Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during the month of December are the following individuals, listed by department:

Calvin Warren spoke to ARD German TV about the 150th anniversary of signing of the 13th amendment (video). Note: Interview is in German.

Donna Betts was quoted in the USA Today article "Adult coloring books promise stress relief" and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article "Research sought to evaluate art therapy for those with autism."

Catherine Forster was referenced numerous times in regards to a study that she co-authored which described a new dinosaur species. Sources include: Reuters, UPI (online), National Geographic (online), Voice of America, Daily Mail, The Christian Science Monitor, Live Science, The Huffington Post, The New York Times and The Columbus Dispatch.

Christopher Cahill was featured in the Chemical & Engineering News article "How A Stint In Nuclear Policy Is Making This Chemist A Better Mentor."

Houston Miller wrote The Huffington Post article "A Day at the Center of Climate Change."

Tara Sinclair was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “The Latest: Asian markets strong ahead of Fed, Europe muted” and The Huffington Post in the article "The Fed Raises Key Interest Rate, Potentially Slowing Job Market Growth."

Herman Stekler was mentioned by Reuters in the article "Overoptimistic Fed strains credibility on forecasts."

Margaret Soltan was quoted in the Reuters article "New York charity says will give pharma bad boy Shkreli his money back."

Daniele Podini spoke to WAMU-FM’s The Diane Rehm Show about the use of forensic DNA (audio), and was quoted by Quartz in the article "Do you have a doppelgänger? There’s a way to find out."

Victor Weedn wrote a Letter to the Editor of In Scientific American about “Readers Respond to "100 Years of General Relativity."

Marie Price spoke with NewsChannel 8’s RightSide Forum about immigration (video).

Gregg Brazinsky was mentioned by Voice of America in "'Comfort Women' Agreement Hailed as Breakthrough for Seoul, Tokyo."

Jenna Weissman Joselit was quoted by Time magazine in the article "What We Know About the Truth Behind the Hanukkah Story" and The Atlantic in the article "Hanukkah, Why?"

Javier Lesaca spoke to MSNBC’s The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell about ISIS recruiting videos (audio), and was mentioned in articles by The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times and Quartz.

Frank Sesno was quoted by the Associated Press in the article "Trump's Muslim proposal makes for electric TV moments" and CNN (online) in the article "The media unload on Trump."

Cheryl W. Thompson had two articles relating to the risks of tasers titled: "Improper techniques, increased risks: Deaths have raised questions about the excessive or improper deployment of taser" and "Family asks for federal review of son’s death after Tasering," published in The Washington Post.

Emily Thorson was mentioned in the Slate article "Why Fact-Checking Donald Trump Backfires."

Nikki Usher was quoted by The Washington Post Magazine in the article "Goodbye, old Washington Post, home of the newspapers the Grahams built."

Stephen Biddle coauthored The Washington Post article "Here’s why we can only contain the Islamic State, not bomb it back to the Stone Age". He was also quoted by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in "Terrorism fight becomes huge issue in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race" and by the Los Angeles Times in "Capture of key complex at Ramadi could mark a strategic victory over Islamic State, but will it hold?"

Sarah Binder authored The Washington Post article "These four reasons explain why bipartisanship is breaking out all over. Will it last?"

Nathan J. Brown wrote "Viewpoint: Egypt's new parliament - posturing without politics" for BBC (online).

Henry Farrell authored several articles for The Washington Post including: "Donald Trump’s attacks on Muslims fit a pattern of persecution. Just ask Jews, Catholics and Mormons," "Here’s how Washington weaponized America’s IT companies and why it backfired" and "The Weekly Standard makes a fact-free argument about political science. Here are some facts."

Danny Hayes was quoted by Vox in "'Political identity is fair game for hatred': how Republicans and Democrats discriminate."

John Logsdon was mentioned in The Washington Post article "She’s braved rough seas and space walks. Can she weather climate change skeptics?" and the BuzzFeed article "NASA Is Looking For Astronauts To ‘Blaze The Trail’ To Mars." He also provided commentary about a SpaceX rocket launch and landing for CBS News, Mashable and American Public Media’s Marketplace (audio).

Marc Lynch authored The Washington Post article "Abu Aardvark’s 2015 Middle East Book Awards."

David Shambaugh was referenced in the Fortune article "7 Things You Need To Know About China," and authored the South China Morning Post article "2015: China’s year of diplomatic highs and domestic lows."

John Sides was quoted by many sources, including CNN, the Los Angeles Times (1, 2), U.S. News & World Report, NPR (online), Vox, The New York Times and Bloomberg. He also authored several articles for The Washington Post (1, 2, 3), and spoke to NPR affiliate KPCC-FM’s Take Two in a segment about political party elites in the presidential primaries (audio).

Jasmine McGinnis Johnson’s research was mentioned by The Globe and Mail in "Millennial workers eventually walk if the money doesn’t talk."

Elizabeth Rigby co-authored "Laboratories of (In)equality? Redistributive Policy and Income Inequality in the American States" in the Policy Studies Journal.

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was mentioned by Washington Jewish Week in the article "Academics join forces in countering boycott efforts," and contributed to the Times Higher Education article "Future perfect: what will universities look like in 2030?"

Michael Wiseman was quoted by the Tampa Bay Times in "YouTube video says Michigan Muslims can list multiple wives as 'extended family' for welfare" and by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in "Chain email misses mark on claim about Muslims and welfare benefits."

Fran Buntman was mentioned in the Buzzfeed article "Asylum Seekers Keep Resorting To Hunger Strikes, Despite Limited Success."

Amitai Etzioni authored two articles for The Huffington Post, "Needed: Domestic Disarmament, Not 'Gun Control'" and "To Save 25,000 Syrian Children."

Michael Svoboda’s article was mentioned in Carbon Brief’s Daily Briefing.