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January
Frederick teacher picked for science academy
Gazette.net
Laura Donaldson, a middle-school teacher at St. John’s Regional Catholic School in Frederick recently was chosen by the National Science Teachers Association as a fellow in the association’s New Science Teacher Academy. Read More...
Community College of Baltimore County to train STEM teachers
Baltimore Business Journal
Maryland and national education leaders and the Community College of Baltimore County have teamed up to launch a pilot program designed to train math and science teachers in best practices for educating women and minority students. Read More...
University of Maryland among top 10 'Best Value' colleges
Baltimore Business Journal
The University of Maryland, College Park remains among the top 10 best values in public colleges, according to new rankings from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. Read More...
Hopkins, UM benefactor W.P. Carey dies at 81
The Daily Record
William Polk Carey, an entrepreneur who founded a New York-based investment management firm bearing his name and donated millions of dollars to Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland law school, has died at 81. Read More...
December
Johns Hopkins names Paul Rothman new dean, health system CEO
Washington Business Journal
Johns Hopkins University on Monday named Dr. Paul Rothman the CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine and dean of the university’s medical school.
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Board rejects College Park, UMB merger
Washington Business Journal
The University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents unanimously voted against the proposed merger of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Read More...
High-tech microscope brings science into sharper view for Walkersville students
Gazette.net
Thanks to one parent’s generosity, students at the school have been given a rare chance to work with a $85,000 scanning electron microscope, which is at least 30 times more powerful than any microscope available in the county public schools. Read More...
November
University of Maryland launches Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Baltimore Business Journal
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has created a new center to study how to translate scientific research into medical treatments. Read More...
UMBC's Hrabowski wins Carnegie award for academic leadership
Baltimore Business Journal
University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman A. Hrabowski III is one of two college presidents to receive the Carnegie Corp. of New York’s prestigious 2011 Academic Leadership Award, the foundation said Thursday. Read More...
October
In second hearing, UM-UMB merger idea gets warmer reception
Baltimore Business Journal
Speakers at a second public forum seemed to favor a proposed merger of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore a little more than those who spoke at the first hearing in Baltimore last week. Read More...
September
Montgomery College Science Center dedicated
Gazette.net
State, county and city officials and students and faculty gathered to dedicate the $74 million science center at the community college. The center has nearly 30 new labs, including 14 for biology, nine for chemistry and six for physics/engineering. A greenhouse and rooftop observatory were also added, along with high-efficiency chillers, solar panels, and an underground cistern to make the building environmentally friendly.
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Hopkins president Daniels: School wants to spark Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore Business Journal
Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels said Tuesday that the school wants to play a significant role in rejuvenating Baltimore communities, starting with its efforts to run a grade school in East Baltimore. Read More...
Foreign food scientists descend on College Park
Gazette.com
More than a dozen Chinese laboratory scientists and one Indonesian scientist spent Monday analyzing pesticide food residue at the University of Maryland’s M Square Research park in College Park. Read More...
August
Landon King named Johns Hopkins Medicine vice dean for research
The JHU Gazette
Landon King, the David Marine Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, and director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, in the School of Medicine, has been appointed vice dean for research at Johns Hopkins Medicine, effective Sept. 1. Read More...
July
University of Maryland hires Robert Specter to jumpstart campus plans
Washington Business Journal
The University of Maryland has hired Robert Specter, the former vice president for finance at the University of Delaware, to help revitalize the school's campus. Read More...
June
Johns Hopkins Medicine International names Kersey chairman
Baltimore Business Journal
Johns Hopkins Medicine International has elected Dr. Christopher W. Kersey as chairman of the board. Read More...
Johns Hopkins hopes to seal deal bringing Chinese company to Science City
Gazette.net
For six months, Tasly Group, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, has been talking to Johns Hopkins University about developing on Hopkins-owned land in the Great Seneca Science Corridor, also known as Science City. Read More...
May
Maryland stem cell commission awards $10.4M in grants
Baltimore Business Journal
The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission has awarded $10.4 million in grants to 36 of 180 teams that applied for funding, including 25 to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Read More...
University of Maryland launches $20M campaign
Washington Business Journal
The University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine unveiled Tuesday a new $20 million fundraising campaign. The campaign marks the 20th anniversary of the integrative center, which conducts research into complementary and alternative medicine therapies. Read More...
Johns Hopkins business school dean to step down
Washington Business Journal
Yash P. Gupta, dean of the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, will step down from the role at the end of the current academic year in June. The school offers classes in both Montgomery County and downtown D.C. Read More...
University of Maryland nabs $23.4M for HIV research
Baltimore Business Journal
The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive a total of $23.4 million for HIV/AIDS vaccine research. Read More...
April
The University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) and Paragon Bioservices, Inc. Announce the Formation of a Public-Private Stem Cell Technology Consortium
Fierce Biotech
UMB's Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a contract research and GMP manufacturing organization with its headquarters at the University of Maryland BioPark, announced today the formation of a public-private partnership for developing and manufacturing stem cell therapies. Read More...
March
President Loh, U.S. Senators Discuss Importance of Scientific Research
University of Maryland
University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh, and six other university presidents, met today on Capitol Hill with U.S. Senators on the vital role university-based scientific research plays in fueling innovation and sparking economic growth. Read More...
O’Malley supports merging UM College Park, UM Baltimore
The Daily Record
Gov. Martin O’Malley says he strongly supports the idea of merging the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Read More...
University of Maryland president offers support for campus merger study
Baltimore Business Journal
The University of Maryland, College Park’s president has expressed his support for studying a merger of the state's flagship institution with the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Read More...
UMB president Perman's letter to staff on proposed merger with College Park
Baltimore Business Journal
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller proposed Monday merging the University of Maryland’s College Park and Baltimore campuses into an institution with more than 40,000 students and $1.1 billion in research funding. Read More...
February
UMD's MIPS OKs $3.7M Tech-Product Development Grants
University of Maryland
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) - an initiative of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) at the University of Maryland - is authorizing 16 new high-technology and biotechnology product development grants worth $3.7 million. Read More...
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