BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSfund) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: An anonymous donor has provided a landmark gift that will enhance The University of Baltimore's support of its entrepreneurial students--including students who are enrolled in the University's Second Chance College program for incarcerated men at the state's Jessup Correctional Institution. The three-year award of $887,000 will allow UBalt to enroll more students in entrepreneurial courses, more PR

CROWNSVILLE, Maryland, April 28 -- The Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services issued the following news release: The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services convened the 7th Annual Maryland Crime Victims' Rights Conference. At the conference, victim service professionals gathered to learn about new and emerging best practices and laws that impact victims of crime in Maryland. In addition, the Governor's Victim Assistance Awards were p more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Among families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Johns Hopkins University researchers say they have found a link between chemical "marks" on DNA in the sperm of fathers and autistic traits in their 3-year-old children. The research, reported April 27 in Molecular Psychiatry, adds to mounting evidence that the so-called epigenome influences the origins of autism spectrum diso more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Findings from this animal study may lead to prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, a painful side effect for many patients * * * Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-c more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSres) -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following news: Juan Lopez, '24, has been admitted to the selective Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI). As Loyola's first PPIA Fellow, Lopez will participate in a seven-week, fully funded program at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. "Loyola has taught me to be open to unexpected opportunities that come my way," Lopez said more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition in submitting comments urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to strengthen its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, or "Green Guides," which Maryland and other states use to hold marketers accountable and protect consumers. In a letter sent today to FTC Chair Lina Khan, more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced $20 million in funding to support residents with water bill debt related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The assistance will be provided through 19 water systems that applied for and were awarded funding from the Water Assistance Relief Program. "The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't just a once-in-a-generation public health crisis-it also placed enormous financ more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore today swore in Paul Monteiro as Department of Service and Civic Innovation Secretary and Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead as the 31st Adjutant General of Maryland. "Paul is a public servant who has spent his life giving back to our communities," said Gov. Moore. "Throughout his career, he has earned a reputation as not only someone who knows how to lead, but as someone who know more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSper) -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: The Maryland Department of Labor today announced that Elliott Schreur will serve as Family and Medical Leave Insurance Assistant Secretary. In his new role, Elliott will lead the development of the new paid family leave and medical leave program, which will help working Marylanders have the financial security to take time off of work for medic more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 28 -- 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. 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 Talks, LeMaile-Stovall spends time talking with special guest, S more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news: Wendell T. Hill III, a University of Maryland quantum scientist, is among the 269 artists, scholars, business leaders and others elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, the academy announced Wednesday. Hill, a professor in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, was recognized for his groundbreaking resea more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSper) -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: As a leadership transition approaches for fall 2023 at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman has appointed longtime UMCES vice president Bill Dennison as interim president, effective Sept. 25. In January 2023, UMCES President Peter Goodwin announced his plans to retire from the institution, a r more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 27 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Chris Byron, associate professor and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been named the C.R. Roberts Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The C.R. Roberts Professorship in Clinical Veterinary Medicine was established by Kent C. Roberts to honor the life and contribution more PR