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<Title>Op-ed by F. Cris Curran in the Baltimore Sun</Title>
<Tagline>on the importance of improving Baltimore City schools</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed by Public Policy assistant professor F. Cris Curran on November 22. In the article, "<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-school-choice-20151121-story.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Improve Baltimore schools to attract families</a>," he argues that improving Baltimore City schools will "require a concerted effort by not just parents but state policymakers, local district leaders, and the general populace."<br>
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<Summary>The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed by Public Policy assistant professor F. Cris Curran on November 22. In the article, "Improve Baltimore schools to attract families," he argues that improving...</Summary>
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<Title>Health track PhD student Shariece Johnson wins APHA award</Title>
<Tagline>more about the APHA conference and health research at UMBC</Tagline>
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    <p>Congratulations to Shariece Johnson, a PhD student in the
    health track, who received an Excellence in Program Planning Award at the 2015
    American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. She
    was the program chair for the Community Health Planning and Policy Development
    section of APHA.</p>
    
    
    
    <p>UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski was the keynote speaker at the APHA meeting.
    See the video of his speech <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X-eHxyUxtM" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</p>
    
    UMBC is a leader in interdisciplinary public health and health
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<PostedAt>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:19:47 -0500</PostedAt>
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<Title>New economics book by PhD student Justin Velez-Hagan</Title>
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    <p>Public Policy PhD student Justin Vélez-Hagan has written an introductory
    economics book that offers easy-to-understand language and a humorous tone. The
    book, "The Common Sense behind Basic Economics: A guide for budding
    economists, students, and voters" (Lexington Books, 2015) is intended to educate
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<Summary>Public Policy PhD student Justin Vélez-Hagan has written an introductory economics book that offers easy-to-understand language and a humorous tone. The book, "The Common Sense behind Basic...</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:07:53 -0500</PostedAt>
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<Title>Baltimore Sun Op Ed by MPP student Josh Hastings</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">An op ed in the Baltimore Sun on October 20 by Public Policy MPP student Josh Hastings called on Governor Hogan and the legislature to fully fund Program Open Space, a state-wide land preservation program. Josh Hastings is the chair of Partners for Open Space.<br>
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<Title>Steve Sharkey selected for BizJournal 40 Under 40</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Public Policy alumni Steve Sharkey (MPP, '06) was selected as one of the 
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    of the Baltimore City Department of General Services. He began his 
    career with the city as an intern in the Baltimore CitiStat office when 
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<Title>Justin V&#233;lez-Hagan on Puerto Rico's debt</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy Ph.D. student, and Executive Director of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, discussed the Puerto Rican debt crisis on Al Jazeera English on July 13, 2015. The <a href="http://nousonomics.com/video-puerto-rico-debt-discussion-on-al-jazeera-english/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">video</a> appeared on the blog <em>Nousonomics.com</em>.<br><br>
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<Title>Why study public policy?</Title>
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    <p>A poster, "Obtaining Experimental Evidence
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    Freshman STEM Undergraduates," presented by Public Policy doctoral
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    Policy Analysis &amp; Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in
    Albuquerque, New Mexico.The poster reported preliminary results of
    the <em>iCubed@UMBC</em> project, a National Science Foundation grant-funded study
    that is examining the relative effectiveness of four interventions
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