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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: Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Space Programs, North America, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Helaman Ferguson's sculpture blends the artistic, mathematic
The marriage of two disciplines, mathematics and art, may seem an unlikely union given an artist’s innate desire for free expression. Meet Helaman Ferguson, whose sculpture is known for its root in mathematical design. Ferguson, of North Laurel,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Philosophy, Arts, Science
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Gene patent case could impact patients, research
Every time a woman is tested for gene mutations linked to significantly higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer, her blood is sent to a lab in Utah. That's because Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics Inc. owns the patents to the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2...
Tags: Huntington's Disease, Biotechnology Industry, Genes and Chromosomes, Research, Medical Research
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University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
As part of a federal project aimed at better treating pain, the University of Maryland, Baltimore will begin revamping the way it teaches future doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Pain affects approximately 100 million Americans and their...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Pennsylvania, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Drugs and Medicines
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Five join Edgewood High Hall of Fame
Five new members were inducted into the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame Tuesday in conjunction with the EHS Class of 2012 commencement ceremonies the same day. The five newest members of the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame are: Retired Maj. Gen....
Tags: Teachers, Christianity, Kevin Johnson, Weaponry, Health and Medical Professionals
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Study finds residential segregation is far from fading away
Legally enforced segregation might have ended decades ago, but a new study finds that white families tend to move to white neighborhoods and black families tend to move to black neighborhoods, even as the country's racial diversity keeps expanding. The... -
In Baltimore City, more people need help feeding their families
From 2008 to 2011, average monthly applications for food stamps in Baltimore increased by 66 percent, and applications for temporary cash assistance rose 35 percent, according to the Maryland Department of Human Resources. These numbers are the most...Tags: Labor Legislation, Population and Census, Employment, Dietary Supplements, Social Services
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Hall of Fame inductees share their love of sport with others
The Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1997. Tara Everly, Joan Lovelace, Erica McCauley, Alisha Mosley and Elise Ray join the 59 men and women who have previously been inducted.
Everly was a three-sport athlete at Oakland...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, The Washington Post, Pathology, Hoop Gymnastics, Lungs and Airways
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Median wages in Md. fail to keep up with cost of basic needs, report says
A family of three in Baltimore County needs about $62,000 just to make ends meet, a new report shows. And, without government assistance, minimum wage barely gets them a quarter of the way there. In Baltimore City, that same family of an adult with a...Tags: Annapolis, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Montgomery County (Maryland), Garrett County
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More suffer from hearing loss than expected, study shows
One in five Americans has significant hearing loss, far more than previously thought, according to new research that has scientists warning of an impending public health threat.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say the growing number of...Tags: Ears and Hearing, Annapolis, Diabetes, Human Body, High Blood Pressure
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In Washington state, More rules sought to keep recreational pot from kids
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE Don't expect kids to have a lot easier access to pot under Washington state's new law allowing adults to possess an ounce of marijuana. Teens already report that they can score weed pretty easily. Last year, 66 percent of the state's high...Tags: Substance Abuse, Colleges and Universities, Tobacco Products, Schools, High Schools
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U.S. Open a special Father's Day for amateur Pan
The Philadelphia InquirerARDMORE, PA. There were moments in Cheng-Tsung Pan's U.S. Open round of 75 Saturday like the double-bogey on 14 or the blown par putt a hole later when another golfer might have wilted, even snapped. But his father raised him to be tougher than that....Tags: Golf, The Philadelphia Inquirer, David Leadbetter, Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open (golf)
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