Faculty Press Coverage
DECEMBER 2007
12/29/07 Bird Spies Find Unusual Species - Biology Professor Douglas Gill was one of the bird counters who spotted a Dovekie, a bird only seen three times during the Christmas Count in Ocean City, MD since its beginning over 50 years ago.
12/18/07 A Patuxent Salvation Plan – Professor of Biology and Entomology as well as the director of the Chesapeake Biological Lab, Margaret Palmer, is positive about the work performed to combat increasing pollution in the Patuxent River. (see also ‘Report Details River Damage From Suburban Runoff’ and ‘Sprawl is harming Patuxent, report says’)
12/11/07: Human Differences Increasing: Studies point to a Rise Speed of Evolution - Evolutionary Biologist, Sarah Tishkoff, was quoted in the Baltimore Sun on the increased rate at which humans are evolving.
12/7/07: Chemistry/Biochemistry Professor Larry Sita is featured in the Washington Business Journal article Univ. Md. prof peddles purer variety of plastic.
12/6/07
Earth Monitoring: The Crucial Measurement – Chemistry/Biochemistry Professor Ross Salawitch’s work with the “Carbon club” resulted in a $300million satellite called the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), which will use new technology and sunlight to measure carbon sources and sinks. (Nature News)
12/4/07
Biology Professor and Director of the Sustainable Development & Conservation Biology Program, David Inouye was quoted in Plenty Magazine about the changes in animals hibernation patterns due to global warming. See also “Global Warming Changing Hibernation” in Times of India and
“Warming Creating Extinction Risks for Hibernators” in National Geographic News
NOVEMBER 2007
11/20/07
Biology and Linguistics Professor David Poeppel is quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer arcticle, If You Like U2, You'll Love ... Metallica? about a software program that can "listen" to songs and help consumers sift through the countless downloadable tunes on the Internet.
11/14/07
Pure Plastics Pitch Proves Perfect – Chemistry/Biochemistry Professor Larry Sita’s revolutionary, safe plastics technology earned him the Best Inventor Pitch as judged by venture capitalists at Bioscience Day (AOL Money/Finance) (see also Washington Examiner article Scientists competing for venture capital’s attention)
11/14/07
Professor's satellite to gauge emissions - Chemistry/Biochemistry Professor Ross Salawitch's involvement in launching an Orbiting Carbon Observatory to measure where carbon emitted into the atmosphere spreads.
11/11/07
Scorpion Toxin Can Target Troublesome Pests – Entomology professor Raymond St. Leger has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill mosquitoes and other insect pests without harming the environment. (see also Fungus has sting in its tail on checkbiotech.org)
11/06/07
Entomology professor Michael Raupp, was quoted in USA Today on how to avoid bedbugs.
OCTOBER 2007
10/31/07
Steven Salzberg, Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, is quoted in this Nature News article on the newest animal to have its genome decoded – a cat named Cinnamon.
10/16/07
Entomology Professor Michael Raupp is quoted in this Washington Post article about camel crickets - brown, humpbacked bugs with long antennae and a mighty jump who prefer dark, moist places such as garages and basements.
10/13/07
Biology and Entomology Professor Margaret Palmer’s study warns about negative impact of climate change on global river flows.
Many web sites picked-up the story (see also Climate change also impacts river flow, Global Warming Study Warns of Dangerous Changes in Global River Flow
10/11/07
Entomology Professor Michael Raupp explains how to eliminate fruit flies and prevent them from establishing a base camp in your kitchen in the Washington Post.
SEPTEMBER 2007
9/24/07
Ken Paynter, director of the Marine-Estuarine Environmental Sciences Program, is quoted in the Capital News Service about issues relating to the recovery of oysters in the Bay.
9/23/07
Maile Neel, a botanist with Agriculture & Natural Resources and BEES (Behavior Ecology and Evolution Systematics) and Assistant Professor of Entomology, and her student, Jamie Pettengill, were mentioned in an article in the Charleston Post and Courier for their research on Agalinis obtusifolia ("autumn bells," "little finger-pink") where it grows in South Carolina.
9/19/07
Dean Hopes New Digs Will Draw Top Teachers - The opening of the Bioscience Research Building and quotes from Dean Norma Allewell are highlighted in this article in the Baltimore Examiner.
JUNE 2007
Biology Associate Professor Sarah Tishkoff’s study which tested 43 ethnic groups in East Africa and found genetic mutations which suggest that they evolved to develop lactose tolerance as recently as 3000 years ago, is mentioned in this NY Times article about the evolution of human DNA.
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