Big Bucks to UM Med School-News Briefs
Daily Record - June 24
Baltimore Business Journal - June 24

The School of Medicine said its Institute for Genome Sciences has been awarded federal grants, potentially worth up to $24.6 million, to participate in an ongoing study of the human microbiome--the trillions of micro-organisms that inhabit the human body.
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Communication, Coordination Commended in Response to D.C. Metro Crash
WTOP Radio, 103.5 FM (Washington, D.C.), a.m. news hits - June 24
WTOP Radio, 103.5 FM (Washington, D.C.), p.m. news hits - June 23

A number of different agencies worked together to respond to the fatal D.C. Metro crash, an effort that demonstrates progress made in cooperative emergency response. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted.
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Practice Makes Perfect
Baltimore Jewish Times - June 19

They're calling the new space--like the old space--the "Fred Lab," and no one could be more delighted than Fred Abramson, RPH, the longtime faculty member at the School of Pharmacy. The new pharmacy practice lab in the expanded Pharmacy Hall will be officially named after Abramson, an assistant professor.
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UMBI Reorganization Was Necessary
The Baltimore Sun - June 24

UMBI succeeded in its nearly 25 years to spur major support for the academic training and research capacities at the University of Maryland's College Park, Baltimore, and Baltimore County campuses in the bioscience fields. Baltimore's west side BioPark and the expansion of research facilities at College Park and Baltimore County have their roots in the UMBI vision and mission to develop Maryland's workforce and advance science.
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Cancer Spread to Liver Responds to Experimental Treatment
CNN News.com - June 22

H. Richard Alexander, MD, a surgical oncologist at the Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center and professor at the School of Medicine, recommended that a patient try a new treatment he had worked on at the National Institutes of Health, specifically designed to target melanoma that has spread to the liver. Fred Moeslein, MD, PhD, assistant professor, at the School of Medicine, is also quoted.
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Frederick-based BioElectronics Seeks FDA Approval to Sell Device to Reduce Period Pain
The Daily Record - June 22

Vadim Morozov, MD, assistant professor at the School Of Medicine is quoted in a story about a new drug purported to eliminate or significantly reduce cramping related to menstrual pain.
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Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster
Forbes.com - June 22
TheMedGuru.com - June 23

It's the latest word on how music affects the cardiovascular system, from researchers at Pavia University in Italy. Their earlier studies found that music with quicker tempos had people breathing faster, with increased heart rate and blood pressure, while slower tempos produced opposite effects. Michael Miller, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine and director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, who has done his own research assessing the cardiovascular effects of music, is quoted.
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SEC Targets Insider Trading of Credit Default Swaps
National Law Journal - June 23

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing a bond salesman of insider trading in credit default swaps (CDS), the very financial derivative instruments largely to blame for the current economic crisis. The suit marks the first time the SEC has targeted insider CDS trading. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
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Time Together Benefits Dad and Child
Cape Cod Times - June 23

Researchers at the School of Medicine found that children with involved fathers had better language skills and fewer behavioral problems than the kids whose father was not involved, or minimally involved.
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$2.5B Spent, Cures Elude
The Journal-News - June 22

Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do. Margaret Chesney, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine and a psychologist who is associate director of the School's federally funded Center for Integrative Medicine, is quoted.
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As the Price of Oil Rises, Suspicion Again Shines on Speculators
Burlington Free Press - June 21

The price of oil per barrel has nearly doubled since early this year, and lawmakers on The Hill are revisiting attempts to rein in speculators who might be largely to blame. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law who testified on Capitol Hill about record high gas prices last summer, is referenced.
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Federal Judges' Workload to Rise
The Baltimore Sun - June 22

Maryland's U.S. District Court judges already handle an average of 250 cases apiece, and the caseload is about to get heavier, with the U.S. Senate expected soon to confirm Andre Davis to a new position on the region's federal appeals court. Christopher Brown, JD, an associate professor emeritus at the School of Law, is quoted in the story.
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High Court Adds Hurdle to Age Bias
The Washington Times - June 19
LuxLibertas.com - June 19

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for employees to win claims of age discrimination, a ruling with implications for aging baby boomers who hope to hold on to their jobs in the face of lost retirement savings in last year's stock market crash. "It's a little bit like a less politically sensitive Ledbetter case," said professor Mark Graber, JD, a specialist in constitutional law at the School of Law. "My prediction is Congress is going to fix it."
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Liver Cancer Therapy Showing Success
CNN - June 22

The procedure, called percutaneous hepatic perfusion, or PHP, targets tumors with a dose of chemotherapy 10 times stronger than patients could otherwise tolerate. Doctors use a specially designed system of catheters and filters to apply the cancer-fighting drug only to the liver, reducing the risk of damaging nearby organs and minimizing possible side effects. Richard Alexander, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine and a surgical oncologist at the Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, is quoted in this story about a new treatment he had worked on at the National Institutes of Health, specifically designed to target melanoma that has spread to the liver.
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Obama Administration Details Overhaul of Financial Regulation
Dollars & Sense blog - June 19

The Obama administration plans to build its financial regulatory structure within the existing regulatory shell, and that overhaul will include more federal involvement in markets that have gone unpoliced for years. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
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Out of a Job and Into a Home
The Baltimore Sun - June 21

For many fathers, being laid off has meant exchanging an office setting for getting kids ready for school, helping a teacher stuff activity folders, preparing dinner--all while finding time to revise resumes and prepare for job interviews. While some dads embrace this exchange, Geoffrey Greif, DSW, MSW, a professor at the School of Social Work, says, "Some men never embrace it."
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Pregnant, Addicted: Mothers Battling Heroin
The Baltimore Sun - June 22

Christopher Welsh, MD, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine and an addictions psychiatrist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, who treats pregnant women regularly, said "pregnancy just goes better" when addicts are on methadone. On methadone, they are not high, as the long-acting drug allows them a feeling of stability. Still, "methadone hasn't been studied as well as we would like," he said.
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The Importance of Male Friendships
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 7:15 a.m. - June 21

