EVERETT, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- Allegany College of Maryland issued the following news release: The Memorial Hospital of Bedford County (MHBC) Foundation Fund within the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is helping future nurses learn to care for patients who are unable to access nutrition through eating. The MHBC Fund donated $3,500 to the Bedford County Regional Education Foundation to purchase a Tube Feeding Tracheostomy Care Suction Training Model for use by students attending the  more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland's (CSM) Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program has received national accreditation, giving students the ability to jumpstart their career and keep it moving forward. It is news that couldn't have come at a better time as nationwide walkouts by retail pharmacy employees this fall highlight a looming crisis in the field: There are more expectations being placed on pharmacis more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Analysis used national insurer data provided under Transparency in Coverage requirement that went into effect in July 2022 * * * U.S. hospitals charge facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance that are on average approximately 55 percent higher than facility fees billed by smaller clinics known as ambulatory surgical more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal crash following an attempted traffic stop and police pursuit that occurred in Montgomery County on December 13, 2023. On December 13, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department were on patrol when they observed a white Nissan Maxi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is delaying the release of the identities of the deceased passenger and involved officers in the fatal pursuit that occurred on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in Montgomery County along Georgia Avenue at the intersection of Henderson Avenue. Typically, the IID releases the names of the decedent( more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: By Joe Zimmermann, science writer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Off Route 450, just outside of Annapolis, there's an unassuming side road that cuts through a forest. For almost 40 years, city trash trucks hauled up and down the winding road to a landfill on top of the hill. Then, in 1989, the landfill reached its capacity and was covered, and the site sat quietly for ne more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release: Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, today announced the opening of the Offshore Wind Experience Hub. Based in Maryland and funded by a grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), the Hub is designed to raise public awareness of and provide education  more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: As founding director of the Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University's Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Dr. Memo Diriker has worked with entities from local governments to Fortune 500 companies and helped shape the lives of countless alumni. Recognizing his impact in Maryland and beyond, the Baltimore-based Daily Record and BridgeTower Media recently named Dir more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- Towson University issued the following news: Dr. Mark R. Ginsberg began his tenure as Towson University's 15th president on Oct. 30 for what he's stated is the final stop of his career. He didn't expect to leave his former position at George Mason University--where he spent 13 years as a provost, dean and faculty member--but when the opportunity arose to join what he calls one of the country's best universities, he couldn't resist. President Ginsberg now hopes to bu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Heme Protein Cytoglobin Found to Regulate Processes of Normal Organ Formation During First Weeks of Life in Embryo * * * In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an important role in the development of the heart. Specifica more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore and the father-son duo of Bruce and The Hon. Bryon Bereano, J.D. '99, have partnered to establish the Bereano Family Scholarship, an endowed fund intended to provide a full scholarship each year to a University of Baltimore School of Law student with demonstrated financial need. The Bereano family has pledged $1.16 million to the endowed fund, with $40,000 dedicated annuall more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: In finishing up her bachelor's degree in graphic communication at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), Patricia Rogers feels she has come full circle. "This has been a lifetime dream for me because I've always wanted to pursue art and design, which has been my passion since childhood," she said. Raised in Washington, D.C., Rogers' early interest in art led her to the Duke Elling more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: The P-20 Education Division within the University System of Maryland's (USM) Office for Academic and Student Affairs has won a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to foster student success. The project will build and train a corps of "peer mentors" at each of 11 participating USM universities. These peer mentors will help newly enrolled students navigate their first year by con more PR