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MedStar to break ground on Bel Air medical campus
MedStar Health plans to break ground in about a week on a new 16-acre medical campus in Bel Air, beginning with a $30 million ambulatory care center.
GBMC wins $10K for breast cancer nonprofit
The Greater Baltimore Medical Center won $10,000 for a local breast cancer organization by taking first place in a nationwide competition, the 2014 Medline Pink Glove Dance contest.
AccuBoost system at St. Agnes offers more precise radiation
Saint Agnes Hospital opted to install AccuBoost, a relatively new and uncommon technology for delivering safer and more effective radiation treatments to breast cancer patients.
The three-year bachelor’s degree?
Universities should embrace the three-year bachelor's degree, argues a Johns Hopkins University professor.
Health centers get funding for HIV
Four health care centers in Maryland have received federal funding to enhance their services and outreach programs for HIV patients.
UM students explore hiking their minimum wage
College is a breeding ground for progressive ideas — and the Student Government Association at the University of Maryland, College Park takes that notion to heart.
Ex-Mayor Schmoke looks to make UB an anchor of city
Kurt L. Schmoke is back in town. A lot has changed since Baltimore’s former mayor left office 15 years ago, but Schmoke doesn’t shy away from change. In fact, as the new president of the University of Baltimore, Schmoke seems poised to usher in his fair share of it.
WellDoc promotes diabetes management app
BlueStar, which helps users monitor their glucose levels and keep track of medications in real-time, is perhaps the biggest accomplishment to date for WellDoc.
Social media rules revisited by university system
A proposal to relax the rules governing student and faculty use of social media is expected to be approved Friday by University System of Maryland officials.
MOOCs: Effective learning tools
Massive open online courses, called MOOCs, are effective if students actually work hard, according to a new study and Captain Obvious.
Md. health exchange to open gradually
Maryland's health insurance exchange will launch gradually over a period of 10 days in November, rather than all at once on Nov. 15, as originally planned.
Report: Baltimore is 9th most educated city
Baltimore is the 9th “most-educated” city in the country, according to a report by WalletHub, a social-oriented finance site.
