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title: "UMD Kicks Off Abbott and Big Ten Blood Drive, Competing for $1M"
date: 2026-08-27T10:45:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/umd-kicks-off-abbott-and-big-ten-blood-drive-competing-for-1m"
section: Briefs
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- August 27, 2026