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EPA Awards $15,000 to UMBC to Recover Nutrients from Urine

PHILADELPHIA (March 22, 2018) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is providing a 15,000 grant to the University of Maryland Baltimore County to investigate a new technology to sustainably remove nitrogen, […]

BUBA Baseball--the Baltimore Urban Baseball Association-- encourages Baltimore city kids to come out and “play ball.” (Stock Photo)
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Baltimore Man on Mission to Involve Kids in Baseball

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Andy Weltlinger is a former collegiate baseball player on a mission. He says baseball has fallen out-of-favor with many of Baltimore’s younger residents. So he’s created BUBA Baseball–the Baltimore Urban Baseball Association–to […]

Silver Spring Students Win National Science Bowl
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Silver Spring Students Win National Science Bowl

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A team of middle school students from Silver Spring, Maryland won their regional competition for the 2018 National Science Bowl® (NSB) this past weekend and will advance to compete in the NSB […]

National Non-profit Group Calls for Later School Start
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National Non-profit Group Calls for Later School Start

COMMENTARY Teen substance abuse, car crashes, obesity, low graduation rates, and school-based violence – chronic sleep deficiency increases risk for every one of these national concerns. Because too-early middle and high school start times make […]

Baltimore Rapper Sends Kids to Black Panther Movie for Free
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Baltimore Rapper Sends Kids to Black Panther Movie for Free

February 15, 2018–Baltimore, MD—Baltimore rapper Damond Blue, his foundation Beats Not Bullets and Dream Bigger Media Group are buying out three theaters at the Towson Cinemark Theatre in Maryland to allow children from the Boys […]