BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 (TNStalk) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following Q&A on March 2, 2023, with Jessica Stansbury, director of teaching and learning excellence in the BOA Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology: * * * Like every institution of higher education, here and around the world, The University of Baltimore is thinking and talking about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on teaching and learning. Is AI--specifically, narrow-focused, text more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news on March 1, 2023: Claire Fraser, PhD, a pioneer and global leader in genomic research, will step down from her position as Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) in the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) effective immediately. She will continue as the Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor and Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology at UMSOM  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 1 -- The Maryland State Comptroller issued the following news release: Yesterday afternoon, Comptroller Brooke Lierman and policy stakeholders gathered to discuss her legislative agenda and how it would benefit Maryland taxpayers in the Assembly Room of the Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building. Speakers included: Robin McKinney, MSW, Co-Founder and CEO of the CASH Campaign of Maryland; Giavante' Hawkins, Executive Director of the Maryland Society of Accounting and Ta more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 2 (TNSper) -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that George Hazel will join the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Hazel, formerly a U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, will serve as a member of the firm's Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups. "We are thrilled to welcome Judge Hazel to Gibson Dunn," said Helgi C. Wal more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 3 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Moore today delivered the oath of office in an historic swearing-in ceremony of the Moore-Miller Administration's cabinet secretaries, marking the most diverse cabinet in the state's history. Governor Moore was joined by Lt. Governor Aruna Miller for the ceremony. "This is a proud day for our administration as we keep our promise to all Marylanders, by ensuring that our government represents more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, March 1 (TNSpp) -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Student funding, loan forgiveness, mental health, racial inequalities and resources for universities were some of the topics discussed last week at a White House press briefing with Vice President Kamala Harris, Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms and journalism students from Bowie State University and 41 other HBCUs. Harris and Bottoms answered questions posed by the students on more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, March 3 (TNSper) -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman has appointed Dr. Jacob Ashby as executive director of the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH). The appointment comes after an extensive search conducted in coordination between USM Office leadership and Frostburg State University (FSU) Vice President for Student Affairs Artie Travis. The search committee include more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today released the results of the 2021-2022 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Youth Tobacco Survey (YRBS/YTS). For the first time, the survey addressed mental health status, COVID-19, screen time, disability, and additional information on adverse childhood experiences. Survey findings show that the COVID-19 pandemic greatly more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Committed to providing a world class educational experience for every student in Maryland, the Maryland State Board of Education (SBOE) and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) today released Phase 2 of the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan will be released in three phases leading up to June 2023. Phase 1 of the Strategic Plan was released at the Octo more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) announces the launch of a new grant opportunity that will leverage American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Relief Funds (ESSER III) to reduce the overidentification of historically underserved students in special education programs. Through the Reducing Overidentification in Special Education (ROSE) progra more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, March 2 (TNSconf) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: The Salisbury University women's forum hosts its annual conference 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the Worcester Room of the Commons. This year's theme is "Women's Rights: What's Next?" The conference features a range of subjects including student-parent struggles, debates over abortion, gender-biased speech and law, representations of female artistic power (and disempowerment), intersections of gen more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 2 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, released a new episode of its virtual thought leadership series, TEDCO Talks with special guest, Washington College President Michael Sosulski. Throughout this series, TEDCO CEO, Troy LeMaile-Stovall, connects with various thought leaders in economic development from across the state of Maryland. On this edition of TEDCO more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news on March 1, 2023: * * * UMD and members of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area provide approaches to address ongoing national crisis * * * The University of Maryland joined other members of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area today to release a set of recommendations to help focus efforts to reduce gun violence in the United States. Th more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 2 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Troutman Pepper is serving as legal counsel to Partners Bancorp (NASDAQ: PTRS) in its definitive agreement and plan of merger with LINKBANCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNKB) pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock combination, valued at approximately $167.8 million. Read a company press release about the merger agreement. Partners Bancorp is the parent company of The Bank of Delmarva (and its divisi more PR