In the News

July 2007

Career Focus on Medical Technology
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 29

In the CAREERS section, the featured article reports on medical technology as a rewarding career choice. While there is a nationwide shortage of medical technologists, there are "not enough programs graduating these sought-after individuals," says Deirdre Parsons, MS, program director and assistant professor in the Department of Medical and Research Technology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

City Bio Firm Renews Lease for West-side Space
Baltimore Business Journal - July 30

Citing its proximity to the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus and to bus lines and light rail, Bioanalytical Systems has signed a 10-year lease on space at 300 W. Fayette St. Officials for pharmaceutical company said they had also seriously considered space in UMB BioPark in the 800 block of W. Baltimore St.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Dental School Graduate is Part of a Maryland Family With Four Generations of Dentists
Associated Press - July 30
Delmarva Daily News - July 30
WJZ-TV.com - July 30

Ronald Toothman, DMD, followed in his father's footsteps and established an orthodontics practice in Hagerstown 30 years ago. Now his son, Jeffrey Toothman, DDS, 28, is doing the same. He began his residency in orthodontics July 2. Ronald lives in Chewsville with his wife, Colleen Toothman. "Where else would a dentist live?" he quipped. Ronald Toothman's father, George Toothman, DDS, who is now deceased, was an orthodontist. Ronald's grandfather, Plennie George Toothman, was a general dentist. In 2005, Jeffrey graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School and enrolled at Eastman Dental Center for the two-year fellowship he recently completed. His boat is named Tooth Ferry.
www.delmarvanow.com
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Energy Markets: Regulators Responding to ýInterrelatedý Commodity, Financial Trades
Greenwire - July 27

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week began pursuing action against the late hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC for alleged price manipulation of natural gas futures contracts in spring 2006. Enron paved the way as far as showing how a financial institution can affect the energy commodity market, said Michael Greenberger, JD, former director for markets and trading for the CFTC and who is now professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.

Gender-Specific Pain Studies at UM Dental School Profiled
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 29

A front-page story profiles research at the University of Maryland Dental School concerning differences in the neurological circuits that process pain signals for men and women. Discovering what makes women more sensitive to pain could lead to gender-specific therapies, scientists say. It might also help explain why far more women develop chronic pain disorders. ýFor a long time, pain sensitivity was seen as a psychological problem, but now people are looking at it as a pain-processing problem,ý said Joel Greenspan, PhD, neuroscience professor.

Gluten-Free Products
Sioux City Journal - July 28

There is an increasing number of people (1 in every 133 people according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine study), who suffer from an allergic reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains. People with celiac disease have reactions that manifest themselves in an hour or in a day including cramps, bone and joint aches, anemia or skin rashes that are often caused by the gluten.
www.siouxcityjournal.com

Montgomery County Judge Faces Impeachment over Dropped Charges
WYPR - July 30

Andrew Levy, JD, adjunct professor in the School of Law, was interviewed live on "Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast" at 9 a.m. to talk about the rape charges being dropped against a Montgomery County man because the court couldn't find a translator and the subsequent controversy that could lead to her impeachment
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Terror Suspect Tried for Document Charge
Associated Press - July 30
Austin Post-Bulletin - July 30

Since he was arrested more than three years ago as a terror suspect, Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi has admitted to plenty, federal authorities say: attending a jihad training camp, fighting as a sniper in Afghanistan, helping train a group seeking to overthrow the Lebanese government. But when Elzahabi finally goes on trial today in federal court in Minneapolis, he faces no charges of terrorism or committing violent acts. Instead, he will be tried on three counts of possession of a fraudulent immigration document for allegedly using a green cardýobtained through a phony marriageýto try to get a job. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor in the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland, said Elzahabi's case raises some concerns because of the length of time he has been held and because the allegations are largely dependent on voluntary conversations he had with the FBI.
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U.S. Airports Warned of Possible Attack 'Dry Runs'
Aviation News Network - July 26

Terrorists may be conducting ýdry runsý at U.S. airports to test security before a possible attack, according to a Transportation Security Administration warning to airport screeners. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is one of four airports across the country that intercepted several items in luggage over the last several months that resembled improvised bomb-making components. Descriptions of the homemade packages, which included various combinations of wires, batteries, cell phone components, clay and cheese, leave little doubt that terrorists are testing the nationýs airport security system, said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.
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Violence Essays
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 29

The IDEAS section was largely focused on the problem of violence in Baltimore and featured 10 essays on suggestions for dealing with the problem. Four of the authors are UMB faculty members: Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School of Social Work; Tanya Sharpe, PhD, MSW, assistant professor at the School of Social Work; Anthony Tommasello, PhD, associate professor and director of the Office of Substance Abuse Studies in the School of Pharmacy; and Douglass Colbert, JD, professor at the School of Law.

Violence Essays Overview
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 29

In an overview article about suggestions to deal with the problem of violence in Baltimore, Sun reporter Michael Hill quotes from several UMB faculty members who wrote essays for the IDEAS section, including Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School of Social Work, and Douglass Colbert, JD, professor at the School of Law.

Hospitals Create Fund to Boost Inventions
The Boston Globe - July 27

Boston's largest Harvard-affiliated hospitals are setting up a $35 million venture capital fund, an aggressive effort to push their inventions out of the laboratory and into the market. But some ethicists say hospitals should leave the commercialization of inventions to others. "Academic medical centers are supposed to be in the position of acquisition of knowledge, not getting into profit-making business," said Adil Shamoo, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine who co-founded an advocacy group with the father of a teenager who died during an experimental gene therapy trial at the University of Pennsylvania.
www.boston.com

Law Boss Murphy Leads Family Firm to the Top
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 27

Despite being a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Baltimore lawyer Hassan Murphy has thrown himself into volunteer work at the School of Law. Donating time and money, Hassan and his father, noted attorney Billy Murphy Jr., help aspiring young lawyers through a scholarship in his grandparents' names. "[Hassan] has a brilliant staff and runs his law firm with passion," said Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, Marjorie Cook Professor of Law and dean of the School. "For them to succeed the way they do, it's because he has such leadership and vision to make it succeed."
www.examiner.com

Onetime Terror Suspect in Minnesota Faces Trial on Document Charges
The Associated Press - July 27

Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi, who was arrested more than three years ago as a terror suspect, finally goes on trial Monday, but faces no charges of terrorism or committing violent acts. Instead, he will be tried on three counts of possession of a fraudulent immigration document for allegedly using a green card. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said Elzahabi's case raises some concerns because of the length of time he has been held and because the allegations are largely dependent on voluntary conversations he had with the FBI.
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Widener Won't Wait
The Daily Record - July 19

After 35 years at his post, Judge H. Emory Widener Jr. has stepped down as an active member of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The move creates a fifth vacancy on the 15-member bench. Legal experts say cases in the Fourth Circuit that now take about three to four months for an opinion, could take six months to a year until more seats are filled. However, pointed out Mark Graber, JD, PhD, professor at the School of Law, that would put the courtýs performance at the rate of most other circuit courts around the country. "The crisis of staffing in the Fourth Circuit is not stunning when put in perspective," he said. "It's a big crisis in our household, but life goes on even when appellate courts can't put out as many decisions."

