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Two decades of University of Maryland, Baltimore County commencements at Royal Farms Arena ended Thursday with 1,300 students receiving their degrees.

Eviction, and the threat of eviction, weigh heavily on the lives of many of Baltimore's poorest tenants. They move from one ramshackle rental to the next, migrants in their own city, squeezed by rents that consume most of their meager incomes, intolerable housing conditions, a court system that advocates say is insufficiently responsive to their complaints, and a rate of eviction actions that is among the highest in the nation.

With six months' worth of 50th birthday festivities already underway in Columbia, one coming event stands out for its goal of zeroing in on what the future may

Jervis S. Finney, former U.S. attorney for Maryland who had been legal counsel to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., died Sunday from congestive heart failure at his Stevenson home. He was 85.

We hear, over and over, that the Earth is warming and it is caused by humans burning carbon-based fossils fuels. Because of this, our government has called

Plitical correctness undermines the credibility of elite institutions to judge fitness for public office, something an essentially unfit showman, Donald Trump, exploited all the way to the White House.

W. Byron Forbush II, the longest-serving headmaster of Baltimore's Friends School, whose tenure oversaw the social unrest of the 1960s, the school's enrollment double and the budget increase twenty-fold, died Thursday after an illness at his home in Lutherville.

A prominent scholar at the University of Iowa College of Education will become the new dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education on Aug. 1

Baltimore's school system and its CEO deserve more respect

Though Columbia won't officially celebrate its 50th birthday until June 21, the party's about to get started. Event planners opted for a 27-week schedule crammed with nearly 100 events that will kick off with an opening ceremony and all-day festivities March 19 at the Mall in Columbia and culminate in a week-long finale in September.

Quraishi works with researchers and entrepreneurs to advance technology discovered in university labs to a point where it can be turned into a company.

Teaching families how to clean allergens shed from mice in their homes is just as good as professional pest management in reducing asthma symptoms in children , suggests a new study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers

First Unitarian Church of Baltimore — founded 200 years ago this weekend — substitutes a search for personal truth, recognition of human dignity and pursuit of justice for religious dogma. Since its founding, the congregation fought for abolition and women's rights, taught poor children trades and supported soldiers returning from war.

It's impossible to fully capture centuries of black history in just 28 days (29 in a leap year), yet every February, people in Baltimore and beyond give it their best shot. This year is no exception. Whether you're looking to laugh or learn, discuss or dance, there's something for everyone this Black History Month. Here are five events and a brief roundup of some of the most celebratory black history events this year.

The Park Café gave up cash to prevent crime, but more businesses are considering it as a way to save time for employees, keep more accurate transaction records and offer convenience for customers. The switch is not without costs. Not only are there merchant fees for debit and credit cards, but many people still rely on cash, particularly those with lower incomes.

Webb, who met her future husband after manipulating the online dating system, has a faith in data analysis and logical thinking that would rival Mr. Spock.

[body] Albert H. Owens Jr., 90, a pioneering oncologist, who helped establish new ways to fight cancer and was a past president of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 13 at Hopkins.

When someone gets cancer, many scientists believe it begins with a random mutation in what's called a cancer driver gene. Like a car with the accelerator to the floor, the driver gene causes the cell to replicate rampantly and create a tumor.

Before Michael ever saw the inside of juvenile lockup, caseworkers recommended he be sent home. The 13-year-old came from a stable, two-parent home in Columbia. He watched over his three younger siblings, did chores around the house, and enjoyed playing in his youth football league.

Before Michael ever saw the inside of juvenile lockup, caseworkers recommended he be sent home. The 13-year-old came from a stable, two-parent home in Columbia. He watched over his three younger siblings, did chores around the house, and enjoyed playing in his youth football league.

Thomas C. Schelling, a game theorist and retired University of Maryland professor who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics for insights credited w

My last Army-Navy game as a midshipman was 20 years ago at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia. On that day, we weren't thinking about what would come after graduation. We couldn't have imagined it anyway. Our biggest fear was losing our last game. I didn't know that day that within a few years, we would lose two classmates in the Navy Operations Center at the Pentagon on Sept. 11th, 2001. Altogether, 10 midshipmen who marched on the field that day would give their lives over the next two decades,

William Rhodes is a Baltimore-born mixed media artist and master of furniture art — or art furniture.

