ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Abt Associates, a research, evaluation and program implementation company, issued the following news release: As the climate crisis continues to cause extreme weather, small island states are the hardest hit. For instance, 70 percent of the population in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean nations (the ESC) lives in coastal zones vulnerable to rising sea levels and severe weather conditions. Abt will lead USAID's five-year Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity  more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: At the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), courses are designed to equip students for the real world. In some courses, that might mean getting hands-on experience with technology or budgets. In the forensics classes taught by St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (SMCSO) Crime Lab Supervisor and CSM Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor Megan Roberts '05, it means students spend a semester gathering evidence a more PR

NEWARK, Delaware, Jan. 19 -- Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: Winter is officially here. As even colder temperatures can be expected through the coming months, leading to increased energy usage and potentially higher bills, Delmarva Power is committed to helping all customers use less energy by providing energy efficiency information to help keep bills as low as possible during the current cold snap and throughout this winter season. The company also co more PR

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, a provider of environmental, compliance, natural resources, and infrastructure engineering and management solutions, issued the following news release: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, proudly announces the implementation of its C-Suite succession plan, aimed at fortifying its leadership team for future growth. This transformative stra more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/011624_FCC_AI_NOI.pdf) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential for harm when telemarketers use artificial intelligence (A.I.) and asking the FCC to strongly restrict such usage. I more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release: The best way people can honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is to seek a personal purpose that makes their lives useful in service to others, according to George Rice III, an award-winning educator and basketball coach who has spent his life creating initiatives that advocate on behalf of people who cannot speak up for themselves. "The art of fulfillment is why we are here," Rice said during  more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Dr. E. Patrick McDermott, professor and chair of management in Salisbury University's Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, has been selected as a 2024-25 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. McDermott will teach negotiation and constitutional law classes while assisting the academy in developing negotiation curriculum. Faculty selected for the pr more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Dr. Christy Weer, dean of Salisbury University's Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, has been named president of the Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development (SWED) board of directors, the first woman to hold the position in the organization's 55-year history. SWED is a nonprofit economic development corporation charged with strengthening the economy of Salisbury, Wicomico County and region. The organizat more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: Salisbury University will receive $216,000 over the next four years to increase retention and success for first-year students, thanks to a nearly $4 million Postsecondary Student Success Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the University System of Maryland (USM). With its share of the grant, dubbed "Maryland's ABCs for Student Success: Advising, Belonging and Coaching," SU will train a corps of p more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Miles and Stockbridge, a law firm, issued the following news release: Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that veteran white collar lawyers Warren T. Allen II and Ray D. McKenzie have joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as principals in the White Collar, Fraud and Government Investigations Practice Group. Prior to joining Miles & Stockbridge, Allen and McKenzie co-founded a Washington-based boutique white collar litigation firm where they represente more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Governor Wes Moore yesterday released the Moore-Miller administration's FY 2025 budget proposal. The $63.1 billion plan follows a fiscally responsible framework to respond to the state's budget challenges while making record investments in priorities that will make Maryland safer, more affordable, more competitive, and the state that serves. The governor's FY 2025 budget proposal shr more PR