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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2023-05-10 ( 10 items )  
$900,000 Ratcliffe Foundation Gift to Continue SU Shore Hatchery Entrepreneurship Program Through 2026 (10)
SALISBURY, Maryland, May 9 (TNSfund) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: From blown glass to sporting equipment, water quality monitoring to baked goods, and many products and services in between, more than 100 entrepreneurs have made their dreams a reality with the help of Salisbury University's Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition. Many more will have that opportunity over the next three years, as the foundation recen more PR

Baker Donelson Adds 14 Associates Firm-Wide (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 9 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added 14 new associates across the Firm. These new associates and their primary areas of practice are: Baltimore, Maryland * Zachary S. Gilreath (Construction) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Mary Gentry (Labor & Employment) Birmingham, Alabama * Cayman L. Caven (Labor & Employment) Charleston, South Carolina * Grant Wills (Labor & Employment) Houston, Texas * Alexis del R more PR

Dr. Abimbola Asojo Named New Dean of Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 (TNSper) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive national search, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson and Provost Hongtao Yu, have appointed a new dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P). Distinguished global professor Abimbola O. Asojo, Ph.D., will take lead of the rising architectural school, becoming only its second dean in school history, effective August 2, 2023. With her appointment,  more PR

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Lack of Belief in Body's Ability to Function Through Pain Linked to Daily Pre-Surgery Prescribed Opioid Use Among Candidates for Elective Spine Surgery (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study finds that pain self-efficacy may hold value as a modifiable target to improve post-surgery outcomes * * * According to a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, low pain self-efficacy can predict daily pre-surgery prescribed opioid use among patients seeking elective spine surgery. The study defined pain self-efficacy as the "beliefs held by people with chronic pain that they can carry ou more PR

Johns Hopkins: Fentanyl, Heroin Use Substantially Decline in Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder During First Year (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * At the same time, positivity rates for cocaine and methamphetamine held steady among methadone patients in the study * * * A new study led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher found that the percent of patients treated for opioid use disorder with methadone significantly decreased their use of fentanyl during a year of treatm more PR

Md. A.G. Brown: Letter to EPA - Pervasive Plastic Microfiber Is Polluting Environment (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release and letter on May 8, 2023: In a letter today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 16 states sounding the alarm over pervasive plastic microfiber pollution, urging EPA and NOAA to use the full extent of their authority to protect public health and the more PR

Prince George's County Public Schools: Kenmoor Early Childhood Center Educator Named Prince George's County Teacher of the Year (10)
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, May 10 -- Prince George's County Public Schools issued the following news release: Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) announced that Kenmoor Early Childhood Center educator Mary Truman will serve as 2023 Prince George's County Teacher of the Year. Truman, who teaches preschoolers with autism, is a 22-year veteran PGCPS educator. "Mary Truman epitomizes excellence in early childhood education for her creative approach to teaching learners with special needs, more PR

Salisbury University: Burns Co-Edits New Book 'Social Issues in Communication - You Make the Call' (10)
SALISBURY, Maryland, May 9 (TNSbook) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: More and more social issues are bleeding into the sports world. Dr. David Burns, professor of communication at Salisbury University examines some of those scenarios as co-editor of a new book Social Issues in Communication: You Make the Call. This collection of real-life case studies on social issues in sports provides students with the opportunity to make the call on ethical and professional dilem more PR

Study of Cancer Metastasis, Most Common Cause of Cancer Death, Gets $35 Million Boost at Johns Hopkins Medicine (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: With a $35 million gift from researcher, philanthropist and race car driver Theodore Giovanis, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine will study the biological roots of the most fatal aspect of cancer: how it metastasizes, or spreads, through the body. The contribution, a 15-year commitment, will establish the Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology, dedicated to studying metastasis. The i more PR

TEDCO Announces Investment Into Rise Therapeutics (10)
COLUMBIA, Maryland, May 9 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent Seed Funds investment of $200,000 into Rise Therapeutics, a Maryland-based biotechnology company. TEDCO's Seed Funds invest in early-stage, technology and life sciences companies and provides access to gap financing. "We are thrilled to receive this follow-on investment from TEDCO," said Gary Fanger, Ph. more PR