In the News

Dennis Coates, Economics, on CNN
Dennis Coates, professor of economics, appeared on CNN’s “In the Money” on Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July, 23. Coates discussed stadium subsidies and economic benefits of sports teams for local communities.
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
On July 24 Tom Schaller, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the Washington Post’s “Long-Shot Candidate May Harm Cardin.” Schaller commented on Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin’s political standing as it relates to the other five Democratic U.S. Senate candidates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/23/AR2006072300696.html
Schaller’s latest column, “It’s time for Maryland’s Comptroller Schaefer to Retire,” appeared in the July 21 Washington Examiner. Schaller, who in March said Maryland Comptroller William Donald Schaefer should end his political career when his term ends, retracted his statement, saying: “Schaefer should resign right now and withdraw from the September 12 Democratic primary before doing any more damage to himself, his reputation, his party, and even Republican governor, Robert Ehrlich.”
http://www.examiner.com/a-185526~Tom_Schaller__It_s_time_for_Maryland_s_Comptroller_Schaefer_to_retire.html
Brian Souders, Study Abroad, in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun included Brian Souders, coordinator of UMBC’s Study Abroad programs, as a source for its July 21 article, “Broaden Your Horizons.” The article focused on the study abroad programs offered at local universities.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/visitor/college/bal-oncampus-studyabroad,0,1809109.story?coll=bal-features-specials
Aliza Scharf ’06, Social Work, in the Jewish Times
On July 21, Aliza Scharf ’06, social work, appeared in the Jewish Times’ “Summer College Students Volunteers.” This summer Scharf worked as an intern for Hillel of Greater Baltimore. The organization teamed up with several other Jewish organizations to establish its first summer program, which includes charity work and social events.
http://www.jewishtimes.com/News/5804.stm
Robert Allen, Theatre, in the Baltimore Sun
On July 20, the Baltimore Sun’s “Theatre Project Expands Lineup” mentioned that “demotic,” a production by Robert Allen, assistant professor of theatre, will be one of the Theatre Project’s non-subscription productions this year. The full name of Allen’s work is, “demotic: of or pertaining to the current, ordinary, everyday form of a language; of or pertaining to the common people.” Visit http://yin.arts.uci.edu/~players/demotic/index.html for more information.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.theatcol20jul20,0,7273722.column?coll=bal-artslife-today
7/21/06
Andrew Miller, Geography and Environmental Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
On June 19, the Baltimore Sun quoted Andrew Miller, associate professor of geography and environmental studies, in “City to Pay More to Insure Property,” an article about the city of Baltimore facing higher insurance premiums because of the potentially damaging hurricane season. Miller said the city could suffer from intense flooding if hurricanes pass to the west, sending wind up the Chesapeake.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.flood19jul19,0,5755667.story?coll=bal-local-headlines
Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
In the Baltimore Sun’s July 19 “Poll Indicates County Could Be Election Key,” Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, provided political analysis on a Baltimore Sun survey that polled Maryland voters on their choice for governor. The article particularly focused on the results of Howard County residents who participated in the poll.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.poll19jul19,0,6011119.story?coll=bal-local-howard
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Baltimore Examiner
Dennis Coates, professor of economics, wrote an opinion on the financial impact NFL games have on communities. The editorial, “Increasing NFL Games Reduces Taxes,” appeared in the Baltimore Examiner on July 18. It is based on the research findings of a survey conducted by Coates and Craig Depken, of the University of Texas at Arlington, in which the researchers compared “monthly taxable sales and sales tax collections in 126 Texas communities over the period from January 1990 through April of 2006.”
http://www.examiner.com/a-178897~Dennis_Coates__Increasing_NFL_games_reduces_tax_revenues.html
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller appeared in the July 17 Annapolis Capital’s “Schaefer May be in Trouble This Election Year.” Though Schaller said in the article, “I think he can be beat,” referring to Comptroller William Donald Schaefer, who is seeking reelection, he later noted, “I think it helps him that he’s got two candidates splitting the Schaefer-alternative vote.”
