In the News

October 2009

Banking Reform
MSNBC-TV - 9 a.m., Oct. 30

Prof. Michael Greenberger, JD, of the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed shortcomings of proposed financial legislation live on the "Morning Meeting" show.
www.msnbc.msn.com

Difficulty finding well-designed public toilets
Plumbing & Hydronic Contractor News

Steven Soifer, PhD, associate professor at the School of Social Work is profiled as co-founder of the American Restroom Association. Its advocacy of better facilities benefits people who hesitate to travel or who avoid activities that put them out of range of clean, safe and well-designed public restrooms.
www.phcnews.com

Public Nuisance Makes a Comeback in Global Warming Suits
Legal Newsline - Oct. 29

University of Maryland School of Law professor Donald Gifford, JD, said Wednesday that it is time to start paying attention to public nuisance global warming lawsuits again.
www.legalnewsline.com

The Way Out
The Urbanite - November, 2009

University of Maryland School of Social Work Dean Richard Barth, PhD, says the school is designing a "parent university" program and is meeting with community groups to talk about creating a tapestry of interlacing children's services within "Promise Heights", a five-neighborhood zone comprising Druid Heights, Upton, Sandtown-Winchester, Harlem Park, and Poppleton.
www.urbanitebaltimore.com

University Of Maryland, Baltimore Heads $12.2 Million Study Of Chlamydia
Medical News Today - Oct 28

A new $12.2 million, grant from the National Institutes of Health, will allow a team of scientists, led by the Univesity of Maryland, Baltimore, to perform molecular genomics analyses of the disease-causing powers of chlamydia on a scale never attempted before. Patrik Bavoil, PhD, professor at the Dental School and Jacques Ravel, PhD, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences, will lead the five-year project.

University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology wins $18M in grants
Baltimore Business Journal - Oct. 28

The University of Marylandýs Institute of Human Virology, School of Medicine, has won 10 new federal grants worth $18 million that researchers will use to develop medical therapies to treat AIDS around the world.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Wellmobile's Work Threatened by Budget Cuts
The Annapolis Capital - Oct. 30

For 15 years, the Governor's Wellmobile program, run through the University of Maryland, Baltimore's School of Nursing, has been providing free health care services-such as routine check-ups, blood work and filled prescriptions-to the uninsured. But as the state trims more than $4 billion from its budget over the next few years to balance it during the economic downtown, funding for programs like the Wellmobile are being slashed, said Shaun Adamec, deputy press secretary for Gov. Martin O'Malley. Susan Antol, MS, clinical instructor, is among those quoted.
www.hometownannapolis.com

GAO Accuses FDA of Tardy Trial Data
Pharmaceutical Executive - Oct. 28

The US Government Accountability Office on Monday released a 71-page report citing FDA for taking too long to review postmarket trials of drugs through its expedited approval process. Sheila Weiss Smith, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Drug Safety at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, explained that once a drug is on the market it isn't easy to get clinical trials conducted. "The issue is that it is almost impossible sometimes to recruit patients."
pharmexec.findpharma.com

Swine Flu May Choke Civil Rights, Profs Say
Southern Maryland Online - Oct. 28
Corridor Inc. - Oct. 29
Huffington Post - Oct. 28

Michael Greenberger, JD, and Marita Mike, MD, JD, from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security at the School of Law, and Wendy Mariner from Boston University's School of Public Health discussed the legal and constitutional implications of the government's response to a potential H1N1 pandemic at the National Press Club.
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www.corridorinc.com
www.huffingtonpost.com

This Halloween, Parents Wary of Flu
Baltimore Sun - Oct. 29

With infection rates rising and the H1N1 vaccine in short supply, this Halloween comes with the added scare of swine flu. Wilbur Chen, MD, a clinical investigator and infectious disease physician at the University of Maryland's Center for Vaccine Development, School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Charges Pared in Hit-and-Run
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 28

"It sounds like the prosecutors felt comfortable charging him with everything around the accident, but not with the [actual] accident," says David Gray, JD, PhD, an assistant professor at the School of Law.
www.baltimoresun.com

Legal Options Appear Limited in Security-check Error
The Baltimore Sun-Oct. 28, 2009

Saying there is "an extreme sense of unfairness" in the firing of a woman over a flawed background check, Marley Weiss, JD, a professor at the School of Law, says Eschol Amelia Studnitz has little recourse. Her former employer has no obligation to rehire her to work on its government contract, and a lawsuit against the government would be difficult, Weiss predicts.
www.baltimoresun.com

New Celiac Disorder Research Coincides With Gluten-free Food Bounty
Examiner.com - Oct. 27

An aberrant immune response to the gluten protein causes celiac disease. The study, conducted by Alessio Fasano, MD, professor and director of the Center for Celiac Research at the School of Medicine, reveals clues to other autoimmune disorders.
www.examiner.com

Presence of Gene Mutation May Provide HIV-1 Immunity and Resistance
AIDS Beacon - Oct. 27

This phenomenon is not a new discovery, but new research on this topic is always occurring. In 1995, a researcher at the Institute of Human Virology at the School of Medicine, discovered that chemokines, or proteins secreted by cells in the immune system, blocked HIV-1 in a test tube experiment.
www.aidsbeacon.com

Will Genomics Help Prevent the Next Pandemic?
Science Centric - Oct. 28

As Jacques Ravel, PhD, associate professor, and colleagues from the School of Medicine note, genomics can and should be used proactively to build our preparedness for and responsiveness to biological threats.
www.sciencecentric.com