Geoffrey Greif, DSW, MSW, a professor at the School of Social Work, was interviewed about the importance of male friendships and the difference between male and female friendships in a discussion featuring his book, The Buddy System.
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The Quad Countdown: No. 74 Temple
New York Times - June 19

Temple's School of Dentistry, founded in 1863, is the second oldest dental college in the United States. It trails only the University of Maryland, Baltimore whose dental college was opened in 1840. Maryland's Dental School is actually a descendant of the world's first dental college, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, which is part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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UMB BioPark Expansion
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 9 a.m. - June 21

Baltimore Business Journal Reporter Heather Harlan is interviewed on June 21 about the expansion of the University of Maryland BioPark on the west side, saying that both the neighborhood and the city are onboard with the project.
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University System of Maryland to Breakup Biotechnology Institute
The Gazette - June 19
BioRegion News - June 19

The University System of Maryland is dismantling the state's nearly 25-year-old biotechnology research institute. The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Baltimore-based biotechnology center will fall under the University of Maryland, Baltimore's purview.
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French Biotech Bound for University of Maryland BioPark? Mais Oui
Baltimore Business Journal - June 19

Leaders at the University of Maryland BioPark are courting French biotechnology executives looking for a spot along the East Coast to open a new U.S. office. Such a partnership could lead to new lease deals and research collaborations between University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) scientists and their counterparts in Europe. Jane Shaab, UMB's assistant vice president of economic development, is quoted.
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In the Bronx, an Apartment House Designed for Grandparent Families
Chronicle of Philanthropy - June 19

The Grand Parent Family Apartments give people a chance to live openly with their grandchildren, while taking advantage of a wide array of services. Those services include logistical help, mental health care, legal assistance, parenting classes, and support groups, and provide homework help, tutoring, and counseling for some of the children who reside in the apartment complex. "Many of these families go without government help," says Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW, a professor and associate dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and an advisor to Grandparent Family Connections, a program in Baltimore that serves 125 families.
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Men's Health: Laughter Relieves Stress
Examiner.com - June 18
Nashuatelegraph.com - June 19

A good dose of laughter for your health should be on the top of your priority list. Research shows it can lower your blood pressure, reduce stress hormone levels, release endorphins (the body's natural painkiller), increase muscle flexion, boost your immune system and leave you with a sense of well-being. At the University of Maryland School of Medicine, volunteers were shown funny and disturbing movies to test the effect of emotions on blood vessels. Engaging in musical activity can also promote one's physical health because, according to the study, the participants' blood vessel functions were promoted because the diameters expanded when they listened to their favorite music.
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Pacemaker for the Brain
Online International News Network - June 19

Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing a "pacemaker for the brain" that may turn out to be a treatment for depression. They think it may work for patients who have not responded to psychotherapy or drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft. The device is a battery-powered electrical pulse generator, implanted under the skin on the upper left side of a patient's chest. It sends intermittent low-level pulses of electricity to the vagus nerve in the neck. Those pulses, said Mitchell Kling, MD, an associate professor at the School and medical director of the Mood Disorder Program at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, appear to stimulate an area of the brain that regulates mood.
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Research Seeks Cure For Central Pain Syndrome
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13 - June 18

Central pain syndrome affects more than 50 percent of spinal cord injury patients, 30 percent of multiple sclerosis patients, and 10 percent of stroke patients. Asaf Keller, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine, says what patients feel is often "burning or pressing pain. It can be anywhere in the body, or it can be below or above the site of injury."
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Startups Honored for Achievements
Business Gazette - June 19

Startup companies developing technologies ranging from stroke rehabilitation devices to handheld endoscopic imaging systems were honored at the ninth annual Maryland Incubator of the Year Awards program Tuesday in Baltimore. Spinoffs from the University of Maryland, Baltimore won three of the seven company awards: A&G Pharmaceuticals, Encore Path, and Gliknik.
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UMB Forced to Scale Back Planned Medical Research Lab
Baltimore Business Journal - June 19

A Board of Regents finance committee voted June 16 to downsize Health Sciences Facility III at the University of Maryland, Baltimore from $400 million to $300 million. University officials also have reduced the size of the planned building, from 483,000 square feet to 300,000 square feet.
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UMB Ponders Tripling BioPark Site on West Side
Baltimore Business Journal - June 19

Leaders of the West Side biotechnology park are plotting a major expansion to expand three 10- to 14-story office towers that would make the park three times bigger than originally planned. The University of Maryland BioPark will take its revised master plan to city planning officials in the fall and meet with members of the West Side community. James L. Hughes, MBA, the University of Maryland, Baltimore's vice president of research and development, is quoted.
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Brighter News for Baltimore Economy
The Baltimore Sun - June 17

The Baltimore area is doing better than the nation on average during an economy that is resulting in widespread job losses, corporate downsizing, and plummeting homes sales across the country, according to a study being released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution. Hospitals, the University of Maryland, and the University of Baltimore are economic engines in Baltimore. Those areas have not been hit as hard as manufacturing and real estate.
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Few Exposed Troops Test Positive for DU
Navy Times - June 17

New research using more sensitive testing found that only veterans who have fragments of depleted-uranium shrapnel still embedded in their bodies tested positive for chemicals indicating they have been poisoned. The study, conducted by the School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, included 1,769 urine samples from veterans and service members with a history of exposure to depleted uranium, or DU.
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Free Rides in Downtown Baltimore
ABC News - June 16

In only weeks now, the Charm City Circulator will be up and running. The new shuttle-bus system will run in and around downtown. The service will have three routes in operation, connecting riders to transit hubs including Penn Station, Harbor East, the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins, and the University of Maryland BioPark.
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High Blood Pressure
The Daily Reflector - June 18

Doctors have known that a rising number of children are at risk for high blood pressure, and they think the nation's surging child obesity rate is a prime cause. But now, researchers are trying to learn more about the specific heart problems triggered by high blood pressure and hope to sound the alarm on the importance of catching hypertension early. Susan Mendley, MD, associate professor and director of pediatric nephrology at the School of Medicine, is quoted.
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Industry Divided on Commodity Trade Reforms
The Guardian - June 17
Reuters - June 17

