science)
- Facebook data breach (Dr. Patrick Juola, professor of computer science)
- Lost jobs at Toys R Us will be gained elsewhere (Dr. Antony Davies, associate economics professor)
- How the opioid epidemic could spark an HIV outbreak (Dr. Bridget Calhoun, chair and associate professor of physician assistant studies)
- Music therapy for children being treated at Children’s Hospital (Dr. Noah Potvin, assistant professor of music therapy)
- Exploring ways in which melatonin communicates with cells (Dr. Paula Witt-Enderby, professor of pharmacology).
The Office of Marketing and Communications appreciates faculty and staff members’ collaboration and understanding of the importance of responding quickly to media interview requests. Faculty members and staff who would like to share their expertise with media should contact stocke@duq.edu.
To see a sampling of stories from the first quarter, visit DU in the News.