Friendship Can Raise Heavy Issue
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 26

A study published in today's New England Journal of Medicine indicated that a person's chances of becoming obese increase by 57 percent if someone he identifies as a friend becomes obese. Everyone has an impression of what his or her ýideal weightý should be, an impression largely shaped by the way other people look, said Soren Snitker, MD, PhD, assistant professor and obesity researcher at the School of Medicine. "Even though we see all these thin models on TV, over the years this ideal has shifted to a higher weight."
www.baltimoresun.com

Legislative Ethics
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, 5 p.m. - July 25; 6 and 7 a.m. - July 26

In the wake of the guilty plea of former state Sen. Thomas Bromwell on public corruption charges, Marylandýs U.S. Attorney says he wants to focus on whether there is too much tolerance of corruption in government. Kathleen Dachille, JD, assistant professor at the School of Law, said voters must watch over those they elect by "knowing what they're voting on, why theyýre voting that way, and who are they receiving money from."
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Names in the News
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 26

Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP, has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center. Board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Schenkel is a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine of the School of Medicine, where he also serves as an assistant professor.
www.baltimoresun.com

Names in the News
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 26

Donna Harrington, PhD, professor at the School of Social Work, has been named chair of the School's doctoral program. Harrington began teaching at the School in 1995. She replaces Julianne Oktay, PhD, who is stepping down from the position she's held since 1999.
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U.S. Airports Warned of Possible Attack 'Dry Runs'
Newsday - July 26
WTWP, 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, 1 p.m. - July 25
WTOP, 103.5 FM, 2 p.m. - July 25

Terrorists may be conducting ýdry runsý at U.S. airports to test security before a possible attack, according to a Transportation Security Administration warning to airport screeners. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is one of four airports across the country that intercepted several items in luggage over the last several months that resembled improvised bomb-making components. Descriptions of the homemade packages, which included various combinations of wires, batteries, cell phone components, clay and cheese, leave little doubt that terrorists are testing the nationýs airport security system, said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security. "I don't know why you would connect a cell phone charger to a piece of cheese," he said. "The facts as described can lead to no other conclusion than that these are dry runs ý and yet we're told not to worry about it," Greenberger said.
www.newsday.com
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U.S. Airports Warned of Possible Attack 'Dry Runs'
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 5 and 6 p.m. - July 25; 5 and 6 a.m. - July 26
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, 5, 6, and 11 p.m. - July 25; 5 and 6 a.m. - July 26
WMAR-TV, Ch. 2, 5 and 6 p.m. - July 25; 5 and 6 a.m. - July 26
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 5:30 and 10 p.m. - July 25; 6 and 7 a.m. - July 26
WJLA-TV, Ch. 7, 5 and 11 p.m. ý July 25; 5 and 6 a.m. ý July 26
Newschannel 8, 6 and 7 p.m. ý July 25

Terrorists may be conducting "dry runs" at U.S. airports to test security before a possible attack, according to a Transportation Security Administration warning to airport screeners. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is one of four airports across the country that intercepted several items in luggage over the last several months that resembled improvised bomb-making components. Erin Hahn, JD, MPA, associate director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the School of Law and 2002 graduate of the School, said the alert concerns her because the airports were spread around the country. "It seems like it was very strategic and maybe they're seeing how good is the security at these slightly less large airports," said Hahn.
wjz.com

Is It a Cold or An Allergy? Number of Sneezing Spells is Indicator
The Washington Times - July 24

Seasonal allergic rhinitis, or seasonal allergies, can cause a sneezing spell or attack of three to five or more sneezes at a time, while colds can cause minor sneezing of one to two sneezes at a time, physicians say. Allergy symptoms are more prolonged and severe than cold symptoms, said Mary Bollinger, DO, associate professor at the School of Medicine. "You often can see symptoms occurring soon after a trigger. A cold can come on gradually, but you have similar symptoms."

Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
WBRU-FM (Providence, R.I.) - July 24

Alison Trinkoff, ScD, RN, FAAN, a professor at the School of Nursing, was interviewed for a story on mandatory overtime for nurses. Banning mandatory overtime might not be the answer to the problem of overworking nurses, she said, because it could be replaced by having nurses on call. That, she added, could lead to mandatory overtime by another name.
www.wbru.com

Newsmakers
Owings Mills Times - July 12

Owings Mills resident Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, has been named the dean of the School of Pharmacy. She is replacing David A. Knapp, PhD, who is retiring after an 18-year tenure.
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Study Shows Baltimore City Temperatures Rising
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 25
WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, - July 24

Left unabated, rising temperatures across Maryland and around the globe will pose ever-greater public health risks, according to a report released Tuesday by the Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center, a local environmental organization. Brenda Afzal, MS, RN, project manager of the School of Nursingýs Environmental Health Education Center, warned that without pre-emptive measures to reduce greenhouse emission, medical practitioners could only mitigate, and not eliminate, the health effects of heat waves and volatile environmental phenomena. "I personally donýt think we can ever have an adequate response," Afzal said. "Good public health is prevention."
wjz.com

Baltimore-Area Youths Learn in Mini-Medical School
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 23

This summer about 35 children ages 5 to 10 are attending the School of Medicineýs first Mini-Med School geared toward young people. "The program encourages them to live healthy and could encourage them to go into professional school," said Larry Anderson, PhD, professor at the School. "It influences kids at this age before they develop the [bad] habits of adults."
www.examiner.com

Bromwell Plea Deal
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 5:30 and 10 p.m. - July 23; 6, 7, and 8 a.m. - July 24

Former state Sen. Thomas Bromwell pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering and tax crimes in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, bringing a close to one of Marylandýs largest corruption investigations in recent years. Under the plea deal, Bromwell could receive a sentence of between 6 1/2 and eight years. "A plea bargain between the defendant and the prosecutor is not binding on the judge so no one knows what the sentence is going to be until the day of sentencing," said Andrew Levy, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law.
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Hidden Clauses Leave Consumers Without Court Time
WBAL-TV, Ch.11, 11 p.m. - July 23; 5 and 6 a.m. - July 24
WBALTV.com - July 23

