Baltimore Sun April 2022 special education edition
Rebecca Adelman, Professor & Chair, Department of Media and Communication Studies (retired)
- Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely ABC News, Associated Press (October 17, 2022)
- Seeing Bucha atrocities is turning point for media, viewers ABC News and several additional outlets (April 7, 2022)
Ian Anson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
- A neuroscientist explains why stupidity is an existential threat to America Microsoft Start (September 16, 2023)
- Political analyst calls Trump situation ‘huge stress test’ on American politics WBAL (August 24, 2023)
- New federal plan could help make student loan payments more manageable WBAL (July 31, 2023)
- Inaugural UMBC Paw Poll reveals high levels of student civic engagement UMBC News (February 21, 2023)
- Professor explains next steps after Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was blocked WBAL (November 11, 2022)
- Voters split on ballot Question K on term limits in Baltimore City WBAL (October 20, 2022)
- Americans think they know a lot about politics—and it’s bad for democracy that they’re so often wrong in their confidence The Conversation (September 2, 2022)
- Trump-endorsed candidates would generally win even without his support – and that’s usually the case with all political endorsements, The Conversation (June 15, 2022).
- Everyone loves to hate the IRS. That’s a problem. The Washington Post (April 22, 2022)
- How Republican leaders could motivate their voters to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Washington Post (October 11, 2021)
Laura Antkowiak, Professor, Department of Political Science
- After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers AP (September 1, 2023)
- Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here’s how they’re funded and the services they provide The Conversation (June 28, 2022)
- #WordinBlack: Is the redistricting process taught thoroughly enough in schools? AFRO (June 9, 2022)
- With no political home, ‘seamless garment Catholics’ still hold ‘paramount importance’ Notre Dame News (March 10, 2022)
Matt Baker, Professor, Geography & Environmental Systems; Associate Dean, CAHSS
- UMBC’s Matthew Baker and team study how urban trees respond to heat stress UMBC Magazine (December 21, 2022)
- High temperatures a preview of Baltimore’s future Baltimore Banner (July 23, 2022)
- Floating wetlands show possibility of Inner Harbor restoration Baltimore (April 25, 2022)
Pamela Bennett, Associate Professor, The School of Public Policy
- Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions; Maryland education leaders, students react The Baltimore Sun (June 29, 2023).
- “Parenting in Privilege or Peril,” a new book by UMBC’s Pamela R. Bennett, explores barriers to the “American dream” UMBC Magazine (April 26, 2022)
- More states are requiring high schoolers to complete financial aid application Marketplace (February 16, 2022)
Dawn Biehler, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems
- Learning From Central Park’s History The Academic Minute (October 23, 2023)
- Syracuse ranked among 50 ‘rattiest’ cities for sixth consecutive year The Daily Orange (October 26, 2022)
- 311 calls for rat abatement in Baltimore up in 2021. Experts, exterminators point to same solutions to control rodents. The Baltimore Sun (January 3, 2022)
Nicholas Bonneau, Visiting Lecturer, Department of History
- What can human bones, buried beneath a construction site, teach us about 18th century Philadelphia? WHYY+ (May 5, 2022)
Dana Burr Bradley, Dean of the Erickson School of Aging Studies
- Charted: The decline in US life expectancy Advisory (September 1, 2022)
- U.S. life expectancy down for second-straight year, fueled by COVID-19 Washington Post (August 31, 2022)
- U.S. life expectancy falls for second year The Times (August 31, 2022)
Earl Brooks, Assistant Professor of English
- Where was everyone when Southwest Baltimore flooded? Baltimore Banner (December 19, 2022)
Charissa Cheah, Professor, Department of Psychology
- Bringing mental health awareness to AAPI communities MSNBC (May 13, 2023)
- A look at mental health in Asian American communities Good Morning America (May 8, 2023)
- PNW’s Keon will move to faculty post next year; campus looking for a new chancellor Chicago Tribune, Yahoo! News, NextShark (April 26, 2023)
- Anti-Asian violence causing a mental health crisis for Asian Americans Correct Success (January 28, 2023)
- ‘No safe spaces’: For Asian Americans, California shootings add to growing mental health crisis USA Today (January 25, 2023)
