01 December

New Program to Help Refugees in Prince George’s County

MLAW Students Will Earn Credit While Providing Services to People From Afghanistan, Haiti, Central America Published 12/1/21 in Maryland Today A University of Maryland student trip last year to observe and learn from the struggles of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico …

29 November

COVID-19 linked to heart inflammation in college athletes

Published 11/29/21 on Medical Press A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the heart muscle, that can only be seen on cardiac MRI, according to a study being presented today …

24 November

Maryland innovation fund backs 12 startups

Published 11/23/21 on RegTech Analyst TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, has invested into 12 startup companies and funded 36 university projects via its Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII). MII was launched in 2012 as a partnership between the State …

24 November

Maryland Engineering’s Chris Jewell Appointed MPower Professor

Published 11/2021 on UMD’s Fischell Institute website Fischell Department of Bioengineering Minta Martin Professor of Engineering Christopher M. Jewell was named an MPower Professor by the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State. Jewell is one of four University of Maryland, College Park …

24 November

Dr. Joseph Richardson Named a First-Ever MPower Professor

Published 11/2021 on the UMD College of Behavioral & Social Sciences website Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology well-known in the DMV for his work researching gun violence and trauma among African American boys …