COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * 3 UMD Researchers Elected to National Academy of Inventors Pines, Nelson, Raghavan Honored for 'Translating Research Into Products and Services That Improve Lives' * Three longstanding University of Maryland researchers and leaders will join the ranks of the nation's most creative academic innovators as new fellows of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) Class of 2025. UMD President a  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum Wins Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Prime Contract * Company's Advanced Engineering Solutions to Mitigate Threats Worldwide CHANTILLY, VA., December 11, 2025 Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), a leading provider of mission-focused advanced engineering and technology solutions, has been selected as a prime contractor on the $3.5   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * At Hearing on FISA, Democrats and Republicans Agree on Urgent Need for Reforms to Protect Americans' Privacy Rights and Civil Libertie Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in examining how more protections are needed to ensure Americans' privacy against unlawful gove  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Md. Strongly Condemns Fla., Tx. Governors' Israel First Attacks on Local CAIR Chapters, Expresses Solidarity With Colleagues, Muslim Communities * The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today strongly condemned Texas Governor Greg Abbott's and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' defamatory, unconstitutional, Israel First smear att  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Dec. 11 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF MARYLAND CCW LAW * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, encouraging the court to grant certiorari in a case challenging Maryland's concealed carry law, which does not recognize permits issued by other states  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Demands Transparency in Letter to ICE * WASHINGTON D.C. Today, Congresswoman McClain Delaney sent a letter to Patrick J. Lechleitner, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Congresswoman McClain Delaney requested an urgent tour of the ICE facility in Baltimore, Maryland to evaluate detention conditions and receive a briefing on how   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * AI Executive Order a Giveaway to David Sacks & Big Tech Trump Keeps Trying to Disarm States so Big Tech Can Prey on American Families * On Monday President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order on AI. A previous, leaked order attempted to give the White House and David Sacks the authority to override state AI safety laws. Last week, Demand Progress released a p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on PERMIT Act, Sounds Alarm on Chesapeake Bay Harms * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, voted against H.R. 3893, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act. She also spoke on the House floor in opposition to the legislation's specific provisions that undermine   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on David Trone Filing for Primary Run in Maryland's 6th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, losing candidate David Trone filed for a primary run against incumbent congresswoman and previously endorsed EMILYs List candidate April McClain Delaney in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, after losing a Democratic primary in Maryland by double digits last year. EM  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Innovation Lab turns ideas into warfighter solutions in days, not months * Contractors quoted Vincent Malpaya $2,500 per unit to manufacture a switch matrix for rocket testing. He needed 10 units. Instead, the mechanical engineer for the Airborne Telemetry Group designed it in the Innovation Lab for 20 cents per unit. This saved the command tens of thousands of dollars and kept   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Inside the Storm: Meet the NOAA team behind hurricane research Hurricanes are among some of the most destructive natural disasters and pose major risks to coastlines. Given warming oceans, increasing storm intensities, and population growth, advancing hurricane research is vital for tracking storms and predicting their strengths and landfalls. A complex team, from program m  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Dec. 9, 2025, by communications manager Brandon Howard and Sara Woodward, director of philanthropic engagement in the Department of International Health with Associate Professor - Adjunct Olakunle O. Alonge: * * * African Health Systems PhD Student Fund A conversation with a founding donor, Olakunle Alonge, PhD '13, MPH '09 * The Department of International Health is proud   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL-Developed CINEMA Mission to Study Space Weather * NASA has selected Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to begin developing a mission that will shed more light on the growing impacts of space weather. The Cross-scale Investigation of Earth's Magnetotail and A  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United applauds the House's passage of Protect America's Workforce Act * National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union of registered nurses, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) with bipartisan support, with 211 Democrats and 20 Republicans voting in favor of the measure. Nurses are  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United on Republican vote to deny extension of ACA subsidies: 'Needless Suffering' * National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, condemns Congressional Republicans' vote on Thursday, December 11 to deny the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. "Congressional Republicans, led by  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA Shares First Space Weather Data from SWFO-L1's Magnetometer * The Magnetometer (MAG) onboard the Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory is performing well and has begun sending magnetic-field data back to Earth. SWFO-L1, NOAA's first spacecraft built exclusively for around-the-clock s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Indian Head Division Co-Hosts EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit * Indian Head, Md. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division's (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) co-hosted the second annual EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Dec. 2-4. NSWC IHD co-hosted the event with the United States Bomb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Statement on the Vote on the Motion to Table H.Res. 939 Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on his vote on the Motion to Table H.Res. 939: "Congressman Green has introduced an impeachment Resolution focusing on two of President Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Issues Statement on the Final Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting for the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026: "On a global stage gripped by uncertainty and growing threats, a well-supported military is essenti  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for December 9, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Medicaid Unwinding May Have Substantially Disrupted Buprenorphine Treatment By Rachel Landis, PhD, MPP, and Bradley D. Stein, MD, PhD The opioid crisis remains one of the most pressing public health emergencies facing the United States. A 2023 KFF poll found that nearly one-t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Judge Ordering Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on today's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis ordering the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody: "For months the Trump Administration has sought to deny Kilmar Abrego Garcia his rights to due process and fair trea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Zones * Today, on Human Rights Day, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in conflict zones. The lawmakers' legislation, the Commitment to Aid Workers Act, would strengthen U.S. efforts to safeguard thos  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Mohamed Seleem elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors By Andrew Mann Mohamed Seleem Ph.D. '06, whose patented drugs and diagnostic technologies aim to combat antimicrobial-resistant infections that kill more than 1.27 million people worldwide each year according to a 2022 Lancet study, has been named a 2025 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Seleem, the Tyler and Frances Young Endow  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Yuma Test Center uses 3D printers to streamline design projects and keep the mission going By Ana Henderson Three-Dimensional (3D) printers have opened the opportunity for individuals and organizations to go from concept creation to tangible items in a matter of hours. Yuma Test Center (YTC) sees value in this capability and over the years has acquired polymer (plastic) a  more