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University of Baltimore consolidates majors amid declining enrollment, financial struggles
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
Amid declining enrollment and a multiyear structural deficit, the University of Baltimore is consolidating programs and eliminating separate majors for history and English. The changes by the university were announced Thursday afternoon at this...
1,200 monkeys held in Maryland for years released from quarantine
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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The 7News I-Team has learned 1,296 monkeys, some being held in Frederick, Maryland, are being released to Charles River Labs after more than 2 and a half years in federal custody. In its second-quarter financial report, Charles River, which...
Winnipeg man stabbed on Maryland Street
Winnipeg Sun
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August 29, 2025
A man in his 30s was stabbed on Maryland Street Tuesday night, prompting a major police response that ended with two arrests.Article content Police said multiple 911 calls were made at 8:19 p.m. on Aug. 27 about a man bleeding in the 700 block of...
Power outage at University of Maryland in College Park shuts down services Friday
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — A campus-wide power outage on Friday disrupted classes and services across the University of Maryland, closing all libraries and limiting operations at dining facilities and the health center. According to UMD Police...
Baltimore Sun high school boys soccer preview for 2025 season
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
Here’s what you need to know for the 2025 high school boys soccer season in the Baltimore area: Storylines to watch Is McDonogh ready to reemerge in the MIAA A Conference? With the last of its 11 championships coming in 2019, McDonogh is in its...
Police report campuswide power outage at University of Maryland, College Park
WBAL - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
There’s a campuswide power outage Friday afternoon at the University of Maryland-College Park, according to police. In an update around 3 p.m., police said crews found the power outage source and are isolating the situation. Police said they’ll...
Loberg leaves legacy of public health service
Martha's Vineyard Times - Massachusetts
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August 29, 2025
Michael Loberg, an Island resident and 15-year member of the Tisbury board of health, died in early August at the age of 78. Loberg had an impressive career in the pharmaceutical industry. With a PhD in nuclear chemistry, he helped develop new...
Cohen demands overhaul of Baltimore’s crisis response system, citing less than 1% of mental health calls properly handled
WBAL - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen is calling for major reforms in the city’s handling of behavioral health crises, saying failures in the system are leaving vulnerable residents without proper care and putting lives at risk. Cohen spoke...
Navy Medicine and Army Medicine Researchers Submit Provisional Patent for Antimicrobial Therapy
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 29, 2025
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES 08.29.2025 SILVER SPRING, Md. – Yoann Le Breton, with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), and Evelina Angov, with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), submitted a provisional patent...
Pharma giant AstraZeneca to construct multibillion-dollar plant in Albemarle
The Daily Progress - Virginia
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Virginia lawmakers have approved two proposed economic development packages for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing plants proposed by AstraZeneca in Albemarle County and Eli Lilly & Co. in Goochland County, according to multiple state sources....
Power restored to College Park after earlier outage, police say
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 30, 2025
UPDATE (8:10 p.m.): Power has been restored to all public locations on campus, the University of Maryland Police Department said in a post on X.ORIGINAL STORY: There's a campuswide power outage Friday afternoon at the University of...
Anthony Brown: Maryland’s legal victories show prudent use of resources | READER COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
Congressman Andy Harris’ criticism of Governor Wes Moore regarding Maryland’s legal challenges against the Trump administration reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of fiscal responsibility and the role of our attorney general in protecting...
104 pounds of street drug DMT headed for Harford is seized in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
More than 100 pounds of the street drug known as DMT was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Baltimore. Officials said the drugs were on their way to Harford County. The seizure consisted of two shipments, each containing 23...
Former Chesterfield, Petersburg superintendent made interim in Maryland county
Richmond Times Dispatch - Virginia
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Marcus J. Newsome was appointed interim superintendent for Maryland’s Calvert County Public Schools at the district’s Aug. 7 Board of Education meeting. Newsome, 71, served as Chesterfield County’s superintendent for a decade, having first been...
UPMC West Central Pa. and Maryland hospitals earn national recognition for stroke care
Cumberland Times-News - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
ALTOONA, Pa. — Four hospitals in UPMC’s West Central Pa. and Maryland region, including UPMC Altoona, UPMC Bedford, UPMC Somerset and UPMC Western Maryland, have been nationally recognized for their commitment to high-quality stroke care. The...
UPMC Western Maryland expands access to neurosurgery, neurology
Cumberland Times-News - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
CUMBERLAND — The most recent addition of new providers at UPMC Western Maryland offers expanded access in the areas of neurosurgery and neurology. Neurosurgeon Dr. Andrea Chamczuk is board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of...
Shoppers Food plans to close 4 Maryland stores
Supermarket News
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Shoppers Food is planning to close four supermarkets in Maryland by Oct. 11, the company said on Friday. The regional retailer, which is owned by wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc., is planning to shutter stores in Essex, New Carrollton,...
Feds revoke funding for Maryland offshore wind project
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
HAS THE STORY. THE GOVERNOR REFERRED TO THIS AS HALLOWED GROUND, THE FOUNDATION WHERE MARYLAND BECOMES THE OFFSHORE WIND CAPITAL OF AMERICA. IT’S AN ABILITY TO SEE SOMETHING BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE DO AND ABILITY TO INVEST IN SOMETHING BEFORE OTHER...
These 8 companies are getting a piece of Maryland’s new $300 million IT contract
Technical.ly
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August 29, 2025
The Moore administration’s plans to modernize Maryland’s digital services and infrastructure cleared a nine-figure hurdle — and the opposition of the state’s comptroller — to put money and work in the hands of eight companies from throughout the...
Zimmer Biomet Announces Two New Chief Medical Advisers
Ink Free News - Indiana
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August 29, 2025
InkFreeNews.com Posted Aug 29, 2025 Updated: Aug 28, 2025 @ 3:52 PM News Release WARSAW — Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. announced Thursday, Aug. 28, the appointments of Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, M.D., as chief medical technology adviser focused on...