BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 (TNSper) -- The Community College of Baltimore County issued the following news release: Community College of Baltimore County President Sandra L. Kurtinitis is pleased to welcome Cristina Lopez to the college's Board of Trustees. The Board maintains general oversight of CCBC. Its responsibilities include adopting rules and regulations for college operations, approving the college budget, considering and approving CCBC's academic programs, major purchases and long-ra more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 7 (TNSper) -- Clark University issued the following news: The Clark University Board of Trustees appointed six new members on July 1, and welcomed a familiar face back for another term. New members appointed to six-year terms are Lawrence Franks, M.A. '73, of Arlington, Virginia; Janet Goss '82 of Bethesda, Maryland; Karen Patterson Greene '92 of Natick, Massachusetts; Peter Mugar '96 of Boston; Jennifer Ottinger '94 of New York City; and Mark Wetzel of North Gra more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 (TNSper) -- Goucher College issued the following news: Goucher College has announced current President Kent Devereaux's contract has been extended through June 2027. The Goucher College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Devereaux's new contract. Devereaux joined Goucher in July 2019. During the first four years of his tenure, Devereaux has simultaneously focused on strengthening and stewarding the college into the future while navigating the institution more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 6, 2023 and a letter: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced he has joined a coalition of 26 states and cities in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant standards for light- and medium-duty highway vehicles, model years 2027 through 2032, which include passenger  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of Attorneys General and cities in moving to intervene in lawsuits challenging decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that authorize California to establish regulations that would speed the adoption of zero-emission trucks and reduce emissions from fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty vehicles. The regulati more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that nine Maryland nursing programs will receive $5.8 million to help address the state's nursing shortage. The FY24 Competitive Institutional Grant funding includes one-year resource grants, multi-year implementation grants, and planning grants to get more students out of the classroom and into the workforce. "This funding will create positive and la more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 7 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on July 6, 2023: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today reported a 6% increase in submerged aquatic vegetation, commonly known as SAV or underwater grasses, in Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake Bay in 2022. Scientists mapped 37,297 acres of underwater grasses in Maryland during the annual survey. The results represent 47% of the state's 2025 restoration target and 33% of the ulti more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 (TNSper) -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Frederick H. Hoover has been sworn in as of July 5, 2023 to assume leadership of the Maryland Public Service Commission, the state's utility regulator. Chair Hoover was appointed this year by Governor Wes Moore for a five-year term and was confirmed by the Maryland Senate in April 2023. He most recently served as Assistant People's Counsel in the Maryland Office of  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Studies focus on blocking an enzyme that plays a crucial role in replication of the HIV-1 virus * * * Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National Institutes of Health, report that two new studies in mice with a humanized immune system and human cell lines have identified an enzyme that plays a critical role in the late stages of HIV replication. more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, July 7 (TNSres) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Danitza Verano Roman grew up in Peru, immigrating to the U.S. when she was 14. She knew almost no English when she arrived, but has picked it up fluently in the past eight years. Her love of learning, and opportunities and encouragement provided by Salisbury University, have led a new adventure for the Silver Spring resident: taking on another language as a recent recipient of the Boren Fellowship t more PR