Members of the UMBC community in print and digital publications.
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Baltimore Sun
Attendance at the Washington Nationals’ brand new stadium has dipped substantially since the team’s home opener on March 30. Nationals season-ticket sales increased only by 3,000 in the year before the Nationals moved to the new facility. “My gut tells me that is a pitiful number of season tickets after opening a brand-new stadium,” Dennis Coates, professor of economics, told the Baltimore Sun. The story, “Fans Throw a Curve,” appeared on April 12.
www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-te.sp.natsfans12apr12,0,1426025.story
Manil Suri, Mathematics, in the Washington Post
The Age of Shiva, the well-regarded novel written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, is the No. 1 bestseller in India. The Washington Post noted the success of the book in its international roundup, “The World.” The item, “Local Writer’s Novel a Hit in India,” ran on April 15.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402742.html?referrer=emailarticle
UMBC in the Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore Sun editorial regarding a Johns Hopkins University initiative to diversify its faculty cited UMBC’s success in developing minority scientists. “The University of Maryland, Baltimore County has long offered scholarships to minorities pursuing the sciences and a nurturing environment that encourages success,” the editorial noted. The piece, “Broadening the Faculty Pool,” ran on April 14.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.mosaic14apr14,0,4452211.story
Peter Wood ’06, Theatre, in Dramabiz magazine
Dramabiz magazine cited the special effects work of Peter Wood ’06, theatre, and his design of the environment for the gothic puppet-driven drama, Victor Frankenstein, performed at UMBC in 2006. The story, “SFX: Size Doesn’t Matter,” appeared in the April issue.
www.dramabiz.com/aprfeat1.htm
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