In The News

Graduating Seniors Erin Voss and Isaac Matthews in the Baltimore Sun
On May 22, the Baltimore Sun published “Outstanding Scholars Put Retrievers at Head of Pack” about graduating seniors Erin Voss and Isaac Matthews. Voss, a biochemical engineering major, was captain of the UMBC’s women’s basketball team for two years. She will enter the University of Wisconsin’s medical school. Matthews, a mechanical engineering major, was named the Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. A member of the track team, Matthews will pursue a master’s in mechanical engineering from M.I.T.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.steele22may22001518,0,3998733.column?coll=bal-sports-columnists
Graduating Senior Andrew Engel in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun’s “A Beautiful Mind” recounts the story of Andrew Engel’s bout with a malignant brain cancer in 1995 and his 12-year journey to graduate from college. Engel received his bachelors in health administration in policy at UMBC undergraduate ceremony on May 24.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bal-to.graduate23may23,0,1167077.story?coll=bal-features-headlines
President Freeman Hrabowski and Michael Summers, HHMI, on the Tavis Smiley Show
President Freeman Hrabowski and Lead Investigator for UMBC’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael Summers have appeared on the Tavis Smiley show on May 18 to discuss their efforts in increasing the visibility of minorities in science, technology, engineering and math.
http://tsr01.erban.net/zen/TSR/theshow051807.php
Kristi Harris, Physics, in the Baltimore Sun
Kristi Harris, a Ph.D. student in physics, was profiled in the Baltimore Sun’s “Enjoy Every Day That You Have, Even a Bad Day” on May 25. Harris is the recipient of a prestigious graduate fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy. The article profiled Harris as a committed mother, student and wife.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.neighbors25may25,0,4159002.story?coll=bal-local-howard
May 18, 2007
President Freeman A. Hrabowski in The Presidency
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, who delivered the keynote address at the American Council on Education (ACE) 2007 Annual Meeting, is pictured on the cover of the spring 2007 issue of The Presidency, ACE’s magazine for higher education leaders.
http://www.umbc.edu/news/2007/05/president_hrabowski_featured_o.html
President Freeman A. Hrabowski to Deliver Commencement Address at Wheaton College; Will Receive Honorary Degrees from Wheaton, Haverford College
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski will address the Class of 2007 during Commencement exercises at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19. Hrabowski will also receive an honorary degree from Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., during its Commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 20.
http://www.umbc.edu/news/2007/05/president_hrabowski_to_deliver.html
UMBC Mechanical Engineering in the News
Students in UMBC’s mechanical engineering’s machine-design course and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tony Farquhar appeared in the Jeffersonian’s May 8 article, “Course Tests Brainpower.” Farquhar’s class held a drill-powered vehicle race on Saturday, May 5. Students in this course were divided into teams and were required to design, build and race their vehicle as part of the final project for the class.
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=811&NewsID=804677&CategoryID=16986&on=1
This same story also appeared in the Catonsville Times.
UMBC Lacrosse in the Baltimore Sun
On May 14, the Baltimore Sun published “UMBC, Delaware Inject Parity into NCAA Tourney.” The article discussed the chances of either UMBC’s Lacrosse team or the University of Delaware’s team making school history by appearing in its first Division I final four. UMBC and Delaware will compete on May 20 in Annapolis, Md.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.lax14may14,0,1127097.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines
More coverage of the UMBC Lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament is available at http://www.umbc.edu/menslacrosse/.
Tom Schaller in the News
On May 9, Associate Professor of Political Science Schaller appeared in the Baltimore Sun’s “O’Malley to Back Hillary Clinton” about Gov. Martin O’Malley’s announcement that he will endorse Democratic Presidential candidate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.clinton09may09,1,6657356.story
Schaller’s Baltimore Sun column, “Irish-Cuban-Catholic Background Shapes Mooney’s Views,” was published on May 9. In the article, Schaller explained how Sen. Alex X. Mooney’s Irish-Cuban-Catholic background forms his view on certain political issues.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller09may09,1,7778426.column
The Baltimore Sun’s May 6 “Madam President?” quoted Schaller on the possibility of U.S. voters electing a woman president.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.women06may06,1,3633498.story?page=1&ctrack=3&cset=true
May 11, 2007
Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, Featured in The Atlantic
An innovative study on the impact of antidepressants on suicide rates co-authored by Associate Professor of Public Policy Dave Marcotte is featured in the June issue of The Atlantic.
http://www.umbc.edu/news/2007/05/antidepressants_study_by_publi.html
Emergency Health Services’ Crista Lenk Stathers and UMBC’s Critical Care Symposium in the Capital
Crista Lenk Stathers, director of professional and continuing education for the Department of Emergency Health Services, and UMBC’s inaugural Critical Care Symposium were featured in the Capital’s “Symposium Exhibits Latest in Critical Care” on May 9.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/05_09-21/NBH
May 4, 2007
Akshay Java, Computer Science, on Jenerous.com
On April 25, Akshay Java, a Ph.D. computer science student, was interviewed on his research and views on social media by staff at Jenerous.com. This Web site helps “leading marketers, entrepreneurs and innovators “jenerously” share their stories and knowledge with the world” by publishing podcast interviews.
http://www.jenerous.com/
http://www.jenerous.com/2007/04/25/akshay-java-of-umbc-ebiquity-on-the-state-of-social-media-research/
Sophomore Alex Pyles Writes for Baltimore Sun
Sophomore English and media and communication studies major Alex Pyles wrote “Hernandez, Wright Appear Healthy After Rehab Stint” for the Baltimore Sun on April 24. Pyles reported on the physical condition of the Baltimore Oriole’s Ramon Hernandez and the Frederick Keys’ Jaret Wright, who both recently completed therapy for injuries.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-keys0424,0,2030405.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
On May 2, Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s Baltimore Sun column, “Collapse of Center Makes for a Different Political Animal,” discussed whether we have a big center of moderate-independents (one-humped camel distribution of American political identities) or a bi-model, bifurcated, two-humped camel distribution.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-op.schaller02may02,0,7506945.column
In “Edwards’s Southern Strategy,” Schaller discussed John Edward’s claim that he can win the South in the 2008 Presidential election. This column appeared in the New York Sun Politics on May 1.
http://www.nysunpolitics.com/article/32
Schaller’s April 25 Baltimore Sun column, “GOP Dragged Us Into a Decade of Political Decline,” contrasts politics today and politics 10 years ago.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller25apr25,0,6211288.column?coll=bal-oped-headlines
UMBC Theatre Department’s “Silence, Cunning, Exile,” Reviewed in the Howard County Times
On April 25, the Howard County Times reviewed the UMBC Department of Theatre’s production of Stuart Greenman’s “Silence, Cunning, Exile.” The play is based on the life and work of noted photographer Diane Arbus, who committed suicide in 1971, and who left behind perhaps the most original and shocking body of work in late-twentieth century American photography.