In the News

February 2004

'No Child Left Behind' Policies Gives Pentagon Access to Record
Prince George's Sentinel - Feb. 27

The constitutionality of the U.S. military's right to files of high school students under the No Child Left Behind Act is becoming a contentious issue. The military recruitment section of the Act "shows an inconsistency with Congress and its role over the rights of children, their families, and the right to privacy regarding education under the (1974) Buckley Amendment," says Robert Percival, JD, MA, a professor in the School of Law.
www.thesentinel.com

Baltimore County Faces Third Uncontested Judicial Election Since 2000
Daily Record - Feb. 27

Alexander Wright Jr., the first African-American judge to sit on the Baltimore County Circuit Court, says his defeats in the 2000 and 2002 elections were not attributable to race. "I've been litigating these issues, cases involving judicial elections, and one of the most heartbreaking things about doing this work is the tremendous dignity of these African-American candidates who want to believe in the system... I think itýs to their credit not to wallow in race," says Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, an associate professor in the School of Law.

Bar Chief Pushes Public Service
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 26

Dennis Archer, the first African-American to head the American Bar Association and a former mayor of Detroit, was the second guest speaker in the Leadership in Public Service Program in the School of Law. "Heýs our role model. I donýt think he sleeps," says Karen Rothenberg, JD, MPA, dean of the School.
www.baltimoresun.com

Bar Codes and Medication Safety
WBAL Radio - Morning News - Feb. 26

Marc Summerfield, RPh, an adjunct faculty member in the School of Pharmacy and director of the University of Maryland Medical Center pharmacy, discusses the use of bar-code scans for dispensing prescription medicine and how the technology reduces medication errors.

Best Remedy for a Cold Might be Doing Nothing
Detroit News - Feb. 25
Toledo Blade - Feb. 25

Although over-the-counter medicines can relieve certain cold and fever symptoms, some researchers have found that those medicines might prolong the illness itself. The article cites a study by Karen Plaisance, PharmD, an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy, which shows that flu sufferers who took aspirin or other anti-fever drugs were sick an average of 3.5 days longer than people with the same severity of illness who took no drugs.
www.detnews.com

German Intelligence and Sept. 11, 2001
WUSA-TV, 9 a.m. - Feb. 25

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discussed reports that German intelligence in 1999 gave the CIA the first name and phone number of one of the hijackers behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Although German intelligence authorities asked for follow-up from the CIA, reportedly none occurred.

Jamal Lewis Case
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13 - 5 p.m., 6 p.m. - Feb. 26
WBAL-TV, 11 p.m. - Feb. 26
Metro Radio Networks - Feb. 26
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45 - 7:15 a.m. - Feb. 27

Doug Colbert, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses the federal indictment of Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar cocaine ring in the summer of 2000. ýFederal prosecutors have a lot to answer for, because a period of nearly 4 years is an extremely unusual delay before finally filing charges against someone,ý Colbert says.

Maryland Public Interest Law Project
Daily Record - Feb. 27

The Maryland Public Interest Law Project (MPLIP), a student-run, nonprofit corporation in the School of Law, is profiled. MPLIP co-presidents, students Margaret Walsh and Carole Angel are quoted.

Maryland-based Consortium Receives Federal AIDS Grant
Baltimore Business Journal - Feb. 24

The Bush administration announced $355 million in grants to fight the global AIDS epidemic, including $335 million to a Maryland-based consortium headed by Catholic Relief Services and the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Robert Gallo, MD, director of the institute and a professor in the School of Medicine, is cited for his work as a world-renowned AIDS/HIV researcher.
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Not on Their Knees Yet
Arizona Republic - Feb. 27

Experts say that middle-aged people, especially fitness enthusiasts, are unwilling to give in to wear and tear on vulnerable joints. Craig Bennett, MD, chief of sports medicine in the Department of Orthopedics in the School of Medicine and the orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens, and John Mahoney, a physical therapist who works with Bennett at the University of Maryland Medical Center, are quoted.
www.azcentral.com

Not on Their Knees Yet
Washington Post - Feb. 24

Experts say that today's middle-aged people, especially fitness enthusiasts, are unwilling to give in to the wear and tear on vulnerable joints. "All they want to hear is 'give me the pill so I can go back and do what I've been doing.' But it often took years to develop the problem, and it's not going to go away overnight," says Craig Bennett, MD, chief of sports medicine in the Department of Orthopedics in the School of Medicine and the orthopedic surgeon for the Ravens. John Mahoney, a physical therapist who works with Bennett at the University of Maryland Medical Center, is also quoted.
www.washingtonpost.com

