Take a behind-the-scenes look at our annual Thanksgiving drive where @umaryland.edu teamed up with @cbsnewsbaltimore.bsky.social and UMMC to distribute more than 1,600 turkeys to West Baltimore families.

It's been an incredible year of progress seeing our new School of Social Work building rise! As part of the green building design, 42 geo-exchange wells were drilled, totaling 10 miles of piping! Opening in late summer 2027!

Monthly, on-site visits build trust.

UMSOP Professor Nicole Brandt shares how UMB’s Interprofessional Wellness Clinic uses consistent presence to empower older adults and support aging-in-place as a model rooted in years of geriatric research.
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Dr. Nicole Brandt’s research in aging-in-place and geriatric care helped build UMB’s Interprofessional Wellness Clinic bringing coordinated services directly to older adults in West Baltimore.
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What if health care could reach older adults right where they live? UMSOP's Nicole Brandt is leading an interprofessional effort to bring on-site medication reviews, immunizations, and blood pressure checks to underserved senior housing communities.
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In this episode of “The UMB Pulse,” explore this novel approach to cancer recovery with Ian Kleckner, PhD, MPH, associate professor at the @UMSON and director of the SYNAPSE Center. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

As part of the Nathan Schnaper Intern Program in Translational Cancer Research at the @umaryland.edu, Benick Mbaya studied how exercise can improve symptoms for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. #BreakthoughsCantWaitUMB

Sepsis kills 1 in 5 people worldwid. 350,000 each year in the U.S.
Ryan Pearson at UMSOP is developing nanoparticles to improve survival and redefine how we treat infection.
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When inflammation goes too far, it kills.

@UMSOP’s Dr. Ryan Pearson develops nanoparticles that can fine-tune immune responses and help treat sepsis.
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Sepsis kills 350k Americans a year — and no approved therapy improves survival.

Ryan Pearson @UMSOP is testing drug-free nanoparticles that calm the immune system & work with antibiotics to fight sepsis. #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #SepsisResearch #Nanomedicine #UMBresearch

What if we can use a drug that has already shown promise in treating other cancers to treat pediatric brain tumors?

Hear how ACS-IMPACT research scholar at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Gabrielle Olibris is Changing The Future Today. #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB

Gabrielle Olibris, @umaryland.edu, ACS-IMPACT Scholar, worked with @medschool.umaryland.edu’s Dr. Aditi Banerjee to repurpose BNPP-433.3 Beta, an existing prostate cancer drug, to target pediatric brain cancer medulloblastoma. Her goal: safer, more effective treatments for kids.

Early heart disease diagnosis can save lives — but not every family gets it. ❤️

@medschool.umaryland.edu student Claire Wegner, with Dr. Alicia Chaves, found Latino & Hispanic moms and those preferring non-English are less likely to get prenatal diagnoses. Her work aims to close that gap.

“What if we could save more babies before they’re born?”
@medschool.umaryland.edu Claire Wegner’s research on prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease aims to improve access to care and remove barriers for underserved families.
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