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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-12-10 ( 6 items )  
ASMFC Striped Bass Board to Consider 2025 Fishing Restrictions at Dec. 16 Meeting (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: Striped bass fisheries could see stricter regulations in 2025 following a special meeting on Dec. 16 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)'s Striped Bass Management Board. The latest assessment of the striped bass population, unveiled in October, showed that striped bass remain overfished. In October, the Board voted to reconvene at a special meeting, now set for Dec. 16, to eva more PR

CCP Helps Prepare Communities in Africa for New Malaria Vaccine (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * The Breakthrough ACTION project is working with governments and other agencies in several countries to encourage caregivers to bring their young children for the four-dose vaccine. * * * By Stephanie Desmon Vaccines against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children in Africa each year, have finally arrived, and the Johns Hopkins Center  more PR

Humanity & Inclusion: Statement - Syria Is Facing One of the Most Severe Humanitarian Crises of Our Time (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Below is a statement by Danila Zizi, HI Country Director of Syria Response. Following last weekend's major developments in Syria, HI is calling for the end of violence and a commitment to long-term peace in the country. More than 400,000 people have been killed in the 13-year conflict, and more than 13 million Syrians have been forcibly displaced, either as refugees or within their more PR

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Scientists Identify a Probable Contributor to Weakness of the Aorta in People With Genetic Disorder (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Exploring how the protein Gata4 accumulates in patients with rare Loeys-Dietz syndrome may help researchers refine treatments * * * Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder, are especially prone to developing an more PR

Two Winthrop Sophomores Joined College Students at National Student Vote Summit (10)
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, Dec. 10 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * Winthrop students Madyson Brown and Justin Feaster attended the National Student Vote Summit, held Nov. 20-22 on the campus of University of Maryland, College Park. * The event allowed the Winthrop group to engage in a post-election analysis of what is working on college campuses nationwide and what is working at Winthrop. * * * College student voting nationwide may have been down in 20 more PR

UB Expert Part of FDA Committee That Looked at AI-Enabled Medical Devices (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says there are more than 900 artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled medical devices on the market in the U.S. But as is often the case with technological innovation, the regulatory infrastructure for such devices is still forming. Last month, the FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee held a public meeting in Gait more PR