Justice for All! Law school
@UMDLaw
alumnus Eric Swalwell
@RepSwalwell
on Trump’s impeachment and moving the country forward. Read more in the new issue of Catalyst Magazine:
A 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease became the second patient in the world to receive a historic transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart on Sept. 20.
He is recovering and communicating with his loved ones. This is only the second time in the world that a…
UMB is pleased to announce a Universitywide book club-style discussion of
@DrIbram
’s New York Times bestseller “How to Be an Antiracist.” Sign up today!
Today, we celebrated a truly remarkable accomplishment— the decrease of the infant mortality rate by 75% to 3.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in Upton/Druid Heights.
@BmoreforBabies
@promiseheights
“When I’m dancing with the angels, I'll know that you all have come upon this earth to make a difference and to save somebody and to make somebody’s life better.”
–
@RepCummings
to
@UMB_CURE
Scholars in 2016
.
@daniellecitron
, JD, 14-year faculty member
@UMDLaw
, has dedicated her career to unpacking online privacy and its relation to free expression and civil rights. Learn more about her work and all of our 2018
#UMBChampions
of Excellence at .
#WeAreUMB
"I implore you, apply your abilities to analyze and examine, which you have honed here at the
@UMBaltimore
, to discern and challenge weak assertions and to reject pronouncements built on untruths. As our future leaders, we are depending on you for this." - Dr. Fauci
#2022UMB
Congratulations to our president
@JayPerman
who has been chosen to be
@Univ_System_MD
's 5th Chancellor! We have grown and accomplished so much under his leadership. Wishing him the best of luck as he steps into this new role!
World-renowned journal
@Nature
named Muhammad Mohiuddin, MD, DSc, Program and Scientific Director of the Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program at
@UMmedschool
on its annual list of 10 people who helped shape science in 2022.
#PigHeart
#XenoTransplantation
Sarah Michel
@UMSOP
Professor, Chair and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies: My lab studies the roles of metals in biology. Our research has the potential to inform on inflammation and cancer and lead to new therapies.
#February11
#WomenInScience
#WomenInScienceUMB
The University of Maryland (
#UMBaltimore
&
@UofMaryland
) has achieved its highest ranking ever in the National Science Foundation (
@NSF
)’s Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) survey. We have a ranking of 14th overall & eighth among public institutions.
#MPowerMD
#Didyouknow
the SMC Campus Center received a shipment of 13,000 masks to be distributed throughout
@UMMC
. The masks were donated by
@FILAUSA
through the Office of Philanthropy and the President’s Office.
#Covid19
#CovidKindness
In a first-of-its-kind surgery,
@ummc
@UMMedschool
faculty have transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart to a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease. This historic, breakthrough brings us one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis.
David Seminowicz, PhD,
@UMSOD_Dentistry
's Dep't of Neural and Pain Sciences has received a $1.4 million award from
@NINDSnews
@NIH
, part of the
#nihHEALinitiative
. Associate Professor Seminowicz aims to identify people at higher risk of developing severe & chronic pain.
#NIH
just announced $945M in research awards in FY19 across 41 states to support
#nihHEALinitiative
, a multi-pronged scientific approach to reduce risk of opioids, develop non-opioid therapies, & develop better options for treating opioid addiction.
Savannah Reedy, a lab tech at Atlantic Test Labs Inc., is excited to be a part of the inaugural class in
@umsop
's new MS in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics program, which she said fits well with her career goals.
We welcome
@DrBruceJarrell
, MD, FACS as the seventh president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the state’s preeminent public health, law, and human services university.
Welcome Interim UMB President
@DrBruceJarrell
! As chief academic and research officer and then as executive vice president, provost, and dean of the
@UMBGradSchool
, Dr. Jarrell has been a driving force in expanding UMB’s agendas in education, research, and public service.
Part scientist, part lawyer, and part poet: Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD
@UMmedschool
is not your average researcher. Learn more about Dr. McCarthy and all of our 2018
#UMBChampions
of Excellence at .
#WeAreUMB
A $46.4 million
@DARPA
study to develop and test shelf stable artificial blood is being led by
@UMmedschool
Prof/
@KaloCyte
co-founder Allan Doctor in collaboration with
@UMSOP
and more than a dozen universities and biotech companies.
#MedicalResearch
Today,
@MarylandNursing
honors the legacies of alumnae Esther E. McCready and former Maryland state Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam and commemorating the opening of the School’s expanded footprint, providing new spaces of learning, working, and reflecting.
