Faculty in the News - Archive
Monday, December 8, 2008
Professor Michael Greenbergerwowowow.com - Brooksley Born, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the late 90s, pushed for regulation of certain financial derivative instruments during her tenure, but her efforts were reportedly blocked by former Fed chair Alan Greenspan and other Hill economic bigwigs. Today, those derivatives are at the heart of the financial crisis, playing a major role in the collapse of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and AIG. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the CFTC under Born, also advocated for derivatives regulation. "Brooksley was this woman who was not playing tennis with these guys and not having lunch with these guys. There was a little bit of the feeling that this woman was not of Wall Street."
Friday, December 5, 2008
Dean Karen RothenbergThe Gazette – Hundreds of stem cell researchers and policy makers from around the world will gather in Baltimore next fall for the World Stem Cell Summit. Since its establishment in 2006, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund has granted $38 million for 82 research projects, said Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, chair of the commission that administers the fund and dean of the School of Law.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Dean Karen RothenbergThe Baltimore Examiner, The Baltimore Sun – Hundreds of stem cell researchers and policy makers from around the world will gather in Baltimore next fall for the World Stem Cell Summit. Since its establishment in 2006, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund has granted $38 million for 82 research projects, said Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, chair of the commission that administers the fund and dean of the School of Law.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Visiting Professor Deborah EisenbergThe Daily Record – A woman who says she was fired for complaining that a co-worker grabbed and kissed her is entitled to a new trial in her lawsuit against her former employer, the Court of Special Appeals has held. A visiting professor at the School of Law, Deborah Eisenberg, JD, said the appeals court was right not to extend the Workers’ Compensation Act to cover the financial loss and emotional pain resulting from sexual harassment.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Professor Michael GreenbergerWTOP Radio, 103.5 FM (Washington, D.C.) - A commission reviewing the threat of terrorism both at home and abroad has released a report that calls for more U.S.-led efforts to counter a nuclear or biological terrorist attack. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and the director of its Center for Health and Homeland Security, said, "We have been reminded at such a high level that... this is a problem that still remains, and needs to be taken seriously by both the White House and Congress.
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