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It’s being hailed as the largest private sector investment in state history. Tech giant Amazon has announced it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump has posted on social media about the proposed sale of US Steel of Pittsburgh to Japan-based Nippon. But details are still vague, and a deadline to complete the deal is a week away. A proposal to fund mass transit in Pennsylvania would involve a fee attached to the price for rideshare services, such as Lyft or Uber. With the summer driving season underway, gas prices seem to have settled in for the time being. We have the current trends at the pump. The US Supreme Court has rejected a Republican appeal and left in place a ruling allowing voters in Pennsylvania to cast provisional ballots when their mail-in votes are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law. The justices acted on an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the state GOP and the Republican-majority election board in Butler County. A motorcyclist was killed after a police pursuit last Thursday night. Pennsylvania State Police say a West Shore Regional Police officer attempted a traffic stop in Wormleysburg involving a motorcyclist who police say committed numerous traffic offenses. The midstate is resembling a mini-United Nations this week. Harrisburg University is hosting a delegation from the European Union. The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined over the past year, according to an annual report card issued by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The University gave the bay a C. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collin Metcalf joins the Terps after three seasons at Northeastern. As a junior he averaged 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks and made the 2025 CAA All-Defensive Team. Metcalf jumped on Fear the Podcast to talk about his recruitment, what drew him to Maryland, his shot-blocking prowess, his overall game, what he needs to work on, and what he's into off the court. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Ben Yelin joins Kevin Kinnally to break down the seismic shifts in federal emergency management, including recent leadership changes at FEMA, the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, and the ripple effects for local governments. As Maryland counties contend with rising threats — from extreme weather to infrastructure vulnerabilities — federal support remains a critical lifeline. Learn how the loss of BRIC funding disrupts local resilience projects and what it means for shovel-ready stormwater upgrades, flood mitigation, and coastal protections across the state. The conversation also covers MACo's recent advocacy push, where county emergency managers called on Maryland's congressional delegation to protect FEMA's mission and restore critical federal programs. About the GuestBen Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy and External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity, and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment. Useful LinksPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: County Emergency Managers to Congress: Protect FEMA, Restore BRICPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: FEMA Cancels Resilience Grants, Leaving Counties at RiskFollow us on Socials!MACo on TwitterMACo on Facebook

Welcome into a Tuesday edition of Glenn Clark Radio, plenty to go over on the program today, it's Draft week so we'll talk some football, get you set for Thursday night and what the Ravens may or may not do and touch on other storylines entering this weekend's draft, plus the Orioles are back in action tonight heading down to DC to take on the Nats, we'll talk about it all as they look to put Sunday's embarrassing loss behind them. At 10:20am, we will dive into the NFL Draft with NFL.com's Chad Reuter, who just published his latest 7-round mock draft over the weekend and had the Ravens actually trading down in the first round, we'll get his thoughts on other routes the team could take. Then at 10:40am, we will catch up with Maryland's Freshman QB Malik Washington as we check in to see how the Spalding Football alum is doing ahead of the Terps Spring game this Saturday down in College Park at 12pm. At 11am, we'll talk some college lacrosse with Patrick Stevens as we do every Tuesday and much, much more. Plus, we'll be joined by our friends from the Maryland Center for Excellence at Problem Gambling, Mary Drexler and Jasmine Countess, the Program Director of the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger PictureDoug Burgum halted offshore wind project near NY, Gov Hochul tries to fight back. Foreign investors are dumping stocks.IMF issues warning, Trump is destroying their system. Trump is getting ready to drill baby drill. The Art of the Deal is in action. The [DS] has lost the narrative on MS-13 who was deported. The question is why are the Ds and the fake news concerned about this individual, does he know where the bodies are buried? Scavino sends a message puts up a picture of the President of El Salvador playing chess. What is the objective, in the end it will be checkmate king.   (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy Trump Admin Orders Halt To Offshore Wind Project Near New York Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said on April 16 that he had ordered a halt to the construction of a major wind project off the coast of New York “until further review.” Burgum, posting to the social platform X on Wednesday, said he had consulted with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to direct the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to “halt all construction activities” on Equinor's Empire Wind project. The Biden administration approved the project in 2023, with construction beginning last year. The interior secretary accused the former administration of “rush[ing] through its approval without sufficient analysis.” He did not provide further details on potential faults identified. “On day one, [President Donald Trump] called for comprehensive reviews of federal wind projects and wind leasing, and at Interior, we are doing our part to make sure these instructions are followed,” Burgum wrote in a follow-up post.   In response to the pause, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the project had already generated roughly 1,000 “good-paying union jobs” and is contributing to the state's economy. “This fully federally permitted project has already put shovels in the ground before the President's executive orders—it's exactly the type of bipartisan energy solution we should be working on,” Hochul wrote in a statement. “As Governor, I will not allow this federal overreach to stand. I will fight this every step of the way to protect union jobs, affordable energy, and New York's economic future.” According to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, offshore wind farms “can be damaging to fish and other marine species” due to the noise and vibration from both the construction and operation of the wind turbines. Disturbing the sea floor during construction can also “affect plankton in the water column.” Source: zerohedge.com   https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1912952517346070939  According to Apollo, foreigners own a massive $18.5 trillion of US stocks, or 20% of the total US equity market. Moreover, foreign holdings of US Treasuries are at $7.2 trillion, or 30% of the total. Investors from abroad also hold 30% of the total corporate credit market, for a total of $4.6 trillion. Foreign investors want out amid the volatility. IMF issues global economy warning The global economy is expected to grow more slowly this year and face higher inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, citing global trade disruptions and rising “protectionism.” Sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, which he says are focused on prioritizing domestic manufacturing and renegotiating trade deals in favor of the US, have caused a sharp rift with trade partners, including the European Union and China.

