Policy & Society

Ph.D. Defense: Semantically Rich, Policy Based Framework to Automate Lifecycle of Cloud Based Services

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November 19 at 10:00 am, ITE 325B Managing virtualized services efficiently over the cloud is an open challenge. Traditional models of software development are very time consuming and labor intensive for the cloud computing domain, where software (and other) services are acquired on demand. Virtualized services are often composed of pre-existing components that are assembled on an as-needed basis. We have developed a new framework to automate the acquisition, composition and consumption/monitoring of virtualized services delivered on the cloud. We have divided the service lifecycle into five phases of requirements, discovery, negotiation, composition, and consumption and have developed ontologies to… Continue Reading Ph.D. Defense: Semantically Rich, Policy Based Framework to Automate Lifecycle of Cloud Based Services

Remembering William “Bill” Hathaway, Emeritus Instructor of Emergency Health Services

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FROM: Bruce J. Walz, Chair, Department of Emergency Health Services It is with sadness that I report the passing of Emeritus Instructor William “Bill” Hathaway on November 1st after a battle with lung cancer. Known by his students as “Uncle Bill,” professor Hathaway served as the department’s undergraduate management track coordinator. He taught at UMBC from 1981 till his retirement in 1999. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 15, at Ascension Episcopal Church, located at 253 S. Main St., Amherst, VA 24521. Condolences may be sent to the Hathaway family at 125 Garland Avenue, Amherst,… Continue Reading Remembering William “Bill” Hathaway, Emeritus Instructor of Emergency Health Services

Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, in Election Coverage

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Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American studies, served as an election expert for two radio program in the days leading up to and following the November 6 election. On Monday, November 5, Moffitt appeared on the “Marc Steiner Show” to weigh in on the final day of a tight race.  Moffitt questioned whether the race was actually as tight as the media portrayed it to be. “I see it as the media’s role to make sure we are engaged in this way and to believe that there is something to tune into, so that we make sure to either tube… Continue Reading Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, in Election Coverage

Claudio Galindo, LLC, Recognized by Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake

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Claudio Galindo of UMBC’s Language, Literacy, and Culture Ph. D. program was recently recognized by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for her work within the Latino community of the city and state, according to a statement from the regional community organization CASA de Maryland. The mayor’s statement came as part of the city’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Speaking on Dr. Galindo, Rawlings-Blake said that “when President Obama announced his program to allow immigrant students for deferred action and work authorization in the United States this past summer, Claudia was one of the first to volunteer to assist with the process. Since the first… Continue Reading Claudio Galindo, LLC, Recognized by Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake

Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, in The New Republic

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Ellen Handler Spitz, honors college professor of visual arts, discussed the young adult novel Jepp, Who Defied the Stars, byKatherine Marsh, in her latest column in the New Republic. The historical novel follows the story of Jepp, a court dwarf in the Spanish-ruled Netherlands of the late sixteenth century. Spitz compares Jepp’s story – in whichhis destiny is defined by his body and dictated by the whims of others – to the plight of the story’s adolescent readers. “Adolescents are newly encased—like Jepp—in bodies that seem too small (or too large) but never a match for what is inside them, which nobody else… Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, in The New Republic

Jessica Berman, English, Gives Talk

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Jesica Berman, professor of English, recently gave a talk at Vanderbilt University on entitled, “Documentary Interruptions: Virginia Woolf’s Three Guineas and the Media of War.”  The talk was part of the second annual Modernist Mini Jamboree, a celebration of modernism in literature and film sponsored by the English Department and the Program in Film Studies and took place on Friday, November 2. Berman’s Her recent book, Modernist  Commitments: Ethics, Politics and Transnational Modernism (Columbia  University Press, 2011), examines the connection between ethics and politics in  early twentieth-century writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys,  Mulk Raj Anand, Cornelia Sorabji,… Continue Reading Jessica Berman, English, Gives Talk

Remembering Scott Hannon, Research Assistant in Physics

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TO: The UMBC Community FROM: Larrabee Strow, Research Professor of Physics, and Sergio DeSouza Machado, Research Assistant Professor of Physics We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Hannon passed away Thursday night after a nearly two-year battle with cancer.  Scott received his BA, and in 1990, his MS in Physics from UMBC.  He remained at UMBC for the next 22 years as a Research Assistant in the Physics Department/Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology. Scott’s early work in the Physics Department’s Atmospheric Spectroscopy Laboratory involved laser spectroscopy of carbon dioxide and nitrogen molecular collisions, providing a new model for… Continue Reading Remembering Scott Hannon, Research Assistant in Physics

UMBC Study on Economic Impact of Dream Act in National Press Following Vote

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On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Marylanders voted to extend in-county/in-state tuition at local community colleges and public universities to undocumented immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools and meet other requirements. Press following the 59% to 41% Maryland Dream Act victory have cited a recent study on the Dream Act’s economic impacts by UMBC’s T.H. Gindling (economics) and Marvin Mandell (public policy). Their study concludes, “the Dream Act would generate $66 million in economic activity for each incoming new class of undocumented students.” See the website of UMBC’s Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR) for the original working paper:… Continue Reading UMBC Study on Economic Impact of Dream Act in National Press Following Vote

Works by Kelley Bell, Lynn Cazabon, Jill Fannon and Vin Grabill selected for LUX

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The work of Visual Arts faculty members Kelley Bell, Lynn Cazabon and Vin Grabill, and Imaging and Digital Arts alumna Jill Fannon has been selected to be featured in LUX, the 2012 Maryland Art Place’s annual fall benefit gala and juried invitational exhibition, highlighting Maryland state artists working specifically in photography and digital media. Lynn Cazabon, Jill Fannon and Vin Grabill will exhibit photography, Kelley Bell will present digital media. The LUX exhibition opens as part of the Maryland Art Place’s annual fall gala on November 9 and will be on view until December 15. On the night of the gala, all… Continue Reading Works by Kelley Bell, Lynn Cazabon, Jill Fannon and Vin Grabill selected for LUX

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in Election Coverage

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Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public Policy, has offered insight on topics from Maryland ballot measures to the advertising wars throughout the election season. He recently commented in a Patch article on early voting, stating: “There is little or no evidence that early voting matters in overall turnout or in overall turnout among sub groups of voters—elderly, young, minorities, etc. So I am not inclined to say anything about this except that turnout is up.” Why the increase in turnout of early voters? Norris told WBAL, “We’ve got at least three ballot questions that are… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, in Election Coverage

Thomas Schaller in Salon and the Baltimore Sun

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U.S. voters frustrated by competing claims of who will win the upcoming presidential election and why can turn to political science professor Thomas F. Schaller’s latest Salon column—“Why Obama/Romney will win/lose”—for insight on election theories. Schaller’s top theories for why Obama will win include: (1) He’s got a huge field advantage in the swing states. (2) No matter what Romney does, it all comes down to one state, Ohio—and Obama has it locked. (3) The Latino vote is being undercounted. (4) Cell phone users are being undercounted. (5) The 2012 electorate will look similar to 2008. (6) Nate Silver is… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller in Salon and the Baltimore Sun

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Daily Record and Gazette

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According to the Daily Record, the Maryland Democratic Party is accusing MDPetitions.com (used to help petition three state laws to referendum over the last year) of violating campaign finance laws. Website founder Del. Neil C. Parrott has responded by saying, “Here we have the Maryland Democrat party trying to use scare tactics” to prevent voters from striking down the referenda. Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public Policy, comments that with so many hotly debated issues on the ballot this year, Maryland is getting a taste of types of accusations that more politically-diverse states experience regularly… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Daily Record and Gazette

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