MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 26 (TNSper) -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: In a cooperative ceremony Thursday, Alabama Army National Guard Col. Wesley "Dale" Murray was simultaneously promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and reassigned to a command position in Maryland. The Adjutant General (TAG) for the Alabama National Guard (ALNG), Maj. Gen. Sheryl E. Gordon, hosted the ceremony at the ALNG Joint Force Headquarters, July 20, 2023. "You know quality when you see it more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, July 26 -- Capitol Technology University issued the following news: Capitol Technology University in Laurel, Maryland, U.S.A. has signed a historic partnership with the University of Buea (College of Technology) in Cameroon, West-Central Africa, establishing a mutual effort to promote opportunities for academic research cooperation between both institutions. On Thursday, June 21, 2023, Dr. Bradford Sims, President of Capitol and Ngomo Horace Manga, Vice Chancellor of the Univ more PR

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, July 26 -- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, a provider of environmental, compliance, natural resources, and infrastructure engineering and management solutions, issued the following news release: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, is proud to announce that Ivy Harvey, Program Manager, was among the 2023 recipients of Water For People's Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Award, which hono more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 26 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following commentary on July 24, 2023: * * * Distilling the Promises of AI in Global Health from the Hype By Marla Shaivitz "There is a lot of hype around Artificial Intelligence, or AI." I wrote that line four years ago for a post on CCP's website titled, "Artificial Intelligence and its Promising Application in Global Health". Talk about an understatement. Today, conversations on AI domina more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 26 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland (USM) welcomes Dr. Kelly Elkins of Towson University as a Senior Fellow, to lead system support of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). This will include working with an inaugural cohort of faculty selected as 2023-24 Elkins SoTL Fellows from across five USM institutions. SoTL focuses on system more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of six Attorneys General in submitting a comment letter in support of the Biden administration's development of a national Ocean Justice Strategy. Certain communities ("ocean justice communities") have been historically excluded from ocean policy decisions - including Black, Indigenous, and people of co more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and involved officer in the fatal shooting that occurred on July 22, 2023, in Montgomery County. The decedent has been identified as 19-year-old Franklin Castro Ordonez of Gaithersburg, Maryland. The involved Montgomery County Police Officer has been identified as Officer more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General from 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat, and poultry processing. The new partnership will assist the coalition of Attorneys General in tac more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 26 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced $4 million in grants to six jurisdictions for repairs that will enable nearly 300 homes to proceed with comprehensive energy efficiency retrofits. The funds will be deployed through a new pilot program that integrates the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's energy efficiency programs and rehabilitation programs, providing the r more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 26 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: The Maryland Public Service Commission has scheduled two initial virtual public comment hearings on the multi-year rate plan filed in February by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. Utility customers and other interested parties are welcome to take part in the hearings on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. The Commission will schedule an  more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, July 26 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Byron Garry, an associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Construction and Operations Management, was honored by the American Society for Engineering Education as the "North Midwest Section Outstanding Campus Representative, 2023." Garry received the award at the ASEE's national conference earlier this summer in Baltimore, Maryland. Garry, a 1981 (bachelor's degree in electr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on July 24, 2023: * * * Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on a letter from 13 attorneys general sent to Fortune 100 companies attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies: "Recently, 13 state attorneys general sent a letter to Fortune 100 companies in an attempt to undermine the efforts made by businesses to foster diversity, equity, in more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, July 26 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Northwell Health announced an education alliance that expands access and affordability of higher education to the healthcare system's 84,000 employees. The alliance brings together UMGC's pioneering online and hybrid degree programs with Northwell's commitment to its employees to provide educational opportunities that will help them gain knowl more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news on July 24, 2023: Opioids remain the most potent and effective pain relievers in medicine, but they're also among the most addictive drugs that can halt a person's ability to breathe during an overdose -- which can be deadly. Researchers have been racing to develop safer pain reliever drugs that target a specific opioid receptor, called the kappa opioid receptor, that is only found i more PR

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, July 26 (TNSres) -- West Virginia American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: West Virginia American Water announced today that it will begin construction on an estimated $920,000 infrastructure upgrade project along Stadium Drive in Bluefield. The project will replace approximately 2,700 feet of cast iron water main from Wildwood Lane to Maryland Avenue. The entire project is estimated to be completed in Septembe more PR