Critical Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities affect Kubernetes controllers. Senior Trump administration officials allegedly use unsecured platforms for national security discussions. Even experts like Troy Hunt get phished. Google acknowledges user data loss but doesn't explain it. Chinese hackers spent four years inside an Asian telecom firm. SnakeKeylogger is a stealthy, multi-stage credential-stealing malware. A cybercrime crackdown results in over 300 arrests across seven African countries. Ben Yelin, Caveat co-host and Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, joins to discuss the Signal national security leak. Pew Research Center figures out how its online polling got slightly forked. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We are joined by Ben Yelin, Caveat co-host and Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, on the Signal national security leak. Selected Reading IngressNightmare: critical Kubernetes vulnerabilities in ingress NGINX controller (Beyond Machines) Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Ingress NGINX (Wiz)  Ingress-nginx CVE-2025-1974: What You Need to Know (Kubernetes)  Trump administration is reviewing how its national security team sent military plans to a magazine editor (NBC News) The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans (The Atlantic) How Russian Hackers Are Exploiting Signal 'Linked Devices' Feature for Real-Time Spying (SecurityWeek) Troy Hunt: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List (Troy Hunt) 'Technical issue' at Google deletes some customer data (The Register) Chinese hackers spent four years inside Asian telco's networks (The Record) Multistage Info Stealer SnakeKeylogger Attacking Individuals and Businesses to Steal Logins (Cyber Security News) Over 300 arrested in international crackdown on cyber scams (The Record) How a glitch in an online survey replaced the word ‘yes' with ‘forks' (Pew Research) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major employee screening provider discloses a data breach affecting over 3.3 million people. Signal considers exiting Sweden over a proposed law that would give police access to encrypted messages. House Democrats call out DOGE's negligent cybersecurity practices. Critical vulnerabilities in Rsync allow attackers to execute remote code. A class action lawsuit claims Amazon violates Washington State's privacy laws. CISA warns that attackers are exploiting Microsoft's Partner Center platform. A researcher discovers a critical remote code execution vulnerability in MITRE's Caldera security training platform. An analysis of  CISA's JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook. Ben Yelin explains Apple pulling iCloud end-to-end encryption in response to the UK Government. A Disney employee's cautionary tale.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We are joined by Caveat podcast co-host Ben Yelin to discuss Apple pulling iCloud end-to-end encryption in response to the UK Government. You can read the article from Bleeping Computer here. Ben is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security. You can catch Caveat every Thursday here on the N2K CyberWire network and on your favorite podcast app.  Selected Reading 3.3 Million People Impacted by DISA Data Breach (SecurityWeek) DOGE must halt all ‘negligent cybersecurity practices,' House Democrats tell Trump (The Record) Signal May Exit Sweden If Government Imposes Encryption Backdoor (Infosecurity Magazine) Rsync Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Gain Full Control of Servers - PoC Released (Cyber Security News) Lawsuit: Amazon Violates Washington State Health Data Law (BankInfo Security) CISA Warns of Microsoft Partner Center Access Control Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (Cyber Security News) MITRE Caldera security suite scores perfect 10 for insecurity (The Register) CISA's AI cybersecurity playbook calls for greater collaboration, but trust is key to successful execution (CyberScoop) A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life. (Wall Street Journal)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for a Would You Rather Wednesday of Glenn Clark Radio, plenty to go over on the program as we're joined by Drew Forrester from DrewsMorningDish.com, we'll go over all the news of the week, talk some Ravens, more thoughts on the Justin Tucker situation, the Super Bowl and plenty more, plus we'll of course play Would You Rather with Drew, and another edition of NBA Corner with Drew! At 11:30am, we will do some Bracketology with the man himself, Joe Lunardi from ESPN, as we talk some college hoops, get his thoughts on where the Terps are at right now and preview the NCAA Tournament. At 11:45am, we'll take a few minutes to chat with our friend Mary Drexler from the Maryland Center for Excellence on Problem Gambling with an important message before the Super Bowl. At 12:00pm, we will head out to Owings Mills to check in with Stevenson Women's Basketball Head Coach Jackie Boswell as we celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day! And to wrap the program we will talk Football Hall of Fame with our friend and Hall of Fame voter from Talk of Fame Two, Clark Judge, as we preview tomorrow's 2025 HOF Class announcement, dive into the case for Terrell Suggs and Marshal Yanda, and much more...

Brian & Jeff & Kristen Beall LCSW-C, ICGC-I, CAC-AD Kristen is the best and works in problem gambling in Maryland and is a true advocate of educating on domestic violence. In This Episode... Who is Kristen Beall? What is Domestic Violoence? The intersection of DV and gambling Resources for DV Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

The oceans, huge and brimming with diverse lifeforms, pose no less a struggle for survival for their inhabitants than that faced by creatures on dry land. Evolution has furnished marine organisms with huge array of defensive, and indeed, offensive adaptations to help them to thrive in this battleground. Among the organisms who live and compete in the ocean are dinoflagellates. These are small, single-celled creatures that are an important component of plankton found in marine ecosystems. Despite their tiny size, dinoflagellates such as Karlodinium veneficum can wield potent biochemical weaponry that gives them an edge against other competing organisms. Decades since the discovery of the toxic properties of Karlodinium veneficum, researchers such as Dr. Allen Place of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, and his colleagues, have begun to unravel the secrets of its potent toxins, called karlotoxins. Their findings offer fascinating insights into the interactions of marine life and the weapons they adopt to capture prey and deter predators.

Pedestrian accident in Washington County kills a Clear Spring man Signs of a gambling addiction and how to get help from Carin Miller of the Maryland Center for Excellence on Problem Gambling Delegate Chris Tomlinson on the upcoming Maryland General Assembly and what needs to be done about the budget deficit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a Friday edition of GCR, Stan ‘The Fan' Charles in for Glenn today as Griffin and Stan will get you set for Ravens-Steelers ahead of tomorrow matchup, we'll go over who's in, who's out and much more as we talk NFL, College Football Playoff, some Orioles baseball and lots more. At 10:20am, as we do every Friday, we'll check in with Bo Smolka to get a preview Ravens-Steelers, the latest on Rashod Bateman's health and how he feels heading into tomorrow. Then at 10:40am, we will head up to Pittsburgh to shift gears and talk Steelers with Steelers ESPN Reporter, Brooke Pryor, get the latest on the health of the Steelers, why they're able to play the Ravens so well recently and much more. Then at 11am, we will check in with our friend Gary Stein of ‘Stein on Sports' from WCBM Radio and the voice of the UMBC Retrievers Basketball team as we talk UMBC, his thoughts on Ravens-Steelers, the CFP and lots more. Then at 11:20am, the great Jim Bowden–former MLB GM, now writer for The Athletic, host on SiriusXM Radio–as we talk some O's, get his thoughts on the job Mike Elias has done to this point, the Orioles as a whole, and what else the Orioles should do before the 2025 season to bolster the roster. At 11:30am, our friend Mary Drexler from Problem Gambling and the Maryland Center of Excellence with a very important message as we head into the holidays. All that and much more as Griffin's brother Lucas hangs out in studio on a busy Friday edition of the program!

