Video Produced by New Media Studio Featured in the New York Times

Dec 10, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

On December 10, the New York Times profiled weather prognosticator William O’Toole, III, of the J. Gruber’s Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack in an article entitled “Divining the Weather, With Methods Old and New.” Maryland Traditions, the folklife program of the Maryland State Arts Council, which is a partner with UMBC, recently honored the Almanack with its annual “Achievement in Living Traditions and Arts” Award. Maryland Traditions partnered with the New Media Studio to produce a short film for the awards ceremony, which was featured in the New York Times story. The video can be seen here: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfA1OOhaCY&w=560&h=315]

Eric Zeemering, Public Policy, on “Better Faster Cheaper”

Dec 10, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

In the latest post on Governing magazine’s blog “Better Faster Cheaper,” John M. Kamensky, senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, reports on compelling new findings from a study by UMBC’s Eric Zeemering, assistant professor of public policy, and co-researcher Daryl Delabbi. Zeemering and Delabbi have found that more than half of county officials across the country are either participating in or delivering shared services or are in active discussions to do so. Why counties? Kemensky writes, “Typically, small local governments jealously guard their independence. County government is a natural place to turn to coordinate or… Continue Reading Eric Zeemering, Public Policy, on “Better Faster Cheaper”

Jessica Berman, English, Awarded Fellowship

Dec 10, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Jessica Berman, professor of English, will spend the spring semester as a fellow at the Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH) and a visiting Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The fellowship is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Berman’s fellowship is in conjunction with a yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which has been organized by the IAH and Carolina Performing Arts. During her fellowship, Berman will teach a course on “Modernism, Media and Performance” and conduct research on her most recent book project, “Media… Continue Reading Jessica Berman, English, Awarded Fellowship

Jodi Kelber-Kaye, Honors College, in the News

Dec 10, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Jodi Kelber-Kaye, associate director of the honors college, has appeared in several recent news articles discussing marriage equality and the African-American vote. Kelber-Kaye researches and teaches about historic and current struggles for LGBT equality with a focus on analyzing strategies employed by activist groups. A December 7 story in the Afro-American entitled “Different Factors Within African American Communities Shaped Votes on Question 6” featured Kelber-Kaye’s perspective on the disconnect between how African American Marylanders were expected to vote on Question 6 and how they actually voted. “This election dispels this myth that the African-American population is against same-sex marriage. There… Continue Reading Jodi Kelber-Kaye, Honors College, in the News

CADVC Awarded Andy Warhol Grant for Upcoming Project

Dec 10, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts has awarded the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture $50,000 for the upcoming project, Visibility Machines: Harun Farocki & Trevor Paglen. The project, headed by Visiting Curator to the CADVC, Niels Van Tomme, is a traveling exhibition and publication project which explores the unique roles Harun Farocki and Trevor Paglen play as meticulous observers of the global military industrial complex. Investigating forms of military surveillance, espionage, war-making, and weaponry, Farocki and Paglen each examine the deceptive and clandestine ways in which military projects have deeply transformed, and politicized, our relationship to images… Continue Reading CADVC Awarded Andy Warhol Grant for Upcoming Project

John Rennie Short Video Interview on “Korea: A Cartographic History”

Dec 7, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

“Korean cartography is very distinctive in having this combination of rivers and mountain shown so that the landscape looks as if it’s alive,” says Professor John Rennie Short, public policy, in a new video interview about his latest book. Korea: A Cartographic History explores 600 years of Korean maps, made by both Koreans and non-Koreans, and serves as a captivating introduction to Korea for English speakers. Thanks to a grant from the Korea Foundation to the University of Chicago Press, the maps are printed in full color, showcasing them both as historical documents and works of art. In the new video… Continue Reading John Rennie Short Video Interview on “Korea: A Cartographic History”

Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women’s Studies, Publishes New Book

Dec 7, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Amy Bhatt, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, is the co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asians Map the Pacific Northwest, which will be released by the University of Washington Press early next year. The book examines the experiences of early South Asians who settled on the Pacific coast in the early 1890s through the 1990s. Though the east coast of the U.S. has some of the largest South Asian populations in the country today, these early settlers shed light on the development of South Asian communities across the U.S. and are an important location in understanding contemporary immigration… Continue Reading Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women’s Studies, Publishes New Book

Robert Provine, Psychology, in the News

Dec 6, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Research by Robert Provine, professor of psychology, has recently been cited in a variety of news outlets. On December 1, the Wall Street Journal published a story on “The Unsolved Mystery of Why You Just Yawned” in which they delve into research performed for Provine’s latest book, Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping and Beyond. “So what is known about yawning? Dr. Provine—who is a champion of what he calls ‘sidewalk neuroscience,’ experiments anybody can do at home without special equipment—has spent years teasing out the details of yawning, as recounted in his recent book ‘Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping and… Continue Reading Robert Provine, Psychology, in the News

Roy T. Meyers, Political Science, in the Gazette

Dec 5, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Political science professor Roy T. Meyers was quoted in a Gazette article about Governor Martin O’ Malley’s third attempt to pass an offshore wind farm funding bill. Gov. O’Malley has encouraged President Obama to look at his proposal as a model for how Maryland produces clean energy, and Meyers believes that this proposal fits well with Obama’s focus on alternative energy sources in his second term. According to Meyers, “Success this time around with the bill would put O’Malley squarely in the center of the Democratic Party’s potential 2016 candidates.” Meyers goes on to say that failure to pass the… Continue Reading Roy T. Meyers, Political Science, in the Gazette

Robert Rubinstein, Sociology/Anthropology, in the Baltimore Sun

Dec 5, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

In a new Baltimore Sun article on managing grief during the holidays, Professor Robert Rubinstein, sociology and anthropology, offers advice for mourning families on how to make it through the season. “It’s a very difficult time,” he recognizes, before continuing, “That’s not to say people can’t have great holidays.” Rubinstein’s research focuses on older adults’ experiences of loss and grief. He offers his impression that, “People do tend to take care of each other,” around the holidays, as they share memories of deceased loved ones, such as favorite traditions or recipes. Rubinstein notes that often younger generations worry more about the… Continue Reading Robert Rubinstein, Sociology/Anthropology, in the Baltimore Sun

Kate Brown, History, in Aeon

Dec 4, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The online journal Aeon has published an excerpt from associate professor of history Kate Brown’s forthcoming book Plutopia, which is due out in 2013. “For the past seven years, I have spent a great deal of time in the radiated traces of the world’s first plutonium plants — the Hanford factory in eastern Washington State and the Mayak plant in the southern Russian Urals. As countries from the Middle East to the Baltics gear up for a new generation of nuclear power reactors, it is worth taking another look at how scientists laid claim to the ‘truth’ to dismiss the… Continue Reading Kate Brown, History, in Aeon

Dr. Rebecca Boehling, Dresher Center for the Humanities, in Spiegel

Nov 30, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Rebecca Boehling, professor of history and director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, appeared in the international publication “Spiegel,” in a feature article about the International Tracing Service. Boehling was named as the new Director of the ITS in May 2012 and will begin her service on January 1, 2013. The article, which can be found here, tells the story of Nazi Germany survivors who desire to be reunited with their families. ITS reunites 30 to 50 families per year and is the world’s largest archive of Holocaust documents.

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