Relief Agency to Share U.S. Grant to Fight AIDS
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 25

Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc., headquartered in Carroll County, is part of the Maryland-based consortium that will share a $355 million federal grant to battle HIV and AIDS globally. The consortium is headed by Catholic Relief Services and the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.baltimoresun.com

Sept. 11 Panel Tells of Security Failures
Hartford Courant - Feb. 25

The Congressionally-appointed commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks continues to expose numerous cases of failed intelligence and failed counterterrorism efforts in recent years, extending to the administrations of both Clinton and George W. Bush. "While certainly improvements have been made since Sept. 11, 2001, weýre still hugely vulnerable in the United States," says Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.

Top Court to Hear Arguments in Tuition-Hike Case
Daily Record - Feb. 25

The state's highest court has agreed to hear a challenge to mid-year tuition hikes at the University System of Maryland, launched by students in the School of Law and from the University of Baltimore School of Law. The class-action suit was first filed last year in the Baltimore City Circuit Court against the USM Board of Regents. Arguments are scheduled for March 8.

Toughening Law that Regulates Flood Insurance Carriers
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 25

Alfred W. Redmer Jr., commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration, says he is limited in his powers to aggressively police flood insurance because it is a federal program. "If there is an open question as to whether the federal law preempts (the state law), the (insurance) commissioner could in good faith take action that is consistent with state mandates," says Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and a constitutional law scholar.
www.baltimoresun.com

Uncontested Re-Election for Circuit Court Judges
Daily Record - Feb. 27

State Sen. Ida Ruben, D-Montgomery County, has again introduced a bill intended to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot allowing circuit court judges to stand for uncontested re-election, the same procedure already in place for district and appellate court judges. "It's really interesting that we seek changes in the way judges are elected without identifying the reasons judges are elected," says Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, an associate professor in the School of Law.

Judges' Ethics Questions After Giving Legal Advice to Husband
Maryland Gazette - Feb. 21

A county judge who apparently gave her husband legal advice after he was charged with drunken driving may have violated rules governing judicial conduct, according to ethics experts and some lawyers. However, Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law, said, "Simply because she's a judge, it doesn't keep her from telling him not to take the test."

Maryland-based Consortium Gets $350 Million Federal AIDS Grant
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 24

The Bush administration announced $350 million in grants to fight the global AIDS epidemic, including funds for a Maryland-based consortium headed by Catholic Relief Services and the Institute of Human Virology in the School of Medicine. Robert Redfield, MD, a professor in the School who heads the Institute's AIDS clinical program, discusses the grant-related research that will take place there.
www.baltimoresun.com

Patients Are Swallowing More of the Cost of Pills
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 24

Pharmacy co-payments for some brand-name medications are rising from $5 to $50, as insurers and employers shift more of the rising cost of health care to consumers. Several experts in the School of Pharmacy are quoted or cited. They are David Knapp, PhD, dean of the School; Bruce Stuart, PhD, a professor in the School and director of the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging; and researchers Becky Briesacher, MA, and Sachin Kamal-Bahl, MS.
www.baltimoresun.com

Biotech Schools Address Needs of a Growing Field
Baltimore Sun (Education supplement) - Feb. 22

The influx of biotech companies to Maryland has created a new job market. James Hughes, vice president and director of the Office of Research and Development, is interviewed about the University of Maryland, Baltimore, BioPark.

Brain Response to Placebo Found
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 20

Researchers at several universities say that electronic signals fired off in the brains of 48 volunteers show that the brain reacts differently to pain when the patients is given a placebo and believes in its effectiveness. "It's hard to compare any two people because people can be so very different," says Carla S. Alexander, MD, head of palliative care at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
www.baltimoresun.com

Education Really Goes High Tech
Baltimore Sun (Education supplement) - Feb. 22

Mary Etta Mills, ScD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for academic affairs and assistant dean for baccalaureate studies in the School of Nursing, says the expectation is that all graduates will have some understanding of informatics, basic information systems, and the normal calibration of equipment.