Binding arbitration clauses, which are often in credit card agreements, sales contracts for items such as computers and appliances, and contracts for telephone service, gym memberships, and employment, require disputes to go through specific channels outside the courts, and the decision is final. "Consumers are signing these arbitration clauses in contracts and have no idea [the clauses are] in the fine print on one of 20 pages they sign," said Peter Holland, JD, MA, adjunct professor at the School of Law.
www.wbaltv.com

Finding Too Much in Foster Care Study
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 22

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School of Social Work, wrote in a letter to the editor that a recent study that showed keeping children at home, even if there are problems, is better than putting them in foster care, should not be used to justify anything but very thorough and comprehensive care for abused and neglected childrenýespecially younger children who experience the greatest harm.
www.baltimoresun.com

GBC's Fry Helps Keep City, State Moving
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 20

Head of the Greater Baltimore Committee since 2002, Don Fry helped push several plans from the drawing board to reality. The development of the UMB BioPark on Baltimore's west side helped bring about 2,000 new jobs to the region.
www.examiner.com

Industry, Universities Need to Collaborate to Grow Bioscience Base
Baltimore Business Journal - July 20

In this Op-Ed, James Hughes, MBA, vice president of research and development at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, urged leaders of the state's bioscience community to "recognize that collaboration between the private sector and academic research institutions is critical for the growth and development of the bioscience industry."

Nurse Receives Grant to Study Pain in HIV/AIDS Patients
Advance for Nurses - July 18

Susan Dorsey, PhD, MS, RN, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to study how nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, one component of highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens for patients with HIV, cause painful peripheral neuropathy, so that new therapeutic targets for treatment can be identified. The studies will be conducted in the Schoolýs bench research labs.

Patriot Acts
The Daily Record - July 23

Dwight Sullivan, a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves who worked as the chief defense lawyer for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay for the past two years, is leaving his post next month when his orders expire. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, does not know Sullivan, but he praised the work of the military officers who represent the detainees. "I think it came as a great shock to the Bush administration that all the military lawyers would not fall into line and adopt the scheme that they had proposed and developed," said Greenberger. "The general public was shocked to see the defense lawyers putting up a brave battle."

Soft Drinks are Hard on the Teeth
Greatreporter.com - July 23

In 2004, researchers at the Dental School divided common drinks into three categoriesýcola beverages, non-cola beverages and teas and coffeesýand submerged teeth in samples from each group for 14 days. The teeth were weighed at regular intervals to determine how much of their enamel was dissolving. The study found that the vast majority of soft drinks "exhibited a progressive attack" on teeth.
greatreporter.com

Health Alert: Modern Dentistry
WIStv.com - July 11

Student Jacob Koch and Andrea Morgan, DDS, MS, clinical assistant professor, discussed some of the newest technologies in use at the Dental School. Morgan talked about some of the ways the technology will help patients when they visit their dentist, and Koch said he is eager to someday use his high-tech training in his own practice.
www.wistv.com

Dental School to Use Grants for Research, Training
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 20

The Dental School is growing lifelong learners with two grants totaling more than $5.5 million. A grant worth more than $4 million went to associate professor Norman Capra, PhD, head of training in the oral and craniofacial biology program. ýThe training grant provides support for combined DDS/PhD students, and I can work a lot closer with the first-year students,ý Capra said. The other grant, for more than $1.5 million, will be used by professor Renty Franklin, PhD, to help with research of prolactin and its metabolic effects on the prostate. "As students we are encouraged to further our education in every aspect; this desire to know more conveys to prospective employers," said Beth Miller, DDS, who graduated in May.
www.examiner.com

Developer and Four Others Sue Queen Anneýs, Claiming Bias
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 20

A housing developer is among five plaintiffs suing Queen Anneýs County Commissioners in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, contending that delays to halt the project, specifically the affordable housing, amounts to a ýpattern of discrimination against minoritiesý that violates federal housing rules. Legal experts said they were unaware of similar legal action brought elsewhere against a municipality in Maryland and said the plaintiffsý argument is an unusual twist on how federal housing rules are enforced. "I think it's a fairly novel idea, and it's about time," said Barbara Bezdek, JD, LLM, a professor at the School of Law who has raised such a theory in class.
www.baltimoresun.com

Security Officials Look Ahead to '09
Christian Science Monitor - July 20

To cope with a reconstituted threat, homeland security and intelligence officials are working to ensure an experienced set of civil servants are at the helm of the Department of Homeland Securityýs 30 agencies as well as in U.S. intelligence agencies on Jan. 20, 2009. "Whoever is elected president in 2008, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat, will have to ensure that they're in close coordination with the existing administration on counterýterrorism," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.
www.csmonitor.com

The Business of Medicine
The Daily Record - July 20

Forty-nine medical schools in the United States offer joint MD/MBA programs, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The School of Medicineýs developing program will be the first in this state. Many of the MBA programs, whether for continuing education or during medical school, are geared toward the business of health care. E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, vice president for medical affairs of the University and dean of the School, said this is how he envisions his own schoolýs program. Added second-year student Kyle Hatten, who also plans to get an MBA, "Medical practice is a constantly evolving profession with increasing involvement with government, big business, and HMOs." Hatten hopes the joint-degree program is launched in time for him to be a part of it.

Homeland Security Funds for State Rise
WTOP-FM, 6:50 a.m. - July 19
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 19

Baltimore and Maryland will receive a total of more than $32 million in U.S. homeland security grants, the federal government announced yesterday. The amount represents a major increase over last year but falls short of the nearly $40 million in 2005. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said the funding levels for Maryland and Baltimore were proportional to the level of risk they face from terrorism and natural disasters. He said the Homeland Security Department appeared to rectify last year's "fiasco," when it cut funding for New York and Washington, D.C., while boosting money for Louisville, Ky., and Omaha, Neb.
www.baltimoresun.com

Md. Loses Bid for U.S. Biodefense Laboratory
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 19

Maryland has been eliminated from a national competition to land a $450 million laboratory for research dedicated to protecting the countryýs agriculture and food from disease and terrorism threats. Rebecca Ceraul, assistant director of media relations for the School of Medicine, said that members of the projectýs Maryland consortium were expected to meet today with representatives of the Department of Homeland Security to discuss the decision. Speaking for the consortium, Bruce Jarrell, MD, vice dean for research and academic affairs at the School, said the group is disappointed. "We hope to learn more in the coming days about why our proposal wasn't selected," he said.
www.baltimoresun.com

State Faces Shortage of Pediatric ER Docs
WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 11 p.m. - July 18

A Baltimore family, whose newborn died from a hard-to-detect virus, is advocating for more doctors to be trained as pediatric emergency room doctors. Maryland has only 25 pediatric emergency medicine physicians in the state. "The demand at the moment is outstripping the supplies of pediatricians," said Steven Czinn, MD, professor at the School of Medicine.
www.wbaltv.com

