In the News
May 2012
AACP, NCPA announce Innovative Medication Adherence Educators Challenge winners
Drug Store News - May
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy was one of three winners of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the National Community Pharmacists Association competition to highlight the best practices in medication adherence teaching.
www.drugstorenews.com
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
MSN Health - May 15
Dr. J. Marc Simard, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, commented about the success of the procedure to surgically restore partial mobility to the hand of a quadriplegic patient.
health.msn.com
Early Biomarker Identified for Pancreatic Cancer
ABC News - May 15
Dr. Richard Alexander, professor at the School of Medicine, discusses a series of experiments that show that a protein found in pancreatic cancer cells has an important role in the progression and spread of pancreatic cancers.
abcnews.go.com
Early signs of Parkinson's might be seen in colon
Yahoo! News - May 15; myhealthnewsdaily.com - May 15
William Weiner, professor at the School of Medicine, comments on a study showing that signs of Parkinson's appear in the colon, not just in the brain, findings that may lead to an earlier diagnosis.
news.yahoo.com
Face Transplant
MPT.org - May 15
Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, associate professor of surgery at the School of Medicine, discusses the most extensive full face transplant to date on MPT's Direct Connection on May 21.
www.mpt.org
JPMorgan Hedge? & What Obama Can Do About Gas Prices
Philadelphia Inquirer - May 16
Business Week - May 11
Michael Greenberger, professor at the School of Law, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story that asks if the JPMorgan loss was the result of hedging or betting? Business Week featured Greenberger's thoughts on what Pres. Obama could do about gas prices.
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mobile.businessweek.com
PBRC to focus on debt collection firms
Daily Record - May 15
Peter Holland, visiting professor at the UM Carey School of Law and director of the School's consumer protection clinic, is quoted in connection with an article on the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland. The clinic provides training for lawyers who volunteer to help protect consumers from unscrupulous third-party debt collectors .
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Food Stamp Nation
WYPR-FM - May 14
Michael Reisch, professor at the School of Social Work, discusses poverty issues with Dan Rodricks on the WYPR Midday program.
www.wypr.org
Integrative Medicine
Medcitynews.com
Stephen Schimpff, clinical professor at the School of Medicine, is the author of an article that discusses the School's Center for Integrative Medicine and mentions its founder and director, Professor Brian Berman, and Assistant Professor Delia Chiaramonte.
medcitynews.com
New Details in JPMorgan Dealings Emerge
CBS Evening News - May 14
Politic365.com - May 14
WTOP - May 11
Professor Michael Greenberger of the School of Law continues to receive national media exposure for his views on the JPMorgan situation. For the second consecutive night, he appeared on the CBS Evening News.
www.cbsnews.com
Dr. Kevin Ferentz Named Chief Medical Officer of Baltimore Medical System
CityBizList - May 14
Dr. Kevin Ferentz of the School of Medicine has joined Baltimore Medical System as chief medical officer.
baltimore.citybizlist.com
Fallout from JPMorgan Loss Continues
CNBC - May 11
CNBC.com (blog) - May 11
Fox Business - May 11
PBS Newshour - May 11
New York Times - May 11, 12
CBS Evening News - May 13
WNYC's The Takeaway - May 14
The Diane Rehm Show (NPR) - May 14
School of Law professor Michael Greenberger appeared in The New York Times, on the CBS Evening News, CNBC, FOX Business, NPR's The Diane Rehm Show and The Takeaway , and PBS Newshour from Friday to Monday to discuss the JPMorgan trading loss.
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Family, colleagues praise determination, positivity of Ga. woman fighting flesh-eating disease
Washington Post - May 14
Amy Horneman, a microbiologist at the Baltimore VA Medical Center and adjunct at the School of Medicine, is quoted in a story about a women being treated for a flesh-eating bacteria.
www.washingtonpost.com
Grandparents take on role of a parent
Baltimore Sun - May 14; WGNTV.com- May 13
Frederick Strieder, clinical associate professor at the School of Social Work, is lead researcher in Maryland for COPE, a national study funded by NIH in four states to compare the effectiveness of strategies to help grandparents such as Ella Johnson, who is raising her grandson after the untimely death of his mother.
www.baltimoresun.com
www.wgntv.com
Anne Arundel Community Action Agency celebrates history
Baltimore Sun - May 10
Everett Wilson, a 1964 graduate and former associate professor at the School of Social Work, is chosen for the Anne Arundel Community Action Agency Hall of Fame.