Greenberger to Speak on Terrorism
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 20

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, will speak tonight about terrorism and civil liberties as part of the Baltimore County League of Women Voters Focus on Contemporary Issues lecture series.
www.baltimoresun.com

Intolerance to Gluten Requires Diligent Approach to Food
Sunday News (Lancaster) - Feb. 22

Andrew Young, a boy with celiac disease (CD), an intolerance to gluten, is profiled. A report issued by the School of Medicine's Center for Celiac Research last year estimates that one out of every 133 Americans has CD and most have not yet been diagnosed.

Penalty Phase of Trial Halted
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 21

The sentencing phase in Baltimore's first death penalty trial in 6 years came to an abrupt halt Friday after the defendant's father approached jurors during a lunch recess and pleaded for his son's life. "The technical term for this is, 'it's a big mess,'" said Andrew Levy, JD, an adjunct professor in the School of Law.
www.baltimoresun.com

Senator Pushes Plan for Eastern Shore Pharmacy School
Baltimore Business Journal - Feb. 23

Maryland State Sen. Richard Colburn, an Eastern Shore Republican, has filed a bill that would allow the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to move forward with its plan to create the state's second school of pharmacy and help ease the state's pharmacist shortage. David Knapp, PharmD, dean of the School of Pharmacy says the state's ongoing budget crunch casts doubt on its ability to fund a second pharmacy school.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Show Me the Money People
Baltimore Business Journal - Feb. 23

Rene Salas, head of Ernst and Young's mid-Atlantic biotech practice, says that Baltimore's developing bioscience sector needs to position itself to be more attractive to venture capitalists and other potential backers. "What we really need is broad exposure to the people with the money," says Jane Shaab, director of business development for the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Soul Weight
The Star (Malaysia) - Feb. 23

This is a Baltimore Sun story about the weight of the human soul, which continues to be picked up around the world. It quotes Ronald S. Wade, chief of anatomical services at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
www.thestar.com.my

Students Prepare for Brain Bee
Newsday (NY) - Feb. 23

Some of Long Island's brainiest high school students have spent the past few weekends cramming at Southampton College for Saturday's New York Brain Bee. Norbert R. Myslinski, PhD, an associate professor in the Dental School, created the competition, and its championship, the International Brain Bee, is held annually at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Supreme Court to Hear Enemy Combatants Case
ABC World News Tonight, 6:30 p.m. - Feb. 20
CBS Radio News Network, 4 p.m. - Feb. 20
Yahoo News - Feb. 20

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case concerning a United States citizen arrested in America as an "enemy combatants". The court will decide whether citizens may be held indefinitely without access to lawyers or courts.
story.news.yahoo.com

Unwavering About Death Penalty
Baltimore Sun- Feb. 21

The Maryland Court of Appeals has set aside the death sentence of John Miller, convicted for the 1998 murder of 17-year-old Shen Poehlman. While the decision by the court has left the Poehlman family frustrated, Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law, says the ruling shows that some judges are committed to the idea that Maryland's law is flawed.
www.baltimoresun.com

Bioterror Research Grant
Washington Post (Prince George's Extra) - Feb. 19

The Center for Vaccine Development in the School of Medicine received an $8.3 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop and test an oral vaccine to provide a more effective means of protecting the public from bioterror agents such as anthrax.
www.washingtonpost.com

Celebrating Citizenship
Washington Post (Prince George's Extra) - Feb. 19

Mona Baumgarten, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, was recently honored by her congregation at the Mishkan Torah synagogue in Greenbelt after becoming a U.S. citizen.
www.washingtonpost.com

Court Overturns Gun Convictions of Man Who Shot Priest in Maryland
Washington Post - Feb. 19

Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law, says the Maryland Court of Appeals decision to overturn gun convictions against Dontee Stokes is not a surprise. "I think the Court of Appeals has been very strict in terms of enforcing the integrity of jury deliberations," Millemann said.
www.washingtonpost.com

Death Row Numbers Continue to Decline
Washington Post - Feb. 20

Maryland's highest court yesterday further reduced the declining ranks of the state's condemned inmates, reversing the death sentence of a Baltimore County man in the strangulation of a 17-year-old girl. The court's opinions probably will have a significant impact on other death penalty prosecutions and appeals in Maryland, says Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law who has represented death row inmates.
www.washingtonpost.com

