08 October

FDA Renews M-CERSI Grant to School of Pharmacy

Published 10/5/18 on UMB News The University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) has been renewed for funding under a cooperative agreement grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A collaborative partnership led by James Polli, …

02 October

Virtually Onstage

Published 10/1/18 in TERP magazine UMD Artists, Researchers Open New Views of Opera BY CHRIS CARROLL | ILLUSTRATION BY JASON KEISLING For decades, audiences have watched from their seats as a group of nuns are marched to the guillotine at the climax of …

02 October

Recipes for Disaster in Street Drugs

Published 10/2/18 in Maryland Today Drug Users, Hospitals Struggle Amid Increasingly Complex Blends, Research Finds Two-thirds of patients in a recent study conducted by UMD’s Center for Substance Abuse Research tested positive for multiple substances, with some having as many …

02 October

Wave of complex street drugs complicates diagnosis of overdose

Published 10/1/18 in MultiBriefs Drug overdoses are increasingly common and more lethal in nearly every area of the country. New research provides a snapshot of regional illegal drug use. The report also highlights the complexity of detecting and treating severe drug-related events …

05 September

ImmuCision BioTherapeutics Receives Quick Financial Backing, Locates in University of Maryland BioPark

Published 9/5/18 on PR Newswire BALTIMORE, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The University of Maryland (UM) BioPark and UM Ventures announced today that ImmuCision BioTherapeutics (ICBT), a UM, Baltimore startup company specializing in immunotherapy, has established offices and laboratory space in the BioPark. ICBT, which commercializes and develops dendritic cell …

05 September

Learning to Listen

Published 7/26/18 in Maryland Today UMD Hosts New Cochlear Implant Intensive Program for Kids Summer Cochlear Implant Intensive Program Graduate student Jackie Berges reads “Bear Snores On” to the children during circle time. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle) A summer …

05 September

The Sounds of Summer

Published 9/5/18 on Maryland Today Kids Build Auditory, Speech Skills at Cochlear Implant Program The Maryland Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence on campus this summer launched a two-week intensive program for young children who have significant hearing loss and use hearing aids or cochlear …