In the News

June 2004

BioShield Shortcomings Subject of Industry Conference
Law & Health Weekly ý July 3

Despite the approval of $5.6 billion in federal funding for vaccines and treatments to fend off or respond to a bioterror attack, and efforts to streamline the approval process for those drugs, biotech industry executives and observers say many companies are reluctant to enter the market. Liability, manufacturing concerns and uncertainty about how the money will be allocated are among the reasons for the reluctance, despite the passage of the BioShield funding bill by the U.S. House and Senate. Those concerns were the subject of a conference on June 9 hosted by the School of Law.

Military Nurses Deserve a Salute
Baltimore Sun ("Career Builder" advertising supplement) ý June 27

Maj. Raymond Nudo, MS, of the U.S. Air Force, and Lt. Col. Kristine Timmerman, MS, of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, both Class of 2004 graduates of the School of Nursing, discuss the duties and benefits of military nursing.

Supreme Court Limits Presidentýs War Powers
Baltimore Sun ý June 29
ABC-TV Nightly News, 6:30 p.m. ý June 28
ABC Radio News, 3p.m. (2,400 radio stations) ý June 28
WTOP Radio News, 3:20 p.m. ý June 28

The Supreme Court delivered a strong check to the Presidentýs wartime powers on June 28, ruling in two closely watched cases that U.S. citizens and foreign nationals imprisoned as suspected terrorists can challenge their detention in American courts. ýThe court today made it emphatically clear that they do have a role to play,ý says Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, a former Justice Department official and a professor in the School of Law.
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Asthma: Nearly an Epidemic
Baltimore Sun ý June 28

Asthma has reached near-epidemic proportions in the United States during the past 20 years. In Maryland, the worst spikes in asthma cases occur in September and October. "There's both an environmental and a seasonal component to it," says Carol Blaisdell, MD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine.
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Box Cutter Case
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 6 and 11 p.m. ý June 24
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 10 p.m. ý June 24
WJZTV, Ch. 11, 11 p.m. ý June 24

Nathaniel Heatwole, the college student from Maryland who tried to draw attention to flaws in airport security by smuggling box cutters, bleach, and other banned items onto Southwest Airlines planes last year was sentenced on June 24 to 2 years of supervised probation. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, was interviewed.

Cheney Case
ABC-TV "World News Tonight" ý June 24

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses a Supreme Court ruling that returned a case to a lower court. The case concerned whether a federal open-government law compels the Bush administration to publicly release details about Vice President Cheneyýs energy task force.

Minneapolis Man Charged in Terror Case
Minneapolis Star-Tribune ý June 26

A Lebanese national who allegedly told Minneapolis FBI agents he trained with Al-Qaida and knew three of its leaders has been charged in connection with an international terrorism inquiry. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, is interviewed.

New HIV Test Developed
WJZ-TV 6 p.m. ý June 27

The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) has developed a new HIV test that researchers hope will lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for persons infected by HIV. Hazel Jones-Parker, an AIDS educator at IHV, was interviewed.

Urban Sprawl, Middle-Age Spread
Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press ý June 28

Research studies continue to show that urban dwellers are less likely to be obese than their suburban counterparts, because they do more walking and less driving. "Building compact communities is becoming a public health imperative, given the obesity epidemic," says Reid Ewing, a principal researcher at the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Adoption of Children With Special Needs
WYPR Radio, 1ý2 p.m. ý June 24

On "The Marc Steiner Show," guest host Mindy Mintz led a roundtable discussion on options for children with special needs and where adopting families can be found for those children. Among the panelists was Howard Alstein, PhD, a professor in the School of Social Work and an expert on adoption.

Ceremony Honors Those Who Dedicated Bodies
Baltimore Sun ý June 22

The State Anatomy Board thanked the families of its many donors, ýwho gave unselfishly of themselves to advance medical education and research,ý during an annual memorial service June 21 in Sykesville. At the ceremony Larry Anderson, PhD, a professor in the School of Medicine, spoke of a teacher who became a donor 32 years ago when he began studying medicine. Tiffany Bohan, a student in the School, is also quoted.
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Children and Violence
WEAA Radio, 10:20 a.m. ý June 24

Gisele Ferretto, MSW, an instructor in the School of Social Work, appeared on "The Sandy Mallory Show" to discuss the impact of domestic and random violence on children.