A WIRED investigation uncovers the ease of tracking U.S. military personnel. Apple releases emergency security updates to address actively exploited vulnerabilities. Latino teenagers and LGBTQ individuals are receiving disturbing text messages spreading false threats. Crowdstrike says Liminal Panda is responsible for telecom intrusions. Oracle patches a high-severity zero-day vulnerability. Trend Micro has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Deep Security 20 Agent software. A rural hospital in Oklahoma suffers a ransomware attack. A leading fintech firm is investigating a security breach in its file transfer platform. Researchers deploy Mantis against malicious LLMs.  Ben Yelin from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security discusses AI's bias in the resume screening process. Tracking down a lost Lambo.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, we have Ben Yelin, Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security and our Caveat podcast co-host, discussing AI's racial and gender bias in the resume screening process. You can read about it here. Selected Reading Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany (WIRED) GAO recommends new agency to streamline how US government protects citizens' data (The Record) Apple Issues Emergency Security Update for Actively Exploited Flaws (Infosecurity Magazine) Texts threatening deportation and 're-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance (NBC News) Chinese APT Group Targets Telecom Firms Linked to BRI (Infosecurity Magazine) Oracle Patches Exploited Agile PLM Zero-Day (SecurityWeek) Trend Micro Deep Security Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Remote Code (Cyber Security News) Oklahoma Hospital Says Ransomware Hack Hits 133,000 People (GovInfo Security) Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach (Krebs on Security) AI About-Face: 'Mantis' Turns LLM Attackers Into Prey (Dark Reading) Hackers Steal MLB Star Kris Bryant's $200K Lamborghini By Rerouting Delivery (Carscoops) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The heaviest antimatter nucleus to date was spotted in a particle accelerator. It could provide new insights into the nature of matter. And, research indicates different songbird species might intentionally travel together during migration, giving each other a possible boost in survival.Physicists Create Heaviest Antimatter Nucleus YetAntimatter is one of science's great mysteries. It is produced all around us for fractions of a second, until it collides with matter, and the particles annihilate one another. But what is it?Antimatter is just like matter, except for one thing. Its particles have the same mass as ordinary matter, but an opposite charge. For example, an electron has a negative charge, so an anti-electron—called a positron—weighs the same, but has a positive charge.Antimatter is a natural product of some types of radioactive decay and cosmic ray collisions, but it can also be made in particle colliders here on Earth. But making antimatter particles this way is difficult and expensive—let alone controlling them enough to create an entire anti-atom. NASA estimates that creating a gram of antimatter would cost about $62.5 trillion.But why does antimatter matter? It may hold the key to understanding one of the universe's biggest mysteries: why there's something rather than nothing. Cosmologists say that during the Big Bang, matter and antimatter should have been created in equal amounts. But everything around us today is mostly matter, meaning either that there was an excess of matter created, or that matter and antimatter don't quite follow the rules physicists expect.Recently, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider spotted 16 instances of the heaviest exotic antimatter nucleus observed to date: antihyperhydrogen-4.To explore what this breakthrough means for antimatter research, SciFri producer Charles Bergquist talks to Dr. Jamie Dunlop, associate department chair for nuclear physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory.Different Bird Species May Team Up For MigrationThis season, billions of birds will take to the skies as they flock to their wintering grounds. With so many different species on the move, they're bound to run into each other. A new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that this mixing and mingling might not be coincidental.In fact, different bird species could have their own social networks that might boost each others' survival.SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with lead author Dr. Joely DeSimone, migration ecologist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, about untangling avian relationships.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

New research from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science suggests that songbirds of different feathers flock together during their migrations… and there's a lot to learn about these multi-species relationships. For insight, we're joined by migratory ecologist Joely Desimone, an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory. Link:Migratory bird species found to be socially oriented | University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Nitrogen is absolutely essential for all forms of life, plants, animals and microbes. Nitrogen is the basis for making amino acids, and amino acids are the basis for making proteins, enzymes. The historic nitrogen system was balanced and based on microbial activity transforming atmospheric nitrogen into soluable forms usable by plants and microbes. Eric Davidson's has been working to transform our food systems through better understanding terestrial nutrient cycling, cycling, greenhouse gas emissions from soils, global biogeochemical cycles, and how they impact sustainable agriculture. Charles Brooke has been working to accelerate the rate of action and innovation in reducing the climate impact of livestock production. He leads Spark Climate Solutions livestock enteric methane mitigation program.The modern nitrogen system is based on the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilzers produced through the energy intensive Haber-Bosch process developed just prior to World War I to manufacture munitions. The impact of this sythetic nitrogen has spread far beyond conflict. Synthetic nitrogen has enabled our modern food systems to produce enough food to feed 8 billion people. It has also resulted in widespred nitrogen pollution in water ways and ever incresing levels of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Synthetic fertiliser production has been so successful that today 50 - 60% of all the nitrogen in human bodies in humans actually comes from Habe-Bosch processes.From a warming perspective nitrous oxide (or N2O) is about 270 times more potent than is carbon dioxide. However, unlike CO2 where levels are somewhat plateauing, N2O levels continue to rise. The use of nitrogen fertilizer is hugely inefficient. Half of all fertilizer put on the ground is lost. Additionl losses occur when plant proteins are fed to animals prior to human consumption. Nitrogen 2.0 is focused on reducing nitrogen wastage and pollution, and increasing the circularity of nitrogen use. The three components are:Feeding nitrogen directly to livestockDecreasing the nitrogen required by and provided to cropsIncreasing the recycling of nitrogen in manure back into our cropping systems Eric Davidson is Professor of the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. He is also a Principal Scientist at Spark Climate Solutions. His most recent book Science for a Green New Deal; Connecting Climate, Economics, and Social Justice was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2022.Send us a text

