WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Yesterday, President Biden delivered a major economic address spotlighting the contrast between Bidenomics building the economy from the bottom up and middle out, and Republicans' failed trickle-down MAGAnomics centered on slashing taxes for the wealthy, cutting Social Security and Medicare, and raising costs for working families. In Maryland: Baltimore Sun: In Maryland, President Joe Biden touts econ more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 15 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Sept. 14, 2023, with Andy Pekosz, professor in molecular microbiology and immunology: * * * By Aliza Rosen, digital content strategist As we head into fall, vaccines continue to be one of the best and safest ways to protect ourselves and our loved ones against severe COVID illness. Updated COVID vaccines are designed to target the variants currently circulating and are rec more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following joint statement on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury informed the State Board that he is withdrawing his request for a second term to pursue other opportunities. The State Board is grateful to Superintendent Choudhury for his leadership in Maryland through the first phase of educational transformation in the State. Over the past two years, he rebuilt the Maryland State Depart more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore today announced that Maryland will direct $17.4 million toward adult education providers in support of key investments to grow Maryland's economy. The announcement came as part of the program during President Joseph R. Biden's visit to Prince George's County Community College in support of the Biden Administration's vision for growing the country's ec more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: Donald G. Gifford, the Jacob A. France Professor of Torts and former dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has been recognized by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) with the title of Distinguished University Professor. The designation is the highest appointment bestowed on a faculty member at UMB. Gifford was honored with the Distinguished University Profe more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The ability to examine up to 2 million DNA bases instead of just a few hundred in a single read and get results in under two weeks instead of months with a device costing about $1,000 instead of 100 times as much would certainly seem like a win-win-win proposition. The Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services (ViTALS) within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has secured a $200,000 grant from the Natio more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The old MRI scanner had reached the end of the line. Rather than merely replace it, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine decided to make a revolutionary upgrade. A new Siemens 3-tesla MRI scanner is being installed at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, set to go online for full diagnostic use this month. A tesla is a unit of measuring magnetic intensity, and the new scanner has double the power  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Two undergraduates who aspire to be veterinarians got hands-on research experience at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine this summer through the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program, a Virginia Tech program that supports diverse graduate and undergraduate students. For undergraduate students who wish to pursue graduate studies, the program offers summer research opportunities. This su more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: There is currently no cure for lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes widespread inflammation. The cause of the disease is unknown, but it likely stems from a combination of hormonal, genetic, and environmental factors. Xin Luo, professor of immunology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Defense to establish a new model for lupus. On more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Briana Gleizer and Taylor Mortensen, both veterinary students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, were selected for the Veterinary Student Research Fellowship. This marks the first time any student from the college has been chosen for this fellowship. The three-month summer fellowship was created by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research in partnership with the American Associatio more PR