Hoyer Blasts Trump for Jobs & Tariffs
The July jobs report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Then August kicked off with Trump’s tariffs expected to increase US food prices by 3.4% – $2,200 a year for an average family – and up the average price of a car in America by $5,900.
MATRIX Lab to Present Evening@SMART on Aug. 6
Join the University of Maryland MATRIX Lab at the USMSM SMART Building for its next event, “Minimal Active Perception for Embodied AI Design in Nano UAV Autonomy” with Dr. Yiannis Aloimonos. The program will be held from 5-7pm August 6, 2025.
Crabs Turning Scarce Across Chesapeake
We have been fortunate here in the Lower Potomac and St. Mary’s rivers, in that crabbing was rather good until July bore on. Other regions in the Chesapeake haven’t been so lucky, and crabs are scarce as hen’s teeth.
Companies Sought for Apprenticeship Program
The Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule wants local companies to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program for the 2025-2026 school year.
The Summer Shift: Big Emotions
With summer here, many of us are shifting into a different rhythm. School’s out, routines relax, and we get just a little more time with the kids in our lives.
CSM Is Pax Partnership’s Member of Year
The College of Southern Maryland has been named the 2024 Member of the Year by The Patuxent Partnership. TPP is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, technology, and growing the STEM workforce pipeline in Southern Maryland.
Killdeer Return to Visit the Cap’n
The Cap’n welcomes the killdeer back: It’s always nice to have some infrequent visitors claim a small portion of the gravel parking lot as “home” for a short spell around Memorial Day.
TPP Panel: Pros and Cons of Data Centers
The Patuxent Partnership will hold a data centers panel discussion from 8:30 to 10am Monday, June 16, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland in California.
NAWCAD WOLF Celebrates Apprenticeship MD Program Grads
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field graduates six students from the Apprenticeship Maryland Program this year as part of outreach efforts encouraging high school students to pursue careers in manufacturing and STEM.
Parker Foundation Sponsors STEM Pitch Contest at GMHS
Great Mills High School students competed in the Pitch for Your Pocket STEM competition sponsored by the Carolyn E. Parker Foundation.
