In the News

ACTiVATE in the Montgomery Gazette
The ACTiVATE program at bwtech@UMBC is the lone U.S. entrepreneurship initiative for women to be named a “Good Practices” program, the Montgomery Gazette reported. The recognition is from the organizers of FemStart, a partnership of six European universities formed in 2006 to study female entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship training programs at universities. The other university programs cited are the MEETS program in Cambridge, England and the NEnA program in Halle, Germany. The story, “University Program One of Three to Win International Award,” ran Monday, April 13.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/04132009/businew165204_32489.shtml
bwtech@UMBC in the Catonsville Times
A business research company at bwtech@UMBC was recently accredited to operate the first federal training center for teaching business management, acquisition, logistics and procurement processes to Department of Defense employees and contractors, the Catonsville Times reported. Solvern Innovations recently completed the two-year accreditation process and located its new “Center of Excellence” training facility one floor below its existing headquarters at the research park. The story, “Firm Makes Grade to Train Pentagon Employees,” appeared Wednesday, April 8.

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/business/98057/firm-makes-grade-train-pentagon-employees/
Robert Provine, Psychology, in The New York Times
While other animals shed tears, human beings might be unique in shedding tears of grief. In an interview with The New York Times, Robert Provine, professor of psychology, discussed his research on the “tear effect.” Provine called emotional tears “a breakthrough in the evolution of humans as a social species.” His comments appeared in the “TierneyLab” blog. The piece, “Why We Evolved to Cry,” ran Thursday, April 9.

http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/why-we-learned-to-cry/?scp=1&sq=provine&st=cse
UMBC Chess Team in the Washington Post
With a final-round surge against its archrival, the UMBC chess team rallied to win the 2009 President’s Cup Sunday, April 5. UMBC is the national collegiate chess champion for the fifth time in the past nine years. The Washington Post reported on the team’s victory in the Chess Column on Thursday, April 9.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041300586.html?sub=AR

UMBC in Environmental Protection
Governor Martin O’Malley and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett recently announced the launch of the region’s first Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC), to be based at the Universities at Shady Grove in Montgomery County. The MCEC board is anticipating collaborations with both UMBC and Frederick County to further expand the center’s impact across Maryland, Environmental Protection reported. The story, “Maryland Launches Clean Energy Center,” appeared Tuesday, April 14.
http://www.eponline.com/articles/71651/