Roberta D. "Bertsie" Bleinberger, 94, a retired teacher of the disabled who was a local pioneer and principal at a private Baltimore County School, died of acute cardiac arrest Nov. 20 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Retired Lt. Gen. James F. Fretterd, who headed the Maryland National Guard for 16 years, has died.

Speakers at innovation conference include authors D. Watkins, Alex Ross, and Siddharta Mukherjee

Maryland voters on Tuesday elected the person who will replace retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski.

Nearly 40 years ago, Sissela Bok, wife of former Harvard University president, Derek Bok, wrote "Lying: Moral Choice in Private and Public Life." The book, with its detailed analyses of causes and consequences, was much acclaimed when it first appeared in 1978 and is still widely used in classrooms today. Unfortunately, perhaps in many of these same classrooms, cheating among students is rampant.

Chris Van Hollen was in his late 20s when he found himself on the border between Iraq and Turkey, standing on a desolate dirt road in the mountains within firing range of soldiers loyal to Saddam Hussein.

The two big questions for young voters in 2016 is, as always, turnout, and how many of them will vote for third-party candidates.

Emergency rooms are struggling to save gunshot victims arriving in worse shape than ever before, with more bullet wounds, and increasingly shot in the head.

The Maryland Department of the Environment has awarded South Carroll High School graduate Amy Donna Bittler with the Environmental Science Student Award and a paid internship.

Tom Perez fought three years ago to win confirmation as U.S. labor secretary. Recently, he has been answering to another, unofficial title almost as frequently. "Potentially our next vice president," a union official roared into a microphone as the Marylander took a stage last week on Capitol Hill.

A group of nearly two dozen leading researchers have gathered at Johns Hopkins University over the past two and a half years to focus on interdisciplinary investigation, thanks to a $350 million gift from businessman, politician and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg.

D-Day could very well have been a disaster; the invasion would not have been successful without the extraordinary statesmanship and generalship of its leaders. These lessons of leadership are keenly relevant today.

Brooke Rainville, of Cockeysville, has been hitting all the right notes on her clarinet recently and was just awarded the highest honors at the State Solo and Ensemble Festival on May 21.

J. Joel Woodey, 79. a retired University of Maryland School of Law faculty member and Walters Art Museum volunteer, died of a stroke May 17 at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

This week: Users deem #BlackPantherSoLIT as casting details emerge, Malcolm X's birthday celebrated and Mississippi school ordered to desegregate.

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust spoke to University of Maryland, Baltimore County's graduates Thursday about the growing divide between those with and without college degrees, while praising UMBC's programs for graduating more minority students in science and tech fields.

Thomas Donaldson, who during his lifetime had various careers as an educator, government administrator and sailing enthusiast, died May 8 from complications of dementia at the Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home in Washington. He was 94.

How do we build that bridge for millennials, and harvest not only their energy but their innovation and decades of work to come? The answer lies in the most important driver not only of our economy but the most important driver of America's net new job growth: small business ownership.

Stagnant wages and rising rents have created a "double crisis" in Baltimore, where more than half of the city's renters live in housing considered unaffordable, a new report says.

Taking a year off between high school and college can benefit both the student and the community, which is why Sen. Bill Ferguson and I introduced legislation to create an innovative gap year program in Maryland. Maryland Corps (HB 1488/SB 909) would enable student participants to dedicate a year of service to a non-profit organization or government agency and receive both a stipend to offset their expenses and an educational scholarship. The legislation was passed in the General Assembly and is

Ignorance and human nature are to blame for the popularity of socialism among the young, says Cal Thomas.

Could radiation from wireless devices be hurting your child's brain?

People starting or running minority-owned businesses in Baltimore often see a lack of funding as their biggest challenge. But J. Howard Henderson says there's more to it. "First, they need to understand what the opportunities are," said Henderson, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League.

Young entrepreneur's favorite drink becomes a startup company — Javazen wins Cupid's Cup with pitch to create healthier coffee

A 'healthier' coffee startup wins Plank's Cupid's Cup

Huffington, Gilbert among judges at Cupid's Cup entrepreneurship competition

Ambitious exhibit explores the close connection between Jews and the medical professions from the 6