BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Older Indonesians helped their peers make the decision be vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of a CCP-led Breakthrough ACTION activity. * * * As the Indonesian government learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching older people with vaccinations is no easy task, despite the population being one of those prioritized to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Most older adults  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Findings support placement of cochlear implants early in life * * * For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists. Their previous studies indicate that this early auditory activity -- before the onset of hearing -- provides a kind of training  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Results build on previous studies that acknowledge equation's strength in assessing LDL cholesterol, a key risk factor for heart attacks and strokes * * * In a new large, comprehensive analysis that looked at data from more than 5 million patients, the Martin/Hopkins method developed by Johns Hopkins researchers to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol -- so-called bad chole more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 27 (TNSper) -- Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks today announced that Michael Calkins has been named Assistant Secretary of the Office of Plant Industries and Pest Management. "I am pleased to welcome Michael to the MDA team," said Secretary Atticks. "Michael's talent and experience will be a great asset to the Moore-Miller Administra more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Committed to providing an excellent and equitable educational experience for every student in Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) today released Phase 3, the final component of the Strategic Plan: Maryland Transforms. Upon the release, the Maryland State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted the complete Strategic Plan, which anchors the vis more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the indictments of Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, Kwame Boadu, all residents of Rockville, MD, and Leslie Awulley Quaye of Taneytown, MD, for their involvement in filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, and Kwame Boadu are each charged with theft schem more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 27 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a $500,000 State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) investment into Longeviti Neuro Solutions, LLC (Longeviti). This SSBCI investment came out of TEDCO's Venture Funds. "We saw an opportunity to improve the lives of patients undergoing complex surgeries, and we're glad we took it," said Jesse Christopher, more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 28 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 Seed Funds investment into Galen Robotics, Inc. This round of seed funding is from the Life Sciences Investment Fund. "In 2017, Galen successfully secured our first MII Phase III grant which led us to make the decision to relocate our headquarters from Silicon Valley to Baltimore. Now, as we r more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore will be part of an international group of 20 colleges and universities convened by Ithaka S+R for a two-year research project called Making AI Generative for Higher Education. The group, which will convene this fall, is intended to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a useful tool for students and educators across all of higher education. Based in New  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 28 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center's (UM CRMC) Stroke Center recently received a five-year re-designation from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). The institute found that UM CRMC maintains a strong commitment to its treatment of complex stroke patients as well as a robust community education program. "We are honored that our Stroke more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 28 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Bonnie Smith, associate professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emerita title may be conferred on retired professors, associate professors, and administrative officers who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech more PR