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State Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Brown's Consumer Protection Division Orders Baltimore-Based Home Improvement Contractor to Pay $1 Million, Including Restitution to Consumers
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has entered a Final Order (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/042424_BOJ_Sons_Final_Order.pdf) against a Baltimore-based home improvement contractor, Bryan O. Jones, and his company, BOJ & Sons Construction, to pay restitution to consumers and civil penalties   more

Colin Powell Elementary School Teacher Named 2024 Washington Post Teacher of the Year
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 25 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: Laura Senturia, a fourth-grade teacher at Colin Powell Elementary School, has been named the 2024 Washington Post Teacher of the Year. This recognition is for educators who have exemplified excellence in their profession by inspiring learning, encouraging individual growth, demonstrating subject matter expertise, fostering collaboration, and leading by example. She was selected from a group of 19 finali  more

Morgan State University Welcomes International Business Executive and University Chancellor Sir Samuel Esson Jonah to Keynote the 147th Spring Commencement
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 26 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today the selection of Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, chancellor of the University of Cape Coast Ghana and executive chairman of Jonah Capital, to serve as keynote speaker at the university's 147th Spring Commencement. Ranked among the world's most influential businesspeople, Sir Jonah is recognized throughout the continent of Africa and internationall  more

UMMS Selects Leader With Nearly Three Decades of Medical and Healthcare Advancement Experience To Coordinate Philanthropic Efforts
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The University of Maryland Medical System issued the following news release: Following a nationwide search, the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has named Christine Andrews, CPA, a veteran of nearly 30 years in medical and healthcare advancement, as the System's first-ever Vice President for Philanthropy Shared Services. In the newly-created position, Andrews will streamline the System's approach to transformational giving, allowing donors to suppor  more

University of Kansas: Study Reports New Compound Halting Replication of COVID by Targeting 'Mac-1' Protein in Cell Models
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Research appearing in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry shows for the first time SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can be inhibited from replicating in living cell cultures using a compound that targets "Mac-1," a protein key to defending SARS-CoV-2 against the human immune response. University of Kansas researchers in the lab of Anthony Fehr, associate professor of molecular biosciences   more

VIDEO: Attorney General Brown Visits Site of Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster as Office of the Attorney General Leads Coordinated Legal Effort on Behalf of the State
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: This week, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown toured the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to view, first-hand, the damage and recovery efforts as a result of the Dali cargo ship crashing into a supporting column of the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024. The tragedy claimed the lives of six construction workers and brought shipping at the Port of Baltimore   more