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Gov. Martin O'Malley told graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park to be ready for a world in the midst of rapid transformation from climate change, technological advancement and global connectedness.

Dr. Carolyn R. Haynie, a psychiatrist whose work with underserved children in her hometown of Baltimore became the core of a regional practice, died May 12 of breast cancer. The Mount Washington resident was 65.

$85 million facility to open in 2017-2018 school year

University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh has made it his top priority to remake the college into a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship, pushing the strategy not just in the business school but in almost every corner.

The nation suffers from more than a federal deficit. Studies by congressional and scientific panels repeatedly warn of an "innovation deficit" that weakens our technological edge. Decades of strong federal support for university research and education helped America prevail in the Cold War and fueled prosperity.

Early designs call for a slim, angled structure at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Baltimore Street that rises 30 stories and contains roughly 300 market-rate apartments.

When the runners at this year's Maryland Half Marathon make their way across the finish line after 13.1 miles, Amy Babst plans to be there handing out medals with a smile.

A health care crisis is quietly unfolding in our nation's laboratories. This crisis has developed largely off the public's radar screen. If not resolved, it can adversely impact the lives of every American. The crisis in question: alarming shortages within the laboratory workforce.

A Columbia native has been announced as the next Dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

Enrollment at the University System of Maryland is expected to decline in the coming academic year and the following year, the first projected drop since the 1990s.

City and university officials are trying, again, to jumpstart development on the city¿s west side.

Educational institutions are increasingly becoming the targets of hackers seeking sensitive or otherwise valuable data, prompting academics to reconsider what data to keep, for how long and where.

Baltimore officials are laying the groundwork for a major overhaul of the city-owned Lexington Market that could cost as much as $25 million. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and market managers believe a redesigned building and better vendor mix — less fast food, more fresh, gourmet and ethnic fare — could lure back the middle-income shoppers who abandoned it long ago. But officials acknowledge that managing what happens outside, including open-air drug sales, is vital to achieving

Some in Congress are considering whether overhead costs that totaled $172 million at Johns Hopkins University are source of cuts to spare scientific research.

Coppin State University's president said this week the college has accomplished about half the goals of a long-term plan conceived last year that's intended to boost its graduation rates and enrollment, strengthen its academic programs and improve the way it operates.

Wendy Royalty first met District 1 County Council member Courtney Watson in 2006, when Watson, then a candidate campaigning for a first term on the Council, knocked on her door. Now, Royalty is running for Watson's Council seat, which the two-term Democrat will leave behind at the end of 2014 to pursue Howard's top post of county executive.

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh says proposals to connect innovation with commerce play to the state's strengths.

University research has led to countless innovations that improve our health, protect the environment, strengthen our security and power our economy. Yet, federal support for such research has diminished, likewise diminishing the breakthroughs that research can produce.

Gov. Martin O'Malley brought in $150,000 in 2012, just a fraction of a percent of the more than $2 million each that Terps football coach Randy Edsall and men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon pulled in, according to a salary database.

Much has been made recently about proposed pay increases for some Maryland¿s politicians, but even the highest-earning elected officials don¿t come close to the top of the state-employee income scale.

Community gardens may not be the answer to food problems for Americans but creating a community initiative that empowers and engages residents and provides much needed fresh produce is a step in the right direction.

When Maryam Qayumi started working for Chase Brexton Health Services in Columbia in August 2012, the center didn't have a specific employee dedicated to managing the new patients that walk through its doors everyday in search of health care options.

Maryland men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese initally opposed the Terps' move from the ACC to the Big Ten.

State health officials are weighing new safeguards for research laboratories and biotechnology companies that handle potentially deadly infectious pathogens, but whether they will impose any remains a question because they don't know how big a threat there is.

A New Market couple got into an argument when the husband fatally shot his wife and the same bullet struck their young son she was holding, before he pulled the gun on himself, the Frederick County sheriff's office said Monday.

Joshua Brown, Jeanine Reyes and others started a Filipino club at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and are helping to raise funds for Typhoon Haiyan recovery in the Philippines.

The Frederick County sheriff's office identified three family members shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide in New Market on Wednesday night but said they would wait until speaking with relatives before releasing more information.

Criticism of court decision in HBCU lawsuit misrepresents campus diversity

The Johns Hopkins University has regained a five-year, $70 million federal grant designed to change how researchers pursue medical treatments, but the University of Maryland, Baltimore was denied, the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday.

Dr. Clementine L. "Clem" Kaufman, a former social worker and volunteer who also served on numerous boards with the Jewish and non-Jewish community, died Sept. 23 of cancer at Roland Park Place. She was 89.

Drug maker MedImmune and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, have entered into a $6 million partnership to conduct bioscience research.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is breaking ground on a $305 million biomedical research building that will help relieve a deficit of lab space on the West Baltimore campus.

The Arbutus Business and Professional Association had a table at Retriever Fest Saturday in an attempt to reach out to incoming college students

Maryland public schools may be barred from using the Common Application

Police from nine Maryland college campuses convened at Towson to be trained in recognizing mental illness.

A difficult economy, not welfare payments, keep people from finding work

Owings Mills-based developer David S. Brown Enterprises Ltd. plans to construct a 30-story mixed-use building on West Baltimore Street on the eastern edge of the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus.

At a time when the Baltimore is trying to attract and retain families — and more women work than ever before — there's a lack of high quality, affordable child care in the city.

Tisha Edwards takes the helm of Baltimore City schools on July 1 as interim CEO.

As Anne Arundel County Superintendent Kevin Maxwell on Thursday formally resigned from the school system to take over the helm at Prince George's County, the Anne Arundel school board said it will begin on Saturday the process in selecting school leader amid a move that appears to have caught some by surprise.

Anne Arundel County School Superintendent Kevin Maxwell will become the new head of the Prince George's County school system, according to three sources familiar with his selection.

Student at Baltimore County magent high school one of five entrants at event

Employees are reaping the rewards of a slowly recovering job market. It's marked by higher job turnover as employers begin to expand and hire to fill new jobs.

Marylanders are among the biggest complainers to the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.