February 2018

February 23, 2018  |  Elastic frame design reduces blast acceleration up to 80 percent; technology could be adapted for vehicle bumpers, athletic helmets.

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February 23, 2018  |  Elastic frame design reduces blast acceleration up to 80 percent; technology could be adapted for vehicle bumpers, athletic helmets.

February 22, 2018  |  Clinical trial is the final test before FDA approves use of promising nonsurgical treatment option.

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February 20, 2018  |  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy researchers receive $500,000 grant to establish center of excellence to advance patient-driven value assessment.

February 20, 2018  |  UM School of Pharmacy to establish a center of excellence for patient-driven value assessment with a grant from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation.

February 19, 2018  |  University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay A. Perman, MD, pens open letter to the community in wake of Florida high school shooting.

February 15, 2018  |  President’s Symposium speaker Michelle Morse, MD, MPH, addresses why social medicine is needed to achieve equity in health care.

February 15, 2018  |  2017 Global Education grantees discuss the experience and impact of fieldwork abroad.

February 15, 2018  |  A pilot program in which low-level drug users are directed toward treatment, not incarceration, receives praise from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force.

February 14, 2018  |  UMB President Jay Perman updates legislators in Annapolis on progress on economic development, fighting opioid addiction.

February 8, 2018  |  Funding will help advance treatment for “foot drop” syndrome, a solution developed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.

February 1, 2018  |  UMB’s Black History Month celebration features keynote address, "Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a Knee?" and gives out MLK Jr. Diversity Recognition Awards.