Three University System of Maryland faculty members were recipients of the inaugural Board of Regents Entrepreneur of the Year Award Tuesday at an event celebrating the public university system’s efforts to commercialize research.

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Linthicum-based SECU, one of the largest credit unions in the United States in total assets, will present a $50,000 annual gift to the University System of Maryland Foundation, to be awarded to students transferring from one of the state’s 16 two-year community colleges to any of USM’s 11 undergraduate institutions and two regional higher education centers.

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A teacher has filed a formal complaint against University of Maryland President Wallace Loh over the manner in which the school handled its move from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten. Ralph Jaffe said he filed the complaint ...

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A member of the Maryland Board of Regents who resigned last month had his license to practice medicine suspended about a week before he resigned. Dr. John Young’s license was suspended by the Maryland State Board of Physicians on Feb. ...

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Graduates of Maryland’s public universities contribute $1.1 billion in income and sales taxes each year, according to an economic impact analysis commissioned by the University System of Maryland.

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The University of Maryland’s founding campus and the state’s flagship university said Monday they had formed a research center that will use data analysis to better health care.

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The president of Coppin State University announced Wednesday that he will resign early next year. Reginald S. Avery will step down in January after leading the Baltimore City-based university for four years. “There comes a time when leaders must step ...

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Brit Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, has been widely and justifiably applauded for the leadership that he has provided to higher education over a long career.

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Maryland public universities are trying to get better at commercializing professors' and students' research. But in 2011, the universities did not get much bang for their buck.

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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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