ZScaler uncovers the largest ransomware payment to date. IBM says the average cost of a breach is closing in on five million dollars. Hackers exploited Proofpoint's email protection platform to send millions of phishing emails. NIST launches Dioptra to test ML models. AcidPour targets Linux data storage devices for wiping. WhatsApp for Windows allows Python to run wild. The White House releases the National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) Implementation Roadmap. A bipartisan Senate bill aims to fund cybersecurity apprenticeships. CISA adds three exploits to its vulnerability catalog. Ben Yelin joins us today to discuss a U.S. District Court judge's recent dismissal of charges against SolarWinds. Loose lips sink ships, but leaky HDMI cables flood the airwaves with digital data.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Ben Yelin, co-host of our Caveat podcast and Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, joins us today to discuss the U.S. District Court judge dismissing most charges against SolarWinds. For more detail on the SolarWinds decision, check out this article.  Selected Reading Zscaler just uncovered what could be the largest ransomware payment of all time (ITPro) Hackers exploit Proofpoint to send millions of phishing emails (Tech Monitor) Average data breach cost jumps to $4.88 million, collateral damage increased (Help Net Security) NIST releases open-source platform for AI safety testing (SC Media) AcidPour Malware Attacking Linux Data Storage Devices To Wipe Out Data (GB Hackers) WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning (Bleeping Computer) US government debuts Implementation Roadmap for national standards strategy on critical and emerging technologies (Industrial Cyber) Bipartisan Senate bill would promote cybersecurity apprenticeship programs (CyberScoop) CISA warns of three new critical exploited vulnerabilities (The Stack) AI can reveal what's on your screen via signals leaking from cables (New Scientist) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to know where to turn for financial advice, and recent changes and challenges to federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs have added another layer of complexity.  We speak with Tisa Silver Canady, founder of the Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness. The MCCFW is holding a virtual symposium on July 23rd. Registration information here. Links:Federal Student AidKnow More Owe LessMCCFW Office HoursDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released its annual report on the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and the James River once again took home the top grade among all major tributaries, earning an overall grade of B. It was the 14th straight year in which the James River scored highest in the State of Environment Report Card among all Bay tributaries. Overall, the Bay earned a C+ score (55%) – its highest since 2002. The report takes into consideration ecological, societal, and economic indicators. The overall health of the Bay's watershed dropped to...Article LinkSupport the Show.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)'s 2023/2024 Watershed Report Card found the Chesapeake Bay has improved its health score for the first time in 20 years. According to the report card, the Chesapeake Bay received a C+. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President for Environmental Protection and Restoration Alison Prost stopped by The Spark to share her thoughts on the progress. “Pennsylvania was a standout. The Susquehanna River basin has improved its grade and is one of the highest grades. The other one that's a standout is the lower portion of the bay. Where the bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, because there's a lot of mixing and different water sources coming in that lower portion.” The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The health is a reflection of the multistate watershed. “You know someone said yesterday and I agree with that sentiment that, water knows no political boundaries. It also doesn't know any geographical boundaries. Like we do have to work together because the water that comes in Pennsylvania does impact someone that lives in Virginia and Virginia waters impact Maryland and DC. You know, we kind of have to lean into the connectedness. I don't think it probably helps us to point the fingers and try to take a divided approach to cleaning up, because it's a natural system. It's all connected.” In the past Pennsylvania has faced harsh feedback for not doing enough to prevent pollution from flowing into the bay. In the 2023/2024 UMES report, Pennsylvania's efforts were highlighted to block pollution from entering state waterways. Prost commented on what that says about Pennsylvania efforts. “I think Pennsylvania has learned in. I think they have leveraged the influx of federal dollars to establish an agricultural cost share program for the first time in the state to get more practices on the ground. I think there is a recognition that, while many people in Pennsylvania may not be connected to the bay, they're connected to their local waters and take great pride in spending time in their communities, hunting, fishing, other forms of recreation. And if they focus on and we all focus on clean water for Pennsylvania, the bay will still benefit. And so I think it was, a shift from organizations like my own in terms of how much blaming to do versus rolling up or sleeves and working together. I think we've just seen a different approach in the last few years, and the report card demonstrates that it's working.”  Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since we have a lot of Maryland basketball fans that listen to the show, I'm including an episode of Bleav in DMV Hoops with former Maryland center Damonte Dodd here as well. Make sure to subscribe to the separate DMV Hoops feed if you want more local college basketball coverage! On this week's Bleav in DMV Hoops, Maryland Basketball alum Damonte Dodd joins to talk about his years at Maryland ('13-'17) and now his multi-year professional career overseas. Dodd shares some great stories about playing for Mark Turgeon, playing alongside guys like Melo Trimble and Jake Layman, their NCAA Tournament runs, putting in work over the summers, and having fun off the court with things like the Running Man Challenge. He has a lot of great stories about playing in the BIG10 Conference and shares who the worst fanbases were, who he liked playing against the most, and who his favorite teammates were. Since graduating, Dodd has played in countries like Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Japan. We talk about his favorite places he's played in, what he's learned from playing across the globe, having teammates who don't speak the same language, what the food is like, and so much more! This is a can't-miss episode for Maryland fans! Presented by betonline.ag!

Meet Jennifer Dewees, the president of Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation, Inc. and co-founder of Maryland Apprenticeship Connector. Her passion lies in unlocking the potential of tomorrow's workforce. Since traditional paths of college or trade schools aren't always the right path for everyone, Jennifer sees boundless opportunities in apprenticeships. She believes these hands-on experiences offer a direct route to stable careers in the trades, often overlooked and undervalued. But Jennifer's vision extends beyond just reshaping the future of work; she's also an advocate for mass workforce adoption in traditionally male-dominated fields. She envisions a world where women confidently pursue careers in the trades, breaking barriers and forging new paths. With her unwavering enthusiasm and determination, Jennifer is paving the way for a future where talent knows no gender and opportunity knows no bounds. https://macworkforce.org https://mccei.org https://nawicdc.org/Camp_NAWIC

LockBit drops 300 gigabytes of data from London Drugs. Video software used in courtrooms worldwide contains a backdoor. Google patches another Chrome zero-day. The EU seeks collaboration between research universities and intelligence agencies. Atlas Lion targets retailers with gift card scams. Researchers explore an Apple reappearing photo bug. Hackers access a Japanese solar power grid. Congress floats a bill to enhance cyber workforce diversity. Ben Yelin joins us with a groundbreaking legal case involving AI generated CSAM. Whistling past the expired domain graveyard.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Ben Yelin, co host of our Caveat podcast and Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, discusses "FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery." Selected Reading Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says (The Star) Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world (Ars Technica) Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year (Bleeping Computer) EU wants universities to work with intelligence agencies to protect their research (The Record) US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang (Help Net Security) Apple wasn't storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all (Bleeping Computer) Hijack of monitoring devices highlights cyber threat to solar power infrastructure (CSO Online) New Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce bill to promote inclusivity, provide CISA with millions for outreach (Industrial Cyber) When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains (INTI) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

