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NASA-Goddard Music and Drama Club prepares for spring production
'MAD Goes to the Movies' When: 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Building 3 Auditorium, Goddard Space and Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt Tickets: $6 in advance, $8 at the door For information: madtheater.org Fontaine is producing the group's spring variety show, “MAD Goes to the Movies,” this weekend at the Goddard ... (more)
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New generation of elite universities rises around the globe
Watch out Ivy League, there's a new generation of elite universities on the rise around the globe, according to a new "100 Under 50" report from Times Higher Education magazine.
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At mushy Hallmark commercials when the son finally gets home on Christmas Eve. At weddings, because everybody's so happy.
In Secession, Speed Was of the Essence
Constitutionality and expediency were the two main arguments that statehood proponents won to gain recognition of West Virginia as the 35th state, a visiting scholar said in Wheeling Tuesday.
As Tiger Arena opens, Towson University searches for return on investment
University's new arena opens to the public Wednesday night when the Harlem Globetrotters tip off the first of three games in three nights.
9 Students Awarded Grants From Rockville Scholarship Foundation
Nine students were awarded grants by the Rockville Scholarship Foundation and were honored at the Rockville City Council meeting Monday.
Baltimore's Grace Presbyterian Church Celebrates Installation of First Woman Pastor
Baltimore's Grace Presbyterian held a joyous celebration on June 9 to honor the installation of the Rev.
Conflict of interest in $4 billion government minority program
A $4 billion minority contracting program that places advocates for minority businesses in charge of regulating them is a clear conflict of interest, federal and state audits found, but one state has announced plans to expand its version to one of the most aggressive in the nation.
Expert panel to discuss future of Patapsco Valley
Area residents are invited to join members of a local environmental group and experts in conservation and related fields on Wednesday, June 12, to discuss the creation of a long-term sustainability and conservation plan for the Patapsco Valley.
SPIE on global team proposing 'International Year of Light' at United Nations
Optics and photonics leaders from around the world including President-Elect Philip Stahl of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, last month presented the widely supported International Year of Light proposal to representatives from United Nations Member States and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ... (more)
'Fighting for a seat at the table': Summit brings together women leaders
When U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas strode onto the House floor for her first vote after her 2007 election, the energy of the male-dominated legislative body made her feel like she was walking off a playing field and into a locker room.
Maryland gubernatorial candidates announce, more than a year before primary
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced his running mate, and a Republican rival announced his candidacy in Maryland's gubernatorial race on Monday -- both more than a year before primary voters will cast their votes.
TA1637 .C4776 2013 - Hyperspectral data processing : algorithm design and analysis / Chein-I Chang
Hyperspectral Data Processing: Algorithm Design and Analysis is a culmination of the research conducted in the Remote Sensing Signal and Image Processing Laboratory at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Maryland's minority-contracting program gets failing grade on 'graduation'
Corporations given millions of dollars in contracts under Maryland's minority-contracting program virtually never grow into thriving businesses that are profitable in the private sector - a primary goal of the program, records show.
Local Scholarship Goes to 3 Headed for UMBC
Three students at Glen Burnie High School are headed to the University of Maryland Baltimore County with the help of $1,000 scholarships, thanks to a few Glen Burnie alumni.
UMBC graduation ties up downtown traffic
Traffic is slow through downtown Baltimore as University of Maryland, Baltimore County holds graduation ceremonies at the 1st Mariner Arena .
Rockville students deal with a what-ifa questions of crisis management
Picture the evening of July 4, with Independence Day festivities in full swing in and around Montgomery County crowding Metro stations and packing Strathmore in North Bethesda.
Our 'outrageous dream': Bringing diversity to science
Fifty years ago this month, I chanced to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. I was a mild-mannered kid with a speech impediment and a love of math.