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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 6 items )  

DOEE Awards $375,000 to Lyft to Add Solar Panels on Capital Bikeshare Docking Stations, Improving E-Bike Access
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following news release: The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has awarded $375,000 in Lyft Bikes & Scooters, LLC (Lyft) for a Solar Charging Station Pilot Project that will upgrade four capital Bikeshare (CaBi) docking stations with solar panels to allow for charging of e-bikes while docked. This will increase the available of e-bikes to users in the District. CaBi is metro DC's bikeshare  more

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of New Retail Center in Southern Maryland
LA PLATA, Maryland, March 30 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Rosewick Corner, a newly constructed two-tenant strip center located in La Plata, Maryland. The property sold for $3,675,000, or $525 per square foot. Dean Zang and David Crotts, investment specialists in M  more

UBalt Community Speaks Out on Port Closure, Loss of Key Bridge
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 30 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Faculty experts and leaders from The University of Baltimore are offering analysis and commentary on the tragic loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the resulting closure of the Port of Baltimore. They are considering the economic toll of the disaster, the region's reaction to the loss of the bridge, and more. Here is a sampling of some of what they're saying: The Key Bridge was "the blue-collar  more

University DEI Leaders Discuss Racism, Sexism at UMGC Panel Discussion
ADELPHI, Maryland, March 30 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: By Gil Klein In conjunction with Women's History Month, three leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work at Maryland universities took part in a frank panel discussion sponsored by University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) focused on the racism and sexism Black women face in the current political climate. "We can't say what we want to say because of the potential impact," said Tanyk  more

University of Maryland School of Medicine: NIH Selects Dr. Kathleen Neuzil as Director of The Fogarty International Center
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 29 -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, Director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, has been named the 13th director of the Fogarty International Center (FIC), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Neuzil will be the first woman to hold the permanent directorship since the center's founding in 1968 and wi  more

USM Board of Regents Committee on Audit Meets April 2
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 30 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Audit will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2. Access to the public session is via the following dial-in information: Dial In: 1-443-353-0686 Access Code: 949 277 892 In public session, the committee will discuss several information items. These items include a repor  more