ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, members of Maryland's federal, state, and local governments including Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 14 (TNSpar) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Morgan State University, in partnership with the City of Baltimore, today released Open Access Baltimore, a free one-stop shop online portal for student and community food entrepreneurs to find and utilize local resources for capital, permitting and licensing, and training that will help them plan, launch, and grow their businesses in Baltimore. Baltimore now becomes the third ci more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Labor today announced the appointment of Assistant Secretary Erin Roth within the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning (DWDAL). "I am delighted that Erin Roth will be taking the helm at the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning," said Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu. "Her leadership will be criti more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has approved three new Enterprise Zones - Woodlawn in Baltimore County; the towns of Betterton and Worton in Kent County; and the town of Snow Hill in Worcester County. The department also approved the redesignation and expansion of an existing zone in the town of Princess Anne, and has approved the redesignat more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, July 15 (TNSpar)(TNSpro) -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Salisbury University students can become crimefighting scientists thanks to a new concentration in the Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology. The forensic science concentration within the integrated science major incorporates several fields of study to analyze and interpret criminal-related data. Students in the concentration will focus on the discovery of physical evidence th more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 15 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: Towson University recently announced that Karen Zuccardi, Manager of the Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) at TEDCO, completed the Next Level Leaders Program, a signature program of the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute. The Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute honored the second cohort of twenty-two participants who completed this program on Tuesday, June 6th,  more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 14 (TNSpp) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: The University of Maryland announced today its participation in Hillel International's Campus Climate Initiative (CCI) cohort for the 2023-24 academic year and beyond. A unique effort to strengthen ties between university leaders and Maryland Hillel, CCI provides senior campus administrators with a comprehensive program to foster a campus climate in which Jewish students fee more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, July 15 (TNSgov) -- Towson University issued the following news on July 14, 2023: Towson University interim president Melanie Perreault and more than a dozen TU leaders were on hand in Baltimore today as Vice President Kamala Harris announced $20 billion in funding for sustainability initiatives. Perreault, who had a few moments to meet with Harris, was one of only a handful of university presidents at the afternoon event at Coppin State University (CSU), a University System  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore Foundation has announced the appointment of Joan M. Worthington, B.S. '84, M.B.A. '91, as board chair for a two-year term effective July 1. The foundation is a designated 501c3, first established in 1969. In addition to assisting in the financial well-being of the institution, the board also provides leadership and guidance to the UBalt administration in advancing  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is pleased to announce the unanimous election of seven new members to its Board of Visitors (BOV). The new members (appearing from left to right above) are: * Aja Byrd '06, Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Netflix * Amy Petkovsek '06, Executive Director, Community Law Center * Andrew Levy '81, Partner, Brown, Goldstein more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: Maryland Carey Law Professor Martha Ertman has been awarded a Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Award for the spring 2024 semester. Her project on contract-based reparations for racial injustice will take her to McGill University in Montreal to teach and conduct research. Deeply affected by the racial injustice that rose in awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ertman's Fulbright  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 14 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: By Melissa Hartman, associate director of editorial at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Fifty years ago, the oral contraceptive medication norgestrel was FDA-approved for prescription use. Today, the FDA approved Opill, a brand-name version of this drug, for over-the-counter sale--giving millions of people access to safe, effective oral contraceptiv more PR