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University Of Maryland Agrees To Pay $500,000 To Resolve Allegations That It Failed To Disclose Foreign Research Support In Grant Proposal
Baltimore, Maryland – The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose current and pending support from foreign sources for faculty members who were principal investigators (PI) or co-PIs of federal research grant proposals.
Maryland leaders celebrate graduation of first cohort of Gov. Wes Moore’s service year program
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) spoke at the commencement for the first cohort of the Maryland Corps Service Year Option, a campaign promise of Moore’s. “Keep doing you, keep serving, keep protecting each other. This is going to be a moment that people will remember for generations to come and they are going to remember you,” said Moore to the large cohort of graduates at Camden Yards in Baltimore on July 16. “I want to thank you for being leaders and making your entire state proud.”
Video shows Baltimore City School employee swearing at student
A new video has surfaced, showing a heated argument between a student and staff member at Forest Park High School. In the video, which was from May, a staff member can be heard yelling expletives and using vulgar language toward a student. While the student was also yelling at the staff member, it is not clear what led up to the incident.
Baltimore Teachers Union meet in attempt to find new public schools CEO
The Baltimore Teachers Union, along with union partners and local and state officials, met on Tuesday as they attempt to find a new chief executive officer for city schools. The union discussed its shared goals and vision for the future of city public schools. Union President Diamonte Brown called it an unprecedented partnership as administrators and front line school staff have come together to ask for inclusion as they search for a replacement for Sonja Santelises.
Montgomery County Schools superintendent apologizes for handing of Virtual Academy program
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The fight continues to save Montgomery County's Virtual Academy. The online learning program is not in next year's public school budget. For months, we've been hearing from parents hoping to change that. On Tuesday, those parents made their appeal directly to the new superintendent, Dr. Thomas...
UMBC hires Tiffany D. Tucker, first female and minority, as school's new Athletic Director
UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby announced today that Tiffany D. Tucker has been named Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation. This hire makes UMBC history as the first female and minority in the school's A.D. role. Tucker will be the sixth athletics director. Tucker comes to UMBC from the...
Local programs to provide school supplies for students in need
The first day of school is quickly approaching, and with that comes back-to-school shopping. This year, the National Retail Federation found that families with children in elementary school to high school plan to spend roughly $874 on back-to-school clothing, supplies and electronics. According to the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)...
Baltimore high schoolers explore clean energy in Constellation's weeklong camp at UMBC
BALTIMORE -- Nearly 70 high school students nationwide were selected to participate in this year's Youth Energy Summit, hosted by Constellation Energy, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. During the weeklong overnight experience, juniors and seniors learned different facets of climate, environment, and stem including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and microgrids."These students have a wide range of interests in science and engineering, but all kinds of interests really. And they're just at the beginning of starting to explore their different careers," Carrie Stockwell, Constellation Director of Philanthropy, said. "Once in college, I want to study aerospace engineering, and then after...
InTERPShip Academy Highlight: Sydney Lewis
Maryland softball’s Sydney Lewis is one of more than 40 student-athletes to land an internship over the summer in conjunction with Maryland Made’s InTERPship Academy. Lewis, a rising junior studying communication, is interning with the Baltimore Orioles in their marketing and communication departments. She’s working with the Orioles for eight weeks, during which time she’s browsing through and shadowing various teams and learning about their operations.
A Building for Now and the Future
The University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy seeks to make a difference. It prepares future policy leaders for the challenges they will face. A key part of students’ education is connecting to others, whether they are peers, professors, practitioners or campus visitors. So school leaders wanted its home to offer spaces for all its users to connect, formally and informally.
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