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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
JDT crush 10-man UMD 5-0 in FA Cup first-leg rout
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) romped to a 5-0 victory over A1 League outfit UM-Damansara United (UMD) in the FA Cup first-round, first-leg clash at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on Saturday. UMD were left with a mountain to climb after skipper Hariz Mansor saw red in the 37th minute for a second booking. The deadlock was finally broken just before the interval, with JDT left-back Jonathan Silva firing home in the 44th minute. The Argentine doubled his tally with a header ten minutes after the restart. Alberto Diaz made it 3-0 in the 79th minute, finishing off a clever short-corner routine from Nacho Mendez. In the 89th minute, UMD defender Izaaq Izhan brought down Antonio Glauder in the box. After a VAR check, Joao Figueiredo calmly slotted the penalty before Celso Bermejo struck again a minute later to seal a miserable night for the visitors. The two sides will meet again in the return leg on Sept 12. Meanwhile, in Brunei, DPMM edged Kuching City 3-2 at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. Captain Azwan Ali put the hosts ahead in the fifth minute before Kuching's Ronald Ngah levelled just before half-time. James Okwuosa then gave the visitors the lead two minutes after the restart, but Miguel Oliveira quickly hit back for 2-2. David Murray grabbed the winner in the 79th minute to hand DPMM a slender advantage ahead of the second leg in Kuching on Sept 14.
CBS News
08-08-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Affordable housing is becoming increasingly out of reach for many Maryland residents, UMD study says
Housing is becoming less affordable for Maryland residents due to rising prices and slow construction, according to a University of Maryland (UMD) study released July 24. Researchers at UMD's National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) found the state will need to build nearly 600,000 new homes by 2045 to keep pace with projected household growth. The report released on July 24 by researchers at UMD's National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) says that the state needs to build nearly 600,000 new homes by 2045 to keep pace with the projected rate of household growth. The shortage disproportionately affects low-income residents, older adults, and residents of color, according to the report. "Without further state and local policy action to support preservation of existing affordable housing and boost production of new affordable and market-rate housing, families across Maryland will continue to be burdened by rising housing costs," Nicholas Finio, NCSG associate director and one of the study's authors said. In Montgomery County, the median home price now exceeds $475,000 — a 20% increase in four years. The study estimates a shortage of nearly 300,000 affordable housing units. More than half of Maryland renters spend at least a third of their income on housing, the report says. The Maryland Department of Housing announced this week that it financed the most affordable housing in nearly a decade in fiscal year 2025. In FY2025, the department financed 3,997 newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated units — more than 1,000 above the FY2024 total of 2,949. The state also financed $1.64 billion in new development projects and provided $1 billion in acquisition mortgages for first-time homebuyers. Gov. Wes Moore has also announced initiatives such as the Maryland UPLIFT program, which aims to expand wealth-building homeownership opportunities in historically redlined communities.
Technical.ly
16-07-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
Northern Virginia incubation company taps new product and tech executive
Power Moves is a recurring series where we chart the comings and goings of talent across the region. Got a new hire, gig or promotion? Email us at dc@ While layoffs continue to hit the federal government, large companies and startups keep adding new leaders to their payroll. Incubation and venture capital company Red Cell Partners hired a chief product and technology officer, and University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) appointed a new quantum education lead. Beyond the C-suite hires, publicly traded tech firm Qualys opened an office in downtown DC. Keep reading to get the details on those and more regional power moves. Before then, check out some recent data on the most desirable skills for DMV tech positions, including how many job postings request each skill and how much those hired make. Former Google leader to head McLean firm's product team Michael Kilberry started at Red Cell on June 30 and will be working closely with startup founders incubated at the company with product market fit, strategy, possible pivots and hiring staff. A founder himself, Kilberry wants to be a consistent resource and help as many entrepreneurs as possible grow, he said. 'A key part of my role is helping them make those decision points,' Kilberry told in an exclusive interview, 'and having someone like myself they can pick up the phone and call.' He most recently worked at the tech giant Google's cloud computing wing, Google Cloud, where he served as the head of product for AI, machine learning, data and analytics. Before that, he founded an AI startup that was acquired under an NDA while it was still in stealth, he said. He also worked as the head of product at Amazon Web Services. Kilberry was drawn to Red Cell because he wanted to do work that reflected the high rate of technological change, he said. The firm primarily incubates and invests in healthcare, cybersecurity and government technology. For example, the company invests in a local data center energy efficiency startup called Claros. 