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World famous mystery author pledges scholarships for education majors

James Patterson will give $6,000 to each of eight students intending to be educators.

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Towson named ‘Military Friendly School’ for fifth consecutive year

G.I. Jobs recognizes the university for its continued dedication to serving military service members, veterans and spouses as students.

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Professor earns prestigious health disparity research award

Sharon Jones-Eversley is working to increase African-American awareness, care and treatment of cardiovascular disease with help from the NIH.

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Longtime staffer honored for her service by President Loeschke

Tracy Miller has been given the President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the University for her ‘service, excellence, dedication and love.’

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Two professors selected as seventh, eighth Fisher Endowed Chairs

Joel Moore, geology, and Petra Tsuji, biology, will continue the award’s legacy to honor the Fisher family by incorporating research into the undergraduate learning experience.

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Towson professor named Innovator of the Year

Jan Baum instructs students using state-of-the-art Object Lab technology, leads the 3D printing revolution at Towson University

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WTMD reels in an Emmy for “Concert for the Chesapeake Bay”

The popular station was honored for its 2012 “Concert for the Chesapeake Bay,” a live simulcast that encouraged listeners to restore Maryland’s precious watershed.

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P.M. Forni will receive honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree

The award-winning author and scholar has been named “one of the greatest generals in our nation’s struggle for civility.”

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Daily Record awards scholarship to TU student, community leader

Lunden Hawkins was honored with the Circle of Excellence scholarship, a $3,000 award given annually to one female college student in the state.

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Towson Prize for Literature awarded to Ellen Cassedy

The Takoma Park, Md.-based author has been honored by TU for her book, We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust, published in 2012 by the University of Nebraska Press.

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