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Baltimore incinerators cause about $100 million in health costs, study says
WYPR - Maryland
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July 28, 2025
A new study from University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University researchers finds that Baltimore’s two waste incinerators are causing nearly $100 million in health damages to residents of Baltimore and D.C. The study is still in the peer...
Former Baltimore County Insurance Agent Charged With Crimes for 4th Time
Insurance Journal
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July 30, 2025
In the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since last September, a former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence, Maryland Attorney General...
'Moneyball For Horse Racing': The Art And Science Of Alexa Zepp’s Bloodstock Career
Yahoo Sports
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'Moneyball For Horse Racing': The Art And Science Of Alexa Zepp’s Bloodstock Career originally appeared on Paulick Report. When it comes to new names, the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale’s spotlight is usually reserved for the stallions offering...
Scientists Simulate Cancer Cell Behavior
Technology Networks
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In the same vein as weather forecast models that predict developing storms, researchers have now developed a method to predict the cell activity in tissues over time. The new software combines genomics technologies with computational modeling to...
Researchers create artificial blood for on-the-spot use in accidents and combat
TechSpot
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July 27, 2025
Forward-looking: In a laboratory at the University of Maryland, a team of researchers is tackling one of emergency medicine's most persistent challenges: how to deliver life-saving blood transfusions to patients who are miles from the nearest...
New Executive Director Joins College of Southern Maryland
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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July 29, 2025
The College of Southern Maryland has appointed Dr. Brandon Nzekwe as the Executive Director of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research, a position aimed at enhancing data accessibility and decision-making across the institution. Nzekwe...
To Fight Wildfires, Look to Social Media, UMD Researcher Says
Maryland Today
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The flames spared Hughes’ house, but four days later the Almeda fire, the worst in Oregon’s history, destroyed more than 2,600 others, including one belonging to family members. It also fit a pattern: Wildfires have doubled in frequency and...
Better and greener lettuce—Greenway Farms partners up with Sollum Technologies
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 29, 2025
Maryland-based Greenway Farms will now grow its sustainable, no-GMO leafy greens with the help of Sollum Technologies. The partnership, announced through a press release, involves the use of Sollum’s 100% dynamic SF-ONE LED lighting fixtures on...
Chelan resident earns computer science degree from University of Maryland Global Campus
Lake Chelan Mirror - Washington State
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Lake Chelan Mirror Ward Media CHELAN — Anne Cluff of Chelan has earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), the university announced this week. Cluff was among 6,770 students worldwide who...
SCIMaP Visualizes the True Cost of Science Funding Cuts
The Scientist Magazine
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Since early 2025, the Trump administration has disrupted science by freezing National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and cutting research support, halting studies and threatening an infrastructure collapse. NIH funding supports a larger...
Annual Ecological Society meeting draws researchers from UGA
Odum School of Ecology - Georgia
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July 29, 2025
Eighteen student and faculty researchers from Odum School of Ecology and other colleges and schools will represent the University of Georgia at the 2025 Ecological Society of America conference to be held in Baltimore from Aug. 10-15. The...
NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon
NASA
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July 29, 2025
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to...
Cubs meet the Orioles with 1-0 series lead
Lethbridge Herald
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August 2, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 2, 2025. Baltimore Orioles (50-60, fifth in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (64-45, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5, 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 71...
Delphi Student Earns Degree from University of Maryland Global Campus
Newsbug.info - Illinois
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Aaron Douglas Webb of Delphi, earned a(n) Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2025. Webb was one of 6,770 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the spring 2025...
SNAP changes could impact Baltimore City grocery stores; Here's how
WBAL TV - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
IN MOUNT CLAIRE JUNCTION, ABOUT 25% OF CUSTOMERS USE SNAP TO PAY FOR THEIR GROCERIES. BUT WITH CHANGES TO THE SNAP PROGRAM, STORE LEADERS WORRY LESS PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS. AS A CASHIER HERE AT JUMBO FRESH, MARCEL MCMORRIS IS USED TO SEEING...
SUN: Meet the mechanical engineering major turned Ravens training camp darling
FOX45 - Maryland
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OWINGS MILLS, MD. (WBFF) — The first thing to know about Ravens rookie defensive back Reuben Lowery — other than his ascendance to training camp darling for three interceptions during the spring and another one last week — is that coach John...
NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
Space Daily
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NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan by Aaron Gronstal Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan. Titan is the only...
Maryland Institute College of Art teams up with senior living center for art display
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A unique partnership between the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a senior living center is on display in Baltimore. MICA's community arts program agreed to lead art classes for the residents of the North Oaks Senior Living Community,...
Delaware researcher present the history of the "Delaware Regiment" in the American Revolution
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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July 29, 2025
An historian and former curator of archaeology at the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will present the history of the Delaware Regiment in the American Revolution. While Delaware did not see much action in the state during the...
Cores to Code Trains Next Generation of Earthquake Scientists
Cal Poly Humboldt - California
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The samples were teeming with diatoms and foraminifera—microorganisms that, thanks to their sensitivity to environmental changes, preserve evidence of shifts in land elevation over time. By studying the samples and their tiny inhabitants, they are...