In the News

August 2009

'American Casino' Reviewed in The New Yorker
The New Yorker - Sept. 7

"American Casino," a documentary about the benefactors and victims of the subprime mortgage meltdown, is reviewed in The New Yorker. 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 "[h]is passionate exposition gives us the strongest emotional release we get from the material" according to the review.
www.newyorker.com

Assessing the Department of Homeland Security - Part 2
Medill Reports: Washington - Aug. 28

Experts weigh in on changes at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted.
news.medill.northwestern.edu

Dentists Drill for Dollars
SmartMoney - Aug. 31

"If you were in an amphitheater watching a dentist clunk around in your mouth, you'd be horrified," says Howard Strassler, DMD, professor and director of operative dentistry at University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore. Strassler adds that patients with gum disease are better off with a trained hygienist.
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Fitch Affirms Upper Chesapeake Health System's (Maryland) Revs Outlook to Evolving
Business Wire - Aug. 31

Negative factors in the revision of the Upper Chesapeake Health System's outstanding bonds issued through the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority are offset by potential benefits of the strategic affiliation with the Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System a high bond-rated, nine-hospital network anchored around the University of Maryland Medical Center and closely affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
www.businesswire.com

How to Live With Celiac Disease
The Washington Post - Aug. 31

As with all autoimmune diseases, it's believed that celiac occurs when a person who has a genetic predisposition encounters some environmental trigger that moves the faulty immune response into action. But celiac is the only autoimmune disease for which that environmental trigger-in this case, gluten-has been identified, according to Alessio Fasano, MD, director of the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research and professor at the School of Medicine.
www.washingtonpost.com

Long-Term Abductions
ABC News - Aug. 28
Good Morning America - Aug. 29

School of Social Work Professor Geoffrey Greif, PhD, commented on the abduction and recovery after 18 years of a California woman.
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Return of Swine Flu: What's Ahead For Americans?
Associated Press - Aug. 31

With flu's favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we're going to be a sick nation this fall. How sick? University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers are referenced.
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Swine Flu Protections Start With the Young
Annapolis Capital - Aug. 30

Through a partnership with Annapolis Pediatrics, the University of Maryland School of Medicine began administering doses there last week. The testing is being done to determine the best dose of the H1N1 vaccine, as well as document any reactions.
www.hometownannapolis.com

University System Not Likely to Raise Tuition
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 29

Some universities might address furlough demands by closing the campus entirely on days when no classes are scheduled. But that wouldn't be an option, for example, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where many medical employees work. UMB President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, noted that his university has tended to absorb about one-fifth of state cuts to the system but added that he will have flexibility to tailor those cuts to campus needs.
www.baltimoresun.com

Anti-Speculation Push Could Drop Price of Oil
Reuters - Aug. 27

A debate is emerging over how curbs on energy market speculation may impact oil prices, with at least one major bank boldly expecting the new rules will trigger a 30 percent price plunge. 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.reuters.com

Assessing the Department of Homeland Security
Medill Reports: Washington - Aug. 28

Experts weigh in on changes at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted.
news.medill.northwestern.edu

On the Move - Education
Daily Record - Aug. 28

University of Maryland, Baltimore, has promoted M.J. Tooey, MLS, AHIP, to associate vice president of academic affairs. She will continue as executive director of UMB's Health Sciences and Human Services Library.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Pharmacy Fulfills Needs Of Terminally Ill
MarketPlace (NPR) - Aug. 27

Professor Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, comments as an end-of-life care expert for a radio segment about a pharmacy chain that has added hospice care services.
marketplace.publicradio.org

Plavix Ineffectiveness Predicted By Gene Variant Found in One of Three People
AboutLawsuits.com - Aug. 28

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a gene variant in a study, published in the Aug. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which may be a factor in causing the blood thinner Plavix not to work.
www.aboutlawsuits.com

A Loss For Poor Defendants
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 26

"When discussing the firing of Maryland Public Defender Nancy S. Forster, let's be clear about a few things," said Doug Colbert, JD, in an opinion piece. Colbert is the Jacob A. France Research Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law.
www.baltimoresun.com

Anti-Speculation Push Could Drop Price of Oil
Reuters/Forexyard.com - Aug. 27

A debate is emerging over how curbs on energy market speculation may impact oil prices, with at least one major bank boldly expecting the new rules will trigger a 30 percent price plunge. 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.forexyard.com

Baltimore To Share Budget Pain
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 27

Mayor Sheila Dixon and others commented on how Baltimore residents might see a "change in services" and furloughs facing city workers in order to possibly close a $60 million spending gap opened by the most recent state aid cuts and slumping tax revenues. Other details reported included a $7.5 million reduction in state funding for cancer research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the John Hopkins University.
www.baltimoresun.com

Justice Department to Investigate CIA Interrogation Tactics
WUSA TV, Ch. 9 (Washington, D.C.), 9 a.m. - Aug. 26

