Model for 21st Century Art

Spanning all six concentrations � animation/interactive media, art history and theory, film/video, graphic design, photography and print media � UMBC’s 2008 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition is a opportunity to learn what the university’s faculty are thinking about and what methods and processes they are using.

“We focus on contemporary tools and technologies,” said Vin Grabill, interim chair of the visual arts department and a film/video artist. “It’s kept us on the cutting edge in the region, and the challenge is to continue to push that forward and set a model for how 21st century artists continue to utilize these practices for the benefit of establishing relevant visual culture.”

 UMBC’s internationally recognized visual arts faculty are also committed to research. “This is a visual arts department at a research university, so all of our faculty are actively working as practicing artists and researchers. They really prefer this – they are afforded the time to pursue research, which benefits our students, who pick up on the energy that results from ongoing creative research,” Grabill added.

Kelley Bell ’06, MFA, Imaging and Digital Arts, who recently joined the visual arts faculty, appreciates the diversity of artwork and views in the visual arts department. “There’s such a wide range of work and research going on in the department – I’m really affected by the things other faculty are working on, hearing different points of view about what art is.”

Bell, a graphic designer who also works in animation and interactive media, enjoys her new role at the front of the classroom. “I try to engender a healthy respect and consciousness about doing design,” she said. “Design has a lot to do with educating yourself, having a keen intellectual curiosity and being able to synthesize information.”

Visual arts faculty members consistently receive recognition for their work in and outside of Baltimore. Their art  has been exhibited at a variety of venues, including: the American Academy in Rome, Andy Warhol Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Biennial of Seville, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Chelsea Art Museum, the Contemporary (Baltimore), Georges Pompidou Center (Vienna), Los Angeles County Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Biennial and many others. They have been recognized with numerous awards including Fulbright Fellowships, the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, J. Paul Getty Post-doctoral Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants, among other honors, in addition to film/video festival awards and artist residencies.

More information on the Faculty Exhibition is available online.

Watch Vin Grabill’s Mexico Painting and Barcelona Mosaics.

Learn more about UMBC’s undergraduate and graduate visual arts programs.

(12/2/08)

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Professor’s Breakthrough Highlighted in Nature Chemical Biology

A proper balance of nitric oxide (NO), the body’s highly reactive, gas-based signaling molecule and the stuff that makes Viagra work, is crucial to health. Too much NO production caused by one particular enzyme has been linked to inflammation, arthritis, cancer and other illnesses. But NO also has its beneficial side, with closely related enzymes responsible for maintaining enough NO to regulate blood pressure and allow proper blood flow to different organs.

Elsa Garcin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was co-author of a recent Nature Chemical Biology article that described a new method to specifically target harmful NO production while preserving beneficial NO levels. Garcin, who came to UMBC from the Scripps Research Institute, co-authored “Anchored plasticity opens doors for selective inhibitor design in nitric oxide synthase” with her former Scripps colleague, Elizabeth Getzoff.

Garcin, a native of France, has a personal motivation in her work. “My family has a long history of cardiovascular disease despite a typical French diet that includes red wine, garlic, olive oil and other foods that help to prevent those conditions, so I’ve always been interested in new ways to improve cardiovascular health.”

“Nitric oxide is vital to many important functions such as blood pressure and neurotransmission related to brain function and learning,” said Garcin. “There are three different enzymes that produce NO: one for blood pressure, one for brain function/neurotransmission and one for defense against attacks by bacteria or tumor cells. But when the immune system-related enzyme gets out of balance, you can get inflammation, arthritis and other pathological conditions.”

Garcin and her colleagues looked at the binding of various drugs that inhibit these enzymes by using x-ray crystallography. Their research could provide new solutions for the development of selective drugs for a variety of health problems.

“We can actually design drugs that could help with arthritis and other inflammatory diseases,” said Garcin. “These findings could also be useful for people who are seeking to specifically target one harmful biochemical function but leave the beneficial ones untouched, to treat HIV or cancer, for example.”