#SeedsofChange
Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan, artist Eric Peltzer, Executive Dir.
@mdartscouncil
Ken Skrzesz, Chair of the Maryland Commission on Public Art Catherine Leggett, &
#UMBaltimore
President
@JayPerman
officially unveil the state’s newest public art at UMB’s HSRF III building.
“You are at a period in your lives where you have the potential to do almost anything, and so please keep a completely open mind and do not shy away from dreaming impossible dreams and seizing upon unanticipated opportunities.” - Dr. Fauci
#2022UMB
BREAKING NEWS!!
University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease .
#transplant
#xenotransplantation
#innovation
When the
#COVID19
pandemic arose, Emily Heil, PharmD, MS, drew upon her knowledge as an associate professor of pharmacy practice and science
@umsop
and her front-line duties
@UMMC
to help guide treatments. Learn more:
Congratulations to
@Univ_System_MD
Chancellor Jay A. Perman, MD, who strengthened the University's pursuit of excellence in education, research, clinical care, and public service for a decade.
#ThankYou
#UMBaltimore
#UMBFounders21
Founders Week 2021: Educators of the Year Renaissance Curriculum Team. Group of faculty members modernized the
@UMmedschool
curriculum over a three-year period, revising the ambitious project amid the
#COVID19
pandemic:
“If we just stop and listen … we might actually be able to figure out how to save the city,”
@doctornayaka
Nadine Finnigan-Carr, UMB's executive director of the Center for Violence Prevention.
#ViolencePrevention
#Baltimore
Pres. Jay Perman MD: 'We can’t wait to see the impact we’ll have here in
#Baltimore
and well beyond.’Funds go toward expanding student scholarships, faculty resources,
#research
, clinical programs & community engagement.
#CatalystUMB
@UMBCommunity
Community engagement is a staple of
#UMBaltimore
. The institution draped in purple light at night should come as no surprise. After all, the
@Ravens
, the top seed in the
@NFL
#playoffs
, are one of our neighbors at M&T Bank Stadium.
#PurpleFriday
#Didyouknow
Dr. Rekha Rapaka, MD, PhD is teaming up with
@UMBOEM
and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to coordinate efforts to collect Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from university labs to donate to
@UMMC
. Items received include N95s, masks, gowns, and gloves.
#Covid19
The first of four experimental
#COVID19
vaccines being tested by
#Pfizer
and its German partner
#BioNTech
show encouraging results. In May,
@UMmedschool
enrolled their first patient in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial.
The Dogtors are In. 🐕🦺🩺⚖️💊
It was a bones day for Loki, Kylo Red and Kiera, who all deservedly received Dogtorates for their work and raising awareness of the importance of service and therapy dogs.
#ServiceDogs
#TherapyDogs
#PawstoHonorUMB
Happy 214th Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe! Poe is buried at
@UMBaltimore
's Westminster Hall and Burying Ground under the care of
@UMDLaw
. Everyone can be a 'Poe Toaster' at a special virtual celebration on Saturday
This week, we are honoring Health Care Heroes recognized by
@MDDailyRecord
. Gregory B. Carey, of
@UMmedschool
has helped lead students as an assistant dean, researched as a cancer biochemist, teaches as a professor and is a founding member of
@UMB_CURE
The
@US_FDA
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (
#VRBPAC
) voted in support of granting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the US for the Pfizer-
@BioNTech_Group
#COVID19
mRNA vaccine:
When middle school student Tyler realized that orthopedic surgery could be like a video game, he knew: "I got this." Tyler pursues his goal of becoming a surgeon in documentary sequel, "8th Grade: From West Baltimore," airing
@marylandpubtv
10/14 at 6 p.m.
#FromWestBalt
@UMB_CURE
Tony Du, a graduate of
@umsop
helped to collect thousands of
#PPE
to be donated to
@UMMC
on behalf on behalf of the Howard County Chinese-American Community.
#COVIDkindness
Congrats
@UMBC
from well-wishers
@UMBaltimore
(Maryland’s health sci & human services U, mostly grad level, no sports, no mascot). By contrast, the home of
@UMBCAthletics
is Baltimore County, not the city. We do collaborate & are ea proud to be part of
@Univ_System_MD
Congrats to PhD candidate Megan Moorer, here with family and mentor Dr. Joe Stains int. director of musculoskeletal research at
@UMMedschool
@UMBGradSchool
#2018UMB
“The B’More for Healthy Babies team has successfully engaged local barbershops, churches, and others to spread messages about prenatal care and safe sleep.” - Stacey Stephens, Director of
@BmoreforBabies
at
@promiseheights
.