The U.S. Justice Department has named a special prosecutor to investigate reports of harsh tactics used by CIA interrogators. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and former Justice Department official, is quoted. Professor Greenberger also reacts to the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy: "He was the ultimate senator, and he set a standard for others to follow."
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Preparing For Swine Flu
The Week - Aug. 26

The piece editorializes on the "swine flu panic express" picking up speed in government statements. Photo caption describes a vial of H1N1 swine flu vaccine during early trials with medical volunteers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.theweek.com

Prof. Gibson Comments on Senator Kennedy
WMAR-TV Ch 2 - 11 p.m. -- Aug. 26

University of Maryland law professor Larry Gibson, JD, believes Sen. Kennedy's endorsement turned the election for then-Senator Barack Obama saying, "The timing of his endorsement and the forcefulness of his endorsement was a was a significant contribution to the election of president."

U.S. Drug Czar Warns Teens About Marijuana, Prescription Drugs
WWL-TV, Louisiana - 6:59 pm - Aug. 25

The U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowsk got input from young people as he prepares to advise President Obama on a national drug control policy and met with drug enforcement agents who are on the front lines of fighting the explosion in illegal prescription drug use. Harold Crossley, DDS, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland Dental School.
www.wwltv.com

Why Plavix Doesn't Work for Some People
WJZ-TV Ch 13 - 5 pm -- Aug. 26

The anti-clotting drug Plavix is one of the most commonly used drugs around the world, but it isn't effective in all patients. Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have uncovered an explanation in our genes. Alan Shuldiner, MD, was interviewed.
wjz.com

Hospitals Jointly Track Flu
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 25

All Maryland's hospitals will now be linked in a computerized system. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will begin administering the first of 50 doses of an experimental swine flu vaccine as part of a large clinical trial under the sponsorship of CSL Biotherapies of Australia. The trial is different from another at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which is working under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health using a vaccine from a different manufacturer.
www.baltimoresun.com

Plavix Heart Attack Risks Are in Our Genes, New Study Finds
Attorney at Law.com - Aug. 26
Science Daily - Aug. 26
PhysOrg.com - Aug. 26
First Science.com - Aug. 26
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A specific gene variation carried by between 30 and 60 percent of people makes some of us more than twice as likely as others to suffer a heart attack or stroke while taking the blockbuster anti-blood clotting drug Plavix, a new study reveals. Researcher Alan Shuldiner, MD, professor of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, called the presence of the gene variation "a strong predictor of response to clopidogrel or Plavix."
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www.sciencedaily.com
www.physorg.com
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Volunteers Take a Shot at Swine Flu
Washington Post - Aug. 25
Boston Globe.com - Aug. 26

Arthur Fergenson, a 61-year-old Baltimore lawyer, has been volunteering to test vaccines since 1954, when, as a second-grader, he stood in line in his school gymnasium to receive a vaccine to prevent polio. Two weeks ago, Fergenson rolled up his sleeve again, this time at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, for the H1N1 vaccine. Lead investigator Karen Kotloff, MD, professor, is quoted.
www.washingtonpost.com

Wall Street's $4 Trillion Kitty
Reuters Blogs - Aug. 24

The Obama administration's plan for reining in derivatives leaves unchecked one of Wall Street's dirty little secrets: the ability of a derivatives dealer to redeploy cash collateral that gets posted by one of its trading partners -- known as 'rehypothecation.' Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
blogs.reuters.com

Baltimore's Hollywood Diner reopening
Daily Record - Aug. 21

Part of cinema history and a landmark in downtown Baltimore, the repainted and rewired Hollywood Diner, premieres Wednesday after more than a year hiatus. Baltimore-based Crema Coffee Co., which has cafe locations on the University of Maryland School of Law and School of Medicine campuses, will operate the new diner. It will incorporate the youth culinary training program.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Md.'s Chief Defender Cites Racial Issue in Ouster
Washington Post - Aug.22

Maryland's chief public defender said Friday that she was fired by the board of trustees that oversees her office and she suggested that philosophical differences and racial division were factors. Michael Millemann, JD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law is quoted.
www.washingtonpost.com

Notre Dame College Is Pharmacy Pioneer
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 24

Patrick Donohue Donohue and 69 others start courses at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland today, they will become the first class of the first school of pharmacy at an American women's college. Notre Dame will become the second institution in Maryland to train professional pharmacists; the first is the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
www.baltimoresun.com

Schools To Offer Swine Flu Vaccines
Southern Maryland News on line - Aug. 21

Swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, first turned up in April in Maryland, when health officials reported probable cases in Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties. The H1N1 vaccine is being tested now including University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.somdnews.com

Speculation, Regulation, and Market Fundamentals
"Clean Skies Sunday," WJLA (Washington, D.C.), Ch. 7, 9:30 a.m. - Aug. 23
CleanSkies.com - Aug. 21

