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Maryland Moments, January, 2001
Towards Being Best:
Rankings, Numbers, New Programs, Events
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Financial Times Ranks Smith Business School Among World's Best
The Smith School of Business rose from No. 31 a year ago to a ranking of No. 23 among the world's MBA programs in the latest Financial Times ranking. The School was also ranked in the following categories:
- No. 4 in information technology
- No. 6 in faculty research
- No. 7 in entrepreneurship.
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University in Top 50 of Black Enterprise Schools for African Americans
In the second Black Enterprise magazine ranking of the top 50 colleges and universities for African Americans, the university is ranked No. 33.
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Former AMTRAK Chief Selected to Head Smarth Growth Center
Thomas Downs, a senior executive with extensive experience in
transportation, home building and government, has been selected to head the new National Center for Smart Growth Education and Research. Previously, Downs served as chief executive officer at AMTRAK and the National Association of Home Builders.
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Ex Libris USA to Provide UM, Affiliates Cutting Edge Library System
The University of Maryland Libraries, in cooperation with 16 University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Libraries, awarded a five-year, $2.9 million contract to Ex Libris USA for an advanced "next generation" shared Library Information Management System.
Faculty, Staff, Student Achievement
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Mathematician Wins Satter Prize for Contributions to Research
The American Mathematical Society awarded the 2001 Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize to Sijue Wu, associate professor of mathematics. Wu is the sixth winner of the Satter prize, which honors outstanding contributions to mathematics research by a woman in the previous five years.
- Student Nominated for National Humanitarian Award
Ken Liffiton, a student in the Honors Program studying government and politics, is a nominee for the Howard Swearer Student Humanitarian Award, a prestigious national honor given by Campus Compact.
Research: Significant Discoveries,Grants
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Warmer Summers Trigger Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses
Mark Fahnestock of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center and a team of researchers from from the University of Colorado, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center reported in the Journal of Glaciology that warmer surface temperatures over just a few months in the Antarctic can splinter an ice shelf and prime it for a major collapse.
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American Families Resilient After 50 Years of Change
Suzanne Bianchi, professor of sociology and faculty associate with the Center on Population, Gender and Social Equality, and Lynne Casper, a family expert at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, are co-authors of a report released by the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau.
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Six Faculty Members Awarded Defense Research Awards
The Department of Defense awarded $45 million nationwide for the purchase of research equipment. Three mechanical engineering faculty members made the list of awardees: Balakumar Balachandran, Don DeVoe and Ashwani Gupta. Others were physics assistant professor Wolfgang Losert, aerospace engineering associate professor Norman Wereley, and John Rodgers of the Institute for Plasma Research.
Outreach: Campus People Aiding The Community
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College-Bound Program Offered by University
High schools juniors and seniors who want to get a "running start" on college can sharpen their study skills through a
college-bound program. The university's learning assistance service offers individualized programs and group workshops focusing on reading, listening, note-taking, time management and other skills needed to succeed in college.
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Program Lets Interns Test A Career As Teachers
Seven non-education majors taught at Hyattsville's Chillum Elementary School during the first semester to explore a career in teaching. The two-year old Chillum Internship Program of the College of Education, which features students from the College of Arts and Humanities, is designed to help meet the enormous need for new teachers.
Newsmakers: University People Earning Media Attention
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Attention of World Press Follows Release of Conflict Index
The Center for International Development and Conflict Management's release of Peace and Conflict 2001: A Global Survey of Armed Conflicts, Self-Determination Movements, and Democracy earned world wide attention. It is first report to systemically rate the degree of conflict within nations rather than wars among countries.
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Art Gallery Exhibit, Piano Concert In Top 10
Possible Futures: Science Fiction Art From the Frank Collection; and "Best Live Show: The PianoChoir's Concert at the University of Maryland," were given top 10 region art events of 2000 notice by the Washington Post's Weekend section.
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Building for the Future
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The list of construction jobs on campus is lengthy, heralding a continuation of university growth and quality of academic life.
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