Earlier this month, Governor O'Malley held a video chat with students from UMBC and UMUC through Google Hangouts. During the stream, the Governor announced Maryland schools have increased STEM graduates by 37% since 2006, climbing from 9,500 to over 13,000. Most recently, new STEM education programs – which include science, technology, engineering, and math – have been announced, including technology entrepreneurship at UMD and biotechnology and management at Mount St. Mary's. The Governor's STEM Task Force, created in 2008, is on track to meet its goal of increasing STEM graduates in Maryland by 40% by 2015.

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