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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2023-08-31 ( 6 items )  
Bowie State University Receives Grant for Entrepreneurship Pilot Program (10)
BOWIE, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Bowie State University will launch a new pilot program, BSU Entrepreneurship Xtreme, geared toward pairing STEM students with founders of local startups. The program is funded by a $77,540 grant from TEDCO, a state supported economic engine for technology companies. The BSU Entrepreneurship Xtreme pilot program will provide students with an immersive experiential learning opportunity by pairing them with loca more PR

Bowie State Welcomes Michael Simmons as New Assistant Band Director (10)
BOWIE, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: The sounds of song echo through FPAC and beyond as the Bowie State University band gears up for another academic year and also welcomes a plethora of new faces including a new assistant band director, Michael Simmons. Simmons, who got his start in music as a youth in his church band and choir, is a graduate of Florida A&M University. He has taught music from elementary school to the university level though mo more PR

Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology: Reaching Cancer Moonshot Goals With the Help of Tissue Models (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology issued the following news: The Cancer Moonshot initiative, launched in 2016 by the United States federal government, aims to reduce cancer death rates by half in the next 25 years. Most knowledge about cancer come from studies that use animal, computer, and in vitro models. While humans are the appropriate models for cancer research there are limitations, and mouse models don't accurately portray how drugs an more PR

Local Colleges Sign Partnership Agreement: ACM, GC, PSC of WVU, EWVCTC Collaborate on Workforce Programming (10)
CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- Allegany College of Maryland issued the following news release: Four colleges - two in Maryland and two in West Virginia - signed a partnership agreement on Monday that paves the way for collaboration in a wide range of workforce training programs. "This agreement provides a mechanism to increase accessibility and reduce student costs in high-demand programs throughout the region," said Dr. Chris Gilmer, campus president of Potomac State College of West Virgini more PR

Md. Gov. Moore Hosts U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Governor Wes Moore this week hosted the U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat for a meeting at the State House in Annapolis. During the meeting, the governor and the alliance discussed the Moore-Miller administration's action to combat climate change and the path toward reaching Maryland's ambitious climate goals. "I see the climate crisis in our neighborhoods every day--it's why we're w more PR

Shepherd University: Civil War Center to Host September 21 Lecture on 'When Hell Came to Sharpsburg' (10)
SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 30 -- Shepherd University issued the following news: The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War will present a lecture by Steven Cowie based on his book "When Hell Came to Sharpsburg: The Battle of Antietam and Its Impact on the Civilians Who Called It Home." The free talk will take place Thursday, September 21, from 7-9 p.m. at Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown. "When Hell Came to Sharpsburg" investigates how the B more PR