Federal regulators are considering new rules and oversight that could curtail speculators' ability to game the commodities markets and control prices for their own financial gain. 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.youtube.com
www.cleanskies.com

University of Maryland School of Law Clinic sees summer wins
Daily Record - Aug. 21

Rene Hutchins' goal with the Appellate and Post-Conviction Advocacy Clinic at the University of Maryland School of Law is to show students the lifespan of a case, from the day after a conviction to even a decade later. There are no case studies that wrap up tidily when a semester ends, but rather a slog through the good and bad of the justice system. We donýt just win when we get a reversal or when we get a favorable result for our client. We win when we treat our clients with dignity, and restore credibility to the system,ý said Hutchins, JD, the clinicýs director and an assistant professor.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Water Main Break Damages Street In Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 24
Associated Press - Aug. 24
WJZ-TV - 7 am - Aug. 24
WMAR-TV - 5 am, 6 am, 8 am - Aug. 24
WBAL-TV - 5 am - Aug. 24
WBAL-TV - 11 pm - Aug. 23
WJZ-TV - 11 pm - Aug. 23
WMAR-TV - 11 pm - Aug. 23

A 40 inch water main break has seriously damaged a street in downtown Baltimore. The University of Maryland, Baltimore initially closed its Lexington and Saratoga buildings due to lack of water, but it later was restored.
wjz.com
www.baltimoresun.com

Greenberger to Speak at Delaware Event on Economic Meltdown
The Community News - Aug. 20

The Delaware Press Association and the Delaware Coalition for Open Government are sponsoring a Sept. 17 panel discussion entitled "What Really Happened to our Economy: The Consequences of Not Knowing." Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will give a lecture at the event.
www.communitypub.com

Social Security Administration Planning Move
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 20

Nearly 30 years after the Social Security Administration opened its $92 million Metro West complex on Baltimore's west side, federal officials are planning to move 1,600 employees from there to an office building to be constructed near the Reisterstown Plaza Metro station in Northwest Baltimore. GSA's goal is to "dispose of" the Metro West facility after the SSA moves out. One potential user is the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.baltimoresun.com

Vaccine Trial for Children
XETV-SD FoxTV - 7:19 am - Aug. 20
XETV-SD - 8:22 am - Aug. 20
WKMG-ORD (CBS) - 6:25 pm

In Baltimore today, dozens of children received the new swine flu vaccine during clinical trials at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
mms.tveyes.com

Findings May Speed Troops' Recovery
USA Today - Aug. 20

Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries, such as those caused by roadside bombs. The findings could have an impact on the care of civilians hurt in car accidents or suffering gunshot wounds, says Grant Bochicchio, MD, MPH, associated professor and an emergency room surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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House of Representatives Committee Honors Cummings
CSPAN - Aug. 19

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings is honored for his committment to ensuring that our next generation has access to quality health care, education, fresh air and water, and a strong economy. He graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law.
mms.tveyes.com

Notre Dame Welcomes First Pharmacy Class
Daily Record - Aug. 20
WJZ-TV ý 4 pm ý Aug. 19

College of Notre Dame of Maryland's School of Pharmacy, the second school of pharmacy in the state after the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, received 499 applications for the 70 slots, admitting a class of 41 women and 29 men.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Sweet as Honey - Melinda Roeder
WBFF Fox 45 - Aug. 18, 10:29 p.m.

Identical triplets are celebrating their first birthday, but they've already lived through more ups and downs than some adults. Before birth the triplets were in trouble. blood flow between the fetuses was restricted. Surgeon Ahmet Baschat, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, explains.
www.foxbaltimore.com

Swine Flu Prep Ramps Up In Maryland, Across The Country
Baltimore Business Journal - Aug. 19
Daily Record - Aug. 19

Maryland will receive its supply of vaccines to treat the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, by October, the state's health department said Wednesday. Vaccines to treat swine flu are currently under clinical trials at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and elsewhere.
baltimore.bizjournals.com
www.mddailyrecord.com

Vaccine Trial for Children
XETV-SD (FOX) - San Diego, CA - 10:08 pm - Aug. 19
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XETV-SD - Aug. 20, 6:18 a.m.

