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USM prepares for cuts, presents itself as an opportunity for recovery
The University System of Maryland and its institutions can be vehicles for investment in the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Jay A. Perman argued Friday as the system faces state budget cuts due to declining tax revenues. The system has also seen its own revenues decline by an estimated $223 million this […]
Modelers say testing key for Md. to contain COVID-19
Widespread testing and contact tracing may be the best way to contain COVID-19 and keep it from a resurgence as jurisdictions look to loosen physical distancing, modelers told a Maryland legislative work group Wednesday. Because the coronavirus can spread before people with the disease it causes show symptoms, significant testing is key to containing its […]
T. Rowe earnings, assets fell during Q1 coronavirus sell-off
Market volatility from the coronavirus pandemic hurt equity markets during the year’s first quarter, but moves made this month by the federal government and central banks have helped the markets rebound and find surer footing, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. President and CEO William J. Stromberg said Tuesday. The volatility hurt T. Rowe during the […]
Maryland hands out grants to make coronavirus safety gear
Maryland has given $1.6 million in grants to firms that began producing health care safety equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Relief Manufacturing Fund has awarded grants of up to $100,000 to 20 companies in the state that either pivoted or expanded their ability to produce personal protective equipment, the gear that […]
Convention center site opens as hospitalizations, testing increase
Maryland opened its field hospital at the Baltimore Convention Center on Sunday as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to grow in the state. Cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus grew to nearly 19,500 on Monday. The number of people tested in the state has increased significantly over the past week. An additional […]
Regenerative medicine startup LifeSprout raises $28.5 million
LifeSprout, a regenerative medicine startup founded at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has raised $28.5 million in a Series A fundraising round, the company announced Monday.
Widespread coronavirus testing has stiff challenges of its own
If testing is to be a foundational block of Maryland’s plan to begin reopening the state, as Gov. Larry Hogan has said it will be, then the tests themselves are just part of a complex supply chain management problem that needs to be solved. Nearly 85,000 people have been tested in Maryland so far, but […]
UM researchers exploring whether drug could limit coronavirus infections
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are investigating whether taking an anti-malaria drug could prevent infection and symptoms from exposure to people with COVID-19. The study hopes to find whether hydroxychloroquine could help limit the spread of the disease by people who do not show symptoms. “We know that many COVID-19-positive individuals have mild or […]
Hopkins eyes up to $375M budget shortfall; leaders take pay cuts, plan layoffs
Johns Hopkins University will cut top officials’ pay, halt projects and undertake furloughs and layoffs amid projections it could lose as much as $100 million by the end of June and $375 million during the next fiscal year due to the fallout from COVID-19, university President Ronald J. Daniels wrote in a letter to campus […]
Prince George’s County continues to be Md. epicenter in pandemic
Prince George’s County has emerged as the center of Maryland’s response to COVID-19, with leaders and hospital officials saying they are focusing their efforts on the diverse suburban county. With 3,875 cases and 141 deaths, the county has had more coronavirus patients than any other county in the state. The next closest county is Montgomery […]
New state data reveals growing ICU usage from COVID-19
Maryland hospitals have seen a steady increase of COVID-19 patients over the past month, new state data shows, but hospitals say they still have beds available for people infected by the disease. The state released for the first time Tuesday information about how many COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized, including how many are in the […]
Md. universities brace for pandemic budget cuts
Maryland’s public universities have been forced to adapt to one sudden change by shifting their learning online, but they face another looming challenge from the COVID-19 pandemic as the state expects to enact significant budget deficits. Over the past decade, Maryland public universities have enjoyed some of the highest levels of state funding in the […]
