COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news: * * * International Network's Thousands of Scientists Study Issues Ranging from Global Carbon Emissions to Food Security * * * An international research program that brings together more than 2,300 land scientists to advance studies of rapid changes to Earth's environment is moving its home to the University of Maryland on Feb. 1. The Global Land Programme (GLP)'s shift from the University of B more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news A successful run last November for a seat on the Grand Rapids Public Library board fits right in with GRCC professor Lauren Woolsey's willingness to walk a different path. After completing two bachelor's degrees at the University of Maryland, she went on to earn a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at Harvard. For many academics, the next step would have been some sort of post-doctoral res more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, determined to hold entities that violate environmental laws accountable, has filed a civil complaint, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, against World Recycling Company and three related entities (WRC). The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, requests civil penalties and an injunction orderin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland's total jobs decreased by 200 and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.0% in December. The Mining, Logging, and Construction sector experienced the most growth with an increase of 2, more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Today at the January Board meeting, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released an update to 2021-2022 school year English language arts (ELA) and mathematics assessment data, which detail student proficiency in the first administration of the new Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP). Following national assessment trends, statewide ELA results more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 25 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (N.O.B.E.L. Women) presented Representative Ajay Pittman (D-OK) as one of the Spark Award Honorees during the 2022 Annual Legislative Conference in Hill Maryland. "Representative Pittman's ability to inspire and galvanize the women toward a common goal of encouraging them to become powerful voices in their respective legislative distr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: When he first came to The University of Baltimore, Prof. Stanley Kemp knew the best way to teach environmental science would often mean leaving the classroom behind. He wasn't certain what he might find based on his past experiences working in urban streams, but then he found the Jones Falls--a roughly 17-mile urban stream that runs just a short walk from the UBalt campus. There, in the clea more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSawa) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: Deb Niemeier, Clark Distinguished Chair of Energy and Sustainability at the University of Maryland's (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering, has been awarded the Franklin Institute's 2023 Bower Award and prize for Achievement, the Institute announced Tuesday (January 24). The award, which comes with a $250,000 cash prize, honors Niemeier for "pioneering the advancement and app more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Review Addresses 2019 Lung Injury Outbreak Caused by Contaminant in E-Cigarettes * * * Nearly four years ago, federal health officials reported on a frightening new epidemic linked to e-cigarette use that caused a life-threatening and potentially irreversible lung condition. The condition - called e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) - was primar more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: When we smell hot dogs, it may trigger memories of backyard barbeques or attending baseball games during childhood. During this process, the areas of the brain that control smell and long-term memory are rapidly firing off impulses. To fuel these signals from neurons, the active brain regions need oxygen and energy in the form of blood sugar glucose, which is quickly delivered throu more PR