In Baltimore today, dozens of children received the new swine flu vaccine during clinical trials at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
mms.tveyes.com

8 Years For Pipe Bomb, Scuffle With Police
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 18
WBFF-TV - 6 am- Aug. 19
WBFF-TV - 6 am,7 am - Aug. 18
WJZ-TV - 6 am - Aug. 18
WMAR-TV - 6 am - Aug. 18
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WMAR-TV - 5 pm - Aug. 17
WJZ-TV - Noon, 5 pm - Aug. 17

Dallas Jermaine Smith, a 22-year-old with an FBI file, was found guilty Monday of having an explosive device and attempting to disarm a police officer after a pipe bomb was discovered in his backpack last year while he was standing near the University of Maryland BioPark.
www.baltimoresun.com

Federal Regulator Targets Energy, Metals
Reuters - Aug. 18
Forbes.com - Aug. 18

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will move aggressively to bring under its jurisdiction a number of futures contracts that play a crucial role in price setting, with energy and metals likely drawing the biggest interest from the agency. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and former official at the CFTC, is quoted.
www.forbes.com

Hunting Ultimate Weapon Against Swine Flu
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 17

In a year like this with pandemic influenza racing across the globe, officials have been left scrambling to develop a vaccine to guard against the new H1N1 virus, all the while preparing for the complicated annual ritual of giving seasonal flu shots to millions. Wilbur Chen, MD, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Law Professor Interviewed About Furloughs Ruling, Campaign Finance Case
WUSA TV, Ch. 9 (Washington, D.C.), 9 a.m. - Aug. 19

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, is interviewed live on WUSA's morning show about a federal court's ruling on furloughs in Prince George's County (MD), and the U.S. Supreme Court's special September session where justices will hear arguments in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case.
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Local Lawmakers Experience a Day in the Life of Medical Students
M.D. Connector - Aug. 18

Members of the Maryland Legislature and other state officials got a taste of life as a medical student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, part of Project Medical Education, an initiative of the Association of American Medical Colleges. E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, dean of the School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.mdconnector.org

President Obama Emphasizes Importance of Victory in Afghanistan
"Up All Night," BBC radio, 8 p.m. EST - Aug. 17

President Obama reiterated this week that the war in Afghanistan is "fundamental to the defense of our people." Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, said that the President's view is correct and that the real front in the war on terror is in Afghanistan and on the Pakistani border.
media.umaryland.edu:8080

University of Maryland School of Medicine Taps New Research Chair
Baltimore Business Journal - Aug. 18

The University of Maryland School of Medicine has hired endocrinologist Stephen Davis, MD, of Vanderbilt University to chair its medicine department and lead genomics, stem cell and other medical research.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

A Safe Place
DNRonline.com - Aug. 14

Maryland resident Tonas Kalil, PT, MGA, RT, said he and fellow physical therapist Linda French started the camp in 1989. "We do it to give the kids an opportunity to be with a group that understands what they've been through," said Kalil, an instructor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
www.rocktownweekly.com

H1N1 Vaccine Testing Begins
WJZ-TV - 4 pm - Aug. 18
NewsChannel 8 (Washington) - 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm - Aug. 12
WJLA-TV (Washington) - 5pm - Aug. 12
C-SPAN (Ben Cardin remarks) - 11am - Aug. 12
WJZ-TV - 6 am - Aug. 12
WRC-TV 4 (Washington) - 5 am - Aug. 12

Further coverage of H1N1 trials at School of Medicine.

High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Kids
LoHud.com - Aug. 14

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

Loneliness Will Hurt Your Heart
24 Medica - Aug. 13

People who experience interpersonal relationships as threatening may find the nonjudgmental nature of pets especially beneficial. "The nonjudgmental aspect of pets really provides support, more so than the support that would be provided by a person," says Erika Friedmann, PhD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing who has studied the health benefits of pet ownership.
www.24medica.com

Maryland Reports Sixth Death from Swine Flu
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 14

On Monday, researchers began testing an H1N1 vaccine on adults at academic sites nationwide, including the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development, in anticipation of what could be a mass vaccination campaign in October.
www.baltimoresun.com

Schools Prepare for Swine Flu
Baltimore Jewish Times - Aug. 13

The virus could impact many Baltimoreans this fall and winter seasons, especially those who live, work or go to school in close quarters. Ina Stephens, MD, of the University of Maryland Hospital for Children and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, advises caution.
www.jewishtimes.com

Video Timing Could Prove Teen's Alibi
WBAL-TV - 11 p.m. Aug. 11, noon Aug. 12

Adjunct Professor Andrew Levy, JD, of the School of Law, commented on a report that new evidence may exonerate a 17-year-old accused of violating his parole and firing a bullet that struck a 5-year-old girl.