New financial regulations proposed by the Obama administration aim to deflate commodities bubbles by reining in speculative over-the-counter commodities derivatives trades, but some Wall Street insiders say savvy investment institutions will find a way to skirt new rules. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former federal financial regulator, is quoted.
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Montgomery County, Baltimore Vie for Bioscience Companies
Gazette.net - June 12

The historical competition between Montgomery County and Baltimore for state budget funds, political clout, and bank deposits is extending into another arena: bioscience companies. The University of Maryland BioPark on the west side of campus opened its first 120,000-square-foot building in 2005.
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Obama Administration Details Overhaul of Financial Regulation
WBAL Radio, AM 1090 (Baltimore) - June 17

The Obama administration plans to build its financial regulatory structure within the existing regulatory shell, and that overhaul will include more federal involvement in markets that have gone unpoliced for years. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
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Technology Startups Recognized for Achievements
Baltimore Sun - June 17

Of the seven startup ventures that won awards Tuesday night for the promising technology and services, which they've developed while operating in Maryland's network of business incubation centers, three are spinoffs from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. They are Gliknik Inc., A&G Pharmaceutical Inc., and EncorePath Inc.
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Blowing Smoke
City Paper (Baltimore) - June 17

There are dozens of lawyers attached to the court case Star Scientific v.. R.J. Reynolds tobacco company, and it is possible that all of them are packed into courtroom 5C at the Baltimore federal courthouse on June 15. Lawrence Sung, PhD, professor and director of the University of Maryland School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Program, is quoted in this article.
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Maryland Nursing Grad Steady As He Goes
Nurse.com - June 15

Edward Murray Jr.'s life was close to taking the direction of so many other young black males growing up in inner-city housing projects. But he and his family, which includes five children, spent four years in Germany, where he served as an Army hospital administrator until 2007. On May 15, at age 31, Sgt. Murray received a BSN from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore
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Medical Science Needs Your Dead Body
Examiner.com - June 16

Mary Spiro writes that three years ago, she had the opportunity to interview Larry Anderson, PhD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Anderson teaches a course in human structure and development for first-year medical students. During this 11-week course, he teaches his students to treat their cadavers with the same kind of care and respect that they would treat any other patient.
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Obama Administration Details Overhaul of Financial Regulation
Reuters - June 17
Reuters TV, 2:15 p.m. - June 16

The Obama administration plans to build its financial regulatory structure within the existing regulatory shell, and that overhaul will include more federal involvement in markets that have gone unpoliced for years. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
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School of Medicine Chooses Click Commerce for Financial Disclosures
Campus Technology - June 16

The University of Maryland School of Medicine will use software from Click Commerce Research and Healthcare to automate financial disclosures required for all research within the institution.
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Study: Radiologists Need Vision Standards
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - June 16

A U.S. study suggests radiologists, like pilots, should be required to undergo regular vision testing. The University of Maryland School of Medicine research determined approximately 50 percent of 48 radiologists surveyed don't recall ever having their vision tested, or it had been two years or longer since their last vision exam.
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A Legal Practice Well Worth Doing
CityLimits.org - June 16

A new book by Corey Shdaimah, PhD, LLM, LLB, Negotiating Justice: Progressive Lawyering, Low-Income Clients, and the Quest for Social Change, makes a measured, observation-based analysis of the operation of a single legal service clinic, named with the pseudonym "Northeast Legal Services" or NELS, that serves poor clients in a medium-sized American city. Shdaimah is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work and the academic coordinator for the MSW/JD Dual Degree Program.
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Report Calls for 'Tough Love' to Save the Bay
The Baltimore Sun - June 16

A Washington-based think tank is calling for what sounds like "tough love" to save the Chesapeake Bay from the 26-year trail of broken promises left by federal and state officials, who have repeatedly failed to meet self-imposed deadlines for cleaning up North America's largest estuary. "Without something like this, without consequences that people are really afraid of, nothing's going to change," argues Rena Steinzor, JD, a professor at the School of Law and president of the Center for Progressive Reform.
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Service Honors Those Who Donated Bodies to Science
The Carroll County Times - June 16

A ceremony for people whose loved ones have donated their bodies to medicine takes place annually on the grounds of Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville, Md. The bodies are used for medical research, as cadavers for paramedics to practice with, and to help medical students in their studies. "We'll learn more from cadavers than any book," said Eliza Gordon-Lipkin, a student at the School of Medicine.
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Some in Congress Want to Boost MedPAC's Power Over Pay
American Medical News - June 15

Sen. John Rockefeller (D, W.Va.) introduced legislation to establish the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) as an independent executive agency. MedPAC is currently a legislative entity that advises Congress on Medicare payment policies. Bruce Stuart, PhD, professor and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging at the School of Pharmacy is mentioned.
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Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge
The New York Times - June 16

The marketing and advertising restrictions in the tobacco law that Congress passed last week are likely to be challenged in court on free-speech grounds. But supporters of the legislation say they drafted the law carefully to comply with the First Amendment. Kathleen Dachille, JD, an associate professor at the School of Law and director of the Legal Resource Center for Tobacco Regulation, Litigation and Advocacy, said the Massachusetts case turned on a lack of evidence linking youth smoking, which is illegal, to tobacco marketing ostensibly aimed at adults.
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Wanted: A Community Conversation
The Daily Record - June 12

A few newspaper and television people got together recently at the School of Law's Westminster Hall, which turned into a group hand-wringing over the fate of their profession. The occasion was a symposium sponsored by the Abell Foundation and organized by former Sun editor and reporter Sandy Banisky, now the Abell professor at the University of Maryland journalism school. The church-like surroundings--a graveyard outside and stained-glass windows inside--gave the session a funereal quality.
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Dental School Integrating Second Life
Virtual Worlds News - April 24

The Dental School is one of the top-ranked dental programs in the U.S. and Canada. It's also working to be one of the most technologically advanced. The School is adopting Second Life as a training tool, offering students lessons in areas such as best dental hygiene practices, infection control, and anatomy. Quoted is Carroll-Ann Trotman, MA, MS, associate dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
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Dr. Fasano Video: The History of Celiac Disease
Examiner. com - June 14