Woman's Ordeal Could End Today
The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union - July 19

Brandy Bailey, a woman from Florida who had been shot four times in the stomach last year, is having surgery today at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. She came to Baltimore after reading a story that highlighted the centerýs experiences with gunshot wounds. Her mother called the center and was referred to Thomas Scalea, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and physician-in-chief.
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Al-Qaida Plots New Attacks on U.S. Soil
WUSA-TV, Ch. 9, 9 a.m. - July 18

Al-Qaida is using its growing strength in Pakistan and Iraq to plot attacks on U.S. soil, heightening the terror threat facing the United States over the next few years, intelligence agencies concluded in a report unveiled yesterday. "The troublesome part is that al-Qaida has reconstituted itself in a haven along the Afghan-Pakistani border, which is a very hard area to get at both for geological reasonsýit's very mountainousýand for political reasons because it's an area that's really out of the control of the Pakistani government," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.
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Earning a Spot in the Curriculum
The Washington Post - July 17

In the early 1990s, a handful of medical schoolsýthe School of Medicine among themýestablished centers for the study of non-conventional medicine. Today, a consortium of 38 medical schools, including most of the major ones, is working to integrate it into mainstream medicine while maintaining Western standards of care. Herbal medicine is "easier to present to med students because it's a bit closer to pharmacology" than some other treatments, says Rick Scott, director of communications for the Center for Integrative Medicine. But he says that herbal medicines remain controversial, with a lot of uncertainty about how safe they are and how well they work.
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Unlikely Toothfellows
The Daily Record - July 18

Research areas such as bone health, the science of pain, and most recently, a federal grant to study the prostate, are flourishing at the Dental Schoolýs department of biomedical sciences, which last year received $10 million of the $14 million that the entire school drew in outside research money. "There is much similarity between the prostate and salivary glands. Although the connection may seem far-fetched, it's closer than you think," said Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, dean of the School. The School has taken a broad approach to the kinds of research it conducts, said Ronald Dubner, PhD, DDS, professor and chair of the department. "I haven't experienced any disadvantage to doing the kind of research I do here in a dental school," said Renty Franklin, PhD, professor at the School and lead researcher of the prostate study.

America Should Leave Iraq, But for the Right Reasons
Foreign Policy in Focus - July 17

"I applaud and wholeheartedly agree with the reasons given by Senator Lugar and others for leaving Iraqýthose of national interest," writes Adil Shamoo, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine, in an Op-Ed published in The (Baltimore) Sun. "But you would think that Iraqi interests would deserve a mention. This war has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands and the wounding and traumatizing of millions of Iraqis. More than 4 million refugeesýhalf of them children-have been forced to leave their homes. Unemployment is over 50 percent."
www.fpif.org

BART's BathroomsýFrom the Pristine to the Pathogenic
The San Francisco Chronicle - July 16

Restroom cleanliness scored the worst among all gripes in a 2006 customer-satisfaction survey of passengers of the Bay Area Rapid Transit, which carries 350,000 passengers a day. ýThe American public has very low expectations that a public restroom will be clean, though there will always be exceptions: a four-star hotel, a symphony hall, a top restaurant,ý said Steven Soifer, PhD, professor at the School of Social Work and co-founder and vice president of the American Restroom Association that advocates for the availability of clean, safe, and well-designed public restrooms. The mind-set, he said, should be changed. Not just because fouled bathrooms can be a health hazard but thereýs the gross-out factor, too.
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How Traders Gamble With Your Energy Dollars
The Boston Globe - July 17

In a series of hearings last week on Capitol Hill, members of Congress shed light on the most significant source of volatile energy pricesýexcessive speculation and manipulation on the unregulated energy commodity futures markets. As Michael Greenberger, JD, former director for trading and markets for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and who is now professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said in testimony this month, "failure to regulate these markets properly has distorted and sabotaged free market principles [and] cut those markets off from the moorings of economic fundamentals."
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Items Missing in Rape Case
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 17

Crucial evidence in the rape case of a Baltimore police officer accused of assaulting a teenager last year is missing from the Police Department's evidence control unit. "The validity of the defense argument may turn on the reliability of the chain of custody," said Michael Millemann, JD, professor at the School of Law.
www.baltimoresun.com

NP Spotlight: Island Influence
ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners - July 5

Brenda Windemuth, NP, presents quite a picture during her regular commute to work every other Friday. She sits on the deck of a U.S. Coast Guard boat, gliding across the Chesapeake Bay to Marylandýs only inhabited bay-side island, Smith Island. On the days she isnýt visiting Smith Island, she is a clinical instructor for the School of Nursing who works for the Governorýs Wellmobile Program. "There is no resident health care provider on the island except for EMTs and EMS," she said. "It's important that I go there because the residents would not take the time to get health care otherwise."
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Nurse Researcher Receives $1.8 Million Grant to Study Chronic Pain Induced by HIV/AIDS Antiretroviral Therapy
News-Line for Nurses - July 6

Susan Dorsey, PhD, RN, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing, has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research for her research on the effect that exercise has on pain. ýI had noticed, in my own research, how well humans with HIV drug-induced painful peripheral neuropathy performed after three to four months of exercise training,ý said Barbara Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean of research at the School and a study co-investigator. "What is so important about this grant is that once we identify the mechanism, we can rapidly translate the findings into humans, since that is where we identified the potential therapeutic benefit of exercise in the first place."
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Survey: One in 12 Used Illicit Drugs Last Month
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 17

One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledged having used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reported. "There are still some employers that don't see addiction as a disease. They see it as a moral issue," said Wanda Binns, LCSW-C, employee assistance manager in the School of Medicine.