- Purdue University Northwest faculty ‘no-confidence’ vote passes after Chancellor Keon’s comments mocking Asians. Chicago Tribune (December 21, 2022)
- ‘Turning Red’ is a good conversation starter—and not just for girls New York Times (March 16, 2022)
- Co-presenting a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Racial discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans and mental health, March 29 Illinois State University News (March 1, 2022)
- The “Gentle Parenting” movement; Protecting our kids’ mental health WYPR (February 10, 2022)
- Many Asian Republicans blame Trump, not GOP, for discrimination Politico (October 4, 2021)
- Are America’s schools safe for Asian Americans? The Conversation (April 19, 2021)
- Power Up: No Republicans have yet signed on to a bill targeting Asian hate crimes, Washington Post (April 13, 2021)
- The Mental Health Costs Of ‘Everyday’ Racism, NPR’s Science Friday (March 26, 2021)
- More Than 3,700 Cases Of Anti-Asian Harassment And Assaults Reported Under The Pandemic, WVXU Cincinnati Public Radio and WOSU Columbus (March 23, 2021)
- Amid attacks, Asian Americans challenge traditions that discourage speaking out, seeking therapy, Washington Post (March 22, 2021)
- Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans, Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (March 18, 2021)
- Anti-Asian attacks rise along with online vitriol, Washington Post (March 17, 2021)
Lauren A. Clay, Associate Professor and Chair, Emergency Health Services
- NIH welcomes inaugural class of Climate and Health Scholars (Environmental Factor (February 2023)
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NSF awards UMBC’s Lauren Clay $624K Convergence Accelerator grant to address food insecurity in disasters UMBC News (January 6, 2023)
- Tackling food insecurity in disasters: UMBC’s Lauren Clay develops a new model through $520K NSF CAREER award UMBC News (October 26, 2022)
- Diaper need emerges as health indicator during pandemic, The Conversation (April 28, 2022)
Dennis Coates, Professor, Department of Economics
- Economists eye land deal with Orioles; state says it will ‘reinvigorate’ Camden Yards – Twin Cities Good Word News (November 3, 2023)
- ‘Essentially gifting the land’: Economists pan land deal with Orioles; state says it will ‘reinvigorate’ Camden Yards The Baltimore Sun (October 27, 2023)
- Can sports stadiums be good business for taxpayers? WUSA (October 16, 2023)
- As Orioles’ player spending plunged from pre-pandemic levels, team income and value soared The Baltimore Sun (September 22, 2023)
- Women’s World Cup: More teams, more money Marketplace (July 20, 2023)
- MO and KS lawmakers are spending millions on the World Cup in KC. Where’s it going? Yahoo! Sports (May 18, 2023)
- Maryland board approves $450 million in improvements to Ravens’ stadium Baltimore Sun (May 17, 2023)
- As 148th Preakness Stakes approaches, a grim trend greets the future of Maryland thoroughbred racing Baltimore Sun (May 13, 2023)
- CIAA HBCU basketball tournament: How its impact extends beyond the games, festivities The Baltimore Banner (February 19, 2023)
- Plans for Pimlico and Laurel Park’s renovations are bogged down and hundreds of millions over budget Baltimore Sun (February 3, 2023)
- Will New York City’s Soccer Stadium Cost Taxpayers $0 or $516 Million? New York Times (January 13, 2023)
- Pro leagues’ market power yields different winners in U.S., Europe Sportico (August 31, 2022)
- An Arlington Heights poll says yes to Bears, no to subsidizing them. The Bears should listen. Chicago Tribune (August 30, 2022)
- How Russell Wilson’s arrival made the Denver Broncos one of the NFL’s toughest tickets The Athletic (June 21, 2022)
- Maryland Stadium Authority pitching $1.2 billion plan to keep Orioles, Ravens in their Baltimore stadiums for years The Baltimore Sun (February 3, 2022)
- Maryland is eager to accommodate Orioles as stadium lease talks continue past original deadline The Baltimore Sun (January 10, 2022)
- NFL’s analytics cynics should study this economist Sportico (January 5, 2022)
Sunil Dasgupta, Program Director at Shady Grove, Department of Political Science
- I Hate Politics podcast’s 135th episode, “Jill Carter, Martin O’Malley, and Political Trauma in Baltimore” hosted by Sunil Dasgupta (September 3, 2023)
- Politics Briefing MoCo 360 (August 18, 2023)
- What’s fueling this pernicious, illiberal fire? Washington Independent Review of Books (August 9, 2023)
- Will Maryland lawmakers shake up state spending with their new power? Delmarva Now (January 10, 2023)