www.baltimoresun.com
C. Diff Deaths at All-Time High
The Hospitalist - May
Harold Standiford, clinical professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted on the effectiveness of an antibiotic stewardship program in controlling a deadly bacterial infection.
www.the-hospitalist.org
JP Morgan Takes $2B Loss
BBC Radio - May 11
Associated Press - May 10
CBSnews.com - May 10
Huffington Post - May 11
Huffington Post - May 11
School of Law professor Michael Greenberger talked to the Associated Press, BBC Radio and The Huffington Post soon after JP Morgan reported a $2B loss on risky bets. It's a situation Greenberger said could have been avoided if financial reforms like Dodd-Frank were in place.
www.cbsnews.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
Laslo Boyd: Wallace Loh's new university
The Gazette - May 11
In an op-ed, Jay Perman, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore, is described as being committed to bringing about more collaboration among faculty and researchers at his institution.
www.gazette.net
UM drug treatment center a magnet for crime
The Baltimore Sun - May 11
A letter to the editor criticizes the School of Medicine using its own research to justify locating a methadone treatment center in the 1100 block of West Pratt Street.
www.baltimoresun.com
Drug delays progression in myeloma, but is it worth the cost?
Los Angeles Times - May 10
Dr. Ashraf Badros of the University of Maryland School of Medicine is mentioned in a story about Lenalidomide, sold under the tradename Revlimid, significantly improving progression-free survival in patients with myeloma.
www.latimes.com
Foiled Plane Bomb Case
WBAL-AM - May 8
Center for Health and Homeland Security Director Michael Greenberger of the School of Law appeared live on WBAL's Maryland's News Now to talk about the implications of the CIA foiling a plot to blow up a U.S.-bound plane.
Local biotech firm wins grant to develop vaccines for two viruses
The Baltimore Sun - May 9
Profectus, which won a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a vaccine for a pair of deadly viruses, is an offshoot of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology, founded by Dr. Robert Gallo.
articles.baltimoresun.com
Psychosis risk syndrome excluded from DSM-5
Nature - May 9
William Carpenter, director of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, part of the School of Medicine, is quoted in a story about a controversial category of mental illness, psychosis risk syndrome, not being included in the revised fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
www.nature.com
Wall Street: Killing Financial Reform & Gambling on Food Prices
RollingStone.com - May 10
The Guardian - May 10
School of Law professor Michael Greenberger is quoted in Rolling Stone and in the UK's The Guardian about Wall Street's alleged role in killing U.S. financial reform efforts and how it is gambling on food prices and causing them to rise.
www.rollingstone.com
www.guardian.co.uk
CIA Foils Plane Bomb Plot
WBAL Radio - May 8
Center for Health and Homeland Security Director Michael Greenberger of the School of Law appeared live on Maryland's News Now to talk about the implications of the CIA foiling a plot to blow up a U.S.-bound plane.
Emails show O'Malley's close ties to Perdue lawyer
The Baltimore Sun - May 8
The University of Maryland School of Law's environmental law clinic is mentioned in a story about Gov. Martin O'Malley and Herbert D. Frerichs Jr., a partner with the Venable law firm in Baltimore who is also general counsel for the Perdue family holding company, conferring on issues including where a law school might be willing to set up a clinic to provide legal assistance to farmers.
www.baltimoresun.com
Food truck rally today at University of Maryland
Baltimore Sun - May 8
The food blog, Baltimore Diner, reported that a food truck gathering was being held in conjunction with the opening of the University Farmer's Market, organized by the University of Maryland Medical Center and in parnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
www.baltimoresun.com
Making Lecture Capture Work Lessons from the Pros
Campus Technology - May 8
James Craig, professor at the University of Maryland Dental School, is quoted discussing lecture capture technology on teaching and learning.
campustechnology.com
University of Maryland medical school wins $240K grant for breast cancer screening
Baltimore Business Journal - May 8
The University of Maryland School of Medicine said Tuesday it has received a $240,000 grant from the Avon Foundation to help conduct breast cancer screenings to underinsured women living in Baltimore City.
www.bizjournals.com
VA Maryland Health Care System Observes Nurses Week with Awards Ceremony
Digital Journal - May 8
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System will observe National Nurses Week (May 6-12) with an awards ceremony. Janet D. Allan, dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, will deliver the keynote address on the future of nursing.
