Matthew Loftus ’07 in the Baltimore Sun
Matthew Loftus ’07, chemistry, a 20-year-old beginning his first year as a student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been named a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Program scholarship. The scholarship will cover his medical school tuition. Loftus is profiled in “Opening a Portal to a Dream,” which ran in the Baltimore Sun on Aug. 16. (Also receiving the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship is Hadi Gharabaghi, ’06, visual arts. Watch the UMBC homepage for a feature on both recipients.)
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-md.ha.scholar16aug16,0,6257278.story
Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
Polls indicate a tight race between the two leading candidates for Baltimore City Council president, Michael Sarbanes and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Donald Norris, professor of public policy and director of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis & Research, told the Baltimore Sun, “You’ve gotta believe that each one of them is going to spend whatever they can even if they have to borrow to get their message across, given that this thing is so close.” The article, “Sarbanes Leads in Race for Money,” appeared on Aug. 16.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.president16aug16,0,2719542.story
Campaign officials for Baltimore mayoral candidate Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. say that the campaign has not been reimbursed for an additional $16,000 in personal expenditures made by Mitchell’s father from the campaign treasury. Donald Norris, professor of public policy and director of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis & Research, told the Baltimore Sun that “the unfortunate part is all the attention focused on the problems of the campaign finance rather than the candidate and his issues.” The article, “Mitchells’ Spending Rift Widens,” ran on Aug. 16.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.mitchell16aug16,0,6886229.story
Fred Pincus, Sociology, in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Fred Pincus, professor of sociology, compared the challenges he encountered in a difficult Web design seminar to the academic challenges many low-income and working-class students are likely to encounter upon entering an academic setting for the first time. His essay, “On the Other Side of the Podium,” appeared in the Chronicle Review in the Aug. 17 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i50/50b00701.htm
Robert Provine, Psychology, in The Guardian
Robert Provine, professor of psychology, and his research on the science of laughter were profiled in The Guardian (United Kingdom). The article, “No Laughing Matter,” appeared on Aug. 11.
www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2145025,00.html
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column in the Baltimore Sun discussed the candidacy of U.S. Sen. John McCain, who seeks to become the Republican nominee for president. Schaller documents McCain’s “declining fortunes” but salutes his ability to take a hard stand on many issues. “He’s a pro-life veteran who has taken firm positions on controversial issues, and his immigration stance demonstrates true courage,” Schaller writes. Schaller’s commentary, “Despite his Shrinking Candidacy, McCain is Still the GOP’s Best Bet,” ran on Aug. 15.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller15aug15,0,4769488.column
Sana Waheed ’11, Emma Goldman ’11, in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun examined the trend toward online social networking among college freshmen, starting often weeks before classes begin. Two UMBC freshmen, Sana Waheed ’11 and Emma Goldman ’11, are quoted in “College Orientation, Online.” The story appeared on Aug. 13.
www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-te.md.facebook13aug13,0,2046747.story
