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Johns Hopkins receives more than $20M to support development of advanced surgical techniques to treat cancer
A Johns Hopkins University-led research team has received $20.9 million over five years to advance surgical capabilities to treat cancer, part of $150 million in funding announced last week by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in support of the Biden administration's Cancer Moonshot initiative. The team is...
Maryland named most foul-mouthed state, Virginia ranked fourth
MARYLAND - Maryland has been named the number one state that swears the most, according to a new study. A study released by Wordtips tracked the number of swear words posted on the social media site X, analyzing 170 million geotagged posts to determine the most and least foul-mouthed state. Virginia was named the fourth state that swears the most, with Louisiana being second, and Georgia being the third.
AfriThrive Uses State Grant to Increase Growth of African Specialty Crops
AfriThrive in Silver Spring was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of Maryland specialty crops. AfriThrive received $30,237.84 to support immigrant and refugee beginner farmers across three counties to cultivate, preserve and increase demand for African specialty crops. AfriThrive will use the...
Sole of the city: Cherry Blossom Foamposites honor DMV
WASHINGTON (7News) — The DMV gets its own kicks courtesy of Nike and rapper Wale. The tennis shoe giant has teamed up with the Maryland native to release the Cherry Blossom Foamposite shoe to honor the DMV area. The shoes will only be available for D.C., Maryland and Virginia...
The Orioles finally put the Trevor Rogers experiment on hold
Trevor Rogers made just four starts with the Orioles after Mike Elias acquired him at the trade deadline but it feels like he's been around for much longer than that. In total, Rogers allowed 15 runs in 19 innings with Baltimore, good for a 7.11 ERA to go along with miserable strikeout and walk rates. While Elias came out and told Orioles fans how excited he was to have acquired the young lefty, things have gone about as poorly as possible during his brief stint with the O's.
Stories from the Stoop: When softball is more than a game
Here's a Stoop Story from retired Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Pamela White about holding her own as a young lawyer, and taking one for the team. There are two LIVE stoop storytelling events coming up: ‘Keepers of Culture: Stories About People Who Inspire and Enlighten’ will be part of the Maryland Folk Festival in Salisbury next month: Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22.
Longtime Goucher pollster to become director of new UMBC politics institute
Mileah Kromer, director of the Goucher College’s Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics and founder of the Goucher College Poll, will become the founding director of a new Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Windsor Mill Road Four-Car Crash Injures Five Total, Kills Driver
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On Aug. 22, at approximately 11:49 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 2100 block of Windsor Mill Road for a report of a multi-vehicle crash. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located four vehicles involved...
Summer feel returns this weekend to Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 10 a.m. August 23 — After a taste of fall, summery temperatures return to Baltimore this weekend. Friday turns slightly warmer with highs back in the low to mid 80s. This weekend remains dry with sunshine and highs in the upper 80s Saturday to low...
Making change in Baltimore: A progress report on vacant housing
It’s been a seven-decade streak of population loss and disinvestment for Baltimore’s neighborhoods. The post-industrial headwinds that shook the economic foundation of America’s rust belt left a trail of abandoned industrial sites and brownfields, crumbling infrastructure and blighted communities from the Midwest states to the Black Butterfly of Baltimore.
Lamar Jackson Gives Blunt Reaction to Trade Speculation After Cryptic Post
The Baltimore Ravens fanbase has long been on the hunt for a true WR1. For most of Lamar Jackson's career, the main criticism of their roster was the lack of that elite receiver for the star. With two elite wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Brandon Aiyuk potentially being traded, Ravens fans are ...
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