WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Action Alert: Act Now to Demand UMD School of Medicine Drop Israeli General as Grand Rounds Speaker Amid Gaza Genocide * The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined over 30 Maryland mosques and Muslim community organizations as part of the Islamic Maryland Action Network ( IMAN Network ) in urging the public to ask the Univ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Credentialing Center Board of Directors Announces New Commissioner Appointments For 2026 * New leaders appointed to ANCC Commissions to guide accreditation and credentialing programs Atlanta, GA -October 6, 2025 - Today, the Nominations Committee of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board of Directors has approved the following appoint  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Enterprise Welcomes New Members to the ANE Research Advisory Council * ANE Institute for Nursing Research and Quality Management announces appointments ATLANTA -- October 6, 2025 -- The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) and the Institute for Nursing Research and Quality Management are proud to announce the appointment of nine outstanding nurse leade  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Johns Hopkins U. to Lift Suspension of Jewish Student Over Alleged Participation in Peaceful Campus Protest * The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to immediately lift the interim suspension of Rockwell Shapiro, a Jewish student entering his final year in good academic s  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 7 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * CCP Evaluating Effectiveness of Health Hotline in War-Torn Ukraine By Stephanie Desmon The full-scale war in Ukraine, which began in 2022, has undermined the health care system, including reversing some gains made in both vaccination and breastfeeding in the years leading up to it. Childhood immunization rates have dropped significantly. Logistical challenges impede the distr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied the protest filed by QED Systems LLC, a small business from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, challenging its elimination from a competition for a support services contract issued by the U.S. Army Materiel Command. The protest was denied because the Army reasonably found QED's proposal unacceptable for failing to comply with a mandatory material solicitation requirement. The solicitation, a Fair Opportunity Request for Prop  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Maryland Democrats Fight Republican-Led Censorship During Banned Books Week * As Banned Books Week begins, the Maryland Democratic Party is uplifting the work of our Democratic leaders to protect the freedom to read and fighting back against the wave of censorship being pushed by Republicans and their allies who fear differing ideas and open discussion.  Republicans are leading a coordinated assau  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses from around the globe take part in "Democracy Is Not for Sale" march * Registered nurses from across the United States and 28 other countries will take part in the "Democracy Is Not for Sale" march in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. The march, hosted by California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) and National Nurses United (NN  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Crystal Carey, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for term of four years, vice Jennifer Ann Abruzzo. * Scott Mayer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 428A Russell Senate Office Building: Nominees: * William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Small Business Administration * * * Original text here: https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=67201F83-51EF-449E-A248-4A85E43B8E4F  more

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 7 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Sinclair to Report Third Quarter 2025 Results on November 5, 2025 AT 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) will report its third quarter 2025 earnings results at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will be webcast live and can be acc  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Small Modular Reactors: Unlocking Deployment * by Seth Eaton, VP of Technology Innovation at Amentum Click here to listen to the podcast episode " )" on Spotify Hello everyone, welcome to What the Tech?, our podcast where we explore how advanced engineering and technology solutions are shaping a more secure and vibrant future. Thi  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * TWS 2025: Wilderness as a natural laboratory * Remembering Leopold's Wilderness Laboratories will help guide today's wildlife conservation, 2024 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award recipient Maurice Hornocker told wildlifers in his keynote speech at the 2025 Annual TWS Conference in Edmonton, Alberta. "Wildlife is an integral, important and essential co  more