bwtech@UMBC in the Daily Record
Plant Sensory Systems, a new tenant at bwtech@UMBC, was profiled in the Daily Record of Maryland. The company genetically engineers plants to be more enviro-friendly. The article, “Husband and Wife Team Genetically Engineering Plants to be Better for the Environment,” appeared on March 9.
www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?fuseaction=print&id=4609&type=UTTM (Registration may be required.)
Men’s Basketball in the News
As the men’s basketball team reached the final of the America East Conference tournament (to be held at UMBC on March 15), the Retrievers received coverage in multiple news outlets. Sports Illustrated (March 17 issue) recognized UMBC in its “Inside College Basketball” column under the headline, “Baltimore Bullets.” Wrote Sports Illustrated, “Thanks to a trio of transfers – senior guard Ray Barbosa, senior forward Cavell Johnson, and junior forward Darryl Proctor – the Retrievers snapped a skid of five years without a winning record by finishing 21-8 and atop the America East Conference.” To follow media coverage of the team, go to www.umbc.edu/retriever_believers/.
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Robert Provine, Psychology, in the News
The work of Robert Provine, professor of psychology, was discussed in recent articles in the San Francisco Chronicle and the Montreal Gazette. “What’s so funny?” appeared in the Chronicle on March 11, and “Laugh ‘til it stops hurting” ran in the Gazette on March 1.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/12/DDK1VHR33.DTL&hw=robert+provine&sn=001&sc=1000
www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=3860b4ee-58e5-4950-9c94-a2ffd1ce6754&k=34744
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun discussed why Republican John McCain is running his presidential campaign backwards: first, winning enough delegates to secure the nomination and then moving to the party base rather than the center. The column, “Running in Reverse: From the Middle to the Right,” ran on March 13.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-op.schaller13mar13,0,7179262.column
Writing for the New Republic, Schaller noted that the Hillary Clinton campaign masterfully overwhelmed talk of Barack Obama’s momentum after Obama’s primary wins in Wyoming and Mississippi by talking about a Clinton-Obama ticket. The column, “Funny Games,” appeared on March 13.
www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=0b277d48-d6b0-4cfe-b959-031f823772a3
