Detrick Lab Gives Grant for STEM Education
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday | December 10, 2014 A Fort Detrick lab has given a $63,000 grant to science, technology, engineering and math education in Frederick County Public Schools. Read more…
Monthly Archive: May 2015
Business Leaders Honored at Annual Economic Development Office Reception
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Fifteen businesses were honored Tuesday night for their leadership, expansion and job creation at the annual Frederick County Department of Business & Retention reception. Read more…
Best Places to Work Awards Presented
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Ten businesses were honored Tuesday night for their outstanding commitment to employees and the community. Read more…
Frederick County Businesses Get Healthy Workplace Awards
The Frederick News-Post | Saturday, May 31, 2014 Twenty Frederick County businesses were honored this week for their commitment to employee health and well-being. Read more…
Online Program Connects Frederick County Businesses, Schools
The Frederick News-Post | Monday, November 4, 2013 If the private and academic sectors shared a holiday wish list, this would be it. Read more…
School Supply Drive Underway
The Frederick News-Post | Friday, July 5, 2013 Now through Aug. 14, the Frederick County Public Schools’ Community Agency School Services Program is partnering with community agencies and the United Way of Frederick County in the fifth annual Stuff the Bus…
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Stuff the Bus Begins With 1,000 Backpacks
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Frederick County Public Schools’ yearly school supply drive kicked off June 27 with a donation of 1,000 backpacks. Read more…
DHS Lab at Fort Detrick Seen as Key to National Biodefense Effort
The Baltimore Sun | June 7, 2013 FORT DETRICK – With its airy lobby and sunlit corridors, the Department of Homeland Security lab at Fort Detrick looks at first more like a modern office building than a place where some of…
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Documents: Detrick Lab Confirmed Ricin in Letters
The Frederick News-Post | Friday, May 3, 2013 A Department of Homeland Security lab at Fort Detrick tested letters in the ricin case, according to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Read more…
FBI: Man Arrested in Ricin Case
The Frederick News-Post | Thursday, April 18, 2013 OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin and set the nation’s capital on…
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Letter With Ricin Sent to Senator, Heightens Security Concerns
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday, April 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing…
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My First Job: Pat Fitch, Summer Camp Staffer
The Frederick News-Post, | Monday, January 28, 2013 How did you get your first job? President Pat Fitch recalls being a summer camp staffer. Read more…
Device Delivers Speed, Accuracy in Research
The Frederick News-Post | Sunday, August 12, 2012 Adam Phillippy and Sergey Koren compare their work to piecing together a complex jigsaw puzzle. Read more…
Institute Donates $100,000 for STEM Education
The Frederick News-Post | Friday, November 11, 2011 Battelle National Biodefense Institute is committed to getting middle schoolers interested in the sciences. Read more…
Detrick’s Homeland Security Lab Passes CDC Inspection
The Frederick News-Post | Friday, September 23, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security lab at Fort Detrick passed its inspections Thursday and is ready to begin doing research with select agents. Read more…
Science Olympiad: Middle School Students Descend on Frederick for Regional Competition
The Frederick News-Post | Sunday, February 27, 2011 More than 300 middle school students from the area competed in the Central Maryland Regional Science Olympiad on Saturday at Crestwood Middle School. Read more…
Homeland Security Lab Assists FBI with Ricin Case
The Frederick News-Post | Wednesday, February 2, 2011 The FBI got a helpful assist from Frederick researchers last month in its investigation of an Ohio man accused of producing a biohazardous substance in his home. Read more…
Dr. Oz Shows Off Fort Detrick’s Homeland Security Lab Today
The Frederick News-Post | Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Today’s episode of The Dr. Oz Show will give the national audience a look at something most local residents have not even seen: the Department of Homeland Security’s containment lab at Fort Detrick….
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Battelle Kicks Off Annual Backpack Collection
The Frederick News-Post | Saturday, July 31, 2010 Battelle National Biodefense Institute is gearing up for its oldest community program, an annual backpack drive for public school students in need. Read more…
Women Honored for Sparking Girls’ Interest in Sciences
The Frederick News-Post | Saturday, May 8, 2010 The third annual Reach for the Stars Awards Dinner on Thursday became the occasion to honor area community members who have for helped get girls and young women involved in the fields of…
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