CSM Foundation Names New Directors, Chair
The College of Southern Maryland Foundation welcomed five new directors, among them, Bernadette “Birdie” Shannon of Leonardtown. Rané Franklin was selected as chairwoman of the group.
Eat, Learn, Talk: LSM Offers New 12@12 Program
Leadership Southern Maryland has created a Lunch and Learn series called 12@12 that gives participants the opportunity to find out more about the region in which we live and work.
Donate Blood at February Drives
Winter can be a difficult time for blood donations to the American Red Cross. Bad weather and cold temperatures can keep donors from coming to blood drives, so the Red Cross is appealing to donors to stop by and donate blood at a February drive.
VEX Robotics Competition Set Feb. 5 at CSM
Twelve teams will compete in the VEX U Robotics World Championship Qualifier on Feb. 5 at the College of Southern Maryland’s La Plata campus.
AMG Presents Special Valentine Maker’s Market
Step inside Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons for a special Valentine Maker’s Market from 9 am to 2 pm Feb. 6.
Homeland to Share Cyber Indicators with Industry
The Department of Homeland Security will start automatically sharing cyber-security threat indicators — not incidents — with industry.
Dr. Whitten Offers Procedure for Presbyopia
For years, it seemed that presbyopia, the loss of reading vision, was inevitable as we age. A new surgery, the KAMRA inlay, has offered new hope. This advanced surgical procedure has helped thousands of people restore reading vision and reduce their dependence on reading glasses, and Dr. Mark Whitten is now offering this new technology to his patients.
FY17 DoD Budget Focuses Russia & China
The DoD budget $582.7B proposal returns its focus to Russia and China but also boosts by 50 percent spending against ISIL.
Looking to Export? Expert Advice is Plentiful
Government agencies & businesses can help Southern Maryland companies establish relationships with customers abroad.
In It To Win It
It was the late 1960s, and a quiet deal to build an oil refinery in Piney Point, MD, on the Potomac River, jolted the Potomac River Association into action.
