NEWS
May 3, 2013
Seeking part-time faculty Anne Arundel Community College is seeking part-time faculty to teach credit and noncredit courses. Qualified persons should have at least a master's degree or a bachelor's degree or certified technical expertise. Adjunct faculty recruitment fairs will be held at these times and places: •5 p.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the AACC Center for Cyber and Professional Training, 7556 Teague Road in Hanover, across from Arundel Mills mall. Check-in from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; overview of the college, 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; break-out rooms for departments, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. •8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday, May 11 at the Center for Applied Learning and Technology, 101 College Parkway in Arnold.
BUSINESS
By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun | May 3, 2013
Pixelligent Technologies, a maker of miniscule crystal additives used in electronics and plastics products, said Friday it has raised more than $5.1 million in new funding from the Abell Foundation and others. The funding will allow the Baltimore company to increase manufacturing capacity and hire application, engineering and business development employees, Pixelligent said. The company, which got its start in a College Park incubator, now has more than 30 commercial customers and hopes to open additional plants in Baltimore, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
BUSINESS
By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun | May 1, 2013
Baltimore-based technology company Barcoding Inc. said Wednesday it has acquired Lake Zurich, Ill.,-based Miles Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount in a move to increase its presence in the central United States. The Baltimore company sells bar-coding equipment and other devices. Miles, which has offices in St. Louis and the Chicago market, provides barcode and radio frequency identification equipment used to track products and locate individuals. The company, which has 14 employees, also develops software for warehouse tracking and management.
BUSINESS
By a Baltimore Sun reporter | April 26, 2013
Baltimore's Emerging Technology Center will relocate from Canton to Highlandtown when its lease expires this fall. The city's technology incubator announced Friday that it chose new digs at 101 N. Haven St., a former King Cork and Seal Co. facility. The recently renovated building boasts easy access to I-95 and is within the Enterprise Zone and a HUBZone. "ETC moved to Canton in 1999 in an effort to spur growth in this part of the city, and it is time to say job well done and do it again," said Deb Tillett, the center's president, in a statement.
EXPLORE
AEGIS STAFF REPORT | April 25, 2013
More than 100 people, including 63 students, attended an informational session at Battelle that included demonstrations about the growing field of cyber security. The interactive sessions April 18 included mobile forensics on android, cryptography, robotics and cyber-hygiene, which focused on strategies for staying safe and employable while using social media. The purpose of the event was to expose students to the possibilities of career opportunities in cyber security and it included a session on cyber degree programs and related careers.
NEWS
By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun | April 25, 2013
City school officials said they will take extra security measures at a Southeast Baltimore charter school after five fires were set this week at the school, which also had an altercation that injured an administrator and a student arrest. Officials said they will increase the presence of school police officers and district staff at the Friendship Academy of Science and Technology Middle/High School, which they acknowledged has had "significant safety issues" this week. Among them were five trash-can fires - two Wednesday and three Thursday.