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• Baltimore-based Under Armour signs $17.5M deal to protect entire

  - 2008-09-03

  The University of Maryland announced Tuesday it is officially an Under Armour school. The Baltimore-based sports apparel company, founded by alum Kevin Plank, will be the official outfitter for all 27 varsity sports teams in a five-year, $17.5 million deal. "It's all in the family now,"...

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• A year from 1st class, College of Notre Dame of Maryland's pharmacy

  - 2008-08-22

  As the health care industry prepares to tackle one of its biggest challenges yet -- the aging of the baby boomer generation -- College of Notre Dame of Maryland's new School of Pharmacy comes just in the nick of time. "There's very much a high demand for pharmacists...

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• Twelve Firms Named Winners of Greater Baltimore Committee's 2007 'Bridging the Gap' Minority Business Awards

  - 2007-11-16

  To: STATE EDITORSContact: Diane Hughes of the Greater Baltimore Committee, +1-410- 727-2820, ext. 32 BALTIMORE, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twelve companies have been named as winners of the Greater Baltimore Committees 2007 Bridging the Gap Awards honoring minority-owned and women-owned firms for achievement and others for their efforts to strengthen...

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• Top Female Executives, MBAs and Corporate Recruiters to Gather at University of Maryland for National Conference for Women in Business

  - 2007-10-25

  To: STATE EDITORSTo: STATE EDITORS

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• When the University of Maryland's championship women's basketball team was invited to the White House

  - 2006-04-24

  When the University of Maryland's championship women's basketball team was invited to the White House, star Crystal Langhorne presented a team jersey to President George Bush that read "Bush" followed by the numeral One. Simeon Booker, Washington Bureau Chief

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• University of Maryland, National Cancer Institute Researchers Describe Structure of Toxin That May Cause Interstitial Cystitis; Painful Bladder Disorder Affects About 1 Million People, Mostly Women.(antiproliferative factor)

  - 2004-07-26

  Byline: University of Maryland Medical System Byline: University of Maryland Medical System

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• University of Maryland Experts Take Stock During Women's History Month.

  - 2004-03-11

  Byline: University of Maryland, College Park Byline: University of Maryland, College Park

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• Balancing books and the beam: Maryland gymnast prioritizes by putting academics first - Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2002 - Carlla Johnson

  - 2002-04-11

  Arthur Ashe Jr. SPORTS SCHOLARS 2002 TOP FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETE Carlla Johnson School: University of Maryland at College Park Age:22 Year: Senior Major: Government and Political Science GPA: 3.9 Cumulative 4.0 (Fall 2001) Sport: Gymnastics When Carlla Johnson was very young, her...

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• Maryland Academic Center to Focus on Black Women, Work - University of Maryland College Park - Brief Article

  - 2001-05-10

  COLLEGE PARK, MD. The unique experience of African American women and work is the focus of a new academic center under way at the University of Maryland College Park UMCP. The proposed Center for African American Women's Labor Studies hopes to bring together scholars, policy analysts and labor activists...

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• Maryland Awards First Math Doctorates to Black Women - University of Maryland - Brief Article

  - 2001-01-18

  COLLEGE PARK, MD. For the first time, the University of Maryland awarded doctorate degrees in mathematics to three Black women at its December commencement ceremonies. Tasha Inniss received a degree in applied mathematics, Sherry Scott was awarded one in pure mathematics and Kimberly Weems received one in statistics. ...

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