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By the time all 6-feet-4-inches and 260 pounds of Thomas Booker’s considerable speed and power arrive on the scene at the college football program in two years,

President Kim Schatzel, who arrived to Towson in January, has already embarked on mission to rebrand the university.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will join several other academic and industry scientists in developing a new, stem cell based method of assessing treatments for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

News and announcements about student accomplishments in Carroll County

About a half century after Dr. Miriam Cohen became the state's first female cardiologist, patients are still far more likely to have their hearts treated by a man

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.

Last Wednesday, Harbaugh and his Michigan coaching staff embarked on a month-long trip that includes 38 camps in 21 states across two countries. Monday, the eighth stop on that journey was in Baltimore.

Dr. John K. Niparko, 61, a surgeon and otolaryngologist who was a leader in the field of the cochlear implants, died of cancer Monday at the Keck Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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

Dr. Walter Ehrlich, a retired professor of physiology and a research scientist at what is now the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who was also an anti-war demonstrator, died Feb. 23 of a cardiac arrest at his Roland Park Place home. He was 100.

Dr. Ben Carson, the retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon whose campaign for the GOP presidential nomination has faltered in recent months, said Wednesday that he does not "see a political path forward" and is bowing out of this week's presidential debate.

Gilman has the area¿s largest football contingent heading to Division I programs next year and perhaps the largest in Baltimore high school football history. Greyhounds associate head coach Henry Russell said their football scholarships all together are worth more than $3 million over the next four years.

Homer W. Schamp Jr., founding provost of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, that opened its doors to students in 1966, died Tuesday of complications from a stroke at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson. He was 92.

Robert A. "Bob" Thomason, a retired career educator who had been headmaster of the Park School, died Dec. 3 of complications from surgery at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He was 87.

James Fielder Jr., a Harford County resident, was appointed Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission by Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday, just 11 months after Fielder went to work for the governor as his appointments secretary in mid-January.

The drug and device industry now funds six times more clinical trials than the federal government, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. That means companies with financial interests in the studies now have more control over what doctors and patients learn about new treatments.

Op-ed: The goal of a diverse student body is as compelling today as it was when Justice O'Connor identified it over 10 years ago. We hope the justices remember this fact as they grapple, once again, with issues of racial inclusion in higher education.

A team of Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists has found evidence of a "tag" that helps the brain link a stimulus with a reward so it can learn.

Towson University has named Kim E. Schatzel, previously of Eastern Michigan University, as its new president.

An Amtrak passenger train heading south on the rail service's Northeast Corridor line pulled into the West Bel Air Avenue station in Aberdeen at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, and a handful of passengers stepped off, on their way to see family and friends for Thanksgiving.

Silver diamine fluoride is a less invasive and less painful way to treat cavities, some dental experts say

For Ben Carson, a former Baltimore County man who still belongs to a Seventh-day Adventist church in Spencerville, Md., faith has long played a central role in his life and his work as a physician. But it has increasingly also worked to his advantage on the campaign trail.

Amid a growing national debate over sex offender registries, researchers who studied years of crime data from Baltimore County have released a new finding: neighborhoods with more registered sex offenders saw fewer reported sex offenses.

Research suggests cataract surgery is a better answer than developing eyedrop alternative

The University of Maryland raised $195 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30, officials said Wednesday, or about $55 million more than the goal.

Keith Euker has been named McDaniel College's head men's lacrosse coach, announced by director of athletics Paul Moyer on Wednesday.

Frederick Joseph "Fritz" Konopik Jr., the retired general manager of Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard, died of liver disease complications June 2 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 85 and lived in Linthicum.

Dr. Ben Carson, the retired Hopkins neurosurgeon who announced his presidential campaign this week, returned to Baltimore on Thursday to tell community leaders here that the way to relieve tensions with police and help impoverished neighborhoods is to fix the nation's economy.

On a recent day, 21/2-year-old Connor was busy helping his grandmother make cookies, a normal family scene except for what happened before the bowls and

A well-intentioned use of the wrong word is an invitation to being called a racist, says Jonah Goldberg.

John W. Baldwin, a retired Johns Hopkins University history professor whose specialty was French medieval history, died.

When Catonsville High School senior twins Maja and Musa Wichhart moved to Catonsville from India at age five, their mom, Lori, couldn¿t keep them away from playing sports.

Doug Lea was one of seven new members elected in November to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Board of Directors; a nonprofit organization created by the teaching profession to set and maintain standards of accomplished practice.

Ben Carson had a modest plan in mind last year when he retired from Johns Hopkins: He intended to improve his golf game and learn to play the organ. But the 63-year-old conservative may now be adding a presidential campaign in 2016 to his bucket list.

Baltimore's self-image seems at odds with the relentless optimism of Under Armour founder Kevin Plank. Plank wants – perhaps needs – the city to shed its inferiority complex if he is to keep growing the thriving company and lure thousands more employees to the city.

On the question of the academic boycott of Israel, Hopkins offers mere lip service to academic freedom.

The University of Maryland's move to the Big 10 is a reflection of its academics, not just its sports.

Dr. Michael Beer, former chairman of the biophysics department at the Johns Hopkins University who was also an environmentalist who worked diligently to clean up and protect Stony Run and the Jones Falls, died Aug. 22. He was 88.

Voters in the Third Councilmanic District will have to choose between Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, a longtime activist running her first campaign and Wade Kach, a 40-year veteran of the House of Delegates. Despite their different backgrounds, both say land use and education are the critical issues for the district.

Carroll Hospital Center is pleased to announce the addition of several health care providers to Carroll Health Group, its affiliated multi-specialty practice group. Specializing in gastroenterology, primary care and plastic surgery, these providers will offer community residents, in Carroll County and the surrounding area, skilled and compassionate care to meet their needs.

Deborah W. Alper, former director of intellectual property management and business development at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, died July 13 of complications from Lyme disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 65.

Edward J. Rasmussen, a retired insurance broker and Japanese writer-translator, died June 20 of pneumonia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 95.

Researchers across the country investigate methods to stop injury from falls

Eric Stine was struggling as a computer programmer. He was good but he knew he could never rise to the level of the hot-shots around him, so when his New York employer called it quits, the University of Michigan grad decided to change courses.