An hour-long video of a 2007 seminar about celiac disease is posted. The seminar was conducted by Alessio Fasano, MD, the director of the Center for Celiac Research at the School of Medicine.
www.examiner.com

EduComm 2009 Selects Sonic Foundry as Conference Webcasting Partner
News Blaze - June 12

EduComm 2009 in Orlando brings together top-tier thought leaders, executives, and speakers to present, discuss, consider, and navigate the unprecedented challenges and opportunities shaping the future of higher education. The session "How Lecture Capture Enhances Student Performance," features James Craig, EdD, a professor at the Dental School.
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Geriatric NP Supplements Senior Citizen ED Care
Nurse.com - June 15

While a handful of hospitals around the country have created separate geriatric EDs to cater to the special needs of the elderly, not many have the space or capital to overhaul their physical space. Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, a professor at the School of Nursing, is quoted in this story.
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Marylanders on the Move
The Daily Record - June 12

The Associated Black Charities announced multiple award winners at its annual gala. Elijah Saunders, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine, is among its "Living Legends" awardees, and Carnell Cooper, MD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine, is among its "Trialblazer" awardees.
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Post Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries
"Midday with Dan Rodricks," WYPR, 1 p.m. - June 15

Originally broadcast in March 2009, "Midday with Dan Rodricks" is re-airing an interview with Philip MacKowiak, MD, MBA, a professor at the School of Medicine and author of Post Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries.
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Chemical Test Offers Quick Prostate Cancer Check
The Vancouver Sun - June 12

Instead of using a blood test to determine whether a man has prostate cancer, doctors might one day more accurately diagnose the condition using a new technique that measures a different compound, researchers said. Leslie Costello, PhD, a professor at the Dental School and an adjunct at the School of Medicine, is quoted in this story.
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Hate Groups Acting Out
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 5 p.m. - June 11

Michael Reisch, PhD, the Daniel Thursz Professor of Social Justice at the School of Social Work, was interviewed about hate groups acting out in response to the June 10 shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

Latest News on the Holocaust Museum Shooting
WTTG TV, Ch. 5 (Washington, D.C.), 11 p.m. - June 11

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted in a story about the fatal shooting of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by a self-professed white supremacist.
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More Popular Diets Come Under Scrutiny
FitTrimHealthy4Life - June 11

Lead researcher Michael Miller, MD, associate professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, said, "I think the Atkins diet is potentially detrimental for cardiovascular health, if maintained for a long duration and without attempts to lose weight. A stabilizing Atkins diet is not the way to go."
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My Journey to the International Brain Bee
Imagine, pub of JHU Center for Talented Youth -

The 2008 National Capital Area Brain Bee, U.S. National Brain Bee, and International Brain Bee winner, Elena Kim Perry, writes about her successful competition at the contest held at the Dental School and School of Medicine.
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Sonic Foundry Webinar Features Leading Analyst Firm's Top Four Considerations for Campus-wide Lecture Capture
IT News Online - June 11
Street Insider.com - June 11

The Dental School launched Mediasite as part of the dean's vision to use multimedia presentations to change learning methodology and provide individualized instruction to its students. An early win was realized when survey results of faculty and students showed both groups had a positive attitude toward Mediasite for lecture capture. After a second successful deployment at the School of Pharmacy, the University unfolded an enterprise-wide Mediasite program that included the School of Nursing, School of Law, and School of Social Work as well as Central IT. Peter Murray, PhD, vice president and chief information officer at the University, is quoted.
www.itnewsonline.com
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Vying for Bio
Gazette.net - June 12

The University of Maryland BioPark on the west side of campus opened its first 120,000-square-foot building in 2005, which was fully leased by the following year. A second 240,000-square-foot structure was unveiled in 2007. A third building and a new Maryland Forensic Center are expected to open in 2010, with seven more buildings planned. The BioPark has lured the headquarters of Biomere LLC from Worcester, Mass., among others.
www.gazette.net

$2.5B Spent, No Alternative Med Cures
Daily Record (Associated Press) - June 11

Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, most proved no better than dummy pills. "You expect scientific thinking" at a federal science agency, said R. Barker Bausell, PhD, author of Snake Oil Science and senior research methodologist at the School of Nursing, one of the agency's top-funded research sites. "It's become politically correct to investigate nonsense."
www.mddailyrecord.com

Alternative Medicine
MyDesert.com - June 11

At the University of Maryland Medical Center they are doing Reiki therapy, which claims to heal through invisible energy fields. The anesthesia chief, Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, associate professor in the School of Medicine, calls it "mystical mumbo jumbo." Still, he's a fan.
www.mydesert.com

Couple Arrested for Alleged Spying
WUSA TV, Ch. 9 (Washington, D.C.), 9 a.m. - June 10

A Washington, D.C., couple is accused of spying for the Cuban government for more than 30 years, but the husband and wife deny the claims. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted.

Get a Life? Not if You Want to Be One of the Nine
Miller-McCune.com - June 11

Sotomayor would actually be contributing to one kind of homogeneity on the court: It is increasingly dominated by former Circuit Court of Appeals judges with Ivy League law degrees. Conservatives championed these criteria during the Bush Administration, in dispatching nominee Harriet Miers and confirming John Roberts and Samuel Alito. "The great irony here is they set up these de facto credentials for being a Supreme Court justice that don't exist in the Constitution," said School of Law Professor Paula Monopoli, JD.
www.miller-mccune.com

National Museum of Dentistry Executive Director Announces Retirement
Dental Economics - June 9

Rosemary Fetter, MFA, MA, executive director of the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, will retire at the end of the museum's fiscal year June 30, 2009.
www.dentaleconomics.com

Obama's Speech: Vexing Issues
Foreign Policy in Focus - June 10

Adil Shamoo, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine and a senior analyst at Foreign Policy in Focus, wrote an editorial saying, "Obama's themes are frightening the violent extremists on both sides "in both Israel and the Muslim world" because it undermines their message of bigotry and hatred. Recognizing injustices is the first step to resolving them."
www.fpif.org

