In the News

February 2007

Former NBA Star Wilkins Encourages Blood Pressure Testing
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 28

Former NBA star Dominique Wilkins uses his fame to educate the black community about high blood pressure. Wallace Johnson Jr., MD, clinical assistant professor at the School of Medicine, helped test patients at a clinic. "I believe that genetics in African Americans may be a contributor to high blood pressure," Johnson said. "However, I believe that the environment that African Americans are in makes the bigger difference."
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Lawsuit Targets West Side Development
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 28

Companies controlled by Orioles owner Peter Angelos and developer David Hillman filed a lawsuit yesterday against Baltimore Development Corp. and the city, asking that a multimillion-dollar deal with a New York-based developer to overhaul a key swath of the cityýs ailing west side be declared illegal and scrapped. The suit is the latest turn of events in the twisted and long-running effort to revitalize the superblock, a critical link in bridging downtown and the burgeoning University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Prince George's Boy Dies After Bacteria From Tooth Spread to Brain
The Washington Post - Feb. 28
www.msnbc.msn.com - Feb. 28

Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday. Serious and costly medical consequences of tooth problems are "not uncommon," said Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS, professor and program director of pediatric dentistry at the Dental School. For instance, Deamonte's bill for two weeks at Children's Hospital alone was expected to be between $200,000 and $250,000. Providing preventive access to dental care, Tinanoff and others said, eventually pays for itself, sparing children the pain and expense of a medical crisis.
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Celebrating 20 years of Public Interest Law
The Daily Record - Feb. 23

For 20 years, the Maryland Public Interest Law Project (MPILP) at the School of Law has raised funds to support students working in public interest law. Founders Nevett Steele and Michael Milleman, JD, professor at the School, will be feted at a champagne reception for MPILP alumni prior to its annual auction on March 10. ýTwenty years is a milestone and we want to honor our two co-founders and the ways they contribute to the legal profession and the public interest community," said Teresa Schmiedeler, JD, director of pro bono and public service initiatives at the School.

Do Painkillers Present a Heart Risk for Men?
ABCnews.com - Feb. 27

Researchers raised the possibility Monday that common painkillers containing aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen could increase men's risk of high blood pressure. However, the significance of the findings, as well as their likely impact on physiciansý practice, is still up for debate. "The results are not surprising," said Marc Hochberg, MD, MPH, professor at the School of Medicine. He said a rise in blood pressure could possibly come from the fluid retention associated with use of the drugs.
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Health Care Industry Offers Opportunities For Career Change
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 26

Julie Solomon, a student in the School of Nursingýs Clinical Nurse Leader program, holds a PhD in American Literature and taught at American University for 14 years. At 51, she gave up her teaching career to enter the field of nursing. "I have always been interested in the scientific methodýand scientific objectivity," she said. "Now I am learning to apply this scientific approach to people's symptoms."

Nine Secrets to a Healthier Heart
Health.com - Feb. 26
CNN.com - Feb. 26

While heart disease kills far more women each year than cancer does, itýs also true that preventing heart problems is getting easier. One tip to try is something for your funny bone: People who watched comedy films like ýThereýs Something About Maryý had better blood flow, compared with those who watched dramas like "Saving Private Ryan," according to a study done by Michael Miller, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine, who recommends 15 minutes of daily laughter.
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Patti LaBelle Helps UMB Celebrate Bicentennial by Talking About Diabetes
WMAR-TV. 2, 11 p.m. - Feb. 26
WJZTV-13, 11 p.m. - Feb. 26

Singer Patti LaBelle helped the School of Medicine to celebrate its bicentennial by delivering a lecture on diabetes and how she copes with the chronic disease despite a grueling performance schedule. LaBelle urged peopleýespecially African Americansýto get diabetes screening. E. Albert Reese, MD, PhD, MBA, vice president of medical affairs for the University and dean of the School, was also quoted about how hearing LaBelle talk about her experience can inspire others trying to manage diabetes.

Remembering Thurgood Marshall
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 26

Long before May 17, 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation must end, Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall had been using the courts, particularly in Maryland, to fight for equality. "The first three big steps on the road to Brown occurred in Maryland, and Thurgood Marshall was involved in all of them," said Larry Gibson, LLB, professor at the School of Law.
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Specialty Medicine Offers Challenge, Opportunity
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 26

For those first becoming nurses, there are many financial programs available. "The bottom line is to secure enough assistance so you can devote as much time as possible to nursing studies," says Keith Plowden, PhD, RN, assistant dean for undergraduate studies at the School of Nursing. "Do whatever you can to get in a financial situation so you donýt have to work full-time."

Barth Awarded Leadership Award in Child Welfare
Greater Baltimore Committee News Letter - Feb. 22

The National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators will award Richard P. Barth, PhD, dean of the School of Social Work, the 2006 Peter W. Forsythe Award for Leadership in Child Welfare. Barth has dedicated his academic career to understanding and improving outcomes for children and families served by public welfare agencies, according to the School, drawing on epidemiology, developmental research, theory, risk and protection research, and intervention research.
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Breaking The Silence
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 25

"I originally thought I was going to write this encyclopedic book of lynching," says Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law. Instead, her research took a narrative turn as she focused on the tragic deaths of Matthew Williams and George Armwood, two black men murdered by white mobs on the Eastern Shore in the 1930sýthe last two recorded lynchings, in Maryland. Ifill wound up devoting five years to writing On the Courthouse Lawn.
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Contacting Students Can Cut Truancy Rates
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 25