'These are really good, altruistic missions to be a part of that I feel like will impact everyone's lives for the positive,' he said. 'It's really easy to get up in the morning and work for that.' UMD hires physicist to lead quantum education and research Quantum science leader Gretchen Campbell started her new job this week as the college's associate vice president for quantum research and education. She will focus on expanding quantum education at the K-12 level by incorporating teachings in graduate courses and looking for strategic partnerships in the field, per a press release. 'The University of Maryland boasts a remarkable legacy in leading quantum exploration, and now is the pivotal moment to amplify our role in this rapidly expanding field and cultivate a quantum-ready workforce,' said Patrick O'Shea, the vice president of research at UMD. 'With Dr. Campbell at the helm, I am absolutely confident that we will not only achieve our ambitious goals but also soar to new heights.' This hire comes as Maryland leadership aims to position the state as a hub for quantum computing. In January, Gov. Wes Moore announced a $1 billion initiative with quantum giant IonQ and UMD to drive investment in the emerging technology. The state university system's flagship institution and its prominent spinout previously collaborated to launch the $20 million National Quantum Lab. Campbell comes to this possibly lucrative work with experience in nearby federal institutions. She most recently worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as the assistant director for quantum information science and director of the National Quantum Coordination Office. She's also held multiple positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 'I've been fortunate to be part of Maryland's quantum community for many years,' Campbell said in a press release. 'Stepping into this new role, I'm excited to help build on that foundation and continue advancing our leadership.' California cloud services firm opens DC office Qualys, headquartered in Foster City near San Francisco, announced a new space in the city, across the street from Franklin Square. The firm, which specializes in cloud-based security and compliance, stated in a press release that it made this move to be closer to its growing federal government customer base. Qualys is also close to nabbing the FedRAMP High Authorization for its technology — the highest security level for systems handling sensitive government data. 'As cyber threats evolve and budgets tighten, agencies need solutions that are not only powerful but also efficient,' said Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO of Qualys, in an announcement. 'Opening our Washington, DC office is more than just a physical expansion — it reflects our strategic investment in the federal space and our commitment to empowering public sector agencies with the tools they need to reduce cyber risk and increase efficiency.' More leadership moves: Arlington aerospace giant Boeing hired Jay Malave as the new chief financial officer. He was most recently the CFO at Lockheed Martin. AI compliance startup Trustible hired Roger Nawrocki as its director of business development and Tanner Bokor as the director of marketing. M&T Bank appointed Sam Mayper its senior vice president of federal government relations. Mayper, who will be based in the region. He previously worked in representing financial institutions on Capitol Hill. The nonprofit American Society for AI appointed two members to its board. Michael Groen is the former director of the Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and Ramine Roane is the corporate vice president of AI at global semiconductor company AMD. Beleaguered Blink Charging in Bowie acquired Bay Area startup Zemetric, the Washington Business Journal reported. Its software is used to manage charging networks for electric vehicles. Reston cybersecurity company Neovera acquired fraud testing firm Greenway Solutions in Charlotte, North Carolina. Layoffs hit Rockville gaming studio ZeniMax, which is owned by Microsoft. About 160 people will lose their jobs, the Baltimore Banner reported. Tyto Athene company StackArmor is collaborating with Google Public Sector and Carahsoft Technology to contract FedRAMP-authorized software to the federal government. Sharon Cao, founder of the HR tech platform Happied and cofounder of the social app Troov, is joining Brooklyn's legal tech startup Chariot Claims as founding growth marketer. Agentic AI company in DC tapped Barry Hurewitz to serve as its new president. IT consulting firm ASRC Federal appointed Ann Stevens its new chief strategy officer. Stevens previously worked at Boeing for more than two decades in federal defense and civilian government divisions. The firm also hired ex-General Dynamics leader Mike O'Hara as vice president of business development for its space operating group. Federal compliance software company RegScale in Tysons promoted Dale Hoak, one of its first hires, to be its chief information security officer. Defense technology company Saalex Corporation in DC acquired Maryland's Greenfield Engineering Corporation, which specializes in electronic systems for aircrafts. Cybersecurity firm Everfox in Herndon hired several people to expand its government sales team. Ned Miller is now the vice president of global government sales, Jim Coulter is the senior director for its defense department sales team and Ossen D'Haiti is senior director of the intelligence community sales team.
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Best Career Advice From 2025's Commencement Speakers.
