Policy & Society

Roy Meyers, Political Science, on WYPR

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On election day this November, some Marylanders will be voting on bond issues in addition to candidates and referenda. These ballot questions ask voters if their city or county should borrow money to fund particular projects, such as improvements to parks, schools and the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. At a time when government budgets are on everyone’s mind, Sheilah Kast of WYPR’s Maryland Morning asks UMBC political science professor Roy Meyers to shed light on these bond issues.

Tom Beck, Chief Curator, Featured in Stephany Book

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_Music of the Mind: Cliche Verre Photographs and Digital Imagery of Jaromir Stephany_, with an essay by Tom Beck, UMBC chief curator, has been published by the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. The life and work of Jaromir “Jerry” Stephany, an Associate Professor of Art from 1973 to 1999, are presented in a monograph for the first time. Stephany has the distinction of being one of only a few artists ever who devoted so much of his career to making cliché verre photographs. He learned the technique from his mentor Henry Holmes Smith (acolyte of Moholy-Nagy), and made such… Continue Reading Tom Beck, Chief Curator, Featured in Stephany Book

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Australian Media

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UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller appeared on television, radio and online media across Australia yesterday in coverage on the U.S. presidential election. Schaller told “The World Today” and news.com.au that he expects the Democrats to hold the Senate and the Republicans to hold the House, by small margins, and President Obama to win the election by three or four points. Although one might expect high unemployment to hurt Obama’s chances, Schaller noted, many in the U.S. still blame former President Bush for current economic woes. In a television interview on Australia World News, Schaller discussed Romney’s remarks about… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Australian Media

Milo Kapor ’13, Chemistry and Health Administration Policy, Named America East Player of the Week

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UMBC senior midfielder [Milo Kapor](http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoccer/bio.asp?PLAYER_ID=5597) ’13, chemistry and health administration policy, was named America East Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for games ending September 23, 2012. Kapor and the Retrievers (4-2-2) welcome La Salle (5-2-0) to Retriever Soccer Park on Tuesday, September 25, at 7 p.m. Kapor factored in all four UMBC goals last week, scoring once and adding three assists, to earn the honor for the first time in his career. The senior midfielder, whose eight assists are tied for the most in the country, set up both scores in the Retrievers’ 2-0 win over Loyola on… Continue Reading Milo Kapor ’13, Chemistry and Health Administration Policy, Named America East Player of the Week

Jim Thomas, Philosophy, Named Top Professor

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Jim Thomas, part time instructor of philosophy, has been named one of the top ten university professors in the country by the website RateMyProfessors.com. RateMyProfessors.com is the largest online destination for professor ratings. Over 4 million college students use RateMyProfessors.com each month. Thomas is regularly included in the site’s top ranks. Several years ago, he was the subject of a Baltimore Sun profile about his popularity on the site.

Webb Lecture: “Schleppers and Shoppers” with Judith Walkowitz (9/27)

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On Thursday, September 27, the Humanities Forum will present the annual Robert K. Webb History Department Lecture with Judith Walkowitz of Johns Hopkins University. Walkowitz will speak on “Schleppers and Shoppers: Jews, Street Markets, and the Selling of Ready-to-Wear Fashion in London in the 1920′s and 1930′s” at 5 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. The lecture will spotlight a Jewish street market that emerged as the cutting edge retail space for mass market fashion in the West End. Whereas journalists described the smartly-dressed, fast-talking shop assistants locally known as “schleppers,” and the working-class female patrons they pulled… Continue Reading Webb Lecture: “Schleppers and Shoppers” with Judith Walkowitz (9/27)

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

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UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller has tough news for Americans frustrated with government gridlock. In his latest Baltimore Sun column, Schaller writes: Americans sent divided governments to Washington in both 2006 and 2010, and will likely do so again this November. Since the conventions, President Obama’s lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney has widened, and almost no sane analyst thinks the GOP will lose the U.S. House this November. So buckle up for two more years of stalemated, sometimes ugly governance in the nation’s capital. The one remaining toss-up for Schaller is the Senate race, which might offer election… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

David Murray, Student and Candidate, in Explore Howard

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David H. Murray ’14, economics, is hard at work campaigning for a seat on the Prince George’s County Board of Education, reports The Baltimore Sun‘s Explore Howard, and his chances look good. Murray is speaking with as many voters as he can before the election, commenting, “Any time I’m not in school, I’m rushing back here to talk to people.” Next week he will participate in a forum sponsored by the Prince George’s County branches of the League of Women Voters and NAACP, alongside candidate Zabrina Epps. Murray was the front-runner in the April 2012 primary, garnering 56% of the… Continue Reading David Murray, Student and Candidate, in Explore Howard

New Policy on Development and Approval of Written Academic Agreements (MOUs)

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From Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs The President has approved a new UMBC policy on development and approval of written academic agreements. The new policy covers all written academic agreements to which UMBC or any of its departments will be a party, except agreements for sponsored or unsponsored research and those between two or more departments within UMBC.[1] The new policy, the related procedures for developing written academic agreements, and the required forms can be found at http://www.umbc.edu/provost/Policies/Development_and_Approval_of_Written_Academic_Agreements.html. The new policy and procedures are intended to support the following objectives: To give UMBC faculty and… Continue Reading New Policy on Development and Approval of Written Academic Agreements (MOUs)

Josiah Dykstra, Computer Science PhD Student, Presents Paper at Digital Forensics Research Workshop

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Josiah Dykstra (computer science PhD student of Dr. Alan T. Sherman) presented the paper “Acquiring forensic evidence from infrastructure-as-a-service cloud computing: Exploring and evaluating tools, trust, and techniques” at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), held August 6-8 in Washington, DC. Their pioneering work explains for the first time how to conduct a digital forensics exam of computations conducted in the cloud.

Alumna Rachel Younghans ’12, Geography, in The Washington Post

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It’s the open road for the next few months for recent alumna Rachel Younghans ’12, geography, as she and her boyfriend, photographer Rob Brulinski, cross the country in search of “Only-in-America Americans” for their art-project/website Freak Flag America. The couple were profiled by The Washington Post‘s Michael Rosenwald on September 17th, one day after they had set out on their cross-country trip. The two will travel to the Pacific and back in a Toyota Yaris packed with supplies ranging from a tent to rolls of film, from an American flag from Goodwill to a stuffed rat from IKEA which Brulinski plans to bug… Continue Reading Alumna Rachel Younghans ’12, Geography, in The Washington Post

Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 38th Book

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Robert Deluty, associate dean of the graduate school, has published a new book of poetry, “A Crowded Life.” In his review, Joseph DeVitis writes: “In our crowded lives, where countless pressures often damage and paralyze us, Robert Deluty’s poems open windows allowing fresh, crisp air to renew us. Each of his lines bespeaks an exquisite sensibility to life, exposing the common humanity of our losses and victories. Wherever we live, however alone or free we might feel, Deluty extends our subtle understanding of the human condition within ourselves.” Copies of “A Crowded Life,” as well as of Deluty’s other books,… Continue Reading Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 38th Book

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