BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as "junk DNA" or "dark matter," that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel approach that uses machine learning to identify these elements in cancerous tissue, as well as in cell-free DNA (cfDN more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Faust F. Rossi, J.D. '60, the Samuel S. Leibowitz Professor of Trial Techniques Emeritus and a revered educator, mentor and legal scholar, died March 6 in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 91. Rossi's career at Cornell, which spanned nearly 50 years, was marked by dedication to teaching and innovation in trial advocacy and evidence law. He's believed to have taught more students than any other professor at Cornell Law, shapin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center issued the following news release: University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award(TM) recipient by Healthgrades. This national award recognizes hospitals throughout the nation that have the lowest occurrences of 14 key preventable patient safety events as designated by the Agency for H more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The study, published March 12 in Nature Aging, shows that increased stiffness in aging skin increases the release of a protein called ICAM1. Increased ICAM1 le more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_Garland_Vanderstok_Amicus.pdf) with the Supreme Court, in the case Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision that invalida more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general, joined a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_COPPA_Rule_Review_Letter_FINAL.pdf) urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Onl more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Commerce joined Johns Hopkins University in endowing $2.5 million to fund a new research professorship. The endowment was made through the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund (MEIF) (https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-e-nnovation-initiative-fund-(meif)), a state program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today visited the Maryland Department of Information Technology headquarters in Crownsville. Joined by Maryland Department of Information Technology Secretary Katie Savage, agency leadership and employees, the governor's visit came in support of the Moore-Miller Administration's efforts to modernize state service by improving Maryland's information technology infr more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, March 13 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited Charles County on Tuesday as the latest stop of the department's Day Trips tour across the state. The visit was the sixth county Secretary Day and DHCD leadership have visited since the tour began in late 2023 and the first in Southern Maryland. The day-long event gav more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Miles and Stockbridge, a law firm, issued the following news release: Brandon J. Cuffy, a corporate lawyer with Miles & Stockbridge, has been named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for 2024. The LCLD Fellows program offers professional and personal development opportunities for mid-career attorneys from diverse backgrounds at LCLD member firms and companies. As a Fellow, Cuffy will participate in in-depth leadership training, relationship b more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The University of Maryland Medical System issued the following news release: Following a nationwide search, Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, has been named Chief Nurse Executive for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), an academic-focused system which employs more than 9,300 nurses, effective May 20th. Norton-Rosko brings more than three decades of nursing experience and leadership, including positions where her work has played a pivotal role i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The launch of ARPA Impact Indicators, an interactive resource designed to provide residents with insights into the impact of the $641 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to Baltimore City, was announced on March 11 by Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott, along with the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs and the University of Baltimore's Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Allianc more PR