- What Maryland could look like under Gov. Wes Moore, according to political experts NBC Washington (November 9, 2022)
- Legalizing weed and other Maryland ballot questions: What you need to know before you vote Herald-Mail Media (September 14, 2022)
- Does Montgomery County’s ballot-counting system need to be fixed? Bethesda Magazine (August 11, 2022)
- Early voting turnout lower than in prior election cycles, but mail-in ballots could play bigger role Bethesda Magazine (July 15, 2022)
- Fixer-upper: How to repair America’s broken housing systems Washington Independent (June 3, 2022)
Kate Drabinski, Principal Lecturer, Gender, Women’s, + Sexuality studies
- Untold Baltimore: Unearthing the city’s secrets on Future City WYPR (November 11, 2023)
- The African American heroes of the Battle of Baltimore; Bmore Historic’s ‘unconference’ approach WYPR (September 13, 2023)
- Baltimore arts and culture events 5/31/23-06/30/23 (LGBTQ+ heritage walking tour of Charles Village in Baltimore City) Baltimore Beat (May 30, 2023)
- A safe space: Seniors discuss embracing LGBTQ+ loved ones The Baltimore Banner (October 12, 2022)
Erle Ellis, Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems
- 1.5 Degrees Is Not the Problem The New York Times (December 4, 2023)
- The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful New Scientist (September 6, 2023)
- Goodbye Holocene, hello Anthropocene? The Breakthrough Institute (August 3, 2023)
- Why I resigned from the Anthropocene Working Group Anthroecology Lab Blog (July 13, 2023)
- Scientists unveil the key site that shows we’re in a new climate epoch VOX (July 11, 2023)
- The Anthropocene heralds disaster. Can humans change course? Yahoo! News (July 11, 2023)
- Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study Carbon Brief, The Financial Analyst, Mother Nature (May 31, 2023)
- ‘Alarming’ expansion of cropland in protected areas threatens biodiversity goals Carbon Brief (April 18, 2023)
- This map will show you how much wild space is left on the planet Explorers Web (February 28, 2023)
- For planet Earth, this might be the start of a new age New York Times (December 17, 2022)
- Bogs, lakebeds, and sea floors compete to become Anthropocene’s ‘golden spike’ Science (May 5, 2022)
- We have a lot to learn from Indigenous people’s oyster-shucking practices Popular Science (May 4, 2022)
- Op-Ed: Is humanity doomed? That depends on us LA Times (March 28, 2022)
- How “Wilderness” was invented without Indigenous peoples Sapiens & Wired Science (February 3, 2022)
- Anthropocene: Geologists will choose birthplace of a new epoch this year New Scientist (January 25, 2022)
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A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) is included in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s 10 Popular scientific discoveries from 2021 Smithsonian Magazine (December 28, 2021)
- The environmental movement gets one existential fact wrong about nature Inverse (December 11, 2021)
Matthew Fagan, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems
- Just leaving trees to grow could store a third of our carbon emissions New Scientist (November 13, 2023)
- How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds New York Times (November 13, 2023)
- Who decides on ‘priorities’ for ecosystem restoration? Mongabay (November 2, 2022)
- Beyond ‘plant trees!’: Research finds tree plantations encroaching on essential ecosystems, Science Daily (June 6, 2022)
Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor, Social Work
- Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants The Conversation (November 6, 2023)
Eric Ford, Director of The Choice Program, UMBC’s Shriver Center
- Reentering Maryland society after decades in prison can be difficult. These programs attempt to help Baltimore Sun, Yahoo! News (November 7, 2022)
Amy Froide, Professor and Chair of the Department of History
- The long history of financial fraud The Academic Minute, NPR Podcasts, Inside Higher Ed (September 22, 2023)
- Girls to the Front: A Reading List of Provocative Feminist History Literary Hub (April 18, 2023)
- Playful learning with food: Historical recipe assignments in the classroom Hypotheses (March 16, 2023)
- The Long History of Financial Fraud, an interview with Scott Tong on NPR’s Here & Now (February 3, 2023)
- The FTX scandal looks like a new twist on an old problem Washington Post (December 22, 2022)
- Queen Elizabeth II’s death reverberates across Baltimore, a city that played a role in her accession to the throne Baltimore Banner (September 8, 2022).
