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Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, WJZ CBS Baltimore

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Maryland Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor Douglas Gansler named Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince George’s) as his running mate for the gubernatorial campaign Monday. In The Washington Post, Public Policy Professor and Chair Donald Norris comments on how the selection of Ivey could potentially hurt Gansler in appealing to the Baltimore region. “It’s clearly an attempt by Gansler to nullify Anthony Brown’s advantage in Prince George’s,” Norris said. “But it makes it more difficult to appeal to the Baltimore region with an all-Washington ticket.” Norris was also mentioned in The Baltimore Sun in an article about Gansler’s running mate… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, WJZ CBS Baltimore

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The London School of Economics American Politics Blog

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In a recent article published in the London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, Political Science Assistant Professor Laura Hussey argues public antipathy toward undocumented immigrants can play a significant role in shaping social welfare policy among Democrats. The article, “Antipathy toward undocumented immigrants risks fracturing support for social welfare among Democrats”, was jointly written by Hussey and University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Shanna-Pearson-Merkowitz. It argues Republicans tend to broadly oppose social welfare programs, but Democrats’ support for the same programs can depend more on the specific groups of people they benefit. “A key lesson of this research… Continue Reading Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The London School of Economics American Politics Blog

Andrew Miller, Geography and Environmental Systems, in The Baltimore Sun

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A project to build a $400 million gambling complex that will be home to a casino on Baltimore’s Russell Street is moving forward. Construction wasn’t allowed on the piece of land until last year due to the risk of flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the property was in an area that was particularly prone to flooding, but the city paid a consulting firm to re-evaluate the land and file an appeal. As a result, a new federal map was drawn and construction was allowed to move forward. In an article in The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, Geography and Environmental Systems… Continue Reading Andrew Miller, Geography and Environmental Systems, in The Baltimore Sun

Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on The Marc Steiner Show

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A recent federal court ruling stated Maryland had violated its constitutional commitment by allowing traditionally White institutions of higher education to duplicate programs already offered by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s). Several panelists, including American Studies Assistant Professor Kimberly Moffitt, were on The Marc Steiner Show Thursday to discuss the ruling and its implications. As part of the discussion, the panelists addressed part of the ruling that mentioned transferring or merging high-demand programs from traditionally White institutions to HBCU’s as a remedy. “The fact of lifting or possibly lifting programs and relocating them says a great deal about what hasn’t been… Continue Reading Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on The Marc Steiner Show

Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in USA Today/The Pew Charitable Trusts

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The Maryland General Assembly approved funding this year to establish a “Center for Excellence on Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness” to identify young people with psychosis or at risk for the specific symptom that makes violence more likely. The program aims to get them into immediate treatment. Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman is a member of the new center’s staff and is quoted in a USA Today/The Pew Charitable Trusts article. He describes how early treatment for people with psychosis can be pivotal. “There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that the sooner a person with psychosis gets into… Continue Reading Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in USA Today/The Pew Charitable Trusts

Yonathan Zohar, Department of Marine Biotechnology, WJZ CBS Baltimore

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Yonanthan Zohar talks about the Aquaculture Research Center at the Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology. Zohar spoke to WJZ about over fishing the world’s oceans. “In the 70s when I started, I knew that we are going to run out,” said Dr. Yonathan Zohar. “That sparked Zohar and a group of scientists to create the aquaculture research center. It’s a fish farm that is completely green and self-sustaining,” said WJZ reporter, Gigi Barnett. “All the solid waste that is produced by the fish is removed, collected and converted to bio-fuel,” Zohar said.

Theo Gonzalves, American Studies, in Inquirer Global Nation

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American Studies Associate Professor and Chair Theo Gonzalves was quoted in an Inquirer Global Nation story last week about a law highlighting the Filipino story in California. The article describes how Gonzalves came across an audio clip in his research work from the height of the farm worker protests in California in 1966. He posted it at the start of Filipino American History Month last week. The new law requires California schools to study the contributions of Filipino Americans to the California farm labor movement. “This is long overdue,” Gonzalves said. “You know how people will sometimes complain about historical… Continue Reading Theo Gonzalves, American Studies, in Inquirer Global Nation

Baltimore Sun Features UMBC Student Research

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“Annual conference showcases UMBC’s focus on undergraduate research,” the Baltimore Sun announced this morning. The article highlights the hard work of over 200 UMBC students who participated in this year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD), from fields as diverse as political science, chemical engineering and visual arts. URCAD is “like a middle-school science fair, only for college-age people of intimidating drive and intellect,” writes reporter Childs Walker. In addition to providing undergraduates with this opportunity to share their scholarship, UMBC also offers competitive Undergraduate Research Awards of up to $1,500 and publishes a selection of projects in an… Continue Reading Baltimore Sun Features UMBC Student Research

C. Allen Bush, Chemistry and Biochemistry, in Science Studio

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In Science Studio: “Carbohydrates – Keith & Russ talk to C. Allen Bush, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Bush studies carbohydrates, and in this program he’ll explain how carbohydrates are crucial in cell interaction, and how they can be helpful in developing polysaccharide vaccines for bacterial diseases.” Listen to the audio

Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center, in Diversity/Careers

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Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center Director of Professional Practice, comments on the increasing value and popularity of internship opportunities in this month’s new issue of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology (click and scroll to page 46).“Students need to distinguish themselves from others to ensure that they can compete in a tight job market,” Routzahn says. She also suggests internships are valuable not only for students, but also for companies, who appreciate hiring from a pool of talented job candidates whom they’ve already worked with and trained. The article notes that the Shriver Center “coordinates more than 1,700 UMBC student intern,… Continue Reading Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center, in Diversity/Careers

UMBC’s Jianwu Wang receives NSF CAREER Award to help climate scientists discover causal relationships from massive amounts of data

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Jianwu Wang, assistant professor of information systems, is the most recent UMBC faculty member to receive a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Wang’s NSF grant totals more than $500,000 over five years. It will support his work to develop more efficient and reproducible causality analytics for use in climate science. Cause and effect is a fundamental research question in many disciplines and there are some unique challenges in discovering cause-effect relationships from climate data. Wang explains that Earth changes so rapidly that climate scientists studying it must continuously capture a huge volume of data. For the… Continue Reading UMBC’s Jianwu Wang receives NSF CAREER Award to help climate scientists discover causal relationships from massive amounts of data

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