Accessible radio makes waves

TU, NPR and Harris Corporation's new initiative will make radio more accessible to hundreds of millions of hearing and visually impaired people around the world. [more]          

5 questions on ... center for adults with autism

TU alumnus’ gift establishes new center for underserved population

Charlotte Exner, dean of the College of Health Professions, says TU is in a unique position to create an effective, integrated interdisciplinary resource for adults with autism spectrum disorders. [more]

So they said . . .

"The trouble with people is not that they don’t know, but that they know so

much that ain’t so."

Josh Billings [Henry Wheeler Shaw], American humorist, 1818-1865

Global warming and climate change solutions

Engage in a nationwide and community-based discussion

What? Focus the Nation, an educational initiative which is organizing a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America.

Why? TU is joining the national dialogue by hosting the day-long event in conjunction with more than 1,000 colleges, universities and K-12 schools across the nation. TU faculty, students and outside guests will make 20-minute presentations on various global warming throughout the day.

When? Thursday, January 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where? University Union, Potomac Lounge and elsewhere.

How? Visit the TU Focus the Nation wiki for a complete schedule of events.

TU in the news

A look at 'green' businesses in Maryland

Daily Record, January 24

Caryn Tamber and Danielle Ulman spoke to five Maryland businesses that have touted their enviornmentally friendly polices and then ran them by a panel of three environmental experts, including Jane Wolfson, director of TU's environmental science and studies
program. Regarding retail bakery CakeLove's effort to curtail excessive plastic bag use by customers, Wolfson said, "It's using that purchasing moment as a teaching moment."

Study: Bisexuality Not Just an Experimental Phase

LiveScience, January 23

Staff writer Jeanna Bryner spoke with M. Paz Galupo, Department of Psychology and TU's director of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Studies at TU, about a new study that suggests bisexuality in women could be a lifelong orientation, not a phase. Galupo noted that a more accurate understanding of bisexuality could have implications for the scientific field. Bryner's article was picked up by news outlets including msnbc.com and Yahoo! News.

NPR, Harris Corp. and TU launch global effort to make radio accessible to hearing and sight impaired

Various outlets, January 8-25

More than 30 media outlets, including BBC News, Barron's, PC Magazine, Gizmodo, Reuters, the Associated Press and the Baltimore Sun, reported on the International Center for Accessible Radio Technology (ICART) press conference held at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. TU is a founding member of ICART, along with NPR and Harris Corporation. Ellyn Sheffield, Department of Psychology, is co-director of ICART.