Study Highlights the Need of Standards for Radiologists
HealthJockey.com - June 10

According to a study conducted by the School of Medicine, 50 percent of questioned radiologists couldn't remember the last time they had last undergone vision testing, or two or more years had lapsed since their last exam.
www.healthjockey.com

$2.5B Spent, No Alternative Medicine Cures Found
The Times Republican - June 10

Taxpayers are bankrolling studies of whether pressing various spots on your head can help with weight loss, whether brain waves emitted from a special "master" can help break cocaine addiction, and whether wearing magnets can help the painful wrist problem, carpal tunnel syndrome. "You expect scientific thinking" at a federal science agency, said R. Barker Bausell, PhD, a professor at the School of Nursing and author of Snake Oil Science.
www.timesrepublican.com

Civil Rights Hope Seen in Sotomayor
Frost Illustrated - June 9

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whom President Obama announced May 26 as his pick to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, will be an "asset" to the administration and the civil rights agenda, activists, legal and political experts said. "Barack Obama is a very bright man; he's thought about this matter for some time and had in his mind narrowed down the choices months ago," said Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor at the School of Law. "I'd say with this appointment he has "a 'fiver'--a woman, a Hispanic, a liberal, a friend and an easy confirmation."
www.frostillustrated.com

Grass-roots Efforts to Help Shape Health Care Reform Must Begin Now
The Baltimore Sun - June 10

Llewellyn Cornelius, PhD, a professor at the School of Social Work and Kieva Bankins, research specialist at the School's Ruth Young Center, wrote an Op-Ed, saying, "Supporters of health reform must rally their collective strengths to unveil a specific, common platform on which the American public can base an informed opinion about the most promising policy."
www.baltimoresun.com

Maryland Politics
WYPR-FM - June 10

Commentators Barry Rascovar and Fraser Smith discussed the development of the University of Maryland, Baltimore over the decades and the 15 years of leadership by President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil.

New Study Indicates Radiologists Need Standards to Ensure Optimal Visual Accuracy
Bio-Medicine.org - June 9

The study, performed at the School of Medicine, included 48 radiologists who opted to undergo a brief survey before undergoing visual acuity testing. "Of the 48 participating radiologists, eight could not recall ever having their vision examined," said Nabile Safdar, MD, assistant professor and lead author of the study.
www.bio-medicine.org

The Complicated Cost of Cardiac Drugs
Advance for Nurses - June 10

The newer the cardiac drug and the more advanced the ingredients, the more expensive it will be for consumers--at least for now. Jane Kapustin, PhD, CRNP, BC-ADM, a nurse practitioner and professor at the School of Nursing, is interviewed about why cardiac drugs are expensive, and how consumers can obtain them without a huge financial sacrifice.
nursing.advanceweb.com

Virtual Dental School Trains Real World Dentists
SL Entreprenuer - June 9

"We have developed a virtual world where students and faculty can collaborate and train," says Carroll-Ann Trotman, BDS, MS, associate dean of academic and student affairs. Other real world talents contributing to cyber world success include Julie Gilliam, MS, the School's instructional technology specialist, and Dean Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent.
www.slentre.com

$2.5B in U.S. Research Finds Few Cures in Alternate Health Remedies
Times & Transcript (Canada) - June 9

"You expect scientific thinking" at a federal science agency, said R. Barker Bausell, PhD, author of Snake Oil Science and a research methods expert at the School of Nursing, one of the agency's top-funded research sites. "It's become politically correct to investigate nonsense."
timestranscript.canadaeast.com

Alternative Herbs and Medicines Grow in Popularity
RedOrbit - June 8

Even those who oppose the use of alternative medicines understand their allure. "They give you a lot of time. They treat you like someone special," said R. Barker Bausell, PhD, a School of Nursing biostatistician.
www.redorbit.com

Book Signing
WJZ-TV - June 4

Journalist Gwen Ifill and her cousin, School of Law Professor Sherillyn Ifill, JD, signed copies of Gwen's new book at the Enoch Pratt Library.

Doctors Fear More Children Living With Undetected Cardiovascular Problems
Lawrence (KS) Journal-World - June 9
Newsday - June 9

"It's been recognized in adults for several decades, but I think that our attention to LVH in children has probably lagged," says Susan Mendley, MD, assistant professor and director of pediatric nephrology at the School of Medicine.
www2.ljworld.com
www.newsday.com

Film Documenting Housing Crisis to Be Shown in Baltimore
"The Marc Steiner Show," WEAA 88.9 FM, 5 p.m. - June 8

As the subprime meltdown continues, some Baltimore residents have few places to turn for help avoiding foreclosure. The national subprime epidemic and pervasive predatory lending are profiled with a focus on Baltimore in the film 'American Casino,' which will be screened tonight at the Charles Theater. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is interviewed in the film and discusses the housing crisis in this radio program.
www.steinershow.org

Laughter Shown to Improve Our Health and Well-Being
NaturalNews.com - June 9

Another study at the School of Medicine studied the effects of laughter on the cardiovascular system. It was discovered that laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels.
www.naturalnews.com

Mainstream Physicians Give Alternatives a Try
The Washington Post - June 9

Many mainstream physicians continue to be skeptical of alternative therapies, saying their efficacy has not been proven and their successes may be nothing more than variations of the placebo effect. But increasing numbers of institutions, including Johns Hopkins Hospital and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, have established integrative medicine units that bring together conventional and alternative approaches to care.
www.washingtonpost.com

New Farmers Market in Downtown Baltimore
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13 - June 9

Ron Matz reports there's a new market in town. The new kid on the block is at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, across from the University of Maryland Medical Center. Denise Choiniere, the coordinator of the University's Farmers Market, says interest continues to grow. The market is a joint effort of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the hospital, and the School of Nursing.
wjz.com

New Study Indicates Radiologists Need Standards to Ensure Optimal Visual Accuracy
MedicalNewsToday - June 9