In conversation with author and Pennsylvania State Senator, Nikil Saval In The Hollow Parties, Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld present a comprehensive history of the rise of American mass party politics through the Jacksonian era up through the years of Barack Obama to the presidency of Donald Trump. They posit that today's Democrat and Republican parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the founding, and they offer a vision for how these groups might fulfill their promise. An associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, Daniel Schlozman studies political parties, American political development, social movements, and political history. He is the author of When Movements Anchor Parties: Electoral Alignments in American History, a member of the Scholars Strategy Network, and a trustee of the Maryland Center for Economic Policy. Sam Rosenfeld is an associate professor of political science at Colgate University, where he researches party politics and American political development. He is the author of The Polarizers: Postwar Architects of Our Partisan Era, and his writing has also appeared in The American Prospect, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Vox, among many other places. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! (recorded 5/21/2024)

The Chesapeake Bay produces around 500 million pounds of seafood every year, providing delicious blue crabs, striped bass, oysters, and more to folks up and down the coast. It's one of the most productive bodies of water in the world, but the bay is constantly in flux due to stressors like overfishing, pollution, and climate change. But scientists have a plan to conserve the bay's biodiversity, support the people who rely on it, and keep us all well fed—and it involves oyster farming.On stage in Washington, D.C., Ira talks with Imani Black, aquaculturist, grad student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and founder of the nonprofit Minorities in Aquaculture, as well as Dr. Tara Scully, biologist and associate professor at George Washington University. They discuss the bay's history, the importance of aquaculture, and how food production and conservation go hand in hand.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

On this week's PreserveCast, join us as we talk with Jennifer Dewees, President at Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation, Inc. (MCCEI). Jennifer will discuss apprenticeships and how important they are to the construction industry, and the workforce as a whole. Jennifer is a co-founder and Construction Lead at the Maryland Apprenticeship Center where they are championing apprenticeships as essential pathways across all industries.    

WYPR Senior Reporter Rachel Baye joins us to discuss the last year she spent, along with colleagues at American Public Media Reports, investigating what juvenile justice advocates say are arbitrary and inconsistent reasons to keep teenagers charged with serious crimes in adult court. A review of more than three dozen court hearings over the past three years found a process that subjects teenagers to adult jails, courts and sentences despite decades of research showing these tactics push teens to commit more crimes. When deciding whether to treat these children as adults, judges sometimes relied on questionable reasoning. Later, we speak to Benjamin Orr, the Director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, and a member of the Fair Share Coalition, which is advocating for changes in the law governing corporate taxes.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

For every dollar invested in preventing evictions, Maryland could save nearly $2.50 in what evictions cost. That's according to a study by Stout Risius & Ross with the Maryland Center on Economic Policy and members of the Maryland Eviction Prevention Funds Alliance. Lisa Sarro is legal counsel for Arundel Community Development Services. We ask Sarro about the need in Anne Arundel County and who is most at risk of eviction.  Links:Public Justice Center press releaseMEPFA policy analysisSB0370 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - EstablishmentHB0428 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - EstablishmentThe Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young ChildrenDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

NIST's Cybersecurity Framework gets an upgrade. ONCD makes a case against memory-related software bugs. A recent cyberattack targets Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police. US dethrones Russia as top target in cyber breaches. Caveat podcast cohost Ben Yelin discusses remedies in the generative AI copyright cases.And, Reggaeton Be Gone, a creative way to deal with your neighbors' music choices.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Ben Yelin, cohost of Caveat podcast and Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, thinking about remedies in the generative AI copyright cases. You can find the Lawfare article Ben references here.   Selected Reading NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework (NIST) After decades of memory-related software bugs, White House calls on industry to act (The Record)  Canada's RCMP, Global Affairs Hit by Cyberattacks (SecurityWeek) A cyber attack hit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Security Affairs)  UK email mistake put ‘lives at risk' for Afghans who had worked with British military (The Record)  Russia and Belarus targeted by at least 14 nation-state hacker groups, researchers say (The Record)  Number of data breaches falls globally, triples in the US (TechSpot) Steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirms cyberattack on automotive division (Bleeping Computer) The Change Healthcare cyberattack is still impacting pharmacies. It's a bigger deal than you think (Fast Company) US Pharmacy Outage Triggered by 'Blackcat' Ransomware at UnitedHealth Unit, Sources Say (US News and World Report)  Getting Ahead of Cybersecurity Materiality Mayhem (Security Boulevard)  Raspberry Pi maker builds device to hack neighbor's Bluetooth speakers that were streaming annoying music (TechSpot) Reggaeton Be Gone (Hackster.io) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dating can be a exhilarating, if slightly terrifying, experience. And for people living with disabilities, such as chronic illness, finding love can be a bit more complicated. Chris Mason-Hale mentors young people navigating disability and says he is often asked about dating and love. He is the Community Advocate at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities' and the Faculty Advocate with the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities. Mason-Hale, who has used a wheelchair since his teenage years, recently wrote a blog post about online dating and disability for Think Equitable, the website of The National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality.   (Kassandra Ruhm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson talks with Ben Yelin of the Center for Health and Homeland Security about the rapid growth of artificial intelligence technology. They discuss these capabilities' exciting opportunities and potential downsides – and their connections to public services and privacy. Public policy often struggles to keep up with the pace of emerging technologies, and this field seems like another complex example, though there are some reasons to remain hopeful. They also talk a bit about the human and analytic sides of modern football as Yelin pitches his 49ers as a new focus for disappointed Ravens fans.Ben Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy and External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity, and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment.In 2021, Ben served as the co-chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council's ad-hoc committee on State and Local Cybersecurity and co-drafted a comprehensive report on Maryland's cybersecurity posture and a list of recommendations for policy changes. The report became the framework for a suite of bills enacted in the 2022 session.Ben also co-hosts the Caveat podcast, part of the Cyberwire network. This weekly show covers surveillance, cybersecurity, digital privacy, and more.The Conduit Street Podcast is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Episodes are also available on MACo's Conduit Street blog.Useful LinksPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: The Robots Are Coming: AI Through the County Lens at #MACoConPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: President Biden Issues Executive Order to Establish AI SafeguardsPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: Here's How States Are Regulating AIPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: Suite of Strong Cyber Bills Signed Into LawUniversity of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland SecurityCaveat PodcastFollow Ben Yelin on Twitter

