In this article by USG's Executive Director, Dr. Anne Khademian introduces the READY Institute, an exciting new data collection/sharing effort that aims to to revolutionize education and career preparation through data analytics and collaborative efforts among schools, employers, and students in Montgomery County.
The full article, published on the MoCo360 website, can be found below.
In this piece by USG's Executive Director, Dr. Anne Khademian, she shares how USG, alongside our university and employer partners are advancing a model that is in direct alignment with the investments in education via the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, to ensure more students have the education and skills needed to thrive in key career sectors.
The full article, published on March 12, 2024, can be found below in Maryland Matters.
In this commentary by USG's Executive Director, Dr. Anne Khademian, she sheds light on the future of higher education and how colleges must adapt to fit the nontraditional student, a population which currently makes up 74% of students pursuing a higher education.
The full article, published on August 15, 2022, can be found below in Higher Ed Dive.
In this article by BioBuzz, the Universities at Shady Grove is recognized for its role in workforce preparedness and diversity within the growing bioprocessing and cell therapy manufacturing industries in the region.
In this news release by Alex Likowski in UMB News, the Universities at Shady Grove is recognized for its role in the Maryland Life Sciences Education and Innovation Partnership, which brings the educational and research aspects of Maryland’s public higher education institutions into a close working relationship with industry.
The full article, published on June 14, 2021 can be found on the University of Maryland, Baltimore website below.
In this news release from the Montgomery County Government, the Universities at Shady Grove is recognized for the pivotal role it plays with its university partners in educating students and growing the STEM workforce in our region. This inaugural meeting of the partnership was followed by an MOU signing ceremony that included Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, USM Chancellor Jay Perman, several of our university presidents, Montgomery College leaders, and top business executives from the life sciences industry.
The full article, published on June 11, 2021, can be found on the Montgomery County Government website below. Photos from the event can be found here.
In this article by BioBuzz, the Universities at Shady Grove is featured for developing a talent pipeline in the region's booming life sciences ecosystem through programs offered by its university partners, including UMBC, University of Maryland, College Park, and University of Maryland Global Campus.
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Nursing
In this news release from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, it is announced that the school has received the largest gift in its history, a $13.83 million commitment from Bill and Joanne Conway through their Bedford Falls Fund to create an additional 345 Conway Scholarships across all degree programs. The gift also includes $1 million to support a renovation of the nursing building at the Universities at Shady Grove campus.
In this commentary by Dr. Anne Khademian and her counterparts, Dr. Eileen Abel and Mark Halsey, the three emphasize the importance of regional centers to higher education as our lives have transformed to a “new normal” with the global pandemic.
The full article, published on January 8, 2021, can be found below in Maryland Matters.
In this feature article by Ronald O'Rourke in Architecture DC, the Universities at Shady Grove's Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Education Facility is recognized for its innovative environmental design features. The BSE has acheived LEED NC-2009 Platinum Certification – the LEED system's highest level of certification, and boasts a six-story, 228,000-square-foot building with a design that was created to promote a sense of wellbeing among its occupants, and biophilia, a term that refers to a hypothesized innate human desire or tendancy to commune with nature.
The full article can be found below in the Winter 2020 edition of Architecture DC, on pages 34-38.