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/07_17-37/GOV
On July 13, Schaller appeared in the Baltimore Sun’s “Making a Pitch for Voting.” As primary season approaches, many community organizations with political affiliations are setting up voter registration drives throughout Maryland to increase their base of voters. The article stated that over the last four years, neither Democrats nor Republicans have significantly increased their pool of voters. “The needle has not moved since Ehrlich became governor, and that is a surprising, empirical fact,” said Schaller.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.register13jul13,0,7664390.story?page=1
A Real Clear Politics’ article, “Revising America’s Purple Mountains,” mentioned Schaller’s new book, Whistling Past Dixie, How Democrats Can Win Without the South, which states Democrats can have a successful election year if the party gains support from voters in the West.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/07/revisiting_americas_purple_mou.html
Schaller’s book appeared also in “The South and the Democrats’ Future,” in the July/August 2006 edition of American Enterprise Institute’s Political Report. The article overviewed three strategies that Democrats could employ to win the presidency and majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Schaller argues that Democrats should ignore the southern states and concentrate on building rapport with southwestern and mountain states and minorities.
[Article on Page 3.]
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.24654,filter.all/pub_detail.asp
UMBC Ebiquity Lab in the Washington Post
The Washington Post’s Security Fix Weblog cited UMBC’s Ebiquity Lab’s research on detecting spam Weblogs, or splogs. Splogs are Weblogs that contain plagiarized or machine-generated content. They are published on the Web to carry advertisements and also boost a search engine’s ranking of affiliated Web sites. Identifying such false Weblogs has become a major problem for search engines like Google.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/microsoft_stabs_at_blogspam_po.html
7/14/06
Jason Loviglio, American Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
Why are so many American athletes and teams losing international competitions? Jason Loviglio, associate professor of American studies, provided several reasons in the July 9 Baltimore Sun’s “There is World of Reasons for U.S. Struggles Abroad.” “There does seem to be a common thread; no one’s saying it, but this might be the twilight of America’s super-hegemony. When you talk about international economics, the driving engine, we’re now looking at America and other places. So there is that common thread in sports,” said Loviglio.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.steele09jul09,0,1462510.column?coll=bal-sports-columnists
Dan Ritschel, Center for History Education in the Howard County Times
Dan Ritschel, director of the Center for History Education (CHE), appeared in the July 6 Howard County Times’ “Grant to Foster ‘Master Teachers.’ ” The CHE and Howard County recently received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation to help 30 county teachers enhance the teaching of American history.
Tom Schaller, Political Science, Column in Washington Examiner
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest Washignton Examiner column, “Playing Catch-Up: Building a Center-Left Infrastructure,” discusses the various ways the Democratic Party is attempting to restructure its infrastructure.
http://www.examiner.com/a-169816~Tom_Schaller__Playing_catch_up__Building_a_center_left_infrastructure.html
Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Biochemistry, Named to Md. Stem Cell Research Commission
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. appointed Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, professor of biological sciences, as one of 15 members selected to the newly formed Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission. Gov. Ehrlich announced the full list of the 15-member commission on July 6.
Ostrand-Rosenberg is the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff chair in biochemistry at UMBC.
For a list of commission members with brief biographies, see:
www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-md.stem07bjul07,0,1081958.story??track=sto-relcon
For full coverage of the announcement see:
The Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-md.stem07jul07,0,6532907.story
The Business Gazette
http://www.gazette.net/stories/070706/businew154457_31962.shtml
The Baltimore Business Journal
http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/07/03/daily22.html
Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun quoted Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, in the July 5 “Schaefer’s Words Stir Criticism” concerning the remarks Comptroller Donald Schaefer made about immigration and women. Norris said repeated politically incorrect comments from Schaefer could affect his chances of winning. “He would have to make a number of gaffes between now and the primary to lose it, but if he keeps it up he could do it. “Many, many people view his behavior as calculated. Many others say he’s lost it. And it’s hard to know which is true.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-schaefer0705,1,4861090.story
Robert Provine, Psychology, in the Independent (London)
In “Mr. Big,” a June 24 Independent (London) article, European comedian Dara O’Briain admitted his inspiration for comedy stems from Robert Provine’s book, Laughter. “It’s fascinating stuff, it really is. Provine walks you through the very mechanics of laughter, and so for a comedian, it’s an essential how to book,” said O’Briain.
