SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 29 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Amid Global Instability, Upholding the Mine Ban Treaty is More Critical Than Ever As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness on April 4, 2025, HI highlights the critical progress in banning anti-personnel mines while warning against alarming setbacks threatening decades of achievements. We call on the States to reaffirm their commitment to the treaty and the protection of civi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Invites Groups to Sign-On to Letter Urging Md. Officials to Protect Against Unconstitutional Distribution of Student Data Faith-based, Advocacy, Student Groups Encouraged to Join Call to Action Amid National Reports of Student Abductions, Detentions The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is inviting faith-based organization  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Danielle Schwessinger receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant CHICAGO - Danielle Schwessinger, school library media specialist at Elmer Wolfe Elementary School in Union Bridge, Maryland, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning and implementatio  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 29 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Brain Channels 'Stopped in Time' Reveal Chemical Flow That Enables Learning and Thinking Key takeaways: * A highly specialized microscope, called cryoEM, is helping scientists see how glutamate, a major neuron-to-neuron signaling molecule, opens a channel and acts like a pore that takes in charged particles. * The team found that glutamate molecules act like a key that unlocks the door to the ch  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 29 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * NNU statement on executive order seeking to strip federal employees of their protected union rights VA nurses in front of capitol with banner Strong Union, Nurses, Veterans The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to Thursday's announcement of an executive order seeking to strip federal employees of their protected union ri  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 29 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Governor's Cuts to Environmental Education Harms Students Governor Youngkin's cuts to environmental education from the state budget this week casts doubt on whether Virginia students can adequately meet state education standards, remain competitive with neighboring states, and solve complex challenges facing the future of the state. Governor Youngkin cut $500,000 in environmental  more