December 2015
News, Hot Topics, & Press Releases

UMB's Role in Public School Draws Congressional Visits
December 21, 2015
Members of Congress tour The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Tayor Elementary School to observe a Community School operated by the SSW-led Promise Heights initiative.

Community Engagement Center Spreads Holiday Cheer
December 18, 2015
UMB's Community Engagement Center shares its inaugural open community lunch.

Tears and Dreams at UMSON Graduation
December 17, 2015
UMSON December 2015 grads honor fallen classmate.

Pain Scientists Talk Personalized Medicine
December 15, 2015
Pain researchers discussed the future of their research field at the inaugural symposium of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research (CACPR) on Dec. 14.

IPE Center Holds First Seed Grant Symposium
December 14, 2015
The Center for Interprofessional Education held its first ever Seed Grant Symposium in November.

UMB Launches Workforce Program in W. Baltimore
December 11, 2015
UMB's Promise Heights initiative and the Office of Community Engagement enter a broad community partnership to help families of schoolchildren find employment.

SOP Project to Refine Best Ways to Give Patients Voice
December 10, 2015
Researcher who leads PATIENTS program, an initiative of University of Maryland: Mpowering the State, awarded $1.2 million contract

Students Brief Council on UMB CURE Scholars
December 9, 2015
Students from three Baltimore middle schools share experiences and thoughts on the UMB CURE Scholars Program with the Baltimore City Council.

School of Nursing Joins Global Climate Commitment
December 8, 2015
Dean pledges School will train future health professionals to address health issues tied to climate change.

Affirmative Action in College Admissions
December 8, 2015
Carey Law Professor Sherrilyn Ifill writes in support of affirmative action in college admissions as the Supreme Court readies to rehear Fisher v. University of Texas.

School of Pharmacy Sees Research Funding Growth
December 7, 2015
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has achieved the highest increase in research funding among all of the professional and graduate schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Air Evacuation May Harm Patients With Brain Injuries
December 1, 2015
Findings could have major implications for treatment of military injuries.
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