At UMD's "Kermencement," Kermit the frog addressed teh class of 2025. (Photo by Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) It's a tough time in higher education. A crackdown on student protestors, rollbacks in funding and increased deportations of international students have made both administrators and students wary and weary. Just this week, President Donald Trump escalated his battle against Harvard, with the Department of Homeland Security prohibiting the university from enrolling international students. (Harvard sued and a federal judge has already temporarily blocked the ban.) So maybe it's no surprise that this year's college commencement speakers have largely stuck to offering useful career and life advice to the Class of 2025. Sure, a few student speakers used their commencement addresses to voice their disapproval with their universities stances–or lack of action–on the war in Gaza. But unlike last year's celebrations, when many commencements were marked by controversial advice and student walkouts, honorary degree recipients and speakers have focused this year mainly on inspiring the next generation. The class of 2025 is graduating into a changing economy: A tightening job market is increasing competition for entry-level positions and the rise of artificial intelligence has hiring managers calling for an emphasis on candidates' humanity, all themes graduation speakers touched on. The speakers ranged from journalists to CEOs, award-winning actors to athletes and yes–in perhaps the surest sign of this year's flight from controversy–even a talking frog. Graduates at the University of Maryland heard from Kermit the Frog in their 'Kermencement,' with the leading-man Muppet encouraging them to 'leap together instead of leaping over someone else.' We've rounded up some of the best career advice, both for new graduates and those well into their careers, below: Super Bowl champion AJ Brown reminded graduates sucess is rented, not owned, during his commencement address at Ole Miss. (Photo by) Eagles wide receiver A.J, Brown has had quite the successful year—he won the Super Bowl, went viral after reading a book in the middle of a game and received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater. But despite all his achievements he cautioned Ole Miss graduates against basking in success for too long. 'Success isn't owned, it's rented,' he told the class of 2025. It needs to be consistently worked for by 'watching your own film' and learning from your mistakes. 'That self-awareness is a leadership skill,' he continued. Brown, who started his own youth literacy and mental health foundation, concluded by encouraging all graduates, not just the business majors, to think of themselves as their own operations. Whether as entrepreneurs or as rank-and-file corporate workers, 'your discipline is your product, your name is your brand, your habits are your investments.' The founder of free learning site Khan Academy was booked and busy this commencement season, speaking at both Carnegie Mellon University and John Hopkins University in two weeks. While that could have been incredibly stress-inducing for those not used to public speaking, Sal Khan has a different approach to stress, one he shared with Hopkins' graduating class: Curate your stress. 'It's a privilege to have the kind of problems that come with growth,' he said. 'If you can do something about it, do it. If not, let it go.' When the stress gets too much to handle, it's ok to take a break. Early in his career, in his second day as an investment banker, Khan was shocked when his boss told him to go home and not work. But his boss was ultimately right. 'Having space in my life for family and passions allowed me to bring more passion and creativity to my investment work ,' he said during his Carnegie Mellon speech. It was then that he had time to start tutoring his cousin—the start to Khan Academy. Founder and Shark Tank 'shark' Daniel Lubetzky told UC Berkeley graduates not to be afraid to use their youth. While it can be perceived as naivite—Lubetzky himself once was offended when a mentor praised him on it—youth is made up of grit, fearlessness, creativity, love and forgiveness, skills that Lubetzky said are key to career progress. 'Every one of us can train our mind to stay young and deploy the superpowers of youth,' he requires focusing on building upon ideas instead of false compromises. 'It's not just good for business but for healing overall divisions,' he said, touching on the current political divisions as students at times interrupted him chanting 'free Palestine.' Speaking at her alma mater, Banks encouraged graduates to worry less about competing for one opportunity and instead focus on creating opportunities for others. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Fierce competition can often feel like every worker is fighting for a diminishing piece of a singular pie—the one open role at a company, the one prize or scholarship. Elizabeth Banks cautions against that mindset. 'It's easy to think life is a zero-sum game,' the alumna told University of Pennsylvania graduates. 'Take yourself out of that mindset.' It rings true to those graduating into a competitive job market. So what to do when you don't get a slice of the pie? Create your own opportunities, by starting projects, building companies or teams, which will in turn create opportunities, or pies, for others. Not all will succeed at first, but failure after all, is a great motivator. Like other commencement speakers, Banks acknowledged the 'tough times' the class of 2025 is graduating into, and embodying her role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games movie trilogy, she concluded by wishing graduates: 'May the odds be ever in your favor.' After years of schooling, graduating feels like a relief to those who have set plans. But for those who still don't know what they want to do and those who wish they had ambitious post-grad plans but don't, Jessica Livingston has one major piece of advice: You can reinvent yourself. 