IAN in the Media

This searchable database contains a list of articles published about the Integration and Application Network in the media. It is a subset of the UMCES in the Media database, which allows you to view articles from all University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science laboratories.

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Staff Articles
You are browsing all 5 articles featuring Kris Beckert. You can browse/search by year/month, and search terms to view other articles in the database.



The Bucks County Courier Times (Wed 26 Nov, 2008)
Commentary: Attitude of gratitude: Give thanks every day
Staff quoted: Kris Beckert
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Thanksgiving doesn't fit into a box very well. It's not easy to double-bag it, stuff it into a freezer, or cram it into one 24-hour day at the end of November. Even after your cart is piled to the brim, and you think you're just about finished running up and down the aisles for the essential can of cranberry sauce for Grandpa Joe, you're still missing something.


The Salisbury Daily Times (Fri 26 Sep, 2008)
Commentary - There's real value in the 'meet and greet'
Staff quoted: Kris Beckert
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There's something about a gathering -- a crowd, a group, an assembly or whatever you may call it -- that causes heads to turn and some kind of unusual electricity to flow through the air. Just ask either presidential candidate or their prospective vice president why, for the next few weeks, they will put their physical, emotional and intellectual skills to the test in the daunting task of the traditional "whistle-stop" campaign.


The Bucks County Courier Times (Mon 8 Sep, 2008)
Turning ordinary into extraordinary
Staff quoted: Kris Beckert
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I have a riddle for you. What can help cook your dinner quickly, turn a piece of coal into diamond, or allow numerous athletes, including the amazing Michael Phelps, to shatter world records in an event that occurs only once every fours years? It's all about pressure.


The Salisbury Daily Times (Thu 28 Aug, 2008)
In the pressure cooker of life
Staff quoted: Kris Beckert
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I have a riddle for you. What can help cook your dinner fast, turn a piece of coal into diamond or allow numerous athletes -- including the amazing Michael Phelps -- shatter world records in an event that occurs only once every four years?


The Easton Star Democrat (Mon 15 Oct, 2007)
Horn Point holds educational reception
Staff quoted: Mike Roman, Maggie Sexton, Kris Beckert, Andy Lazur
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CAMBRIDGE - Friday night's reception was more than just a chance for adults to see sturgeon without having the kids around, but a chance to educate them on the work the staff and students at the Horn Point Laboratory do to save local waterways.