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...this collection of cells could have life-saving implications. The restrictive policies of the previous administration allowed religious beliefs to hinder scientific advancement. Moreover, due to the limitations of the past eight years, progress will be slow. As Dr. Curt Civin, director of the University of Maryland Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine said, “We’ve got eight years of science to make up for, now the silly restrictions are lifted.” The concrete benefits of Obama’s policy reversal may not be seen for many years...
...Privacy advocates point to a scandal in the state of Maryland, where last summer it was revealed that in 2005 and 2006 undercover members of the Maryland State Police had carried out surveillance of war protesters and death penalty opponents. Some of the intelligence gathered on the subjects, according to logs obtained by the ACLU last summer, may have found its way into databases shared with local, national and federal agencies through the state's fusion center. An investigation found the data collection represented a serious lapse in judgment, but the victims had little recourse, except public outrage...
...getting two champions right (UConn 2004, Florida 2007) and I won a bag of candy I don’t like in my Expos class pool freshman year on the strength of six Elite Eights, two Final Fours, and UCLA in the title game. Oh yeah, I also picked Maryland to win the women’s tournament, a tournament of which I watched a grand total of zero games...
Meanwhile, schools are pulling out the stops to help students beat out the competition. Counselors everywhere are encouraging students to turn to their alumni networks for help. The University of Maryland has conducted workshops with an emphasis on networking. The career office shared by Haverford and Bryn Mawr recently gave each senior 50 business cards listing their name and major. (See what businesses are doing well despite the recession...
Parents also must be educated. According to Lynnda Dahlquist, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and co-author of the chronic-pain chapter in the Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (2003), many parents reinforce avoidance behavior in kids with chronic pain by doing something that comes naturally to parents: being kind to their kids. "Let's say Johnny's back pain flares up during math class," says Dahlquist. "He feels terrible, so he says, 'I can't do my math.' Mom comes, takes him home, puts the TV on and gives him a back rub. Well, math...