Ramon Goings, Associate Professor, Language, Literacy, & Culture Program
- There’s no dissertation like a done dissertation The Academic Minute, NPR, Inside Higher Ed) (September 21,2023)
- 2023’s “Best & Worst States for Teachers” WalletHub (September 18, 2023)
- Districts want more teachers of color but don’t do enough to recruit them, survey finds Education Week (February 15, 2023)
- Warren Hayman has spent decades educating Black students. Along the way, he’s touched generations The Baltimore Banner (February 8, 2023)
Brian Grodsky, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science
- Dr. Grodsky discusses the war in Ukraine with Jason Newton, WBAL News (October 23, 2022)
- Abortion rights falter as democracy slides Bloomberg Opinion (May 5, 2022)
- These are the companies that have pulled out of Russia since its invasion of Ukraine CBS News (March 10, 2022)
- Economic sanctions may deal fatal blow to Russia’s already-weak domestic opposition The Conversation (March 4, 2022)
Jeff Halverson, Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems
- Here’s what caused Saturday’s destructive storms in the D.C. area Washington Post (July 30, 2023)
- Funnel cloud seen spinning over U.S. Capitol building in Washington Washington Post, New York Ledger (July 25, 2023)
- Severe storm threat ending, but showers and a rumble possible this evening Washington Post (April 6, 2023)
- Heavy rain, flash freeze and frigid cold: Wild weather on the way for D.C. area Washington Post (December 21, 2022)
- Nicole to race by D.C. region Friday, with rain and possibly tornadoes Washington Post (November 10, 2022)
- Hurricane Ian spawned a nor’easter that’s flooding the Mid-Atlantic coast The Washington Post (October 3, 2022)
- 20 years after La Plata disaster, D.C. area’s tornado risk has grown The Washington Post (April 27, 2022)
- Saturday’s big East Coast storm: What it could mean for D.C. area Washington Post (March 9, 2022)
Loren Henderson, Associate Professor, The School of Public Policy
- Episode 1, The Minority Landowner Magazine Podcast (July 28, 2023)
- Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S. Good Men Project (June 1, 2023)
- Study shows how hyper-segregation affects the health of single Black mothers WBEZ Chicago (March 2023)
- Dr. Henderson discusses the closure of Splash Mountain at Disney World on Today with Dr. Kaye (radio show) (January 23, 2023)
- Broken windows theory: Race and disorder WEAA (June 9, 2022)
- Today with Dr. Kaye: Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights WEAA (May 3, 2022)
- I’m a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I’ve learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths The Conversation (April 29, 2022)
- ‘Crushed and unheard’: Controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida governor Today with Dr. Kaye – WEAA (March 30, 2022)
Morgan Henderson, Principal Data Scientist, Hilltop Institute; affiliate faculty, Department of Economics
- HCA doctors say its cost-cutting is endangering Appalachian patients — a warning for the whole U.S. health care system. STAT (November 30, 2023)
- Morgan Henderson of The Hilltop Institute at UMBC co-authors new research investigating the feasibility of price shopping for two common hospital services UMBC News (October 23, 2023)
- The price you pay: Hospitals are posting procedure costs online, but consumers say price tags can still be hard to find Investigate TV (August 7, 2023)
- A look at what Blue Cross reimburses UMMC, both before and after the contract dispute Mississippi Today (June 13, 2023)
- Minnesota’s mental health crisis: Our methodology MN Star Tribune (March 24, 2023)
- Healthcare Upside/Down: Pricing impacting financially vulnerable populations with Henderson and Mouslim HealthcareNOW (November 9, 2022)
- It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug NPR (October 26, 2022)
- Which Houston hospitals are most expensive? Some prices compared at Methodist, Hermann, St. Lukes. Houston Chronicle (October 18, 2022)
- The Hilltop Institute at UMBC to launch hospital price transparency research with $282,000 NSF grant State of Reform, (September 21, 2022)
- The Hilltop Institute at UMBC revolutionizes data analytics to advance health and wellbeing UMBC Magazine (August 31, 2022)
- Hospital price data reveals wide variation in facility fees Modern Healthcare (July 11, 2022)
