CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Two proposed colleges partner in shaping comprehensive support package * * * (Bethesda, MD) - The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) proudly announces the launch of a pilot program designed to support developing colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) as they prepare to become AACOM members. The proposed IllinoisCOM at The Chicag  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) presented Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer (CNO) of the World Health Organization (WHO), with the prestigious HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein Award. This distinguished award recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to international health care and demonstrated an exceptional de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest and a hate charge in an incident involving two packages containing fake pagers and a sweatshirt with a logo of the Israeli military that were allegedly shipped to a Palestinian-owned business in Baltimore last month. An FBI official   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Lower amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution flowing into Bay * * * The Chesapeake Bay Program announced today that an estimated 29.8% of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards for clarity (measured by underwater grass abundance), dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll a (a measure of algae growth) during the 2020-2022 assessment peri  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Parasite spread by tsetse flies persists in hosts by hiding in tissues and evading antibodies * * * A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases in cattle and other animals establishes long-term inf  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, cross-sector group will deliver a vision and policy recommendations to equip the incoming administration and Congress with a roadmap to ensure the U.S. continues to lead the world in S&T * * * WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2024 -- More than 60 of the nation's most influential leaders in science, industry, education, philanthropy, and public policy today announced the formation of a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Information Standards Organization issued the following news release: NISO is pleased to announce publication of an update to the Journal Article Tag Suite Standard (1.4), ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2024. Last revised in 2019, JATS defines a suite of XML structures describing the content of journal articles using a common format that enables the exchange of that content between publishers and archives. It is intended to preserve intellectual content o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: On October 17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law held its annual Knox Conversations, a discussion series featuring a bipartisan panel of incisive political thinkers and legal practitioners. During the second installment, titled "America, 2024, and a Political Reckoning?" Paul Begala, political commentator for CNN; Michael Steele, former Lt. Governor of Maryland and former chairm  more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following news release: SETDA, the principal membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, announced NTIA Director of Digital Equity Angela Thi Bennett as the 2024 recipient of the SETDA Federal Policymaker of the Year Award. Although she could not be there in person to physically accept the award, she sent over a gracious acceptance vide  more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following news release: SETDA, the principal membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, announced Mary Reynolds, Education Group Chief Information Officer at the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology as the 2024 recipient of the SETDA State Policymaker of the Year Award. Although she could not be there in person to physically   more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following news release: SETDA, the principal membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology leaders, announced the recipients of the State Achievement Award to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA state and affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning. These awards were presented during the 2024 SETDA Leadership  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: HYATTSVILLE, Maryland -- Bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers at RATP Dev represented by Teamsters Local 639 have voted 120-1 to strike if an agreement is not reached soon. The 155 Teamsters provide transportation services for TheBus in Price George's County, Maryland. "Despite meeting more than a dozen times, RATP Dev has refused to offer these Teamsters the contract th  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: This article is written by Lauren Maghak, a Class of 2026 DVM/MPH student on the corporate/public track. This is part of a series of articles highlighting the student perspective at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. For most of the Class of 2026, August 26, 2024, marked the last first day of classes in their career. "I knew third year would be my favorite year when I got into vet school, and that rings t  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums issued the following news release: For the first time in its 100-year history, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) recognized two United States zoos celebrating 50 years of AZA accreditation. At this year's Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., and Philadelphia Zoo in Pa., received recognition as the first zoos to consistently maintain a half-century record of AZA accredit  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Oliver Radclyffe, author of the transition memoir Frighten the Horses, will read from his work and discuss his literary career as The University of Baltimore's MFA Fall Reading Series continues on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in a free and open event beginning at 7 p.m. in the Bogomolny Room in the UBalt Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave. Radclyffe is part of the new wave of transgender writers unafraid to a  more