To watch a video related to Garcin’s paper, go to http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v4/n11/extref/nchembio.115-S2.mov.

(11/26/08)

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Taking the Lead on Climate Change

Clean energy, green jobs and sustainable resources will be among the topics John Doyle ’09 will be advocating for with his peers at the UN Climate Negotiations in Poznań, Poland, as a SustainUS youth delegate. As one of 23 young environmental activists chosen through a competitive nation-wide process, Doyle and the U.S. youth delegation will meet before the conference with 70-80 international youth to strategize and unify their positions on climate change issues. While in Poland, the youth delegates serve as observers, meeting with representatives from the U.S. State Department and advocating for positions they believe best represent the interests of the world’s youth.

Doyle’s personal stance on the climate crisis is focused on change.

“We need to make fundamental changes in our consumption habits and land use. As the rest of the world develops, we need to recognize that America is not the right model to emulate. Sprawling suburbs and a 1:1 ratio of cars to people is not sustainable. Instead of asking the rest of the world to change, we need to take the lead and be better role models,” he said.

Originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, Doyle’s passion for sustainability grew his junior year during a semester abroad at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa. At the UKZN, Doyle spent much of his time in the development studies department.

“My professors taught me about the intrinsic relationship between environmental justice and social justice and the simple but profound truth that ‘alternatives are not inherently compromises,’” he said.

His study abroad led Doyle to internships related to environmentalism. This past summer he interned with the U.S. Green Building Council, helping to develop their Green Campus Campaign. Most recently, he co-coordinated UMBC’s Power Vote campaign with leaders from Students for Environmental Awareness. Power Vote is a national non-partisan effort spearheaded by the Energy Action Coalition and is endorsed by the Maryland Student Climate Coalition. UMBC contributed 1,320 of the 341,127 pledges nationwide calling for “clean and just energy” to be a top priority in the 2008 Election.

Along with Doyle’s international and national work, he has also worked on a local level. Coming to UMBC as a baseball pitcher, an injury his freshman year put him out of commission for the remainder of his years at UMBC. He then began devoting his time to volunteer work with the Shriver Center by assisting with an after-school program in Baltimore. Shortly after, he visited the Study Abroad Office and left for South Africa, returning with a more defined set of interests. 

Doyle also serves as the environmental affairs advisor for the Student Government Association and is an undergraduate representative on a number of campus task forces. In spring 2009, he will be heading abroad again, this time traveling to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for an internship with Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team. He recently took the LSAT and plans to attend law school upon his return to study environmental law.

The UN Climate Conference runs from Monday, December 1, to Friday, December 12. For more information on the U.S. Youth Network for Sustainable Development, visit www.sustainus.org.

Keep tabs on Doyle and other U.S. representatives at the UN Climate Conference at www.itsgettinghotinhere.org/, where Doyle and others will blog “their dispatches” from the Youth Climate Movement.

(11/21/08)

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Photo Caption: Research by Elsa Garcin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, appeared in the Oct. 12 issue of Nature Chemical Biology.

A proper balance of nitric oxide (NO) – the body’s highly reactive, gas-based signaling molecule and the stuff that makes Viagra work -- is crucial to health. Too much NO production caused by one particular enzyme has been linked to inflammation, arthritis, cancer and other illnesses. But NO also has its beneficial side, with closely related enzymes responsible for maintaining enough NO to regulate blood pressure and allow proper blood flow to different organs.

Elsa Garcin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was co-author of a recent Nature Chemical Biology article that described a new method to specifically target harmful NO production while preserving beneficial NO levels. Garcin, who came to UMBC from the Scripps Research Institute, co-authored "Anchored plasticity opens doors for selective inhibitor design in nitric oxide synthase" with her former Scripps colleague, Prof. Elizabeth Getzoff.