Camping Family: Summer Center Gives Attention to Special Children
Armenia Now - July 13

Orphaned, needy, and abandoned children from different regions of Armenia have made a single family and for nearly three weeks have lived in the Our Lady of Armenia Summer Camp in the resort town of Tsaghkadzor. At the camp they begin to overcome the wall of mistrust they have towards life to start to see the world through a different perspective. The program was implemented through the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health, The New York Academy of Medicine and the Birthright Armenia organization.
armenianow.com

Cocaine is Out, But Here Comes Blow
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 13

Containing as much caffeine as four espressos, 240 milligrams, Blow, a powder mix, also is packed with 2,000 milligrams of taurine, a stimulant derived from animal bile. Others also worry young people might go a step further and inhale the product. ýIf you are taking something intra-nasally, you are bypassing the effects of the drug breaking down in the stomach, and you are taking it right into your veins,ý said Christopher Welsh, MD, assistant professor and addictions specialist with the School of Medicine. "The biggest problem is in heart conditions, especially if you donýt know you have one," Welsh said.
www.examiner.com

Daughter's Treatment Spurs Med-School Gift
The Wall Street Journal - July 13

When one of Howard Brownýs three daughters was a teenager, she developed a motility ailment affecting her digestive tract. After she married and had children, her condition grew worse, eventually requiring surgery. The operation took place at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where two of her sisters graduated from medical school, and where Brownýs father earned his law degree. Thomas Scalea, MD, the surgeon who performed the operation, is professor and director of the School of Medicine's trauma program. So when Scalea explained the departmentýs interest in creating a professorship, Brown was receptive.
online.wsj.com

Intelligence Report Warns al-Qaida has Regained Strength
WTTG-TV, Ch. 5, 10 p.m. - July 11; 6, 7, and 8 a.m. - July 12
MyFoxDC.Com - July 12

U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded that al-Qaida has rebuilt its operating capability to a level not seen since just before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "The war in Iraq has aided al-Qaida in restaffing itself and building itself up and has encouraged terrorists to associate with al-Qaida," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security. "The recent events in London tell us that western countries are in danger."
www.myfoxdc.com

Chewing Aspirin Can Damage Teeth
Online News - July 11

Researchers at the Dental School found aspirin can cause severe damage to both the hard and soft tissues of the mouth.
www.onlinenews.com.pk

Intelligence Officials to Discuss Terrorism
"Morning Edition," National Public Radio, 7 and 9 a.m. - July 12 "Front Page News," WTWP, 1500 AM and 107.7 FM, 12:10 p.m. - July 11

A White House spokesman said there is ýno credible intelligenceý of a specific terrorist attack in the U.S. in the near future, despite Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's comment that he has a "gut feeling" the nation faces an increased terrorist danger this summer. "The American people are well aware there is a threat, and I donýt see this casual comment advancing the ball very much," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security. "And I find it troubling in terms of the overt lack of preparedness on the part of the administration," Greenberger said.
www.npr.org

UMB's Mini-Med School program branches out with first session geared toward children
The Daily Record - July 12

Professor Larry Anderson, PhD, held aloft two pairs of preserved human lungs as he paced back and forth between the children. "All those black spots that you see are from the tobacco smoke," he said. It was the opening session of the School of Medicineýs first Mini-Med School geared toward children. Medical school professors will visit the Salvation Army Franklin Square Boys & Girls Club every Wednesday for five weeks, each presenting 60-minute sessions on various topics including anatomy, heart health and exercise, diabetes, obesity and HIV/AIDS. "We thought, if it works with adults, it would probably work with children as well," said Heather Graham, MA, organizer of the Mini-Med School and the medical school's public relations manager.

Witness Killed
WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 10 p.m. - July 11; 6, 7, and 8 a.m. ý July 12
FoxBaltimore.com - July 12

A murder trial in Baltimore has been postponed until September, as police investigate a possible link between that case and the shooting death of its main witness last week. Jerome Deise, JD, professor at the School of Law, discussed why prosecutors might still be able to use the recent victimýs sworn recorded testimony under a law passed in 2005 if witness intimidation is proved to be a motive for the killing.
www.foxbaltimore.com

Alba Therapeutics CEO to Lead Bioscience Group
Phoenix Business Journal - July 10
Baltimore Business Journal - July 10

Blake Paterson, MD, CEO of Alba Therapeutics Corp., was named chair of the Greater Baltimore Committeeýs Bioscience Committee on Tuesday. Paterson co-founded Alba Therapeutics with Alessio Fasano, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine and a researcher focused on celiac disease. The companyýs primary research centers on developing a treatment for celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine.
phoenix.bizjournals.com

Chewing Aspirin Can Damage Teeth
PakTribune.com - July 11

Researchers at the Dental School found aspirin can cause severe damage to both the hard and soft tissues of the mouth.
paktribune.com

Fixing Gaps, Exposing Rifts
The Daily Record - July 11

Ronald Silverman, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine and chief of the division of plastic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and co-director of the hospital's Earl and Frances Clem Cleft Lip and Palate Program, noted that Randolph Capone, MD, of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, is certified by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a group consisting mostly of ear, nose, and throat specialists. Silverman is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. Facial plastic surgeons such as Capone have been competing for patients with surgeons certified by the traditional plastic surgery board, according to Silverman. "That is something plastic surgeons like myself are very unhappy about," Silverman said.

Guantanamo's End?
Bangor Daily News - July 11

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear appeals by Guantanamo Bay inmates, held without trial for more than five years, who say the Bush administration and Congress have deprived them of a constitutional right to go to federal court. "The ruling signals that Justice Anthony Kennedy, the internationalist on the court, is unhappy about the Guantanamo situation and how it has tarnished the U.S. image abroad," said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.

UMB Program Wins Grant for HIV Work in Nigeria
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 11

The Institute of Human Virology at the School of Medicine has received a $43 million federal grant to expand its efforts to fight HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, institute officials announced. "There is a huge need here," said project director and professor William Blattner, MD, speaking Abuja, Nigeria. "The goal is to advance the number of people in therapy."
www.baltimoresun.com

Where Senators See Flaws, NYMEX Defends Oversight
The Wall Street Journal - July 11

The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)ýthe world's main regulated energy-trading marketýseized on a Senate investigation this week to warn of the dangers of rival electronic markets that are largely unregulated. However, the Senateýs hearings and exhibits also suggest that NYMEX arguably failed to address warning signs involving Amaranth Advisors, LLC, the collapsed hedge fund that the Senate contends distorted natural-gas prices last year. Michael Greenberger, JD, former director for trading and markets for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and who is now professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said NYMEX should have done more to rein in Amaranth. He added that NYMEX is "making a lot of money off these trades, and they're very conflicted about what to do."
online.wsj.com

Fallout From Commodity Speculation Continues on Both Sides of Hill
Environment and Energy Daily - July 9

Energy commodity trading and speculation has caught the attention of subcommittees in the House and Senate. During one hearing, a lawmaker said that ill-informed legislation on the matter could lead energy traders to even more unregulated markets and other forms of exchanges such as bilateral trading. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, and a former director for trading and markets for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testified that bilateral trading, in the form of trading through phone calls, was too tedious to become a viable alternate form of unregulated trading.