"The Social Work Community Outreach Service of the School of Social Work endeavors, each day, to work with children who have chronically high absenteeism, their families, and school personnel to reduce truancy," Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School, wrote in this letter to the editor. "Our preliminary data indicate that 85 percent of the public school students, whom we can engage enough to have at least four sessions with our social workers during an academic year, maintain a 90 percent or better attendance rate," he continued.
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Medicine With a Dash of Business
The Daily Record (online edition only) - Feb. 26

As chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the Temple University medical school in the 1990s, E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, said he had more than just babies on his mind. When he found himself juggling personnel issues, facilities management and other administrative concerns on top of his research and patient care duties, Reece-now dean of the School of Medicine-had an epiphany of sorts. "I realized I was being a businessman," said the physician.
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Not Enough Workers To Meet Demand
The Montgomery Gazette, "Guide to Healthcare" supplement - Feb. 23

As elsewhere in the United States, the health care industry in Maryland is in the midst of a workforce shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age, the number of people entering the market declines, and the need for health care grows. Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing, believes that Marylandýs nursing vacancy rate has stabilized at 10 percent largely because of a huge effort by hospitals to hire more people and schools to increase their enrollments.

O'Malley Seeks Life Sciences Advisory Board
The Daily Record - Feb. 26

Gov. Martin O'Malley is sponsoring legislation to form a Life Sciences Advisory Board that would include representatives of academia, the corporate world, and government. The diverse voices on the board would be of particular value in discussing bioscience, said James Hughes, MBA, vice president for research and development for the University of Maryland, Baltimore. "It's an industry that is particularly dependent on each of those parts," Hughes said.
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On the Courthouse Lawn
WYPR, "The Tom Hall Show," 9.a.m. - Feb. 26

Tom Hall, the arts and culture commentator, dedicated the last 30 minutes of his show to a book written by Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law, about the last two recorded lynchings in Maryland.

Shore Starting To Face Past, Some Say
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 25

Joseph Moore, a former Worcester County prosecutor, is curious to see how a book by Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law, titled, On the Courthouse Lawn-detailing the murders of George Armwood and Matthew Williams and the legacy of lynchingsýwill be received in Maryland. His guess is inhabitants of the Eastern Shore will react more in the spirit of accommodation than reconciliation. "I think they will be saying, 'That's the way it was then, but weýve come so far it has no applicability now. That was a lifetime away.'"
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Courtroom Drama
WMAR-TV, Ch. 2, 11 p.m. - Feb. 22

Legal analysts have derided the professional judgment of Florida Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin, who openly wept when presiding over the decision on where to bury Anna Nicole Smith. ýThis is a very emotional man that got caught up in the circumstances of this case with so many different factions fighting,ý said John Fader II, JD, senior judicial fellow and lecturer at the School of Law and a former judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
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Local VA Center Leads Fight Against Infection
The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal - Feb. 23

Speaking of the virus that causes staph infection, Harold Standiford, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and an expert on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, said, "It's a bad bug. It makes it even more important to keep it out of our hospitals as much as possible."
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Newsmaker
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 23

The National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators will award Richard P. Barth, PhD, dean of the School of Social Work, the 2006 Peter W. Forsythe Award for Leadership in Child Welfare. Barth has dedicated his academic career to understanding and improving outcomes for children and families served by public welfare agencies, according to the school, drawing on epidemiology, developmental research, theory, risk and protection research, and intervention research.

The Diet Pill Dilemma
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 23

This month, the Food and Drug Administration gave GlaxoSmithKline the green light to sell Orlistat without a prescriptionýmaking it the first over-the-counter diet drug on the market. Diet pills also have ýalways been a troublesome category of drugs,ý said Francis Palumbo, PhD, JD, professor and director of the Center on Drugs and Public Policy at the School of Pharmacy.
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UMB Pharmacy School Expands to Montgomery
The Gazette - Feb. 23

This fall, the School of Pharmacy will offer degree programs at the University systemýs Shady Grove campus for the first time. ýýThe move to Shady Grove is also giving the School of Pharmacy a foothold in Montgomery County to establish economic development here in collaboration with the biotech community and other health care organizations,ý said David A. Knapp, PhD, dean of the School.
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Brain Bee
WBFF (Fox45) TV, 8:30 a.m. - Feb. 22

Norbert Myslinski, PhD, associate professor in the Dental School, appeared live on the morning program to talk about the International Brain Bee, and why he wants young students to develop an interest in neuroscience.

Gene-Test Law is More Likely
The New Scientist - Feb. 22

The shift in control of Congress has brightened prospects for approval of a law that would prevent employers or insurers from discriminating on the basis of genetic test results, according to legislators and other government officials. Previous attempts to introduce such a law faltered in a Republican-dominated House, but that all changed when the Democrats took charge of Congress last November. "There's a willingness to get something passed," said Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, dean of the School of Law.
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Not Just Family Donors Anymore
The Towson Times - Feb. 21

According to Matthew Weir, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, drastic advancements in laproscopic surgery and medication have revolutionized the process of kidney donations. "Nowadays one of the only qualifications for being a donor is he or she must be scrupulously healthy," he said.
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Notre Dame Pharmacy School OK Seen Likely by State
Baltimore Messenger - Feb. 21