Albright Unplugged
On the Record - Oct. 26

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wrapped up her 20-minute speech Thursday at the School of Law by joking she was about to do something she never could while a government official--directly answer questions.
blogs.mddailyrecord.com

Former Researcher Indicted
foxbaltimore.com - Oct. 27
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 27

A former researcher at the School of Medicine is indicted on charges related to the apparent overdose death of his girlfriend.
www.foxbaltimore.com
www.baltimoresun.com

Leaders Focus on Nurses' Wider Role in Treatment
WMAR-TV - Oct. 26, 2009

A Maryland delegate and other state and city leaders tried out skills during a role-playing exercise at the School of Nursing. The director of the School's Clinical Simulation Laboratories, Regina Twigg, MS, RN, comments on nurses' decision-making on a 24-hour basis.
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Mark Farley Grant Isn't Crazy, but This System Is
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 27

Mark Farley Grant directed his claims to the Innocence Project at the School of Law. That's a student-faculty project that culls through all those letters and claims to find the ones worth further investigation.
www.baltimoresun.com

National H1N1 Emergency
WTOP-AM - Oct. 25

Professor Michael Greenberger, JD, of the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed President Obama's decision to declare a national emergency over the H1N1 flu outbreak.

New Breast Cancer Trial Shows Promise
The (Wilmington) News-Journal - Oct. 27

William Regine, DM, DPhil, chief of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said combining chemotherapy with radiation could pose more risks than advantages. Other experiments are treating women with radiation for just one week.
www.delawareonline.com

Primary Concern
The Standard - Oct. 27

Laura Finkelstein, MD, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, has been teaching at the School of Medicine since 2001. She tries to help students see that even in the most flawed of systems "little victories are real victories." Professor Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, and several students are also quoted.
www.thestandard.com.hk

Will Genomics Help Prevent the Next Pandemic?
PhysOrg.com - Oct. 26

As Jacques Ravel, PhD, associate professor, and colleagues from the School of Medicine note, genomics can and should be used proactively to build our preparedness for and responsiveness to biological threats.
www.physorg.com

Albright: Law Has Key Role in World Affairs
Daily Record - Oct. 26

Foreign policy might be nuanced and forever evolving, but the law's crucial role in diplomacy must be constant, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told an overflow crowd at the School of Law last week.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Expressing Policy Concerns
The Towerlight - Oct. 26

So far, each Student Government Association from the University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Salisbury University; and Towson University have passed resolutions on the issue of free expression on campus.
www.thetowerlight.com

It's Another Manic Monday
WJZ-TV - Oct. 26, 2009

Singers from the School of Pharmacy start the day off right.
wjz.com

Minnesota Man Racks up $400,000 Bill While Battling H1N1
Fox21 (Minn.) - Oct. 25

Leigh Vinocur, MD, an emergency physician at the School of Medicine, said a declaration of a national health emergency "allows ... the president, health and human services, and the FDA to take drugs or medical devices that possibly aren't approved yet for emergency use and give them waivers so people can use them."
www.fox21online.com

Regents Committed to Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Push
Annapolis Capital - Oct. 26

The report noted "Maryland's strength in STEM fields, but it also recognized that many other states are ahead of us," said system Chancellor William E. Kirwan at the meeting, held in the recently completed Southern Management Corp. Campus Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.hometownannapolis.com

Too Big to Fix?
MSNBC - 9 a.m., Oct. 26

Professor Michael Greenberger, JD, of the School of Law, and a former director of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, discussed proposed regulations meant to force banks to hold more money in reserve on the Morning Meeting program.
www.msnbc.msn.com

Wall Street Follies: The Next Act
The New York Times - Oct. 24

"The American public understands the immorality of paying people huge bonuses for failures that damaged the economy," said Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former commodities regulator. "What they don't understand is that those payments are only a small fraction of the irregularities that took place and that, in essence, the compensation problems, as bad as they are, are a sideshow to the casino-like nature of the economy as it existed, pre-Lehman Brothers, and as it exists today."
www.nytimes.com

Campus Safety
WJZ-TV - 5, 6, 11 p.m. Oct. 22

Cleveland Barnes, MS, director of security at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, discussed security on and off the campus the day after an alleged attempted robbery led to the city police-involved shooting of a 14-year-old suspect.
www.youtube.com
wjz.com

Cleaning the Air at Water's Expense?
B'More Green - Oct. 22

Coal plants are in the process of installing "scrubbers" to clean the pollutants out of their smokestacks before they get into the air. But environmentalists are concerned that the pollutants scrubbed from the stacks may wind up in the water if there aren't adequate safeguards to clean the plants' wastewater. The University of Maryland School of Law's environmental law clinic pressed the group's concerns with the state Department of the Environment.
weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Confusing Choices for Doctors and Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Oct. 23

A letter critical of pharmaceutical companies and the American Diabetes Association by Stephen Havas, MD, MPH, adjunct professor of epidemiology, University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Medicine, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is referenced in an article about the side effects of some drugs.
www.genengnews.com

On the Move - Business Edition
Daily Record - Oct. 23

Andrew Dunsmore, PhD, has joined the University of Maryland School of Medicine as assistant dean for development. Dunsmore previously worked at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Neurosurgery as director of development.
www.mddailyrecord.com

On the Move - Business Edition
Daily Record - Oct. 23

The University of Maryland Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, has honored a world-renowned stroke expert, who graduated in 1962 from the School, by naming its stroke service after him: The Louis R. Caplan, MD, Stroke Service is at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Caplan was born in Baltimore and graduated from Baltimore City College. He is now a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the stroke service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Students Say No to Regulation of Entertainment at UM Campuses
Baltimore Sun - Oct 23

