State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler sent letters Monday to manufacturers of electronic smoking devices to air his concerns about potential health risks.
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Read More »May 5, 2014 Comments Off on Gansler seeks information from e-cigarette makers
State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler sent letters Monday to manufacturers of electronic smoking devices to air his concerns about potential health risks.
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Read More »May 2, 2014 Comments Off on JHU, Morgan State launch joint internship program
Science is about building bridges — bridges that connect different disciplines, ideas and, often most importantly, people.
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Read More »May 1, 2014 Comments Off on Will vote by MICA’s adjuncts spur other union drives?
Part-time faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art have no problem blazing the trail, be it with fashion, fine arts, photography — or unionization.
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Read More »April 30, 2014 Comments Off on Kennedy Krieger Institute to build outpatient facility
The Kennedy Krieger Institute is planning to break ground next year on an outpatient facility for children with disabilities, thanks in part to an $8 million gift from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
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Read More »April 30, 2014 Comments Off on UMBC and the ‘cutthroat’ world of collegiate chess
Ah, chess. It’s a game of strategy, of planning ahead. It’s about putting the right pieces in the right places. As it turns out, in the multi-million dollar world of collegiate chess, bold and well-executed moves are equally crucial off ...
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Read More »April 29, 2014 Comments Off on Proposal fires up ‘vaping’ advocates
Under current state law, the use of electronic smoking devices is generally allowed in public indoor places. But the city of Baltimore might become the first jurisdiction in Maryland to treat e-cigarettes just like their tobacco-filled cousins.
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Read More »April 29, 2014 Comments Off on MedImmune expands partnership with USM
Gaithersburg-based MedImmune is expanding its recently announced research partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore to include two more UM campuses: College Park and Baltimore County.
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Read More »April 28, 2014 Comments Off on Bill would restrict e-cigarette use, sales in city
The Baltimore City Council will consider whether electronic smoking devices should be governed by the same restrictions that apply to the use and sale of tobacco products.
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Read More »April 25, 2014 Comments Off on Hopkins boosts undergrad tuition by 3.5 percent
Johns Hopkins University has increased undergraduate tuition by 3.5 percent for the coming fall semester, but there will also be more financial aid money available for those students, university officials said Friday. Tuition will increase by $1,590 — bringing the ...
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Read More »April 24, 2014 Comments Off on T. Rowe downplays tech investments
T. Rowe Price Group Inc., along with other money managers, has earned plenty of publicity recently for investing in private technology companies, which traditionally has been the role of venture capitalists, not mutual-fund firms.
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