28 February

A Growing Presence in Baltimore

Published 2/25/22 by the Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices The Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices appointed Ryan Smith (B.S.’18, mechanical engineering) as a faculty specialist and Fischell Foundry engineer. Smith also works with UM Ventures as a Medical …

24 February

Q-Lab Seed Grant Program to Support New Quantum Connections

UMD and IonQ Team up to Provide $300,000 for Quantum Research and Curriculum Development By Maryland Today Staff Feb 24, 2022   Researchers are developing a quantum sensing system for precision measurements of magnetic fields in UMD’s Quantum Technology Center. The university …

24 February

$30M Investment Charges Up Battery Company Founded at UMD

Ion Storage Systems Beginning Commercial Production of New Breed of Lithium Metal Batteries By Maryland Today Staff Feb 23, 2022   A UMD spinoff company will begin manufacturing a new generation of lithium metal batteries designed to be safer and pack in …

04 February

Progress in Fight Against Human Trafficking

Published 2/2/22 on UMB News While many advances have been made in the last two decades since landmark measures were put into place to combat human trafficking, a lot of work remains to be done and federal and international representation …

28 January

UMB’s CoapTech awarded $50K seed fund grant

Published 1/27/22 in the Daily Record CoapTech Inc., a Baltimore-based medical device company, announced Thursday it was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (“PPDC”) for its PUMA-G Peds System, a device …

27 January

CoapTech Awarded Seed Fund Grant from Pennsylvania Pediatric Device Consortium

Published 1/27/22 on PRNewswire BALTIMORE, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CoapTech, Inc, a medical device company focused on delivering transformative solutions for minimally-invasive surgery, announced today it has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (“PPDC”) for its …

26 January

UMD names new research vice president

Published 1/26/22 on The Diamondback Dr. Gregory Ball will be the next vice president for research at the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, according to a Tuesday email from respective university Presidents Darryll Pines and Bruce …

25 January

BSOS Dean Named Vice President for Research at UMCP and UMB

Neuroscientist Gregory Ball to Lead $1.3B Joint Research Enterprise Starting Feb. 1 Published 1/25/22 on Maryland Today The presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) today named Gregory F. Ball the next …

25 January

Gregory Ball Named VP for Research at UMB/UMCP

Published 1/25/22 on UMB News Gregory F. Ball, PhD, can do it all. As a world-renowned researcher and an inspired academic leader with a track record of institutional and student success he’s well prepared to lead the large interdisciplinary research …

20 January

University of Maryland Ranks in Top 10 in Research Funds

Published 1/18/22 on UMB News The University of Maryland has again ranked among the top 10 research institutions in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, placing 10th among public institutions in research and development …