CADVC in The New York Times
The Annapolis-based TKF Foundation has helped pay for 120 public spaces in the mid-Atlantic region. They include healing gardens in hospitals, teaching gardens and a tree-planting project developed by the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC). The CADVC project is modeled after “7,000 Oaks,” designed by the late German artist Joseph Beuys. A The New York Times story describing these gardens, “Public Spaces Meant to Heal,” appeared October 15.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/garden/16garden.html?_r=1&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin
IRC in the Chronicle of Higher Education
The “Wired Campus” feature of the Chronicle of Higher Education profiled www.usdemocrazy.net, an educational Web site developed in the Imaging Research Center (IRC) that uses political cartoons, data and irreverent humor to illustrate how the Electoral College determines the presidential race. The site said IRC artist-in-residence Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher seeks to “use humor and use cartoons to enunciate the complex world that we live in and the government that we have.” The story, “Political Cartoonist Works with University to Create Educational Site about U.S. Elections,” appeared October 13.
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3385/political-cartoonist-works-with-university-to-create-educational-site-about-us-elections
Don Norris, Public Policy/MIPAR, in the News
Slots opponents in Maryland argue people will have less money to gamble as the economy declines. Yet such nuanced economic arguments are hard to get across to voters, Don Norris, MIPAR director and chair of the public policy department, told the Baltimore Sun. “This is going to put a lot of pressure on the opponents of slots to show why in an economy when the state really needs money that we shouldn’t have gambling,” Norris said. The story, “Budget Cuts Tied to Slots,” ran October 10.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.cuts10oct10,0,16350.story
Norris told the Baltimore Examiner it remains to be seen whether people who registered at the last minute will actually vote on November 4. “The conventional wisdom about voter registration is that there is a direct correlation between age and turnout and socioeconomic status – mainly education and income – and turnout,” Norris said. “The older people turn out more proportionately than young people, and well-educated and well-off people turnout more than the opposite.” The story, “State Processes Thousands of New Voters,” appeared October 10.
http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/State_processes_thousands_of_new_voters.html
Penny Rheingans, Computer Science and CWIT, in the Baltimore Sun
Peggy Rheingans, associate professor of computer science and interim director of CWIT, spoke with the Baltimore Sun about misperceptions concerning girls’ ability to do math. “Unfortunately, the perception alone can be damaging, convincing girls that they’re not supposed to succeed at math,” Rheingans said. The story, “How to Combat Negative Stereotype about Girls and Math Already Ingrained in Young Daughter,” appeared October 13.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.hs.consult13oct13,0,7918762.story
Tyson King-Meadows and Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Political analysts say electoral gains for African-American candidates are quietly changing the political landscape, increasing the number of African-American lawmakers adept at securing support from white voters. The International Herald Tribune cited research that Tyson King-Meadows, an assistant professor, and Tom Schaller, an associate professor, have conducted on the numbers of African-Americans in state legislatures. King-Meadows and Schaller are both faculty members in the political science department. The story, “Quiet Political Shifts in U.S. as More Blacks are Elected,” ran October 14.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/10/14/america/14race.php?page=1
A higher percentage of Baltimore media market households have watched each of the presidential and vice presidential debates than any other city, according to Nielsen ratings. “Baltimore is close enough to Washington to have a lot of people who either work in the nation’s capital or work for a federal agency and, therefore, are usually invested in the outcome,” Schaller told Politico.com. The story, “Debates Are Must-See TV in Baltimore,” ran October 15.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14613.html
