chemistry

May 1, 2019 | Sam Merrill

UMD Chemical Fire Sends 17 to the Hospital

A fire in the University of Maryland Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building this morning hospitalized 17 people. A campus alert sent by University of Maryland Police said, “Individuals were conducting a lab experiment and a chemical reaction caught on fire.” Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesperson, Michael Yourishin, told The Diamondback that the people taken […]

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March 11, 2019 | Sam Merrill

Women’s History Month: MCM Spotlights Nonprofit President Dr. Erin O’Shea

In honor of Women’s History Month, MCM is recognizing some of Montgomery County’s most notable women. Women who have driven change, fought for equality and provided representation for the many diverse parts of our community. Dr. Erin O’Shea has dedicated her career to researching biological sciences and is the president of the Howard Hughes Medical […]

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May 30, 2016 | Staff Writer

Montgomery Blair High School Wins National Science Bowl (VIDEO)

Montgomery Blair High School won this year’s National Science Bowl competition. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming. Montgomery Blair High School Championship Match. See from time 24:47.https://t.co/V5MgZS8ZIh @blairprincipal @blairmagnet @MCPS — Tran Pham (@MrPham_at_MBHS) May 29, 2016 MCPS News – Montgomery Blair HS Wins National Science Bowl […]

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October 7, 2015 | Aline Barros

2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to NIH Grantees

National Institute of Health (NIH) grantees received the 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Paul Modrich, of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Duke University School of Medicine, and Aziz Sancar, of the University of North Carolina, received the award for their work on “mapping, at a molecular level, how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the […]

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April 10, 2015 | Sonya Burke

MCPS Students Learn about the Science of Baking Bread (VIDEO)

Montgomery County fourth grade students took a recent trip to Johns Hopkins University to bake, learn and give back to the community. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

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