7/7/06
President Freeman Hrabowski in the Baltimore Sun
The July 2 Baltimore Sun’s article, “Beyond Technology,” discusses Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind, which touts the best new thinkers are those who use both the left and right sides of the brain. “Certainly, you need students to be comfortable with technology, and we certainly need more scientists. But we need people who are broad thinkers. And part of that breadth comes from taking humanities and social sciences,” said President Freeman Hrabowski.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.educate02jul02,0,7872652.story?coll=bal-ideas-headlines
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette included Dennis Coates, professor of economics, as a source for its July 2 article, “Experts May Debate Immediate Benefit of Hosting All-Star Crowds.” Coates speculated that cities will only earn huge profits from mega-sporting events if they host one major event at a time.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06183/702561-28.stm
Shari Waldstein, Psychology, in the Baltimore Sun
On June 29, the Baltimore Sun quoted Shari Waldstein, associate professor of psychology and director of the behavioral medicine graduate program. In “Heart Problems, Depression Linked,” Waldstein claims a severe heart condition can impede blood flow to the brain.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-hs.heart30jun30,0,5276259.story?coll=bal-health-headlines
UMBC and Claire Welty, Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the Baltimore Examiner
The Baltimore Examiner reported on UMBC’s newest bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park tenant, the United States Geographic Survey (USGS) Water Science Center. The USGS’s close proximity to the University, allows federal and university representatives to pool their resources to monitor the region’s Chesapeake Bay waterways and water supply. In the June 30 article, “UMBC Welcomes Geographers in Monitoring Water Resources,” Claire Welty, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Urban Environmental Research for Education, was also quoted.
http://www.examiner.com/a-164384~UMBC_welcomes_geographers_in_monitoring_water_resources.html
Andrew Miller, Geography and Environmental Systems, in the Baltimore Examiner
The Baltimore Examiner quoted Andrew Miller, associate professor of geography and environmental systems, on June 30 in “Record-Breaking Rain Saturates Ground, Feeds Mosquitoes,” about the recent rain storms that caused local flooding.
http://www.examiner.com/a-164402~Record_breaking_rain_saturates_ground__feeds_mosquitoes.html
Antonio Moriera, SPI USA Inc., in the Baltimore Examiner
The Baltimore Examiner interviewed Antonia Moriera, vice provost for academic affairs and CEO of SPI USA Inc., a bwtech@UMBC company, about a contract his firm acquired from the United States Trade and Development Agency to assess India’s ‘cold chain’’ for food storage. The article, “Local company Contracted to Assess India’s ‘cold chain’ For Food Shipment” was published on June 28.
http://www.examiner.com/a-162198~Local_company_contracted_to_assess_India_s__cold_chain__for_food_shipment.html
Mary Rivkin, Education, in the Christian Science Monitor
The June 29 Christian Science Monitor’s “For More Children, Less Time For Outdoor Play” quoted Mary Rivkin, associate professor of education, about the steady decline of children playing outside. Rivkin attributes fear of interaction with strangers, insects and the sun as possible causes for the shift in outdoor play.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0629/p13s02-lifp.html
Don Norris, Public Policy, in Local News
On July 5, Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, appeared in the Baltimore Messenger’s “Experts debate how much Cox will help Ehrlich.” Gov. Robert Ehrlich chose Kristen Cox as his running mate. Norris said Cox, who is blind, “is not likely to provide additional sway with Maryland voters.”
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=574&NewsID=730813&CategoryID=8012&show=localnews&om=1
On June 29, Norris appeared in the Washington Times’ “O’Malley Stumps As Governor Announces Bid.” According to the article, many of the observers who attended Martin O’Malley’s Annapolis Rally for entering the governor’s race found the timing distasteful. “The fact is that there’s no love lost between these guys, and politics is a contact sport. They’re both going to go at one another with the heavy artillery from now until the election,” said Norris.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20060628-110402-3946r.htm
Norris appeared in the June 28, Baltimore Sun’s “Critical First Lady Takes Off the Glove” which reported on the comments Kendel Ehrlich, Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s spouse, made during the Maryland Municipal League conference. Norris said it is rare for a candidate’s spouse to make campaign jabs at the opponent.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.kendel28jun28,0,4062392.story?coll=bal-local-headlines
In WBAL-TV 11’s June 28 “O’Malley To File, Ehrlich To Announce,” Norris said the gubernatorial campaign between Baltimore City Mayor Martin O’Malley and Gov. Robert Ehrlich will be mean-spirited.
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/9439517/detail.html
In the June 24 Baltimore Sun’s “Departure Shifts O’Malley’s Focus,” Norris said gubernatorial candidate Martin O’Malley may have an easier time convincing Doug Duncan supporters to back him in the governor’s race because the primary focus of his campaign strategy involved ignoring Duncan. Duncan recently dropped out of the race, citing mental health issues. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.omalley24jun24,1,6395208.story
The June 23 Baltimore Sun’s “Simms Weighs Another Run” quoted Norris about former running mate for Doug Duncan and Baltimore State’s Attorney Stuart O. Simms’ consideration of running for attorney general. Norris said Simms is not well known outside of Baltimore.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.simms23jun23,1,1838584.story?page=1