Students Steve Glickman, College Park, and Sarah Elfreth, student regent on the Board of Regents in an op-ed wrote, "No policy," is the right choice for the regents to take on porn. "Student Government Associations of five campuses (University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, Baltimore; Salisbury University and Towson University), as well as the University System of Maryland Student Council, students overwhelmingly expressed their outrage at a policy that would set a dangerous precedent."
www.baltimoresun.com

The Week Ahead Swine Flu Symposium
Daily Record - Oct. 23

To better prepare and inform the public about the H1N1 Swine flu virus, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will present a free public health and biological sciences program featuring an H1N1 symposium. Attendees can ask questions, participate in a panel discussion and learn about swine flu vaccine development. The event will be held at the Universities of Shady Grove campus.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Unregulated Financial Instruments and the U.S. Economy
Diane Rehm Show - Oct. 22

A look back at the secretive, multi-trillion dollar U.S. shadow banking system. Understanding the role unregulated derivatives played in the economic meltdown last year, and why some say the same risks remain unchecked today. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor, University of Maryland School of Law, director, Center for Health and Homeland Security, and former senior regulator, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, is a guest commentator.
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'Girls From Ames' Teaches a Lesson in Friendship
ChicagoTribune.com - Oct. 21

Few stories have been as rewarding, author Jeffrey Zaslow says, as the one behind The Girls From Ames (Gotham, $26), his new book about 11 women from a small city in Iowa who have maintained a deep 40-year friendship through marriage, children, divorce, disease, death, and relocation. Jenny [Litchman, MA], one of the group's unofficial archivists, is the last to have a child and is now an assistant dean at the School of Medicine.
www.chicagotribune.com

Anatomy of Attenuation in a Live Vaccine
Microbe - Oct. 2009

To advance research on future Chlamydia vaccines, Patrick M. Bavoil,PhD, professor at the Dental School of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and colleagues at UMB's School of Medicine discovered two genetic mutations in live vaccine strain for sheep that are sufficient to attenuate, or disarm the disease-causing ability of the Chlamydia strain.
www.microbemagazine.org

Anatomy of Attenuation in a Live Vaccine
Microbe - Oct. 2009 issue

To advance research on future Chlamydia vaccines, Patrik M. Bavoil,PhD, professor at the Dental School of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and colleagues at Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), in Tours, France, discovered two genetic mutations in a live vaccine strain for sheep that are sufficient to attenuate, or disarm the disease-causing ability of the Chlamydia strain that causes spontaneous abortion in sheep.
www.microbemagazine.org

Court of Appeals Draws Line for Doctors Who Testify in Medical Malpractice Litigation
Daily Record - Oct. 21

A retired doctor was properly barred from testifying in a medical malpractice case because he spends too much of his professional life doing so, the state's top court has held. Gregg Zoarski, MD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine, is referenced.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Gluten-free Cupcakes
Fox59.com (Indianapolis) - Oct. 21

It's almost cool to be gluten-free. More national brands are offering gluten-free versions of their popular products, cookbooks for celiac disease sufferers are available at your local bookstore, and now allergy-friendly bakeries are available at your doorstep. According to Pam King, director of operations at the School of Medicine's Center for Celiac Research, as many as one out of every 133 Americans are affected by celiac disease.
www.fox59.com

Youth Shot in Attempted Robbery of UMB Student
WBFF-TV, WBAL-TV, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV -Oct. 21
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 22

Police critically wounded a teen who attempted to rob a third-year student at the School of Medicine who had been riding a bike in the 700 block of West Lexington shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday. A police spokesman said the youth had placed a gun to the student's neck when an officer stopped the robbery in progress. A BB gun was recovered. Neither the student nor the officer was injured.
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IntegraMed Teams With the School of Medicine
Trading Markets.com - Oct. 21

IntegraMed America, Inc., has entered into an agreement with the School of Medicine to partner with and manage its Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility Services division located in Baltimore. Hugh Mighty, MD, associate professor and chair of the School's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, is quoted.
www.tradingmarkets.com

OIRA's Old Habits Hard on Public Health Protection
The Pump Handle - Oct. 20

"Before Cass Sunstein had spent much more than a week as the official director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), he invited us over to the White House to talk about how he wanted to shape his small office of economists and statisticians into a strong force for progressive policy within the White House," writes Rena Steinzor, JD, professor at the School of Law. "It was a good meeting."
thepumphandle.wordpress.com

The Warning
Frontline - Oct 20

School of Law Professor Michael Greenberger, JD, a former director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, spoke at length on a PBS documentary about efforts to enact regulations on derivatives trading that likely would have blunted the recession.
www.youtube.com
www.pbs.org

'Girls From Ames' Teaches a Lesson in Friendship
Miami Herald - Oct. 20

Few stories have been as rewarding, author Jeffrey Zaslow says, as the one behind The Girls From Ames (Gotham, $26), his new book about 11 women from a small city in Iowa who have maintained a deep 40-year friendship through marriage, children, divorce, disease, death, and relocation. Jenny [Litchman, MA], one of the group's unofficial archivists, is the last to have a child and is now an assistant dean at the School of Medicine.
www.miamiherald.com