- Fines kicking in after slow start to hospital transparency rule Modern Healthcare (June 9, 2022)
- What Price Transparency in Healthcare is Already Showing Us HealthcareNOW Radio Podcast Network; The Incrementalist (January 22, 2022)
- How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop The Conversation (September 17, 2021)
- Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why New York Times (August 22, 2021)
- How to Look Up Prices at Your Hospital, if They Exist New York Times (August 22, 2021)
- Two-thirds of largest hospitals aren’t complying with price transparency rule Modern Healthcare (March 16, 2021)
Nicole King, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies
- The African American heroes of the Battle of Baltimore; Bmore Historic’s ‘unconference’ approach WYPR (September 13, 2023)
- Why Baltimore’s preservation commission rejected a developer’s plan for The Compass, and what it could mean for downtown’s West Side Baltimore Fishbowl (August 7, 2023)
- Superblock redevelopment steps forward with demolition approval from Baltimore historical panel The Baltimore Sun (August 8, 2023)
- After mass shooting, Baltimore leaders slam police for inadequate response Associated Press (July 14, 2023)
- Superblock redevelopment in Baltimore inches closer to reality Baltimore Sun (May 9, 2023)
- Red Emma’s cements radical legacy with move to ‘forever home’ Baltimore Banner (November 1, 2022)
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How a developer’s re-imagining of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is getting a $67.5 million boost from state taxpayers Baltimore Sun (October 6, 2022)
- “Preservation for the People: The Fight for Development Without Displacement” Thursday, September 29, at the MICA Brown Center.
Baltimore Government and community events 9/21/22-10/5/22 Baltimore Beat (September 20, 2022) - Sonia Eaddy wins decadeslong fight to save her home in Baltimore’s Poppleton neighborhood: ‘This victory is for us — all of us’ Baltimore Sun (July 19, 2022)
- Victory for Poppleton: The Eaddys can stay, the Sarah Ann houses will be saved and rehabbed Baltimore Brew (July 18, 2022)
- A new group wants to slash Baltimore’s property taxes in the name of equity. City Hall calls it ‘absurd.’ Baltimore Sun (June 23, 2022)
- Bridging the gap: Sarah Ann street WMAR (February 17, 2022)
Nancy Kusmaul, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
- Guide to elder abuse and home safety Today’s Homeowner (July 30, 2023)
- CIDER program supports new approach to measuring nursing home quality, plus more research collaborations UMBC Conversation (March 15, 2023)
- 2022’s states with the best elder-abuse protections Wallet Hub (December 14, 2022)
Renée Lambert-Brétière, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
- Democratizing access to digital tools in the documentation of the Innu Language The Academic Minute, Inside Higher Ed (September 20, 2023)
Douglas Lamdin, Associate Chair, Department of Economics
- Commentary: You know you should have a will, but do you know why? The Baltimore Sun (December 27, 2021)
- Lessons for and from COVID‐19 for investors and their advisors, Financial Planning Review (February 1, 2021)
Jane Lincove, Professor, The School of Public Policy
- Restrictions on suspending students from school show evidence of being effective Education Week (September 28, 2023)
- ‘It’s just not enough’: Nearly 25 years later, UT’s auto admit rule struggles to diversify The Daily Texan (November 29, 2022)
Tania Lizarazo, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication
- What’s in a name? Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Latine reveal community divides Baltimore Banner (Septebmer 25, 2023)
Jason Loviglio, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication Studies
- From China to ‘Our Land,’ how Melissa Block set a standard for NPR’s reporting Current (August 18, 2023)
- Radio pirates WYPR’s Wavelength: Baltimore’s Public Radio Journey podcast (May 25, 2022)
Camee Maddox-Wingfield, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
- The Martinican bèlè dance – a celebration of land, spirit and liberation The Conversation (May 20, 2022)
Dillon Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Systems
- Is Baltimore’s water safe to drink? Here’s the latest on what residents need to know Baltimore Banner (September 9, 2022)
Christine Mair, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health; Gerontology PhD Program
