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Maneka Sinha, professor of law at Maryland Carey Law who co-teaches the forensic defense clinic, said many lawyers are hesitant to confront issues relating to scientific or technology topics, such as forensic evidence. (Maryland Carey Law/Submitted photo)
Sep 23, 2024

Maryland Carey Law launches first-in-the-nation clinic on ‘always changing’ forensic defense

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has launched a first-in-the-nation forensic defense clinic.

A customer passes an array of beverages while shopping at a grocery store in Chicago on Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sep 23, 2024

The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?

The Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it's all but conquered inflation after three long years. The public at large? Not so much.

The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. will no longer consider race while admitting new students.
Sep 23, 2024

US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create cohesive military

Attorneys for the U.S. Naval Academy say the officer training school should be allowed to continue using race as an admissions factor.

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Sep 20, 2024

Towson University’s StarTUp Accelerator showcases innovation, entrepreneurship

The Towson University StarTUp Accelerator showcased its sixth cohort Sept. 12.

“While I do not believe there is merit to these claims, an impartial review is in the best interest of the university,” University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll Pines wrote to faculty members. (Submitted Photo)
Sep 19, 2024

UMD president asks for investigation after being accused of plagiarism

Darryll Pines requested an independent investigation after a report that he previously copied large portions of someone else’s work, without attribution.

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Sep 18, 2024

Former UMBC athletic director moves defamation suit to state court

The former athletic director at UMBC has moved his defamation lawsuit against the school from federal to state court.

A scientist works on a research project at Morgan State University. The university was awarded a five-year, $20.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The grant will expand ongoing health research led by Morgan’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation (RCMI@Morgan). (Photo courtesy of Morgan State University)
Sep 16, 2024

Morgan State receives $20.9M NIH grant to expand urban health research

Morgan State University announced the award of a $20.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Loyola University Maryland (File photo)
Sep 16, 2024

Loyola University MD opens accelerated MBA to Gettysburg College students

Loyola University Maryland is opening its new accelerated Emerging Leaders MBA 4+1 program to students at Gettysburg College.

Dr. Donna Hargens (file photo)
Sep 12, 2024

Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools superintendent announces retirement

The superintendent of the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Catholic schools, Dr. Donna Hargens, announced she will retire at the end of the school year.

The Baltimore County Circuit Court building is seen in Towson. (File photo)
Sep 12, 2024

Park School sued under Child Victims Act for teacher’s abuse in 1980s

The Park School of Baltimore was sued under the 2023 Child Victims Act for abuse allegedly committed by a middle school teacher in the 1980s.

The exterior of the South Carolina Supreme Court building in Columbia, South Carolina, is shown Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)
Sep 11, 2024

Court won’t allow public money to be spent on private schools in SC

South Carolina's law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution, the state's highest court ruled.

Rebecca Wood stands for a portrait outside her home in Maynard, Massachusetts, on Aug. 30, 2024. Wood noticed a "program fee" required each time she loaded money onto her daughter's school lunch account. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Sep 11, 2024

Consumer watchdog finds school lunch fees taking a toll on parents

The CFPB found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically.