In the News

Members of the UMBC community in print and digital publications.

Warren Belasco, American Studies, in the Washington Post
Warren Belasco, professor of American studies and a noted writer and pioneer in the field of food studies, was featured in an August 20 Washington Post article entitled “Field Studies.” The piece focused on how increased interest in organic farming and environmental sustainability has driven a nearly 50 percent spike in food-related college programs and courses over the past six years.
Belasco’s forthcoming book, Food: The Key Concepts (Berg Publishers), was mentioned as one of several food studies books available to meet the growing demand.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081900599.html
Keri Burneston ‘99, Duff Goldman ’97, Tim Nohe, Visual Arts, in Baltimore Magazine
A Baltimore Magazine profile of the performance art group Fluid Movement featured several UMBC alumni as current or past members. The troupe was the brainchild of Keri Burneston ’99, visual and performing arts.
Tim Nohe, associate professor of visual arts, was quoted in the article describing Burneston’s creative style as “a crazy sparkle aesthetic. Her take is, if something isn’t completely fabulous, throw more glitter at it,” Nohe said. Goldman ’97, philosophy and history, is a former member but is now better known for the “Ace of Cakes” Food Network reality show documenting his custom cake business.
The story, “Shiny, Happy People,” appears in the August issue.
http://baltimoremag.com/article.asp?t=1&m=1&c=30&s=611&ai=72840
Mark Alice Durant, Visual Arts, in the Baltimore Sun
Mark Alice Durant, professor of visual arts at UMBC and curator of the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), was quoted in an August 21 Baltimore Sun story, “A Monument to the Past,” on the BMA’s new self-guided tour podcast highlighting 14 of the city’s statues or monuments. According to the article, “The podcast features the voices of local artists, historians, authors and curators discussing the significance and history” of the works.
“Our history is really ‘our histories,’” Durant said. “Baltimore residents’ conceptions of what is worthy of being remembered becomes more scattered. We don’t have the same kind of reverence.”
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-li.arts21aug21,0,2341151.story
Bill Thomas, The Erickson School, in the Baltimore Sun
Bill Thomas, professor at The Erickson School, was quoted in an August 20 Baltimore Sun article, “Age a Source of Comedy Fodder,” examining the creeping ageism in the 2008 presidential campaign as late-night TV comics, blogs and Web sites continue to poke fun at Sen. John McCain’s age.
Thomas described the jokes as alarming, but not surprising. “Voters can ask questions and be critical of his positions and his candidacy, but to dismiss him out-of-hand because he’s 71, soon to be 72, that’s not acceptable,” said Thomas.
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-ageism0820,0,3417427.story
Vanderlei Martins, Physics, in the News
Vanderlei Martins, associate professor of physics, was in the news this week thanks to a study he co-authored that shed light on a problem that has long puzzled weather and climate researchers: how aerosols (the tiny particles that make up soot, smoke, ocean spray and dust) impact cloud formation, rainfall and climate change.
Martins co-authored a study published in the August 15 issue of the journal Science and the story was covered by media across the world including MarketWatch.com and Mangalorean.com of India.
http://www.umbc.edu/window/amazon_clouds.html