ARNOLD, Maryland, May 8 -- Anne Arundel Community College issued the following news release: Anne Arundel Community College awarded student business owner Gaetano Ailiff $25,000 in funds for his business, MD Junk and Moving, during the annual Business Pitch Competition held April 30. The other seven finalists received amounts between $3,000 and $20,000 for their businesses. * $25,000 to MD Junk and Moving presented by Gaetano Ailiff, * $20,000 to Grandma's Southern Pies presented by N'Kobe   more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, May 7 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, announced the hiring of John Greely as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Greely will be responsible for coordinating the strategic objectives as well as the day-to-day operations of the ho  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General Anthony Brown today joined a multistate amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/050724_Capen_Multistate_Amicus.pdf) filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Massachusetts, which is defending its common-sense gun safety laws against a Second Amendment challenge. The brief, joined by 18 other attorn  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 8 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: Uphoff's team uses the Choptank as a reference system because of the rich historical data available from that river, which is also part of the juvenile striped bass index. The department and other research institutions have collected data there over different surveys since 1955 on variables including water quality, egg and larval catch, and larval feeding. In 1994, the department launc  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 7 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore will hold its spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies for the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, May 22 at The Lyric, adjacent to the campus. The University will host a stand-alone ceremony for graduate students, beginning at 10 a.m., and a stand-alone ceremony for undergraduates, beginning at   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 8 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, known for recognizing excellence in college-level journalism, has announced its latest round of winners, and two students from LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication have reason to celebrate. Mel Bridges, a junior studying broadcast journalism from Annapolis, Maryland, earned 7th place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program's Audio News/Features Competition,  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 8 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: Are you a journalist looking for new angles to add to the election 2024 conversation? From the role of technology, climate change, and mental health to ageism, DEI, and global politics, faculty experts from the University of Maryland are delving deep into the diverse, multi-layered topics that touch all facets of the 2024 election. (Please contact mediainfo@umd.edu for more information or help settin  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 -- Miles and Stockbridge, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Miles & Stockbridge announced today that Patricia B. Jefferson, a restructuring lawyer and litigator, has been elected to the mid-Atlantic law firm's Board of Directors. Jefferson, a principal who leads the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy practice, has been at Miles & Stockbridge for almost 20 years and, as a board member, will help lead the firm's strategic direction and s  more