'You can go in any direction now,' she said, which is both exciting and terrifying. Her advice rings true not just to the newly-graduated but to mid-career folks too. Shifting gears–whether moving between job titles or industries–can seem intimidating, no matter your age. But it's how the author and cofounder of Y Combinator found her way from working customer service at Fidelity to the startup world. So how do you make the change? 'Find the people that you think are interesting and then ask what they're working on,' she said. All it takes is the right person to show you the work or industry that you're interested in. That's when she got ambitious. Al Roker had wise words of advice to graduates—and parents—during his commencement address at Siena College. (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) In the age of side hustles, Al Roker, The Today Show's famous weatherman, told Siena College graduates to never forget their day job. It's not just about finding a stable job and salary—which Roker joked graduates should use to get their own phone plan and Netflix account—but about remembering how they got there and who helped them along the way. Not forgetting his journalistic roots, Roker also emphasized the importance of truth. 'Resist the temptation to chase viral overnight,' he said, adding that the wisest advice he got was that the truth matters because 'you can't chrome-plate cr–.' We've all been sold the promise of chasing success as you climb the corporate ladder. But Martina Cheung, who heads the financial information and analytics firm S&P Global, cautioned the graduates of George Mason University against it. 'Don't collect promotions, collect experiences,' she said. Those often come in lateral moves, changing industries or organizations or even taking-on extra work. The pay bump may not be immediate, but different roles are what can make you a better leader. Cheung credited her own experience moving from president of S&P's market intelligence arm to its credit rating agency, and then leading due diligence in two global acquisitions, for best preparing her for the top role at the firm. 'If something is interesting, go for it,' she added. And play the long game: 'Don't worry as much about the prestige. If it captures your attention, it's going to get you where you want to go faster.' At a packed Fenway park, Elliot Grainge, CEO of Atlantic Music Group spoke to the Northeastern class of 2025. (Matthew J Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The class of 2025 is entering a daunting job market. Fewer jobs in tech, cuts in federal grants and research funding and a flooded market from laid off workers is making competition for starter jobs harder. Add in employers asking for more years of experience for entry level jobs and it's easy to feel disencouraged as a young worker. But Elliot Grainge, CEO of Atlantic Music Group, an alumnus of Northeastern and commencement speaker for this year's undergraduate commencement ceremony, reminded early-career folks that there is power in what they have yet to experience. 'Inexperience is a superpower,' he said. Experience can make one too cautious and too fearful of failure to take a risk. Instead, he encouraged Northeastern graduates to take advantage of their ambition and young age. 'People are going to underestimate you,' he added. 'That's not your liability, it's your advantage.' Speaking at his alma mater's centennial commencement, Grant Hill asked Duke graduates to stay true to their integrity and close the gap between what is said and what is done. 'You will meet people, rely on institutions and listen to leaders who say all the right things. But when they are tested, they'll run, hide and fold,' he said. Don't be like them. 'Don't just list your values, live them.' It can seem daunting as we enter some of the toughest economic and political tests of our time, but Hill reassured those graduating, whether into a new job or into a new graduate degree, to keep their word. 'The world doesn't need more promises, it needs people who keep them,' he added.
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
Kermit the Frog shares words of wisdom for Class of 2025
Class of 2025, Kermit the Frog has some sage advice for you all! Everyone's favorite frog delivered a special "Ker-mencement" address at the University of Maryland in College Park on Thursday and shared some pearls of wisdom for graduating students. It was in some respects a full-circle moment, as the university is Muppets creator Jim Henson's alma mater. "I am honored to share some words of wisdom about three things that are close to my heart: finding your people, taking the leap and making connections," Kermit said in his speech. "As you prepare to take this big leap into real life, here's a little advice, if you're willing to listen to a frog," he continued. "Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side, because life is better when we leap together." The beloved Muppet also revisited his own past and hearkened back to Henson's time at the university. "Jim and his wife Jane were proud students right here at UMD when the food at the [Adele H. Stamp Student Union] was good," he joked. At the heart of his speech, Kermit emphasized friendship, harmony and celebrating everyone's special traits. "The show must go on, and if you're with your people, then you won't have to do it alone, because life is not a solo act," he said. "No, it's not. It's a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece, especially when you're with your people." Kermit ended his memorable address with a "Rainbow Connection" sing-along, joined by the crowd of students.
