SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * 13-Year-Old from California Named America's Top Young Scientist for Inventing Innovative Fall Detection Home Safety System * ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Wednesday, October 15, 2025) - 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Kevin Tang, an 8 th grader at Cedarlane Academy of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School Dis  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * California nurses canvass, phonebank for Prop. 50 * With just a few weeks left until the special election on November 4, California union nurses are knocking on doors and calling voters across the state to vote Yes on Proposition 50, announced California Nurses Association (CNA). "Union nurses are committed to protecting our democracy and ensuring fair representation in our  more

LANHAM, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- edX, an online learning platform of 2U, issued the following news: * * * Can AI Teach AI? Georgia Tech and edX Are Testing the Theory Generative AI is everywhere. It writes code, drafts emails, and generates images. Yet, understanding how it actually works remains out of reach for most people. When edX approached David Joyner with an idea--what if they piloted an open course about AI using AI itself?--he saw an opportunity to close the gap. At the time, he was de  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Obtains Final Judgment Against Maryland's Digital Tax Law * Washington - A U.S. District Court judge has issued a final judgment today stating that a key part of Maryland's Digital Tax law violates the First Amendment. The State of Maryland is now barred from attempting to enforce that portion of the law against any member of CCIA or of its  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program posted the following commentary: * * * How Hispanic-led organizations are strengthening Chesapeake Bay restoration Hispanic-led organizations are empowering Latinx communities to take part in environmental action By Bianca Martinez Penn In the Chesapeake Bay region, the Hispanic population is over 1.4 million people--approximately 8% of watershed residents. However, Hispanic communities are too often left out of environmental decisi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Introduces Resolution of Inquiry Into Trump Administration's Unprecedented Purge of the Federal Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to demand answers regarding the Trump administration's unprecedented implementation of reductions in force across fede  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Returning Remaining Hostages Held by Hamas * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today to urge President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to apply pressure on Hamas to return all remaining hostages, prioritizing American citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Research Tip Sheet: Study of Fossils Answers Evolutionary Questions and Links to Modern Medicine On this World Anatomy Day, Oct. 15, experts in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins Medicine are working to find answers to evolutionary mysteries. Using modern tools to take a closer look at the fossil record, their findings could help pave the way for future biomed  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * KYSAM and ASAM Urge Review Committee to Reject Deficient Buprenorphine Regulation * On October 13, the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine (KYSAM) along with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) submitted a joint statement to the Kentucky General Assembly Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee ahead of its October hearing. The st  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- The National Association of School Psychologists issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * National Association of School Psychologists Featured on "All Access with Andy Garcia" and in National Commercial The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is proud to announce its feature on the public television program All Access with Andy Garcia, along with the debut of a national commercial highlighting the essential role that school psyc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Maryland Censorship Provision in Digital Ad Tax Case * BALTIMORE--Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a final judgment, ruling the censorship provision of Maryland's digital advertising tax law was unconstitutional and permanent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on New Lawsuits Targeting Major Banks Over Epstein Ties, One Week After Judiciary Democrats Launch Investigation Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after new lawsuits were filed against Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon over their  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * San Francisco's No Kings march and rally expected to be one of largest in country * The second No Kings Day of Defiance march and rally in San Francisco on Saturday, October 18 will be one of the largest in the country. Tens of thousands of concerned Americans from the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding regions are expected to mobilize against authoritarianism and demand   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 16 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Spike NLOS Advances to Phase 2 of M-LRPSM Competition WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2025 - The U.S. Army down selected Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) system capability for Phase 2 of the Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) Directed Requirement competition. Lockheed Martin was awarded a Phase 2 contract with a total value of $30 million to conti  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Striped Bass Continue to Struggle in Chesapeake Bay CBF urges ASMFC to take strong action now to rebuild this critical fishery The future of Chesapeake Bay's striped bass population continues to be in peril, as seen by today's results from Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s annual juvenile striped bass survey. Fo  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland nurses to hold rally and speak-out calling on UC to rescind layoff notices * Registered nurses at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (CHO) will hold a rally and speak-out on Friday, Oct. 17, to demand UCSF rescind layoff notices sent to nurses on Oct. 6, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU). Over the  more