BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 (TNSper) -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following news: Afra Ahmed Hersi, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of Loyola's School of Education. Dr. Hersi, who was selected after a national search, has served as the University's interim dean of the School of Education since July 2021. She begins in the role effective July 1, 2023. Hersi joined the Loyola faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor in the Teacher Education department, received tenure and was  more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, April 27 (TNSres) -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: As climate change impacts our lives and environment, how will we share the information that people will need to make decisions? This was the question that 25 participants from the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), local high schools and other colleges recently grappled with as they competed for prizes from a $12,000 pool at the VelocityX: Climate Innovation Hackathon at CSM's Velocity Center  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news on April 26, 2023: University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Esa Matius Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, a nationally recognized leader in family and community medicine and population health, has been appointed as the inaugural Associate Vice President (AVP) for Community Health at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) and Senior Ass more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, April 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), Maryland's environmental research university, has appointed former State Treasurer Nancy Kopp to its Board of Visitors. UMCES is research and graduate university that provides sound advice to help state and national leaders manage the environment and prepares future scientists to meet the glo more PR

ARNOLD, Maryland, April 26 (TNSawa) -- Anne Arundel Community College issued the following news release: The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) recently honored Anne Arundel Community College during the 2022 Paragon Awards at the council's national conference. AACC's Strategic Communications team earned a gold award in the quick-turn video category for the team's work on the 2022 commencement video as well as a bronze award in the newsletter category for its countywide ma more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced the expansion of Maryland's plan to replace food and cash assistance funds stolen from Electronic Benefits Transfer cards. SB2/HB50, passed by the Maryland General Assembly and signed into law on Monday, allows EBT cardholders to reclaim benefits stolen as far back as January 1, 2021. "By signing this legislation into law, we are taking deliberate more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced more than $100 million in state scholarships and grants for higher education. Through the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards, the Maryland Higher Education Commission will help more than 43,000 students attend Maryland postsecondary institutions during the 2023-2024 school year. "Enhancing access to higher educati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSper) -- American University issued the following news: Dana R. Fisher, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the president of the Eastern Sociological Society, will join American University as a professor in the School of International Service on July 1 and serve as the director of the university's Center for Environment, Community, and Equity. Launched in October 2022, CECE promotes cross-disciplinary work in environment, justice, racial equity, and more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Employee shortages. Problem Customers. Shoplifting. Separately, these are issues many retailers face in today's environment. The latter two, however, may have an even bigger impact on the first than previously thought, according to a recent study co-authored by Dr. Patrick Fennell, Salisbury University assistant professor of marketing. Published in the Journal of Service Research under the title  more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 27 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent Venture Funds investment of $500,000 in Marinalife Inc., a small business operating a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to support boaters and marina management. "As lifelong boaters, we saw a gap in the industry. Many of the marinas throughout the boating industry were still relying on paper, spr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Alterations Persist for Months and Are Tied to Ongoing Problems with Mental Health * * * Those who experience brain fog, memory issues or other neuropsychiatric symptoms for months after a COVID-19 diagnosis were found to have abnormal brain activity during memory tests on functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a new study led by University of Maryland S more PR