In the News

Tom Beck, Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail
The Hagerstown Herald-Mail reported that Tom Beck, chief curator of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, was a juror at the 76th annual Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon. The show’s opening reception was held at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown. The story, “Museum Renews Photo Tradition,” appeared Sunday, February 15.
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=216834&format=html
Computer Science, Information Systems in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun education supplement profiled programs in the information systems and computer science departments. The paper reported that IT positions “remain in demand.” Organizations “still need people to keep systems running and upgrade systems to continue to meet the demands of being in business,” said Andrew Sears, professor and chair of the information systems department. The supplement also reported on the growing popularity of cyber security. Alan Sherman, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering, discussed the Cyber Defense Lab. The articles appeared Sunday, February 15.
President Hrabowski in the Baltimore Sun
State university students should see a 20 percent to 30 percent reduction in the total cost of their textbooks under a policy that will take effect next fall. “It’s going to make a difference. It’s going to help students,” President Hrabowski told the Baltimore Sun. The news brief, “New UM System Policy to Cut Textbook Costs,” ran Wednesday, February 19.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.briefs162feb16,0,2004166.story
Pamela Shurkin ’08 in the Baltimore Jewish Times
The Baltimore Jewish Times profiled Pamela Shurkin ’08 and her work as director of government relations and public policy for the Baltimore Jewish Council. “For someone who’s grown up as part of the Jewish community, with my passion for politics, it was an ideal fit,” Shurkin said. The article, “Shurkin: Jewish Voice in Annapolis,” appeared Friday, February 13.
http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/shurkin_jewish_voice_in_annapolis/
Bill Thomas, Erickson School, on National Public Radio
The National Public Radio (NPR) program “Morning Edition” interviewed Bill Thomas, a professor in the Erickson School, regarding a hospital emergency room built especially for seniors at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. “The physical environment of the emergency room is famous for lack of privacy, for loud, confusing sounds and for very rapid and changing staff interaction. And what’s different in this innovation is now the emergency department is saying, ‘We’re going to change to meet the needs of the older people, not the other way around,’” Thomas said. The story aired nationally Wednesday, February 19.

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