BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel "easy" to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson's disease led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. Parkinson's disease is marked by a loss of dopamine-producing cel more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 (TNSfund) -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following news: The National Science Foundation has awarded Loyola a $1.2 million grant to establish the Culturally Responsive Equitable STEM Teaching (CREST) program at the University. The funding, received over five years through the NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, will support teacher candidates in developing the necessary knowledge and skills to implement equitable practices and to succeed as hi more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 13 (TNSper) -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore today announced Dr. Sanjay Rai as Acting Secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission. "Dr. Rai brings more than 30 years of career experience and dedicated commitment to innovation, access, and leadership in higher education," said Gov. Moore. "The Maryland Higher Education Commission is critical to creating success for Maryland's students and I look forward to more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 13 (TNSawa) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news: The University of Maryland's Vice President for Research Gregory F. Ball has been named the recipient of the 2023 Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement Award. Granted by the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), the award honors the lifetime achievements of a distinguished researcher in the field. Over the course of his career, Dr. Ball's research has explored the endocrine, social, a more PR