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University System of Maryland details COVID, monkeypox response for fall – WTOP News
The College of Maryland, Faculty Park will proceed to require COVID vaccinations for all college students, school and employees this fall semester, but it surely’s nonetheless deciding whether or not to require masks in school rooms.
The College of Maryland, Faculty Park will proceed to require COVID vaccinations for all college students, school and employees this fall semester, but it surely’s nonetheless deciding whether or not to require masks in school rooms.
For now, carrying a KN95 masks indoors is “strongly inspired.”
“We do anticipate a semester that, if all goes effectively, shall be fairly near our pre-pandemic regular,” College System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman mentioned at Monday’s particular assembly of the Board of Regents.
The College of Maryland, Baltimore can be requiring all college students to be vaccinated, whereas another colleges within the system — comparable to The College of Maryland, Baltimore County and Bowie State — are solely requiring the pictures for residential college students. UMBC can be requiring masks in school rooms.
The College of Maryland, Faculty Park is strongly encouraging everybody returning to campus to take a speedy antigen check not less than 24 hours earlier than their arrival.
For the reason that Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention not recommends quarantine for COVID exposures, the college system doesn’t want anyplace close to as a lot quarantine house because it did earlier than.
“Every college does have beds reserved for isolation. Nevertheless, most universities are asking college students to remain or return dwelling in the event that they’re symptomatic or check optimistic,” Perman mentioned. “The small variety of on-campus rooms reserved for isolation are usually for college kids who can’t simply get dwelling — for example, worldwide college students.”
COVID-19 isn’t the one virus the college system is intently monitoring after a presumptive case popped up on the state’s Faculty Park campus.
“We had our first confirmed case of monkeypox on a system campus final week, and with the nationwide fee doubling — it seems — about each two weeks, we most likely can count on to see extra. Having mentioned that, I believe we’ve additionally seen reviews that situations of the illness are leveling off in European nations,” Perman mentioned.
As a result of the availability of monkeypox vaccines is so restricted, doses should not being distributed to varsity campuses.
“Happily, our native well being departments do have some,” Perman mentioned.
The college system understands that individuals who contract monkeypox will want time away from class to isolate and recuperate.
“Simply as we now have with COVID, we’re asking school to be delicate to those that must be excused from class,” Perman mentioned.
The primary day of lessons on the College of Maryland’s Faculty Park campus is August 29.
After losing to both Washington and Oregon on the road, Maryland picked up a signature win against UCLA on Friday evening. The Terps handed the Bruins a 79-61 loss to move Maryland to 12-4 on the year. The Terrapins moved to 2-3 in Big Ten Conference play and Maryland now has three winnable games in a row against Minnesota, Northwestern, and Nebraska before facing a tough Illinois team.
The Terps aren’t quite ranked in the top 25 yet but Maryland did rise in advanced analytics. According to KenPom, the Terps are ranked at No. 23 in the country after Saturday’s games were played. The Terrapins have a +22.46 NET rating and are ranked 21st (defensive rating) and 22nd (offensive rating) by KenPom.
Then over on ESPN, the Basketball Power Index has Maryland ranked 21st in the nation. The Terrapins have a 15.6 BPI rating and Maryland rose three spots after their win over the Bruins. ESPN now has Maryland projected to finish the season going 21.4-9.6 on the year and they give the Terps a 12.5% chance of winning the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland will have to continue to ride the hot hands of center Derik Queen, guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, and forward Julian Reese who are all averaging 13 or more points on the season.
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BALTIMORE – The Biden-Harris Administration announced an $18.6 million grant to Maryland on Friday to expand zero-emission EV charging and fueling infrastructure.
The grant is part of President Biden’s effort to build 500,000 publicly available EV chargers by 2030, a goal that may be on track to be achieved earlier than expected.
“The Biden Administration has made historic investments to support the EV transition and make sure it’s made in America,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
“These investments will help states and communities build out a network of EV chargers in the coming years so that one day, finding a charge on a road trip will be as easy as filling up at a gas station.”
As of Friday, there were more than 206,000 publicly available EV charging ports, with 38,000 new public chargers initiated in 2024.
“Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts, we now have over 200,000 publicly available chargers nationwide and hundreds of new manufacturing facilities across 40 states, creating jobs and economic growth. Today’s awards bring us one step closer to a cleaner transportation future.”
The new fueling stations will be built on the I-81 and I-78 corridors across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
“This funding showcases the harmony in government efforts to maximize federal investments and will build on the Department of Energy’s work to develop the 21st-century energy workforce and prepare the grid to power zero-emission fueling infrastructure nationwide,” said Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “The new charging and refueling locations will deliver more accessible and equitable transportation options, create good-paying new jobs, and open up opportunities for innovation in communities across America.”
To learn more about President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and investments in electric vehicles, click here.
The New York Jets made one of the more surprising moves when they announced they had completed an interview with Maryland head coach Mike Locksley. The offensive-minded coach just ended the 2024 season going 4-8 and Locksley has a 33-41 record while coaching the Terps.
The Jets aren’t leaving any stone unturned when it comes to finding their next head coach. But The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Zach Rosenblatt can’t come to terms as to why New York would interview Locksley. With far more college coaches who have had more success than Locksley, why the under-.500 coach?
“Yet, this one feels like a head-scratcher — if the Jets were going to interview a college candidate, my reporting had indicated there might be some mutual interest in Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, who rejected an interview request from the Jets in 2019 before they hired Adam Gase. That has yet to happen, though it’s still possible it could — especially since Campbell is already expected to interview for the Bears opening.
“It feels like a long shot that the Jets would seriously consider Locksley to be their next coach, considering he has no NFL coaching experience and Maryland has been inconsistent under his watch. But perhaps there’s an outside chance he’d be interested in joining the Jets as an offensive coordinator when they eventually hire a head coach.”
We have completed an interview with Mike Locksley for our Head Coach position.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 10, 2025
It’s quite unlikely that the Jets hire Locksley away from Mayland. But if anything, it shows that teams are impressed with how the former Alabama offensive coordinator has run his program at Maryland. Playing in the Big Ten with powerhouses like Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and now Oregon, is no easy feat for a program like Maryland that can’t quite recruit at the same level.
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