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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2023-10-14 ( 9 items )  
Allegany County Public School District: Saville From Center for Career & Technical Education Named Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction (10)
CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- The Allegany County Public School District issued the following news: Mr. Ian Saville, an educator at Center for Career & Technical Education (CCTE), was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Mr. Saville was nominated by a student for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence in the profession. Every year, student NSHSS members are invited to nominate the educator who has ma more PR

Goucher College Receives Grant From the US Department of Health and Human Services for the Gopher Mental Health Initiative (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Goucher College issued the following news: Goucher College is placing a premium on mental health, and thanks to a new grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the college is able to expand psychoeducational programming and outreach to its students. The grant is a first from the SAMHSA for Goucher and is part of the government's Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant more PR

Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology: Researchers Develop Tiny NanoSABERs to Aid Battle Against Cancer (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology issued the following news: By John Moseman New technology allows clinicians to visualize tumors in their entirety, which could improve cancer imaging and outcomes When Jedi Knights need to vanquish an enemy, they whip out their trusty lightsabers. In the future, thanks to Johns Hopkins researchers, doctors seeking to crush cancer may wield minuscule molecular nanoSABERs that allow them to look at tumors in  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Stronger Relief Options for Borrowers Harmed by Predatory Institutions (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The brief urges the court to uphold the Department of Education's Borrower Defense Rule (Rule), which provides relief for student loan  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Seeks Penalties Against Prince George's County Private High School and Principal for COVID Aid Fraud (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that the State has filed suit against Metropolitan Washington High School and its Principal Gamaliel Onyemaobi-Prince for submitting a fraudulent application for COVIDrelated aid. In response to the COVID pandemic, the Maryland State Department of Education made emergency funds available to private schools to c more PR

Md. A.G. Brown: Investigative Report Released for October 2022 Fatal Vehicle Pursuit in Baltimore City (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General today released its investigative report of the October 8, 2022, fatal vehicle pursuit in Baltimore City. On October 8, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Northwest District Action Team were on patrol in a marked police cruiser in Northwest Baltimore when they more PR

Md. Health Dept. Joins Maryland Departments of Disabilities and Labor to Honor 31 Direct Support Professionals for Their Service (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: The Maryland Department of Health, along with partners from the Maryland Department of Disabilities and the Maryland Department of Labor hosted a celebration today to honor 31 direct support professionals for their service to Marylanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Department of Health and the Department of Disabilities called for nominations and chose  more PR

UMGC Announces Speaker for Veterans Day Ceremony, Nov. 10 (10)
ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: University of Maryland Global Campus President Gregory Fowler is honored to announce that Major General Barrye Price (U.S. Army, Ret.), PhD, will be the featured speaker for the university's Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 10. Gen. Price currently serves as president and chief executive officer of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. The ceremony recognizes our nation's military v more PR

University of Maryland: Gray Whales Die-Offs Driven by Food Supply Swings as a Result of Arctic Changing Conditions (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A long-term Arctic biological data set maintained by a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) faculty member has been proven instrumental in determining the cause of a continuing series of die-offs of eastern Pacific gray whales. According to a new study published in the journal Science, fluctuating stocks of a shrimp-like creature livi more PR