Project by Charlotte Keniston, IMDA, in Peace Corps Blog

Feb 6, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

MFA candidate and Shriver Peaceworker Fellow, Charlotte Keniston was featured this week in the National Peace Corps Association blog. The article, “Returned Volunteer Takes on Food Deserts of Baltimore,” discusses an ongoing project by Keniston that tackles food challenges in Baltimore. Keniston cites her Peace Corps experience in Guatemala and her involvement as a Shriver Fellow as a major influence in her work saying, “While in Guatemala, I spent a lot of time cooking and eating with people. I learned that healthy food doesn’t just nourish the body, but growing food and eating it together can also nourish the community . .… Continue Reading Project by Charlotte Keniston, IMDA, in Peace Corps Blog

Donald Norris, Public Policy, on WJZ-TV

Feb 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has said he is laying the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2016, but has yet to formally announce he is running. Public Policy Professor and Chair Donald Norris was interviewed by WJZ-TV about what a potential White House campaign would mean for O’Malley. “He’s got to raise a lot of money and he’s got to raise his name recognition considerably,” Norris said. A recent poll showed Hillary Clinton as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination, but Norris said anything can happen for O’Malley with the presidential election more than two and a half… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, on WJZ-TV

Robert Provine, Psychology, in American Psychological Association Monitor

Feb 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

As part of its February 2014 Monitor on Psychology, the American Psychological Association (APA) published a feature titled “Why we cry.” The article examines recent research that helps answer what human tears mean through psychological, social and neuroscientific perspectives. Psychology Professor Robert Provine is quoted in the article when the author references a study he conducted with other UMBC researchers. “Tears add valence and nuance to the perception of faces,” Provine says. He also notes tears are a type of social lubricant and help people communicate. Provine is also quoted in the article when the author analyzes recent insights by… Continue Reading Robert Provine, Psychology, in American Psychological Association Monitor

Constantine Vaporis, Asian Studies, Op-Ed in Al Jazeera America

Jan 31, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In an op-ed published January 31 in Al Jazeera America, Asian Studies Program Director Constantine Vaporis writes about East Asia’s “history wars” and the growing tensions among countries in the region. In “Japan stokes regional tension by revising school curriculum,” Vaporis writes the history wars are grounded in four issues: visits to the Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials, ongoing dispute over the sovereignty of several islets in the Sea of Japan, Japan’s responsibility for the suffering of “comfort women,” and recent controversy over Japanese textbooks and their explanation of colonial and wartime history: At the root of the troubling and deep-seated problems between… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, Asian Studies, Op-Ed in Al Jazeera America

Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy, in Fox News Latino

Jan 30, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Puerto Rico’s creditors are meeting in New York this week to discuss concerns over inevitable debt default. Puerto Rico has more than $70 billion in outstanding debt and its debt per capita is nearly $19,000. Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy Ph.D. student and executive director of The National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, recently wrote an op-ed in Fox News Latino about the Puerto Rican debt crisis and provides suggestions for turning the economy around. “The initial step should be a more effective marketing campaign centered on the tax, labor, environmental, and Latin American and American market access opportunities that are second to none… Continue Reading Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy, in Fox News Latino

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Washington Post

Jan 30, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Larry Hogan, the leader of watchdog group Change Maryland and former appointments secretary under Gov. Robert Ehrlich, kicked off his campaign in the Republican primary for governor on Wednesday. Public Policy Professor and Chair Donald Norris was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post about Hogan’s announcement. He said whoever the winner of the Republican primary is faces an uphill battle unless a serious mistake is committed by the Democratic candidate. “In a statewide race in Maryland, a good Democrat running a good campaign beats a good Republican running a good campaign every time,” Norris said. You can read the full… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Washington Post

Nicole King and Michelle Stefano, American Studies, in City Paper

Jan 30, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

American Studies Assistant Professor Nicole King and Folklorist in Residence Michelle Stefano are starting a series of essays for the “City Folk” section of City Paper. They will be writing about interesting people they encounter during their travels around Baltimore. The first essay in the series titled “Different Presence” was published on January 29. King and Stefano write about Robert Williams, who stands on the corner of Hollins Street and South Arlington Avenue and runs “New Day” gallery which houses a collection of African masks, sculptures and other collectibles. The essay looks at William’s motivation for running the gallery and examines… Continue Reading Nicole King and Michelle Stefano, American Studies, in City Paper

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-Ed in The Baltimore Sun

Jan 29, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The Republican National Committee has announced it wants to hold its 2016 national convention as early as June. As Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller writes in an op-ed published January 28 in The Baltimore Sun, the decision to do so centers around finances. “It’s a wise but also very sad decision because it confirms what most Americans already know applies to both parties: Money matters most,” Schaller writes. In his column titled “In presidential primary schedule, money talks,” Schaller notes condensing the primary schedule and moving the convention earlier has two potential benefits: time and money. He writes moving the convention earlier… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-Ed in The Baltimore Sun

Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, VA, in Baltimore Sun

Jan 29, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The exhibition, Digital Disclosure: UMBC Faculty Perspectives, featuring the work of visual arts faculty members Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, received praise last week by the Baltimore Sun, in a review, “Art’s future and past linked in ‘Digital’ exhibition.” While describing the works, the author states that the collection is successful in displaying “high-tech ways in which artists acknowledge art history while also taking art forward.” Digital Disclosure continues through Friday, February 21 at the Howard County Center for the Arts. The gallery is open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday until 4 p.m. and Sunday from Noon… Continue Reading Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, VA, in Baltimore Sun

Anne Rubin’s Civil War History Class Appears on C-SPAN

Jan 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

A lecture by History Associate Professor Anne Rubin in her Civil War and Reconstruction class recently aired on C-SPAN3. The class was taped by C-SPAN as part of a series on Civil War Memory and “The Lost Cause.” Rubin’s lecture analyzed how the Civil War was remembered in the decades after the conflict with a focus on the former Confederate states. In the lecture, Rubin talks about the Southern Historical Society’s contributions to The Lost Cause myth which idealized how the pre-war South was perceived. She also analyzes cemeteries and monuments that honor the Confederate dead among other topics. The… Continue Reading Anne Rubin’s Civil War History Class Appears on C-SPAN

Kate Drabinski, Gender and Women’s Studies, on WYPR’s Humanities Connection

Jan 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the first woman to testify before Congress on January 20, 1869. In an appearance on WYPR’s Humanities Connection, Gender and Women’s Studies Lecturer Kate Drabinski reflected on Stanton’s position in history and vision of women’s rights. When Stanton testified before Congress, she was speaking out against the Fifteenth Amendment which guaranteed the right to vote for African American men. Drabinski commented that Stanton fought for abolition during the Civil War, but for her, “suffrage was about all people, not just men, and she refused to support an amendment to the Constitution that expanded rights for some while leaving… Continue Reading Kate Drabinski, Gender and Women’s Studies, on WYPR’s Humanities Connection

Dawn Biehler, Geography and Environmental Systems, on WHYY Philadelphia

Jan 24, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Entomologists believe bed bugs have started making a comeback in places like Philadelphia in recent years. A report that aired on WHYY in Philadelphia January 17 examines the city’s battle with bedbugs and how it has evolved. Dawn Biehler, assistant professor of geography and environmental systems, was interviewed for the story and commented on the history of bedbugs in the United States and how they appeared consistently up until the 40s and 50s. “It was almost kind of an accepted condition of urban life that every once in a while, you were going to get bedbugs,” Biehler said. “Some people had… Continue Reading Dawn Biehler, Geography and Environmental Systems, on WHYY Philadelphia

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