How to Separate a Conjoined Twin on His Deathbed
Esquire - Aug. 13

If one Siamese twin dies, what happens to the survivor? Eric Strauch, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine and pediatric surgeon at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children, says simply, "They die." Once the dead twin's heart stops, he adds, the "blood stops pumping, the vessels dilate, and the conjoined twin will essentially bleed into the dead twin."
www.esquire.com

U.S. Treasury Takes Aim at Derivatives
U.S. Banker - Aug. 12
BankInvestmentConsultant.com - Aug. 12

The U.S. Treasury released legislative language that would let bank regulators set margin requirements for banks entering into derivatives contracts, and all firms trading derivatives would have to have their standardized contracts cleared and traded over regulated exchanges. 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.americanbanker.com
www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com

Budget cuts sideline Wellmobile
DelMarVa Now.com - Aug. 11

The "Wellmobile," a 33-foot-long RV equipped to function as a mobile health clinic, won't stop at its usual Lower Shore sites anytime soon. Quoted is Susan Antol, MS, RN, assistant professor and director of the Wellmobile programwith the School of Nursing.
www.delmarvanow.com

Early Sexual Activity Linked to Abuse and Neglect
Crosswalk - Aug. 11

"Although there is previous evidence that maltreatment other than sexual abuse predicts engagement in sexual activity and sexual risk behavior, our study is one of the first to use a prospective methodology to demonstrate that other forms of maltreatment increase the likelihood of sexual intercourse by 14 and 16 years of age in a high-risk sample," Maureen Black, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.
www.crosswalk.com

Endocyte Announces Positive Results
PharmaLive - Aug. 12

"The data presented indicate the feasibility and promise of EC145 with EC20 imaging as targeted therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer," said Martin Edelman, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and principal investigator for the stud.
www.pharmalive.com

Experts Explain Why a Good Laugh Makes for a Happier, Healthier Life
MPN.now - Aug. 11

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found in 2005 that laughter can increase blood flow, which is good for the heart. Their research, which was used to gauge the effect of laughter on cardiovascular health, showed that laughter apparently caused tissue that lined blood vessels to expand and increase blood flow.
www.mpnnow.com

For New Dean of Maryland Law School, 'Diversity More than a Buzzword'
Law School Headlines - Aug. 11

To Phoebe Haddon, JD, LLM, diversity is more than a buzzword or a proud achievement to be plastered on a brochure. It's an absolute key to the subject that makes her tick. Haddon, the new dean of the University of Maryland School of Law, loves to pick apart the history and meaning of our laws.
lawschoolheadlines.com

H1N1 Testing
C-SPAN - 9 pm, 2:22 am
NewsChannel 8 (Washington cable news) - 10am
WRC-TV 4 (Washington) - 6am, 11:38 am Midday News
WJLA-TV 7 (Washington) - 4am, 4:30am, 5am
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WRIC-TV (Richmond) - 5am, 6am
KEYE-TV (Austin, TX) - 5:35am
WABC-AM (New York radio) - 5:15am - All on Aug. 11

Further coverage of the clinical testing of the H1N1 vaccine at the School of Medicine.

Meditation for Health and Wellbeing
Mantra Meditation - Aug. 11

According to Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, stress can be a major contributor in weight gain and an increase of body fat and particularly abdominal fat.
inspirit2009.blogspot.com

Mobile Health Clinics Sidelined by Maryland Budget Cuts
SmartBrief - Aug. 11

Maryland budget cuts have sidelined three of four mobile health clinics run by nurse practitioners and nurses who care for the poor and uninsured along the Lower Shore. The state Board of Public Works cut the program's budget in half, forcing the University of Maryland School of Nursing to scale back services.
www.smartbrief.com

NCI Cancer Bulletin
National Cancer Institute - Aug. 11

The finding that so few black patients are HPV positive "in a completely statistical sense explains why historically we have seen that black patients [with head and neck cancer] do poorly," said Kevin Cullen, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and the studyýs senior author.
www.cancer.gov

3 Steps to Making the Right Decision
U.S.News & World Report - Aug. 11

Christine Henderson recently had to decide whether to have surgery to unclog a blocked carotid artery in her neck. For advice, the 58-year-old grandmother of seven from Baltimore turned to Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD, a professor at the School of Medicine and vascular surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center who was evaluating the ultrasound images of her artery. Sarkar explained the medical evidence weighed in favor of surgery.
health.usnews.com

Endocyte Cancer Drug Trial Shows Promise
JC Online - Aug. 11

"The data presented indicates the feasibility and promise of EC145 with EC20 imaging as targeted therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer," said Martin Edelman, MD,, professor at the School of Medicine and a principal investigator for the study and director of medical thoracic oncology at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Center.
www.jconline.com

Feds' Grip on Health Care System Could Strangle Biotechs
Baltimore Business Journal - Aug. 7

At stake is Maryland's $29 billion life sciences industry and a city that is counting on biotech to spur growth at Baltimore's east-side biopark, near Johns Hopkins University and at the west-side University of Maryland BioPark.
www.bizjournals.com

Surgery to Fix Jaw of 8-Year-Old South Carolina Cancer Patient
Foster's Daily Democrat - Aug. 11

"This is a desperate case, and we clearly want to help the child," said Eduardo Rodriguez, assistant professor at the School of Medicine and plastic and reconstructive surgeon and chief of plastic surgery at the hospital's R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
www.fosters.com

