Frederick, MD| Monday |August 10, 2020 Frederick Community College recently announced its President’s Business Appreciation Award recipients. These annual awards recognize local businesses and nonprofits for their commitment, contributions and support of the FCC mission and its students, according to…
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Frederick, MD| Thursday |August 6, 2020 Nine different Frederick County Public Schools will receive grant money to complete special projects related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. FCPS received a $50,000 donation from the Battelle National Biodefense Institute,…
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Reuters| Friday | May 22, 2020 Simulated sunlight inactivates the coronavirus on surfaces Simulated sunlight rapidly inactivates the novel coronavirus on non-porous surfaces like stainless steel, according to researchers from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s National…
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Newsweek| Monday | April 20, 2020 Coronavirus can be destroyed by ultraviolet rays from the sun, a top U.S. official announced at a briefing from the White House coronavirus task force Thursday. William Bryan, science and technology advisor to the…
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Washington, DC| Wednesday | March 25, 2020 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is conducting ongoing research that will help scientists better understand the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, and methods to…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | January 2, 2020 Cardin and Van Hollen have been backing ongoing funding and support for DHS/FBI’s National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center that supports federal law enforcement investigations and identifies biological threats. They were able…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | July 25, 2019 The containment of high-pressured biological sample streams generated by flow cytometer cell sorters is biologically imperative; the risk of exposure to (potentially) infectious agents must be mitigated. Subsequently, evaluating levels of aerosol…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | May 22, 2019 The Battelle National Biodefense Institute and Frederick County Public Schools awarded $50,000 in science, technology, engineering and math challenge grants Wednesday. During the monthlong open competition, teachers from 21 elementary, middle and…
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Frederick, MD | Tuesday | March 26, 2019 Battelle National Biodefense Institute donated $50,000 to Frederick County Public Schools on Tuesday to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The donation will fund challenge grants for FCPS teachers… Read…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | March 13, 2019 Protecting the U.S. from bioterrorism The Department of Homeland Security isn’t widely known for its research, but it actually has its own national lab: the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center. Armed…
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Frederick, MD | Tuesday | December 11, 2018 The Battelle National Biodefense Institute (BNBI) has selected Dr. George W. Korch, Jr. as the new lab director for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC). “We’re delighted that George will…
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Frederick, MD | Thursday | June 21, 2018 Homeland security funding that will soon be up for a vote in Congress includes $73.6 million for a Fort Detrick laboratory that researches biological threats and processes evidence for the FBI, but…
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Frederick, MD | Tuesday | April 24, 2018 The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), a laboratory on the grounds of Fort Detrick, has made a name for itself by analyzing thousands of pieces of evidence in FBI criminal…
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Frederick, MD | Sunday | March 31, 2018 The Frederick community, which includes many people who work for the federal government or contractors, got good news in the huge spending bill that was approved in time to avoid a government…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | March 7, 2018 Frederick County Public Schools teachers with ideas for science, technology, engineering and math education will get an opportunity to fund their projects. Battelle National Biodefense Institute gave the school district $50,000 in…
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Frederick, MD | Monday | September 12, 2016 If you’re a parent (or me), you’re probably inundated with emails from the school district about a fundraiser at this school, this restaurant night, this business collaborating with another to donate school…
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Frederick, MD | Monday | September 19, 2016 Pulling into the parking lot of Lincoln Elementary School last Wednesday, I struggled to remember the last time I had taken a field trip. I couldn’t recall, maybe because it was 7…
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Frederick, MD | Monday | June 23, 2016 The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has recognized 20 businesses in Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties for accomplishments in promoting employee health. Read more…
Frederick, MD | Wednesday | December 23, 2015 A Frederick biodefense contractor contributed $15,000 toward a regional higher education center that plans to offer its first classes next fall, according to a news release. Read more…
Frederick, MD | Tuesday | September 22, 2015 The Battelle National Biodefense Institute has been awarded a new 10-year management and operations contract for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and…
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