I'ýs Perfect, Now Change, Columbia Residents Say
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 10

ýThe county has always said the Rouse Company kept its promise that was made 40 years ago,ý said Robert Tennenbaum, MS, director of real estate development at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and one of Columbia's original planners. "What it brought was a tax base. It brought an incredible number of jobs. It brought, obviously, shopping and rational development."
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Institute of Human Virology wins $43M grant to expand AIDS treatment in Africa
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 10
Baltimore Business Journal - July 9
Phoenix Business Journal - July 9
San Antonio Business Journal - July 9
Milwaukee Business Journal - July 9
The Daily Record - July 9

With a $43 million federal grant, the School of Medicineýs Institute of Human Virology (IHV) hopes to expand its treatment and testing of AIDS in Nigeria. The IHV the downtown Baltimore research center started by Professor Robert Gallo, MD, who co-discovered HIV nearly two decades ago and developed the first HIV blood test, received the federal money from the federal Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
www.examiner.com
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Lawsuit Dismissal
WTOP-FM, 7:20 a.m. - July 7

Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed why the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit that challenged President Bushýs warrantless domestic spying program.

Modern Dentistry
HOInews.com (Peoria, IL) - July 2

At the Dental School, students are testing some of the newest types of technology. Clinical Professor Andrea Morgan, DDS, says, in the past, students worked on a set of fake teeth attached to sensors. But the ýteeth on a stický environment is a far cry from a real encounter with a patient. New suites enable students to train and practice as if they were working on a real patient, without the worry of making a mistake. Teachers can monitor the students' work from a remote area.
www.hoinews.com

People With Schizophrenia Don't Stay on Meds
Psych Central News - July 2

The vast majority of peopleýmore than 90 percentýwith schizophrenia fail to stay on their prescribed antipsychotic medications after one year. The researchers from the School of Pharmacy studied 5,898 people with schizophrenia from Maryland who were on Medicaid. Discontinuation rates were high at one-year follow-up and did not differ significantly for any of the drugs studied.
psychcentral.com

Public Defender Expands the Role of Advocate
The Daily Record - July 9

The Baltimore Office of the Public Defender is teaming up with Community Law in Action (CLIA), a program based at the School of Law, for a new outreach program. CLIA works with Baltimore high schools to bring law-related education, critical thinking, and problem-solving courses to their students. The new program will bring classes to Eager Street Academy, an East Baltimore facility that houses juvenile offenders being charged as adults, and will teach students about using the Constitution as a conflict-resolution tool.

Support Group Stresses Laughter to Fight Disease
Associated Press story in JuneauEmpire.com - July 10

At the very least, laughter exercises lungs, oxygenates blood, works abdominal muscles, massages internal organs, and releases tension. But medical studies have shown it can also increase tolerance to pain, improve the immune system, adjust blood sugar in patients with type II diabetes and aid digestion. A School of Medicine study released in March showed laughing helps blood vessels function better, improving cardiovascular health.
www.juneauempire.com

You Don't Want to Hit the Bull's Eye With Lyme Disease
Inside Bay Area (California) - July 9

Although more than 30,000 people in the United States are infected with Lyme disease each year, most infections can be avoided, said Robert Edelman, MD, associate director for clinical research at the Center for Vaccine Development at the School of Medicine. He advises people to "use DEET repellent on the skin when you go outside. Spray clothing with Permethrin. Tuck your shirt in. Wear light-colored clothing so it's easier to spot the tick. Do a tick search. Check folds of skin closely."
www.insidebayarea.com

2,100 State Workers Earn $125,000 and Up
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 7

About 2,100 state employees will each take home $125,000 or more in salary this year. The top spots for base pay all go to researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center, which is a private, nonprofit hospital, and show up on the state salary list because they also hold appointments at the School of Medicine. "Salaries for faculty and administrators at the University of Maryland, Baltimore are different from other campuses, because so much of the money comes from their own grants and not from taxpayer money," said Ed Fishel, the University's news bureau director. "Plus, they see patients, and a sizable part of their salary comes from their patients."
www.baltimoresun.com

Addictions Counselors Build Careers on Hope
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 8

In a story about careers as addictions counselors, Carmen DeMatteo, an MSW student at the School of Social Work, and Llewellyn Cornelius, PhD, a professor at the School are quoted about the complexity of substance abuse and about the Schoolýs program, which emphasizes field work. "It is one thing to read a book and understand the disease and another thing entirely to walk into an agency and sit down with someone who needs support," Cornelius said. Also, Cornelius and Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School, are pictured in the front page story, and DeMatteo and Otima Doyle, a PhD candidate at the School are pictured on page 9.)

Environmental Studies Program Heating Up
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 8

Over the past three decades, as global warming has caught the attention of the public, area colleges and universities have added programs to meet the demand. The Environmental Law Program at the School of Law, which is called the "academic environmental grandfather in Baltimore," has been around since 1987. "One of the things we emphasize to our students is to appreciate how important it is to work with scientists and those in other disciplines," said Robert Percival, JD, MA, professor at the School and the programýs director.

How Green Is My Campus?
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 8

At the School of Nursing, meetings now feature organically and locally grown food, often served on recyclable plates with soy-based utensils. Students are on the bandwagon: graduate nursing student Denise Choiniere, BSN, RN, who works in the coronary care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center wondered about how batteries were being discarded. So she designed and implemented a hospital-wide battery disposal program that has collected and discarded 97,000 batteries.

Lawyer Killed in Car Crash
The Daily Record - July 5
The (Annapolis) Capital - July 5

People who knew Fred Warren Bennett, a lawyer who championed appeal cases for death row inmates and who was killed in a car crash last week, say he was a tenacious advocate whose work will continue to impact Maryland law. ýOne of Fredýs best features is just that he simply never gave up, and he fought on their behalf to the end,ý said Michael Millemann, JD, professor at the School of Law. A friend of Mr. Bennettýs for 25 years, Andrew Levy, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law, said his colleague chose to defend death row inmates because a deeply rooted belief that it is fundamentally wrong for the state to execute one of its citizens.

More Regulation for Futures Markets?
The Daily Report - July 6

A U.S. Senate subcommittee is investigating whether electronic energy exchanges should be regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Even if the CFTC is given that authority, Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, and a former director for trading and markets for the CFTC, questioned whether it would be effective. "The CFTC is a captive of the industry it regulates," Greenberger said.
www.dailyreportonline.com

On the Highway to Indigestion
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 9

Jean-Pierre Raufman, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and head of gastroenterology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, said doctors may be able to learn about dyspepsia by studying competitive speed eaters. ýIn medical history, thereýs a long history of studying the worst-case scenario, the extreme, so you can learn something about the milder forms,ý Raufman said. But he also warned of the danger, particularly to the liver, of binge eating. "I don't think that thereýs any health benefit to doing something like this," Raufman said.
www.examiner.com

Supreme Court Strikes Race as Tool for Diversity
WYPR-FM, 6, 7, and 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. - July 6

