Cardin part of bipartisan effort to designate Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization

The bill would require Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate the Wagner Group as a terror organization.

For Maryland professors, ChatGPT presents an opportunity to rethink instruction

The groundbreaking artificial intelligence can produce essays in seconds, but professors are optimistic.

Gambling on Campus

As sports betting in the U.S. soars, universities have been slow to recognize a potential problem. Only about one in five major public universities has policies in place to restrict sports betting or educate students about potential perils. A handful have sports betting platforms as corporate sponsors. Those companies have purchased the right to promote their brands at stadia and on university sports websites to students, many of whom are under age for legal betting. That’s a growing concern for betting-addiction experts who cite years of research showing that college students are among the highest risk group for gambling addiction.

New investigation shows few campuses have rules restricting sports betting

Amid aggressive sports gambling expansion and abundant advertising on college campuses, betting bans are rare.

Colleges’ betting agreements are often hidden from the public

The lack of transparency concerns gambling addiction experts and others already troubled by legalized sports betting on college campuses.

At University of Colorado, a betting playbook aims its pitch at students

Denver-based PointsBet’s deal with the University of Colorado Boulder was one of the first to match a university athletics program with a sports betting platform.

Towson University is trying to get ahead of the lure of sports betting

Towson University is implementing a program that seeks to educate students through robust anti-problem gambling workshops and marketing campaigns.

Buzzy sports betting posts appeal to Gen Z social media audience

Researchers who study social media note that sports betting companies use a playbook that allows them to speak to a young audience.

Maryland advocates push specialty crop support, conservation for 2023 farm bill

The bill authorizes billions of dollars in a dozen areas ranging from crop price supports to forestry, with most funding set aside for nutrition programs.