To meet the growing demand for pharmacists, Baltimore's College of Notre Dame of Maryland has added a doctoral program in pharmacy-specializing in womenýs health. David A. Knapp, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy, said, "Pharmaceutical education must expand to meet society's needs and a constellation of diverse schools and colleges of pharmacy can only help produce the best mix of pharmacy graduates to meet the varied needs of society."
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Potomac Fish Kill Probed
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 22

A combination of disease and last week's sudden cold snap might have caused the death of about 50,000 white perch in the Potomac River near Swan Point, state officials said. The larger issue is whether a growing number of Chesapeake Bay fish are becoming sick because of pollution or changes to the environment, said Andrew Kane, PhD, associate professor at the School of Medicine. "There seems to be a trend over the last few decades of a large number of fish health problems and fish kills," said Kane, who studies fish health.
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UM Pharmacy School Expands
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 22
The Daily Record - Feb. 22
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 22

In response to a critical shortage of pharmacists in Maryland, the state's only pharmacy school will expand its Baltimore-based program to Montgomery County, officials said yesterday. According to a study conducted by David A. Knapp, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy, an aging U.S. population increasingly reliant on medication will need 417,000 pharmacists by 2020 but have only 260,000. "Maryland ranks right up there in the top 10 states as far as the level of demand," Knapp said.
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Germinal
WMAR-TV, Ch. 2, 11 p.m. - Feb. 16

Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, associate professor at the School of Medicine says that while bacteria found on the floors of airport security check points are relatively harmless, bacteria can cause problems for travelers with immune disorders and for those who have cuts and wounds on their feet. "Wear shoes and socks when you're traveling and have open cuts or wounds on your feet," he said.

Legal Cases In The News
WUSA-TV, 9:30 a.m. - Feb. 21

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discussed three legal cases in the news: the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr.; the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling giving major tobacco corporations a win; and the ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the Military Commission Actýs bar on habeas proceedings for Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Retrospective Informs Reinvestment
NASWNews - Feb. 2007

The National Aassociation of Social Workers Social Work Pioneers hosted a landmark listening conference on Nov. 30 that brought together social workers to offer recommendations from their years of experience affecting social work practice. Jesse Harris, PhD, professor at the School of Social Work and Betsy Vourlekis, PhD, LICSW, professor emeritus at the School were among the six featured speakers.

Bald Britney Exudes Sheer Strength, Shear Madness
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 20

Maxwell Manning, PhD, a clinical instructor at the School of Social Work says Britney Spears appears to be going through a transition period or a growth period, and shaving her hair is just an outward symbol. "When people go through experiences like this, they are often trying to get a better handle on themselves and who they are, and how they want to express themselves."
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Chicken Contamination Concerns Prompts Recall
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, 5 and 6 p.m. - Feb. 19

Carolina Culinary Food is recalling packages of Oscar Mayer ready-to-eat chicken breast strips with rib meat because they may be contaminated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Sunday. J. Glen Morris Jr., MD, MPH&TM, acting dean of the new School of Public Health and professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the School of Medicine, and Michael Taylor, PhD, professor at the School of Medicine's Division of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, were interviewed about food safety.
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Shadows of Red and Blue
Newsinitiative.org - Feb. 15
Yahoonews.com - Feb. 15

Politicians from Washington, D.C. and New York City were quick to complain last year when they learned that federal homeland security grants to their cities had been cut. But an analysis of the grants doled out to cities and states across the nation doesnýt bear out those complaints, at least at the state level. "I really don't see it that way," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Homeland Safety and Security.
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State Ponders Research Park Incentive Plan
The Daily Record - Feb. 20

Maryland soon could offer financial rewards to companies locating in the state's university-based technology research parks, including the UMB BioPark, if legislators approve a proposal now before them. James Hughes, MBA, vice president of research and development, said a grant program might be more effective. "Little companies and tax credits can be a little confusing," Hughes said. "They don't necessarily have the accounting capabilities and staff to take advantage of them."

Targeting the Adrenal Gland Could be Key Against Heart Failure
Medical News Today - Feb. 20

Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have staved off heart failure in animals by using gene therapy to shut down the adrenal glandýs excessive output of fight or flight hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine. "The emphasis has always been in treating right at the heart," said Stephen Liggett, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, who has written an accompanying editorial.
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UM Pharmacy School Expands to Montgomery
Gazette.net - Feb. 19

This fall, the School of Pharmacy will offer degree programs at the university systemýs Shady Grove campus for the first time. ýýThe move to Shady Grove is also giving the School of Pharmacy a foothold in Montgomery County to establish economic development here in collaboration with the biotech community and other health care organizations,ý said David A. Knapp, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy.

Welfare Reform
Baltimore City Cable Channel - Jan and Feb. 07

Catherine Born, PhD, a research associate professor at the School of Social Work, and representatives from The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services discussed issues pertaining to welfare reform.

High-Tech Upgrade Places Dental School at Forefront of 21st Century
The (Baltimore) Sun (Education supplement) - Feb. 18

"This is the vision of 21st-century dentistry," said Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, dean of the Dental School, speaking of the school's new building and innovative methods of delivering instruction. Gary Hack, DDS, assistant professor, said practicing dentists "all say, 'I want to come back. Dental school was never like this.'"
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After Amaranth
Energy Trader - Jan. 30
Gas Daily - Jan. 30

The collapse of hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC prompted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ask Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., to provide data on large gas trading positions on a daily basis. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and a former director of trading and markets for the commission, said the CFTC is "seeing the handwriting on the wall. Amaranth could have been anticipated. Regulators could have talked Amaranth out of their positions."

