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June 19, 2013 4:32 AM

Maryland Moments, October, 2000

Towards Being Best: Rankings, Numbers, New Programs

Developmental Review: Perspectives in Behavior and Cognition
- The department of human development in the College of Education ranked among the top three in the nation.
  - Ranked 1^st in editorial positons in major journals.
  - Ranked 8^th in grant funding.
  - Ranked 12^th in overall scholarly activity.
  - Ranked 14^th in placing recent graduates in faculty positions in developmental sciences.
Journalism Adds Another Distinguished Tenant
The School of Journalism recently added the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors to its list of groups headquartered there. Already on campus are the National Association of Black Journalists, the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, the Casey Jouralism Center for Children and Families, the Hubert H. Humphrey Program for International Journalists and the Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy.
Faculty, Staff, Student Achievement
DOD Under Secretary Appointed First Lipitz Chair in Public Affairs
Jacques Gansler, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, joined the School of Public Affairs in January as the first holder of the Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise. Dr. Gansler will both teach in and lead the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise.
Presidential Nominee Ernest Wilson Approved by Senate
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Clinton's nomination of Ernest Wilson, director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management, to the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Calvo Wins Prestigious International Economics Prize
Guillermo Calvo, director of the Center for International Economics and a Distinguished University Professor, was awarded the prestigious King Juan Carlos Economics Prize, issued bi-annually. He received the award directly from the King at formal ceremonies on Oct. 26, 2000 in Madrid.
Grunig Wins Professional Association's Highest Accolade
The nation's largest association of journalism and mass communication educators awarded James Grunig, professor of communication, its most prestigious lifetime honor, the Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication has given the award only 15 times since its inception in 1969.
Yow Named Top Female Sports Executive
Director of Athletics Deborah Yow was cited by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal as the national Female Sports Executive of the Year.
Research: Significant Discoveries,Grants
NSF Awards Campus New Center to Improve Mathematics Eduation
As part of its effort to address critical issues in mathematics education, the National Science Foundation has awarded $9 million to support a new Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning to be based at the College of Education.
NSF Funds Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it is funding a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Maryland and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The joint center is a partnering of the University of Maryland's existing NSF-supported MRSEC with materials research at Rutgers. The joint center will receive $10 million over five years, of which approximately $1 million will go to Rutgers and the rest to Maryland.
NSF Sponsored Research to Boost Reading Comprehension
John Guthrie, an educational psychologist in Maryland's College of Education, and his research team are joining forces with Frederick County (Md.) Public Schools to test the long-term viability of an instructional approach that uses hands-on science to build interest in reading for information. The five- year, $3.4 million project, is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Unlocking Secrets Of Magnetic Fields' Power
The research of physics professor James Drake and his collaborators was unveiled at an American Physical Society's division of plasma physics meeting in Quebec City, and featured in the New York Times. Drake's research sheds light on how the magnetic field of the Sun releases its energy to create a solar flare or eruption of gases into space.
President Mote, Professors Test E-Voting Waters
The Internet Policy Institute (IPI) and the university conducted a two- day workshop on the efficacy of E-voting. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the gathering featured university president and workshop chair, C.D. Mote Jr, political scientist Paul Herrnson and computer scientist Raymond Miller.
Leadership: Engaging Higher Education In Social Change
The Academy of Leadership contributed to, and is distributing a W. K. Kellogg Foundation report, Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education in Social Change. Of the report's 12 authors, three came from the Academy, including director Nance Lucas.
Global Warming Stirs Jack Frost
David Inouye, professor of biology, found that global climate change influences early and late frosts, which inhibit growth and possibly damage many plants. His findings appeared in Ecology Letters.
Outreach: Campus People Aiding The Community
Maryland Industrial Partnerships Honor Grant Recipients
The Howard County Center for Business Technology Development honored 11 companies that received program grants from the university's Maryland Industrial Partnership. The grants were critical to the success of the companies.
Faculty Member Organizes National Nutrient Runoff Symposium
Nick Zimmerman, professor in the department of animal and avian sciences, organized the 2000 National Poultry Waste Management Symposium held in Ocean City. Maryland is in the forefront of poultry farm waste management, a topic of increasing importance for the state whose heart is the Cheapeake Bay.
Elementary School Joins Selective Senate Productivity Award List
The Senate Productivity Award, administered by the university's Center for Quality and Productivity, went to an elementary school for the first time. U.S. Senators Barabara Mikulski and Paul Sarbanes presented the award to Howard County's Bushy Park elementary school.
Professor Fogle's Restorative Powers
David Fogle, director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation in the School of Architecture and one of the nation's leading building preservation authorities, is a busy man. As head of the university's Study Centre at Kiplin Hall in Yorkshire, England, he coordinates a hands-on preservation program at the historic seat of the Lords Baltimore, founders of Maryland. He has directed neighborhood studies in Eastport in Annapolis and Butcher's Hill in Baltimore. Currently, he represents the university at the Anacostia Heritage Area initiative to record and protect historic resources.
Newsmakers: University People Earning Media Attention
Journalism Students Question JonBenet Ramsey's Parents
Students from the School of Journalism questioned John and Patsy Ramsey about the media coverage of the unsolved murder of their daughter, JonBenet, in 1996. The October session took place at the Newseum in Rosslyn, Va., and newswriting and reporting students from the class of adjunct professor Brooke Morrison of USA Today took part.
Object Lessons
Accounting professor Stephen Loeb, department chair Jim Bedingfield, and student Jim Christensen were featured in a People magazine article concerning Maryland M.B.A. students visiting the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland to learn about white collar crime.
Big Winner On TV Game Show
Jimmy Brown, a senior at the university, won $40,000 competing on the television program, Wheel of Forutne. The programs will not be aired until February of 2001.
Building for the Future
The list of construction jobs on campus is lengthy, heralding a continuation of university growth and quality of academic life.

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In This Week's News
November 2012

Maryland moving to Big Ten (Washington Post)

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