How Racial, Geographic Disparities Affect Cancer Treatment (Hood College)
Leaders in the field of cancer research gathered at Hood College for the imaging science and cancer biology symposium, and kicking off the event was the keynote speaker, Otis Brawley, M.D.
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Washington Adventist University's Enactus Team Places Third at National Exposition
The Washington Adventist University (WAU) Enactus Team received a 3rd place award in the Opening Round of the 2019 Enactus National Exposition held in Kansas City, Missouri held May 5-7, 2019. The competition featured 86 universities who for three days presented their entrepreneurial-based projects aimed at empowering their communities.
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Alicia Wilson departs Port Covington team for Johns Hopkins
Alicia Wilson, who has played a key role in kickstarting the 235-acre redevelopment of Port Covington, is joining Johns Hopkins as vice president of economic development.
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What Happened When a Small Liberal Arts College Stopped Raising Tuition (St. John's College)
In November 2017, leaders from St. John's College met to discuss the three-century-old institution's annual tuition increase. They expected the meeting would be straightforward. For years, the small liberal arts school — with campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico — raised its sticker price by around 3%.
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Mount St. Mary's hires new dean of students
Levi Esses has been hired as the new dean of students of Mount St. Mary’s University. Esses will manage the university’s student life services, including the offices of residence life, and campus activities and recreation, among other responsibilities.
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How to Woo Capitol Hill? Johns Hopkins Is Putting On a Research Extravaganza
Marcy Davis had her elevator pitch down. Huge deficits in reading ability had made it harder for Baltimore’s high-school students to succeed, she said, practicing into a computer screen on Monday morning. But a semester-long reading lab for ninth graders had helped them build vocabulary and read more fluently. That work, funded by the Department of Education, was making a difference.
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Kent Devereaux Appointed 12th President of Goucher College
The Board of Trustees of Goucher College today announced that it has selected Kent Devereaux to become the College’s 12th President by unanimous vote last evening. He will assume the office of President on July 1, 2019.
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Hood College's Frederick Food Security Network Awarded Grants to Expand Operations
Hood College’s Frederick Food Security Network (FFSN) has been awarded two grants to help maintain and expand its community gardens.
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Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative funds 15 new urban research projects both local and global
Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative, a hub for urban research, recently awarded 15 seed grants to faculty and doctoral researchers pursuing projects in Baltimore and beyond.
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Mount St. Mary's University Announces $6 Million in Transformational Gifts to Athletics
Mount St. Mary's University President Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. announced today that John J. and Patrick J. Rooney, both C'60, and their spouses JoAnn and Sandy, respectively, have given a total of $6 million for a state-of-the-art facility that will promote growth and enhanced performances for the Mount's Division I athletic program as well as increased intramural sport and recreational opportunities for all students.
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Loyola names Brightview Senior Living CEO Marilynn Duker as 2019 Business Leader of the Year
Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management named Marilynn Duker, Chief Executive Officer at Brightview Senior Living, the 2019 Business Leader of the Year. The award honors business executives who embody Loyola’s Jesuit commitment to community and service in the leadership of their organization.
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Baltimore firm raises $110 million to bring Johns Hopkins' cancer-detecting blood test to market
A newly formed Baltimore company has raised $110 million to develop and commercialize a cancer-detecting blood test, created by Johns Hopkins researchers, that doctors would give patients during routine physicals.
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Over $6 million in Nursing grants awarded by MHEC
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Secretary, Dr. James D. Fielder, announced that nearly $6.2 million was awarded for 17 Competitive Institutional Grant proposals at nine Maryland nursing programs by MHEC’s Nurse Support Program II (NSP II).
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Hood Graduates 500 Students During 122nd Commencement Ceremony
Approximately 500 total undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas at Hood College’s 122nd Commencement ceremony today.
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Stevensville High School students selected to attend Congressional Academy at Goucher College
Stevensville High School will have three representatives attend The Presidential Academy for American History and Civics and companion experience The Congressional Academy for American History and Civics in Maryland, July 7-20.
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