| February 2011 |
UMB Wins Breast-feeding-Friendly Workplace Award for Comprehensive Lactation Policy |
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Support services for nursing mothers include convenient facilities to express milk and classes to help families secure health benefits of breastfeeding.
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| Posting Date: 02/25/2011 |
| Contact Name: Patricia Fanning |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 |
| Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu |
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University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Florida Researchers Report On Broader Public Health Impact of 2010 Spill |
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The new study finds the explosion on a BP-licensed oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico had significant psychological impact even in those areas that did not have direct oil exposure.
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| Posting Date: 02/23/2011 |
| Contact Name: Sharon Boston |
| Contact Phone: 410-328-8919 |
| Contact Email: sboston@umm.edu |
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School of Medicine Radiologists Collaborate with IBM to Bring ''Watson'' Computer Brain Power to Health Care |
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Computer received national attention when it bested two top champions on the TV show Jeopardy!
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| Posting Date: 02/18/2011 |
| Contact Name: Sharon Boston |
| Contact Phone: 410-328-7960 |
| Contact Email: sboston@umm.edu |
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UM Black History Month Event Recognizes the Woman Behind the Amazing HeLa Cell Line |
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Panel of University experts addresses capacity crowd at symposium on Henrietta Lack.
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At Maryland General Assembly, Dental Students Advocate Continued Support |
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The Dental School is the largest supplier of dental services to underserved populations in Maryland.
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| Posting Date: 02/16/2011 |
| Contact Name: Steve Berberich |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 |
| Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu |
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Mental Health of Obese Children a Primary Concern |
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"It's more than lack of sleep." Growing issue of childhood obesity is complicated by co-morbidities, such as depression, diabetes, higher risk of chronic disease.
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| Posting Date: 02/15/2011 |
| Contact Name: Steve Berberich |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 |
| Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu |
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Artwork by West Baltimore Students Goes on Display at HS/HSL and Will Be Auctioned to Support Club UMD |
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More than 80 people attend the opening of the art show at the University of Maryland.
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| Posting Date: 02/09/2011 |
| Contact Name: Patricia Fanning |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 |
| Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu |
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New Tool 'Valid and Reliable' to Assess Pain in Noncommunicative Patients |
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Studies on hospice patients suggest new tool from the School of Nursing has the potential to become standard of care for assessing pain in nonresponsive patients with many medical conditions.
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| Posting Date: 02/08/2011 |
| Contact Name: Steve Berberich |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 |
| Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu |
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University of Maryland Dental Students Participate in 'Give Kids a Smile' Community Outreach |
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George Washington Elementary School children receive free dental screenings and are taught about proper tooth care from Dental Students.
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| Posting Date: 02/08/2011 |
| Contact Name: Steve Berberich |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 |
| Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu |
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WJZ-TV Anchor Vic Carter Challenges Audience to Make MLK Jr. Remembrance a Lifelong Commitment |
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Winners from the School of Law and the School of Nursing are honored with MLK Jr. Diversity Recognition Awards.
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| Posting Date: 02/04/2011 |
| Contact Name: Ed Fishel |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 |
| Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu |
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Students Travel to Honduras on a Medical Mission with Global Brigades |
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Newly established University of Maryland, Baltimore chapter sends an interdisciplinary team of 25 students to help improve the quality of life for under-served local residents.
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| Posting Date: 02/03/2011 |
| Contact Name: Becky Ceraul |
| Contact Phone: (410) 706-1690 |
| Contact Email: rceraul@rx.umaryland.edu |
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Study Shows Dental Coverage Pays Off in Long Run for Older Americans |
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The Dental School finds preventative care limits costs in study of Medicare beneficiaries.
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| Posting Date: 02/01/2011 |
| Contact Name: Steve Berberich |
| Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 |
| Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu |
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