BOWIE, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Bowie State University cancelled classes for the week and instead planned a series of wellness events to help the campus heal and move forward from the traumatic disruption at the end of the Homecoming celebration on Oct. 7. Gunfire was reported on campus Saturday night. Two 19-year-old men were found wounded in front of the College of Business and Graduate Studies before being transported to more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Eagle Bancorp, a parent company of EagleBank, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: EagleBank (NASDAQ: EGBN), one of the largest community banks in the Washington, D.C. area, today announced that it provided a $9,000,000 revolving line of credit to Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) to support their working capital for a new contract with Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. (VERA). KIND is a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- The Maryland Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has helped place more than two dozen international companies in incubators across the state through the Maryland Global Gateway program. The 27 approved participating companies represent 19 countries and are in a number of industries including quantum computing, cybersecurity, life sciences, aerospace, more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has helped place more than two dozen international companies in incubators across the state through the Maryland Global Gateway program. The 27 approved participating companies represent 19 countries and are in a number of industries including quantum computing, cybersecurity, life sciences, aerospace, manufac more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: We're feeling a drop in temperatures across the state, with parts of Western Maryland dipping into the low 30s. Cooler temperatures and sunny days bode well for leaf change. According to the U.S. Forest Service, trees are continuing to produce sugars in their leaves, but the cool nights and the gradual closing of veins in leaves prevent these sugars from moving out. These conditions  more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: Montgomery College is hosting a Nobel laureate speaker series, featuring Dr. John C. Mather and Dr. William D. Phillips, October 23 and November 6, as the first two speakers. On Monday, October 23, at 2 p.m. in Globe Hall on the Germantown Campus, the College welcomes Dr. Mather, the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics. Dr. Mather will deliver a presentation called, "Opening the Infrared Treasure Che more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Salisbury University students, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), hacked their way to third place at the University of Maryland Baltimore County's (UMBC's) 2023 hackUMBC computer programming competition. The SU team included junior Isaac Dugan, of Thurmont, MD, and seniors James Montebell, of Seaford, DE, Brian Bowers, of Damascus, MD, and John Meyers, of Parkville, MD. All are computer science more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Dr. Michele Schlehofer, Salisbury University professor of psychology, has been having important conversations with those on campus and in the greater Salisbury community through the Re-Envisioning Ethics Access and Community Humanities (REACH) initiative for years. She now has the opportunity to expand that initiative as one of just four recipients of the University System of Maryland (USM) Wilson H. Elkins more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $200,000 investment in Escalate. This recent investment came from TEDCO's Social Impact Funds. "Escalate is focused on solving the current talent crisis that we are seeing in frontline positions across the nation," said Sean Segal, co-founder and CEO of Escalate. "Thanks to TEDCO's investment we are ab more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2023: Kirsten E. Lyke, MD, Professor of Medicine and Physician-Scientist at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), was elected this week as a new member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). She was recognized for her pivotal research in emerging infections and human challenge models that h more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health issued the following news release: University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is hosting its Annual Sporting Clays Classic on Saturday, October 21, at The Point at Pintail in Queenstown. Proceeds from the event will be designated for the Wellness for Women program at the Clark Comprehensive Breast Center at UM SRH. The goal of Wellness for Women is to identify and educate women who are at risk  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Findings Show Inflammation Stops Some Neurons from Maturing in the Developing Brain, Which Could Open the Door to New Treatments * * * Severe inflammation in early childhood is a clinically known risk factor for developing autism and schizophrenia. Now, for the first time, scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered that inflammatio more PR