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Courtýs ruling that struck down voluntary school integration plans in Seattle, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., that assigned some students to school by race, several students at the School of Law say the Schoolýs commitment to diversity has enriched their experience. ýWhen I was a kid, there was far less diversity or less sensitivity,ý said Peter Soo, who just finished his first-year. ýThere was a lot more teasing. Thereýs a lot less of that now which is a great thing. Hopefully that will continue, but I donýt know if youýre not exposed to it whether that will continue.ý Recent graduate Melissa Sviatko said having classmates of different ethnicities and cultures was important. "I just feel that the diversity here at Maryland has been critical to my education." Recent graduate, Christopher Brown, agreed. "Having a diverse classroom whatever we were studying gave everybody a different view. I think it definitely helped me grow in that I could see issues from a different perspective," he said.
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Two Doctors Held in a British Plot Looked to the U.S.
The New York Times - July 7

Word that two of the medical doctors arrested in connection with the bungled London and Glasgow car bomb attacks had made preliminary inquiries about practicing medicine in the United States, sent tremors through the American medical community. ýIýd like to think there would not be concerns,ý said Susan Wolfsthal, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine and director of the internal medicine residency program. "But there have been times in our history when entire groups of people have been blamed for the actions of a few."
www.nytimes.com

Addiction Rewires Brain Circuitry
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 6

Cocaine addicts have trouble making judgments about rewarding and punishing behaviors, researchers at the School of Medicine found. "There's a misconception that addiction is just a problem with your personality or character or you just need to suck it up,ý said Geoffrey Schoenbaum, MD, assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology and lead researcher on the study. "It's clear to us now that in people who are addicted, the brain has really been altered in fundamental ways."
www.examiner.com

Civil Unions: Separate, and Unequal
The Daily Record - July 6

More than 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education, experience from that state teaches us yet again that separate is inherently unequal ý this time in the context of marriage, writes Steven Schwinn, JD, an associate professor at the School of Law. With the Maryland same-sex marriage case, Conaway v. Deane, pending, Schwinn says Maryland's high court should take note: Separate civil unions are not equal to marriage.

Curreri Has Grand Plans for His Latest Venture
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 6

Starting the company AVIcode, Inc., in 2004, CEO Mike Curreri and his investors received $150,000 in startup capital from the state Department of Business and Economic Development. Twelve months later, after experiencing rapid growth, AVIcodeýlocated in the Technology Center of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Countyýwas named incubator company of the year by the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.examiner.com

Impact of Terrorism in Great Britian on Maryland
WYPR, 8 a.m. - July 6

Discussing the aftermath of the London terror plot and the Glasgow attack, Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor at the School of Law, said, "With regard to our mental attitude, I would hope that it reminds us that we are still in dangerous times; that we can't let our guard down; that citizens still have to be vigilant about things that are going on around them. What I hope doesn't happen is that we enter a new era of paranoia where we look for the silver bullet to fix our problems or lash out at whole sets of groups believing that discrimination against groups of people will somehow cure our problem."
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On the Move
The Daily Record - July 6

Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the School of Pharmacy, has been elected vice president of the Maryland Pharmacists Association. As vice president, she will serve as president-elect and become president in 2008.

Otterbein House 'Is Us'
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 6

When Donald Fedder, RPh, DrPH, 80, a professor at the School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine, and his wife, Michaeline, bought a house in Otterbein 22 years ago, both moved in empty-handed. The newly married couple paid $135,000 for the 1,700-square-foot home that included a carport in the rear off a narrow side street. The home is profiled in The Sunýs "Dream Home" column.

Private Funding Key to Areaýs Biotech Expansion
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 6

The seeds have been planted - now they just need money to sprout. Area schools such as The Johns Hopkins University; University of Maryland, College Park; and University of Maryland, Baltimore all receive between $9 million and more than $600 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research.
www.examiner.com

Bennett's Work Shaped Death Penalty Debate
The Daily Record - July 5

Attorneys who knew criminal defense giant Fred Warren Bennett say he was a tenacious advocate whose work will continue to impact Maryland law. Bennett, 65, was killed in a car crash on Sunday. "One of Fred's best features is just that he simply never gave up and he fought on their behalf to the end," said Michael Millemann, JD, death penalty lawyer and professor at the School of Law.

Dental Grad is Following His Roots
Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle - July 5

Jeffrey Toothman, 28, originally of Chewsville, near Hagerstown, Md., is a fourth-generation dentist and an alumnus of the Dental School, where Thomas Payne, DDS, was one of his professors.
www.democratandchronicle.com

HIV Treatment Research
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 5

Susan Dorsey, PhD, RN, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing, has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. Her study's purpose is to try to understand how anti-retroviral therapy regimens for patients with HIV cause chronic pain.
www.baltimoresun.com

London Terror Plot and Libby Commutation
WUSA-TV, 9:20 a.m. - July 4

Michael Greenberger, JD, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor at the School of Law, discussed the terror plot investigation in London, saying the ability to profile a likely terrorist has been thrown ýout the window,ý as the plotters in London were doctors and of mixed ethnicity. Greenberger says this makes creating counterterrorism policies more difficult. He also noted the importance of the methodical way the British are conducting their investigation into the London plot. Regarding the commutation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Greenberger said it is very likely that President Bush will pardon Libby prior to leaving office.
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Louisville Dental School Names New Dean
University of Louisville Web site - July 3

John Sauk, DDS, MS, associate dean for research administration and training at the Dental School, has been named dean of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.
php.louisville.edu

Neuroscience: Dazed and Confused
Nature - July 4

Scientists at the University have identified a population of neurons that may contribute to impaired decision-making in drug addicts. Thomas Stalnaker, PhD, a post doctoral fellow, and School of Medicine colleagues trained cocaine-addicted rats to associate different odors with either a reward or a punishment. When they reversed the associations, they found that cocaine-addicted animals were slower to adapt than healthy animals.
www.nature.com

New Pharmacy Dean
The Daily Record - July 5

Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, the new dean of the School of Pharmacy, is a nationally renowned expert in pharmacokineticsýthe movement of drugs among the cells of the body. She was chosen following a national search to replace Dean David A. Knapp, PhD, who is retiring as dean after leading the School to national prominence. Professor Eddington, chair of the School's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is also an alumna of the School.