Ivanti products are under active zero-day exploitation. Phemedrone is a new open-source info-stealer. Bishop Fox finds exposed SonicWall firewalls. GitLab and VMware patch critical vulnerabilities. The Secret Service foils a phishing scam. Europol shuts down a cryptojacking campaign. Ransomware hits a Majorca municipality. RUSI looks at ransomware. Ben Yelin explains the New York Times going after OpenAI over the data scraping. And the sad case of an Ohio lottery winner.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest and partner Ben Yelin joins us today to discuss “The Most Critical Elements of the FTC's Health Breach Rulemaking.” Ben is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security and Co-Host of N2K's Caveat Podcast. Selected Reading Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days now under mass exploitation (Bleeping Computer) Windows SmartScreen flaw exploited to drop Phemedrone malware (Bleeping Computer) Over 178,000 SonicWall next-generation firewalls (NGFW) online exposed to hack (Security Affairs) GitLab Fixes Password Reset Bug That Allows Account Takeover (Security Boulevard) Patches Available for a Critical Vulnerability in VMware Aria Automation: CVE-2023-34063 (Malware News) US court docs expose fake antivirus renewal phishing tactics (Bleeping Computer) Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto (Bleeping Computer) Ransomware gang demands €10 million after attacking Spanish council (The Record) Ransomware: Victim Insights on Harms to Individuals, Organisations and Society (Royal United Services Institute) Cybersecurity incident delays payouts for big Ohio Lottery winners (Beacon Journal) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.

A recent study by the Maryland Center on Economic Policy argues more of Maryland's welfare funds should go to cash assistance.  We speak with author and MDCEP State Policy Fellow Jasmin Aramburu.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

At its peak in the late 1800s, the Chesapeake Bay produced more oysters than almost anywhere else in the world. During the twentieth century, however, oyster populations in the bay plummeted to a tiny fraction of their former levels. And 5 years ago—in 2018— a Maryland Department of Natural Resources assessment of the state's waters found the oyster population had shrunk in half in less than twenty years. But there is recent good news for the bay's oysters. In October, Gov. Wes Moore announced that Maryland and its partners would plant more than 1.7. *billion* new juvenile oysters--a new one-year record for oyster planting in the Chesapeake Bay. The new oysters are primarily grown at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge. Matthew Gray is an assistant professor at that laboratory, which hosts one of the largest oyster hatcheries on the east coast. Gray talks to us about these powerful mollusks, their habitat and the role they play in the bay. (Photo by Dave Harp, The Chesapeake Bay Journal)Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

This week on a special episode of “Off The Cuff,” Justin is joined by Dr. Tisa Silver Canady, the founder and executive director of the Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness, to discuss student loan repayment, including some significant changes in the system that occurred in the past three years during the pause on federally-held student loans, and where things stand as repayment resumes. Justin and Tisa break down what repayment options are available to borrowers, discuss the importance of using return on investment as a metric for assessing postsecondary options, and help make sense of confusing messaging over the Biden administration's attempts to carry out a student debt cancellation program.

At its peak in the late 1800s, the Chesapeake Bay produced more oysters than almost anywhere else in the world. During the twentieth century, however, oyster populations in the bay plummeted to a tiny fraction of their former levels. And 5 years ago—in 2018— a Maryland Department of Natural Resources assessment of the state's waters found the oyster population had shrunk in half in less than twenty years. But there is recent good news for the bay's oysters. Last week, Gov. Wes Moore announced that Maryland and its partners would plant more than 1.7. *billion* new juvenile oysters--a new one-year record for oyster planting in the Chesapeake Bay. The new oysters are primarily grown at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge. Matthew Gray is an assistant professor at that laboratory, which hosts one of the largest oyster hatcheries on the east coast. He joins the show to discuss oysters and their habitat.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

On the latest episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, Jason Reichl heads to Procore Groundbreak 2023 in Chicago to chat to Aaron Frumin, the Founder and Executive Director of unCommon Construction, and Jennifer Dewees, the president of the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation (MCCEI).

Climate change is real. But what do Americans really understand about it -- and about the best actions to combat it? We hear from researchers Prof. Michael Hanmer and Prof. Deb Niemeier about the results from a University of Maryland/Center for Democratic Engagement-Washington Post poll. What they learned may surprise you. Plus, psychotherapist Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan draws on the healing powers of nature to treat eco-anxiety. Links: Center for Democratic Engagement, CDE + Washington Post Poll ; Information about treating eco-anxiety, The Center for Nature Informed Therapy.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally welcomes Ben Yelin to discuss cybersecurity issues, explore the opportunities and challenges related to rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and more!Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to transform the world and how we live, work, and communicate. For county governments, AI can mean streamlined processes, enhanced service delivery, improved public safety and security, fraud detection and prevention, data analytics, regulatory compliance, and revolutionary opportunities for resident engagement and input.However, implementing and regulating AI comes with challenges, including concerns about privacy, security, oversight, equity, accessibility, bias, etc. So, as local governments explore AI's transformative power, many questions remain.Ben Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy and External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity, and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment.In 2021, Ben served as the co-chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council's ad-hoc committee on State and Local Cybersecurity and co-drafted a comprehensive report on Maryland's cybersecurity posture and a list of recommendations for policy changes. The report became the framework for a suite of bills enacted in the 2022 session. Ben also co-hosts the Caveat podcast, part of the Cyberwire network, a weekly show on surveillance, cybersecurity, digital privacy, and more. The Conduit Street Podcast is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Episodes are also available on MACo's Conduit Street blog.Useful LinksPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: The Robots Are Coming: AI Through the County Lens at #MACoConPrevious Conduit Street Coverage: Suite of Strong Cyber Bills Signed Into LawUniversity of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland SecurityCaveat PodcastFollow Ben Yelin on Twitter