“Nitric oxide is vital to many important functions such as blood pressure and neurotransmission related to brain function and learning,” said Garcin. “There are three different enzymes that produce NO: one for blood pressure, one for brain function/neurotransmission and one for defense against attacks by bacteria or tumor cells. But when the immune system-related enzyme gets out of balance, you can get inflammation, arthritis and other pathological conditions.”

Garcin and her colleagues looked at the binding of various drugs that inhibit these enzymes by using x-ray crystallography. Their research could provide new solutions for the development of selective drugs for a variety of health problems.

“We can actually design drugs that could help with arthritis and other inflammatory diseases,” said Garcin. “These findings could also be useful for people who are seeking to specifically target one harmful biochemical function but leave the beneficial ones untouched, to treat HIV or cancer for example.”

Garcin, who hails from France, has a personal motivation in her work. “My family has a long history of cardiovascular disease despite a typical French diet that includes red wine, garlic, olive oil and other foods that help to prevent those conditions, so I’ve always been interested in new ways to improve cardiovascular health.”

Multimedia: Watch on online video related to Garcin’s paper at:
www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v4/n11/extref/nchembio.115-S2.mov

Quality Music, Close to Home

For 35 years, the UMBC Symphony has embraced musicians who are students, alumni and neighbors from the surrounding communities.

“Our student musicians benefit from the experience of working with a diverse group from the local community, with everyone coming together to produce quality music,” said Conductor E. Michael Richards, associate professor and chair of music.

Many of the symphony’s student musicians are attending UMBC as Linehan Artist Scholars and Humanities Scholars.

“I am especially excited to participate in this semester’s program because my family is originally from Finland, and we will be playing Sibelius’ ‘Finlandia,’” said Jonathan Lehtonen ’11, a Humanities Scholar and Honors College student who has played the bass trombone for the past 11 years.

Tim Meushaw ‘97, computer science, and a software engineer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has played in the symphony’s viola section for 17 years.

“My participation with the orchestra is part of a long-time connection I have to both UMBC and Catonsville, where I grew up,” Meushaw said. “The orchestra also provides a cultural experience for people in the community who appreciate the chance to hear classical music close to home, free of charge.”

Aarica Pittman, a Chevy Chase Bank vice president in her second season with the orchestra, plays the French horn.

“I am so grateful to be part of such a fine orchestra within the community,” said Pittman, a Howard County resident. “Music is our common thread. The arts are such an important part of every community, and the UMBC Symphony offers quality right at our back door.”

Although she will not perform in the upcoming concert, 89-year-old violist Frances Kleeman has played with the symphony since its second concert in 1974.

“I have spent Tuesday evenings rehearsing with the UMBC Symphony for nearly 35 years,” Kleeman said. “There has been no better way to spend those Tuesday nights. It has been a privilege to be with so many talented students and community members.”

Continuing its decades-long tradition of bringing together the campus and local community, the Symphony presents a performance of classical works Sunday, November 23, 8 p.m., highlighted by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major. The performance at the UMBC Fine Arts Recital Hall, free and open to the public, includes Bizet’s “Carmen,” Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite” and “Finlandia” by Sibelius.

Two other performances are on the UMBC Symphony schedule for 2009. The winners of the UMBC Concerto Competition will be featured Sunday, March 8. A concert Sunday, April 26, will include Mussorgsky’s“Pictures at an Exhibition.”

For more information on the Symphony and other UMBC ensembles, visit http://www.umbc.edu/music/site/ensembles.html/.

To view a calendar of arts events at UMBC, visit http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/arts/calendar/.

(11/18/08)

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A New Vision for Dance

Carol Hess, associate professor and chair of dance, is the recipient of the 2008 Maryland Council for Dance Award for Outstanding Service to Dance in Maryland. 

