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Ruritan Scholarship winners announced
The Maugansville Ruritan Club announced its scholarship winners from local high schools. Each winner attended a dinner at the club with their parents on April 17 and were presented $1,000 scholarships from Tom Ingram, scholarship chairman. Allison...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Awards and Prizes, Dining and Drinking, Science and Technology, Education
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Obama nominates antitrust expert Shelanski as new regulatory czar
Reuters* Economist and lawyer who has worked in government and academia * Would take on tough job of reviewing proposed rules * Praised for his analysis, pragmatism and affability By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S....Tags: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Tracking the long-distance travels of dust
Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality. Mineral dust rises from dry...
Tags: Science, Space Programs, University of Maryland Baltimore County, North America, Research
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Global Virus Network moves into UM BioPark
A global nonprofit that battles the spread of viruses has moved into the University of Maryland BioPark after sprouting from the university's Institute of Human Virology. Global Virus Network is the west side research park's newest tenant. It moved from...
Tags: Vaccines, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention
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2nd Annual Adam Thompson 5K Run/Walk raises funds for college scholarships
The 2nd Annual Adam Thompson 5K Run/Walk will be held Sunday, April 28, at 8 a.m. at Harford Community College, 401 Thomas Run Road in Bel Air. The race, on a USA Track and Field Certified Course, honors the memory of Adam Thompson, a first-year...Tags: Students, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Family, Teaching and Learning
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State police hope unique knife used in UMES killing will bring tips
The weapon used to kill a University of Maryland Eastern Shore student in February has a "unique orange and black camouflage handle" that investigators hope will "prompt the memory of someone who may have seen the knife before," Maryland State Police said...
Tags: Murder, Weaponry, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Title IX law scrutinized as universities cut teams
The men who play baseball and soccer at Towson University, run track at the University of Delaware and wrestle, swim or golf at any number of other colleges all heard the same reason when their teams were cut: Title IX. To meet the federal law's goal of...
Tags: Students, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Justice System, Basketball, Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
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Deep in a former gold mine, scientists hunt for dark matter
LEAD, S.D. — The scientists don hard hats, jumpsuits and steel-toed boots to pile into a metal cage for a rumbling 11-minute descent into an abandoned South Dakota gold mine. They step over old mine-cart rails, through rough-walled tunnels and...
Tags: Science, Students, Metal and Mineral, Caves and Caverns, Science and Technology
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Howard student says community college path helped her grow by degree
Howard Community College student Katie Dunklee won't name the four-year school — her top choice — that turned her down for admission out of high school, but nowadays she doesn't lament the rejection. In fact, to hear the Elkridge resident...
Tags: Students, Georgetown University, Awards and Prizes, High Schools, Education
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Alice Cohill Marquez, 100
Alice Cohill Marquez, of Stafford Hall, Clear Spring, Md., died Friday, April 5, 2013, at her home. Born July 10, 1912, in Cohill Station near Hancock, Md., she was the eldest daughter of the late Leo Aloysius and Anna Marie Bevans Cohill. Mrs....Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Washington, DC, Religion and Belief, American Red Cross, Arts and Culture
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State Senate gives preliminary OK to medical marijuana bill
The General Assembly is poised to pass legislation that would make Maryland the 19th state to legalize marijuana use for medical reasons — though how quickly the state's cancer patients and others might benefit remains in question. The state...
Tags: AIDS, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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UM content with Pepsi-based health care?
Amid all the self-congratulation at the University of Maryland over a corporate financed modest boost in mental health services for students, I'd like to demur ("UM adds funding for mental health," April 3). In the article, we're told how happy everyone...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Students, Health and Safety at School, PepsiCo Inc., Colleges and Universities
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