- Population in Maryland, U.S. grows older while homeownership rates decline, new 2020 census data shows The Baltimore Sun (May 25, 2023)
Christine Mallinson, Professor, Language, Literacy, and Culture PhD Program
- Supporting students who use African American English: How families can become strong advocates for their children. American Federation of Teachers (Fall 2023)
- What is a microaggression? 15 things people think are fine to say at work — but are actually racist, sexist, or offensive Insider, Yahoo! News (July 9, 2023)
- 17 Baltimore slang terms you should know Mental Floss (February 7, 2023)
- Don’t tell me my accent doesn’t exist Salon (September 2, 2022)
- Can you catch a deepfake? UMBC researchers receive NSF award to help people identify audio deepfakes (with Vandana Janeja) UMBC Magazine (May 9, 2022)
- Italian court rules naming children after men alone is unconstitutional The World (May 4, 2022)
- How did the Baltimore accent happen? WYPR (February 7, 2022)
- A Patriarchal Tradition That Just Won’t Budge The Atlantic (October 27, 2021)
- Why your family’s secret language is good for kids National Geographic (October 18, 2021)
Zoë McLaren, Associate Professor, The School of Public Policy
- Why don’t Americans have at-home flu tests? African News Herald (November 25, 2022)
- Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests? STAT (November 22, 2022)
- The coronavirus has infected more than half of Americans, the C.D.C. reports The New York Times (April 26, 2022)
- Mayor Scott is expected to discuss masking with city health commissioner soon Fox Baltimore (February 22, 2022)
- With mask restrictions set to lift, a haze of uncertainty lingers New York Times, Boston Globe, and NYC Daily Post (February 8, 2022)
- US begins offering 1B free Covid-19, but many more needed Business Standard and many more (January 20, 2022)
- As state ignores at-home COVID test data, boards of health come up with their own solutions WGBH (January 12, 2022)
- Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests The Conversation (December 22, 2021)
- CDC supports ‘test-to-stay’ for COVID-exposed students Medscape, WebMD (December 21, 2021)
- Los CDC respaldan una estrategia de ‘detección y permanencia’ en la escuela, HealthDay (December 21, 2021)
- Two years later: Why aren’t there enough COVID tests?, Left Voice (December 20, 2021)
- The Biden administration won’t require insurance companies to pay people back for COVID tests bought ahead of the holidays, Business Insider Australia (December 20, 2021)
- CDC says unvaccinated students exposed to virus can ‘test and stay’, New York Times and many more (December 20, 2021)
- Exponential growth may explain why Omicron cases are skyrocketing in parts of the U.S., Business Insider and many more (December 20, 2021)
- Affordable coronavirus tests are out there, if you look, New York Times, The NYC Daily Post, Money RF (December 17, 2021)
- Rapid COVID tests in Boston are in short supply WGBH (December 8, 2021)
- Where Are the Tests?, The New York Times (September 21, 2021), additional coverage in The Baltimore Sun (September 21, 2021)
- Los vacunados con J&J enfrentan un dilemma, The New York Times en Español (September 13, 2021), English version – The J.&J. Conundrum, The New York Times (September 13, 2021)
- The FDA Is Endangering America’s Children, National Review (September 4, 2021)
Roberto Millar, Policy Analyst Advanced, The Hilltop Institute
- CIDER program supports new approach to measuring nursing home quality, plus more research collaborations UMBC Conversation (March 15, 2023)
Andy Miller, Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Systems
- Baltimore County bans plastic bags effective Nov. 1 The Avenue News (February 7, 2023)
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UMBC to co-lead new Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative with $2.3M grant UMBC News (October 4, 2022)
David Mitch, Professor & Chair, Department of Economics
- On Milton Friedman, the Chicago School, and the government’s incentive to promote economic growth Capitalism & Freedom in the Twenty first Century with Jon Hartley (podcast) (January 30, 2023)
Kimberly Moffitt, Professor, LLC; Dean, CAHSS
- The complex relationship between Black gamers and Hogwarts Legacy Just Add Color (May 18, 2023)
Katherine Morris, Program Director, Shady Grove
