LANHAM, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- 2u, a company that offers online education and services, issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2023: edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), and Degreed, the pioneering learning platform, today announced an expanded strategic partnership to provide organizations with premier educational content and platform solutions that drive skills-based learning. Now, edX For Business - a best-in-class content solution for organizations looking more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- Baltimore County Public Schools issued the following news release: Naomi Franzblau, a senior at Dulaney High School, is one of 2,242 students nationally to receive a full four-year scholarship to one of 50 top-tier colleges through the QuestBridge (https://www.questbridge.org/) National College Match. Franzblau will atend Dartmouth College in the fall and plans to major in government. An Advanced Placement scholar with distinction in 2022 and 2023, Franzblau is also more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) was recently recognized for its expert marketing efforts by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). The 2023 NCMPR Gold Medallion Award went to CSM's Marketing, Admissions, and Recruitment Department Graphic Designer Courteney Crawley-Dyson (pictured right) for her design of the college's 2023 Community Education Fall Schedule of Classes. Cra more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore will host its fall Commencement ceremony on Monday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. at The Lyric, adjacent to campus at 140 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The University's College of Public Affairs, Merrick School of Business, and Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences will present both undergraduate and graduate classes for the conferral of degrees. The ceremony is open to invited guests. Maryland more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Comparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say relatively lower levels of the so-called "happiness" chemical, serotonin, in parts of the brain of those with MCI may play a role in memory problems including Alzheimer's disease. The findings, first published online Sept. 13 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, len more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- Loyola University Maryland issued the following news: By Marcus Dean Loyola University Maryland's School of Education was awarded a $100,000 one-year grant to support the professional development of K-12 school counselors in Maryland. The philanthropic School Counselors Advancing Student Success and Well-being grant will expand training Loyola provides for site supervisors. Site supervisors are school counselors who train future school counselors throughout the s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 21 Attorneys General supporting a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Rule that would reduce illegal gun trafficking by ensuring that more gun sales are subject to background checks. Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has proposed a new regulati more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that states have the authority to regulate social media platforms. An amicus brief was submitted in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, which are challenges to laws passed in Florida and Texas. The brief focuses more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: During the fall of 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Forest Pest Management program hosted inter-state collections of Laricobius nigrinus beetles at Rocky Gap State Park, MD with the goal of redistributing the beetles to states in the North East in an effort to protect Eastern Hemlock trees against the invasive pest hemlock woolly adelgid. L. nigrinus beetles were originally rel more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and the World Recycling Company (WRC) have agreed to settle a civil complaint that alleged, among other things, the company's unauthorized acceptance and disposal of solid waste. The complaint, which was filed earlier this year (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2023/012423.pdf) in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County on beha more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Governor Wes Moore this evening attended the 2023 Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Winter Conference inaugural banquet. Governor Moore presided over the installation of MACo's new officers and delivered remarks on Maryland's fiscal health. The governor discussed the Moore-Miller Administration's proposed transportation capital budget and spoke candidly about the disciplined appr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun "preseason" stocking with the first of about 290,000 trout in Maryland waters statewide. This stocking will help coldwater hatcheries reduce overcrowded fish densities caused by record drought conditions this year. The first preseason stockings will be allocated to impoundments, special management, and delayed harvest streams provid more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: Morgan State University (MSU) has appointed new leadership to oversee two critical areas supporting the advancement and growth. Ryan Maltese, J.D., Ph.D. and Nehemiah Yisrael, were hired as associate vice president of Student Success and Retention and as director of Procurement and Property Control, respectively. The two new hires bring extensive years of experience and expertise to their specific roles an more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: With rapid technological changes and growing financial and management challenges in today's healthcare industry, physicians and hospital executives will increasingly require business, entrepreneurial management and analytical skills to navigate the new landscape of medicine and patient care. To meet this need among aspiring physicians and healthcare leaders who want an accelerated s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: For the first time in several years, The University of Baltimore's Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement hosted the annual Northeast Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on Dec. 2. UBalt's team, made up of all-new members and coached by Hoffberger Programming Coordinator Daniel Gellasch, finished in 11th place. Collegiate teams from across the Northeast, including Yale University, Fordham University more PR