ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * APTS Presents 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award to Larry D. Unger, President and CEO of Maryland Public Television WASHINGTON - February 24, 2025 - America's Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented the 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award to Larry D. Unger, President and CEO of Maryland Public Television (MPT), for his remarkable work in education, public safety and communi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Urges Congress to Invest in Transit Funding, Improve Safety, Boost Workforce Development in Transportation Bill Bold Proposal for Upcoming Surface Transportation Bill Would be a Game Changer for Transit Calling on Congress to boost transit funding, improve safety, and invest in workforce development, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the largest union representing public   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE Enforcement In Houses of Worship Democracy Forward Filed Suit on Behalf of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Gurdwara Sahib West Sacramento, Six Quaker Yearly Meetings Court's Order Blocks Enforcement In Plaintiffs' Houses  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Community Advisory: Registration Opens for Maryland 'Muslim Youth Day' at the Capital #MYDAC2025 The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that registration is now open for "Muslim Youth Day" March 20 in Annapolis. CAIR Maryland says the event   more

GREENBELT, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management to Stop Sharing Private Data with DOGE Affiliates On Feb. 24, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive personal information to employees   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Research Suggests Common Viral Infection Worsens Deadly Condition Among Premature Babies Cytomegalovirus infection increases intestinal damage in mouse model of necrotizing enterocolitis Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called necrotizing ente  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * VMCVM Staff Spotlight: Alexandra Fox More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Alexandra Fox Microbiology Section Head, ViTALS * * * When did you join the veterinary college? June 2017 What is your role at the veterinary college? ViTALS Microbiology Section Head. The best part of being at VMCVM... The support system. VMCVM is full of amazing leaders and mentors who w  more