bwtech@UMBC in the News
In its March issue, the trade journal Metal Architecture noted the metal walls central to the design of the USGS Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center at bwtech@umbc.edu.
http://moderntrade.com/Default.aspx?PublicationID=3&ArticleID=181&Title=Meta
Chess in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun highlighted the 2008 President’s Cup, the ‘Final Four’ of collegiate chess, to be held at UMBC April 5-6. The “Live” section noted the event in the “Free Sheet” section.
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/live/bal-li.free03apr03,0,6922964.story
Jason Loviglio, Media and Communication Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun interviewed Jason Loviglio, director of the Media and Communication Studies program, regarding Americans’ economic pessimism. Loviglio discussed the shared sacrifice during World War II, a contrast to the lack of national unity today with the economic downturn and Iraq war in the background. The article, “Prolonged Economic Pessimism Has a Silver Lining,” appeared on March 30.
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.upside30mar30,0,3160852.story
Robert Provine, Psychology, in the News
In interviews with two newspapers, Robert Provine, professor of psychology, discussed his research on laughter. The Indianapolis Star cited his work in a story on April 1, “No Fooling.” The Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger interviewed Provine for another piece centered on April Fool’s Day. The article, “Want the Last Laugh,” also ran on April 1.
www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/LIVING01/804010310/1083/LIVING01
www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/FEAT05/804010324/1023
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller told the Las Vegas Sun that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain will give the party strength in the West. “Of the Republicans, he was their best bet,” Schaller said. The article, “Winning West Not a Given for Arizona’s Senator,” ran on March 31.
www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/mar/30/winning-west-not-given-arizonas-senator/
Schaller told the Tampa Tribune that the electoral map is becoming more predictable with each presidential election. “We’re going to be fighting over the same eight to 10 states as in 2004,” he said. The article, “Will Obama Play in Florida,” ran on April 1.
www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/01/na-will-obama-play-in-florida/
In These Times profiled the racial dynamics employed by the Clinton campaign. “When the black population is really small, racial polarization is small enough that Obama can win, and when the black population is large, any polarization is drowned out by the overwhelming size of the Democratic black vote,” Schaller said. The story, “The Clinton Firewall,” appeared on March 31.
www.inthesetimes.com/article/3597/the_clinton_firewall/
