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Ron Schmelzer: Tech breakfaster, startup veteran
Ron Schmelzer has been living and breathing the startup life since he was a college student at MIT in the mid-1990s — and at his monthly tech breakfasts in Baltimore, he wants others to live it, too.
The entrepreneur started his first company out...Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Ecosystems
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: Space Programs, Physiology, Satellite Technology, Rocketry, National Institutes of Health
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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Medical Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Lung Cancer, National Institutes of Health
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Friday Buffet: Adam Sessler leaves 'X-Play' and 'Tetris' makes a comeback?
News Roundup •••• Adam Sessler, host of G4TV’s gaming flagship “X-Play,” has left the network and the long-running show. Sessler was a fixture on the network’s previous incarnations, ZDTV and TechTV, having co-...
Tags: PlayStation 3, Gaming Industry, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Skype, Gaming
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Clarksville: Yu the man! River Hill junior earns perfect 2,400 score on SAT
River Hill High is blessed with some very bright and multi-talented students and Anthony Yu is one of the brightest. The junior is one of only eight River Hill students to ever make a perfect score on the SAT. He scored a perfect 800 in critical reading,...Tags: Clarksville, Ellicott City, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Change the World Bank needs
Few people on the street may be familiar with the World Bank. Yet, it plays a critical role in the U.S. effort to engage the world through its contribution to economic development in poor and post-conflict societies. As current World Bank President...Tags: Christianity, Nigeria, Finance, Dartmouth College, Colombia
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Harry L. Rosenzweig, McDaniel math professor
Harry L. Rosenzweig, an influential mathematics professor who had been chairman of the math department at McDaniel College, died Friday of pancreatic cancer at his Westminster home.
He was 72.
"Harry was very popular with math majors and, in general,...Tags: Medical Research, James Hill, Cornell University, University of Virginia, Medical Research
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Clarksville: Trio of girls advance to state competition in Reflections program
Congratulations to Ciara Wholey who won the Reflections competition in literature at River Hill High School and at the county level. Next comes the state competition. Samantha Thach and Jen Smith also won for dance choreography. Congratulations and good...Tags: Howard County, Clarksville, Teaching and Learning, Foods and Beverages, Music
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Program aims to help girls, minorities succeed in math and science
A new teacher training program designed to help girls and minorities succeed in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is focusing on how small actions in the classroom can affect a student's achievement. The Educators' Equity...Tags: Baltimore County, Community College of Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities
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No `brain drain' for Roland Park Elementary/Middle
Teachers at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School will be seeing a familiar face roaming the halls this semester — former longtime Principal Mariale Hardiman.
Hardiman, a well-remembered figure at Roland Park, led the school to Blue Ribbon status as...Tags: Charles Village, Roland Park, Medical Research, Teaching and Learning, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Astronomers fret over Webb Telescope's future
Congressional wrangling over the future of the overdue, over-budget James Webb Space Telescope has split astronomers in a struggle over billions in funding.
Astrophysicists worry that action in the U.S. House to eliminate funding for the Webb project,...Tags: Space Programs, Cornell University, Budgets and Budgeting, Applied Physics, NASA
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A survivor, Graziano draws mixed reviews after nearly 11 years as housing chief
Paul T. Graziano looked for all the world like a short-timer. Just weeks into his new job as Baltimore's housing commissioner, he was arrested at a Fells Point bar after a drunken tirade laced with anti-gay slurs.
That was more than 10 years ago. He's...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Regional Authority, Sheila Dixon
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