BioPark Welcomes New Caffeine Dealer
bmoremedia.com - Oct. 20

Local cafe chain Gourmet Cafe has opened a new location at 801 W. Baltimore St. in the University of Maryland BioPark. Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Cafe Gourmet offers a selection of breakfast items, sandwiches, paninis, burgers, soups, salads, and coffee, plus beer and wine. The restaurant also offers corporate catering.
www.bmoremedia.com

Bottled Water & Cavities
WBAL-TV - 11 p.m., Oct. 19

Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS, chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the Dental School, said children develop stronger teeth when there is flouride in their drinking water. The high use of bottled water, without flouride, is suspected of being behind a growing incidence of cavities.
www.youtube.com
www.wbaltv.com

Former Secretary of State Albright in Baltimore Oct. 22
bmoremedia.com - Oct. 20

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will make a stop in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 22. She's giving a speech at the School of Law.
www.bmoremedia.com

Gluten-free Cupcakes
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 20

It's almost cool to be gluten-free. More national brands are offering gluten-free versions of their popular products, cookbooks for celiac disease sufferers are available at your local bookstore and now allergy-friendly bakeries are available at your doorstep. According to Pam King, director of operations at the School of Medicine's Center for Celiac Research, as many as one out of every 133 Americans are affected by celiac disease.
www.baltimoresun.com

Maryland Ponders Its Wealth of Ideas
bmoremedia.com - Oct. 20

The state boasts public and private research powerhouses including the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Johns Hopkins University as well as a wealth of teaching and research hospitals scattered throughout the Baltimore region.
www.bmoremedia.com

Study Looks at Malaria Parasite Genetics
UPI.com - Oct. 19

Researchers at the School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development said they charted the extreme genetic differences that occur over time in the most dangerous malaria parasite in the world. The research led by Shannon Takala, PhD, an assistant professor at the School, appears in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
www.upi.com

Water World - Oct. 18

Biotechnology facilities and research institutions in Maryland, at places such as the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, have been awarded $172 million in stimulus research money, roughly twice the national average, after state population is taken into account.
www.waterworld.com

Don't Let Exceptions Kill the Rule
The New York Times - Oct. 18

Michael Greenberger, JD, a School of Law professor and an expert in derivatives, criticized the House bill. "While I know there was a good-faith effort to improve the regulation, the plain language of the legislation can only be read as a Christmas tree of decorative gifts to the banking industry," he said.
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

Emergency Departments Offer Online Updates on Wait Times
American Medical News - Oct. 19
O'Reilly Factor - 8:30 & 11:30 p.m., Oct. 16; 6:30 a.m. Oct. 17

Leigh Vinocur, MD, an emergency physician from the School of Medicine, referred to posting wait times as a "gimmick." In an emergency department, people understand there is going to be a wait, she said. If they leave with a satisfactory result, they usually consider the wait worth it.
www.ama-assn.org
media.umaryland.edu:8080

Flood of Dollars Helping Maryland Cope
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 16
Water World - Oct. 18

Biotechnology facilities and research institutions in Maryland, at places such as the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, have been awarded $172 million in stimulus research money, roughly twice the national average, after state population is taken into account.
www.baltimoresun.com
www.waterworld.com

Glitter, Glamour and Fun at J&J Gala
Nurse.com - Oct. 19

Johnson & Johnson, in partnership with Nursing Spectrum and Gannett Healthcare Group, delivered on its promise to Maryland nurses by raising more than $500,000 at the Promise of Nursing for Maryland gala Sept. 24 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Hershaw Davis Jr., a student from the School of Nursing, described his desire to teach future generations of nurses.
news.nurse.com

Hedge Fund Leaders Gain Clout
The Boston Globe - Oct. 16

Hedge funds advisers have not been required to register with the government, putting them in a relatively regulation-free zone that has fueled their growth. "The assumption is that they did play a destabilizing role" in last year's meltdown, said Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and specialist on hedge funds who is a former director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
www.boston.com

Medicare Pricing Gets New Look
American Medical News - Oct. 19

"If it's a question of outliers, then that's something CMS could handle with a reasonable addition of resources," said Bruce Stuart, PhD, a commission member and a professor and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging at the School of Pharmacy.
www.ama-assn.org

Ober Kaler Named Law Firm of the Year by Maryland Group
Baltimore Business Journal - Oct. 16

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) will present service awards that include the School of Law's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, which will receive the partnership award for 10 years of partnering with the MVLS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Professors Disagree on Whether Md. Universities Can Discriminate Against Pornography
Daily Record - Oct. 16

Faced with a mandate from the General Assembly, the University System of Maryland must develop a policy to govern the showing of pornographic movies on campus while not violating the First Amendment. "A university ought to always prefer more speech to less," said Mark Graber, JD, PhD, professor at the School of Law.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Tylenol May Raise Infection Risk in Babies After Vaccination
Food Consumer - Oct. 17

Tylenol and generic painkillers containing acetaminophen got another hit this week as the result of a study in the Czech Republic. A study out of the University of Maryland Medical School and School of Pharmacy seemed to indicate that those who took fever reducers like Tylenol when they had influenza type A were actually sick longer than those who left their fevers unchecked.
www.foodconsumer.org

Derivatives Reform Weakened by Two Little-Noticed Amendments
Huffington Post - Oct. 15
Marketplace - Oct. 15

Two little-noticed amendments inserted Wednesday into legislation seeking to strengthen regulation of derivatives will allow private industry to continue to set rules and largely self-regulate, tying the hands of regulators who want more say in how these exotic financial instruments are traded. "It's a return to the regulatory environment that led us into the meltdown," said Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and former director of trading and markets at the CFTC.
www.huffingtonpost.com
marketplace.publicradio.org
media.umaryland.edu:8080

