FREDERICK, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Hood College issued the following news: Hood College is proud to announce that $6,425 has been raised for Frederick's Toys for Tots program following a "Free-Throw-A-Thon" event in which donors pledged gifts based on the number of free throws Blazer student-athletes could make in one night. Approximately 65 Blazer student-athletes participated in free throw shooting, while more than 100 additional student-athletes attended to support their teammates. The event,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Howard University issued the following news: Marchon Jackson (MBA '03) has returned to Howard University as associate vice president in the Office of Research. Jackson is expected to play a major role in driving changes and investments vital to Howard's research ambitions. Jackson has more than two decades of research experience in higher education, non-profit, and private industry. He was most recently the assistant vice president for sponsored programs at the Universi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * With an assist from CCP, one town now has a water pump and a plan to maintain its new source of clean water for drinking, cooking and washing. * * * By Stephanie Desmon Seator Town, a rural town in Barrabo district of Maryland County, Liberia, was founded nearly 100 years ago. Until 2023, this community did not have access to clean, drinkable water. Instead, community members more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A national, multicenter clinical trial (BMT CTN 1507) of low-dose haploidentical (half-matched) bone marrow transplant to treat severe sickle cell disease found the treatment to be safe and curative for adults with serious sickle cell-related health complications. The findings from the phase II clinical trial will be featured Dec. 12 as a high-impact study (abstract #LBA4 https://www.hopkinsmedi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between Black and White patients with the condition. Researchers say the data, which draws on participants' medical histories, whether from Johns Hopkins Medicine or other institutions, highlights issues in the nation's medical education on Lyme disease more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Using a "liquid biopsy" to study genetic material from tumors shed into the bloodstream together with immune cells could help clinicians predict which patients with advanced lung cancers are responding to immunotherapies and which patients may develop immune-related side effects several months later, according to research directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Blo more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology issued the following news: * * * Optimizing mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anticancer Immunity * * * By John Moseman Johns Hopkins researchers have identified minuscule particles that supercharge therapeutic cancer vaccines, which train the immune system to attack tumors. These new lipid nanoparticles--tiny structures made of fat--not only stimulate a two-pronged immune system response that enhance more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today applauded the Maryland Board of Public Works's approval of compensation for Grant Jones, who, in 1993, was wrongfully accused and convicted of attempted rape and unjustly imprisoned for four years. This compensation comes at a crucial time as Mr. Jones battles failing health, exacerbated by the unjust incarceration that he endured. The r more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced appointments to the Governor's Commission on Caribbean Affairs. The Commission works to engage individuals and organizations in the Caribbean community to partner with state government to promote our shared social, cultural, and business interests. Ambassador Curtis Ward will serve as chair. The Governor's Commission on Caribbean Affairs was created more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Today, Governor Wes Moore joined the Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable for a conversation about success and prosperity in Owings Mills, Baltimore County, and the entire state of Maryland. Chairman of the Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable and Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore Barak Hermann moderated the fireside chat at the Caves Valley Golf Cl more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 14 -- The Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services (GOCPYVS) announced Monday it was awarded a $5.1 million grant from the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP/BSCI) to support efforts aimed at reducing gun violence in Maryland. The grant, authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, wi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released state, district and school-level results for the 2023 Maryland School Report Card (https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/). Report card data, star ratings for individual schools, and informational resources were posted on the Maryland School Report Card website, providing a comprehensive view of  more PR

REISTERSTOWN, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By Capt. Dylan Bradford Approximately 70 Maryland Army National Soldiers assigned to the 104th Medical Company (Area Support) are deploying overseas in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve in Powidz, Poland. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, adjutant general for Maryland, hosted the departure ceremony and spoke to the family members, friends, and fellow Guard members from the 58th Troop Command who came to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Beginning Sunday, Dec. 17, Metrobus will make changes to 43 bus routes in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, including all-door boarding and 24/7 bus service on select routes. Rail to bus transfers will be made easier at Greenbelt, with full implementation of bus transfer lights, followed by bus loop improvements starting at Friendship Heights on Monday, Dec. 18. The changes c more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following research news: * * * Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study Funded by Grand Challenges Grants Program * * * When routine testing turned up a microscopic parasite in Baltimore's water supply last fall, a University of Maryland environmental health researcher joined many other residents across central Maryland wondering, "Is my drinking water safe?" Assistant Research Professor Leen more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: With nearly half of all Salisbury University students receiving financial aid, changes announced for the 2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could have a big impact on many current and future Sea Gulls. With an eye toward ensuring the process is as seamless as possible, the SU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is working to prepare for what most are expecting to be transformative wh more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Iona University issued the following news: Caroline Scott '25, of Quantico, Maryland, is a highly motivated chemistry and mathematics major with a passion for both science and soccer. In addition to her success on the field, Scott is also a researcher alongside Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., Board of Trustees endowed professor in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. "Iona has allowed me to work with Dr. Lee, in her lab, to get real research experience befo more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: Two University of Maryland researchers will join the ranks of some of the nation's most creative inventors as newly named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) Class of 2023. Distinguished University Professor Dinesh Manocha, who holds appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Computer Science and UMD's Institute for Advanced Com more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 14 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: By: Laura Lee Assistant Professor Aadhithi Padmanabhan encourages students in the newly established Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law to take on the tough cases. "When you take a case that other people might not take, that's where you can make the biggest impact," she said. Padmanabhan is director of the new clinic, which is part more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: * * * Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of profiles of winter 2023 graduates. * * * Vanessa Arreola figured her journey to a University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) degree would have some challenges. After all, she was a military spouse and the mother of four, her youngest only in first grade when she returned to school. What she hadn't counted on was a global pandemic th more PR