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Alumnus named first black battallion chief in Baltimore County Fire Department
Jonathan Hart (MPS, 2002) has been named a battalion chief by the Baltimore County Fire Department. He is the department's first black battalion chief. Hart also received his B.A. in Political Science from UMBC. At the May 29 promotion ceremony, he received the first Robert O. Lowery Award from the Guardian Knights, the Baltimore County chapter of the International Association of Black Firefighters. The award recognizes those who have advanced the role of minorities in the county fire department.
Student and faculty contribute to Maryland budget report
The latest edition of Maryland Policy Reports contains an article on "Maryland's Unique Budget Process" by Ph.D. student Neil Bergsman, and an article on "Increasing Budgetary Democracy and Flexibility" by UMBC Political Science Professor and Public Policy faculty member Roy T. Meyers. Neil is Director of the Maryland Budget & Tax Policy Institute. The report is available on the Institute's web site.
A History of Social Security by Larry DeWitt
Ph.D. student Larry DeWitt is the co-author of Social Security: A Documentary History (CQ Press). The book chronicles the development of Social Security from its founding to the present day. Larry is the public historian at the Social Security Administration. Go here for more information on this book.
New book on Baltimore's suburbs by Thomas J. Vicino
Thomas J. Vicino (Ph.D., 2006) has published a book, The Transformation of Class and Race in Metropolitan Baltimore: Suburban Crossroads (Palgrave Macmillan). The analysis of the deterioration of older “first tier” suburbs around Baltimore is based on his dissertation work at UMBC. View the website for the book. Currently at the University of Texas at Arlington, Tom will move to a tenure-track position at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in the fall.
Tim Brennan is writing about electric deregulation
Public policy and economics professor Tim Brennan has published two opinion pieces about electric deregulation. In the National Post, a leading Canadian newspaper, Tim suggests that jurisdictions can smooth the path to competition by focusing on opening retails markets for commercial and industrial users. In the Baltimore Examiner, Tim focuses on the ongoing debate about electric deregulation in Maryland. Both articles are based on Tim's monograph, Generating the Benefits of Competition: Challenges and Opportunities in Opening Electricity Markets (C.D. Howe Institute, April 2008).
A NEW LOOK FOR OUR WEB SITE
The Department of Public Policy Web site has a fresh new look. The site features improved design and navigation, and more information about Public Policy activities and events. To give us feedback on the site, e-mail gradpubpol@umbc.edu.
Nancy Miller discusses aging at home on WYPR Radio
Nancy Miller appeared on WYPR's Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast to discuss potential reforms to the state’s system of Medicaid reimbursements for long-term care. To listen, go to http://www.wypr.org/MD_MORNING.html and scroll down to Friday, December 14, "Aging at Home."
UMBC Public Policy ranks 10th in faculty productivity
The Department of Public Policy ranks 10th in faculty scholarly productivity for public policy programs at universities that offer the Ph.D. degree, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Dave Marcotte's research on antidepressants and suicide receiving wide review
An article co-authored by Dave Marcotte was written up in the November edition of the NBER Digest, the monthly review from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The article, "Anti-Depressants and Suicide," published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in February 2007, was also reviewed in the June 2007 Atlantic Magazine, summarized in the Washington Post and mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. The article is available online at http://www.nber.org/papers/w12906.
Deborah Trautman wins Robert Woods Johnson Fellowship
Alumna Debbie Trautman (Public Policy Ph.D., 2004) is a 2007-2008 Robert Woods Johnson Health Policy Fellow. Fellows spend a year in Washington, D.C., working in a congressional office or the executive branch. Debbie, who also has two nursing degrees, is advising Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on health policy.
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- Alumnus named first black battallion chief in Baltimore County Fire Department
- Student and faculty contribute to Maryland budget report
- A History of Social Security by Larry DeWitt
- New book on Baltimore's suburbs by Thomas J. Vicino
- Tim Brennan is writing about electric deregulation
- A NEW LOOK FOR OUR WEB SITE
- Nancy Miller discusses aging at home on WYPR Radio
- UMBC Public Policy ranks 10th in faculty productivity
- Dave Marcotte's research on antidepressants and suicide receiving wide review
- Deborah Trautman wins Robert Woods Johnson Fellowship
