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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Graduation, Politics, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, William E. Lori
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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Graduation, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Coppin State University, Teaching and Learning
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State Senate gives preliminary OK to medical marijuana bill
The General Assembly is poised to pass legislation that would make Maryland the 19th state to legalize marijuana use for medical reasons — though how quickly the state's cancer patients and others might benefit remains in question. The state...
Tags: Baltimore County, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, AIDS, Nursing
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Sequester will affect financial aid for the coming academic year
The across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester come at a bad time for Maryland colleges. Many usually send out financial award letters this month, but they still don't have all the details on how much federal funding they will...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Arne Duncan, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Hopkins medical school falls to No. 3 in U.S. News rankings
Johns Hopkins University's medical school fell one spot to No. 3 in the nation, while its education school rose to No. 2, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings. The medical school ranked behind those of Harvard...
Tags: Academic Progress, Stanford University, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Vanderbilt University
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In nationwide innovation battle, Baltimore area lags on patents
Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company.
"We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, Invention and Innovation, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Saving 75 homeless is not enough
On Feb. 1, the Mayor's Office of Human Services hosted a community briefing for the "75 Journeys Home" campaign — part of Baltimore City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The initiative was aimed at identifying the 75 most vulnerable people...
Tags: Social Issues, Memorial Day, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Homelessness
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Police officer shot in training exercise at former hospital site
A University of Maryland campus police officer was critically wounded Tuesday after being shot in the head by an instructor during a training exercise with Baltimore police, an incident that prompted the city’s police commissioner to suspend all...
Tags: Shootings, Baltimore County, Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities
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New England blizzard causes some travel headaches in Baltimore
A blizzard was expected to dump a couple of feet of snow across New England through midday today, and while Baltimore was largely spared, the storm delivered some wintry precipitation and headaches for travelers.
At Baltimore-Washington International...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Baltimore County, Services and Shopping, Hurricane Sandy (2012), West Palm Beach
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Baltimore area middling on patents, a measure of commercial innovation
The Baltimore area has a ton of research. But patents on that research? Not so much. A new report from the Brookings Institution shows that the metro area's level of patenting remained basically flat over the last decade, while the U.S. as a whole saw a...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Johns Hopkins University, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Maryland budget reflects improving economy
Gov. Martin O'Malley released a $37 billion spending plan Wednesday that for the first time in recent years contains no drastic cuts or proposed tax increases. Amid a stronger economy, O'Malley also proposed to boost the pay for state workers, expand...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Science and Technology, Public Employees
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