Hometown Heroes Honored at Red Cross Awards Breakfast
Baltimore Sun ý June 25

Thomas Scalea, MD, director of Shock Trauma and a professor in the School of Medicine, was among the honorees at the sixth annual Red Cross Hometown Heroes Awards Breakfast on June 24.
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House Party in Honor of Open Gates
Baltimore Sun ý June 25

Marla Oros, MS, RN, outgoing associate dean for clinical and external affairs in the School of Nursing, welcomed 450 guests to the home she shares in Roland Park with her husband David Oros, chief executive officer of Aether Systems, Inc., and chair of the Schoolýs board of visitors. The gathering helped raise money for Open Gates Health Center, a nonprofit community center in partnership with the School. Marje Jozsa, MSW, executive director of Open Gates, patient Edith Nelson, and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware were among the speakers.
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Inadequate Security Funding
WTTG-TV, 10 p.m. ý June 22

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the inadequate funding for security protection on trains and subways.

Juror's Citizenship Status Questioned in Murder Trial
Howard County Times ý June 24

Howard County court officials are trying to determine whether a juror, who sat on a jury that convicted a man of murdering his 2-year-old stepson, is a U.S. citizen, a situation that several legal experts say could jeopardize the verdict. By law, it takes 12 unanimous jurors to convict someone of a crime and when one is not qualified to serve, that leaves 11 jurors, says Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law.
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Older Kidney Donors Do Well With 'Keyhole' Surgery
Reuters Health News Service ý June 21

A study led by Stephen Jacobs, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine, shows that among older individuals who choose to donate a kidney, the organ can be safely removed by laparoscopic or "keyhole" surgery, with no increase in complication rates for either the donor or the recipient.
www.reuters.com

Prisoner Torture and Beheadings
WEAA Radio, 7:20 a.m. ý June 24

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses President Bushýs recent claim, accentuated in recently released White House documents, that he never approved the use of torture on prisoners. Greenberger also discusses the recent beheadings of South Korean Kim Sun-il and American Paul Johnson Jr.

Repeat Offenders
WBFF-TV, 10 p.m. ý June 23

Frederic Smalkin, JD, a senior judicial fellow and lecturer in the School of Law and a senior U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, said during the news programýs cover story that judges have nightmares about putting someone who is potentially dangerous back on the street. While judges follow the release guidelines and use discretion, "We are always trying to make some prediction of human behavior," Smalkin says.

Shy Bladder Syndrome
XM 169 Satellite Radio ý June 23

Steven Soifer, PhD, associate professor in the School of Social Work and president of the International Paruresis Association, discusses the paruresis condition, a social phobia also known as shy bladder syndrome.

Trial of Lynne Stewart in New York
WUSA-TV, 9 a.m. ý June 23

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the start of the trial of defense lawyer Lynne Stewart and her co-defendants. The defendants are accused of assisting a cleric, who had been convicted of terrorism charges, with sending orders to the clericýs followers in Egypt.

Universities, Governments, Industry Team on Security Growth
Daily Record ý June 24

Maryland universities are developing programs in defense and homeland security. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, says he expects the School to eventually offer a homeland security clinic, at which students can gain experience as licensed student attorneys in the field. Greenberger also expects Maryland graduate students to help entrepreneurs develop biotechnology in a business incubator such as the Chesapeake Innovation Center.

Antidepressants Re-studied for Relation to Child Suicide
New York Times ý June 20
New York Times News Service -ý June 20

Four researchers at Columbia University hope that by reclassifying reports of suspect or self-destructive behavior that occurred during tests of antidepressants in youngsters, they can clarify whether antidepressants lead children and teenagers to become suicidal. Julie Magno Zito, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine who has conducted extensive research on the use of psychiatric drugs in this population group, is quoted extensively.
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Health Officials Strive to Increase AIDS Awareness
North County News (Patuxent Publishing) - June 9

Two seventh-graders at Hereford Middle School took up a collection among classmates during 10 days in April, for AIDS patients in Africa. The girls presented a check for $433.50 to William Blattner, MD, a professor and associate director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, for the Faith Alive Foundation. Faith Alive is a nonprofit agency in Nigeria that provides free medical and social services to AIDS patients and their families.