The study, performed at the School of Medicine, included 48 radiologists who opted to undergo a brief survey before undergoing visual acuity testing. "Of the 48 participating radiologists, eight could not recall ever having their vision examined," said Nabile Safdar, MD, lead author of the study.
www.medicalnewstoday.com

Obama Administration to Outline Plan to Regulate Financial Industry
"Marketplace," NPR - June 8

It's expected that the a key aspect of the Obama administration's plan to increase regulation of the financial industry will be a major overhaul of how derivatives trading is monitored. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former federal financial regulator, is quoted.
marketplace.publicradio.org

Offbeat Cure or Threat to Life?
DelawareOnline - June 8
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre) - June 8
Columbia Missourian - June 8
Huffington Post - June 8
Jamestown (ND) Sun - June 8
Akron Beacon Journal - June 8
NiceNews - June 8
Philly.com - June 8

At the University of Maryland Medical Center they are doing Reiki therapy, which claims to heal through invisible energy fields. The anesthesia chief, Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, associate professor in the School of Medicine, calls it "mystical mumbo jumbo." Still, he's a fan.
www.delawareonline.com
www.timesleader.com
www.timesleader.com
www.huffingtonpost.com

University of Md. Law Dean Urges New Graduates to Work for Free
The Daily Record - June 9

Dana Morris, JD, the assistant dean for career development at the School of Law, is urging new graduates without jobs lined up to consider unpaid work for now. Morris said that in this tough job market, graduates "need to continue to keep their skills sharp."
www.mddailyrecord.com

Up Next: Carbon Derivatives
Mother Jones - June 8

If proper regulatory measures aren't included in federal cap and trade legislation, a new market for carbon derivatives could spring up and carry the same risks as the complex financial instruments that sunk AIG. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
www.motherjones.com

WHO Move Boosts Fight Against Fatal Diarrhea
Thomson Reuters Foundation - June 9

"This [vaccine] will significantly reduce mortality and morbidity of rotavirus disease," Samba Sow, MD, MS, adjunct associate professor of medicine at the School of Medicine and coordinator of the Centre for Vaccine Development in Mali, told IRIN.
www.alertnet.org

Hospitals Try Acupuncture and 'Mumbo Jumbo' as Alternative Medicine Goes Mainstream
Kansas City Star - June 7
Real Clear Politics - June 7
WBALTV.com - June 7
The Los Angeles Times - June 8

At the University of Maryland Medical Center they are doing Reiki therapy, which claims to heal through invisible energy fields. The anesthesia chief, Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, associate professor in the School of Medicine, calls it "mystical mumbo jumbo." Still, he's a fan.
www.kansascity.com
www.realclearpolitics.com
www.wbaltv.com
www.latimes.com

Legal Theory Bookworm
Legal Theory Blog - June 6

From a review of The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty by Helen Knowles, Mark Graber, JD, professor at the School of Law, writes, "Justice Kennedy's jurisprudence is of obvious significance and Helen Knowles has done an exceptional amount of research on that jurisprudence."
lsolum.typepad.com

Price of Oil Spike "Like Stepping Back in Time"
"The Disciplined Investor" podcast - June 8

While lawmakers and economic officials in the Obama administration have focused much of their attention on regulating financial swaps markets, the price of oil is trending upward while the push to crack down on still-deregulated energy markets has fallen by the wayside. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com

UMB President to Step Down
The Washington Post - June 7

David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, has said he will step down after 15 years as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, which includes law, medical, and graduate schools. His leadership helped revive part of the city.
www.washingtonpost.com

Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $450,000 From UMB
University Business - June 6
Owings Mills Times - June 5

An Owings Mills woman was sentenced to a year in prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $450,000 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
www.universitybusiness.com
www.explorebaltimorecounty.com

Battle Looms Over New Derivatives Rules
"DealBook," The New York Times - June 4

Gary Gensler, the new chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), detailed that agency's plans to regulate swaps dealers and derivatives markets at a U.S. Senate hearing yesterday. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the CFTC, is quoted in the article.
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

Commercial Real Estate
The Gazette - June 5

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has acquired 14,127 square feet of space in Baltimore at the University of Maryland BioPark. The business school is moving from space at the University of Maryland, Baltimore's School of Nursing to expand MBA programs and partnerships, and to include dedicated space for alumni offerings in Baltimore.
www.gazette.net

Governor O'Malley Announces $3M for Nanobiotech Research Grants
CityBizList - June 4

The 2009 Maryland Nanobiotechnology Research and Industry Competition Grants went to 12 industry-leading research projects from the public and private sector, including: AparnaBio, a $250,000 research project led by Puthupparampil Scaria, in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB); UMB, a $250,000 research project led by Joseph Lakowicz, PhD, in collaboration with the School of Medicine and Advanced Fluidics; and The University of Maryland, College Park, a $232,000 research project led by Volker Briken, in collaboration with the School of Medicine.
www.citybizlist.com

UMB President to Step Down
The Baltimore Sun - June 5
Baltimore Breaking News - June 4
foxbaltimore.com - June 4
WYPR-FM - June 5
The Baltmore Business Journal - June 5
WJZ.com - June 5
The Daily Record - June 5

David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, who helped push the redevelopment of Baltimore's west side while presiding over prestigious law and medical schools, announced Thursday that he will step down after 15 years as the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.baltimoresun.com
www.foxbaltimore.com
www.bizjournals.com
wjz.com
www.mddailyrecord.com

Woman Gets 1-year Term in $450,000 Theft From UMB
The Baltimore Sun - June 5
Examiner.com - June 5

An Owings Mills woman was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $450,000 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, according to the Maryland attorney general's office. Cheryl Denise Green, JD, was ordered to pay back $332,115, undergo a psychiatric evaluation, and not seek employment with the state after her involvement in a two-year theft scheme, authorities said.
www.baltimoresun.com
www.examiner.com

Better Than Bailouts: The Banking System's Quiet Lobby
New Deal 2.0 - June 3

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and a former director at the CFTC, said, "The outrage among the public means that things have a chance to change, if things move quickly. We're in this brief moment of time when the average citizen is on a level playing field with the lobbyist."
www.newdeal20.org