Associate Professor of Dance Elizabeth Walton praised Hess’ work in leading UMBC’s dance department, training future dance teachers and bringing dance into public schools. “Under Carol’s leadership as chair of the dance department, our enrollments have doubled. She instituted Project REACH, which brings dance into public elementary and middle schools and also provides an opportunity for UMBC students to perform and teach master classes. The Methods of Teaching Dance course, which she developed, has trained many UMBC students who hold positions in dance education throughout Maryland.”

For more than ten years, Hess’ groundbreaking choreography has focused on the interaction between dance and video. Many of her dances for the stage feature the use of live camera feeds and/or pre-recorded images. She is the co-director of the award winning Baltimore Dance Project, UMBC’s resident dance company, originally founded in 1983 as Phoenix Dance Company.

“Carol is an outstanding, energetic, creative and visionary force in the UMBC and Maryland dance community,” said Doug Hamby, associate professor of dance and co-director of the Baltimore Dance Project. “Through her research and teaching at UMBC, her choreography for the Baltimore Dance Project and Project REACH, she has expanded the understanding and appreciation of dance. Through her work with digital media she has expanded the relationship between the body in motion and interactive technology. She is an example of an artist who is always looking for a new approach and a generous teacher who delights in sharing her expertise and love for dance with others.”

Hess’ work has been screened at film and video festivals in the United States and abroad. Her most recent video, Substrata, was a 2007 Rosebud Festival nominee, and was screened at the Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore’s Artscape, Tucson Shortfest and the Dallas Video Festival. 

Trained as a dancer in New York, Hess earned her B.A. in Dance from Barnard College and her M.A. in Dance Education from Columbia Teachers College. In New York she performed with Hannah Kahn and Dancers, The Rondo Dance Theater and DANCES/Janet Soares. Her choreography has been presented in New York at the Cubiculo, Dance Theater Workshop, the Grand Finale, the New York Fringe Festival, and in Germany and The Netherlands.  Hess has appeared at Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and other major venues.

Hess has been on the faculty of the International School of Dance at Carnegie Hall, New York, and has been a guest teacher for Dance Masters of America, the Maryland Council for Dance and the Dance Teachers Club of Boston with the American Society of Teachers of Dance.

Video: Work by Carol Hess

Substrata

Common Axis

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(11/5/08)

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USDemocrazy.net Site Explores U.S. Electoral System

Confused about how an American democracy works? You are not alone.

A new Web site – www.USDemocrazy.net — designed by Economist magazine cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, artist-in-residence at UMBC, aims to demystify and explore America’s crazy 50-state democracy in a fun and engaging way.

Designed and hand-drawn by Kal for UMBC’s Imaging Research Center, USDemocrazy.net was built and researched by an interdisciplinary team of UMBC students, including visual arts, web design and social sciences majors.

The site features in-depth portraits of all 50 states through exclusive Kal animations, offbeat trivia and factoids and local color from experts in each state. An animated “Uncle Sam” explains idiosyncrasies of America’s democratic system, such as the Electoral College. On the USDemocrazy.net blog, Kal, along with students and faculty from UMBC, will follow America’s electoral process through the presidential race and into the next administration.

The interactive site is compiling first-hand portraits of each state from local experts in history, politics, journalism and humor through its “Crazy Talk” state survey. Click here to take the survey.

Visit USDemocrazy.net to view Kal’s Mission Statement video.

(10/15/08)

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Swiss Research Program Opens New Doors

Students who’ve participated in the International Field Research Program in Switzerland come back with something to talk about. For one week in June, they have the opportunity to travel to Switzerland for field research study, where they are immersed in the Swiss culture and influenced by Swiss habits and policy. When they return, some have solidified their future career paths and others have decided to go in a new direction.

“This course has played a critical role in my decision to continue my education beyond my undergraduate degree,” said Lauren Atkinson ’08. “This program has been my most positive memory of UMBC.”

