SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 26 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU: Transportation Secretary Duffy's Call to Make Transit Safe Again is Welcome News for Transit Workers and Riders John Costa, International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the largest union representing public transit workers in the U.S., issued the following statement to praise Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Trump Administration f  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Identify Potential New Genetic Target for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Key takeaways: * Scientists have found a potential new gene variant target to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that affects about 300,000 people globally each year, with limited treatment options. * The potential to edit the gene, FLT1, could increase the amount of fetal hemoglobin, a protein  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grant UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (CAF Co-Lab), a multi-institutional research initiative based at Penn State, the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland, College Park, has received a $560,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to study the long-term effects of test-optional admissio  more

NEW YORK, March 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Maryland Advocacy Groups Urge Legislature to Reject $1 Billion... Media Contact: Vasuki Wilson, 202.294.2342, vasuki@risepublic.com Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org A coalition of more than 30 civil rights, racial justice, criminal legal system reform, and faith-based organizations, including the University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Refo  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Wildlife Vocalizations Lost: Cheyenne Beach I worked for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). I started working for NRCS as a soil conservationi  more