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The University System of Maryland is leading a multi-campus effort to bring the unique resources of institutions in the system to address Maryland’s STEM workforce needs. The University of Maryland, College Park in partnership with Northrop Grumman is creating the nation’s first undergraduate multidisciplinary residential cybersecurity honors program. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is developing a project that connects STEM undergraduates to new career pathways by applying their knowledge to innovation and entrepreneurship, which will begin with a focus on chemistry and link STEM undergraduate education to business, R&D, and innovation.

Montgomery County’s top biotechnology firms will open their doors and their state-of-the-art laboratories next week to local middle school students interested in the life sciences. In a partnership with MdBio Foundation, Inc., and Montgomery College, preeminent local scientists and executives from MedImmune, Qiagen and Emergent BioSolutions will share their expertise and career stories with students from the Young Science Explorers Program (YSEP), a weeklong science workshop for rising seventh and eighth grade students.

Dressed in lab coats and safety glasses, students will get once in a lifetime exposure to local companies and scientists on the leading edge of medical breakthroughs. Topics will range from microbiology and vaccine research to lab safety and potential career paths for science students.

BioHealth Innovation, Inc., (BHI) a non-profit organization which strives to facilitate the development of commercially viable health IT products and companies by connecting market relevant research assets to appropriate funding, management and markets, is seeking interns as part of the BHI Internship Program.

POSITION DESCRIPTION – BHI Intern

BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Central Maryland, is seeking highly motivated and dynamic individuals to fill internship positions at the Rockville, MD headquarters.  The BHI Internship Program offers essential experience for IT, Business, and Biohealth students in the region.  By offering a variety of projects and responsibilities to students, BHI aims to prepare interns for professional careers in the business, life sciences, healthcare and IT industries.

Senator to discuss findings of National Academy of Sciences report she requested on maintaining excellence at American research universities

At 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2013, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will kick off a symposium hosted by the University System of Maryland (USM) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to discuss the future of Maryland research and innovation education. Senator Mikulski will discuss the findings of a report by the National Academy of Sciences, Research Universities and the Future of America. Senator Mikulski requested the report to ensure the continued success of America’s research and doctoral education institutions.

The National Research Council has asked major research universities to host regional symposia as a means of giving the report greater national visibility and providing a roadmap for how state and federal governments along with the private sector and research universities can work together to maintain excellence in research, preparing students today for jobs tomorrow.