COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute's (Mtech) Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS), a University of Maryland initiative, today announces 17 high-tech research projects between Maryland companies and university faculty to develop commercial products.Almost half (seven) of the projects are energy-related, from new wind turbines to energy-scavenging batteries to green roof materials and wireless energy monitoring systems.

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter, President of Frostburg State University, was honored today with a national award recognizing his success in promoting a vibrant intellectual and social campus climate that de-emphasizes the role of alcohol.

By Jennifer Raley, Cumberland Times News, Md. Jul. 28--FROSTBURG -- Young mathematicians entering grades five through nine were in their element as they solved advanced problems that challenge even upper-level mathematics majors.

By DAVID DISHNEAU FROSTBURG, Md. - Frostburg State University instructor Sunshine Brosi leads a half-dozen earnest undergraduates 20 yards through the underbrush of a shady forest.