The Switzerland trip is one part of a three-credit course, Introduction to International Field Research (IFR): Culture, Policy and Practice. Students enroll in either Sociology/Health Administration and Policy Program 403 or Sociology 663 during the spring semester and then travel to Switzerland June 15-21, 2009 to complete their research. They are able to choose their own subject areas, and most students pick topics related to their intended field of study. For many, it is a first-time study abroad experience.

“This class is open to all majors and is a good course for those who want an introduction to international research,” said Cathy McDonnell, program coordinator. “Through this experience students learn basic qualitative field research methods that can be useful in a variety of personal and employment situations.”

Research conducted in past years have been wide ranging, including Swiss health insurance, adolescent health, drug rehabilitation, HIV, environmental protection, the impact of global warming, public transportation, juvenile justice, immigrant health, and emergency preparedness. Past students’ majors have included health administration and policy, sociology, dance, psychology, economics, public policy and biology – just to name a few.

For students interested in doing research with a focus on health policy or long-term care while in Switzerland, a scholarship opportunity is available – Health Scholars Travel Fellowships are awarded based on GPA and an application essay. This scholarship provides financial assistance and academic honor to students’ CVs and resumes.

Along with academic honor and new research knowledge, students also gain a sense of camaraderie among their peers. McDonnell said students come back from the program saying they’ve found “friends for life” through this experience.

Students interested in applying for the 2009 International Field Research Program in Switzerland still have time to apply. Health Scholars Travel Fellowships are still available for those interested in health-related research topics. All applications are due Friday, December 5. For more information and a complete application, visit http://www.umbc.edu/happ/health/IFR.htm. Students may also contact Cathy McDonnell at cat@umbc.edu with questions.

(11/14/08)

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The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Duff Goldman ’97 is the founder and owner of Charm City Cakes. Linnyette Richardson-Hall ’84 is the creative director and principal consultant of Premiere Event Management. Bill LaCourse is chair of UMBC’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-founder and CEO of Aurora Analytics.

What do these three have in common? They are all entrepreneurs.

“There are many different types of entrepreneurship,” said Vivian Armor, director of the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. “There are a variety of things a person can do. Most people have no clue until they discover the entrepreneur in themselves.”

Finding their inner entrepreneurship skills proved successful for Goldman, Richardson-Hall and LaCourse. But they didn’t all start out thinking they’d someday operate their own businesses.

Goldman admitted he was a graffiti artist until a high school teacher encouraged him to use his art in a more productive way. After graduating from UMBC, he worked at a restaurant in Fell’s Point in Baltimore where he discovered baking as his true calling. He went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, California, and then worked as an apprentice at several restaurants afterward. He returned to Baltimore in 2000 and founded Charm City Cakes, a custom cake bakery. Charm City Cakes has grown in popularity with not only a two-year waiting list for cakes but also a weekly program on the Food Network, “Ace of Cakes.”

Richardson-Hall found her inner entrepreneurship skills not through her profession in financial services but through something more personal – her wedding.

“I had a good job, but it wasn’t fulfilling,” she said.

What was fulfilling was planning her wedding in 1993. That and the “entrepreneurial spirit” she said she always had deep down. Following her interests and enthusiasm led Richardson-Hall down a path of achievement. She is now one of thirteen wedding planners featured on the Style Network’s weekly program, “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows as well as in print publications.

For Bill LaCourse, it’s about playing two different roles. 

“I like being an educator, and I like running a business. I get to live two lives,” he said.

Upon joining the chemistry and biochemistry faculty at UMBC, LaCourse pursued his research interests in pulsed electrochemical detection (PED) and its applications to bioanalytical problems in the areas of pharmacy, toxicology, forensics, and environmental and life sciences. Motivated by his desire to apply his research and work with industry, he co-founded Aurora Analytics in 2004, headquarted at bwtech@UMBC’s Incubator and Accelerator. Aurora develops and manufactures consumer and research diagnostic products. The company also assists other incubators as “helpful, good neighbors.”