Organs: Supply and Demand
Baltimore Sun - June 21

More than 80,000 Americans are waiting for transplants. African-American patients on waiting lists continue to face steeper odds than Caucasians. For kidney transplants, preference is given to patients who share six specific proteins with a particular donor, proteins that better predict whether a recipient accepts or rejects an organ. Clarence Foster, III, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, said it is less likely that an African-American patient will be a perfect match for a given organ.
www.baltimoresun.com

Pollen May Affect Seasonal Suicide Rates Of Women
Orlando Sentinel - June 20

Tree pollen's effects in women may influence a seasonal variation of suicides, a new study suggests. Studies of suicide patterns in the Northern Hemisphere find a consistent peak in or around May and a mirror-opposite pattern in the Southern Hemisphere, said Teodor Postolache, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine.

A Growing Need for Reform
Baltimore Sun ý June 20

More than 2 million Americans are behind bars. According to the latest federal statistics, at midyear 2003, 1 in every 140 U.S. residents was incarcerated. "The societal tolerance of an acceptance of forms of violence, including sexual violence, in prison is troublesome," says Michael Millemann, JD, a professor in the School of Law.
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Acids in Drinks Also Damage Teeth
Los Angeles Times ý June 21

A research study led by J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, PhD, a professor of restorative dentistry in the Dental School, demonstrates that non-colas, canned iced teas, and certain diet drinks also can weaken and erode tooth enamel.

Eye Drops Delay Glaucoma in Group Most at Risk
Los Angeles Times ý June 21

Daily eye drops might prevent or delay glaucoma in African-Americans at high risk for developing this blinding eye disease, a study reports. Researchers suggest African-Americans get an eye exam once every 2 years starting at age 40 and Eve Higginbotham, MD, a professor in the department or ophthalmology in the School of Medicine, recommends that everyone else get eye exams starting at age 60.
www.latimes.com

Father Figure Found in a Father-in-Law
Baltimore Sun ý June 20

Geoffrey Greif, DSW, an associate dean and professor in the School of Social Work, discusses the nature of relationships between men and their fathers-in-law with columnist Dan Rodricks.
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Oken's Stay of Execution
WMAR-TV, 5 and 11 p.m. ý June 15

Andrew Levy, JD, an adjunct professor in the School of Law, says the state did not give convicted killer Steven Okenýs lawyers enough time to review the protocol for his scheduled execution. As a result, a federal judge granted an indefinite stay of execution on June 15. Oken was previously sentenced to death for the rape and murder of three women in 1987.

Bowing to Bail Bondsmen
Baltimore Sun ý June 17

An opinion column written by Doug Colbert, JD, a professor in the School of Law, discusses ýthe enormous power exercised by bail bondsmen.ý The column states, "Denying lawyers to an accused, blocking information required by judicial officers, preventing pretrial investigations, and opposing jail alternatives constitute the ideal conditions for maintaining the prominent role of bondsmen. Such a system is unconscionable and must be fixed."
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Eye Drops Delay Glaucoma in Group Most at Risk
Cleveland Plain Dealer ý June 16

Daily eye drops might prevent or delay glaucoma in African-Americans at high risk for developing this blinding eye disease, a study reports. Researchers suggest African-Americans get an eye exam once every 2 years starting at age 40 and Eve Higginbotham, MD, a professor in the department or ophthalmology in the School of Medicine, recommends that everyone else get eye exams starting at age 60.

Juror's Citizenship Status Questioned in Murder Trial
Baltimore Sun ý June 17
Washington Times ý June 17

Howard County court officials are trying to determine whether one of the jurors who convicted a 33-year-old Columbia man last week of murdering his 2-year-old stepson is a U.S. citizen, a situation that several legal experts said could jeopardize the verdict. By law, it takes 12 unanimous jurors to convict someone of a crime and when one is not qualified to serve, that leaves 11 jurors, says Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law.
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Medical Sales Reps Arrive Bearing Gifts
Baltimore Sun ý June 17

The medical profession is taking a closer look at inducements from pharmaceutical companies for doctors to prescribe certain drugs. William Henrich, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine, says the Schoolýs policies regarding sales representatives from drug manufacturing companies have been the subject of recent intense debate. Robert Vogel, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine, is also interviewed.
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Opponents Resume Debate on Bail Reform Battle
Daily Record ý June 18

At the annual state bar association meeting in Ocean City, Doug Colbert, JD, a professor in the School of Law who remains an advocate for reform of the state's pretrial bail system, clashed with a University of Baltimore law professor during a debate on the issue. "Unfortunately, Iým sorry to say that the pretrial system is broken," Colbert said during his introductory remarks.