Haddon Goes for an International Flair
Baltimore Business Journal - Oct. 16

Phoebe Haddon, JD, LLM, the new dean at the University of Maryland School of Law, has been making good on her commitment to bring an international perspective to the Baltimore school. First, Haddon hosted a conference earlier this month on "Justice and the Global Economy," highlighted by a keynote address by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Next up is an Oct. 22 public talk by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

UMCP, UMB Rise in Research Rankings
The Washington Post - Oct. 16
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 16
WBAL-AM - Oct. 16

The University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore ranked 41st and 44th respectively, in a new National Science Foundation survey, with research spending just under $400 million. The ranking is higher than last year's and, if combined, the universities' spending would rank 8th. The survey measures research and development expenditures rather than research funding, which in fiscal 2009 surpassed a combined $1 billion for the first time and bodes well for next year's survey.
www.baltimoresun.com; www.washingtonpost.com
wbal.com

Vaccine Resistant Parasites
Malaria Policy Center - Oct. 15

Researchers at the University of Maryland have catalogued the genetic difference among the mosquitoes responsible for spreading malaria. E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, dean of the School of Medicine, said, "This study is an example of how our global footprint allows School of Medicine researchers to study diseases such as malaria in the very regions of the world in which they are devastating to the population."
www.malariapolicycenter.org

Vaccine Safety
WBFF-TV - 10 p.m., Oct. 15
The Daily Record - Oct. 16

Wilbur Chen, MD, assistant professor, and Professor James Nataro, MD, PhD, of the School of Medicine, addressed the development, testing, and safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
www.youtube.com
www.mddailyrecord.com

40 Years of Greater Homewood Community Corp. History
Baltimore Messenger - Oct. 14

Dick Cook, MSW, director of the Social Work Community Outreach Service in the School of Social Work, is profiled in a story about Baltimore's Greater Homewood Community Corp.
www.explorebaltimorecounty.com

Generic Drug Makers Say 'No' to Health Reform Tab
Kaiser Health News - Oct. 15
McClatchy Newspapers - Oct. 15

Frank Palumbo, PhD, JD, executive director of the School of Pharmacy Center on Drugs and Public Policy, said $46 million a year seems like a small price to pay for the anticipated extra sales of drugs. "I could see if it was $46 billion it would be an issue, but $46 million spread across the industry, I don't see that as an issue."
www.kaiserhealthnews.org
www.mcclatchydc.com

H1N1 Vaccine Conference
Fox45 - 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30 a.m., Oct. 15

Elizabeth Hart-Wells, PhD, executive director of technology commercialization in the Office of Research and Development, discussed the development, testing, and safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine in two live broadcasts. Wilber Chen, MD, assistant professor in the School of Medicine, also did live broadcast interviews.
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com

In Surprise, Frank Seeks Tougher Derivatives Bill
American Banker - Oct. 15

Though the exchange-trading requirement appeared to be a concession to criticisms the Obama administration made of Frank's bill, it did not go far enough for some. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law, said the change was a small one. "It's only a baby step toward what Obama promised in his white paper, which is that all standardized products would have to be exchange traded," Greenberger said.

Le Congres US Examine une Loi qui Affaiblirait les Controles sur les Credit Defaut-Swaps
Contre Info - Oct. 15

The [derivatives] bill that the House will consider on Wednesday creates a clearinghouse, not a publicly managed exchange. The best experts in the field, such as Michael Greenberger, JD, of the School of Law, warn that the legislation might end up WEAKENING current law.
contreinfo.info

Pandemic Flu Raises Readiness Questions
WUSA-TV- Oct. 14

Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed the state of hospital preparedness for outbreaks of H1N1 influenza.

Reassuring Doubters of Flu Shot Safety
WMAR-TV - Oct. 13

As H1N1 vaccine distribution begins, Karen Kotloff, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, tries to dispel fears. Speaking as lead investigator in the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit in the School's Center for Vaccine Development, she says manufacturing and safety concerns are the same as for the widely accepted vaccine for seasonal flu, noting that billions of doses of the seasonal vaccine already have been given out.
www.abc2news.com

Country Music Is Good for the Heart
p2pnet news - Oct. 12
PreFix - Oct. 12
CMT - Oct. 13

A team led by Michael Miller, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, in an earlier study, concluded laughter can ease many ills. Now, they say they've shown for the first time that "emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function."
www.p2pnet.net
www.prefixmag.com
blog.cmt.com

Flu Hits Hospital Visitor Policies
Baltimore Sun - Oct. 13

In a recent poll by the Maryland Hospital Association, 15 of 39 hospitals' representatives said they had already put new policies into place. Almost all of the others said they are considering a policy change but hadn't finalized the details, as Maryland's hospitals brace for the worst that the swine flu pandemic could offer. Steven Czinn, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted.
www.baltimoresun.com

Of Service: Pro Bono Week Highlights 'Best-kept Secret'
Daily Record - Oct 13

The School of Law and Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service will recognize the pro bono work of students and lawyers at a reception Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Westminster Hall, on the School's downtown Baltimore campus. "In these challenging times, there's an even greater need in communities for volunteer lawyers," said M. Teresa Schmiedeler, JD, professor.
www.mddailyrecord.com

A Stroke of Genius
Advance for Physical Therapists - Oct 2

Tailwind, a stroke rehabilitation device that improves range of motion in partially paralyzed individuals, was invented by Sandy McCombe Waller, PhD, PT, NCS, and Jill Whitall, PhD, professors in the physical therapy department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
physical-therapy.advanceweb.com

Better Meds, Lower Cholesterol Are Goals of Study
Academy Pharmacy Now - July/Aug/Sept

Drug makers might be able to triple the absorbing power of some medications and lower the toxic risks of others, as a result of a study at the University of Maryland, Baltimore on how bile acids travel through the gut, says Peter Swaan, PhD, professor, and his colleagues at the School of Pharmacy.
www.aacp.org

Dentist to the Stars
Flint Journal - Oct. 9

Flint, Mich. native Catrice Austin, DDS, "Dentist to the Stars," knows exactly what it feels like to be too embarrassed to smile. The 1988 Central High School graduate earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and went on to the University of Maryland Dental School.