“I love to tinker, discover and invent for something good. We all need a purpose for what we do. I think, for most entrepreneurs, there is a bit of altruism underneath the surface,” LaCourse said.

Goldman, LaCourse and several other entrepreneurs will be featured speakers for events at Global Entrepreneurship Week, an event hosted by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. This week includes a variety of workshops and discussions held from Monday, November 17, to Friday, November 21. Events throughout the week promise to be insightful, engaging and filled with interested entrepreneurs. An Evening With Duff Goldman on Thursday, November 20, is already sold out.

“We’re hoping to touch different audiences and help people of all backgrounds to discover the entrepreneur in themselves,” said Armor.

This year marks the first Global Entrepreneurship Week. Last year, it was held on a national level.

For more information on Global Entrepreneurship Week, go to http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/pdf/EntrepreneurshipWeekFlier2008.pdf.

To read complete profiles of the entrepreneurs above and learn more about the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship, go to http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/.

(11/10/08)

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UMBC Honors College Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

For two decades, the UMBC Honors College has motivated students both academically and personally – and continues to do so. It has awarded over 1,000 Certificates of Honors to graduates, provided students the chance to study and travel abroad and promoted numerous service learning opportunities and internships as formal components of its curriculum.

In its 20th year on campus, the Honors College has grown in member diversity and is in line with the diversity of the UMBC campus, something that is unusual compared to other national schools. The current membership is 68 percent Caucasian, 32 percent minority, while the campus is 63 and 37, respectively. This diverse community has reached its largest enrollment since it began funding in 1989.

“The Honors College has consistently provided students with exposure to ideas and concepts beyond their fields of expertise; the opportunity to develop exceptional writing, thinking and speaking skills; and the chance to be members of an ever more diverse and energetic academic community,” said Honors College Director Anna Shields.

That academic community, which boasts a 3.66 average GPA, has grown from 81 students in its first cohort to 433 students today. As the program has grown in numbers, it has become more selective, challenging and diverse.

“Good test scores and grades are not enough,” said Shields. “We seek well-rounded, intellectually curious students who show great interest in learning and leadership, no matter what their area of specialization may be.”

Honors College students are engaged in the honors curriculum throughout their time at UMBC through honors seminars, study abroad opportunities and service projects. Through seminars, students are able to participate in day trips to museums and historical landmarks. Students and faculty are also involved in co-curricular activities that include trips to the theatre, symphony and opera. Students also have the option of staying in the Honors College Living-Learning Community (LLC), which was recently recognized in a national study of LLCs and housed in Susquehanna Hall.

When it comes to staffing such a large and diverse group, faculty and staff play a vital role. Faculty fellows at the Honors College are selected through an application process. Once appointed, fellows teach one seminar per year for a two-year term.

“Seminars are an essential aspect of the honors curriculum, giving students and faculty a small-class setting in which to work together closely,” said Shields. “The seminars provide faculty with the chance to explore new topics and experiment with innovative teaching methods.”

The current Honors College staff includes Shields, Simon Stacey, associate director and affiliate assistant professor of political science; Maureen McCormick, program coordinator; Margaret Major, program management specialist; and Lisa Bolton, administrative assistant. The first cohort of faculty fellows (select faculty chosen to teach in the College) began teaching the Honors Seminars in fall 2008.

When looking to the future, Shields has many goals.

“We plan to increase the number of faculty fellows who teach seminars in the Honors College and to increase the variety of disciplines those courses cover,” she said. “We would like to increase our student research and study abroad awards in future years as well by growing our UMBC Foundation Fund and our Jay Freyman Scholarship Fund.”

Shields also hopes to expand the Honors College Living-Learning Community and attract more transfer students.

A special reception will be held Saturday, October 25, 3-5 p.m., in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery in honor of the program’s anniversary. To RSVP to this event, click here. 

For more information on the Honors College, go to www.umbc.edu/honors.

(10/24/08)

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