Public Health School on Hold
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 4
WMDT.com - July 4

The University has suspended plans to open a school of public health this fall, noting budget concerns, and will reconsider its options in six months, officials said. University President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, said that anticipated budget cuts to Marylandýs higher education funding forced him to temporarily shelve plans for the new School, which was to be spun off from the downtown graduate campusý medical school.
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www.wmdt.com

Taking a Historical Look at Dental History
The (Auburn, N.Y.) Citizen - July 3

The first dental school in the world was the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, which opened in 1840.
www.auburnpub.com

Eddington Named Dean of School of Pharmacy
"Direct Connection," Maryland Public TV (Owings Mills, Annapolis, Montgomery, Hagerstown, Salisbury, Oakland), 7:30 p.m. - July 2

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, announced the promotion of a veteran researcher to be dean of the School of Pharmacy. Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, who has been at the School since 1991 and also earned her doctorate there, described her plans for the School and the changing role of pharmacists. She will succeed David A. Knapp, PhD, who is retiring after 18 years as dean.
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Innovative Program Pairs University, Army Nurses
Nursezone.com - July 2

In an effort to ease a faculty shortage, the School of Nursing has launched a new partnership with the Army Nurse Corps, allowing active duty or retired Army nurses to serve as nursing school faculty. "We have a lot of military students in our various programs, many of whom may have had their education funded by the Army," said Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean of the School. "They will get exposed to what it's like to be an active duty Army nurse because the nurses will be using their own clinical experiences, whether in the United States or in another country, and the students will learn what their experience has been."
www.nursezone.com

London Terror Plot
WTWP-FM, 3 p.m. - July 2

Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, spoke about the terror attack attempts last week in London and Glasgow. Greenberger said these foiled attacks serve as a reminder that the threat of terrorism in the United States is still very real and that an observant public can make a difference.
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Mitchell's Lasting Legacy Led to Diversity at All Levels at the School of Medicine
The Afro-American - June 28

Parren Mitchell, the former lawmaker who died in May, led what became a wellspring of African-American graduate students who are now professional degree recipients at the University of Maryland. ýWhen I came to the School of Medicine in 1991, I made it plain that I was going to level the playing field. It certainly helped that as dean I had the authority to make most of the changes I wanted," said Donald E. Wilson, MD, MACP, who has headed the Schoolýs Program in Minority Health, since stepping down as dean in 2006. E. Albert Reese, MD, PhD, MBA, vice president for medical affairs of the University and dean of the School of Medicine, noted that the School continues to outperform the national averages in recruitment, development, and retention of African-American students and faculty. "A medical school can create avenues for appealing to a diverse student applicant pool," said Reece.
www.afro.com

100 Years: The 12 Events That Have Shaped Baltimore
Baltimore Magazine - July 2007

The cityýand, indeed, the state of Marylandýbecame the civil rights movementýs de facto base camp. And from the heart of the struggle, the Mitchell family emerged as one of Baltimore's most prominent political dynasties. "It began the process of changing the country," said Larry Gibson, LLB, professor at the School of Law. "The Donald Gaines Murray [against the University of Maryland] case was the first successful school desegregation case of any kind in the United States. It began the long road toward eliminating government-supported racial segregation, ultimately culminating in Brown"ýthe U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision to desegregate public schools.
www.baltimoremagazine.net

Consensus Builds Around More Regulation for Futures Markets
Environment and Energy Daily - June 26

At a hearing on Capital Hill last week, energy-industry trade groups, businesses, and a former natural gas trader voiced support for Congress giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) authority to regulate electronic trading in natural gas and other energy futures markets, and not just on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Two panelists cautioned that too strict or inflexible a definitionýby the number of holdings instead of percent of the total market, for instanceýcould lead traders to flee to other markets. But panelist Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, and a former director for trading and markets for the CFTC, called that scenario unlikely because regulatory certainty attracts players to the market.

Dean to be Named for Pharmacy School
The (Baltimore) Sun - July 2

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is expected to announce today the promotion of a veteran researcher to be dean of the pharmacy school. Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, 48, who has been at the School of Pharmacy since 1991 and also earned her doctorate there, will succeed David A. Knapp, PhD, who is stepping down after 18 years as dean.
www.baltimoresun.com

Guantanamo Bay Detainees Get Court Hearing
Bloomberg News - June 29

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear appeals by Guantanamo Bay inmates, held without trial for more than five years, who say the Bush administration and Congress have deprived them of a constitutional right to go to federal court. The action is a reversal for the court, which in April rejected the same two appeals over the objections of three justices who voted to grant a hearing. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, said Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the deciding vote in 2006 when the court barred Bush's original plan to try Guantanamo Bay inmates before military tribunals, "is clearly the critical vote here. My own view is that everything that has happened since April 2 almost certainly led him to believe that enough is enough."
www.bloomberg.com

Names in Health News
The (Annapolis) Capital - July 2

Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the School of Pharmacy, has been elected vice president of the Maryland Pharmacists Association. She will be installed at its convention this month and will serve as president-elect, becoming president in 2008.
www.hometownannapolis.com

New Toothpaste Can Regrow Teeth
Taipei Times - July 1

The $3 billion global market for toothpaste is on the verge of a shake-up as new biotechnologies come through that not only curtail sensitivity problems but will also enable teeth to re-grow to fill in small cavities. American scientists developed a material that helped in bone regeneration for combat-wounded troops. Later, two researchers at the Dental School took that bioactive compound and found a way to adapt the same technology for renewing teeth.

Plastic Nation
Baltimore Magazine - July 2007

"By and large, those with Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD) don't feel better when they get the surgeries, or if they do, they pretty much switch to another part of the body," explained Christopher Welsh, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine. He is careful to distinguish between people with BDD and those simply obsessed with plastic surgery.
www.baltimoremagazine.net

Supreme Court Strikes Race as Tool for Diversity
The Afro-American - June 28

After generating months of anxiety among both proponents and opponents of public-school integration, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the use of race in student-assignment policies by the Seattle and Louisville, Ky., school districts violated the rights of the white petitioners whose children were denied admission to the schools of their choice. "This is obviously an important decision that must be carefully evaluated," said Larry Gibson, LLB, professor at the School of Law.
www.afro.com

UMB BioPark Shows Health, Growth Potential
The (Baltimore) Examiner - July 2

If you build it they will comeýand keep coming and coming and coming. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark, the biotech industry is alive and growing. The UMB Health Sciences Research Park Corporation announced a Request For Proposals for a third building in the park, located on the 800 block of West Baltimore Street. The development is already home to two buildings but has the possibility of growing to as many as 10.
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What's an 'AWOL' Machine?
WebCommentary.com - June 29

One of the dangers of an Alcohol Without Liquid (AWOL) machine is that once the alcohol is inside the lungs, the body has no way to quickly force the toxin out. Unlike drinking too many drinks, which may induce vomiting, with AWOL the body can't fight back. In short, ýthere is no throwing up from the lungs,ý said Richard Dalby, PhD, a professor at the School Of Pharmacy. Dalby contends little is known about the effects of alcohol on the lungs and that inhaling such substances could bring bacteria and mold into the lungs and cause anything from food allergies to anaphylactic shock and death.
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