Researcher Boasts Breakthrough in AIDS Case
Daily Record ý June 17
Wall Street Journal ý June 15
CNN.com ý June 13

A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has developed a highly sensitive test that may detect the AIDS virus earlier than all other methods currently available. The test, which still needs FDA approval, could allow doctors to better protect blood supplies against the virus and more efficiently monitor those people infected, says Niel Constantine, PhD, a professor in the School of Medicine and head of the Laboratory of Viral Diagnostics at the University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology. The Institute is led by Robert Gallo, MD, co-discoverer of the AIDS virus.
www.cnn.com

School of Social Work and Child Welfare Workers
Baltimore Sun ý June 18

U.S. lawmakers pressed Maryland officials during a House subcommittee hearing on June 17 on possible further changes to Baltimore's child-welfare program, a system that failed to prevent the killings of a teen-age foster child's 1-month old twins in May. Testimony also came from authorities on child abuse, including Diane DePanfilis, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, who said, "We really need to go backward and think 'where are we going to put the minimal resources we have?' We really need to look in this country at a total new system."
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Border Control
WNUV-TV, 6:30 p.m. ý June 2

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the lack of security around the southwestern border of the United States. This lack of security makes it fairly easy for undocumented immigrants to enter the country, an issue coming under heightened scrutiny after the brutal murders of three children in northwest Baltimore whose mother and father are undocumented immigrants from Mexico.

Delay Casts Shadow on West Side Effort
Baltimore Sun ý June 16

Work is months behind schedule at Centerpoint, a 392-unit apartment and retail complex on the cityýs west side, in part because of financing problems. Most people who have signed up to rent units there are under 35 and include students, doctors, and nurses from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Eye Drops Delay Glaucoma in Group Most at Risk
WJZ-TV, 5:40 p.m. ý June 15

Daily eye drops might prevent or delay glaucoma in African-Americans at high risk for developing this blinding eye disease, a study reports. Researchers suggest African-Americans get an eye exam once every 2 years starting at age 40 and Eve Higginbotham, MD, a professor in the department or ophthalmology in the School of Medicine, recommends that everyone else get eye exams starting at age 60.

Judge Postpones Oken's Execution, Spurring Appeals
Baltimore Sun ý June 16

A federal judge delayed the execution of condemned killer Steven Oken and attorneys for Maryland promptly appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Andrew Levy, JD, an adjunct professor in the School of Law and a trial lawyer for more than 20 years, says he expects a race if the appeals court overturns the federal judge's ruling. "Oken's lawyers would then rush to get the Supreme Court to reinstate the stay, and the state might immediately try to execute Oken," Levy says.
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Oken's Stay of Execution
WJZ-TV, 5:30 p.m. ý June 15
WMAR-TV, 6 p.m. ý June 15
Metro Networks ý June 15

Andrew Levy, JD, an adjunct professor in the School of Law, says the state did not give convicted killer Steven Okenýs lawyers enough time to review the protocol for his scheduled execution. As a result, a federal judge granted an indefinite stay of execution on June 15. Oken was previously sentenced to death for the rape and murder of three women in 1987.