Swine Flu: New Wave Expected
Washington Post - Aug. 10

Inzune Hwang, an H1N1 preparedness medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was online Monday, Aug. 10, at 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss the latest news news about the H1N1 flu virus. Photo: At University of Maryland School of Medicine, a medical professional leads a volunteer to receive an experimental vaccine.
www.washingtonpost.com

The World's 'Best Brain' Chosen
The Globe and Mail - Aug. 9

Julia Chartove, 17, from Rockville, Maryland, won the title of ýworld's best brain at the International Brain Bee championship Norbert Myslinski, PhD, Associate professor, University of Maryland Dental School, founded the competition to inspire young people to study the ýfinal frontierý of science, explore careers in neuroscience, and help humankind understand the complexities of the brain.
www.theglobeandmail.com

Volunteers Arrive at UM Center For Swine Flu Vaccine Trials
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 10
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MSNBC (national network) 12:15pm Aug. 10
ABC Good Morning America ý (national network) ý 8am Aug. 10

Kevin Stranen left his home in Philadelphia at 5 a.m. Monday, eager to make it to Baltimore to roll up his sleeve for the University of Maryland, Baltimore's swine flu vaccine trial. The University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development, School of Medicine is one of nine testing sites nationwide launching tests in adults and children
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Abused, Maltreated Kids Have Sex Earlier
MedPage Today - Aug. 10
ABCNews (via Reuters Health) - Aug. 10

"All types of maltreatment-physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse-increase the risk for emotional distress at age 12 and sexual intercourse by age 14 and 16," Maureen M. Black, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, told Reuters Health by email.
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Brain Bee Championship: City Student Emerges Victorious
Deccan Herald (India) - Aug.

Nidhi Ramraj (17) from National Public School, Bangalore, who represented the country at the 11th International Brain Bee Championship, secured the third position facing a stiff competition from students across eight countries. The competition was founded and directed by Norbert Myslinski, PhD, associate professor in the University of Maryland Dental School.
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International Brain Bee Championship 2009
Toronto Sun video - Aug. 8
The Globe and Mail - Aug. 9

The International Brain Bee (IBB)is a live competition that tests the neuroscience knowledge of high school students. Included is IBB founder and director Norbert Myslinski, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Maryland Dental School.
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Lack of Evidence
The Hospitalist - Aug. 10

A list of reasons all contribute to the increased use of psychotropics, says Julie Zito, PhD, professor of pharmacy and psychiatry in the Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
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Manic Monday
WJZ-TV - Aug. 10

Members of the University of Maryland Dental School community, including Dean Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, appeared on the Manic Monday segment.
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Martha Ertman, Karen Lash
New York Times - Aug. 8

Martha Marion Ertman and Karen Ann Lash, lawyers, were married Saturday at the Robert Treat Paine Estate in Waltham, Mass. Martha Ertman, JD, 45, is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, where she teaches contracts and commercial law.
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No Ivory Tower for Dean
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 10

An article about Dean Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM, described her thoughts on diversity, law, and how the School of Law can have an impact on the local stage as well as educating lawyers. Professors Michael Van Alstine, JD, DrJur, MJurComp, and Sherillyn Ifill, JD, members of the search committee, are also quoted.
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Nurse Practitioners Pick Up the Slack
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 9

Nurse practitioners are increasingly helping deliver primary care amid a national shortage of family doctors. Their days may only get busier if congressional health care reform delivers what it promises. "It's very problematic to make massive health care reform without addressing this issue first," said Shannon Reedy, MS, who co-directs the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner program at the University of Maryland's School of Nursing.
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Swine Flu Vaccine Tests Under Way
Picture of Health - Aug. 10
ABCNews - Aug. 10
News8.net - Aug. 10

The University of Maryland kicked off its tests of the H1N1 vaccine this morning with 67 adult volunteers. Volunteers will return after two weeks for another injection. If all goes well in adults, the vaccine will be tested in children as soon as the end of next week, said Karen Kotloff, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and the study's lead investigator.
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The Marc Steiner Show
WEAA-FM - Aug. 5
Center for Emerging Media - Aug. 5

Prof. Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, of the School of Law, appeared on the Marc Steiner show to discuss the societal implications of the arrest of Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates.
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Too Many Juveniles Sentenced To Life
Baltimore Sun - Aug. 9

Gov. Martin O'Malley is obviously reluctant to risk his political future by commuting the sentence of anyone serving a life term in a Maryland prison. But he ought to look at the case of Mark Farley Grant. He ought to seriously consider the plea for clemency prepared by the Innocence Project at the University of Maryland School of Law.
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A New Justice, A New Perspective
Chicago Tribune - Aug. 7
News & Observer - Aug. 7
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Aug. 7
Los Angeles Times - Aug. 7
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug. 7
Sun Sentinel - Aug. 7

