In the News

Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune
A columnist for the Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune cited research by Dennis Coates, professor of economics, documenting that sports stadiums do not generate economic activity and “may actually be a net drag” on a community. The piece, “Stadiums Are Not Moneymakers,” ran October 25.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081025/COLUMNIST/810250308/2127
Heather Holden, Graduate Student, in the Chronicle of Higher Education
The Compact for Faculty Diversity’s annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, which ended earlier this month in Tampa, Florida, is the nation’s largest gathering of minority doctoral students. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that some students who attended the conference “are not as certain that working in academe is the right move.” The Chronicle interviewed Heather Holden, a doctoral student in information science, who is contemplating a career in private industry. “By coming here, I get motivation to continue,” Holden said. The story, “Minority Scholars Find Encouragement on Path to a Ph.D.”, ran October 27.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=HMKtbrwgm4XbkH3s5mJhDkjfNzTxbwJH
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Salon.com
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller led a roundtable discussion for Salon.com regarding how Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama should spend the final week of the campaign. The roundtable with three Democratic strategists, “What Barack Obama Needs to do to Close the Deal,” appeared October 28.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/28/obama_closing/print.html
Bill Shewbridge, New Media Studio, in Maryland’s Daily Record
Bill Shewbridge, director of the new media studio, told Maryland’s Daily Record that new Internet technologies offer a range of options for instructors to connect with students. UMBC was one of the country’s first schools to make lectures available for download through Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes U., the paper reported. The story, “Web Based Learning is Changing with Technology,” ran October 23.
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=8888&type=UTTM (log-in might be required)
Bill Thomas, Erickson School, in Harvard Magazine
Harvard Magazine profiled Bill Thomas, a professor in the Erickson School and a 1986 graduate of Harvard Medical School. The magazine, a publication of the Harvard Alumni Association, called Thomas a “bullish reformer” who “has spent his career pushing for seismic cultural and economic changes in long-term care and public policy toward aging.” The article, “At Home with Old Age,” appeared in the November-December issue.
http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/11/at-home-with-old-age.html