BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Move over, vanilla! At Virginia Tech's Veterinary Teaching Hospital Pharmacy, the hottest flavor is chicken pot pie. Here, medication gets a creative twist to ensure every patient gets the care they need. After all, who says medicine can't be delicious? Behind the scenes, a dedicated team works tirelessly to customize medications for every creature that comes through the doors of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH)  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: CHANTILLY, Va., October 24, 2024 - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, will host a conference call on December 17, 2024, at 8:30 AM EST to discuss financial results for full fiscal year 2024 (ending September 27, 2024). A news release containing the results will be issued prior to the call. The conference c  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have identified a gene pathway involving the mineral zinc in mice that may someday point the way to using zinc-based supplements to directly help people with a rare disorder called short bowel syndrome (SBS). The findings, published Oct. 7 in Nature Communications, help advance efforts toward more effective, potential treatment regimens fo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Analysis underscores the need for better regulation of industries whose products may harm public health * * * A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that makers and marketers of prescription opioid painkillers misused scientific evidence to advance five common and inaccurate claims about the safety   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following agency statement on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * As the United States enters influenza season, there has been a huge push to encourage members of the public to protect themselves and their loved ones by getting vaccinated. But with last year's flu vaccination coverage estimated to be just 44.6% for adults and 55.4% among children over 6 months, questions remain about how effective vaccinat  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release: GREENVILLE, S.C, Oct. 24, 2024 - Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced the successful flight of the first Bulgarian F-16 Block 70. The flight occurred Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m. EDT at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Greenville, South Carolina, with test pilot Charles "Seeker" Hoag successfully conducting multiple system tests to validate performance and supersonic capabilities during the flight. Bu  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Conflict Resolution Service (ACReS) is now offering State aquaculture operations the option to participate in their meditation program. A U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified agricultural mediation program, services offered include confidential, voluntary assistance from a neutral facilitator to help resolve agriculture-related iss  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that Shanell Angelia West, 46, of Essex, Maryland, has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in separate cases involving insurance fraud and felony theft. The charges stemmed from her actions during and after her employment with the Maryland Department of Labor. In the first case, West pleaded guilty   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a proposal by Crockett Solar l, LLC to construct a 61.2 MW solar facility in Talbot County. The hearing will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7 p.m. before Chief Public Utility Law Judge Chuck McLean, at the Cordova Fire Department, 11864 Kittys Corner Road in Cordova. The first   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * Exploring collaborative solutions to overcome barriers and foster inclusive innovation * * * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the "Breaking Barriers and Building Futures: The Evolution of Women Entrepreneurs in Maryland" session at the 10th Entrepreneur Expo, taking place on December 4, 2024, at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Ho  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Takamira Williams, a University of Baltimore senior and a student fellow with both the Andrew Goodman Foundation and UBalt's own Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement, is featured on WJZ-TV in a video about the University's latest successes in encouraging voter participation at the student level. "I just know how important it is to get the youth out" to vote, says Williams, in an interview broadca  more