Fat Bug?
WBAL-TV, Ch 11, 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. ý Feb. 9
WBALTV.com - Feb. 9

A nutritionist is wondering if there is a possible link between obesity and microscopic parasitesýthe so-called "fat bug." Alan Shuldiner, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, said he doesnýt think there is any scientific evidence to support the theory.
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Going Dark?
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 18

The owner of Baltimoreýs Senator Theatre, which is threatened with foreclosure, is investigating ways to run the Senator as a for-profit but with nonprofit componentsýmorning screenings for school children, for example, or other educational and civic uses. ýHaving the theater itself as a nonprofit may not be the answer,ý said Brenda Blom, JD, PhD, MPS, associate professor at the School of Law who was brought in by state economic development officials to explore turning the Senator into a nonprofit.
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National Woman's Heart Day Health Fair
The (Baltimore) Suný Feb. 17

The photo on the front page of the Maryland section showed Kristine Broge, BSN, OCN, student in the Oncology Adult Nurse Practitioner Program and a teaching assistant at the School of Nursing, measuring the waist of Marsha Fenwick of Elkridge. Baltimore was one of 16 cities offering free health heart advice and screenings with instant results to mark National Woman's Heart Day.

Patients Must Be Told All Options
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 17

ýOf course a physician has every right to refuse to perform a procedure or prescribe a drug if he or she has a moral objection to that treatment,ý writes Stan Brull, MD, clinical associate professor at the School of Medicine, in a letter to the editor. "And no one should think of cajoling a doctor into doing anything he or she believes is wrong. But it is totally unacceptable for a physician to withhold information about or access to treatments that he or she will not perform."
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Researcher Studies Genetic Links to Old Age
WJZ-TV, Ch 13, 11 p.m. - Feb. 9
WJZTV.com - Feb. 9

Alan Shuldiner, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, is studying members of the Amish community to find genetic connections to living 100 years or older. "It seems that centenarians are protected from the diseases that would typically kill a person and those are the genes that we are after," said Shuldiner.
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Students Show Off Neural Knowledge at Brain Bee
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 19

"The idea is to motivate young people to pick up a book about the brain and read it," said Norbert Myslinski, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience at the Dental School and creator of the Brain Bee. Winner Francis Deng, 16, who attends Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax, Va., will go on to compete at the International Brain Bee from March 16 to 17 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, during Brain Awareness Week.
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Targeting the Adrenal Gland Could be Key Against Heart Failure
Medical News Today - Feb. 19

Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have staved off heart failure in animals by using gene therapy to shut down the adrenal gland's excessive output of fight or flight hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine. ýThe emphasis has always been in treating right at the heart,ý said Stephen Liggett, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, who has written an accompanying editorial. "Despite our best efforts, about half of all heart failure patients die within five years of diagnosis, so clearly something new is needed."
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Teacher, Social Worker Finds Time for Her Own Education
Frederick News-Post - Feb. 19

Lynda Sowbel, LCSW-C, was a social work practitioner before she started teaching. Even with her work load as an assistant professor and field director of social work at Hood College, she maintains a private practice, which she started in 1989, while she finishes her doctoral degree from the School of Social Work. "We're the people that help you," she said. "Social work has not gotten its due."
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Team May Revisit Cold Cases
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 18

Douglas Gansler, Maryland's attorney general is exploring the creation of a cold-case squad to investigate unsolved homicides, with an emphasis on racial crimes dating back to the civil rights era. Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, associate professor at the School of Law, said, ýThis idea is part of a national movement in many ways, prodded by families of victims of crimes never brought to justice.ý Author of "On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st Century," Ifill has raised the idea of an investigative unit with Gansler's office.
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TechLink
The Daily Record - Feb. 16

A special 24-page publication on biotechnology mentions UMB BioPark; Alessio Fasano, MD, professor at the School of Medicine; Jane Shaab, senior director of business development; Hamid Ghandehari, PhD, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy and director of the Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery; and features a two-page Q&A with Jim Hughes, MBA, vice president of research and development.
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The Consequences of Spanking
The Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19

Researchers say studies on spanking children show that spanking is generally no more effective than nonphysical disciplinary techniques in instilling acceptable behavior, but that its effects vary from culture to culture and that a greater frequency of spanking increases the risk of negative consequences. "Spanking may be detrimental in some families but not in others," said Eric Slade, PhD, associate professor at the School of Medicine.
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Getting Ahead: Department of Labor
The Washington Post Express - Feb. 14

The School of Nursing's nurse-midwifery program is featured in a story about midwifery. Carol Snapp, DNSc, RN, CNM, associate professor and specialty director of the School's nurse-midwifery program, is quoted and pictured (along with several midwifery students) in the article. The Washington Postýs Express is a supplement.
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Heart Disease Signs More Subtle in Women
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 16

"Unfortunately, the perception still persists in this country that the most dangerous thing for women is breast cancer," said Myung Park, MD, a cardiologist and assistant professor at the School of Medicine. "But women need to be attuned to their own risk of heart disease."
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Marker that Identifies Energy-Producing Centers in Nerve Cells
Science Daily - Feb. 16

Krish Chandrasekaran, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, says, "Using this tool, we, and other investigators, can answer certain questions, such as to what extent does neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to Parkinsonýs or Alzheimer's." The studyýs senior author, Tibor Kristian, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the School, says there are animal models for several of these diseases.
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U.S. - Dubai Port Deal Hits a Snag
Newsday - Feb. 16

