January 2016
News, Hot Topics, & Press Releases

SOD Examines Marijuana and Oral Health
January 26, 2016
School of Dentistry researchers publish on potential oral health implications of marijuana use.

SOP Helps With New Guidelines for Opiates
January 26, 2016
A School of Pharmacy faculty member participated in an interdisciplinary committee that developed new guidelines aimed at curbing opioid abuse.

SSW Plays Role in ‘Grand Challenges for Social Work’
January 15, 2016
Initiative to accelerate ‘social progress powered by science,” is launched by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

Collaboration to Fight Common Deadly Infections
January 14, 2016
School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development teams up with industry to fight common, deadly infections.

SunTrust Gift to FSWI Funds Scholar, Fellow
January 13, 2016
SunTrust Foundation's Funding Strengthens Financial Social Work Initiative at UM School of Social Work

Leaders Appointed to State Life Sciences Advisory Board
January 13, 2016
UMB Pres. Perman, CEOs of UM BioPark tenants Paragon Bioservices and PathSensors are among Gov. Hogan's appointees

SOM Researcher Pushes Healthy School Lunches
January 6, 2016
A School of Medicine-authored editorial in JAMA Pediatrics urges upholding rules that emphasize healthier school lunch choices.

Shock Trauma: Edge of Life
January 6, 2016
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland showcased in Discovery Life series, "Shock Trauma: Edge of Life."

SSW Helps Rural Youth Avoid Homelessness
January 5, 2016
Federal grant enables SSW's Institute and partners on Maryland's Mid-Shore to improve prospects for former foster youth.
CURE Scholars Program Extolled for ‘New Vision’
January 4, 2016
UMB featured on WYPR-FM for creating CURE Scholars pipeline to help urban youngsters aspire to careers in cancer research, health care
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