Political science professor Roy T. Meyers was quoted in a Gazette article about Governor Martin O’ Malley’s third attempt to pass an offshore wind farm funding bill. Gov. O’Malley has encouraged President Obama to look at his proposal as a model for how Maryland produces clean energy, and Meyers believes that this proposal fits well with Obama’s focus on alternative energy sources in his second term.

According to Meyers, “Success this time around with the bill would put O’Malley squarely in the center of the Democratic Party’s potential 2016 candidates.” Meyers goes on to say that failure to pass the offshore wind farm bill will not hurt O’Malley’s potential presidential campaign due to previous success with high profile issues such as in-state tuition for undocumented students and legalization of same-sex marriage.

In a new Baltimore Sun article on managing grief during the holidays, Professor Robert Rubinstein, sociology and anthropology, offers advice for mourning families on how to make it through the season. “It’s a very difficult time,” he recognizes, before continuing, “That’s not to say people can’t have great holidays.”

Rubinstein’s research focuses on older adults’ experiences of  loss and grief. He offers his impression that, “People do tend to take care of each other,” around the holidays, as they share memories of deceased loved ones, such as favorite traditions or recipes. Rubinstein notes that often younger generations worry more about the grief of a widowed parent instead of their own. He recommends that those in mourning take opportunities to speak about the deceased, suggesting, “A public expression of grief and feelings about it is a good thing.”

As a reminder, iTunes Connect will shut down December 21–28 for the winter holidays. You should not schedule pricing changes that take effect during the shutdown — these changes will not be reflected on the App Store and your apps or In-App Purchase items will become unavailable until after the shutdown. In addition, releases that are scheduled to go live between these dates will be delayed.

As a reminder, iTunes Connect will shut down December 21–28 for the winter holidays. You should not schedule pricing changes that take effect during the shutdown — these changes will not be reflected on the App Store and your apps or In-App Purchase items will become unavailable until after the shutdown. In addition, releases that are scheduled to go live between these dates will be delayed.

Stress. It plagues us! We are burdened by it. Is there a way to manage stress? Yes, there are some ways that you can reduce stress by changing the way that you perceive situations. While some situations are out of our control, there are ways to manage stress by taking some actions that you may not have considered. Dr. Robert Deluty, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Psychology will lead this session on “Addressing Graduate Students Feelings of Stress” on Friday, December 7, 2012, 4:30 PM, UMBC, Public Policy Building, Room 206. In addition to being an administrator and professor, Dr. Deluty is an author and practicing clinical psychologist with a  private practice.

This seminar is brought to you by popular demand. Students who came to the seminar last year reported feeling more relaxed after Dr. Deluty’s seminar. Our evaluations, and our research show that graduate students don’t fully utilize services on campus that assist with reducing stress, but that they enjoy coming to seminars and workshops that have a welcoming atmosphere to talk about topics of stress and anxiety. Dr. Deluty’s schedule is very busy, but he is taking time out of his week to spend time with our graduate students. Please take advantage of this special opportunity. Light refreshments will be served. This event is open to all graduate students and their guests.

UMBC students, please RSVP on MyUMBC: 
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/15090
.

Directions: http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/directions-to-campuses/

Graduate students from other campuses may RSVP by writing in the comments below.

About Dr. Deluty: http://www.umbc.edu/psyc/personal/deluty/, http://cocreateumbc.blogspot.com/2010/09/real-people-profiles-robert-h-deluty.html

RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE DISSERTATION HOUSE:

SLEEP! It’s like “my precious”

Inspired by PROMISE Alum Dr. Sophoria Westmoreland during her days in the PROMISE Dissertation House as a graduate student at UMCP. Dr. Westmoreland is now on the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy, serving as Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Stress. It plagues us! We are burdened by it. Is there a way to manage stress? Yes, there are some ways that you can reduce stress by changing the way that you perceive situations. While some situations are out of our control, there are ways to manage stress by taking some actions that you may not have considered. Dr. Robert Deluty, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Psychology will lead this session on “Addressing Graduate Students Feelings of Stress” on Friday, December 7, 2012, 4:30 PM, UMBC, Public Policy Building, Room 206. In addition to being an administrator and professor, Dr. Deluty is an author and practicing clinical psychologist with a  private practice.

This seminar is brought to you by popular demand. Students who came to the seminar last year reported feeling more relaxed after Dr. Deluty’s seminar. Our evaluations, and our research show that graduate students don’t fully utilize services on campus that assist with reducing stress, but that they enjoy coming to seminars and workshops that have a welcoming atmosphere to talk about topics of stress and anxiety. Dr. Deluty’s schedule is very busy, but he is taking time out of his week to spend time with our graduate students. Please take advantage of this special opportunity. Light refreshments will be served. This event is open to all graduate students and their guests.

UMBC students, please RSVP on MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/15090.

Directions: http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/directions-to-campuses/

Graduate students from other campuses may RSVP by writing in the comments below.

About Dr. Deluty: http://www.umbc.edu/psyc/personal/deluty/, http://cocreateumbc.blogspot.com/2010/09/real-people-profiles-robert-h-deluty.html

RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE DISSERTATION HOUSE:

SLEEP! It’s like “my precious”

Inspired by PROMISE Alum Dr. Sophoria Westmoreland during her days in the PROMISE Dissertation House as a graduate student at UMCP. Dr. Westmoreland is now on the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy, serving as Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.