SEASIDE, California, June 6 (TNSawa) -- California State University issued the following news: Jose Pablo "J.P." Dundore-Arias, assistant professor of plant pathology in CSUMB's biology and chemistry department, is the recipient of the American Phytopathological Society's Excellence in Teaching Award, to be presented at their annual Plant Health 2023 Conference in August. It is awarded to one APS member per year for effective active teaching and outstanding pedagogical research. He was also in more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses -- the connection points through which nerve cells in the brain communicate -- in live animals. The technique, described in Nature Methods, should lead, the scientists say, to a better understanding of how such connections in human brains change with learning more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 (TNSfund) -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following news: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Qi Shi, Ph.D., LCPC, director of the Center for Equity, Leadership, and Social Justice in Education (CELSJE), a three-year, $498,271 grant to support her research on preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. This research award will fund a postdoctoral fellow in CELSJE and continue to strengthen Loyola's research in equity and STEM edu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting individuals suing Merck & Co. for alleged injuries they suffered using Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax. The plaintiffs claim they suffered atypical femur fractures from long term use of the drug between 1999 and 2010, and that Merck knew about the risk before finally addin more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 6 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore this afternoon hosted the change of command ceremony for the new adjutant general for Maryland. Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, the 30th adjutant general for Maryland, relinquished command of the Maryland National Guard and the Maryland Military Department to Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead during a ceremony held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. "Over the past three and a half y more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 (TNSper) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Dr. Nagraj "Raju" Balakrishnan, a veteran university educator and administrator and currently the dean of the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Business, has been named dean of the Merrick School of Business at The University of Baltimore. Balakrishnan, who was identified during a national search led by a University committee in tandem with the Witt Kieffer search firm, will begin in  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Rachel Green, Ph.D., a 25-year faculty member at Johns Hopkins Medicine, has been tapped to lead its Molecular Biology and Genetics department. Green is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and holds a joint academic appointment in the Department of Biology in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University. She has been an investigator at t more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 6 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Silver Branch Brewing Company, a production brewery and taproom located in Silver Spring, Maryland, will invest $3 million to open a second location in Fauquier County. The company is pursuing additional production of its beer and will establish the new operation at the former Wort Hog facility to expand its presence and increase its abil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSres) -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: For the first time, Metro will begin offering reduced fares to assist low-income customers. The new income-qualified reduced fare program, 'Metro Lift' launches Tuesday, June 20. Customers in DC, Maryland and Virginia who qualify for the US Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) are eligible to enroll. Approved by Metro's B more PR