Maryland is No. 1 — or is it No. 7? On third thought, it might be 41st. Critics and champions of the Free State’s business climate and tax policy have plenty to argue about most days, and all-over-the-place business climate rankings do little to quell the conflict.

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Discovery Communications Inc., of Bethesda, a media company whose holdings include 155 worldwide television networks, as well as a variety of educational products and services, announced a new multimedia, national STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education initiative called “Connect the Dots,” aimed at inspiring youngsters’ interest in STEM subjects.

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Coppin State University is the latest of several Maryland colleges to throw support — and dollars — behind the hot-button fields of science, technology, engineering and math as a way to boost competiveness and attract highly motivated students.

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Can a rubber ducky spark a child’s imagination enough to lead to a career in science or engineering?

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America must compete internationally to provide more professionals with advanced degrees, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But retaining students in these fields is challenging, as Ph.D. students are usually engaged in long and somewhat isolated academic programs.

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Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has been named one of five winners nationwide of the prestigious Heinz Award, Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation announced Wednesday. Honored in the award category ...

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Virtually everybody in business, government and education agrees that ramping up knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among young people in Maryland’s school systems and colleges is essential for the development of a workforce that can meet the needs of future employers.

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Two new science labs at the new charter Baltimore Leadership School were dedicated Monday — and the middle school got a $50,000 in cash from a corporate benefactor, Northrop Grumman Corp. The school is located in a former YWCA at ...

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SALISBURY — Salisbury University has secured a $2 million grant to continue funding courses that help local teachers reach students who are learning English as a second language. The Daily Times reports this is the third such grant Professor Anjali Pandey ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Professional researcher Andrew Murphy can hardly contain himself when talking about the team of employees he has working for him this summer. “I hope you don’t mind if I get a little excited about this,” said Murphy, owner ...

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