Faculty in the News - Archive
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Professor Michael GreenbergerNPR – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a disaster preparedness program for children. Critics of the new program say it duplicates information distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's children's preparedness program. Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, discussed how two Web sites for child preparedness "with two different characters is confusing."
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Professor Larry GibsonThe Campaign Line (February issue) - Devising overall electoral strategy and get-out-the-vote operations sounds like a job for a political consultant. Selecting printing paper and color schemes for posters sounds more like a job for a junior campaign aide. Larry Gibson, JD, professor at the School of Law, who helped run the campaign for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected president of an African country, is featured in this story.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Professor Douglas ColbertThe Daily Record – While the Maryland Court of Appeals has yet to decide whether to block electronic access to witness and victim information in criminal case records, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has put forth emergency legislation that would effectively do just that. "While there are legitimate privacy concerns at stake, an accused's right to conduct a full investigation of an accuser is constitutionally required," said Douglas Colbert, JD, professor at the School of Law. Rather than restricting access to a large block of information, Colbert said Ehrlich would be better off to allow witnesses or victims to apply for anonymity.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
School of LawThe AAMC Reporter (January 2006) - The School of Medicine is one of three medical schools around the country that is holding an avian flu vaccine trial. James Campbell, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and principal investigator for the trial, said that so far the trial seemed to hold considerable promise. The article also mentioned how the School of Medicine has collaborated with other schools and departments at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. They include the Schools of Pharmacy and Law, which hosted a symposium in Baltimore last month "to establish a citywide policy foundation for responding to an avian flu outbreak."
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Alum Benjamin R. Civiletti and Professor Michael MillemannThe Baltimore Sun – This story profiles Benjamin R. Civiletti, chairman of the law firm Venable LLP (headquartered in Washington, D.C.), former U.S. attorney general, and graduate of the School of Law. Michael A. Millemann, JD, professor at the School of Law, described Civiletti as "one of the most important legal statesmen of the last half-century in Maryland."
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