Ivey to Take Leave for Cancer Treatment
Washington Post - Feb. 20

Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey announced he will take a leave of absence of several weeks to be treated for kidney cancer. During a CAT scan that was ordered to check for clogged arteries in the vicinity of Ivey's kidneys, Elijah Saunders, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine, noticed a small growth on Ivey's right kidney.
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Judges' Ethics Questions After Giving Legal Advice to Husband
Annapolis Capital - Feb. 18

A county judge who apparently gave her husband legal advice after he was charged with drunken driving may have violated rules governing judicial conduct, according to ethics experts and some lawyers. However, says Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law, said, "Simply because she's a judge, it doesn't keep her from telling him not to take the test."
www.hometownannapolis.com

Life of Convicted Killer Rests With Jury
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 20

City prosecutors hope to secure a death-penalty sentence in the trial of Jovan House, a Southeast Baltimore man who killed a police detective 15 months ago and would be the first person sentenced to death by a city jury in 14 years. Legal scholars say demographics partially explain why city prosecutors are reluctant to ask for the death penalty and juries are reluctant to impose it. Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law, and Jerome Deise, Jr., JD, an associate professor in the School of Law, are quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Motsay Joins Board of Advisors in School of Social Work
Daily Record - Feb. 20

James Motsay, JD, managing partner of the Motsay and Lay law firm and an administrative law judge for Baltimore City, has been named to the board of advisors in the School of Social Work.

New Treatments May Unclog Arteries
Maryland Gazette - Feb. 18

Researchers are studying new drugs designed to reduce low-density lipoproteins, which carry the cholesterol that clogs arteries. Michael Miller, MD, director of preventive cardiology and a professor in the School of Medicine, says he is surprised by how quickly the drugs worked.

Stokes Gun Case Voided
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 19

In overturning the handgun conviction in the Dontee Stokes case, Maryland's Court of Appeals ruled that Circuit Court Judge John Prevas erred by allowing four alternate jurors to deliberate with the rest of the jury panel. Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law, calls Prevas' decision "very unusual. Most trial judges just don't do that."
www.baltimoresun.com

African-Americans Urged to Guard Against Hypertension
Tallahassee Democrat - Feb. 12

Elijah Saunders, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine, discusses recommended blood-pressure levels for African-Americans and the medication regimen that is appropriate for African-Americans with hypertension.

Black History Month Event at UMES
Daily Times (Salisbury) - Feb. 13

During a Black History Month event at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, an associate professor in the School of Law, discusses the connection between the Brown v. Board of Education case and the 1933 lynching in Princess Anne, Md., of an African-American farmhand named George Armwood. The lynching, reportedly the last public hanging of an African-American in Maryland, sparked a statewide uprising that fueled federal legislation against black injustices, according to Ifill.

Brain Bee
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb. 18

Shane Lu, a student who won the 2004 Atlanta Brain Bee Champion in January, will compete in the International Brain Bee in March at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The Brain Bee motivates youth to learn about the brain and pursue careers in biomedical brain research.

Changing the Course of Education
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 14

The recent death of former Circuit Court Judge Marshall A. Levin recalled his role in a crucial case that resulted in the partial desegregation of Baltimoreýs Polytechnic Institute High School in 1952, 2 years before the Supreme Courtýs historic Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. ýWhat happened at Poly made the integration that followed Brown vs. Board of Education easier in Maryland,ý says Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor in the School of Law.
www.baltimoresun.com

Inside a Hospital Merger That Works
New York Sun - Feb. 18

New York-Presbyterian Hospital, a merger of Presbyterian Hospital and New York Hospital, has become the largest hospital in New York City and is viewed as a success by critics. ýNew York-Presbyterian has been successful, and I think itýs going to last,ý says John Kastor, MD, a professor in the School of Medicineýs Department of Cardiology, who has written a book on this and other hospital mergers.

Medicare Seniors Choose High Price Drugs
United Press International - Feb. 18

Medicareýs new drug benefits could lead to overuse of costly prescription drugs by seniors, according to research conducted by the School of Pharmacyýs Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging and the University of Pennsylvania. The study indicates that new Medicare coverage that begins in 2006 could be hit with higher than expected costs if too many beneficiaries choose expensive drugs.

Peterson Saga Echoes in Our Psyches
Scripps Howard News Service - Feb. 17

Two studies conducted by the School of Nursing found that 30 to 40 percent of the women who were killed in Maryland and Washington, D.C., in the 1990s were pregnant at the time of their deaths.