CFTC Chairman to Outline Proposed Derivatives Regulations
The New York Times - June 4

Gary Gensler, the new chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is expected today to detail that agency's plans to regulate swaps dealers and derivatives markets. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the CFTC, is quoted in this article.
www.nytimes.com

Down Economy Boosts Grad Programs in Maryland
The Daily Record - May 29

From business and technology to nursing and teaching, graduate programs in Maryland's colleges and universities are experiencing a rise in applicants and enrollments that administrators attribute at least in part to the economy, as students recognize the value of advanced training in gaining and keeping employment. The University of Maryland School of Nursing is seeing "a continued steady rise in applicants; more than we are able to accommodate" at the School, says Patricia Morton, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the School.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Former UMB Employee Sentenced for Theft From School
WBAL Radio - June 3
The Daily Record - June 4

An Owings Mills woman has been sentenced to five years in jail with all but one year suspended for the theft of $469,851 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Attorney General Douglas Gansler says the investigation revealed that while employed as a division manager from December 2005 through January 2008, the employee was entrusted with a UMB Visa card to make payments to vendors, for grant allocations, and for UMB office supply purchases.
wbal.com
www.mddailyrecord.com

New Genomic Science Center Will Study Infectious Diseases
War on Terrorism - June 3
foxbaltimore.com - June 3
Genomeweb - June 5

Baltimore scientists will be on the front lines of the fight against new and emerging infectious disease, thanks to a $20 million federal grant establishing a new genomic sequencing center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Our work under this project could lead to new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostic tools in the fight against infectious diseases," said Claire Fraser-Liggett, PhD, director of the institute.
terrorism-online.blogspot.com
www.foxbaltimore.com
www.genomeweb.com

Obituary: Edward Campbell Jr.
The Baltimore Sun - June 4

Edward Campbell Jr., a retired University of Maryland professor of urology who trained numerous medical residents, died of cancer Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Lutherville resident was 76. Earl Galleher Jr., MD a clinical associate professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted in this story.
www.baltimoresun.com

SUU Students Earn Research Internships
The Spectrum - May 26

Two of Southern Utah University's rural health scholar students have been accepted to perform summer research interships. One is Gary Bossheardt, who is working with the University of Maryland's School of Pharmacy on pharmaceutical cancer research.
www.thespectrum.com

Sherrilyn Ifill: Why Race Won't Go Away for Sotomayor
"The Historian's Take," History News Network - June 3

Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law, is quoted in a post that appears in "The Historian's Take" about Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
hnn.us

Tribute to the Stars
Daily Record - May 29

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) honored outstanding graduating seniors. Students from the University of Maryland, Baltimore were among those honored. Stewart Edelstein, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, University System of Maryland and USG executive director, is quoted in this article.
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$2.5 Billion Spent, No Alternative Med Cures Found
UpstateToday.com (S.C.) - June 2

Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do. R. Barker Bausell, PhD, author of Snake Oil Science and a research methods expert at the University of Maryland, and Margaret Chesney, PhD, a psychologist who is associate director of the federally funded Center for Integrative Medicine at the School of Medicine, are quoted.
www.upstatetoday.com

Editorial: Not in Business to Make Friends
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 3

The Philadelphia Board of Ethics has demonstrated again that it isn't in the business of making friends, and will carry out its duties without fear or favor. Meanwhile, the mayor needs to ready a replacement for another board member, Phoebe Haddon, JD, LLM, who is headed to the School of Law as dean.
www.philly.com

New Farmers Market in Downtown Baltimore
WJZ.com - June 3

Ron Matz reports there's a new market in town. The new kid on the block is at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, across from the University of Maryland Medical Center. Denise Choiniere, the coordinator of the University's farmers market, says interest continues to grow. The market is a joint effort of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the hospital, and the School of Nursing.
wjz.com

Rapid Prostate Cancer Test Based on Citrate Levels in Prostate Samples
MTB Europe - June 3
Irish Times - June 2

Researchers from the Universities of Durham and Maryland have developed a test that uses light to measure citrate levels in samples from the prostate gland. Professor Leslie Costello, PhD, of the Dental School and School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.mtbeurope.info
www.irishtimes.com

University of Maryland School of Medicine Awarded $20 Million From NIH
Baltimore Business Journal - May 2
WMTD.com - June 3
The Frederick New Post - June 2
The Baltmore Sun - June 2
Genomeweb.com - June 2

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $20 million to the School of Medicine to create a new genome center that will conduct research to help fight infectious diseases. The Institute for Genome Sciences is headed by Claire Fraser-Liggett, PhD, a genome scientist, microbiologist, and the former president of the Institute of Genomic Research in Rockville. The Institute is located at the University of Maryland BioPark.
baltimore.bizjournals.com
www.wmdt.com
www.baltimoresun.com
www.fredericknewspost.com

What Happens if the Sun Folds?
The City Paper - June 3

Abell Symposium at the University of Maryland, Baltimore focused on the future of newspapers. Panelists included current Sun editor Monty Cook and former Sun editor Tim Franklin, now on the faculty of Indiana University's School of Journalism. Other panelists include Web journalism trailblazer Mark Potts, WBAL-TV's Jayne Miller, and Afro-American Publisher John J. Oliver Jr. The University of Maryland's Kevin Klose moderated.
www.citypaper.com

Baltimore Transformer: Southern Comfort
The Urbanite - June 1

Veronica Berruz, 24, who is in her busy final year at the School of Law, has visited New Orleans before with law school classmates, but this time she brought along four students from Baltimore Freedom Academy, a small public high school in East Baltimore that emphasizes leadership and social justice. Berruz, other chaperones, and the students juggled multiple volunteer projects, working in tandem with Relief Spark, a nonprofit that links volunteers to service projects throughout New Orleans.
www.urbanitebaltimore.com