She will "change the conversation on affirmative action" within the court, says University of Maryland School of Law professor Sherrilyn Ifill, JD. "Her story of how hard she worked to graduate first in her class from Princeton makes her really the poster child for the benefits of affirmative action," Ifill said.
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Surgeons to Rebuild Jaw of Young Cancer Patient
Charleston (SC) Post and Courier - Aug. 7

8-year-old Tyler Tucker and his family can't wait for his operation in August because it will give him a chance at a more normal life. "This is a desperate case, and we clearly want to help the child," said Eduardo Rodriguez, MD, assistant professor in the School of Medicine and plastic and reconstructive surgeon and chief of plastic surgery at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
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Swine Flu Shot Tests to Begin Next Week
WBAL-AM - Aug. 7
The Daily Record - Aug. 7
WJZ.com - Aug. 7
Washington Examiner - Aug. 7

Studies of a swine flu vaccine will begin next week at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Lead vaccine investigator Karen Kotloff, MD, says 67 young adult volunteers and 67 senior citizens will get a detailed screening and orientation on Monday.
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Greenberger Testifies Before CFTC
MarketWatch - Aug. 5
MarketWatch - Aug. 4

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), testified this week at a CFTC hearing on position limits in energy markets. In these articles he discusses how a federal crackdown on excessive speculation in commodities markets could affect exchange-traded funds.
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Health Care for Uninsured Cut
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 6

In all, the budget for the School of Nursing's Wellmobile will be cut in half. "We're going to work to design a program that fits within the budget constraints," said Wellmobile's director, Susan Antol, MS, who's still not sure of all the changes.
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Jamaican-Born Professor Gets Marcus Garvey/UNIA Award
Jamaica Information Service - Aug. 5

Jamaican-born Dean and Vice President of Medical Affairs at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Professor E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, is this year's recipient of the Marcus Garvey Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Award.
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Legal Scholars and Practitioners Discuss Judicial Diversity
infozine.com - Aug. 6

This process can ultimately produce better decision making that "is as sound as it can be because it's been as informed as possible by the variety of perspectives that exist in our legal community," said Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor of law at the University of Maryland School of Law.
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Study: Oral Sex Linked To Increase In Oral Cancers
Bay Area Reporter - Aug. 6

An increase in the number of cancers in the mouth and throat has been linked to people's initial sexual practices, according to a new study from the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Kevin Cullen MD, professor, School of Medicine is quoted.
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Do You Believe in 'Tooth Worms?'
Ethiopian Review - Aug. 4

Studies by Dental School researchers revealed cylindrical objects extending or 'growing' out of the natural tubules of teeth. They were photographed by Ru-Ching Hsia, PhD, associate professor and director of the electron microscope facility. Gary Hack, DDS, associate professor, says, tongue-in-cheek, "I call them tooth worms and Iým sticking to it."
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Sotomayor Still Heading Toward Supreme Court Approval
Targeted News Service - Aug. 4

Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM, dean of the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, said she thought about Justice Thurgood Marshall when Sotomayor was nominated, and what experiences and stories the first African-American Supreme Court judge was able to relate to his fellow jurists. "We all live different experiences," she said. "And having a diverse court is very important for that reason."
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Sotomayor's Background Will Help the Supreme Court, Panel Says
CNS News - Aug. 5

A panel at the National Press Club on Tuesday described the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a "lost opportunity" to promote the benefits of ethnic and gender diversity on the bench. Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, professor at the School of Law, said a justice brings more to the bench than knowledge.
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The Great American Bubble Machine
Global Research - Aug. 4

A report by the Government Accountability Office recommended that derivatives be tightly regulated ý and in 1998, the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a woman named Brooksley Born, agreed. More regulation wasn't exactly what Goldman had in mind. "The banks go crazy ý they want it stopped," says Michael Greenberger, JD, who worked for Born as director of trading and markets at the CFTC and is now a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law.
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Unproven Remedies
The (Racine, Wis.) Journal-Times -Aug. 5

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. "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."
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Anthrax Case Not Closed
USA Today - Aug. 4

In briefings, scientific meetings and publications over the last year, outside scientists engaged by investigators, such as Claire Fraser-Liggett, PhD of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, reported that four mutations in the genetic code of the anthrax used in the attack served as markers traceable back to the flask.
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Cancer's Racial Disparity
The Spokesman-Review - Aug. 4

Katherine Tkaczuk, MD, associate professor at the School of Medicine and director of the breast evaluation and treatment program at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, says getting blacks into clinical trials was key to better understanding possible differences in biology and discovering the best treatments.
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Slashed Foster Payments Make it Harder to Help
The Arizona Republic - Aug. 4

Richard Barth, PhD, the School of Social Work dean who was involved in the 2007 national study, said it is troubling that Arizona has slipped in an area where it had excelled. Cutting foster-care funding often results in fewer foster parents and shifts more children into more expensive group homes and shelters, he said.
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Tedco Awards Hopkins, UMB Research Teams $67,000
Baltimore Business Journal - August 3

