BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- DLA Piper, a law firm, issued the following news: Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Xavier Guzman as Country Managing Partner for Luxembourg, effective 1 May 2024. Xavier will succeed Catherine Pogorzelski who has successfully led DLA Piper's Luxembourg office since its inception, as the firm marks 10 years in the location. The announcement comes after the relocation of the office in early April to a new central Luxembourg address. Xavier, who leads the F  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- DLA Piper, a law firm, issued the following news: DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Katie Jahnke Dale, co-location head of the firm's Chicago Real Estate practice and co-managing partner of the firm's Chicago and Minneapolis offices, has been named to GlobeSt.'s 2024 Women of Influence list recognizing individuals "that have personally impacted the market and significantly driven the industry to new heights via their outstanding successes." Jahnke Dale's pr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- DLA Piper, a law firm, issued the following news: DLA Piper has assisted FinTech Australia to prepare a submission on the Australian Government's draft legislation relating to the buy now pay later (BNPL) industry. The Australian Government has released draft legislation, which proposes to amend the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) and the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations 2010 (Cth), with the effect that BNPL will be subject to   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 30 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The University of Maryland announces today that Governor Wes Moore will deliver the university's commencement address on Monday, May 20, 2024. Moore will address summer 2023, winter 2023 and spring 2024 graduates, family and friends during the ceremony at SECU Stadium. "Governor Wes Moore's remarkable story is nothing short of inspirational and aspirational," said UMD President D  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * "The health benefit of avoiding possible disease in the future might not outweigh the more urgent need to provide nutrition to their family," says CCP's Tilly Gurman. * * * By Stephanie Desmon While many in Guinea understand the health risks of interacting with potentially sick animals, the health benefits of avoiding diseases that spread from livestock to humans mi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals' lifespan. The drug is unique, according to the researchers, because it targets insulin-making beta cells in the pancreas directly and is designed to shield those cells from att  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 30 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Maryland nearly $69 million for homeless services through its Continuum of Care program as part of a historic $3.16 billion nationwide allocation. The state's 10 Continuum of Care organizations will receive $68,928,914 to support housing and services for Marylanders experiencing   more

NEW CARROLLTON, Maryland, April 30 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced more than $48.2 million in funding to 13 projects through federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits and state Rental Housing Funds. These awards will result in the creation or preservation of 1,211 high quality, energy-efficient, affordable rental units. Of the 13 awarded   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 30 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on April 29, 2024: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2025 annual work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green Ridge, Potomac-Garrett, and Savage River. The comment period concludes Thursday, May 30, 2024. Annual work plans help the department identify priorities within the scope of the forests' lon  more