MICUA

NCI to break ground on JHU Montgomery County Campus

Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are among dozens of dignitaries who will gather on Wednesday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the start of construction on a $200 million facility for the National Cancer Institute on the grounds of the university’s Montgomery County Campus in Rockville.

Top 50 Producers of Science PhDs

In the newest survey of college freshmen by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, nearly 35% of students said that it was “very important” for them to attend a college that provides a pipeline to the best graduate schools. That makes sense, but what colleges and universities are the top undergraduate farm teams for graduate programs? Three of the top 50 producers of PhDs in science and engineering nationwide are MICUA institutions: Johns Hopkins (#20), Washington College (#24), and St. John's College (#46).

MICA program to merge art, activism in East Baltimore

A renovated Catholic school in East Baltimore will soon be the home of more than two dozen graduate-level art students who will collaborate with area residents in what educators see as a pioneering effort to address urban problems with "art-based" solutions. When complete in September, the $1.3 million MICA PLACE will contain an art gallery, computer lab, studios, seminar space, community meeting rooms and upper-level apartments for 26 graduate students. 

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' students receive full ride to college
Two local colleges have awarded full four-year scholarships to all 15 members of a half-way house program that will be featured on the ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" this fall. Loyola University Maryland and nearby College of Notre Dame of Maryland have offered the students scholarships that include room, board, fees, tuition and books. It is estimated that each scholarship at Loyola is worth $200,000, and $160,000 at Notre Dame.

College towns do OK in recession

For many American cities, the decade after 2000 played out in two starkly different scenes: Years of euphoric growth and prosperity followed by a crushing reversal. For others, there was no heady boom — but no dramatic downturn either. A USA TODAY analysis reveals two categories of cities that have weathered the recession and housing market meltdown better than many boomtowns: College towns and state capitals.