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Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, in Baltimore's City Paper
The new exhibit opening Jan. 31 in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, "Suburban Journals: The Sketchbooks, Drawings and Prints of Charles Ritchie,? was chosen as a Critic's Pick and featured in this week's City Paper.

Scott Bass, Graduate School, in Parade
Scott Bass, vice provost of research and planning and dean of the Graduate School, was quoted in a Jan. 23 Parade article by Norman Mailer, "One Idea,? about the crisis in America's education system and TV's effect on concentration. The article is not available online.

Alumnus Anthony Burlay in the Catonsville Times
Local psychiatrist Anthony Burlay, biological sciences '87, recently published a book, Foundation Diet: Your Body Was Designed to Eat (Zen-Fusion Publishing Co.), featured in the Catonsville Times on Jan. 20. The story was also published by the Arbutus Times.

Center for Art and Visual Culture (CAVC) on NPR
The "WHITE? exhibit organized by the Center for Art and Visual Culture (CAVC) will be featured on the nationally broadcast "NPR News with Tony Cox? on Friday, Jan. 28 (locally at 6 p.m. on WEAA 88.9 FM). Check the NPR Web site for more information. The interview will be posted on the NPR Web site after 1 p.m. Jan. 28.

Alumnus Jason Lee in the Detroit Free Press
Alumnus Jason Lee, mechanical engineering '96, was the subject of a Jan. 23 Detroit Free Press story, "The Transformer,? about the journey that led him to his position as executive director of the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering program.

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
Donald Norris, professor and director of public policy, was quoted in a Jan. 23 Baltimore Sun story, "Survey Shows Growing Division,? about the increasingly divergent political views of Baltimore City and County residents.

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Daily Tar Heel
Thomas Schaller, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in a Jan. 21 Daily Tar Heel story, "Freedom, Liberty Key in Address,? about President Bush's inaugural speech.

President Freeman Hrabowski, Mike Summers, Chemistry and Meyerhoff Scholars in "College Track?
President Freeman Hrabowski, Professor of Chemistry Mike Summers and Meyerhoff Scholars were featured in "College Track III: Get In, Stay In,? to be re-aired on High Definition channels of MPT and WETA. For viewing schedules, go to www.pbs.org/tvschedules/ and www.weta.org/tv/index.php.

Dennis Coates, Economics, in Cato.org and the Daytona Beach News Journal
Dennis Coates, professor of economics, was quoted in a Jan. 18 Cato.org news update, "Deadline Looms for D.C. Stadium Private Financing,? about the financial commitments still needed to secure the stadium.

He was quoted in a Jan. 16 Daytona Beach News Journal story, "How Much is NASCAR Hall Worth to Daytona?? about the proposal to build a NASCAR Hall of Fame in Daytona.

Alumna Denise Hickman, in the Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Denise Hickman, psychology '99, was featured in a Muskogee Daily Phoenix story about her job as supervisor of the Muskogee Recreation Center.

President Freeman Hrabowski, in the Chicago Daily Herald
President Freeman Hrabowski was highlighted in a Jan. 18 Chicago Daily Herald story, "King Lessons Learned Firsthand,? about Hrabowski's personal encounter with King and his subsequent speech at the 10th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

President Hrabowski was also quoted in a Jan. 17 Al.com story, "Rice Keeps Warm Spot for Caring Community,? about the destinies of the children that lived in an Alabama community visited by Martin Luther King Jr.

Anthony Johnson, Physics, CASPR), in the Baltimore Sun
Anthony Johnson, professor of physics and computer science and electrical engineering, and director of CASPR, was quoted in a Jan. 14 Baltimore Sun story, "Laser-beam Cases Prompt U.S. Warning,? about the dangers of recent incidents where lasers or industrial-power lights were aimed at aircraft.

George La Noue, Political Science, in the Kansas City infoZine
George La Noue, professor of political science, was quoted in a Jan. 16 Kansas City infoZine story, "States Look Beyond Quotas to Promote Minority Firms,? about new programs across the country aimed at promoting women and minority business owners.

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Washington Post
Donald Norris, professor of public policy and MIPAR director, was quoted in a Jan. 19 Washington Post story, "Ehrlich's Campaign Coffers Filling Faster Than Foes',? about the governor's success in raising funds for his re-election campaign.

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Thomas Schaller, associate professor of political science, wrote a Jan. 14 Baltimore Sun op-ed story, "Ehrlich's Tax Dodge,? about the governor's attempt to use semantics to justify his opposition to the medical malpractice bill.

Schaller was also quoted in a Jan. 16 Baltimore Sun story about the similar "likeable? characteristics of Maryland Governor Ehrlich and President Bush.

Alumnus Mike Beyer in the Dundalk Eagle
Mike Beyer, biological sciences '04, was the subject of a Dundalk Eagle story, "Charlesmont Man Chooses to Take the Path of Art Over Medicine,? about Beyer's cross-continental adventures as a poet.