Urine Tests Make Paruresis Sufferers Miserable
Associated Press - Feb. 15
Newsday - Feb. 9

A phobia called paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome, is causing problems for employers whose workers cannot provide a specimen on demand for drug testing. Steven Soifer, PhD, associate professor in the School of Social Work and president of the International Paruresis Association, discusses the issue.

Wooden Teeth Legend Not Easy to Swallow
Norwich (Ct.) Bulletin - Feb. 17

The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, located on the UMB campus, houses a set of George Washingtonýs lower dentures, made of ivory. A community columnist discusses the myth of Washingtonýs ýwooden teeth.ý
www.norwichbulletin.com

African-Americans Urged to Guard Against Hypertension
Fort Wayne Sentinel - Feb. 12

Elijah Saunders, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine, discusses recommended blood-pressure levels for African-Americans and the medication regimen that is appropriate for African-Americans with hypertension.
www.fortwayne.com

Rally to Protest Cuts at State Social Services Agencies
WBFF-TV Ch. 45 - 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m. - Feb. 12

Undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Social Work led a rally in Annapolis and met with legislators to advocate for children and family programs and highlight the impact budget cuts have had on Marylandýs most vulnerable families. The students currently work in several of these programs as part of their experience in the School.

Regulator Delays Overhaul Bid
Wall Street Journal - Feb. 6

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will delay recommending overhauls for exchange governance, pending comments from the public, and will order exchanges and other futures self-regulatory organizations to reexamine their own handling of audits and other functions. ýIt seems extremely timid,ý Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and a former director of the CFTC trading and markets division, says of the CFTCýs action regarding exchange regulation.

The Canadian Drug Connection
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb. 12

Businesses and individuals importing drugs from Canada are defying a federal law that allows only drug manufacturers to reimport drugs into the United States, resulting in crackdowns by state and federal governments. "The FDA is under a lot of political pressure to enforce the law. Now theyýre enforcing the law, and getting a lot of criticism," says Frank Palumbo, PhD, JD, a professor in the School of Pharmacy and director for the Center on Drugs and Public Policy.
www.ajc.com

Black Leaders to Speak at Program
Cambridge Daily Banner - Feb. 11

A Black History Month program for the Eastern Shore of Maryland will feature local African-American leaders, including Mary S. De Shields, MD, an assistant professor in the School of Medicine and director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Program for Shore Health System.
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Citizens Group, Army Settle Aberdeen Proving Ground Suit
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 8

A community group that closely watches environmental issues at Aberdeen Proving Ground has settled a lawsuit filed against the Army over security officersý editing of contamination map details. Rena Steinzor, JD, a professor in the School of Law and director of the Environmental Law Clinic, which represented the citizens' group, discusses the settlement.
www.baltimoresun.com

Cold and Flu Season Keeps Supplements in Demand
Salt Lake Tribune - Feb. 10

Americans are spending hundreds of millions of dollars for natural remedies, from Echinacea to vitamin C to treat winter ailments. Sharon Montes, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine, is quoted.
www.sltrib.com

Hippodrome Neighborhood is Safe
WBAL-TV Ch 11 - 5 p.m. Feb. 10

Security systems have been put in place to assure that the neighborhood around the Hippodrome Theatre is safe, including patrols by the University of Maryland Campus Police. The story shows campus police checking the exits of the theatre and includes an interview with Police Chief Ed Ballard.

Hippodrome Theatre Opening Brings Excitement to Westside
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 11
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 10
WBAL-TV "Special" - 7 p.m. Feb. 11

Two articles and one TV interview on the opening of the newly renovated Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore's west side. During a live interview on Channel 11, Mayor Martin O'Malley mentions the new University of Maryland Dental School building as another example of the revitalization of the west side. The second Sun story deals with visionaries who helped create the new theatre and includes an interview with President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil.
www.baltimoresun.com
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Itýs Not a Good Thing, But itýs Not a Crime
The Legal Times - Feb. 9

Richard Booth, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses the Martha Stewart case.

