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• Profiles in Leadership: Baltimore's Craig A. Thompson to head

  - 2008-10-20

  Craig A. Thompson's business card could fill a poster board. The Venable LLP partner not only litigates but also has his own motivational-speaking business, hosts a radio talk show and has written children's books extolling black history. He also serves on governing panels at a Baltimore secondary school...

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• UM Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program Approves 18 Collaborative Research Projects, Worth $4.4 Million, Between University Faculty, State Technology Companies

  - 2008-02-21

  To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Eric Schurr of the University of Maryland, +1-301-405- 3889, schurr@umd.edu COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program MIPS today announces the approval of 18 new collaborative research projects between Maryland companies and university faculty. Worth $4.4 million,...

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• Commentary: Of Service: MLSC celebrates its first quarter century

  - 2007-10-01

  In 1982, the Maryland General Assembly established the Maryland Legal Services Corp. MLSC "for the purpose of receiving and distributing funds to grantees that provide legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings or matters to eligible clients." Its statutory activities also included the promotion of "training, research, coordination...

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• 2006 awards of excellence: it is with great pride that we recognize the recipients of ASHA's 2006 Awards of Excellence. These outstanding individuals have contributed to the professions in a myriad of significant ways and their work has drawn well-deserve

  - 2006-11-07

  ASHA Honorees Kathryn A. Bayles University of Arizona Lucille B. Beck Department of Veterans Affairs Joseph R. Duffy ...

  Tags: CAREER, Government, Leadership, University of Arizona, University of Maryland

• Ethics study garners media attention

  - 2006-09-01

  The Business of Truth: A Guide to Ethical Communication, the newest study from the IABC Research Foundation, by Shannon Bowen of the University of Maryland, has struck a chord with the business press. Findings of the study, which was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and ROI Communications, have appeared in major media...

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• ChalleNGe Invitational to be Held June 4-10; At-risk Youth to Participate in Head-to-Head Academic, Physical Challenges

  - 2006-05-26

  News Advisory: Nearly 600 high school dropouts from across the country will go head-to-head in academic and physical challenges at the University of Maryland, College Park, June 4 through June 10, as part of the 10th Anniversary of the ChalleNGe Invitational. All participants are cadets in the National Guard...

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• State of Union American Competitiveness Initiative: Expert Hopeful.

  - 2006-01-31

  Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 31 AScribe Newswire -- Reacting to the American Competitive Initiative announced by President Bush to ramp up U.S. science and technology training and research, University of Maryland President C.D. Mote Jr., an expert on...

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• Maryland Professor Offers Tips for Watching the State of the Union Address.

  - 2006-01-23

  Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 23 AScribe Newswire -- The following is expert comment by Karen Kohn Bradley, certified movement analyst and visiting associate professor of dance at the University of Maryland. - - - - ...

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• 50 Years of Creating the Engineers That Shaped the Industry of Fire Protection & Safety

  - 2006-01-01

  On October 14,2006, the University of Maryland celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, a program that has generated over 800 graduates since its inception in 1956 and continues to be a leader in research, education, and training as the nation's only ABET-accredited fire protection engineering...

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• 'Building Wealth' Quantifies and Discusses Future Implications of The New Asset-Based Approach to Social and Economic Problem-Solving

  - 2005-06-22

  WASHINGTON, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- President Bush uses the term "ownership society" to refer to a vision of individual wealth ownership that includes incentives for retirement saving, individual health accounts, and private Social Security investment strategies. However, a new book just released by the Aspen Institute and the Democracy...

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