- How to become a social worker MSW Online (July 29, 2022)
Morgane Mouslim, Policy Analyst, Hilltop Institute
- The price you pay: Hospitals are posting procedure costs online, but consumers say price tags can still be hard to find Investigate TV (August 7, 2023)
- Michigan’s nonprofit hospitals get big tax breaks. They don’t always give much in return. Michigan Live (June 7, 2023)
- Healthcare Upside/Down: Pricing impacting financially vulnerable populations with Henderson and Mouslim HealthcareNOW (November 9, 2022)
- The Hilltop Institute at UMBC to launch hospital price transparency research with $282,000 NSF grant State of Reform, (September 21, 2022)
- The Hilltop Institute at UMBC revolutionizes data analytics to advance health and wellbeing UMBC Magazine (August 31, 2022)
- Hospital price data reveals wide variation in facility fees Modern Healthcare (July 11, 2022)
- Fines kicking in after slow start to hospital transparency rule Modern Healthcare (June 9, 2022)
- What Price Transparency in Healthcare is Already Showing Us HealthcareNOW Radio Podcast Network; The Incrementalist (January 22, 2022)
- How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop The Conversation (September 17, 2021)
- Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why New York Times (August 22, 2021)
- How to Look Up Prices at Your Hospital, if They Exist New York Times (August 22, 2021)
- Two-thirds of largest hospitals aren’t complying with price transparency rule Modern Healthcare (March 16, 2021)
Christopher Murphy, Professor, Department of Psychology
- Preventing intimate partner violence by focusing on abusers American Psychological Association (April 1, 2023)
- Yelling at children (verbal abuse) HealthDay (June 11, 2022)
Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor, Department of History
- D.C. mayor hopes new police chief, crime bill can spur tangible change Washington Post (July 20, 2023)
- To understand America’s failure on housing desegregation, look at the capital city History News Network (May 17, 2023)
- HouseGOP and D.C.: A historically strained marriage grows more tenuous Washington Post (May 13, 2023)
- Who should write the Post’s D.C. editorials now? Washington City Paper (November 16, 2022)
- D.C. elected its own mayors in the 1800s—until Congress stepped in Washington Post (June 21, 2022)
- 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellows recipient Carnegie Corporation of New York (April 26, 2022)
- New Carnegie Fellow Derek Musgrove examines Black political movements in the U.S., 1980 – 1997 UMBC Magazine (April 26, 2022)
- 5 factors that led to the decline of the original Black Panther Party The Moguldom Nation (March 30, 2022)
- As Bowser seeks a third term as D.C. mayor, her sharpest critic isn’t on the ballot The Washington Post (March 1, 2022)
Roy Myers, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science
- Blame game: Republicans point fingers at themselves National Journal (October 3, 2023)
- Government shutdown: There have been 21 shutdowns or funding gaps in US history WHIO (September 30, 2023)
- What was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history? CBS News (September 30, 2023)
- Are you ‘essential’? What happens to your job in a government shutdown Federal Times (September 28, 2023)
Nkiru Nnawulezi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
- Nkiru Nnawulezi and D.C. community partners make the case for survivor-centered housing services UMBC News (August 25, 2022)
- How the mainstream movement against gender-based violence fails Black workers and survivors Mother Jones (March 1, 2022)
Don Norris, Professor Emeritus, The School of Public Policy
- Before Portland lost $1.4 million in cyber breach, city treasurer raised red flag OPB (August 22, 2022)
Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor, Department of History
- US, Chinese warships’ near miss in Taiwan Strait hints at ongoing troubled diplomatic waters, despite chatter about talks The Conversation (June 9, 2023)
Elizabeth Patton, Associate Professor, Media & Communications Sttudies
- New study finds working this many days at home may help the planet HuffPost (September 22, 2023)
- The home office and work-life balance The Academic Minute, Inside Higher Ed (September 18, 2023)
Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health
- Battles over book bans reflect conflicts from the 1980s The Conversation (March 7, 2022)