Minn. Boy Who Resisted Chemo Undergoes Treatment
The Associated Press - May 29

The 13-year-old Minnesota cancer patient who fled the state with his mother rather than face chemotherapy was to undergo the treatment he feared Thursday--but with a vow from doctors to soften the symptoms with natural methods favored by his family. R. Barker Bausell, PhD, a professor at the School of Nursing, recently published a book claiming most integrative medical practices amount to little more than a placebo effect.
www.google.com

My First/Clerkship: Prodded Into Precision
The Daily Record - June 1

Evan Stolove, JD, who is a School of Law graduate and associate general counsel at Fannie Mae, remembers his first days on the job in 1994 as a law clerk to now-retired Court of Appeals Judge John C. Eldridge. Stolove, 40, credits those first painful days―and the rest of the clerkship―with making him a better lawyer and writer.
www.mddailyrecord.com

NYT Spotlights the Derivatives Lobby
"Crash Course," Baltimore City Paper online - June 1

Months into the recession, Wall Street continues to actively lobby against significant increases in oversight and transparency of derivatives--financial instruments that catalyzed the economic meltdown. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former top official at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
www.citypaper.com

Reading, Writing, and Recession
Baltimore Magazine - June

Michael Lindsey, PhD, MPH, MSW, an assistant professor at the School of Social Work and the School of Medicine, is quoted in a story about how the economic downturn has impacted teenagers.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
U.S. News & World Report - May 29

"For the swine flu, there really are indications that you do get this sort of hyperimmune reaction," said Donna Farber, PhD, who is an associate professor of surgery and microbiology and immunology at the School of Medicine.
health.usnews.com

Years Later, Mummy Remains With Port Huron Police
Chicago Tribune - June 2

Police confiscated the 200-year-old preserved medical cadaver from a Port Huron woman in 2006 after a medical student from another state reported seeing it for sale on eBay, said Sgt. Duane Loxton, who handled the case as a detective. Loxton County Medical Examiner Mary Palmateer had it identified as part of the Burns Collection, a Scottish collection of anatomical specimens, the rest of which is kept at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Palmateer said there were no claims made on the mummy, but from discussions with UMB, she believes the University may claim it soon.
www.chicagotribune.com

'Lady With the Handbag' Foresaw Nation's Financial Crisis
Pittsburghlive.com - May 31
JournalGazette.net - May 31

As chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the 1990s, Brooksley Born fought to regulate complex financial instruments known as over-the-counter derivatives--the very instruments believed to be at the heart of the current economic crisis--but her efforts were squelched by the likes of Alan Greenspan, Arthur Levitt, Robert Rubin, and Larry Summers. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the CFTC under Born, is quoted.
www.pittsburghlive.com
www.journalgazette.net

Banks' Aversion to Regulation Holds Strong
The New York Times - June 1
StarNewsOnline.com - June 1
TimesDaily.com - June 1

Months into the recession, Wall Street continues to actively lobby against significant increases in oversight and transparency of derivatives--financial instruments that catalyzed the economic meltdown. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former top official at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
www.nytimes.com
www.starnewsonline.com
www.timesdaily.com

Black Torch or Judicial Niche?
Social Science Lite - May 30

Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, professor at the School of Law and a civil rights lawyer, recently wrote a piece for The Root entitled, "Should Blacks Be Disappointed About Sotomayor?"
socialsciencelite.blogspot.com

Boy Who Resisted Chemo Undergoes Treatment
WBAL.com - May 28

The 13-year-old Minnesota cancer patient who fled the state with his mother rather than face chemotherapy was to undergo the treatment he feared Thursday--but with a vow from doctors to soften the symptoms with natural methods favored by his family. R. Barker Bausell, PhD, a professor at the School of Nursing, recently published a book claiming most integrative medical practices amount to little more than a placebo effect.
www.wbaltv.com

Category: Science $600
Jeopardy TV show - May 29

A 1996 discovery of a previously unknown jaw muscle by Dental School Associate Professor Gary Hack, DDS, was an answer worth $600 on "Jeopardy": In 1996 researchers announced a new one of these body parts, the spheno-mandibularis. The correct question: What is a muscle?
www.j-archive.com

Civil Rights Community Sees Hope in Sotomayor
The Afro American - May 27

School of Law professor Larry Gibson, LLB, was quoted as saying, "I'd say with this appointment he has a 'fiver'--a woman, a Hispanic, a liberal, a friend, and an easy confirmation."
afro.com

High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Kids
The Baltimore Sun - May 31

Doctors have known that a rising number of children are at risk for high blood pressure, and they think the nation's surging child obesity rate is a prime cause. But now, researchers are trying to learn more about the specific heart problems triggered by high blood pressure and hope to sound the alarm on the importance of catching hypertension early. Susan Mendley, MD, associate professor and director of pediatric nephrology at the School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Joseph Cappuccio
The Baltimore Sun - May 31

Beginning in 1948 and continuing for the next 50 years, Joseph Cappuccio taught generations of dental students oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Dental School. "We lost one of the most influential and important individuals in American dentistry," said Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, who has been dean of the Dental School since 2003.
www.baltimoresun.com

Music as Medicine: Docs Use Tunes as Treatment
msnbc.com - June 1

Doctors are increasingly studying and employing the physiological dance music does with the body's neurons and blood-carrying cells. Michael Miller, MD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine and director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, is quoted in this story.
www.msnbc.msn.com

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Health - May 29

"For the swine flu, there really are indications that you do get this sort of hyperimmune reaction," said Donna Farber, PhD, who is an associate professor of surgery and microbiology and immunology at the School of Medicine.
news.health.com

Stroke Study
The Baltimore Sun - May 31

Individuals having trouble walking as a result of a stroke within the past six months may be eligible for this exercise research study. It will compare the effects of two different exercise programs and is sponsored by the VA Medical Center, the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in cooperation with the Howard County Office on Aging. The principal investigators of this study are Richard Macko, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine.
www.baltimoresun.com

The Killing of Brother George Tiller, MD
This Black S*****'s Page - May 30

Sherilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law, once made the point that lynchings typically occurred on courthouse lawns as a symbol that the mob had overridden the authority of the state and taken justice into its own hands.
thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com