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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2023-06-21 ( 6 items )  
BGE Awarded Grant Through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for $30.8 Million Fiber Project That Will Expand High-Speed Internet Access and Promote Digital Equity (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 21 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: BGE has been awarded a $15.4 million grant made available through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for a middle-mile fiber infrastructure project that will enhance electric grid reliability and resiliency while leading and advancing shared local, state, and national goals to increase broadband connectivity, redundancy, affordability, an more PR

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs: Volunteer Drivers in Nigeria Fill Transportation Gaps for Pregnant Women Who Need Care (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * CCP's Breakthrough ACTION project has helped local governments develop a network of volunteer drivers to help moms and babies get treatment when transportation is too costly. * * * In Nigeria's Bauchi state, pregnant women in rural wards have difficulty accessing health care, be it pre-natal visits or delivering their babies at a medical facility. The terrain is chall more PR

Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Researcher Names New Director (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 21 (TNSper) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (CPRC) has announced the appointment of Frederick Barrett, Ph.D., as its new director, effective immediately. Barrett replaces Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., who served as the center's director since its founding in 2019. Griffiths will continue to serve on the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine faculty and as a member of CPRC' more PR

Montgomery College Team Earns Two Awards From Recent NASA MINDS Competition (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 21 (TNSres) -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: A team of Montgomery College (MC) students earned two awards from the 2023 NASA MINDS competition, held in May. The "MC UV" team was recognized with second place in the overall competition (complete design, build, and presentation), and a third-place award for their technical paper. The entire MC team is made up of dual enrollment students majoring in engineering. You can watch the team's submission v more PR

Standard Solar Strengthens Leadership in Education Sector With Acquisition of Lehigh University Solar Project From EDF Renewables North America (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 21 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: Lehigh University will soon add a 2.61-megawatt (MW) solar project on its campus as a critical component of its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. Standard Solar recently acquired the Lehigh Valley project from developer EDF Renewables North America, further solidifying the company's commitment to advancing solar energy in Pennsylvania and educational institutions nationw more PR

University of Maryland Global Campus: Manhattan Community College Alliance Provides Seamless Pathway to Degree (10)
ADELPHI, Maryland, June 21 (TNSpar) -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) have announced a transfer partnership enabling BMCC students to pursue a more affordable bachelor's degree. BMCC, the first community college in Manhattan, is now the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system, with more than 20,000 students. "We ar more PR