Putting Up With Cold Symptoms Might Help
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb. 10

Researchers are studying whether the best medicine for a cold is no medicine at all. A 2000 study head by Karen I. Plaisance, PharmD, an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy, is cited.
www.post-gazette.com

Report Urges Americans to Cut Salt Consumption
Houston Chronicle - Feb. 12
CNN.com - Feb. 11

The Institute of Medicine issued guidelines calling for Americans to reduce their salt intake. The new guidelines mean "the food industry really has to take this issue much more seriously now," says Stephen Havas, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine who is leading the American Public Health Associationýs call for the sodium in processed foods to be halved within 10 years.
www.chron.com
www.cnn.com

Request for Records from Drake Withdrawn
KPFA radio (Berkeley, CA) - Feb. 11

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses federal authoritiesý recent decision to withdraw subpoenas for, inter alia (among other things), Drake University to provide information about anti-war demonstrators who were students and faculty on that campus.

School of Nursing Honors First African-American Student
WBAL-TV Ch 11 - 6 p.m. Feb. 9

As part of its Black History Month commemoration, the University of Maryland School of Nursing honored its first African-American student, Esther McCready. (Video is available on the website.)
www.thewbalchannel.com

Suit Filed Seeking Health Care for Defendants Awaiting Trial
WYPR-88.1 FM - 12 Noon, Feb. 9

The Public Justice Center and the ACLU recently filed a lawsuit regarding the lack of health care and medical services for people awaiting trial. On "The Marc Steiner Show," Doug Colbert, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses the situation.

Urine Tests Make Paruresis Sufferers Miserable
Pittsburg Post-Gazette - Feb. 9

A phobia called paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome, is causing problems for employers whose workers cannot provide a specimen on demand for drug testing. Steven Soifer, PhD, associate professor in the School of Social Work and president of the International Paruresis Association, discusses the issue.
www.post-gazette.com

Vitamins Can Keep Prostate Healthy
Iowa City Press-Citizen - Feb. 9

A research team at the Dental School reports that high levels of zinc may act as a brake on the runaway prostate-cell growth that can lead to cancer. However, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that men who take more than 100 mg. a day of zinc double their risk for advanced prostate cancer.

Baltimore's Mayor Guided the City Through Fire Disaster
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 7

The mysterious death of Robert McLane, who lectured at the School of Law in the early 1900s, is explored. McLane is best known as the Baltimore mayor who guided the city through the Great Fire of 1904 and led a bold rebuilding effort.
www.baltimoresun.com

Campus Police Teach Self-Defense Course
WMAR-TV - 6 a.m. Feb. 9
WBFF-TV - 10 p.m. & 11 p.m. Feb. 6
WMAR-TV - 6 p.m. Feb. 6

Following the abduction and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Florida, two television stations reported on a self-protection course called R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense). University Police Corp. William Griffin is shown teaching the course to several employees.

Ehrlich Targets Witness Threats
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 9

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich has proposed giving prosecutors greater powers to go after anyone who attempts to intimidate or threaten witnesses. The bill faces strong objections from defense attorneys. Michael A. Millemann, JD, a professor at the School of Law, says such legislation is "probably unconstitutional."
www.baltimoresun.com

Group Fights Anti-War Inquiry
The Associated Press - Feb. 7
Des Moines Register - Feb. 7

Lawyers worked to derail a federal grand jury investigation into an anti-war conference held 3 months ago at Drake University. "Without knowing the details," says Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, "these facts tend to evidence exactly the kinds of things that people are worried about with regard to the Patriot Act and other prosecutorial excesses."
desmoinesregister.com

Hope Restored
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 9

This editorial calls the $62 million renovation of the Hippodrome Theatre ýthe jewelý of the west side development plan and notes that better foot traffic from the Atrium apartment complex and the School of Law have boosted sales at Lexington Market.
www.baltimoresun.com

Inequality in School Systems
The Afro-American - Jan. 17

Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor in the School of Law, describes two cases that led up to Brown v. Board of Education-the attempt to get black students into the all-white Catonsville High School in Baltimore County in 1935 and the integration of the School of Law by Donald Gaines Murray in the 1930s.

Jury Hears Statements in Death Penalty Case
The Daily Record - Feb. 4

The Baltimore's State's Attorney is seeking the death penalty for the first time in 6 years in a case involving the murder of a city police detective. Jerome Deise Jr, JD, an associate professor in the School of Law and chief attorney for the Capital Defense Division of the Maryland Public Defenderýs Office, discusses the decision to seek the death penalty.

