October 2020
 
                        
                    Face to Face: Ask the Doctors About COVID-19
October 30, 2020
                        
                          Experts from the University of Maryland School of Medicine answer any and all questions about COVID-19 and how to stay safe in the holiday season.
                             
                      
                    Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities Among the LGBTQ Community is Focus of SSW Institute Grant Award
October 30, 2020
                        
                          SAMHSA Provides Funding for Establishing a Center of Excellence to Improve Behavioral Health Equity
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Daily Aspirin Shows Promise Against COVID-19 Mortality
October 30, 2020
                        
                          Hospitalized patients who were taking daily aspirin had lower risk of ICU admission, ventilation, and dying from the virus.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    News Publication Honors 3 UMB Health Care Leaders
October 28, 2020
                        
                          Baltimore Business Journal Recognizes Kirschling, Eddington, and Sera
                             
                      
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                    Reunification of Families with Children in Foster Care is Focus of SSW Institute Grant Award
October 28, 2020
                        
                          Children’s Bureau provides funding for establishing a National Quality Improvement Center to improve well-being of families with children in foster care
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    UMB, Comcast Bring Internet Access to West Baltimore
October 26, 2020
                        
                          UMB partners with Comcast to sponsor one year of internet connectivity for up to 1,000 families from 14 partner schools in West Baltimore.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Black at UMB: A Conversation About Race
October 26, 2020
                        
                          The Center for Global Engagement hosts an engaging discussion about the Black experience at UMB as part of the “Human Rights at Home” series. 
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    ‘Reconsidered’ U.S. History Rife with Racism
October 23, 2020
                        
                          Poet, writer, and teacher Clint Smith, PhD, offers a fresh look at today's America with an examination of racism through our history.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    COVID-19’s Impact on Maryland Latinos
October 23, 2020
                        
                          UMB Diversity Advisory Council affinity group details pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Hispanics and other under-represented populations.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Face to Face: The New Lexington Market
October 23, 2020
                        
                          Leaders from Lexington Market developer Seawall answer any and all questions about the new Lexington Market.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    UMB Awarded $2.3M for Four Research Professorships
October 20, 2020
                        
                          Matching grants through Maryland Department of Commerce help to recruit and retain research faculty.
                             
                      
                    Honoree Pioneers Transport of Donor Organs By Drone
October 19, 2020
                        
                          UMB's Entrepreneur of the Year is a pioneer in the use of drones to deliver transplant organs.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Face to Face: The Academy of Lifelong Learning
October 16, 2020
                        
                          Launched in May, the Academy of Lifelong Learning provides direct access to top UMB experts on a wide variety of subjects.
                             
                      
                    Magaziner Details Pioneering Hip Fracture Recovery Work
October 14, 2020
                        
                          During UMB Researcher of the Year Presentation, Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, emphasizes there is still much study to be done regarding hip fractures and recovery.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Stars Align to Celebrate Founders Week Virtual Gala
October 11, 2020
                        
                          “A Night of Stars” features philanthropy, food and cocktail demonstrations, singing performances, and gratitude for UMB’s efforts to fight COVID-19.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    CURE White Coat Ceremony Celebrates 5th Anniversary
October 11, 2020
                        
                          CURE celebrates its fifth anniversary with its White Coat Ceremony, welcoming 26 new sixth-grade students to the program.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Face to Face: The State of the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 9, 2020
                        
                          On the Oct. 8 edition of "Virtual Face to Face with Dr. Bruce Jarrell," three UMB experts discuss the state of the pandemic, upcoming developments, and the impact on UMB.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    Face to Face: The Killing of Breonna Taylor
October 7, 2020
                        
                          Face to Face: The Killing of Breonna Taylor
                             
                      
                    Longden Receives NIH New Innovator Award
October 6, 2020
                        
                          $2.3 million award targeted for "High-Risk, High-Reward" research that aims to understand contribution of blood flow to brain plasticity.
                             
                      
                     
                        
                    ‘Rolling Stone’ Profiles UMB Vaccine Efforts
October 2, 2020
                        
                          The magazine touts online, “Meet the People We're Counting on for a COVID-19 Vaccine.” You may have met them before. They are researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
                             
                      
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