Louis Cantori, Political Science, in USA Today
In his Jan. 13 op-ed in USA Today, Professor of Political Science Louis Cantori discussed the reasons elections should be postponed in Iraq.

Center for Art and Visual Culture (CAVC), in the New York Times
"White: Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art,? an exhibit developed by the Center for Art and Visual Culture (CAVC), was the subject of a Jan. 10 New York Times story, "Playing on Black and White: Racial Messages Through a Camera Lens.?

Christopher Corbett, English, in Baltimore Style
English lecturer Christopher Corbett discusses the amount of talk on public radio in "Talk is Cheap,? in the Jan./Feb. issue of Style.

Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, in the Los Angeles Times
Carlo DiClemente, professor and chair of psychology, was mentioned in a Jan. 3 Los Angeles Times story, "What keeps us at it?? for his trans-theoretical model, used by other psychologists to understand the phases of behavior change.

Lafayette Gilchrist, Music, in the Baltimore Sun
Lafayette Gilchrist, music instructor and jazz pianist, was quoted in a Jan. 13 Baltimore Sun story, "Murray Here One Night Only,? about tenor saxophone player David Murray's upcoming performance at An Die Musik in Baltimore.

President Freeman Hrabowski, in the Newshouse News Service
President Freeman Hrabowski was quoted in a Jan. 11 Newshouse News Service story, "What Would Martin Luther King Have Made of Condoleezza Rice?? on the future Secretary of State's fulfillment of King's "dream.?

Robert Provine, Psychology, in Time
Robert Provine, professor of psychology, was featured in the Jan. 10 issue of Time magazine in, "The Funny Thing About Laughter,? about Provine's research on laughter. The article is one of a series in this Time special issue devoted to happiness.

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Thomas Schaller, associate professor of political science, was quoted in a Jan. 12 Baltimore Sun story about ads run by the state Republican Party in Anne Arundel County in an attempt to strengthen their hold on the region for the next elections.

His op-ed, "Ehrlich's Tax Dodge," appeared in the Baltimore Sun on January 14.

The Shriver Center, in the Hagerstown Morning Herald
The Shriver Center was mentioned in a Jan. 10 Hagerstown Morning Herald story, "Caseworkers Provide Help to Troubled Youth 24/7,? about Hagerstown's youth-focused Choice Program, one of seven funded by the Shriver Center.

David Smith, Music, in the Baltimore Sun
David Smith, music lecturer and head of UMBC's choral activities, was mentioned in a Baltimore Sun story, "Concert Calendar Shrinks, but SuperBach Lives On,? for his tenor solos with the Concert Artists of Baltimore and an award he recently received from the Liederkranz Foundation.

Jane Turner and Ian George, Physics, in PhysicsWeb.org
Jane Turner and Ian George, associate research professors of physics and affiliates of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, were mentioned in a Jan. 11 PhysicsWeb.org story, "X-Ray Satellite Chalks Up Black Hole First,? about the first-ever observation of clumps of gas making a complete orbit around a black hole.

The story was also covered by Space.com, NASA, Xinua online, RedNova.com, Space Ref, the Register, PhysOrg.com., MSNBC, Stuff.co.nz, Daily Times, Independent Online, Hindustan Times, ABC Online, Reuters, News24, South Australia Advertiser, the South African Star, the Australian, NEWS.com.au, Reuters (UK) and Melbourne Herald Sun.

Ted Alexander, M.A. '87, in the Waynesboro Record Herald
Ted Alexander, historical studies M.A. '87, was the subject of a Jan. 4 Waynesboro Record Herald feature for his recently published book, History and Tour Guide of The Burning of Chambersburg and McCausland's Raid, about southern Pennsylvania's role in the Civil War.

Aurora Analytics, techcenter@UMBC, in the Baltimore Business Journal
Aurora Analytics, a biotech company headed by Assistant Professor William Lacourse and Aris Kalivretenos, who are currently developing technologies to detect food quality, was highlighted in a Jan. 4 Baltimore Business Journal news feature announcing the four UM-based companies to receive Tedco grants.

The story was also covered by the Washington Business Journal.

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Thomas Schaller, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in a Jan. 1 Baltimore Sun story, "Balto. County executive shows signs of becoming 'renaissance' man,? about the significance of Co. Exec. James T. Smith Jr.'s frequent use of the word "renaissance? in his speeches and administrative documents.

UMBC in the Washington Post
UMBC was listed in a Jan. 3 Washington Post feature, "In Profile,? as one of the big-name clients to sign up for a new technology developed by Real User Corp. that uses face profiling instead of passwords for computer user verification.

UMBC Visionaries in IT Forum, in the Business Monthly
UMBC's Visionaries IT Forum, started in 1999, was highlighted in the Business Monthly as one of the key events that promotes new development in Maryland's IT industry. Over 1,000 businesspeople, scientists, students and professors attend the event annually.