LA PLATA, Maryland, March 1 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: Inauguration of CSM's Sixth President, Dr. Yolanda Wilson. March 22 - 28, multiple locations. The formal installation of a college or university president is an observance steeped in academic tradition, including the processional and recessional of robed members of the faculty and special guests led by the college marshal, and accompanied by a presidential address. With the installation of Dr. Wilson as t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: People who have had a kidney transplant are at high risk for developing skin cancers. New research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is exploring the best combination of treatments to target skin cancers while preserving the transplanted organs. Now, they report results from a clinical trial testing a novel drug combination designed to stimulate the immune syst more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Findings in mice may steer search for therapies to treat brain developmental disorders in children with SYNGAP1 gene mutations * * * Johns Hopkins Medicine neuroscientists say they have found a new function for the SYNGAP1 gene, a DNA sequence that controls memory and learning in mammals, including mice and humans. The finding, published Mar. 1 in Science, may affect the development of t more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, March 1 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Javier Cox The Maryland Army National Guard welcomed its newest chief warrant officer 5 during a promotion ceremony at the Weide Army Airfield on APG South in Edgewood, January 26, 2024. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric L. Hamm, who is the one of five CW5s in the MDARNG, currently serves as the command chief warrant officer of the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. "I never dr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 1 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that EVAPCO, Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of evaporative cooling and industrial refrigeration products, is expanding its Taneytown operations for the second time in a decade. Located at 5151 Allendale Lane, the Carroll County manufacturer will add 45,000 square feet of office space to its headquarters over the next two years. EVAPCO plans more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 1 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Governor Wes Moore yesterday testified in front of the House Appropriations Committee in support of the ENOUGH Act, part of the Moore-Miller Administration's 2024 legislative agenda to make Maryland more competitive. Joined by Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael Lopez and Governor's Office for Children Special Secretary Carmel Martin, the governor spoke in support o more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 1 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $400,000 investment into Linshom Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing an innovative wearable sensor technology to support patient respiratory monitoring. This recent investment came in two parts - $250,000 from the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding and $150,000 from th more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Feb. 29 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and Jiffy Lube, a national chain of automotive oil-change and preventive maintenance outlets, are renewing a partnership that allows Jiffy Lube employees to take university courses at a discounted rate. The collaboration covers more than 125 online degree and certificate programs (https://www.umgc.edu/online-degrees). "We are proud to be connected with  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 1 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: By Wanda Haskel The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) on Feb. 23 held its 49th annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet celebrating the accomplishments of BLSA alumni and students. Inaya Soudan '25, BLSA's banquet chair, and Micah Yarbray '26, BLSA 1L representative, emceed the event. "Tonight is dedicated to the students, faculty, and pra more PR