BOWIE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Iconic Rapper's Nonprofit Has Awarded Over $1 Million in Scholarships * * * Legendary hip-hop artist, actress, and entrepreneur MC Lyte will deliver the keynote address at Bowie State University's Winter 2024 Commencement ceremony on December 19 at 9 a.m. in the Leonidas S. James Physical Education Complex. MC Lyte is known as a trailblazer in hip-hop and one of the most influential women in entertai  more

BOWIE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Counseling Department Works to Help Students Mitigate the Problem * * * As domestic violence continues to grow nationally, students at Bowie State University are learning from and collaborating with victims to develop or augment programs designed to reduce the incidents and provide effective counseling to the survivors. Maryland faces significant challenges with domestic violence affecting a consider  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The Maryland Department of Health today announced the launch of a new tool to help navigate the public health impacts of cannabis use: the Maryland Cannabis Public Health Data Dashboard. The dashboard provides a user-friendly and easy-to-understand visualization of cannabis trends before and after the legalization of adult-use cannabis in the state. "Monitoring the public healt  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Charged with Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Trade Practices and Not Being Licensed as a Third-Party Debt Collector * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that the Consumer Protection Division has filed charges (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/111324_cpd_SOC_Heather_Hill.pdf) against Heather Hill Property Company LLC; He  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointment of Francesca Ioffreda as chief innovation officer for the State of Maryland. Ioffreda will lead the first-ever Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported state-level Innovation Team. "Our administration has been, and always will be, data-driven and heart-led. Francesca Ioffreda's experience developing collaborative, data-driven solutions to  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: At the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinarians are using a drug related to the antiviral remdesivir to cure feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a disease that until recently meant certain death. For Lanala, a 6-month-old kitten who became the hospital's first patient on the treatment, it's meant a second chance at life. A race against time "She wasn't moving at all. Her legs weren't working,  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * Exploring collaborative approaches to fueling innovation and economic growth * * * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the panel "Strategies to Drive Regional Technology-Based Entrepreneurship and Economic Development" to take place at the upcoming 2024 Entrepreneur Expo at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on December 4, 2024.  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * Innovative company working to find a solution for those with foot drop * * * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $200,000 Seed Funds investment in NextStep Robotics. TEDCO's Seed Funds aim to reach prospective businesses showing potential of being venture fundable or other forms of corporate venture, such as follow-on funding. "  more