Today, on Midday: what to do about the nation's student debt crisis. Forty-five million Americans are carrying debts from their or their children's education, totaling more than $1.7 trillion. Women borrow more than men. (They also complete their degrees more often.) African Americans borrow the most, and most frequently. In 2022, then-WYPR education reporter Zshekinah Collier reported that the average student loan debt for a Maryland resident was $42,861, the second-highest average in the country, just behind Washington D.C. The Biden Administration's first plan to forgive some student loans for some students was struck down earlier this summer in a 6-3 ruling by the US Supreme Court. The White House immediately announced a new plan that pegs loan repayments to income levels. A beta version of the application website launched last week. The permanent site will be up later this month. A COVID-related payment hiatus period ends next month. Let's begin by understanding what's in the new Biden plan, known as the SAVE Plan, for Saving on a Valuable Education. Tom's first guest is Katherine Knott, a journalist who covers federal policy for the online education news journal, Inside Higher Ed.  Katherine Knott joins us on Zoom from Washington, DC… The three-year hiatus from loan repayments that began during the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end in October. Resuming those payments will be a certain hardship for tens of millions of borrowers already struggling with their monthly expenses. Joining Tom now in Studio A is Dr. Tisa Silver Canady. Dr. Canady is a financial wellness advocate for scholars and the founder of the Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness. One of the programs that many families rely on to fund education is called a 529 Plan. Over the last few years, the MD 529 Plan encountered major problems stemming from mistakes in calculating the amount of interest the accounts were to have been credited with. The mess led to the resignation of the twelve-member board that overseeing the program. Last spring, the Maryland legislature transferred authority for the fund to State Treasurer Derek Davis. But now Davis, too, has come under criticism for problems with the fund. A co-sponsor of that legislation was Maryland Delegate Catherine Forbes, a Democrat who represents District 43B (Baltimore County). Del. Forbes joins us on Zoom from Towson, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Dr. Khalilah Harris leads the education policy team at Center for American Progress and is a non-resident senior fellow with the Maryland Center on Economic Policy. She's worked on expanding access to educational opportunity, community organizing, youth advocacy and building an inclusive workforce while viewing those challenges through a racial equity lens. Dr. Harris served as first Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans during the Obama administration and led the development and implementation of the first White House Summit on Diversity and Inclusion in Government. In addition to being a proud alum of Morgan State University, she also obtained a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Her most important role is mom to three beautiful daughters.

Transforming our own habits is notoriously challenging and changing clinical practice habits even more so. But my guest today shares strategies that CME practitioners can apply to education design and implementation based on understanding clinician readiness to change. Sara Johnson PhD is a leading expert in behavior change science. Along with Dr. Kerry Evers, she is co-President and CEO of Pro-Change Behavior Solutions, a behavior-change consulting firm and solution provider that empowers people to experience life-changing breakthroughs in health and well-being. Sara also co-edits the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) and contributes to the Knowing Well, Being Well practitioner-focused section focusing on emerging trends in health promotion and well-being.  Sara's been refining the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of change for over two decades and in our conversation she explains how to apply the five stages of change (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance) to understand readiness for change as a foundation for clinician-focused education as well as multi-level community-based education. To this end, Sara shares insights from the Communities United Together for Health enterprise, a multi-level initiative addressing health disparities around diabetes in Black communities, inspired by a collaboration with Dr. Stephen Thomas from the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity.  Connect with SaraProChange Behavior SolutionsLinkedIn

This week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed into law bills focused on economic development. Today on Midday, we discuss some of the other bills passed during the 2023 session of the Maryland General Assembly that could have an economic impact on Baltimore. Tom talks with Benjamin Orr, the founding president and CEO of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, a nonpartisan policy think tank. Benjamin Orr joins Tom in Studio A.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, it's Midday at the Museum.  Two museums, to be exact. The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Maryland Center for History and Culture have each named new directors within the last several months. Asma Naeem took the reins of the BMA in February. Katie Caljean assumed the top job at the Maryland Center last fall.They join us today on Midday to talk about their plans for their respective institutions, and to share their reflections on the changing roles of museums in Baltimore and beyond. Asma Naeem was born in Pakistan. She moved to Baltimore as a two-year-old. She is the first person of color to lead the BMA in its 109-year history. Her career as an art historian and curator was preceded by a career as a lawyer, including a tenure as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York. Asma Naeem joins us on Zoom from her office at the museum. We are also joined by Asma's BMA colleague, Gamynne Guillotte, the museum's Chief of Education and co-curator of a new exhibition at the BMA that celebrates Hip Hop, during this 50th anniversary of the influential genre. Along with two colleagues from the St. Louis Art Museum, they are co-curating The Culture:  Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century. This exhibition is a ticketed show, but there are a few days when admission to the exhibition is free. The next one is Sunday, May 21st. The exhibition closes July 16th. In the final segment of the program today, Tom's guest is Katie Caljean, the president and CEO of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. She was appointed to the top job last fall, after serving at the Center for about 10 years, most recently as its senior vice president of education and strategic engagement. Katie Caljean joins Tom in Studio A. The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited opens at the Maryland Center for History and Culture on Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 26. It will be at the Center until December. [Posted image: Artist Joyce J. Scott. "Hip Hop Saint, Tupac" (2014.The Baltimore Museum of Art: Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs, BMA 2020.61. © Joyce J. Scott and Goya Contemporary Gallery)]See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest Dawn Luedtke is a council woman in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County is just outside of Washington D.C. yet it includes a surprising amount of rural land. In fact, it's home to the Agricultural Reserve, 93,000 acres preserved for farm land and rural space and hailed as one of the best examples of land use policy in the country. Luedtke was elected to the council in 2022 to represent a newly created district that includes much of Montgomery County's rural spaces. We talk with Luedtke about the opportunities to make these rural voices heard in a diverse county, improving mental health access, and her love of theater. About Dawn Luedtke Dawn Luedtke is a community advocate, former Assistant Attorney General, certified law enforcement trainer and expert on healthy schools and public safety serving her first term on the Montgomery County Council.  She was elected in 2022 to represent the newly created District 7, including Ashton, Brookeville, Damascus, Derwood, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Olney, Redland, Sandy Spring, and northeast Montgomery County.  Dawn is committed to providing world-class constituent service, fostering a business environment for local small businesses to thrive, preventing crime through enhanced community policing, improving behavioral health and crisis response, and protecting Montgomery County's farmers, food, and Agricultural Reserve. She serves on the Council's Public Safety and Health and Human Services Committees. Dawn is a certified law enforcement trainer on school safety, implicit bias, hate crimes and other critical public safety issues, where she has taught and worked with law enforcement officials across Maryland. She served in the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland as Counsel to the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, Maryland Center for School Safety, Food Systems Resiliency Council, and Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group. She also advised State agencies on topics including open government and government operations, and oversaw the creation of the State's Model Behavioral Threat Assessment Policy for K-12 Schools.  Dawn also served as Chair of the Prevention Subcommittee of the Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group, a member of the Behavioral Health Administration's workgroup on involuntary commitment standards, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Crisis Response Work Group, and as a member of the Youth & Families Subcommittee of the Governor's Commission to Study Mental & Behavioral Health. A longtime theater performer and advocate, Dawn is Vice President of the Opera Baltimore Board of Directors, Secretary of the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Graduate Club Board of Directors, and previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Olney Theatre Center, Transformation Theater, LLC, and the Bruce Montgomery Foundation for the Arts. Dawn lives in Ashton with her husband Eric and four children.