www.digitaljournal.com
Young girl loses feet in mower accident
Baltimore Sun - May 9
Andrew Pollak, professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted in an article about a lawn mower accident, urging operators of power equipment to be more vigilant. He says that amputations of lower limbs rarely result in attempts at reattachment because of poor outcomes.
www.baltimoresun.com
Bromo Tower arts and entertainment district proposal moves forward
Baltimore Sun - May 7
The city has proposed a 117-acre tract as the Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District, which would bring some tax benefits beginning in January 2013. The application to the state says about 60 properties owned by either the city or the University of Maryland, Baltimore could be redeveloped for arts-related uses within the area, bounded roughly by Park Avenue on the east, Lombard Street on the south, Paca Street on the west and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Read Street on the north.
www.baltimoresun.com
Celiac disease treatment includes drastic lifestyle change
Cumberland Times-News - May 7
Dr. Alessio Fasano of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Celiac Research is mentioned in an op-ed about living with gluten sensitivity.
times-news.com
Exercising Through the Ages
USNews.com - May 4
The ticket to living well and long is an exercise program that adapts to your physiological needs as you age, says Pamela Peeke, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, who adds: "And you want to start as young as possible."
health.usnews.com
Khalid Sheik Mohammed Arraignment & Warren Weinstein Kidnapping
WJZ - May 4
WBAL TV - May 7
WTTG TV- May 8
Center for Health and Homeland Security Director Michael Greenberger was interviewed on WJZ about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's arraignment this past weekend and on WBAL-TV and WTTG-TV to discuss the Al-Qaeda kidnapping of a Maryland foreign aid worker in Pakistan.
baltimore.cbslocal.com
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Maryland Man Taken Hostage
WBAL-TV - May 7
Prof. Michael Greenberger of the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, comments on a videotaped plea from a kidnapping victim from Maryland.
www.wbaltv.com
U.S. mothers cling to chubby ideal for toddlers: study
MSNBC, BET and many other outlets - May 7
Erin Hager, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine who works with low-income mothers to find ways to help prevent obesity, is quoted in connection with a study in which she and colleagues found that mothers of overweight toddlers often had inaccurate perceptions of their child's body size.
www.msnbc.msn.com
University of Maryland School of Social Work anniversary celebration
Baltimore Sun - May 6
An article and gallery of photos taken at the 50th anniversary celebration of the School of Social Work shows Dean Richard Barth, former dean and professor Jesse Harris, and faculty or adjunct faculty members Geoff Greif, Dante de Tablan, Raju Varghese, Michael Woolley, Jody Olsen, and Barbara Brody. Also pictured are UM President Jay Perman and the School's board of advisors' chair, Stan Weinstein, who is a clinical associate professor at the School of Medicine.
www.baltimoresun.com
Laughter Yoga: Can Happiness Heal?
Huffington Post - May 6
Professor Michael Miller of the School of Medicine, director of the preventive cardiology program at the Medical Center, commented on his study about the effect laughter can have on the vascular system.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Methadone and misdemeanors
The Baltimore Sun - May 4
There's no reason to believe the basic findings of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Susan Boyd and her fellow researchers that methadone clinics are not the focus of crime
www.baltimoresun.com
The Midday Weekly Review
WYPR-FM - May 4
David Gray of the School of Law appeared on the "Midday" program to discuss recent events, including verdicts in the Park Heights assault case and the Court of Appeals ruling regarding use of DNA. His appearance was noted two days later in a column by Sun media critic David Zurawik.
www.wypr.org
www.baltimoresun.com
Treating Wounded Warriors with Embedded Fragments and Shrapnel
The Pentagon Channel - April 26
Melissa McDiarmid, medical director of the VAýs Depleted Uranium and Embedded Fragments Program and professor at the School of Medicine, is quoted in a story about shrapnel left behind in the bodies of wounded warriors.
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What killed Lenin? Stress didn't help, poison eyed
Huffington Post, Washington Post and dozens of others - May 4
Philip Mackowiak, professor at the School of Medicine is quoted in a story about what may have killed Vladimir Lenin, in advance of the annual conference at the School bringing modern medical knowledge to bear on the illness and death of a famous historical figure.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Emails show EPA frustration over White House letter to Boehner
The Hill - May 3
Environmental Protection Agency emails show agency officials' frustration with a 2011 White House letter to House GOP leaders that did not detail the health benefits of pollution regulations. Rena Steinzor, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, attacked the letter in a blog post Thursday.
thehill.com
Shock Trauma pays tribute to its lifesavers
WBAL-TV - May 3
Thomas Scalea, professor and director of the trauma program at the School of Medicine, is interviewed about a tribute planned Saturday for caregivers who treated 8,000 critically injured patients last year.