Glimpsed-Morgan Bukszar
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 11

Young professional Morgan Bukszar describes her style as "classy, but comfortable." The 25-year-old Catonsville resident likes to look her best, whether she's out around town or working as a continuing education coordinator for the School of Pharmacy.
www.baltimoresun.com

Leading Drug Epidemiologist Endorses New Pyschotropic Guidelines for Youth
Medical News Today - Oct. 10
Newstin (India) - Oct. 10
Zamp Bionews - Oct 10
Wellness Interactive News - Oct. 10
Clip in 17 other medical newsletters

Increased use and promotion of psychotropic drugs to U.S. children and adolescents in the past 20 years has led to a "welcomed" set of new guidelines for clinicians to insure better child safety and reduce the risk of inappropriate prescriptions, according to Julie Zito, PhD, a professor at the School of Pharmacy.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
www.newstin.com
bionews.zampbioworld.org
www.wellnessinteractive.com

Long Overdue Eulogies for Edgar Allan Poe
The Baltimore Sun; WMAR-TV, WBFF-TV; WTTG-TV; WCAV-TV; WVAW-TV; WUJA-TV; WWBT-TV, WAVY-TV -Oct. 11-12

Westminster Hall on the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus was the site Sunday of a grand theatrical send-off to usher Poe, as he once wrote, "into the region of shadows." It was held 200 years after his birth and made up for the poor showing at the funeral after his death in 1849.
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Maryland Health Officials Seek Guidance From School of Pharmacy
Academic Pharmacy Now - July/Aug/Sept

Representatives from the State of Maryland and several pharmacy organizations visited the School of Pharmacy on May 7 to talk with its Board of Visitors about the role of pharmacists in the federal governments' pending health care reform plans.
www.aacp.org

Marylanders on the Move
The Daily Record - Oct. 9

Susan Antol, MS, RN, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing, has been named director of the Governor's Wellmobile Program. The program is operated by the School. Howard County General Hospital, of Columbia, has elected officers of its board of trustees, including Ann Mech, MS '78, JD, RN,, coordinator of legal affairs for the School.

Marylanders on the Move
The Daily Record - Oct. 9

Geoffrey Rosenthal, MD, PhD , has been appointed professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and director of pediatric cardiology at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children.

Shortening a Woman's Ordeal
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 12

A clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center promises to shorten treatment from more than seven months to as a little as seven weeks for women who had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. William Regine, MD, professor at the School of Medicine, said combining chemotherapy with radiation could pose more risks than advantages.
www.baltimoresun.com

H1N1 Vaccinations Begin in Vanderburgh Co.
Tristate Homepage (Ind.) - Oct. 8

"There's no scientific evidence to believe that this vaccine will be unsafe because it's manufactured in the same way that we do regular seasonal flu vaccine," said Wilbur Chen, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine.
tristatehomepage.com

Kicking Asphalt: Meet Three Baltimore Running Festival Competitors
b - Oct. 7

"I ran my first back in 2006, which coincided with my first year of dental school," says Kyle Smits, who attends the Dental School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and expects to graduate next year. As a third-year School of Law student, a part-time dance and aerobics instructor, and a member of a competitive hip-hop dance crew, Sabrina Johnson Turner juggles more in one week than the average person does in a month.
www.bthesite.com

Leader in Stroke Treatment Honored
Medical News Today - Oct. 9

On Saturday, Oct. 10, Louis Caplan, MD, will be honored by the Department of Neurology at the School of Medicine during a day-long symposium to celebrate the opening of the University's stroke center.
www.medicalnewstoday.com

How Safe is Your Campus?
The Daily Beast - Sept. 18
Campus Drive - Oct. 7

#3, University of Maryland, Baltimore Student Population: 5,884 Officials at University of Maryland, Baltimore explain its urban setting is almost certainly why it falls on this list. "Our campus is an oasis of safety in Baltimore," says Colonel Milland Reed, deputy chief of the school's police department.
www.thedailybeast.com
blogs.umdbk.com

NHLBI Awards $170 Million To Fund Stem Cell Research
Washingtonlifescience.com - Oct. 8
Apacure Spinal Cord Information.com - Oct. 8
Clip appears in eight other newsletters

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $170 million to be paid over seven years to 18 teams of research scientists to develop the high-potential field of stem and progenitor cell tools and therapies. The consortium's administrative coordinating center will be led by Michael Terrin, M.D. professor, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.washingtonlifescience.com
www.apacure.com

The Man Hiding Behind the Mask
blogtalkradio.com - Oct. 8

Geoffrey Greif, DSW, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Social Work who has studied male socialization, weighed in on men's experiences with intimacy.
www.blogtalkradio.com

Cardin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from UMD Law School
Inside Charm City - Oct. 6