Limiting Access to Environmental Information
Environmental Health Perspectives - Feb. 2004

Christopher Gozdor, JD, law fellow at the Center for Health and Homeland Security in the School of Law, and Rena Steinzor, JD, director of the Environmental Law Clinic and a professor in the School of Law, are cited for their work with a citizensý group in Aberdeen to gain information about the aquifer that feeds the cityýs drinking water supply.
ehis.niehs.nih.gov

Officials Seek to Identify Source of Ricin
Associated Press - Feb. 3
Yahoo.Com - Feb. 3

The discovery of ricin on Capitol Hill last week comes as the FBI continues to investigate anthrax sent to Senate and news media offices 2 years ago. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, says the handling of that investigation should change the way the federal authorities handle future investigations.
story.news.yahoo.com

Separate But Equal?
The Baltimore Times - Feb. 6

In a lengthy story about the history of the ýseparate but equalý doctrine that was in place prior to Brown v. Board of Education, a Jan. 28 seminar by Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor in the School of Law, is mentioned.
btimes.com

Shy Bladder Syndrome Causing Problems for Employers
The Associated Press - Feb. 8
The Jefferson City Star Tribune - Feb. 8
The Pasadena Star News - Feb. 8
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Feb. 8
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario) - Feb. 7

A phobia called paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome, is causing problems for employers whose workers cannot provide a specimen on demand for drug testing. Steven Soifer, PhD, associate professor in the School of Social Work and president of the International Paruresis Association, discusses the issue.
newstribune.com
www.pasadenastarnews.com
www.sgvtribune.com
www.dailybulletin.com

The Artful Doctor
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 9

The history of the art cover for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is reviewed. John A. Talbott, MD, a professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine, and the son of a former editor of JAMA, edits Psychiatric Services and uses American artwork on its cover.
www.baltimoresun.com

Visionaries Bask in Hippodrome Glow
The Baltimore Sun - Feb. 9

As the Hippodrome Theatre prepares for its gala premiere tomorrow evening, the key civic leaders who envisioned the possibilities for the revitalized theatre are listed. Among them is University President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil.
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Curtain Getting Ready to Rise at the Hippodrome
Baltimore Sun (AP story) - Feb. 6
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 5

Two similar stories about the last minute preparations to get the Hippodrome Theatre ready for its re-opening next week. The Associated Press story reports that there have been less than five violent crimes in the area around the theatre in the last 3 years according to the University of Maryland, Baltimore police.
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Michael Olesker Column Mentions UMB BioPark
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 6

In a column about government priorities, Olesker notes a line one of Baltimore Mayor Martin OýMalleyýs speeches in which he mentions the University of Maryland, Baltimore, crossing Martin Luther King Boulevard to build the new UMB BioPark.
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New Treatments May Unclog Arteries
The Australian - Feb. 7
The Associated Press - Feb. 7

Researchers are studying new drugs designed to reduce low-density lipoproteins, which carry the cholesterol that clogs arteries. Michael Miller, MD, director of preventive cardiology and a professor in the School of Medicine, says he is surprised by how quickly the drugs worked.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Paramedic Received Training at UM
White County News Telegraph - Feb. 6

The article, which covers a fatal truck accident in Georgia, mentions that one of the paramedics on the scene had just completed an advanced critical care course at the University of Maryland. The Emergency Service director for the country calls the paramedic one of the most highly trained in his department.
www.whitecountynewstelegraph.com

Capital Budget Includes College, Water Projects
Baltimore Sun - Jan. 28

The capital budget proposed by Gov. Robert Ehrlich includes $19 million towards a new building for the Dental School.
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Is Gay Marriage Law Applicable in Maryland?
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13 - 11 p.m. - Feb. 4

In the wake of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling approving gay marriages in that state, Jana Singer, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses whether gay marriage would be considered legal in Maryland if married gay couples move here.

Lt. Gov. Steele Commemorates MLK at UMB
WJZ-TV Ch 13 - 5 p.m. - Feb. 3

Lt. Gov. Michael Steele was the keynote speaker at the MLK remembrance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Nursing and Nursing Faculty Shortage
Maryland Public Television "General Assembly Proceedings" - 12 a.m., Feb. 5

Janet Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean and professor in the School of Nursing, testified before the state Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee regarding the impact of the nursing shortage. An hour-long segment of her testimony was aired.

Police Killing Murder Trial
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11 - 11 p.m. - Feb. 3

A Baltimore City Circuit Court case involves the city's first death penalty trial in 6 years, stemming from the fatal shooting of a city police detective. Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses the standards required for a death penalty sentence.

