by Jacob Peklo | May 17, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
For students at the University of Maryland, the day of reckoning for their two-year investment in a new type of aviation had finally arrived. More than 50 students worked rigorously, some even sacrificing rest and holidays, in hopes of getting their human-powered...
by Eric Skalac | May 16, 2011 | Science + Technology
Before 8a.m. several days a week, Janice Gilsdorf leaves her life as a wife and mom. From then until 5p.m., she joins a team of paramedics on standby to deliver emergency care to patients during those critical moments when every second counts. She does it for...
by Jacob Peklo | May 16, 2011 | Science + Technology
Medical professionals feel confident in the progress of spinal research, but NFL players are wary that extending the season to 18 games could still put them at risk. Two players with ties to the Washington Redskins came out to support continuing spinal research and...
by Sylvia Hall | May 4, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
Could you do this? WASHINGTON-They scribbled out formulas, diagrams and then solutions to problems that would boggle most of our minds. And they did it in half an hour. “We were trying to determine the number to the power of ten to various questions such as how...
by Kyle Jahner | Apr 28, 2011 | Politics, Science + Technology
Kyle Jahner/MEDILL NEWS SERVICENot equally entitled: Because federal spending on Medicaid is predicated on matching a percentage of state spending, states that spend more receive more federal funds. The costly entitlement program, aimed at providing access to medical...
by Matt Mansfield | Apr 28, 2011 | Science + Technology
Wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center aren’t shy about hitting the hardwood. Typically that means wheelchair basketball, but that changed this week. For the first time in three years, a stand-up amputee basketball clinic came to Walter Reed....