Researchers Push For Alzheimer's Cure
Baltimore Sun ý June 9

The state of research into a cure for Alzheimer's disease is profiled. "In general, people to some extent, with Alzheimerýs are doing better than a decade ago," says Paul Fishman, PhD, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine. "[The treatments] are not cures and they are modestly effective, but they are better than nothing."
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Rob Peter To Pay Paul?
Baltimore Sun ý June 14

An opinion column states that a recent proposal from House Republicans would redistribute $1.7 billion in federal aid for three campus-based aid programs: federal work study, Perkins loans, and supplemental educational opportunity grants. Potential big losers would include Coppin State, Baltimore City Community College, Towson University, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, according to an analysis by the American Council on Education published this month in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Capsule Firm Enters Prescription Drug Market
Triangle Business Journal (N.C.) ý June 13

Banner Pharmacaps of High Point, N.C., is beginning to make vegetable oil-based capsules as an alternative to capsules made from processed cattle bones and is marketing itself aggressively to prescription drug makers. Peter Swaan, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy and a vice chair with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, is quoted.
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Citi's Big Enron Hit; WorldCom Only a Teaser
Investment Dealers' Digest ý May 17

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and a former director with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says Citigroup's $2.65 billion settlement with investors at WorldCom Inc., should please litigants in pending Enron-related cases. The WorldCom settlement is "very dramatic, given the fact that attention has focused elsewhere and this issue has largely been forgotten. It demonstrates there is very serious evidence that, if made public, could reopen those wounds," Greenberger says.

Eye Drops Delay Glaucoma in Group Most at Risk
USA Today ý June 15

Daily eye drops might prevent or delay glaucoma in African-Americans at high risk for developing this blinding eye disease, a study reports. Researchers suggest African-Americans get an eye exam once every 2 years starting at age 40 and Eve Higginbotham, MD, a professor in the department or ophthalmology in the School of Medicine, recommends that everyone else get eye exams starting at age 60.
www.usatoday.com

Norman Named to Baltimore County Circuit Court
Daily Record ý June 11

Gov. Ehrlich named Mickey J. Norman, an assistant stateýs attorney for Baltimore County and a former Maryland State Police trooper, to the Baltimore County Circuit Court on June 10. Norman succeeds John Fader II, JD, a former judge who retired last November and is currently a senior judicial fellow and lecturer in the School of Law.

St. John Elected to Law Alumni Association Board
Daily Record ý June 11

Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber P.A., announced that Jason M. St. John, JD, an adjunct professor in the School of Law, has been elected to serve on the board of the School of Law Alumni Association. St. John, who teaches pre-trial civil litigation, joined the law school faculty earlier this year.

Baltimore's Business Vitality
Baltimore Business Journal - June 11 (Print Edition)

In an extensive profile of Baltimore's business prospects and how its residents and leaders feel about the region's financial future, the planned biotechnology research park at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is cited. With a biotech park project at the Johns Hopkins University, the parks "have the potential to transform this community to an extent that could rival the Inner Harbor," says an official with the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.
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Maryland Trauma Centers Set to Divvy Up $8M
Baltimore Business Journal - June 11 (Print Edition)

Doctors working at seven Maryland trauma centers, including the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, are due to distribute more than $8 million in the coming weeks as part of a new fund designed to pay trauma doctors for work that otherwise would go uncompensated because of the high number of uninsured patients moving through the trauma system.
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Breast Cancer Gene May Become More Active
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) ý June 9

A gene involved in many breast cancers may become more active during the course of the disease and some patients will need additional medications that had been thought unnecessary, a recently published study says. Angela Brodie, PhD, a professor in the School of Medicine, is quoted.

Maryland Colleges' Panel to Study Student Aid
Washington Post ý June 7

The University System of Maryland has formed a task force to examine financial aid policies at its 11 degree-granting campuses, with an eye toward making education more affordable for the neediest students. Barbara Klein, MPA, an associate vice president in the Office of External Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is among the members of the task force.
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Security Camera Network Planned
Washington Times ý June 11

City and state homeland security authorities say they will have a 24-hour network of surveillance cameras operating this summer. A city official says the network also could be linked to closed-circuit television systems at the Downtown Partnership, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, other private institutions, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
washingtontimes.com

BioShield Shortcomings Subject of Industry Conference
USA TODAY ý June 9

Many biotech companies are reluctant to enter the market, despite the approval of $5.6 billion in federal funding for vaccines and treatments to fend off or respond to a bioterror attack and efforts to streamline the approval process for those drugs. Those concerns were the subject of a major conference on June 9 at the School of Law. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School, and Gail Javitt, JD, an adjunct professor in the School, are quoted.
www.usatoday.com

Emergency Rooms Using Inhalers to Treat Asthma Attacks
WBALChannel.com ý June 8

New research shows that hospital emergency rooms are using inhalers to treat asthma attacks. Richard Lichenstein, MD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, is quoted.

