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Kristen Coleman Named First UMB/UMCP KL2 Clinical Research Scholar
The University of Maryland Baltimore Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (UMB ICTR) has named Assistant Professor Kristen Coleman as its new KL2 Clinical Research Scholar - a three-year appointment that includes multi-disciplinary mentored career development, formal coursework and profes...View Article Details for Kristen Coleman Named First UMB/UMCP KL2 Clinical Research Scholar -
$3.2M Grant Funds Study of How Health Technology Could Boost Alzheimer’s, Dementia Care
Professor Jie Chen and her research team will analyze Medicare claims data to investigate if health information technology reduces unnecessary emergency department visits, hospitalizations and hospital readmissions for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD)—conditions that co...View Article Details for $3.2M Grant Funds Study of How Health Technology Could Boost Alzheimer’s, Dementia Care -
Mia Smith-Bynum Named Chair of Department of Family Science
A faculty member since 2010, Dr. Smith-Bynum will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health.View Article Details for Mia Smith-Bynum Named Chair of Department of Family Science -
Kristin Cipriani, Jennifer Hodgson Named New Leaders of Public Health Science
Cipriani will oversee and direct the Public Health Science major, University of Maryland’s fourth largest undergraduate major, while Hodgson will oversee and direct the Public Health Science program at the Universities at Shady Grove.View Article Details for Kristin Cipriani, Jennifer Hodgson Named New Leaders of Public Health Science -
SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition
Totalling $75,000, the funding program is designed to support collaborative, multidisciplinary public health research that enriches lives. Research topics includes racism, mental health and mucosal immunity.View Article Details for SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition -
NIH-Funded Study Probes Effect of Drinking on Older Adults' Cardiac Function
Two troubling trends are converging for older adults—heavier drinking and rising rates of heart failure. Assistant Professor Aryn Phillips and a team of researchers will explore whether they are linked.View Article Details for NIH-Funded Study Probes Effect of Drinking on Older Adults' Cardiac Function