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A Hood College professor works in the Virginia Munson Hammell '67 Trading Room. (Hood College)
Jun 23, 2026

Hood College launches new master’s program

Hood College in Frederick rolled out a graduate-level degree in STEM business administration, the school announced. 

McDaniel College is a private, liberal arts institution in Westminster. (File photo)
May 5, 2026

McDaniel to offer new STEM majors in fall 2027

McDaniel College announced it will offer new undergraduate majors in astrophysics, astronomy and engineering mechanics in fall 2027.

McDaniel College is a private, liberal arts institution in Westminster. (File photo)
Apr 16, 2026

McDaniel awarded $580K grant for scientific equipment

McDaniel College has been awarded $580,100 from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to purchase new scientific equipment for research. 

From left: Carolyn Lambdin, president of the Morris A. and Clarisse B. Mechanic Foundation and a member of the HCPL Board of Trustees, is joined by Joe Lambdin, treasurer of the Morris A. and Clarisse B. Mechanic Foundation, James Lambdin, president and CEO of Lambdin Development Company and Anna Lambdin, a community volunteer, at HCPL Foundation’s 21st annual gala. (Maximilian Franz/PhotoMax LLC)
Mar 30, 2026

Harford County Public Library Foundation gala raises $100K

Harford County Public Library Foundation’s annual gala raised $100,000 net on Nov. 1, 2025, at the Abingdon Library.

An exterior of Primrose School's new location in Forest Hill (Harford County) that opened Feb. 16, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)
Feb 23, 2026

Primrose school location opens in Harford County

Primrose Schools®, a national early education franchise company, announced the recent opening of its new location in Harford County.

Constellation Energy's Baltimore headquarters.(Constellation Energy photo)
Nov 20, 2025

Constellation awards $500K toward clean energy, student projects

Constellation Energy awarded more than $500,000 in grants for STEM and energy-related projects impacting more than 30,000 students.

Students at Katherine Johnson Global Academy team up to work on a project in the school’s new STEM center. (Photos courtesy of UMMS/Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation)
Oct 16, 2025

Maryland STEM Festival inspires next generation of innovators

Maryland STEM Festival kicks off Oct. 17, offering 300+ events statewide to inspire students and grow Maryland’s future STEM workforce.

Business leaders joined stakeholders and supporters to break ground on Kiddie Academy of Roland Park on Sept. 24, 2025. (Courtesy Photo)
Oct 15, 2025

Baltimore-area child care facility breaks ground

Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care announced the groundbreaking of a new franchise location in Towson.

Students work in a classroom at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, file)
Sep 9, 2025

High school reading and math scores hit 20-year low

The nation’s report card shows high school reading and math scores at 20-year lows, with widening gaps after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Front from left, Angela Hou, Mrs. Amber Cunningham, Ms. LaToya Carroll, BeeJay Dothard, and Ms. Adrienne Somerville. Back from left, Steve, Aarav Sharma, Braden Gutekunst, Rishi Sheth, Owen Delwiche and Evan Walsh. (Photo by Ms. Adrienne Summerville)
Jul 10, 2025

Great Mills High students win $5,000 at STEM competition

Seven Great Mills High School students won a combined $5,000 at the "Pitch for Your Pocket" STEM competition.

Pixee Chief Technology Officer Arshan Dabirsiaghi (left) and CEO Surag Patel are the company's co-founders. (Chris Conroy Photography)
Jun 2, 2025

Baltimore tech company raises $15M for product development, team expansion

Pixee, a Baltimore-based software company, has raised $15 million in seed funding that will go toward accelerating product development.

State officials and AstraZeneca marked the opening of a cell therapy facility in Rockville on May 5, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the office of Gov. Wes Moore)
May 6, 2025

AstraZeneca opens $300M cell therapy site in Rockville

AstraZeneca opened a $300M CAR-T cell therapy facility in Rockville, boosting Maryland's life sciences sector and creating 150+ high-skilled jobs.