An 11th-hour demand for millions of dollars by the Port Authority threatened yesterday to scuttle a politically pressured deal by Dubai Ports World, the United Arab Emirates company, to sell six ports to a U.S. company. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said the Port Authority is likely concerned that "AIG Global Investment Group isn't bringing the same expertise to port management that Dubai Ports had."
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Bail Bondsmen Get Criminals Out For Little Money
WBAL-TV, Ch.11, 11 p.m. - Feb. 14

Bail bondsmen guarantee the full amount of the bail for a person charged with a crime, which allows the defendant to be released from custody while awaiting trial. In Maryland, theyýre required to collect a 10 percent fee from the defendant. But there's no requirement that the 10 percent be paid all at once. ýBondsmen can take payment through the installment plan, and some will take much less than 10 percent,ý said Douglas Colbert, JD, professor at the School of Law. Critics say it's a practice that allows even the most serious suspected offenders a more affordable ticket to the street.
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Bill Targets Inner Harbor Litter Problem
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 14

The price of a can of soda or bottle of beer in Maryland could go up 5 cents under a proposed bill that would allow residents to turn in bottles at local redemption centers and get their money back. The bill, proposed by Delegate Peter Hammen, (D-Baltimore), who chairs the House Health and Government Operations Committee, would add Maryland to a list of at least a dozen states, including Massachusetts and Michigan, that allow bottle and can redemption. School of Social Work students played a role in bringing the bill to the General Assembly this session.

Civil Rights Papers to be Online
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 14
The Daily Record - Feb. 14

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the School of Law is now the official repository of documents produced by the United States Commission on Civil Rights under a new partnership with the federal government. The effort to digitize and convert civil rights documents into a format useful for students and researchers began informally in 2001 as a resource for a voting rights class, said Bill Sleeman, MA, ALMS, the library's assistant director for technical services and who is overseeing the project.
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Coming Mission May Eclipse Nowak Case at NASA Briefing
Houston Chronicle - Feb. 14

Before she was suspended by NASA, Lisa Nowak was to be a Mission Control communicator for the all-male crew of Atlantis, scheduled for liftoff March 15. NASA could benefit from a letup in the sensational news coverage and the harsh nature of some jokes aimed at the space agency, according to Jodi Jacobson, PhD, MSW, a professor at the School of Social Work who studies crisis intervention in the workplace.
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DePanfilis Named Director of the Ruth H. Young Center
American Public Human Services Association (daily clippings) - Feb. 15

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School of Social Work, has appointed Diane DePanfilis, PhD, associate professor and associate dean for research, as director of the Ruth H. Young Center (RYC) for Families and Children at the School.
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Giving Flu Vaccine at School Holds Promise
The (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune - Feb. 10

For years, health experts have anguished over how to get the flu vaccine to more children. Now, some say the answer is to go where the kids are-and vaccinate them at school. "It's a wonderful way to give flu vaccine to kids," said James King, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, who has studied school-based flu clinics in Minnesota and other states. "They're a captive audience."
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Med School Studies Hospital Infections
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 14

The School of Medicine has kicked off a campaign to find the most cost-effective way to treat hospital-acquired infections. "Health care-associated infections like (these) account for about 90,000 deaths in the United States and $4.5 billion in excess health care costs each year," said Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, associate professor at the School and co-investigator of the study.
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Q&A on the News
The Arizona Daily Star - Feb. 15

A reader wrote in to ask: "Starve a cold and feed a fever," or vice versa. Where did this saying originate, and what is the science? According to Kevin Ferentz, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine, neither approach has scientific merit. With either a cold or an infection, it is important to eat and drink enough to maintain adequate nutrition and to keep from becoming dehydrated.
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Unitas' Widow Tells Her Own Heart Disease Story
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 15

When Sandy Unitas agreed to talk about her late husbandýs battle with heart disease, she had no idea how personal that speech would become. "After I got to thinking about it for a week or two, I thought I needed to get tested myself," she said. She got tested at the University of Maryland Medical Center last October. Within hours, Mandeep Mehra, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, urged her to have surgery to relieve a coronary artery that was 95 percent blocked.
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Investment Tax Credit Incentive Wonýt Grow
The Daily Record - Feb. 13

A picture identifying the UMB BioPark was used to illustrate a story on the hurdles facing a tax incentive program used to attract and retain high-tech businesses in the state.
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Marlana Valdez Steps in as Independent Monitor
The Daily Record - Feb. 13

Marlana Valdez, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler's choice for independent monitor of the state's juvenile justice system, has been "surprised" by the widespread scrutiny and allegations of Montgomery County "log rolling" her nomination has caused. "It is very hard to get good people sometimes to work in government," said Susan Leviton, JD, professor at the School of Law and founder of Advocates for Children and Youth.
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Q&A on the News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb. 13

A reader wrote in to ask: "Starve a cold and feed a fever," or vice versa. Where did this saying originate, and what is the science? According to Kevin Ferentz, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine, neither approach has scientific merit. With either a cold or an infection, it is important to eat and drink enough to maintain adequate nutrition and to keep from becoming dehydrated.
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Seat Suit Gets Green Light in Court
The Daily Record - Feb. 13

The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that residents who bought cars with defective seatbacks but were never injured as a result of the defect can proceed with an attempt to recover money from the manufacturers. Peter Holland, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law who was not involved in the case, called the result significant. ýAs a matter of sound public policy they're going to say, 'We don't have to wait for each of these class members to get in an automobile accident and sustain death or serious bodily injury to say we're going to fix this defect,'" said Holland.

