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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-01-09 ( 10 items )  
EA Promotes Beth Schrayshuen to Profit Center Manager (10)
HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, a provider of environmental, compliance, natural resources, and infrastructure engineering and management solutions, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, announced today the promotion of Beth Schrayshuen, P.E., to Profit Center Manager of the firm's Technology Solutions and Services operati more PR

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs: 'These Women Should Be Easy to Reach' (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * In the Philippines, CCP is working to understand why some women stop using contraception -- and how to get them back on track. * * * By Stephanie Desmon So much effort in international family planning is focused on getting adolescents and women to start using modern contraception for the first time. But what about women who have tried one form of birth control or another and  more PR

Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology: Discovery of Mutation-Induced Signaling Bias on the Cell Surface Unveils New Cancer Treatment Avenues (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology issued the following news: External factors known as "ligands" bind to cell surface receptors called "growth factor receptors" and when they do, it sparks a series of reactions that drive cell growth, tissue development, and wound healing. A phenomenon, known as "signaling bias," describes the ability of these receptors to preferentially trigger some reactions over others, depending on which ligand is bound to more PR

Maryland Department of Labor Announces Funding to Support Career Pathways for Healthcare Workers (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The Maryland Department of Labor today announced that the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning is accepting proposals for the Career Pathways for Healthcare Workers program. The program provides funding to employers to support healthcare workers interested in furthering their education and training. Applications are due March 25, and awards more PR

MD. AGRICULTURE DEPT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH USDA ANNOUNCES RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM GRANT OPPORTUNITIES (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program designed to assist in strengthening Maryland's food supply chain between farmers and consumers by investing in infrastructure. The department has received $3.8 million through USDA's RFSI program to administer and facilitate a competitive subaward grant process. " more PR

Md. Gov. Moore Announces Action to Transform Maryland Executive Branch Digital Services (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced four major actions that the Moore-Miller Administration is taking to transform the digital experience in State government. The transformation focuses on the responsible use of artificial intelligence, user-centered design in digital services, ensuring equal access to all information technology, and protecting Maryland's digital infrastructure through e more PR

Md. Health Dept. Announces Expansion of Gender-Affirming Care Medicaid Benefits (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The Maryland Department of Health today announced the expansion of gender-affirming care in the Maryland Medicaid program, effective January 1. The Trans Health Equity Act requires Medicaid to cover additional gender-affirming care, ensuring equitable health care access for individuals who are transgender and gender diverse. "The health and well-being of all Marylanders is our nu more PR

University of Baltimore: Second Chance Student Marcus Lilly in The Baltimore Sun: 'Formerly Incarcerated People Have the Knowledge That Maryland Needs' (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Marcus Lilly, a prospective May 2024 graduate from The University of Baltimore's Second Chance College Program, writes in The Baltimore Sun that many formerly incarcerated people in Maryland have life experiences that could help to resolve issues of conflict among those who are detained in juvenile centers or correctional institutions. Lilly, who expects to graduate from UBalt with a degree in Human S more PR

University of Maryland School of Public Health: New SPH Study Asks a Favor -Come Give Us Your Flu (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following research news: In the hallways of a downtown Baltimore hotel, University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor Dr. Donald Milton and colleagues are breaking new ground this month, launching a first-of-its-kind study that aims to learn how the flu is transmitted. Do you get it when a person with the virus coughs on you? Touches you? Or maybe it's floating in the air, waiting more PR

UNLV: Special Collections & Archives' Preservation Project to Document Dec. 6 Shooting (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 9 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV Special Collections & Archives is launching a preservation initiative to document the tragic Dec. 6, 2023, shooting on UNLV's Maryland Parkway campus. "As archivists, we preserve records and artifacts that will enable our community to share its story and future users to bear witness to history," said Sarah Quigley, director of Special Collections & Archives. "This initiative has been  more PR