Freeman Hrabowski, UMBC President, in Inside Higher Education
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski testified at a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing focused on the recruitment and retention of female faculty members in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. He “described the major advances (in UMBC’s increased representation of women in academic science) as happening in the form of honest conversations on the faculty level,” Inside Higher Education reported after the Oct. 17 hearing. President Hrabowski also cited the importance of incentives that could be tied to funding from the federal National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. The article, “Female Faculty and the Sciences,” appeared on Oct. 18.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/18/womensci
Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
In calling for a special session later this month to address Maryland’s $1.7 billion budget gap, Gov. Martin O’Malley is risking a potentially significant defeat in a legislature controlled by his own party. “It could waste a lot of time and not produce any results,” Donald Norris, professor of public policy, told the Baltimore Sun. “On the other hand, it could be close enough that he thinks he can forge a consensus. Either way, it’s risky.” The article, “O’Malley Confident on Session,” appeared on Oct. 16.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.session16oct16,0,3700077.story
Bill Thomas, Erickson School, in the News
Bill Thomas, a professor in the Erickson School, discussed Stadium Place, a proposed community for elderly residents. The center could be the first in Maryland to experiment with a new concept in skilled care for elderly residents known as the Green House. "America is moving away from institutional models and more toward community living," Thomas told the Baltimore Business Journal. The article, “Stadium Place Developer Pitches $10M Plan for Site,” ran on Oct. 5.
http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/10/08/story11.html?b=1191816000%5E1530741&surround=etf
Drawn by the eternal spring weather and laid-back lifestyle, American retirees have been migrating for some time to Ajijic, a lakeside village deep inside Mexico. "Trying to do that at an advanced age? Wow!" Thomas told the Houston Chronicle. “The pressure is there because of the (more affordable) costs. But I don't think you can globalize your family." The story, “A Refuge for Retirement,” ran on Oct. 14.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5212402.html
Judah Ronch, Erickson School, in the Baltimore Business Journal
Fueled by an aging baby boomer population that is requiring more health care and wants to receive those services from the comforts of home, the home health care industry is on the cusp of another growth spurt. "It's taken awhile for the home health care industry to see the impact," Judah Ronch, a professor in the Erickson School, told the Baltimore Business Journal. "I think they are beginning to see it." The article, “Firms Flood State with Plans to Offer In-Home Health Care,” appeared on Oct. 12.
http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/10/15/story8.html?b=1192420800%5E1533367&surround=etf
UMBC in the Baltimore Business Journal
On Oct. 15, UMBC launched a new ad campaign “that touts the school’s programs, range of students and its proximity to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.” The article, “UMBC Launches ‘Learn More’ Ad Campaign,” ran in the Baltimore Business Journal online news alert on Oct. 15.
http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/10/15/daily3.html