Lawyer Merges Science, Business at Law Firm
The Gazette - Feb. 9

George Cox, PhD, JD, has joined Miles & Stockbridge, PC, working to expand the firm's ability to guide startups in biotechnology and other biosciences. Cox will spend half of his time helping companies in the UMB BioPark and surrounding area and half in Frederick.
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Limited Funding Has Left Many Young Researchers in the Cold
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 11

Rebecca Fuller, PhD, instructor at the School of Medicine, nervously took notes as other scientists analyzed her failure to win funding for Parkinson's disease research. Laundette Jones, PhD, assistant professor and her primary critic on the panel, blamed a lack of clarity in the request. Wendy Sanders, MA, assistant dean for faculty affairs and professional development, said junior scientists feel the funding crunch most. Bruce Jarrell, MD, vice dean for research and academic affairs, attributes this to building new facilities and hiring young scientists.
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Local Doctor Unravels the Mysteries of Icons' Deaths
The (Annapolis) Capital - Feb. 11

Lots of people are fascinated by the lives of famous figures. Philip Mackowiak, MD, MBA, is equally interested in how they died. Since 1995, Mackowiak has organized conferences at the School of Medicine on the deaths and illnesses of luminaries like Beethoven, Mozart, Christopher Columbus, Herod, Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great, and Edgar Allan Poe. These conferences form the basis of his new book, ýPost Mortem: Solving Historyýs Greatest Medical Mysteries," which will be released by the American College of Physicians in April.
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Ready or Not
Baltimore Business Journal - Feb. 12

Nora, LLC, an area bioscience firm that works with doctors and ýoff-label prescribing,ý was founded with less than $1 million in start-up capital from angel investors and small business grants. "From an economic development standpoint, it's probably not what the city wants to see, but in the long run itýll benefit these companies because theyýll be more cash-efficient," said Elizabeth Good, MS, the former director of the state-backed Maryland Venture Fund who is now director of strategic investments for the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Winter Poison Dangers
WBFF-Fox 45, 8:20 a.m. - Feb. 12

Angel Bivens, RPh, MBA, of the School of Pharmacy's Maryland Poison Center, discussed winter poison dangers-including antifreeze, carbon monoxide, and rock saltýin a live studio interview.

Fault Bill Comes up for Debate in Maryland House
The Daily Record - Feb. 8

The House of Delegatesý Judiciary Committee is debating a bill that would switch the stateýs liability system from contributory to comparative negligence. Opponents argued that many other states that have enacted a comparative standard have, at the same time, made other changes to tort law, such as eliminating joint and several liability. Oscar Gray, JD, the Jacob A. France Professor Emeritus of Torts at the School of Law, who testified for the bill, said eliminating joint and several liability is not a good option.

Names in the News
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 9

James Kaper, PhD, has been appointed chair of the department of microbiology and immunology at the School of Medicine. Kaper has been on the Schoolýs faculty since 1981, most recently serving as a professor of microbiology and immunology and medicine, associate director for laboratory research and chief of the bacterial genetics section in the Center for Vaccine Development.
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Nursing Degrees Ahead of the Class
The Daily Record - Dec. 2006

The School of Nursingýs Clinical Nurse Leader and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are highlighted in a story, "Nursing Degrees Ahead of the Class," which appeared in the recent "Health Care Quarterly, a supplement. CNL Program Co-Directors Gail LeMaire, PhD, APRN, BC, and Carol Esche, DNP, RN, CNA, are quoted in the story.

The Art of Appellate Advocacy
The Daily Record - Feb. 9

"A statement of facts offers a telling glimpse into what's around the bend, and provides the writer with the very valuable opportunity to give the judges a good sense of what to expect later in the brief, namely, in the argument," writes Andrew Baida, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law, in an op-ed.

Virginia REIT Acquires Centerpoint
Baltimore Business Journal - Feb. 8

John Christie, senior investor relations director for AvalonBay Communities, Inc., said the company set its sights on the residential and retail development as an opportunity to take part in Baltimoreýs ongoing revitalization efforts. The University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland Medical Center have also launched new building projects over the past several years, including new law and dental school buildings.
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What You Can't See Might Kill You
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 9

Hospitals can successfully tackle the alarming spread of a dangerous and drug-resistant Staph infection with an aggressive program to immediately identify and quarantine patients carrying the superbug, infectious disease doctors said at a conference Tuesday. "Having different hospitals doing it different ways will help us see what works," said Harold Standiford, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine who gave a presentation at the program. "It's going to be a continual process."
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Downtown Bursting with Business
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 8

An annual economic analysis by the nonprofit Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. for its 2006 State of Downtown Baltimore Report foresees thousands of new jobs. The new workers are expected to find jobs in expanded hospitals, the UMB BioPark and in businesses related to military expansion.
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Marker that Identifies Energy-Producing Centers in Nerve Cells
Innovations-report.de - Feb. 5

A protein that causes coral to glow is helping researchers at the School of Medicine to light up brain cells that are critical for the proper functioning of the central nervous system. The studyýs senior author, Tibor Kristian, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the School, says there are animal models for several of these diseases.
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Maryland Cool to Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike
BusinessWeek.com ý Feb. 7
The (Baltimore) Examiner ý Feb. 7
The Daily Record ý Feb. 7

