LANHAM, Maryland, July 3 -- 2u, a company that offers online education and services, issued the following news: * * * 2U and Oxford Said Business School Expand Partnership with Launch of New Executive AI Programme and First-Ever Open Courses on edX Partnership now includes nearly 40 programmes in high-demand topics across flexible formats--from foundational online learning to advanced executive education * ARLINGTON, Va. and OXFORD, England, July 2, 2025--2U, a global leader in education te  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 2 -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness issued the following news: * * * Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research Advances Recent developments in research on age-related macular degeneration. * LUXA REPORTS VISION IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL TRIAL OF RPE STEM CELLS FOR DRY AMD Luxa Biotechnology reported encouraging results for six patients with dry AMD receiving a low dose (50,000 cells) of RPESC-RPE-4W, its proprietary retinal pigment epithelial stem cell therapy, i  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Statement on Administration Attempt to Reprogram FBI Headquarters Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and Representative Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 3 -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness issued the following news: * * * Leber Congenital Amaurosis Research Advances Recent developments in research on Leber congenital amaurosis. * LCA4 GENE THERAPY RESTORES MEANINGFUL VISION FOR BLIND CHILDREN MeiraGTx, a genetic medicines company in New York and London, has reported significant vision improvements for 11 children, between the ages of one and four, who received a gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis 4 (LCA  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 3 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans nurses to hold two-day strike against management retaliation Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in New Orleans, La., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike to protest LCMC Health's retaliation against nurses for their union activity and patient advocacy. Nurses at UMCNO, represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 3 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA, Google scientists team up to advance AI hurricane models * NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC), Google DeepMind and Google Research are teaming up to maximize the benefits of a new artificial intelligence (AI) weather forecast model to advance NOAA's mission to save lives, mitigate property loss and improve the nation's economy by issuing the best forecasts of hurr  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 2 -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness issued the following news: * * * Retinitis Pigmentosa Research Advances Recent developments in research on retinitis pigmentosa. * JOHNSON & JOHNSON REPORTS RESULTS FOR PHASE 3 XLRP GENE THERAPY CLINICAL TRIAL J&J announced that bota-vec, its gene therapy for X-linked RP, didn't meet its primary endpoint (ability to navigate a maze under different lighting conditions) in the Phase 3 LUMEOS clinical trial. However, many clinica  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Texas' McKinney Independent School District Selects Adaptive and Engaging Edtech Solution to Support Math Instruction in Grades K-5 * Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 2, 2025) --Texas' McKinney Independent School District (MISD) today announced that it has selected DreamBox Math by Discovery Education, an adaptive and engaging edtech solu  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 3 (TNSjou) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * Staying Safe When the Heat Is On: Understanding Heat-Related Illnesses Dr. Francis O'Connor, a professor at the Uniformed Services University, provides essential insights into heat-related illnesses, emphasizing prevention and prompt treatment. By Sharon Holland As summer temperatures continue to soar and heat waves become more common, it's more important than ever to understand how hea  more

CHESTERTOWN, Maryland, July 3 -- Washington College issued the following news: * * * Students Create Free Educational Resources Two computer science majors funded by the John S. Toll Research Program started the summer with the intensive project overseen by Professor Shaun Ramsey. It seems like there is a YouTube tutorial for everything, and that is true for academic subjects as well as how-to videos. Technologically inclined students and professionals teach themselves coding languages, conc  more