Joanna Zhao Ye, president of the University Student Government Association and president of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2023 in the
@UMmedschool
will be this year's
@UMBaltimore
Student Commencement speaker.
#2023UMB
"We’re not “just” students anymore. We’re here today because we have proven that we have the skills, knowledge, and experience to excel in our disciplines. And now we have the responsibility to pursue the truth and speak it as loudly as we can so that we can push our disciplines…
.
@DrBruceJarrell
, MD, FACS, was selected to be the seventh president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), the
@Univ_System_MD
Board of Regents announced Sept. 10. Jarrell ascends to the top UMB job. Learn more:
From experiencing homelessness at a young age to becoming a breast cancer researcher,
@UMMedSchool
associate prof Laundette Jone's lived experience has inspired her to bridge the divide of health disparities that exist in Baltimore.
#TedTalk
#HealthEquity
Staff, faculty, students and community members of Baltimore gathered to say farewell to our President
@JayPerman
, who is leaving
@UMBaltimore
after ten remarkable years to become the fifth chancellor of the
@Univ_System_MD
.
You helped name her, now you get to meet her!
@PoliceUMB
welcome their newest four-legged recruit, Lexi, to the team this week! Look for the department’s first resident
#comfortdog
around campus, who joins the ranks of only two other university police departments in the nation.
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
@UMmedschool
Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Education
@AwanRad
shares in his latest
@Forbes
piece why more can be done beyond the new annual mammography guidelines.
#breastcancerawareness
“I am confident that the upcoming research that this enables will lead to advances in our understanding of brain plasticity, and may help in finding new treatments for brain disorders with a blood flow component," said Longden. Read more:
Congratulations to Willard Moore, a
#UMBaltimore
employee with Environmental Services, who has been selected nationally as the Rockstar Custodian first runner-up for 2019 by the Academy of Cleaning Excellence.
#UMBExcellence
During the program titled, “An Evening with
@kenjeong
,” host and UMB President
@DrBruceJarrell
engaged in a freewheeling conversation that ranged from the ways life and experience inform comedy to working in the entertainment business during the pandemic:
.
@UMmedschool
hosts a small private in-person hooding event for graduating students. Don’t forget to share your graduation photos and videos using
#2021UMB
on social media.
“One of my proudest moments was seeing that drone land on the roof of Shock Trauma because it was a technological & scientific achievement,”
@joseph_scalea
said. Discover how he is transforming transplantation at his
#UMBFounders20
presentation on Oct. 13,
The
@nytimes
headline says it all: In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig.
The breakthrough surgery performed by
@UMmedschool
scientists and clinicians
may lead to new supplies of animal organs for transplant into human patients
Even without hard proof that the technique shrinks tumors, the paper is a major advance for focused ultrasound, says neurosurgeon Graeme Woodworth who was not involved in the project. It shows the technique can work with a large immunotherapy drug:
"The fact that you have successfully navigated each hurdle the pandemic has put in your way, just to sit here today is a testimony to your resilience, resolve, and strength of character.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
#2022UMB
“U.S. colleges and universities—especially public universities—have a responsibility to educate students for ethical citizenship. We cannot look at what’s taking place tonight and feel anything but a sense of urgency around fulfilling this most basic contract, ”Jay Perman.
Today's violence in DC is an assault on our democracy & the peaceful transfer of power. I'm angry & just deeply sad.
U.S. higher ed was built to teach democratic norms & ethical citizenship. It's our only way forward as one union. Full statement below.
Claire Fraser, PhD, a pioneer and global leader in genomic research, will step down from her position as
@GenomeScience
director in the
@UMMedSchool
effective immediately. She will continue as the Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor and Professor of …
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
@UMDLaw
has received a $5 million gift from biotech entrepreneurs Marco and Debbie Chacón to establish the Chacón Center for Immigrant Justice. Learn more:
In a column published March 24, 2020, in
@baltimoresun
, columnist
@DanRodricks
explored the nation's struggle with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with
@IHVmaryland
co-founder and director Robert C. Gallo, MD. Read more:
#Covid19