Nitrous oxide or N2O is the third largest source of GHG emissions behind carbon dioxide and methane. Also known as laughing gas, it's long-lived like carbon dioxide and incredibly potent like methane. And it accounts for about 6% of global warming.  So where does it come from? And what do we do about it? In this episode, Shayle talks to Eric Davidson, professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and principal scientist at Spark Climate Solutions. Eric studies the surprising source of nitrous oxide: bacteria in the soil. Eric and Shayle talk about topics like:  How the application of nitrogen fertilizer causes more emissions than the production of fertilizer itself The challenging economics of agriculture that cause farmers to over-apply fertilizer How precise and timely application of fertilizer could cut emissions New livestock feed additives that could replace the N2O-intensive crops in animal feed New crops that require less fertilizer Recommended Resources: Nature Climate Change: Improving the social cost of nitrous oxide The Conversation: New research: nitrous oxide emissions 300 times more powerful than CO₂ are jeopardizing Earth's future Nature: A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks Come watch a live episode of The Carbon Copy! Canary Media and Post Script Media are hosting a live event at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. on April 6. We'll record a live episode of The Carbon Copy with some very special guests. Get your tickets today. Catalyst is a co-production of Post Script Media and Canary Media. Catalyst is supported by Antenna Group. For 25 years, Antenna has partnered with leading clean-economy innovators to build their brands and accelerate business growth. If you're a startup, investor, enterprise, or innovation ecosystem that's creating positive change, Antenna is ready to power your impact. Visit antennagroup.com to learn more. Catalyst is supported by EnergyHub. The company's platform lets consumers turn their smart thermostats, EVs, batteries, water heaters, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power. And they are hiring! Learn more and see open roles at energyhub.com/catalyst Catalyst is brought to you by Sealed: The experts in home weatherization and electrification upgrades. Sealed is leading the way, with over a decade of experience being accountable to homeowners because they only get paid based on actual energy reductions. Visit Sealed.com/measuredsavings to learn more.

The Stoop Storytelling Series and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health partnered last fall to present a night of storytelling by scientists, activists, and community members sharing personal stories about urgent public health issues. In part 3, Ashley Esposito, a “litter picker” with Bmore Trashpickers, talks about the story that trash can tell about the health of a community, and Dr. Stephen Thomas, director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland School of Public Health in College Park and founder of the Barbershop Project talks about the power of barbershops as places of health education. These stories were recorded on September 22, 2022 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

Joining us today is Dr. Michael Gonsior, a tenured associate professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. With a background in analytical chemistry and engineering, Dr. Gonsior found his passion in water chemistry, and he is using his knowledge to research the ocean at a molecular level.  Dr. Gonsior has worked all over the world studying marine biogeochemistry, specifically trying to characterize “dissolved organic matter” in the ocean – a material researchers are still trying to understand…  Jump into the conversation now to uncover: How microplastic accumulates in the global ocean.  The organic matter that researchers are finding in the ocean, and where it comes from.  Why we must rethink the age of the deep ocean, and how old it may actually be. How viruses influence the growth of algae. Want to learn more about Dr. Gonsior and his research? Click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Mobile sports betting has arrived in Maryland. On November 23rd — just in time for the Thanksgiving onslaught of football and the World Cup — Marylanders were allowed to place wagers on their phones. In these early weeks of legalized mobile betting, from TV to Twitter, we have been bombarded with ads trying to entice us to register with one or more of seven “sportsbooks,” as the betting apps are called, which will enable us to bet on all manner of things related to professional and some other sports. Three more state-approved sportsbooks are on the way soon. Today on Midday, a conversation about what sports betting means for Maryland, what the experience of other states has been, and what worries those who treat people with gambling addictions. According to the website Gaming Today, in most markets, more than 70% of sports betting is done online. In some states, such as New York and New Jersey, that percentage rises to 90%. And the amount of money being wagered is astonishing. Last January, the first month that mobile betting was allowed in New York, $1.7 billion dollars was wagered on sporting events. Tom's first guest is Pamela Wood, who covers Maryland politics and has reported on the state's gaming boom for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner.  Pamela Wood joins us on our digital line. Then, Tom is joined on Zoom by Bennett Conlin, a writer who covers sports betting for the SportsHandle and US Bets online sites. He gives us an overview of how mobile betting is working in nearby states, some of which started their mobile betting programs a while ago. Later in the program, Tom speaks with Rob White, a licensed clinical professional counselor and director of the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine about his concerns with making gambling so easy and accessible. Mr. White joins us on Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carin is a Certified Peer Support Specialist with the Maryland Center of Excellence. She shares with us her own journey of recovery from problem gambling and how helping her family overcome opioid addiction started her path of advocacy for awareness to help other struggling with addiction You can find more information on problem gambling for the state of Maryland here: Maryland Center of Excellence On Problem Gambling (mdproblemgambling.com) Podcast sponsored by Gamban: Visit Gamban.com for online gambling blocking software #gamblingaddiction #recovery #gamban Helpful links: https://www.ncpgambling.org/ You can find State and International Resources Here https://800gambler.org/ https://betterinstitute.com/ (PA Residents) https://gamban.com/ Online gambling blocking software https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/ https://gamblersinrecovery.com/ - 24/7 meetings all over the world https://recoveryroadonline.com/ - meetings throughout the day Christina Cook: https://thebrokegirlsociety.com/ / christina@thebrokegirlsociety.com Terra Carbert: https://ambitiousaddicts.com/ Brian Hatch: https://endgamblingharm.com/ UK Help: https://gordonmoody.org.uk/ https://www.betknowmoreuk.org/services/new-beginnings Australia Help: https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/ Canada Help: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/problem-gambling Podcasts: The Bet Free Life: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPTgu-Tss6gKy2kJaY8OvZA Ambitious Addicts: https://ambitiuosaddicts.libsyn.com/2021 All In: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast: https://addictedgamblerpodcast.libsyn.com/ Support groups: The BGS Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520878581449100/ Ambitious Women in Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ambitiouswomeninrecovery/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1182930495779649/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/138607691434337/