BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2023: * * * Milton Javier Bravo, Ph.D., vice president of mission and identity for Loyola University Maryland, sent this message to the Loyola community on Oct. 11, 2023: Dear Members of the Loyola Community, When I originally envisioned introducing myself to the University community this semester as your inaugural vice president for mission and identity, I could not have imagined the violen more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Jabari Walker, Bowie State's sustainability and energy coordinator, received recognition from a local clean energy group for his work promoting environmental sustainability. Walker received the Visionary Award from the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC), a public-private partnership that promotes the use of clean, alternative fuels created by the Department of Energy (DOE). The Visionar more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Bowie State University continues to invest in diversifying the education pipeline with three new grants from the Department of Education for almost $3.5 million that support scholarships for future teachers and leaders focusing on special education. The grants cover three different degree levels. PULSE (Preparing Urban Leaders in Special Education) is designed to support 15 students pursuing a doctoral degree more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced appointments to the statewide Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission. The appointments mark historic diversity among all of Maryland's judicial nominating commissions to date, as 57% of all commission members are women; 53% are people of color; 63% of commission chairs are women; and 75% of commission chairs are people of color. Renee M. Hu more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Today, Governor Wes Moore joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at Prince George's Community College to announce funding for the Commercial Driver's License program, highlighting President Joseph R. Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's job opportunity expansion. Governor Moore and Secretary Buttigieg were joined by former United States Congressman Patrick Murphy (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: Metro's Capitol Heights station has the opportunity to become a major gateway between the District of Columbia and Maryland and to support Prince George's County's initiative to catalyze transit-oriented development along the Blue Line Corridor. The proposed changes at Capitol Heights Station to Metro's Kiss & Ride, Park & Ride, and bus facilities will enable a mix of housing and retail  more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Towson University issued the following news: Towson University's College of Fine Arts & Communication continues to provide its students with incredible experiences without having to leave campus. During the last week of September, world-renowned choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess held a special one-week residency on campus. He taught master classes and workshops, held a book signing for his memoir (through a partnership with the Asian Arts and Culture Center), and more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Joseph Richardson Jr., the MPower Professor of African-American Studies, Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology at the University of Maryland, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Best known for his work studying the effect of urban gun violence on Black youths and young men, Richardson was cited by the academy for his pioneering work "translating science into the develop more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: In her new book Race and National Security, Professor Matiangai Sirleaf brings together leading experts to challenge conventional interpretations of national security and illuminate how White supremacy informs and shapes the parameters of the national security conversation. Contributors offer visions for reforming and transforming national security, including adopting an abolitionist fr more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Kevin Myatt Anna Hassebroek, a doctoral candidate in the Meng Lab of Molecular Virology and an anatomic pathology resident at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2023 recipient of the Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians. "This is a very prestigious national award recognizing Dr. Hassebroek's outstanding original research accomplishment for her Ph.D. dissert more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Sarah Boudreau Micha C. Simons, associate professor of small animal surgery, has joined the the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. She will focus on small animal soft tissue surgery. Simons' background covers everything from gastrointestinal surgeries to diagnostic biopsies to hernia repairs. In addition to performing surgery, Simons said she is  more PR