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Maryland School of Law's Law & Health Care Program for his efforts to provide Marylanders and all Americans with access to quality and affordable health care.
insidecharmcity.com

Doctor: H1N1 Vaccine is Safe
WJZ-TV - Oct. 6

"There's no scientific evidence to believe that this vaccine is unsafe because it's manufactured in the same way we do the seasonal flu vaccine," said Wilbur Chen, MD, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
wjz.com

Levine Named 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
Food Safety News - Oct. 7

Myron Levine, MD, professor and founder of the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, is working on H1N1 and malaria vaccine. During the University of Maryland's recent Founders Week, Levine was recognized as "Entrepreneur of the Year."
www.foodsafetynews.com

Older Workers and Their Rights
Room for Debate - Oct. 6

From one perspective, these decisions and subsequent congressional reversals may be ordinary events, writes Mark Graber, JD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, in a New York Times blog. Both the Ledbetter and Gross decisions interpreted federal statutes, so there is no constitutional problem when Congress corrects judicial interpretations of federal law.
roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com

Senate Confirms Perez for Civil Rights Division
Blog of the Legal Times - Oct. 6
Diario Horizonte - Oct. 7
Baltimore Sun - Oct. 7
The Daily Record - Oct. 7

Thomas Perez has most recently been Maryland's labor secretary. He's also worked in the civil rights office of the Department of Health and Human Services, in the office of then-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), and at the University of Maryland School of Law.
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www.diariohorizonte.com
www.baltimoresun.com
www.mddailyrecord.com

Would You Wear a Face Mask to Protect Yourself?
Picture of Health - Oct. 7

Wear a face mask? Yes, said Faheem Younus, MD, medical director for healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention at Upper Chesapeake Health in Bel Air and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Perjury Counts Against Baltimore Mayor Will Stand
WJZ.com - Oct. 5
The Washington Post - Oct. 6
Wilmington News Journal - Oct. 6

While Monday's ruling was a victory for state prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh, it was not a crippling blow to Dixon's defense, David Gray, JD, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, tells the AP. "That she lost her motion to dismiss, it's certainly disappointing (to Dixon), because I'm sure the mayor would like to get this off her plate as quickly as possible," Gray said. "But I doubt that it is a cause for tremendous despair with her and among her defense team."
wjz.com
voices.washingtonpost.com
www.delawareonline.com

Senate Expected to Vote Today on Perez in Justice Appointment
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 6

During the Clinton administration and later as a University of Maryland School of Law professor, Thomas Perez delved into the relationship between health care and civil rights.
www.baltimoresun.com

Stem Cell Study Raises Hope For Bone Repair Pastes
Stem Cell Pioneers - Sept. 23
Medical News Today - Sept 23
Picked up by 20 other dental and medical sites.

New stem cell studies at the University of Maryland Dental School demonstrate that surgeons could one day routinely use strong, moldable, and injectable pastes to regenerate needed bone tissue to repair broken bones, fractures, genetic defects, even combat bone wounds. Quoted is Huakun Xu, PhD, MS, associate professor .
www.stemcellpioneers.com
www.medicalnewstoday.com

Gluten Not Good For You?
King5.com - Oct. 5

How common is celiac disease? According to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research of the School of Medicine, 1 out of every 133 Americans suffers from celiac disease.
www.king5.com

Interview with Poison Center Nurse Randy Goldberg
NursingShow.com - Oct. 2

I want to thank Randy Goldberg of the Maryland Poison Center for joining me today with his reflections on being a nurse toxicology specialist on the phone lines at the Maryland Poison Center.
nursingshow.com

It's Time for a Shareholder Revolution
The Motley Fool - Oct. 2

The Motley Fool enumerates what it believes to be critical elements of a Shareholder Bill of Rights. 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.fool.com

Justices to Grapple with Guns, Criime
The Washington Times - Oct. 5

David Gray, JD, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Law, is quoted in an article previewing the first term of the Supreme Court to include Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
washingtontimes.com

Maryland Attorney General, Public Defender Square Off in Supreme Court
The Daily Record - Oct. 5

On Sept. 16, Celia Davis received an early dose of the grilling she can expect from the justices when she participated in a moot court session at the University of Maryland School of Law.
www.mddailyrecord.com

Maryland Pharmacists Prepare For Flu
Fox5-WTTG - Oct. 3-4, 2009
Modern Medicine - Oct. 1

Area pharmacists were told that Maryland now has some of the H1N1 vaccine, which appears potent. Public health officials addressed more than 100 pharmacists gathered at the School of Pharmacy campus of the Universities at Shady Grove in Montgomery County for pandemic flu training. The vaccine is "showing a very robust immune response," said Carol Jordan, MPH,BSN,RN, with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
www.myfoxdc.com
www.modernmedicine.com

The Insomniac's Tool Kit
Care2.com - Oct. 4

"As with all chronic problems, some things that work for some people wonýt work for others," says Kenneth Pelletier, PhD, clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and author of The Best Alternative Medicine: What Works? What Does Not? Until you find what works for you, keep in mind what may be the most comforting thing you'll ever read about this problem: No one, say the sleep experts, not even the weariest of night owls, has ever completely lost the ability to fall asleep.
www.care2.com

The White-Coated Drug Addicts
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 4

In Baltimore last week, a pharmacology researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine died after injecting herself with a prescription narcotic. In a city where we think we know what drug addiction looks like - a wasted crackhead or heroin user staggering down some bombed-out-looking inner city street - the highly degreed researchers in their Ridgely's Delight rowhouse don't fit the picture.
www.baltimoresun.com

