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September 2010

''Working Together, Bringing Out the Best'' is Theme of State of the Medical School Address

Dean Reece reports the school has had an "extraordinary year in many ways".

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Posting Date: 09/30/2010
Contact Name: Karen Buckelew
Contact Phone: 410-706-7590
Contact Email: KBuckelew@som.umaryland.edu
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School of Pharmacy MVP Program Targeting Black Hypertension Is New Model for Community Health Networking

Twice as many participants with high blood pressure in an "intervention group" reached safe blood pressure levels than other participants in a "revolutionary" program.

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Posting Date: 09/28/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberberich@umaryland.edu
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UM School of Medicine Center for Celiac Research Finds Rate of Celiac Disease is Growing

Study Finds Increasing Number of Celiac Cases, Particularly in the Elderly.

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Posting Date: 09/27/2010
Contact Name: Karen Buckelew
Contact Phone: 410-706-7590
Contact Email: KBuckelew@som.umaryland.edu
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UM President Jay Perman Featured on Maryland Public Television 'State Circle' Program

In a wide-ranging interview, Perman discussed his goals and the challenge to bring the distinguished UM schools together and "create a sense of university".

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Posting Date: 09/25/2010
Contact Name: Ed Fishel
Contact Phone: 410-706-3801
Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu
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University of Maryland Law Named Regional HQ for National Public Health Law Network

Kathleen Dachille, JD, director of School's Legal Resource Center for Tobacco Regulation, Litigation and Advocacy, will direct regional office.

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Posting Date: 09/24/2010
Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond
Contact Phone: 410-706-3803
Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu
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Educator Outlines Strategies to Deepen Nurses' Skills and Knowledge

Director of a Carnegie study delivers the 2010 Edmunds lecture at the School of Nursing, calling for changes in teaching to better prepare students for the complexities of practice.

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Posting Date: 09/24/2010
Contact Name: Patricia Fanning
Contact Phone: 410-706-7946
Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu
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$3.7 Million Grant to Develop Drug to Treat Cocaine Addiction is University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's Largest Ever from NIH

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded the five-year research grant to Jia Bei Wang, PhD, a professor at the School of Pharmacy.

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Posting Date: 09/24/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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University President Fields Questions From the Campus Community

Topics include campus identity, staff performance evaluations, and Perman's vision for the University's future.

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Posting Date: 09/22/2010
Contact Name: Ron Hube
Contact Phone: 410-706-2582
Contact Email: rhube002@umaryland.edu
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$44 Million Forensic Medical Center Opens at University of Maryland BioPark

State-of-the-art forensic facility, under the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, is one of the nation's largest stand-alone medical examiner services.

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Posting Date: 09/21/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu
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Hundreds of Students Attend the 2010 Fall Fest Celebration

The annual orientation and celebration featured a free picnic lunch, games, and information about the campus.

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Posting Date: 09/17/2010
Contact Name: Ed Fishel
Contact Phone: 410-706-3801
Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu
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University President Perman Welcomes New Class of 163 Dental School Students in White Coat Ceremony

First-year students slipped on professional white coats for the first time as leaders advised them to always be good listeners, communicators and make good impressions.

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Posting Date: 09/14/2010
Contact Name: Steve Berberich
Contact Phone: 410-706-0023
Contact Email: sberberich@umaryland.edu
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Could 'Chalimony' Bridge the Financial Gap for Special-Needs Kids?

School of Law Prof. Czapanskiy proposes new income stream for custodial parents of chronically ill or disabled children.

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Posting Date: 09/13/2010
Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond
Contact Phone: 410-706-3803
Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu
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President Perman Welcomes Students to Campus

The new president of the founding campus of the University of Maryland cites new programs, facilities, challenges, and plans for improved communications.

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Posting Date: 09/10/2010
Contact Name: Ed Fishel
Contact Phone: 410-706-3801
Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu
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UM Center for Health and Homeland Security Expands to Universities at Shady Grove

The new facility establishes a local presence among the growing number of CHHS clients in the Washington, D.C. metro region.

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Posting Date: 09/07/2010
Contact Name: Nick Alexopulos
Contact Phone: 410-706-0914
Contact Email: nalexopulos@umaryland.edu
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School of Medicine Faculty Member is Making the Climb of a Lifetime for Charity

Matthew R. Weir, MD, and his son will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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Posting Date: 09/02/2010
Contact Name: Karen Buckelew
Contact Phone: 410-706-7590
Contact Email: KBuckelew@som.umaryland.edu
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