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Released: 16-Nov-2012 12:00 PM EST
New Study on Personality and Placebos Could Improve Drug Testing
University of Maryland, Baltimore

If you’re more of an angry, hostile type, a placebo won’t do much for you, according to a collaborative study co-authored by School of Dentistry Dean Christian Stohler.

Released: 13-Nov-2012 12:15 PM EST
Pioneering Maryland Poison Center Celebrates 40 Years of Lifesaving Service
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The Maryland Poison Center helped define what a poison center should be.

Released: 13-Nov-2012 8:30 AM EST
Exploring the Consequences of Kiobel, Nov. 15 and 16 at Maryland Law
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland Carey School of Law is bringing together a diverse group of international lawyers, scholars, and practitioners from around the world to examine the Kiobel human rights case and the issue of extraterritoriality.

Released: 5-Nov-2012 8:00 AM EST
The Role of Arbitration in Consumer Lending
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Arbitration clauses are critical components of many contracts for consumer financial products. A panel of experts discusses the issues raised by the prevalence of arbitration clauses, and how they are used.

Released: 2-Nov-2012 2:00 PM EDT
CANCELED - Conversation with Justice Dorit Beinisch
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Event featuring former Israeli Supreme Court president is canceled.

Released: 1-Nov-2012 10:40 AM EDT
Former Israeli Supreme Court President Speaks at UM Carey School of Law
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Dorit Beinisch, former president and justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, headlines event at University of Maryland Carey School of Law.

Released: 16-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
New NIH Grant to Advance Joint UMCP & UMB Brain Surgery Robot Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The goal is to develop a small robot that could one day be a huge aid to neurosurgeons in removing difficult-to-reach brain tumors.

12-Oct-2012 12:35 PM EDT
University of Maryland's Augsburger Receives Top Pharmaceutical Sciences Award
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Professor emeritus is internationally recognized for his research and mentoring in pharmaceutics, drug process engineering, and in dietary supplements.

Released: 11-Oct-2012 12:20 PM EDT
Jane M. Kirschling Named University of Maryland Nursing Dean
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Nationally recognized academic leader Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed by President Jay A. Perman, MD, as dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing effective Jan. 14, 2013.

Released: 10-Oct-2012 5:10 PM EDT
Older Adults Tend Not to Stick With Their Meds Following Heart Attacks
University of Maryland, Baltimore

New University of Maryland study of Medicare patients after heart attacks revealed an overall low exposure to the four medication classes.

Released: 4-Oct-2012 12:35 PM EDT
UM Carey Law Welcomes the Society of American Law Teachers
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Teaching social justice and expanding access to justice are the themes of SALT's annual teaching conference, held this year in Baltimore.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 10:05 AM EDT
University of Maryland Announces a Collaborative School of Public Health
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) today announced a collaborative school of public health that will give graduate students at both institutions expanded opportunities in public health education, research, service, and training.

Released: 24-Sep-2012 12:55 PM EDT
UM Carey Law Dean Speaks on Access to Justice at USDOJ
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Dean Phoebe Haddon will explore "What is Equal Access to Justice in the 21st Century?" when she addresses the Department of Justice on Sept. 25.

Released: 11-Sep-2012 9:00 PM EDT
Too Big to Jail: The Roadblocks to Regulatory Enforcement
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland Carey School of Law will address a variety of regulatory failures in the 2012 Ward Kershaw Symposium, "Too Big to Jail: The Roadblocks to Regulatory Enforcement."

Released: 22-Aug-2012 12:00 PM EDT
University of Md.-led Team Discovers Why Muscles Go Wrong in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Skeletal muscle degeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is worsened by stiffening of the microtubule cytoskeleton that provide structure inside muscle cells.

Released: 17-Jul-2012 4:40 PM EDT
International Brain Bee in Cape Town, South Africa, July 22
University of Maryland, Baltimore

A worldwide neuroscience competition for students 14 to 18 years old tests knowledge of the human brain including intelligence, emotions, memory, sleep, sensation, diseases and brain research.

Released: 6-Jul-2012 1:35 PM EDT
University of Maryland Professional Schools in Baltimore Build Bonds With University of Nigeria
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Visiting Nigerian professors agree on foundation for research and educational collaboration in faculty and student training, other areas.

Released: 5-Jul-2012 10:30 AM EDT
University of Maryland Finds How to Include 'Hard-to-Reach' Patients in Research Studies
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Report follows earlier precedents, e.g. 1993 law requiring women and minorities to be part of NIH-funded trials.



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