April 2015
News, Hot Topics, & Press Releases

Grants Will Encourage Interprofessional Education
April 30, 2015
Five interdisciplinary faculty teams are awarded seed grants.

Center for Academic Innovation to bear Kirwan's Name
April 30, 2015
$3 million fundraising effort to honor the legacy of Chancellor Kirwan.

"UMB RESPONDS" to benefit West Baltimore
April 30, 2015
University creates community outreach and support portal.

UMSON Selected for Nursing Scholars Program
April 30, 2015
Program provides financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to nurses seeking PhD.

Tick-Borne Disease Discovered
April 24, 2015
School of Medicine scientist helps discover never-before-seen tick-borne disease.

UMSON Partners with Montgomery College
April 23, 2015
Dual admission partnership agreement will offer students a 'seamless academic progression.'

Gift to UMSON Will Support 157 New Nursing Students
April 21, 2015
Largest gift in school's history will help meet demand for baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
Native American Health Exhibition on Display at HS/HSL to May 22
April 21, 2015
Exhibition examines relationship between traditional healing practices and Western medicine.

UMSON Receives Largest Gift in School's History
April 21, 2015
Bedford Falls gift will provide 157 scholarships, help meet demand for BSN-prepared nurses.

Breethe Aims for First Wearable Artificial Lung
April 17, 2015
A UM Ventures investment will help Breethe reach its goal of developing the first wearable "out of hospital" artificial lung system.

Program in Africa to Care for Addicts with HIV
April 16, 2015
Institute of Human Virology and the Department of Psychiatry at SOM join in innovative program.

UMSON Widens Options for Southern Maryland Students
April 15, 2015
A dual admission partnership between UMSON and CSM allows nursing students to meet requirements of both.

How a Popular Probiotic Benefits the Gut
April 15, 2015
Study Suggests the Bacteria May Work By Lending a Hand to Other Microbes

UMSON Signs Dual Admission Agreement with College of Southern Maryland
April 15, 2015
Nursing students will be able to apply simultaneously to UMSON, CSM.

UMSON Dean on White House Panel on Climate Change
April 13, 2015
Dean Jane M. Kirschling participates in a roundtable on educating health professionals about impacts of climate change.

National Museum of Dentistry Hosts City Public Schools
April 10, 2015
City schoolchildren are visiting the Museum of Dentistry to learn about oral health and health careers.

White House Invites UM Nursing Dean Kirschling to Discuss Climate Change
April 9, 2015
Kirschling joins a select group of deans from universities committed to educating health professionals about health impacts of climate change.

The world comes to UMB during Global Education Initiatives Awards
April 8, 2015
Students, faculty, and staff receive awards for interprofessional contributions to global health

New Grant Funds Bacterial Library to Aid Diagnosis
April 8, 2015
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and School of Dentistry faculty are working together to create a new bacterial library.

UMB Encourages Entrepreneurship
April 7, 2015
President Perman promotes strengthening the region’s life sciences ‘ecosystem’ at 2015 biotech forum.

Technology from Fish May Help Diagnose Cancer
April 3, 2015
Antibody technology from lamprey fish shows promised as a cancer diagnostic tool.

School of Dentistry Honored by Delegates
April 3, 2015
The Maryland House of Delegates honored the School of Dentistry for its 175th anniversary with a brief ceremony in the State House in April.

IHV Awarded Grant to Combat AIDS in Zambia
April 2, 2015
$50 million grant comes as IHV reaches 1 million in HIV patient care overseas.

Carey Law Offers Degree at UMCP
April 1, 2015
Law Faculty Welcome Students During Master of Science in Law Open House in College Park
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