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TU business incubator announces Business Plan Competition finalists

TowsonGlobal, the Towson University’s business incubator, today announced the five finalists of its third annual Business Plan Competition.

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Nancy Grasmick integrates education programs at Towson, Kennedy Krieger

The education pioneer is working closely with Towson University and Kennedy Krieger in a collaborative effort to best prepare and produce leaders in the field of education.

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Towson and UMD researchers create world’s first multiverse

Vera Smolyaninov, a Towson physics professor, and researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park, have created the world’s first multiverse of universes in a lab, according to a story by ExtremeTech.

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Ravens’ Super Bowl berth benefits more than just fans

Daraius Irani, executive director of the Regional Economic Studies Institute, analyzes the economic implications of the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff victories and Super Bowl berth.

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TU hosts neuroscience experts in education forum

How does the brain learn? This question was at the center of the first of TU’s six-part forum series, “Preparing for the Public Education of the 21st Century,” hosted by Nancy Grasmick and held Thursday night in the West Village Commons.

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Professor teaches 3D printing to area high schoolers

Jan Baum, a professor in the Department of Art + Design, has partnered with local nonprofit leaders to launch the Digital Harbor Tech Center in south Baltimore, according to a story in the Baltimore Sun.

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Five questions with Jack Fruchtman Jr.

We sit down with Jack Fruchtman Jr., a political science professor and distinguished constitutional law scholar who has taught and advised thousands of students during his career.

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TU creates new Office of Academic Innovation

Towson has established the Office of Academic Innovation, a new unit to be led by Jane Neapolitan that is tasked with coordinating campus programs in faculty teaching and leadership.

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