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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 12 items )  

ACPS Receives Donation From Savage Mountain Punk Arts
CUMBERLAND, Maryland, April 17 -- The Allegany County Public Schools issued the following news: Allegany County Public Schools is the recipient of a generous donation from the Savage Mountain Punk Arts (SMPA). The donation was presented to the ACPS Board by SMPA President Gerry LaFemina. SMPA and She's so Pretty held the first "Hunger Moon Festival" in February to raise awareness and fight food insecurity in Allegany County. The event featured live music, by area bands, food vending, a silent   more

Carroll Community College Associate President Named to 2024 Top 100 Women in Maryland List
WESTMINSTER, Maryland, April 17 -- Carroll Community College issued the following news release: In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the community and professional excellence, Dr. Rose Mince, Associate President at Carroll Community College (Carroll), has been named on the 2024 Top 100 Women in Maryland by The Daily Record. In its 29th year, Maryland's Top 100 Women was founded to recognize outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, commu  more

CSM Inducts Seven Nursing Students Into Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society
LA PLATA, Maryland, April 17 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) recently inducted seven nursing students into Alpha Omega, CSM's chapter of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. The nursing students selected for this honor earned Bs or better in all of their nursing courses without repeating the courses and together completed a scholarly project related to the advancement of nursing a  more

DIG Named in Four Categories for "Best of 2023" for Mid-Atlantic Region
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 17 -- DIGroup Architecture issued the following news release: DIG has captured four Best of 2023 Awards from Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal (MAREJ), a leading regional publication focusing on the design, development/construction and brokerage sectors for commercial and public spaces. The magazine's focus is the entire New Jersey, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Washington DC corridor. Each year, MAREJ's leadership team seeks nominations   more

FountainRx Selects Inovalon's ScriptMed Software to Enhance Patient Care and Scale Specialty and Infusion Pharmacy Services
BOWIE, Maryland, April 17 -- Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare, issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Inovalon, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced that FountainRx Specialty Pharmacy, a leading independent national provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, has selected Inovalon's ScriptMed pharmacy management software to support its ongoing growth and expansion. S  more

GP Strategies Launches Learning Content AIQ: Revolutionizing Learning Optimization With AI
COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 17 -- GP Strategies, a talent transformation provider, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: GP Strategies announces the launch of Learning Content AIQ, a groundbreaking solution designed to transform the way organizations optimize their learning content at scale. Leveraging the power of generative AI and built on the trusted Microsoft(R) Technology Stack, Learning Content AIQ offers a smarter, faster approach to unlocking the full potential of your orga  more

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Study Suggests Adolescent Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Similar finding in both mice and humans may lead to a new, precision medicine strategy for treating the condition * * * In a new study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth. The researchers say this corresponds to the equivalent hormonal ch  more

Md. Gov. Moore's Statement on Successful Recovery Mission
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on the successful recovery mission conducted by Unified Command: "Maryland continues to pray for the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy. They have our thoughts, our hearts, and our support. We hope that everyone will respect the request of the family for privacy during this difficult time. As we continue to re  more

Montgomery College Professor Wins National Faculty Innovation Award
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 17 -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: Montgomery College Professor Heather Bruce Satrom, English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP) instructor, received the American Association of Community Colleges' Faculty Innovation award earlier this month. Satrom's award is for her sabbatical project from last spring, an oral history project, which opens doors to deeper understanding and belonging for MC's immigrant and refugee students. "History in the   more

Oceantic Network: US Secretary Of The Interior, Deputy Secretary Of Energy, And More To Headline Offshore Wind Conference
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release: Next week, the global offshore wind industry will convene in New Orleans 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 companies to discuss the future of offshore wind   more

UMGC Establishes Alliance With Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
ADELPHI, Maryland, April 17 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has signed an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii to offer a discounted tuition to chamber employees and their families, and to extend the discount to chamber members, their employees and their families to complete college courses or specialized training. The agreement provides an opportunity not only for individuals associated with the chambe  more

UTIA Associate Professor Coauthors Winning Case Study for Use in International Competition
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Top Business Schools Compete Using Original Case Study Codeveloped by Carlos Trejo-Pech * * * Carlos Trejo-Pech, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, and clinical professor emerita Susan White from the University of Maryland coauthored a case study that was  more