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March 2010

School of Pharmacy to Train XLHealth Corp. Pharmacists Serving Chronically Ill

Company and patients set to gain valuable knowledge from the faculty at top 10 pharmacy school in teaching expanded health care duties.

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Posting Date: 03/30/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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Dr. Claire Fraser-Liggett Among the Winners of the GBC's 2010 Maryland Bioscience Awards

The director of the Institute for Genome Sciences was the winner of the Leadership in Bioscience Award by the Greater Baltimore Committee.

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Posting Date: 03/30/2010
Contact Name: Ed Fishel
Contact Phone: 410-706-3801
Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu
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Researchers Take 'First Step': Use Tiny Worms to Unlock Keys to Herbal Medicines

School of Pharmacy pinpoints cinnamon and ginseng as potential life-extending ingredients in two popular herbal mixtures.

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Posting Date: 03/26/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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Former UMB Chancellor Albin O. Kuhn Remembered

Kuhn, who served as Chancellor of the UMB campus from 1965 until 1980, died March 24 at his home in Carroll County.

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Posting Date: 03/25/2010
Contact Name: Ed Fishel
Contact Phone: 410-706-3801
Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu
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School of Pharmacy's Nicole Brandt is a 2010 Health Care Hero Top Winner

Three other UMB nominees are recognized in annual Maryland Daily Record competition.

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Posting Date: 03/24/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberberich@umaryland
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UM Medical Team Strives for Sustained Aid to Haiti

The team is the result of a partnership between the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Posting Date: 03/24/2010
Contact Name: Ellen Beth Levitt
Contact Phone: 410-328-8919
Contact Email: eblevitt@umm.edu
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Car-Sharing Plan Intended to Help Drivers Go Green

UMB Parking and Transportation Services begins making rentals available on campus to those who sign up for vendor's membership plans.

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Posting Date: 03/23/2010
Contact Name: Patricia Fanning
Contact Phone: 410-706-7946
Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu
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N.Y. High School Student Wins National Brain Bee

Yvette Leung, taking bold step toward 'final frontier' of neurosciences, next competes in international competition in San Diego.

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Posting Date: 03/23/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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Match Day Brings Joy (and Relief) to the School of Medicine Class of 2010

Historic Davidge Hall was the site of festivities when students discover where they'll pursue the next step in their medical careers.

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Posting Date: 03/19/2010
Contact Name: Karen Buckelew
Contact Phone: (410) 706-7590
Contact Email: kbuckelew@som.umaryland.edu
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Claire Fraser-Liggett Inducted In Maryland Women's Hall of Fame

As part of Women's History Month activities, Fraser-Liggett is one of six trailblazing women inducted in Annapolis March 18.

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Posting Date: 03/17/2010
Contact Name: Sarah Pick
Contact Phone: 410-707-2543
Contact Email: spick@som.umaryland.edu
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World Champs! Maryland Law Wins International Environmental Law Competition

A team from the University of Maryland School of Law has established itself as the best in the world by topping 75 teams from five continents.

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Posting Date: 03/16/2010
Contact Name: Carrie Oleynik
Contact Phone: 410 706 4256
Contact Email: coleynik@law.umaryland.edu
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University of Maryland Cancer Researchers Study Role of 'Microtentacles' on Breast Cancer Cells in Spread of Cancer

Research may provide potential target for new therapies to limit metastasis of primary cancers.

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Posting Date: 03/12/2010
Contact Name: Karen Warmkessel
Contact Phone: 410-328-8919
Contact Email: kwarmkessel@umm.edu
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Awarded Grant to Develop Tiny Heart Pumps for Children

Grant funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects.

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Posting Date: 03/11/2010
Contact Name: Bill Seiler
Contact Phone: 410-328-8919
Contact Email: bseiler@umm.edu
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Pharmacy Law Group Elects School of Pharmacy's Palumbo Next President

American Society for Pharmacy Law helps educate pharmacist-attorneys, pharmacists, attorneys and other interested parties on legal issues as they affect pharmacy.

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Posting Date: 03/11/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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Eddington Leads School of Pharmacy Group to Advocate Key Issues with Md. Legislators

Pharmacy coalition, with students and faculty, seeks expansion of profession's health care roles.

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Posting Date: 03/10/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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UMB Student Government Presents Check to Red Cross for Haiti Relief

Also, Haiti relief team From Shock Trauma and School of Medicine gives campus report.

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Posting Date: 03/02/2010
Contact Name: Bill Seiler
Contact Phone: (410) 328-7651
Contact Email: bseiler@umm.edu
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