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Risk of heart attack may be overstated, Hopkins study says
Many people may be receiving unnecessary treatments to prevent a heart attack, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.
Lovers of gourmet burgers rejoice; subjects of tax liens not so much
With Shake Shack coming to the Inner Harbor, burger lovers are our pick for best week. Our worst week pick isn't quite as juicy: subjects of tax liens.
CCBC competition teaches ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
The winner of CCBC's Business Plan Competition is Takia Ross, who plans to expand her company Accessmatized to include a mobile makeup studio.
Hopkins’ Krieger School gets new dean
Beverly Wendland has been named dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University.
Goucher appeals NLRB ruling on unionization drive
The effort to form a faculty union at Goucher College has been delayed after the school’s administration contested a NLRB ruling. Some faculty members are getting irritated.
Frostburg president takes new job in New York
Frostburg State University President Jonathan Gibralter has accepted a new position as president of Wells College in New York.
DynCorp to lay off 121, but other firm expected to hire them
More than 120 Maryland-based employees of DynCorp International LLC will be laid off because the company was not re-awarded a contract with the U.S. Navy. But, those employees are expected to be rehired.
Students offer conflicting views on free community college
Dua Raja, like many of her peers at the Community College of Baltimore County, is in favor of a federal proposal that would make the first two years of community college free for responsible students.
Baltimore experts urge widespread measles vaccination
In the wake of the Disneyland measles outbreak, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen is urging all parents to vaccinate their children against measles and other preventable diseases.
Md. universities competing fiercely for graduate students
In the marketing departments of colleges across Maryland, a paradigm shift is taking root. The old way of doing things isn’t going to cut it anymore, and the universities know it.
Under Armour, W.R. Grace have upbeat week; Laureate Education gets sued
Under Armour Inc. announced record-high 2014 revenue, and W.R. Grace & Co. saw a massive surge in its stock price. Laureate Education, meanwhile, gets sued.
RadioShack to lay off 87 in Hagerstown
RadioShack Corp. will close its Hagerstown distribution center in March and lay off its 87 employees there, according to a notice from the state labor department.