A long-awaited plan in the Maryland legislature to boost health insurance coverage with a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike was met with little enthusiasm Wednesday from other Democrats. Kevin Cullen, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine, who works with cancer patients at the University of Maryland, said the tax is a "win-win" because it encourages people to quit, especially young smokers. "We have to constantly work at our efforts to reduce tobacco use," Cullen said.
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Doctors Say Superbug Can be Controlled
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 6

Hospitals can successfully tackle the alarming spread of a dangerous and drug-resistant Staph infection with an aggressive program to immediately identify and quarantine patients carrying the superbug, infectious disease doctors said at a conference Tuesday. ýHaving different hospitals doing it different ways will help us see what works,ý said Harold Standiford, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine who gave a presentation at the program. "It's going to be a continual process."
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Getting the Gluten Out
Newsweek Online - Feb. 5

"I live near Baltimore, where the Center for Celiac Research is located at the University of Maryland," writes Robin Hopkins, a Glen Arm woman diagnosed with celiac disease. "I quickly made an appointment with Alessio Fasano, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and a world-renowned expert in celiac disease, and his wonderful team of nurses and dieticians. They quickly assessed my nutritional needs and explained that I'd have to cut out all sources of gluten, both obvious and hidden, from my diet."

Howard Launched Hand Sanitizer Program
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 7

Starting this month, elementary school students will have to wash their hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before lunch. Alcohol-based sanitizers usually have about 70 percent ethyl alcohol by volume, which is twice the amount in vodka, said Christopher Welsh, MD, assistant professor in the School of Medicine and co-author of a report in the New England Journal of Medicine on the abuse of hand sanitizers. But putting alcohol-based sanitizer on a studentsý hands before lunch isnýt dangerous, Welsh said.
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Libby Trial Commentary
WUSA9, Ch. 9, 9:30 a.m. ý Feb. 7

Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed developments pertaining to the Lewis ýScooterý Libby trial, including his lawyersý consideration of not putting Libby on the stand. He also commented on todayýs expected testimony from NBC newsman Tim Russert, which will undercut Libbyýs story that Russert was the individual who told him that former ambassador Joseph C. Wilsonýs wife was a CIA operative who had sent Wilson to Niger.

All in the DNA
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 4

Karen Rothenberg, JD, MPA, dean of the School of Law, recently testified in Washington before a House subcommittee considering a bill designed to protect workers from discrimination on the basis of genetic information, from employers and insurers. "As a matter of social policy, this issue is extremely important. What we are saying is that we should not allow discrimination because somebody gets genetic information that tells them that something in their genetic code says they have a predisposition to heart disease or cancer or whatever," she said.
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Area Youths Showing Off Their Brains
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette News - Feb. 5

Twenty-nine students from area high schools competed in the first Brain Bee Saturday at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. After 40 minutes of triple-elimination questioning, Corrinne Lauze, a senior at Tahanto Regional High School in Boylston, came out on top. Lauze will represent Central Massachusetts at the International Brain Bee, to be held March 16-17 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Gene-Test Law is More Likely
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune - Feb. 4

The shift in control of Congress has brightened prospects for approval of a law that would prevent employers or insurers from discriminating on the basis of genetic test results, according to legislators and other government officials. The fight is an early harbinger of the legal issues raised by the proliferation of genetic tests, now conducted by 610 laboratories for more than 1,350 diseases. "It is just one major public policy issue, and it might be the easiest" to address, said Karen Rothenberg, JD, MPA, dean of the School of Law.
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Infant Botulism Provokes Threat of Suit
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 3

It's one of the rarest infectious diseases, affecting an average of only 100 babies a year in the United States, but infant botulism infected two babies living on the same street at Fort Meade in recent monthsýpuzzling researchers. James Campbell, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, who is not involved in the case, said unlike food-borne botulism, which generally infects adults and which investigators almost always link to a food source, there is often no identified source for the infant variety.
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Names in Health News
The (Annapolis) Capital - Feb. 4

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, has received the W. Arthur Purdum Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists. McPherson is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the School of Medicine.
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Saliva Exhibit Teaches a Good Lick of Science
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 5

A display of gel meant to look like saliva is part of an exhibit titled "Saliva: A Remarkable Fluid." But the National Museum of Dentistry's exhibit explains that not everybody can produce saliva. In people with Sjogrenýs Syndrome, the immune system attacks the body's moisture-producing glands. "They have dry eyes, dry mouth, and have difficulty swallowing," said John Sauk, DDS, MS, a professor at the Dental School.
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Struggling With an 'Invisible Disability'
The (Annapolis) Capital - Feb. 4

There are millions of other Americans who continue to suffer in the shadows with "invisible disabilities." Myasthenia gravis affects 20 in 100,000 Americans, according to Charlene Hafer-Macko, MD, associate professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine and medical director of University of Maryland Medical Centerýs Myasthenia Gravis Center. "A lot of people with MG are told theyýre just lazy or get a positive attitude. It's a frustrating disease," says Hafer-Macko.
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The Child Who Simply 'Vanished'
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 4

Baltimore police detectives say 7-year-old Garnell Moore, who hasnýt been seen in at least four years, is the one person who has completely vanished. ýHow can we have a society that doesnýt know where a kid is for four years?ý asks Susan Leviton, JD, professor at the School of Law. "To think that a kid could spend all those years with no one knowing heýs not going to schoolýit's just so sad. It's like a kid with no one."
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Whatever Happened To ý?
The (Baltimore) Sun ý Feb. 3