The Maryland Technology Development Corp., known as Tedco, is funding five university-based research teams in Maryland to asses the commercial viability of their new technologies. The teams include a group from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, as well as four groups from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
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To Report or Not to Report?
The Daily Record - Aug. 3

Andrew Baida, JD, an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at the University of Maryland School of Law, wrote in a column that: "Just because a decision isn't stamped with the word 'Reported' on the cover page does not mean that it should be kept out of the public domain."
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Compton Tucker: Pioneering Satellite Monitoring of Vegetation
Washington Post - Aug 3

NASA earth scientist Compton Tucker has given new meaning to the old idiom, 'seeing the forest for the trees.' He sometimes lectures at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Dental Care for the Uninsured
DentalPlans.com - July 31

At the University of Maryland's Dental School, students, dentists and volunteers donated time and services to the needy. Nancy Ward, DDS, a member of the dental school's Dean's Faculty, highlighted the importance of good dental care because "the teeth are not separated from the body" and she believes that "95 percent of dental disease can be prevented with just diet and home care."
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Got a Chronic Health Problem? You Might Just Have Celiac Disease
NaturalNews.com - Aug. 1

Alessio Fasano, MD, professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, believes that celiac disease is missed so often and is such a huge health issue, that mass screenings should be instituted.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Brained Teen Drinking Argument
Examiner.com - Aug. 1

According to Ms. Parker-Pope, the role of That-Drink-That-Must-Not-Be-Named provides an opportunity for parents to "talk to their children about alcohol." She quotes University of Maryland School of Medicine psychiatrist and addiction specialist Christopher Welsh, assistant professor, who says, "I hope parents can talk to their kids and tell them even though Harry Potter made that seem fun, it isn't o.k."
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Injustice in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun - Aug. 2
Random Rodricks - Aug. 2

However you feel about putting juveniles in prison, the matter of Mark Farley Grant demands attention because it is likely he did not commit the crime for which he has been so profoundly penalized. In fact, students at the University of Maryland School of Law and their professors are convinced of it. The students of two professors, Renee Hutchins, JD, and Michael Millemann, JD, took two years to research Mr. Grant's case before deciding to take it on.
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Introducing 'The Senate Doctors Show'
"On the Record," Fox News - July 31
FoxNews.com - Aug. 1

Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, head of cardiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, was asked what he would you like most of all in health care reform. He said, "We are committed not just to providing health care option for all people, but really the best health care option for all people. So what we really need is not only the expanded coverage but the assurance that quality will be maintained, as well."
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One-Shot Vaccine Offers Typhoid Hope
Reuters AlertNet - Aug. 3

"This is important new information," said Myron Levine, MD, professor and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in an accompanying commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Parents Must Teach Kids About Dental Care
DentalPlans.com - July 31

Doctors and nurses at the University of Maryland's Dental School have had to learn how to treat kids with incredibly poor dental health. Professor Norman Tinaoff, DDS, says he has seen some incredible cases and that this training and treatment are very important.
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Personalized Medicine Is Coming: Are You Ready? (Do You Need to Be?)
Oncology Nursing News - July 31

Fast-breaking developments in the field of "personalized medicine," are set to alter the kind of cancer treatment information oncology nurses will need to know, according to . Lawrence Lesko, PhD, director of clinical pharmacology and biotherapeutics at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), described the changing landscape in April during a lecture he delivered at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore:
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Science 101: Ten Best Places For Science In Baltimore
Examiner.com - July 31

Baltimore is a hub of scientific and research prowess, serving as home to at least three major research universities (The Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Baltimore and UMBC) and many other institutions and centers of academic inquiry. Alson noted was the Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, located at UMB, "home of the nation's oldest dental school."
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The ABC's of H1N1
The New York Times - Aug. 1

James King Jr., MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, wrote in an op-ed, "As a group, children are two to three times more likely than adults to be infected by any flu virus each year. They harbor more live viruses in their respiratory secretions than adults do and for twice as long."
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Viral Infection May Explain Racial Differences in Oral Cancer Death Rates
New York Times - July 31
ABC News - Aug. 1
Ivanhoe.com - Aug. 3

There was no difference in the survival between black and white patients in the TAX 324 trials, if you subtracted out the HPV-positive patients," said Kevin Cullen, MD, professor at the School of Medicine and senior author of a paper published online by the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
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Wellmobile Cancels Calls
Cumberland Times-News - Aug. 2
Maryland Gazette - July 31
Annapolis Capital - Aug. 4

The University of Maryland School of Nursing's decision to eliminate Wellmobile service in Allegany County will have a direct effect on approximately 1,700 of our residents who seek health care from it each year. "I think it's unfortunate and it's hard because these people are very, very committed to the communities they serve," said Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, associate dean of the School of Nursing.
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