The University of Maryland Baltimore County and IBM are teaming up Friday for IBM-UMBC Day, which promises academic discussions and recruitment possibilities for the school’s computing students. The first IBM-UMBC Day will feature discussions and talks by top IBM officials, ...

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman A. Hrabowski III will receive the American Council on Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award next month at the council’s annual meeting in Washington. Hrabowski has led the university since 1992, presiding over its rise ...

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There will be tipoffs and slam dunks and spikes, but the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s new arena also represents the continued maturation of the college as an anchor institution in Maryland. Beyond the sports implications of the $85 million ...

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UMBC has a new event center. The 5,000 seat $85 million facility officially opens this Saturday February 3 with the men’s basketball game against Vermont. In addition to serving as the home for men’s and women’s NCAA basketball and women’s ...

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A new state designation for bwtech@UMBC, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s technology park, is expected to add 100,000 square feet of space for lease to tech companies. The Maryland Department of Commerce approved the area around bwtech@UMBC as a ...

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The University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have been awarded an $87.5 million research agreement through the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology, the universities announced Thursday. The contract runs ...

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International students in Towson University’s Master of Science in marketing intelligence program wanted a change. When they graduated, the students wanted to be able to hone their skills in the United States before they returned to their home country. “Obviously, ...

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Baltimore County Police will not participate in any identify immigrants who are college students living in the country illegally, according to Democratic County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.

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A Baltimore tech firm and an Israeli cybersecurity company are teaming up to establish a standalone cybersecurity training center in Baltimore that’s expected to employ up to 100 cyber professionals, officials announced Wednesday. Gov. Larry Hogan, who announced the agreement ...

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Johns Hopkins University is holding steady as the 10th-best national university, according to the 2017 Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. The university reported a 97-percent freshman retention rate and a 94-percent 2015 graduation rate, 1 point ...

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