Former Anne Arundel County executive and state comptroller candidate Janet S. Owens has wasted no time in moving on to a post-political life. She and her husband are building a new home in Crownsville, and she recently joined the University of Maryland Baltimore, Foundation Inc.
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Gene-Test Law is More Likely
Kaiser Health News Network - Jan. 31

The shift in control of Congress has brightened prospects for approval of a law that would prevent employers or insurers from discriminating on the basis of genetic test results, according to legislators and other government officials. "To date, close to $3.5 billion has been appropriated to fund the promise of genomic research for the American people,ý said Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, dean of the School of Law, who testified in support of the measure before a House subcommittee. She added that the investment "has the potential to transform medicine as we know it."
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Lessons from the Courthouse Lawn
The Daily Record ý Feb. 2
"The Marc Steiner Show," WYPR-FM, 1 p.m. - Jan. 31
The City Paper - Jan. 31
WVON-FM (Chicago) - Jan. 31
"The Front Page with Craig Thompson," WEAA-FM, 8 p.m. - Jan. 29

ýI have been amazed to discover how often and how pervasively racial violence figures into the history of small towns and cities throughout the United States," Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, associate professor at the School of Law, writes in the introduction of her new book, On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-First Century. Ifill's colleague, Taunya Lovell Banks, JD, professor at the School, praised the book, and what it puts forward, as "groundbreaking."
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Marker that Identifies Energy-Producing Centers in Nerve Cells
Huliq.com - Feb. 2

A protein that causes coral to glow is helping researchers at the School of Medicine to light up brain cells that are critical for the proper functioning of the central nervous system. Krish Chandrasekaran, PhD, says, "Using this tool, we, and other investigators, can answer certain questions, such as to what extent does neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to Parkinsonýs or Alzheimerýs." The studyýs senior author, Tibor Kristian, PhD, says there are animal models for several of these diseases.
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Names in the News
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 2

Richard Battafarano, MD, PhD, has been named a member of the surgical faculty at the School of Medicine. Paul Fishman, MD, PhD, has been appointed the chief of neurology service for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, having previously served as the department's acting director. Fishman is also a professor of neurology, an adjunct professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, an adjunct professor of anatomy and neuroscience and director of the Alzheimer's Center at the School.
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On The Move
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 2

The School of Medicine appointed James Kaper, PhD, as chair of its Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Prisoner Gets Good "Clean" Drunk on Hand Sanitizer
"The Today Show," NBC, 7 a.m. - Feb. 2.
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The Associated Press ý Feb. 2

The 49-year-old Maryland inmate seemed seriously sick after he drank from a gallon-container of hand sanitizer. But prison officials quickly discovered he wasn't ill-just very, very drunk on Purell. "The widespread use of hand sanitizer is fraught with a great deal of danger," said Suzanne Doyon, MD, medical director of the School of Pharmacyýs Maryland Poison Center, who co-authored a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine about the case with Christopher Welsh, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine.
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Today's Newsmakers
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 2

Diane DePanfilis, PhD, assistant dean of the School of Social Work, has been appointed director of the Schoolýs Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children. The family and childrenýs services education and research programs will be consolidated.

Trucker Acquitted in Fatal Crash
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 2

Despite admitting that he knew a traffic light wasnýt working when he drove his tractor-trailer through a Columbia intersection and slammed it into a car, killing two teens, Gary Dicks has been acquitted on a pair of traffic charges. Three civil cases are pending against Dicks in Howard County Circuit Court. Peter Holland, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law, predicted Dicksý acquittal will have no impact on the cases.
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Geography and Emotion Helped Sway Jurorsý Vote
The New York Times - Feb. 1

A jury in New York has decided that Ronell Wilson should die for shooting two police officers, making him the first person to face death in a federal case in New York since the 1950s. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, noted that advances in DNA testing have uncovered faulty convictions and made juries nationally more hesitant to impose the death sentence. But he said there were no such doubts in the Wilson case. "This case is one that shocks the conscience," he said.
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Highest Md. Court to Hear Police Body-Search Case
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 1

For the first time, Maryland's highest court, the Court of Appeals, is being asked to rule when the search of a private body area need not be so privateýand whether a search that went inside a suspect's underwear was private enough. "I've never heard of a case like that," said Andrew Levy, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law. "It's a great question" that homes in on how much privacy is expected and what justifies an intrusion.
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Inmate's High Traced to Hand Sanitizer
The Washington Post - Feb. 1
The (Baltimore) Examiner - Feb. 1
The Daily Record - Feb. 1
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, 5 and 6 p.m. - Jan. 31
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The 49-year-old Maryland inmate seemed seriously sick after he drank from a gallon-container of hand sanitizer. But prison officials quickly discovered he wasn't illýjust very, very drunk on Purell. "The widespread use of hand sanitizer is fraught with a great deal of danger," said Suzanne Doyon, MD, medical director of the School of Pharmacyýs Maryland Poison Center, who co-authored a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine about the case with Christopher Welsh, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine.
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School of Law Students Lead Effort to Rebuild New Orleans
The (Baltimore) Sun - Feb. 1
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 5 p.m. - Jan. 31

Fifty students from the School of Law, who formed the Maryland Katrina and Indigent Defense Project, traveled to Louisiana over winter break aid in the ongoing process of rebuilding New Orleans and its legal system. Miguel Palmiero, a first-year student, described the bare office where the public defenders were meeting with clients. Alicia Welch and Melissa Martinez, second-year students, are pictured, talking about their experience during the trip.
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