www.wbaltv.com
Cupping pain treatment offered at University of Maryland
WJLA-TV - May 2
Dr. Lixing Lao of the School of Medicine is quoted explaining the practice of cupping to relieve pain.
www.wjla.com
Drinking soda ups your blood pressure
foodconsumer.org - May 2
Assistant Professor Lisa Cohen of the School of Medicine is mentioned in connection with a study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, in which she and colleagues link hypertension with consumption of soft drinks.
www.foodconsumer.org
Multiple myeloma diagnosis better with low dose whole body CT
News-Medical - May 3
Low dose whole body CT is nearly four times better than radiographic skeletal survey, the standard of care in the U.S., for determining the extent of disease in patients with multiple myeloma, a new study conducted at the University of Maryland in Baltimore shows.
www.news-medical.net
Sherrod Brown says excessive oil speculation is driving gas prices
Politifact - May 2
Michael Greenberger, professor at the School of Law and former director of the division of trading and markets at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, comments on a report about the role of speculators in influencing the price of oil.
www.politifact.com
Vaginal Bacteria Can Vary Widely in Healthy Women
Nature Newsblog, iVillage, Science Translational Medicine and others - May 2
A study led by the School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences shows the balance of microbes in the vagina can change drastically over short periods of time in some women while not in others, findings that point toward a need for personalized medicine. Study senior author Jacques Ravel, associate professor at the School, is quoted.
blogs.nature.com
AIDS researcher to speak at UConn commencement
NECN.com - April 28
Dr. Robert Gallo, best known for his co-discovery of HIV and founding director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, will be the commencement speaker at the University of Connecticut's graduate school ceremonies this year.
www.necn.com
Anniversary of bin Laden Death
WJZ-TV - May 1
WBAL-TV - May 1
Professor Michael Greenberger, founding director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the School of Law, commented on the one-year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Baltimore's "Next Economy"
WYPR-FM - April 30
Phil Robilotto, assistant vice president of technology transfer, comments on how the University of Maryland Baltimore has been taking a second look at software innovations.
www.wypr.org
Facebook promotes organ donations
The Baltimore Sun - May 1
Jonathan Bromberg, transplant specialist and professor at the School of Medicine, commented on Facebook's decision to list organ donor status.
www.baltimoresun.com
Improving health worldwide
APA Science Watch - May issue
Psychology is ramping up efforts to improve global health and well-being. An imporrant area where psychologists are making a difference is at the intersection of early nutrition and behavior, says Maureen Black, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
www.apa.org
Nanotechnology dental fillings that kill bacteria and re-mineralize the tooth
Nanowerk - May 2
Professor Huakun Xu of the School of Dentistry comments on creating the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial decay.
www.nanowerk.com
The lost and the left behind
Baltimore Sun - May 1
Geoffrey Greif, professor, School of Social Work and the co-author of "When Parents Kidnap" comments on cases of missing children that have had differing outcomes so far, saying that among families whom he has interviewed, those who take concrete steps to deal with their losses can gain a sense of control.
www.baltimoresun.com
Why the Urge to Pee Ruins Sleep for Some
LiveScience - May 1
Andrea Meredith, an assistant professor of physiology at the School of Medicine, commented on new research showing that the body's internal clock controls the production of a key protein that helps regulate the bladder's capacity to hold urine before needing to empty.
www.livescience.com
Maryland SON achieves highest NIH funding rank ever
Nurse.com - May 1
Dean Janet D. Allan is quoted discussing the University of Maryland School of Nursing, achieving its highest research funding ranking ever from the National Institutes of Health, ranking 19th among nursing schools receiving research funding from NIH.
news.nurse.com
Mencken House: A home, and legacy, to treasure
The Baltimore Sun - April 30
In a letter to the editor, the University of Maryland is characterized as a "strong supporter" of reopening the H.L. Mencken House as a museum and writers center.
articles.baltimoresun.com
Methadone clinics don't attract crime, study finds
The Baltimore Sun - May 1
A new study led by University of Maryland School of Medicine assistant professor Dr. Susan Boyd debunks concerns that the clinics breed crime and drag down neighborhoods.
www.baltimoresun.com
OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Worker's Comp Insider - April 30
A new study, "Safe Lifting Programs at Long-Term Care Facilities and Their Impact on Workers Compensation Costs," was a collaborative effort with the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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