New Leader of Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Plain-Dealer ý June 9

Dr. Toby Cosgrove soon will take over as leader of the prestigious Cleveland Clinic. "He's run most of the successful cardiac surgery departments in the world," says John Kastor MD, a professor in the School of Medicine and author of a forthcoming book on Clevelandýs medical history.
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Substitute Blood
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 10 p.m. ý June 8

Researchers at Christiana Hospital in Newark, De., and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center are testing blood substitutes that can be administered in urgent situations, such as ambulance transport of a patient, when type-matched human blood is not readily available. Richard Dutton, MD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, was interviewed.

Symposium Aims to Revive BioShield
Baltimore Sun ý June 10

During a major bioterrorism conference at the School of Law on June 9, academic researchers, business leaders, and government officials pledged to band together to devise a strategy to jumpstart the governmentýs Project BioShield, a stalled initiative to develop vaccines and other countermeasures against bioterrorism. "We believe that just by being ingenious and creating a program of policy recommendations, Congress and the executive branch will run with it," says Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School.
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Ashworth promoted at UMMS, Named Association Dean at SOM
Baltimore Business Journal ý June 7

John Ashworth, III, MBA, the CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center, will be promoted to senior vice president for network development with the University of Maryland Medical System. In support of the new position, Ashworth has also been appointed to the position of associate dean in the School of Medicine.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Attorney Temping Gains in Popularity
Daily Record ý June 4

The concept of attorneys who work as temps, sometimes to bridge the gap between leaving one law firm and joining the next, is profiled. Dana Morris, JD, the assistant dean for career development in the School of Law, says students who use legal temp agencies can have unrealistic expectations.

Baltimore Incubator Program Adds Five to Board
Baltimore Business Journal ý June 3

Five new members have been appointed to the board of directors overseeing Baltimoreýs Emerging Technology Center incubator program, including Jane Shaab, senior director of business development for the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and vice president for business development for the UMB BioPark.

Border Control
WBFF-TV, 10 p.m. - June 2

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discussed the lack of security around the Southwestern border of the U.S. This lack of security makes it fairly easy for undocumented immigrants to enter the U.S., an issue that is coming under heightened scrutiny in the wake of the brutal murders of three children in northwest Baltimore whose mother and father are undocumented immigrants from Mexico.

Breast Cancer Gene May Become More Active
Associated Press ý June 8
Canadian TV.ca ý June 8

A gene involved in many breast cancers may become more active during the course of the disease and some patients will need additional medications that had been thought unnecessary, a recently published study says. Angela Brodie, PhD, a professor in the School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.ctv.ca

FBI Chief Wants Own Intelligence Corps
Washington Post ý June 4
Washington Times ý June 4
United Press International ý June 4

FBI Director Robert Mueller wants to create an intelligence service within the FBI that would operate separately from other parts of the agency. ýIt seems like every month a new agency is created to address the problem. There needs to be one person in charge of coordinating intelligence within the government, but instead the president has let a thousand flowers bloom,ý says Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law.

N.Y. Sues Drug Giant in Fraud Over Paxil
Baltimore Sun ý June 3

The New York state attorney general has sued GlaxoSmithKline for fraud, saying the drug giant withheld negative information about its antidepressant Paxil to intentionally mislead doctors who prescribe it for youths. "If they're successful here, they're going to be carving out some new law. And it's law that's going to be troublesome to the pharmaceutical industry," says Frank Palumbo, PhD, JD, a professor in the School of Pharmacy and executive director of the Center on Drugs and Public Policy.
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New Diversity Program Places Law Students
Legal Times ý June 7

The Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Associationýs new Corporate Scholars program will give area law school students a summer internship, with a modest stipend, with in-house counsel departments of corporations in and around Washington, D.C. The program is open to several law schools in the Baltimore-Washington area, including the School of Law.

Padilla Allegations Made by Justice Department
WUSA-TV, Ch. 9 - 9 a.m. ý June 2
New York Public Radio

Federal authorities, who have detained Jose Padilla for two years as an ýenemy combatant,ý have depicted him as a terrorist who planned to blow up apartment buildings in New York, Washington, D.C., or elsewhere. Padilla has been held without being charged and, until recently, without access to a lawyer. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discussed whether the Justice Department statement is an effort to influence U.S. Supreme Court deliberations over whether Padilla is entitled to a trial.