University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Restructuring Starts
The Daily Record - Oct. 5

Under the agreement signed Friday, the Medical Biotechnology Center will be operated by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, with a strong collaborative relationship with the University of Maryland, College Park
www.mddailyrecord.com

'American Casino' Reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct. 2

"American Casino" traces the subprime mortgage crisis and predatory lending from Wall Street to Baltimore to California. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, gives expert analysis in the film and is tagged in this review.
www.philly.com

ACORN Lawsuit May Be Legal Nightmare for Filmmakers, Distributor
Washington Examiner - Oct. 2

University of Maryland School of Law Professor Barbara Bezdek, JD, LLM, an expert in community development law, said donor and regulatory confidence in an organization makes "getting the audit done incredibly important." She said lots of nonprofits don't prioritize state compliance, but a group that size should "presumably have counsel to help them figure out these details."
www.washingtonexaminer.com

DHR right to emphasize family care
Baltimoresun.com - Oct. 1, Oct. 4

The amassed evidence on group care for children is quite clear that, on average, stays are far more expensive than stays foster care yet do not yield commensurate benefits. Richard Barth, PhD, MSW, dean of the School of Social Work, writes that after more than 30 years of following this scholarship, generally, children and youth are better served in families.
www.baltimoresun.com

Students Gain Insight into Elderly
The Baltimore Messenger

Six second-year graduate students in the School of Social Work are getting on-the-job training at Keswick Multi-Care Center and Union Memorial Hospital. They do everything from making sure geriatric patients have canes to counseling families on end-of-life issues. "It makes you think how you would want to be treated when you're older," said Hope Wiles, 23.
explorebaltimorecounty.com

UM and UMB Boost Research Grants to Over $1Billion
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 2

The University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore combined in fiscal 2009 to bring in more than $1 billion in research money for the first time. The $1.04 billion in research money represents a $184 million increase over fiscal 2008. "The growth in funds is translating to new jobs on our campus," said UMB President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil.
www.baltimoresun.com

'Swine Flu' Deaths in Maryland Reach 9 as Seasonal, H1N1 Vaccines Readied
Washington Business Journal - Sept. 30
Baltimore Business Journal - Sept. 30

Vaccines to treat swine flu are currently under clinical trials. The University of Maryland School of Medicine and other institutions are participating in a nationwide network of vaccine evaluation teams funded by the National Institutes of Health.
baltimore.bizjournals.com

Adult Stem Cell Study Raises Hope for Bone Repair Pastes
AdultStemCell.com - Sept. 30

Stem cell studies at the University of Maryland Dental School demonstrate that surgeons could one day routinely use strong, mold-able, and inject-able pastes to regenerate needed bone tissue to repair broken bones, fractures, genetic defects, even combat bone wounds. The Dental Schoolýs Huakun Xu, PhD, MS; Michael Weir, PhD, MS; and Ryan Zhao, MD, PhD, presented their findings at the World Stem Cell Summit at the Baltimore Convention Center before hundreds of stem cell experts from 25 countries.
adultstemcell.com

Big Pharma Jumps Back Into Flu Business
International Business Times - Oct. 1

A medical professional leads a volunteer to receive an experimental vaccine designed to prevent him from contracting the H1N1 swine flu virus, during early trials of the drug at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, August 10, 2009. The University of Maryland's School of Medicine is one of the eight university medical centres and clinics trialling the experimental vaccine.
www.ibtimes.com

Higher Learning
The Urbanite - October 2009

Closer to home, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, still hopes to break ground in 2012 on a medical research building, but those plans have scaled back by $100 million. This summer (UMB) officially opened the five-story Southern Management Corporation Campus Center, featuring a fitness center (with swimming pool and sauna) along with multiple dining facilities and other meeting-and-mingling spaces. Angela Fowler-Young, MA, director of the universityýs office of capital budget and planning, says the center should not be dismissed as simply the latest luxury-laden student amenity.
www.urbanitebaltimore.com

Maryland to get millions in NIH grants
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 1

About $100 billion in stimulus money is to go to science and technology projects, including 96 to projects at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Altogether, 441 of the grants were awarded to recipients in Maryland, according to preliminary NIH information.
www.baltimoresun.com

Study: Minimally Invasive Valve Procedure Works Well
Picture of Health - Sept. 30
Inside Charm City - Sept. 30

The study of 187 patients showed the procedure is safe and effective and requires just a short hospital stay and rapid recovery, said lead author James Gammie, MD, associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Very few surgeons across the country perform the procedure now, according to E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, dean of the School of Medicine.
weblogs.baltimoresun.com
insidecharmcity.com

Tales of the Recession
National Law Journal - Sept. 28

A dreadful job market and the ballooning price of a law degree have created a situation that Phoebe Haddon, JD, LLM, has never seen in her 28 years teaching law. Haddon, who became dean of the University of Maryland School of Law in July, said there are ways to contain the costs of securing a law degree.
www.law.com

With a PhD, Victim of Drug Abuse Didn't Fit Stereotype
The Baltimore Sun - Oct. 1
Baltimore Crime Beat - Oct. 1

Carrie John and Clinton McCracken were postdoctoral fellows at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, working in labs on the same floor, studying the effects of drug addiction even as, police said, they grew marijuana inside their home and used narcotics purchased over the Internet from a Philippine pharmacy that shipped pills hidden inside stuffed animals.
www.baltimoresun.com
weblogs.baltimoresun.com