BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study shows that US maternal mortality rose more rapidly in 2021 than in 2020 and nearly doubled from pre-pandemic rates in 2019. American Indian/Alaska Native people shouldered the largest increase in pregnancy-related deaths. * * * Following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants, pregnancy-related mortality rates in the United Sta more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, March 16 (TNSres) -- Towson University issued the following news: * * * How mentorship, research shaped Hill-Lopes scholar Sumra Chaudhry's TU experience * * * Sumra Chaudhry '24, a molecular biology, biochemistry and bioinformatics major and Hill-Lopes scholar, has always been interested in cancer research. At Towson University, she's put that passion to work as an undergraduate researcher in biological sciences assistant professor Erin Harberts' immunology lab, where the more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Governor Wes Moore is today calling on the federal government to declare the expanding population of invasive fish species--including blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakehead--to be an ongoing commercial fishery disaster in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The governor sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo requesting the declaration under provisions o more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 (TNSper) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, AM, an accomplished biostatistician and academic administrator, has been named chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She will assume the role on July 1. Stuart, who joined the Bloomberg School faculty in 2006, currently serves as the School's executive vice dean for Academic Af more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 16 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: COVID-19's disruption of day-to-day living uncovered valuable insights into what people need and want from the cities they call home. These needs became quickly apparent: a more community-focused approach to communications; access to nutritious food; a responsive social safety net; and--for a long list of traditionally car-focused cities like Mexico City--wa more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Maryland flag today was lowered in honor of former Delegate Sheila Hixson as a symbol of appreciation and honor for her life and legacy, which was celebrated during a memorial yesterday in Annapolis. "Her example of excellence as a legislator and voice for the people will continue to resonate across Maryland," said Governor Wes Moore. "Her legacy reminds us that women are writing our collective more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Pepco issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Pepco employees are participating in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Day and advocating for policies that protect funding for the LIHEAP program by sharing stories with elected officials and policymakers that demonstrate the program's value to vulnerable households in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Pepco reminds customers who are struggling with energy bills to take action today to sec more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, March 16 (TNSres) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: The fifth phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V) will be the first truly all-sky spectroscopic survey with data publicly available, thanks to new robotic hardware installed on telescopes in both hemispheres. Dr. Nick Troup, assistant professor of physics, in Salisbury University's Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology and leader of the Milky Way Mapper Binaries Science Workin more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 16 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, released a special live edition of the virtual series TEDCO Talks. Throughout this series, TEDCO CEO, Troy LeMaile-Stovall, connects with thought leaders across the state of Maryland. On the latest TEDCO Talks, LeMaile-Stovall interviews Brian Pieninck, CEO of CareFirst, at the 2023 CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tou more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Our laughter tells a story. Whether we're talking to a new significant other or an old friend, just seconds of a laugh can reveal more about our feelings than words alone may convey, said Dr. Sally Farley , a psychology professor at The University of Baltimore. "Laughter is not about humor; it's an honest signal of affiliation," she said. "Laughter as a sign is more important than people more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Aligned by the common goal of improving Virginia agriculture, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) continue to reap the benefits of a partnership now more than two decades old. Veterinary students help provide care, under the supervision of faculty, for beef herds on the prison systems' farms across the commonwealth, and collaborate with farm man more PR