Report Finds Maryland Lacks Biotech Strengths
Daily Record ý June 8

Maryland has a strong foothold in biotechnology research, but fails to measure up to other states in other sub-sectors of the industry, according to a Battelle Memorial Institute report. State officials say the report came just as several ventures are in development to attract more biotech companies, including the UMB BioPark at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, slated to open by the end of 2004.

Scalia Memo Doesnýt Stop Debate Over Recusal
ABAJournal.com (American Bar Association) ý March 26

A public dispute over Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's socializing with Vice President Dick Cheney and not recusing himself from a case involving a government energy task force that Cheney oversees, prompted a 21-page memo from Scalia explaining his position. Calling it unusual for a Supreme Court justice to write a memo on his potential recusal in a case, Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, an associate professor in the School of Law, says, "I would hope that what this signals is that there is some internal discussion in the Supreme Court about how to best handle this."

Scientist Works on Heart Pump for Children
Clarion-Ledger ý June 7

Mississippi State University scientist Greg Burgreen is examining the ýcomplexities of blood flowý as part of a collaboration between Jarvik Heart, Inc., and the School of Medicine. Jarvik has been awarded a major contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop tiny ventricular assist devices for use in children. A University of Maryland surgical team will collaborate as subcontractors on the program.

Scientist Works on Heart Pump for Children
Cardiovascular Device Liability Week ý June 8

Mississippi State University scientist Greg Burgreen is examining the "complexities of blood flow" as part of a collaboration between Jarvik Heart, Inc., and the School of Medicine. Jarvik has been awarded a major contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop tiny ventricular assist devices for use in children. A University of Maryland surgical team will collaborate as subcontractors on the program.

Taking Felons' DNA a Matter of Dispute
Baltimore Sun ý June 7

Marylandýs DNA databank, a potent tool of police and prosecutors, will be tested today when defense lawyers for a rape suspect ask the stateýs highest court to rule that forcing felons to give DNA samples is unconstitutional. Abraham Dash, JD, a professor in the School of Law, is quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Treating Wounds That Won't Heal
Baltimore Sun ý June 7

It is estimated that about 2 percent of Americans have chronic wounds, lesions that can linger for weeks and sometimes years. "If everybody healed normally, at the same rate, (wound care) wouldnýt be an issue," says Sharon Henry, MD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine.
www.baltimoresun.com

Undocumented Immigrants
WMAR-TV, Ch. 2, 5 p.m. ý June 3

Undocumented immigrants continue to enter the United States, a trend coming under heightened scrutiny after the brutal murders of three children in northwest Baltimore whose mother and father are undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Since the legal immigration process can often take at least 5 years for foreigners who wish to reunite with family members in the United States, many are forced to choose the option of entering the country without legal papers, says Larry Ortiz, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Social Work.

Urban Sprawl, Middle-Age Spread
Toronto Globe and Mail ý June 4

Research studies continue to show that urban dwellers are less likely to be obese than their suburban counterparts, because they do more walking and less driving. "Building compact communities is becoming a public health imperative, given the obesity epidemic," says Reid Ewing, a principal researcher at the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.theglobeandmail.com

Doctors Decry Lack of Prevnar Vaccine
Newark Star-Ledger - May 30

Production problems have slowed the supply of Prevnar, a meningitis vaccine. Pediatricians usually administer the drug to children 4 times by age 15 months, but claim they are unable to do so because of a lack of timely information from the drugýs manufacturer Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Although she finds the situation troubling, Margaret Rennels, MD, a professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine, says Wyeth is "trying to ensure that every doctor has enough vaccine to administer and in an equitable way."
www.nj.com

Letter to Editor: State is Hiring Workers to Aid in Child Welfare
Baltimore Sun - June 1

Maryland Department of Human Resources Secretary Christopher McCabe writes in a letter to the editor that his department has extended offers of employment to graduates of the Title IV-E program in the School of Social Work, through which 79 child welfare positions will be added throughout the state.

