LA PLATA, Maryland, April 11 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that Dr. Suzanne Wilson Summers has been appointed to the position of Chief Academic Officer and Division of Learning Vice President, effective June 1, 2024. In this role, she will lead all areas related to academic affairs including the college's School of Liberal Arts, the School of Professional and Technical Studies, the School of Science and Health, an  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 11 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can -- in the right amounts -- lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis. The finding has the potential to advance the medicinal use of THC, and reduce the risks of its recreationa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public comment hearing on the request by Easton Utilities Commission to increase distribution rates for electric and gas service. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Easton Town Hall, 14 S. Harrison Street in Easton. Public Utility Law Judge Christine L. Burke will preside. Easton U  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 11 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: U.S. offshore wind industry leaders will convene in New Orleans in two weeks for the International Partnering Forum (IPF), the largest offshore wind conference in the Americas. Hosted by Oceantic Network April 22-25 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, IPF will convene key decision makers, stakeholders, and industry to discuss the fut  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 11 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $25,000 Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) Rural Pre-Seed Fund investment in Aquatic Circle LLC. TEDCO's RBII was designed to enhance technology commercialization and provide technical and business assistance to small and early-stage companies based in rural Maryland. "There is a need for new  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, April 11 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) have partnered to offer association employees and members the opportunity to pursue college degrees with discounted tuition and other benefits. "UMGC is proud to team up with NAAAHR and expand access to educational opportunities that align with employees' and members' educatio  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 11 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Dozens of University of Maryland programs earned high rankings in U.S. News & World Report's 2024-25 Best Graduate Schools lists released Tuesday, with many achieving top-25 placements in overall and specialty categories. Among UMD's highlights, the College of Education and the School of Public Health both climbed into the top 25, and the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Nat  more