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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Police investigate fatal shooting in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed in South Baltimore on Saturday morning, according to police. An officer from the Southern District was patrolling businesses when gunfire erupted just before 10 a.m. in the 600 block of Cherry Hill Road. Police responded to the area and found a male with a gunshot wound to his body, officials said in a news release. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment, where he was listed in critical condition before being pronounced dead a short time later. Homicide Detectives assumed control over the investigation. Have a news tip? Contact Todd Karpovich at tkarpovich@ or on X as @ToddKarpovich.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Science
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Goucher College breaks ground on $50M science center set to open in 2027
Officials with Goucher College broke ground on a $50 million, 44,000-square-foot science center this week. The Lewent Science Center will be a LEED-rated annex to the Hoffberger Science Building and is planned to open in the fall of 2027. The new space will allow additional faculty and student research opportunities. Classes offered in the new building will include biology, molecular biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics, applied math, data analytics, cognitive psychology and computer science. 'As one of the first colleges in the country to offer science classes to women and with nearly every current student taking a science course, Goucher continues to build on its innovative history with the new Lewent Science Center as a place of discovery for generations of students to come,' Goucher President Kent Devereaux said in a statement. 'Our graduates are global changemakers, and the knowledge they acquire here will impact our region and beyond as they pursue careers and advanced degrees while making a meaningful impact on their communities.' The new facility will also expand Goucher's Summer Science Research program, which offers undergraduate students research experience. The Lewent Science Center will also allow Goucher's post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program to expand for more students to study medicine, college officials said. Have a news tip? Contact Todd Karpovich at tkarpovich@ or on X as @ToddKarpovich.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
About 31K impacted by Baltimore City Public Schools cyberattack, AG says
A cybersecurity attack against Baltimore City Public Schools impacted over 31,000 Maryland residents, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General confirmed Thursday. On Feb. 13, the school system experienced a cybersecurity incident affecting certain informational technology systems within its network, City Schools announced Tuesday. The documents contained information belonging to some current and former employees, students, volunteers and contractors, the district said. The incident might have resulted in unauthorized acquisition of folders, files or records belonging to some current and former employees who completed the I-9 verification process as part of their onboarding. Certain employees, volunteers, and contractors who have undergone a background check with City Schools could have also been impacted. The attorney general's office said 'approximately' 31,125 people were affected, and 1,00 of them were students, according to the school system. The files might have contained social security, driver's license and passport numbers, according to City Schools. The district is offering complimentary credit monitoring services to help mitigate harm. Baltimore City Schools could not be reached for comment Thursday morning. This story will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Todd Karpovich at tkarpovich@ or on X as @ToddKarpovich. Baltimore City Schools working to avoid further data breaches, spend $160K on cybersecurity firm
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Some international students at University of Maryland lose legal status, school confirms
Seven individuals affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park have unexpectedly lost their lawful status in the U.S., the university confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Friday. 'The university is aware that some international students at institutions nationwide, including UMD, have experienced the unexpected termination of their lawful status in the U.S.,' Susan-Ellis Dougherty, director of International Student Scholar Services at the university, said in a letter to the student body. 'ISSS will continue to communicate with impacted individuals to provide information specific to their situations.' The university declined to provide further information Friday. Maryland's announcement comes approximately 10 days after similar developments were reported at other universities. A Johns Hopkins University spokesperson confirmed that 37 students and recent graduates have had their visas revoked by the federal government. The university's Office of International Services website has taken steps to inform students of the revocations and is providing 'a range of support services,' the school announced. Additionally, four UMBC students have had their visas terminated, a spokesperson confirmed. UMBC officials said the school is running daily audits of its student immigration records, having uncovered four record terminations by ICE. In each instance, the school immediately reached out to the affected students, some of whom plan to depart, while others have engaged immigration counsel and are exploring their options. Other Maryland-based colleges and universities were not experiencing issues with revoked visas or declined to comment. The F-1 visas are being terminated through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The program is part of the National Security Investigations Division and helps 'government organizations that have an interest in information on nonimmigrants whose primary reason for coming to the United States is to be students,' according to the division's website. At least 1,024 students at 160 colleges, universities and university systems have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since late March, according to a report by the Associated Press. Have a news tip? Contact Todd Karpovich at tkarpovich@ or on X as @ToddKarpovich.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
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Some Hopkins students, recent grads have visas revoked by federal government
About a dozen Johns Hopkins University graduate students and recent graduates had their visa records terminated by the federal government, the university announced Tuesday. In response, the Baltimore university is providing support to those students through the Office of International Services, such as academic advising and health and wellbeing services, according to the school's website. 'We have received no information about the specific basis for the revocations but we have no indication that they are associated with free expression activities on campus,' the statement reads. 'While visa revocations require students to depart the United States, we are not aware of any arrests or detentions of Johns Hopkins students as a result of these visa actions.' The F-1 visa are being terminated through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The program is a part of the National Security Investigations Division and helps 'government organizations that have an interest in information on nonimmigrants whose primary reason for coming to the United States is to be students,' according to the division's website. Hopkins is one of a dozen colleges reporting instances of international student records being terminated in the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, according to the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, which provides information on how immigration policies and practices impact students. On Monday, the University of Wisconsin–Madison announced the terminations of six current students and seven alumni on employment extensions, which means they must depart the United States immediately. The school said in a statement that it wasn't aware of federal law enforcement activity and doesn't believe the actions are related to free speech events or political activity either. 'However, the precise rationale for these terminations is unclear,' UW-Madison said. On Friday, Stanford University announced four students and two recent graduates had their student visas revoked. The University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Tufts University and Columbia University are also among the other schools the federal government reportedly terminated the visas of students and/or alumni. Hopkins has a longstanding policy of not providing information about its affiliates' immigration statuses unless required by law and not allowing access to college facilities unless mandated by a court order, according to the university. 'Our most important guidance is to contact Johns Hopkins Public Safety if you should encounter immigration enforcement officers on campus,' the university's statement says. 'Public Safety will immediately coordinate with the Office of General Counsel, and is best positioned to handle the situation for the safety and wellbeing of all involved.' This article will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Todd Karpovich at tkarpovich@ or on X as @ToddKarpovich.
