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Maryland study links cheating with penile fractures
CommentMaryland researchers have set out to find one of the most important questions in humanity: What causes penile fracturing, and why does it often happen when a man is cheating?
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Maryland's Comcast Center to be named for Gary Williams
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The University of Maryland is rumored to announce that it will dedicate the court at the Comcast Center in honor of longtime basketball coach, Gary Williams. Hold your gasps of surprise, please.
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Dinosaur fossil found in College Park, Maryland
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In 1997, a local dinosaur tracker in College Park discovered the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling estimated to have lived 112 million years ago, but scientists at Johns Hopkins University waited until now to tell us about it. The fossil was identified as a baby nodosaur, of the family Nodosauridae — a short, plant-eating dino with both flat and spiky plates on its back.
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University of Maryland to auction off football uniforms, helmets that everyone loved/hated
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Your first thought when you saw those hotly debated Maryland uniforms probably wasn't, "Man, I gotta have one of those!" But if you did, or just want to own a piece of athletic/sartorial history, here's your chance.
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University of Maryland police to increase ID checks to stop underage drinking
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The University of Maryland has a reputation for serious partying — and thus, one can assume, for underage drinking — but the state police are opposed to this for some reason, and are giving the campus police $30,000 to increase ID checks and enforce open container laws. The money will help pay for the officers' overtime hours, which will be spent attending parties and local bars as drunk, horny college kids perform the Dunkaroo and other weird drinking games.
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University of Maryland works to translate thoughts into motion
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The University of Maryland is researching new technology that turns thoughts into motion: a non-invasive, sensor-lined cap known as the "brain cap," which translates brain waves into motion. Whoa.
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University of Maryland's new football uniforms: Twitter reacts
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Imagine if two people were asked to design half of a football uniform, independent of each other, using only the state flag as a reference. Then imagine that their designs were combined, two halves making a whole. That's what the University of Maryland's new unis looks like. When two players stand face-to-face, they look like opponents rather than teammates.
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The Peaceoholics audit; Beck shines in win over Indy
CommentRon Moten and Jauhar Abraham, Tom Threlkeld
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University of Maryland launches safety app for smartphones
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This world has so many smartphone apps of questionable utility, we often forget that useful ones even exist. Here's our reminder: The University of Maryland, College Park has created an app that enables students to send live audio and video to campus security.
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Local college campus safety; investing after stock market drop; heart health & safety
CommentChief David Mitchell, Brian McPherson, Daryl Snowden
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University of Maryland stays on 'Top Party Schools' list
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Students of the University of Maryland, College Park are breathing a boozy sigh of relief today, as they can still boast of attending one of America's top party schools — despite having done nothing this past school year, like start riots, to earn that distinction.
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Bats are being studied by the Air Force
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Forget about vampire movies: Bats are some high-tech flyers, the University of Maryland found in a study. Even the Air Force wants to learn more about the bats' tricks.
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UMD sets record for human-powered helicopter flight (video)
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Fifty engineering students from the University of Maryland have made yet another record-setting flight in their human-powered helicopter. But temper your expectations for the video below.
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National History Day Contest at University of Maryland
More than 2,700 top history students from across the country are gathering at the University of Maryland for the National History Day Contest.
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Maryland Men's Lacrosse falls in championship game
CommentThe Terps came real close to winning it all.
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Maryland Terrapins lacrosse faces rival Duke in Final Four
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Maryland fan? Hate Duke? Well, you might be interested in the lacrosse semifinals.
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Maryland lacrosse pulls off hidden ball trick (video)
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Want to see an awesome lacrosse fake out?
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Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon: Why did he leave Texas A&M? (Video)
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Maryland's new basketball coach explains why he chose to lead the Terps.
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