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UMUC team to compete in global cybersecurity contest
A team from the University of Maryland University College is heading to Barcelona to represent North America in the Global CyberLympics competition later this month.
PSC names executive director
The Maryland Public Service Commission has named Anthony Myers as its new executive director.
UMB joins research group Optum Labs
The University of Maryland, Baltimore has joined Optum Labs, a research collaborative comprised of health care organizations that share data to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
MIPS awards favor chicken poop
Of the 18 projects receiving money in the latest funding round of the Maryland Industrial Partnerships program, five of them involve poultry manure.
UMBC is nation’s top ‘up-and-comer’
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was ranked the No. 1 “up-and-coming” university in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
UB weighs return to upper-level programs only
The University of Baltimore's four-year undergraduate program might be discontinued, only seven years after it was reintroduced at the urban university known for its law school and other professional programs.
College grads: Not quite adults
When recent college graduates fail to launch, who’s to blame? According to a new book, “Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates,” their universities are partially responsible.
Medicaid now accepted at Carroll health clinic
A community health clinic in Carroll County that serves low-income residents will soon begin accepting Medicaid, thanks to funding from the state and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
Open-source texts take root at Md. colleges
An experiment with open-source online textbooks at several Maryland universities last semester yielded promising results, and officials are preparing to expand the program this fall.
Nurses get white coats, too
For the first time, incoming nursing students across the country are participating in formal White Coat Ceremonies, a longtime rite of passage for medical students that’s less common for other health care professionals.
BDC adds Schmoke, five others to board
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has added six new people to the Baltimore Development Corp. Board of Directors, including former mayor and current University of Baltimore president Kurt Schmoke.
Evergreen lands contract to care for veterans
Evergreen Health Care has been awarded a one-year, $485,000 contract with the VA Maryland Health Care System to provide primary care for up to 1,000 veterans who would otherwise face lengthy delays in getting medical appointments.