Center for Vaccine Development Testing Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax
WBAL Radio - 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. Regular Newscasts - Feb. 4
WJZ.com - Feb. 4
WBALChannel.com - Feb. 4

The Center for Vaccine Development in the School of Medicine received an $8.3 million award to develop and test an oral vaccine that would protect the public from potential bioterrorism agents, such as anthrax. ýA safe and effective oral vaccine would make it easier for public health authorities to quickly vaccinate the population in the event of a bioterror attack,ý says James Nataro, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics in the School, and the primary investigator for the study, which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
wjz.com
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International Flights Cancelled
WJZ-TV, 11 p.m. - Jan. 31

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses cancellations of British Airways and Air France flights during the weekend due to terrorism concerns.

Letters With Ricin in Mailroom of U.S. Senate Majority Leader
WUSA-TV, 9 a.m. - Feb. 4

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the ongoing investigation into whether unopened mail throughout the Capitol complex could be contaminated with the deadly toxin ricin. Testing has provided further confirmation that white powder found Monday in an office of Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist was indeed ricin.

Ricin Concerns at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Office Buildings
WMAR-TV, Ch. 2 - 11 p.m. - Feb. 3

Bruce Anderson, PharmD, director of the Poison Center, discusses the deadly toxin ricin, why it is dangerous, and the very small likelihood that members of the general population would come into contact with the substance.

The Truth About Derivatives
Reason - Feb. 1

The article mentions a quote from The Baltimore Sun in which Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and a former director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissionýs trading and markets division, says ýDerivatives, when used speculatively, amount to nothing more than gambling.ý
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Voir Dire: Your Legal Forecasts for the Year
National Law Journal - Jan. 19

The Supreme Court will review two civil liberties cases concerning terrorism. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, predicts that the Court will reverse rulings in both cases.

9/11 Panel Reveals Missteps in Attacks
Associated Press - Jan. 30
ABC News.com - Jan. 30

The federal commission investigating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, revealed that United States authorities had numerous opportunities to stop the hijackers, including many face-to-face encounters. Says Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, ýThere were many signals to the White House that we were in a state of high danger in the summer of 2001, yet no leadership was exercised to shake the agencies down.ý
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Circuit Court Had Six Reversals in 2000
Maryland Gazette - Jan. 28

William Reynolds, II, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses the numbers of reversals of decisions by Circuit Court judges in 2000.

Dental Museum Recognized
WBALChannel.com - Jan. 29

The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, located on the UMB campus, received a formal designation as the nationýs official dental museum. The designation, made official during a ceremony at the museum, follows the passage of a joint congressional resolution introduced by Sen. Paul Sarbanes and Rep. Elijah Cummings, both Democrats, and signed into law by President Bush last November.
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Former Law Dean Named to CareFirst Committee
Baltimore Sun - Jan. 30

Michael Kelly, dean of the School of Law from 1975 to 1991, was one of five new members named to the Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield board in November. Kelly will chair the organizationýs compensation committee.
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Making Drugs, Shaping the Rules
New York Times - Feb. 1

The newspaper examines marketing and political-influence strategies allegedly employed by pharmaceutical manufacturers with regard to medications for the treatment of schizophrenia. Anthony Lehman, MD, MSPH, a professor and chair of the department of psychiatry in the School of Medicine, is quoted.
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Maryland Controversies Preceding Brown Decision
WPFW Radio (Washington, D.C.) - Jan. 29

Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor in the School of Law, discusses a lecture he presented Jan. 28 about several legal controversies in Maryland that provided some of the impetus for the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The controversies include the teachersý pay cases (1939-41) and the Pratt Library case (1934-51).

Party of One
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 1

More and more women are delaying marriage or choosing to spend their lives as single women. Lane Hodes, a student in the School of Law, is quoted.
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Soul-Searching Question
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 2

According to an urban legend, human beings lose 21 grams of weight at the precise moment they die. Ronald Wade, head of the anatomical services division in the School of Medicine, discusses the theory.
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Watchdog Initiative for Courts Falls Short
Baltimore Sun - Feb. 2

A study conducted by the School of Law is examining the frequency with which Baltimore City District Court defendants request jury trials in Circuit Court. No date has been set for the release, which is in draft form.
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