TOWSON, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Towson University issued the following news: In high school, Shilah Bremond thought she would go to college for a "classic career," like nurse, doctor or lawyer. But when she got there, she found a passion she never expected--geography. Now a junior at Towson University, Bremond is majoring in geography and environmental planning with a minor in GIS and computer science in the College of Liberal Arts. The Waldorf, Maryland, native started her college career as an more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine has created and trained a machine learning model to calculate percent necrosis (PN) -- or, what percentage of a tumor is "dead" and no longer active -- in patients with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. The model's calculation was 85% correct when compared to the results of a musculoskeletal pathologist. Upon removing one outlier, the accuracy rose to 99 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the settlement of a lawsuit against Baltimore City to address unauthorized discharges of pollution from the state's two largest sewage treatment plants. The settlement (https://mde.maryland.gov/Documents/Executed%20Back%20River%20&%20Patapsco%20WWTPs%20Consent%20Decre more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Labor has secured $4 million through the U.S. Department of Labor's Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants program. The funding will be used to connect nearly 350 Marylanders to careers in fast-growing industries and strengthen Maryland's talent pipeline in Wester more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Governor Wes Moore delivered remarks at the 22nd Annual Blavatt Lecture series hosted by the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College. Governor Moore's lecture, titled More Than Waving a Flag: Redefining American Identity in a Gen-Z World, aimed to inspire today's students to be leaders and responsible global citizens poised to make an impact in the world around them. *  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: Blink and you might miss it. Peak fall color that is. Some reports out of western Maryland this week describe past peak conditions, and foresters and park rangers in other regions of the state also report rapid changes, with tree canopies transforming from mostly green to brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red often in as little as 48 hours. A strong cold front at the beginning of more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 2, 2023: Every year scientists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources crisscross the state with notebooks, nets, and other equipment looking for insects and other wildlife as part of the Maryland Biological Stream Survey. The scientists collect and analyze bugs, fish, and other indicator species to develop a score that can show whether a stream is biologically health more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: In January of 2022, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson unveiled a bold new 10-year strategic plan, Transformation Morgan 2030: Leading the Future, with a key component of its first goal being to increase overall enrollment to 10,000 students by fall 2030. Seven years ahead of schedule, the University has moved closer to achieving that goal, recording a new, record-high total enrollment of 9, more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Towson University issued the following news: The 2024 College Cup Innovation Challenge at the StarTUp at the Armory is home to the next $10,000 idea. Current students, recent alums and accepted students from across the university can enter as teams of no more than five to bring their entrepreneurial ideas and innovations to life. Any student with an idea passionate about turning it into a successful venture should attend an information session on Nov. 9 or Nov. 17 be more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), which encompasses 16 public, two-year technical colleges, recently announced an agreement that allows WTCS students to transfer into one of the university's 125+ online academic programs with tuition and transfer-credit benefits. In 1911, Wisconsin became the first state in the country to establi more PR

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center issued the following news release: The largest turnout of community members in event history participated in University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center's (UM BWMC) fall Community Wellness Day on October 14th at Marley Middle School. The event was made possible thanks to more than 30 hospital volunteers and over 30 representatives from local organizations that came together to offer fr more PR

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited Hagerstown and Washington County yesterday as part of the department's "Day Trips" tour to connect with area public officials and residents. This stop is part of a statewide circuit to learn how DHCD can support local efforts to improve housing, the small business commun more PR