2025's Most Impactful Stories

12/16/2025

This past year was a great one for Ҵý in the news.

2025 Headlining Media Stories for Ҵý

Our depth of knowledge and expertise across a wide array of topics and issues has generated impressive media coverage for the College and its people this year. Below is a sampling of articles and features where Washington topped the headlines these past 12 months.

The New York Times 

Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the Ҵý Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, was quoted extensively in this article. It was picked up by more than 30 state papers, including the Miami Herald and the Tri City Observer.

 

Barron's 

Flavio Hickel, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in this article from Agence France Presse (AFP) which was picked-up by Barron's and over 141 outlets across France, the U.S., China, and Taiwan. Hickel was used as a political commentary source by AFP several times this past year for articles detailing Trump's first 100 days in office, Elon Musk's political party, as well as the MAGA vs. "Tech Bros" dispute. In total, his commentary to AFP and other national sources appeared in 315 outlets worldwide.

 

MSN 

After issuing out a press release to regional media, this story was picked up by the Southern Maryland Chronicle, which went on to appear on MSN. It was also picked up by the Chestertown Spy.

MSN 

Skylar Fairbee '26, the head of the club on campus, shared a few cute photos of their newest puppy-in-training and an update on the pup's time in class and traversing campus. After turning the update into a story, it was issued out to media and was shared by Patch.com's Maryland news coverage. That article eventually found its way to national audiences via MSN and to TV viewers in the Baltimore area via WBAL-TV.

 

Newsweek 

Nick Garcia, assistant professor of sociology, was quoted in this article, which also ran in Newsweek Español.

 

The Telegraph 

Political science department chair Christine Wade was quoted in this British national paper. The article was picked up by AOL, MSN and Yahoo in both the U.S. and UK.

 

Newsweek 

Valerie Imbruce, Lammot du Pont Copeland Director of the Ҵý Center for Environment and Society (CES), was quoted on the dire circumstances and issues around SNAP cuts in this article. Her commentary was used in 14 Newsweek articles about SNAP reductions throughout 2025. She was also used as a source on the subject by U.S. News & World Report and APG Media, whose resulting article was picked up by 15 state newspapers across the country. She also authored an on the topic.

 

Yahoo 

In addition to his commentary on national politics, Flavio Hickel, assistant professor of political science, was quoted frequently on Maryland politics this year by the Baltimore Sun. This article joins more than 20 others in the Sun, many of which went on to be picked-up by outlets across the U.S. including Yahoo, the Sun Herald, and the Modesto Bee.

CNN 

Provost Kiho Kim's expertise in environmental science was sought out for this article in declining reef populations.

 

Newsweek 

Andrew Oros, professor of political science and international studies, had his research included in this article prior to the release of his latest book, . This year he also penned a on the U.S. aging population and low birth rate.

 

Daily Mail 

Dylan Poulsen, John W. Allender Associate Professor of Data Ethics, had previously calculated the best way to slice an onion in a blog post that was picked up by The New York Times last year. This year it was again mentioned in the UK's Daily Mail and as part of a visual essay in The Pudding.

 

USA Today 

USA Today ran a mention of  Angela Chuang's public call for research assistance on a Baltimore population of Jorō spiders after seeing a mention of it on WBOC-TV.  The press release and resulting initial coverage, which included the Baltimore Sun, reached more than 25 other pick-ups spanning smaller outlets across the Chesapeake region.

 

Homes & Gardens Magazine 

Maren Gimpel, associate director of Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory, was consulted for this article which included mentions for the bird friendly glass testing at the Observatory and the windows installed at CES' Semans Griswold Environmental Hall. Throughout the year, her knowledge on bird migration and habits were included in 4 other Homes & Gardens Magazine articles as well as in Real SimpleYahoo Life, and A to Z Animals.