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Bringing the Silver Screen to Maryland
Contributed by Jodee Baker
The
Maryland Film Industry Coalition commissioned a study with RESI Applied
Economics and Human Services (RESI-AEHS) of Towson University to conduct an analysis
of the film and video industry in Maryland.
In addition to determining the economic impact of the industry,
RESI-AEHS was tasked with finding the film and video industry's current employment
concentration and the estimated level of employment needed in order to induce more
film and video companies to set up permanent residency in the state.
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Osher Foundation awards TU $1 million
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Endowment builds upon Osher's growing reputationfrom the TowsonTimes
The
staff and vo lunteers for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson
University are beaming with pride these days. So are its members. They learned
last month that The Bernard Osher Foundation is awarding TU $1 million to
establish an endowment for the 10-year-old institute, which offers adults age
50 and older opportunities for continued learning as well as programs for
social and cultural enrichment. The money is only part of it, said Osher
Institute director Jackie Gratz. The
endowment is "a testament to the high quality of our program," she
said. "It's a stamp of approval." Read More>>
Press Release
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| On June 18, 2009, Vice President Dyan Brasington recognized the staff within DECO during their first "Service Awards Breakfast." TU Chief of Staff, Ted Zaleski, provided remarks that centered around DECO's strategic role in positioning TU as a major metropolitan university both regionally and nationally.
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 TU's Dyan Brasington named to MEDA Hall of Fame
Economic and community outreach v.p. honored for long serving Md.'s economic development community
Solar Cells Along Highways To Generate Power
A promising invention now being tested at Towson University collects and stores solar energy, even when it isn't sunny
read more>>CGIS staff members band ospreys in Patuxent River ParkStaff members jumped at
the chance to spend a day on the water and learn first-hand what osprey
banding is all about read more>>
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