Padilla Allegations Made by Justice Department
ABC-TV "World News Tonight," 6:30 p.m. ý June 1
National Public Radio - June 1
Bloomberg News ý June 1
Associated Press - June 2 (5 newspaper stories so far)
Newsday - June 2

Federal authorities, who have detained Jose Padilla for two years as an ýenemy combatant,ý depicted him yesterday as a terrorist who planned to blow up apartment buildings in New York, Washington, D.C., or elsewhere. Padilla has been held without being charged and, until recently, without access to a lawyer. Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discussed whether the Justice Department statement is an effort to influence U.S. Supreme Court deliberations over whether Padilla is entitled to a trial.
www.npr.org
quote.bloomberg.com
www.guardian.co.uk
www.newsday.com

Americans Not Getting Lifesaving Screenings Often Enough
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) - May 30

A recent Gallup survey found that 98 percent of those polled agreed that screening for cancer or cholesterol can and does save lives. The School of Medicine is noted as a place where one can learn more about cholesterol screening.
www.connpost.com

Child Welfare Head Tries to Improve Agency's Image
Baltimore Sun - May 31

Some critics charge that the deaths of several abused children could have been prevented had state Department of Human Resources Secretary Christopher McCabe's agency and its social services workers intervened more effectively. "Caring isnýt enough. You have to have the resources to do it, and I donýt think (McCabe) does," says Susan Leviton, JD, a professor in the School of Law and director of its Children's Law Clinic.
www.baltimoresun.com

Customized Career Care
Baltimore Business Journal ý May 28

Creative programs launched by Maryland hospitals have put a Band-Aid on the nursing shortage, but a new Maryland Hospital Association study indicates a healthy need for nurses and other medical personnel in the coming years. The University of Maryland Medical Center is focusing on employee retention and has expanded its employee benefits to cover professionals at many life stages.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Homeland Security
CNN, 10 p.m. - May 28

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law, discusses the differences in homeland security proposals offered by John Kerry and President Bush.

Money's Not the Issue in Social Work Vacancies
Baltimore Sun - May 30

Amid charges by Howard County social services officials that state welfare administrators are refusing to let them use private and local government funds to fill vacant jobs, Maryland Human Resources Secretary Christopher McCabe says the administration of Gov. Ehrlich has authorized hiring 79 graduating child welfare workers from the School of Social Work, with two working in Howard County.
www.baltimoresun.com

Officials Defend Terror Attack Warning
Newsday ý May 28
Associated Press ý May 27

Justice Department officials are defending their decision to warn the public about the potential for a devastating terrorist attack on the United States this summer. In light of damaging revelations about the countryýs intelligence-gathering system before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the FBI is showing heightened vigilance. "We don't want to repeat the problems we had in the summer of 2001ý You can't just sit there waiting for actionable intelligence," says Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor in the School of Law and a Justice Department official during the Clinton administration.
www.newsday.com
story.news.yahoo.com

Portland Cases Fuel Rights Debate
Portland Oregonian - May 31

The FBI recently apologized to Brandon Mayfield after admitting it was wrong in connecting him to a fingerprint found near the March terrorist bombing of a train station in Madrid, Spain. "[This incident] beautifully exemplified to the American publicýhow wrong the government can be in the use of its preventive detention program outside the traditional constitutional processes," says Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor in the School of Law.

St. John Appointed to Alumni Association
Daily Record - May 28

The law firm of Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber P.A. announced that Jason M. St. John has been elected to serve on the board of the School of Law Alumni Association. St. John is an adjunct professor, teaching pre-trial civil litigation.

Study: FluMist Helps Stop Flu, Slow Spending
United Press International - May 31
Washington Times - May 31

A School of Medicine study found that families with children who were inoculated with the FluMist vaccine lost fewer adult workdays, used less flu medication, and visited the doctor less often compared with those whose children were not inoculated. "The whole theory of what happened is that the kids didn't bring the flu home to the family," says James King, MD, a professor in the School and the studyýs lead investigator.
washingtontimes.com

Taking on MS: A War on Multiple Fronts
Washington Post - June 1

Key developments during the past year in the fight against multiple sclerosis include the CHAMPIONS study of Avonex and a study of Copaxone conducted by researchers in the School of Medicine.
www.washingtonpost.com