Members of the UMBC community in print and online publications.
Lacrosse in LaxPower.com
UMBC men’s lacrosse team will participate in the 2009 International Friendship Games as part of a 11-day journey to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan.
www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=15653
Don Norris, Public Policy, In the News
Although some of the charges against her have been dropped, Mayor Sheila Dixon is not out of the woods yet: seven criminal charges remain–as well as the possibility of prosecutorial appeal. Don Norris, professor and chair of public policy and director of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, was part of a panel discussion about Dixon on WYPR’s “Midday with Dan Rodericks” Wednesday, June 10.
www.wypr.org/midday.html
City leaders have questioned the appointment of former school board chairman Brian Morris to a $175,000 job managing operations inside the district. “It has the appearance of favoritism, regardless of the qualifications of the person hired,” said Norris. The article, “Morris gets cautious backing,” ran in the Baltimore Sun Thursday, June 11.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.morris11jun11,0,5611008.story
Robert Provine, Psychology, on NPR
Psychology professor and laughter expert Robert Provine was part of a panel discussion on “All Things Considered” Thursday, June 4, about whether or not apes and other animals laugh when tickled? Psychology professor Robert Provine said dogs pant in a certain way when they’re playing, and rats are known to chirp. He thinks the roots of laughter might go even further back. The story was picked up by over 100 additional news outlets.
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