John Rennie Short, Professor, The School of Public Policy (emeritus)
- The Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture HillRag (September 7, 2023)
- John Short on Olympics corruption Big 550 KTRS (June 24, 2023)
- LA to host 2028 Summer Olympics, how hosting games in one city is beneficial KCBS (June 13, 2023)
- Hokusai’s career in prints and more programs in June Smithsonian Magazine (June 1, 2023)
- Chinese fighter jet flies within 500 feet of U.S. patrol over South China Sea NBC News (February 24, 2023)
- Cities after COVID The Philosophers’ Magazine (October 12, 2022)
- Race, class and traffic deaths The New York Times (August 23, 2022)
- Deadliest Cities for Pedestrians MoneyGeek (August 9, 2022)
- 2022’s Most expensive metro areas to rent Lawn Love (August 8, 2022)
- The future of the city: Has its death after COVID been greatly exaggerated? CQ Researcher (June 3, 2022)
- Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a ‘silent epidemic on wheels’ The Conversation (May 31, 2022)
- Settler colonialism helps explain current events in Xinjiang and Ukraine—and the history of Australia and US, too The Conversation, Times-Union (March 14, 2022)
- Tiny Olympic flame shines light on Beijing claim that this will be ‘greenest Games’ ever South China Morning Post (February 10,2022)
- For moral and practical reasons, the Olympics need a permanent home Toronto Star and more (January 3, 2022)
Michelle R. Scott, Professor, History
- The Griffin Sisters helped build Black vaudeville JSTOR Daily (September 1, 2023)
- Michelle R. Scott illuminates the lives of Black Vaudeville performers and their broader social impact in Jazz Age America UMBC News (April 7, 2023)
Sally Scott, Professor of Practice, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
- Forty-nine graduate Leadership Maryland 2022 (The Southern Maryland Chronicle) (December 7, 2022)
- These 52 execs were picked for Leadership Maryland’s class of 2022 Technical.ly (February 15, 2022)
Sally Scott, Professor of Practice, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health and Joby Taylor, director of the Shriver Center
- UMBC professors’ paper offers recommendations for future of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor WBAL (January 13, 2022)
Bill Shewbrige, Professor of Practice, Media & Communication Studies
- New documentary features Rising Sun bluegrass legend Southern Maryland News (July 29, 2023)
Eric Stokan, Associate Professor, Political Science
- Baltimore’s guaranteed income program aims to lift young parents out of poverty: ‘I have real-life bills’ Baltimore Sun (November 2022)
Chris Swan, Professor, Geography & Environmental Systems
- UMBC’s Chris Swan awarded NSF funding for U.S.-Brazil partnership on stream biodiversity UMBC Magazine (August 29, 2022)
Chris Tong, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
- Turning the Tides UMBC Magazine (July 14, 2022)
Lucy Wilson, Professor, Department of Emergency Health Services
- 5 things COVID experts personally won’t do right now in this latest surge BuzzFeed (Septmber 30, 2023)
- 5 things COVID experts personally won’t do right now in this latest surge HuffPost (September 21, 2023)
- How Often Should We Be Cleaning Our Coats During The COVID-19 Pandemic? Huffington Post (February 9, 2021)
Cynthia Woodcock, Executive Director, The Hilltop Institute
- A Baltimore program keeps people healthy and housed. Hospitals may stop funding it anyway. Baltimore Banner (March 2, 2023)
Takashi Yamashita, Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health; Gerontology
Lira Yoon, Associate Professor, Department of Pyschology
- After depression, our brain’s negativity bias lingers Greater Good (November 20, 2023)
- To keep depression at bay, fighting negative thoughts is key U.S. News (August 23, 2023)
Patricia Young, Professor, Department of Education
- Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in The Conversation (September 6, 2023)
- Patricia Young’s new book explores emerging ed-tech trends and how COVID has changed the future of the field, UMBC News (September 22, 2021)
Noor Zaidi, Assistant Professor, Department of History
- Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet Gettysburg Connection (March 22, 2023)
- From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component The Conversation (July 6, 2022)
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