10 August

‘It’s A Violent Crime’: Md. Cracking Down on Sex Trafficking

WJZ 13 CBS Baltimore, August 9, 2018  (Click on link below for video) https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/maryland-sex-trafficking-law/ BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s top office is cracking down on sex traffickers who make their money along the I-95 corridor. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the new legislation …

09 August

Governor Larry Hogan Announces Initiatives To Combat Human Trafficking

Press Conference Held 8/9/18 Includes Appointment of an Anti-Human Trafficking Expert, $9 Million in Funding, Additional Support for Victims, Increased Collaboration Between State and Local Law Enforcement  ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of initiatives to combat human …

02 August

UM Scholars Make Research A Team Sport

Published on August 1, 2018 on UMB News The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) rounded out a summer of research with an event that emphasized the importance of collaboration among health sciences and students …

24 July

Iconic Civil Rights Group Honors Esserman With Award

Published 7/23/18 in UMB News  As a young girl, Ambassador Susan G. Esserman, JD, founder and executive director of the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors, was inspired by the work of the Southern Christian …

02 July

Cool Digs: Inside the redeveloped Lion Brothers Building

Published 7/2/18 in the Baltimore Business Journal The Lion Brothers Building, once home to an embroidery company, has now been transformed into a modern and flexible workspace for students, entrepreneurs and employees in Southwest Baltimore. Cross Street Partners redeveloped the historic …

14 June

People recall information better through virtual reality, says new UMD study

Published 6/13/18 on EurekAlert! University of Maryland researchers conducted one of the first in-depth analyses on whether people recall information better through virtual reality, as opposed to desktop computers UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED ONE OF THE FIRST IN-DEPTH ANALYSES ON …