Policymakers, researchers and health care experts examined the country’s opioid crisis and discussed ways to fight addiction in America on Wednesday in a series of panels put together by The Washington Post. One panel, shown here, featured Dr. Leana Wen, Health ...

An international charity has given Johns Hopkins University $150 million to help start an interdisciplinary civic engagement program aimed at easing political polarization and improving discourse around a range of issues. The Athens-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation provided the gift to help ...

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Three tech companies run by minority entrepreneurs received pre-seed funding from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and The Harbor Bank of Maryland Community Development Corporation on Tuesday. Implicit Solution, Game ChangeHer and Panacea Company, the three winning companies, will ...

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The Baltimore City Health Department launched a program Monday to encourage city employers to increase employee health. Under the program, city businesses can earn a Workplace Wellness Designation if they meet certain criteria. “We recognize the important role our business ...

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Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland rank among the top universities in the world at being granted utility patents, according to a list compiled by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. For the ...

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The Greater Baltimore Committee urged Baltimore City Council President Jack Young and the council not to cut police resources as outlined in Mayor Catherine Pugh’s budget in a letter sent to Young last week. The letter from GBC President Donald ...

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The kudzu bug, an invasive species from Asia, has been found in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Saint Mary’s and Talbot counties, state officials announced Tuesday. The Maryland Department of Agriculture is alerting soybean growers — ...

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Baltimore’s Charm City Fringe Festival will move to the Bromo Arts District this year after five years at various other sites around the city. The sixth annual festival, set for Nov. 2-12, will include theater performances at various venues. The new ...

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If you’re going to a graduation party this month, you’re probably helping to contribute to a record number of gifts for graduates this year. Consumers will spend $5.4 billion on graduation gifts this year, according to a survey commissioned by ...

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"Steve sent me the first chunk of a short story," Chizmar explained. "Next thing you know, we had a full-length novella on our hands.

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