ARNOLD, Maryland, Nov. 15 -- Anne Arundel Community College issued the following news release: Anne Arundel Community College has welcomed Megan Myers, Ph.D., as its dean of Distance Education, effective Sept. 18. Myers is leading AACC's Information and Instructional Technology's (IIT) Innovation + Design + Engagement + Accessibility (IDEA) Lab team and will be located in the college's new Learning Innovation Center. "Through her past work, it's clear Myers values a culture of innovation prom more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Bowie State University honored active and former military members during an on-campus Veterans Day program on Nov. 10. Uniformed veterans gathered in the Student Center Ballroom to reflect on their service to the nation and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The program was anchored by a keynote speech from Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, the Surgeon General of the United St more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Buy Black, a play about how Black Americans cope under the threats of gentrification, opens tonight with performances through Saturday in the Black Box Theatre in the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Bowie State University. Tickets are available online for this BSU Theatre production. The play was written by Raymond Ingram, a junior theatre major in with a concentration in acting and direct more PR

WESTMINSTER, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Carroll Community College issued the following news release: Carroll Community College is proud to announce that its Business Solutions team has secured $12,000 in funding from the Philip E. & Carol R. Ratcliffe Foundation after competing in the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Pitch for the Trades competition held in Nashville, TN. This victory, announced on October 31, marks a significant stride for the college's electric ve more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * An extensive tuberculosis (TB) campaign led by CCP has contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of TB cases identified and treated. * * * By Stephanie Desmon An extensive tuberculosis (TB) social and behavior change campaign developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs with the Nigerian government and local stakeholders has contributed to a dr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointment of Usherla DeBerry as acting director of the Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The governor also announced the members appointed to the newly-created State Board of Sign Language Interpreters. "It is vital that we provide all resources and access to opportunities for Maryland's Deaf and hard of hearing community. I a more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Maryland Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointment of Meghan Conklin as the state's first chief sustainability officer and Michael Hinson as the state's first chief resilience officer. Through a whole-of-government approach, the chief sustainability officer and the chief resilience officer will work to address the current and future effects of climate change. "Addressing the more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Today, Governor Wes Moore celebrated the winners of the Governor's Award for Disability Culture and Achievement at the State House. The event, hosted by the Maryland Department of Disabilities and attended by Maryland Commission of Disabilities Chair Van Brooks, Maryland Department of Disabilities Secretary Carol Beatty, and Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council Executive Direct more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz has appointed Douglas Baumstein as Co-chair of the firm's Securities Litigation practice with immediate effect. He joins existing Co-chair, John Sylvia. Doug is a first-chair litigator with significant experience representing clients in securities litigation, complex commercial litigation, and bankruptcy-related litigation. He has a strong track record of achieving favorable outcomes for clients before federal and more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: Adventist HealthCare and the Montgomery College Foundation are partnering to provide enhanced opportunities for nursing students in our community over the next eight years. The alliance is designed to grow a local workforce of qualified nurses by offering expanded educational pathways to gain experience. The collaboration centers on Adventist HealthCare's commitment to provide mentoring opportunities, guest l more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 15 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Moving one step closer to the realization of the construction of a state-of-the-art facility to house STEM programs, Morgan State University today revealed designs for its new estimated $342-million Science and Research Complex, slated to open in fall 2027. The Architect of Record (AOR) is Moody Nolan, Inc., the nation's largest African-American-owned architecture firm, in collaboration w more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Towson University issued the following news: The Maryland region was once home to 40 Indigenous tribes living in established societies and trading with tribes as far away as Ohio. The most powerful of these nations, the Piscataway, resided in permanent villages from southern Maryland through Baltimore County. They supported themselves through sophisticated agriculture, made pottery and were known for their kind disposition. "They were nothing like the Holl more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A nearly $2 million award from NOAA will support a three-year project led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to explore how existing infrastructure like wastewater treatment plants could be used to help mitigate global warming. Oceans absorb about a third of carbon dioxide generated by human activities on our planet, helping  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: Maryland Carey Law welcomes the Hon. Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr. '97, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, back to the law school as a distinguished jurist-in-residence for the spring 2024 semester. The vice chancellor will teach the Corporate Litigation Bootcamp, a course delving into substantive Delaware corporate law and corporate and commercial litigation procedures in the Delaware  more PR