18 August

How Tech Can Fill Gaps in Mental Health Care

$1.2M in NSF Funding Supports Researchers’ Work to Connect Patients, Clinicians More Effectively Published 8/18/21 on Maryland Today As the clouds of mental illness gather, it can be difficult for patients to recognize their own symptoms and find necessary help …

17 August

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Grants Pumas-AI Exclusive License of Analytics Platform to Enhance Drug Development

Company spun out of University of Maryland School of Pharmacy provides a sophisticated pharmaceutical modeling and simulation platform with upgraded Productivity and Compliance Suites Published 8/16/21 on PR Newswire BALTIMORE, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pumas-AI, a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) startup company, has been granted worldwide, …

02 August

Power Moves

Published 7/30/21 in Technical.ly Baltimore A recent White House appointment included a familiar leader in Maryland’s research community. Laurie E. Locascio, who is VP of research for the University of Maryland campuses in College Park and Baltimore, was nominated by President Joe Biden as the under secretary …

19 July

Scrape? Cut? Seal It with New Product Created at UMD

Published 7/13/21 on UMD Right Now COLLEGE PARK, Md.— Rapid-Seal®, a new gel that can stop bleeding in seconds, has hit both virtual and brick-and-mortar shelves as the first consumer product released by Medcura Inc., a company launched at the University …

15 June

Partnership to Promote Education and Innovation

Published 6/14/21 on UMB News “You will see the word partnership repeated throughout this document,” said Isiah “Ike” Leggett, JD, University System of Maryland (USM) regent and former Montgomery County executive to a room filled with leaders from government, higher …

02 June

These 5 data points show Baltimore’s startup development over a decade

UpSurge Baltimore looked at the numbers behind the city’s startup ecosystem. It shows concentrations of early-stage companies, and support from institutions. Published 6/1/2021 on Technical.ly Baltimore Baltimore’s tech community is home to a mix of startups testing new models and growth companies scaling up. …

17 May

President’s Fellows: Improve Health With Health Literacy

Published 5/11/21 on UMB News On April 6, the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) President’s Fellows gathered together virtually to present their findings from the 2020-2021 President’s Symposium and White Paper Project. The title of this year’s white paper was “Health Literacy as …