New research from @umsop's Zafar Zafari, PhD, found a 6-day wildfire smoke event in 2023 was associated with a ~20% increase in cardiopulmonary hospital events and an estimated $2.4M in hospital and societal costs. https://ow.ly/6jM350ZvSKA

UMB has lead transplant innovation for decades. From the first drone delivery of a kidney to the first pig heart transplant, UMB researchers continue redefining medicine. Learn more about UMB's historical impact on America: https://www.umaryland.edu/america-at-250 #America250 #DidYouKnow

For children with severe autism, intellectual developmental disabilities, and complex genetic syndromes, a dental visit can be an ordeal that most dental offices are not equipped to handle. A partnership between UMSOD and Kennedy Krieger Institute is filling the gap. https://ow.ly/j7VF50ZtAUw

Modern poison control services have roots at UMB. Since 1972, the Maryland Poison Center has helped over 2.5 million people and now serves all of Maryland and Washington D.C. Learn more about UMB's historical impact on America: https://www.umaryland.edu/america-at-250 #America250 ##DidYouKnow

"It's Never Too Late" University of Maryland, Baltimore employees in the Office of Administration and Finance receive time off from regularly scheduled work to attend classes at the Goodwill Excel Center High School Diploma Program to finish a dream interrupted. #Goodwill #GoodNews #LifelongLearning

For some UMSON students, ROTC provides a pathway to earning a BSN, receiving a military commission, and pursuing a career in the U.S. Army. Read more in this edition of CATALYST magazine: https://ow.ly/Q3cU50Zrl6J #Nursing #NursingSchool #ROTC

A new partnership between the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services is giving roughly 1,400 foster youth a place they can call a dental home. https://ow.ly/SWYg50Zq9z6 #OralHealth #DentalSchool #HealthySmiles

Baltimore Foster Youth to Get a Dental Home at the School of Dentistry - News

For children in Baltimore’s foster care system, getting to a dentist has never been straightforward. A new partnership with the University of Maryland School of Dentistry aims to change that.

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A team of University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing researchers developed a program that plots the geographic patterns of Marylanders' social determinants of health at the individual address level. This moves the analysis beyond a rural versus urban debate. https://ow.ly/sH8e50Zq9tJ

Did You Know The World's First Dental School Was Founded In Baltimore? Before 1840, dentists relied on basic apprenticeships or had no formal training at all. Learn more about UMB's historical impact on America: https://www.umaryland.edu/america-at-250 #America250 ##DidYouKnow #DentalSchool

The West Baltimore law office where civil rights pioneer Juanita Jackson Mitchell, JD ’50, once practiced has been dedicated as the future home of UMB's Rebuild, Overcome and Rise (ROAR) Center that provides free legal and mental health services to survivors of crime. https://ow.ly/NOP750ZnlfZ

ROAR Center to Open in Restored Law Office of Civil Rights Icon - The Elm

Juanita Jackson Mitchell’s office on Druid Hill Avenue in West Baltimore “was not just a law office, it was the command post in the fight for America and democracy,” says Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr.

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“It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. That is where AI can help drug developers." The MS in Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development program prepares students with cutting-edge skills to accelerate innovation at every stage of drug development. https://ow.ly/tY7650ZnkX9

The Civil War’s deadliest enemy wasn’t bullets — it was disease. As physicians from UMB cared for soldiers in overcrowded hospitals, they helped shape a new understanding of sanitation, disease prevention, and public health that continues to save lives today. #WeAreUMB #America250

UMB's University of Maryland School of Medicine cut the ribbon to officially inaugurate 34,000 square feet of newly renovated space for the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine. https://ow.ly/7QIf50ZmmPJ

Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Inaugurates New Facility to Develop Treatments for Addiction - News

The new space brings together operations, basic science, and clinical research laboratories in a unified environment designed to accelerate breakthroughs in addiction science.

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Six University of Maryland School of Nursing faculty members have been awarded Nurse Support Program II grants totaling more than $6 million to strengthen nursing education and workforce development across Maryland. https://ow.ly/w9tP50ZmmLo

$6 Million State Grants to Bolster Maryland's Nursing Workforce - News

Six School of Nursing faculty members have been awarded Nurse Support Program II grants totaling more than $6 million to strengthen nursing education and workforce development across Maryland.

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As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, “The UMB Pulse” explores UMB's place in the larger American story through the people, collections, discoveries, and ideas that shaped medicine, health, law, social work, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and public service. https://ow.ly/xFrB50Zm5il #America250

What does patriotism look like? During World War I and World War II, UMB answered the call by organizing complete military hospitals that brought physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other health professionals together to save thousands of lives. #WeAreUMB #America250

“I just want the actions that I take to make things better for other people." Chloe Kastner, MSW '26, serves on Maryland’s LGBTQIA+ Affairs Commission, assessing community needs and shape policies that affect LGBTQIA+ residents across the state. Read more in CATALYST: https://ow.ly/7m0750Zl5oF

Happy Independence Day! As our nation celebrates the ideals that shaped America, we're proud to reflect on UMB's people, discoveries, and innovations that have helped strengthen our country for over 200 years. #WeAreUMB #America250 #IndependenceDay

For more than 200 years, UMB has helped shape the American story through groundbreaking research, education, innovation, advocacy, and public service. Join us as UMB Celebrates America at 250 and explore the people, discoveries, and milestones that continue to transform lives. #WeAreUMB #America250

Jeremie Oliver Piña was so moved when he witnessed surgery to repair an infant’s cleft lip that he decided to study the cause and treatment of the common birth defect. The School of Dentistry student envisions breakthroughs that might one day ease their plight. https://ow.ly/w8ZK50ZiRAW

When Debbie Sahlin, DNP, was School of Nursing student, she took part in the School of Graduate Studies’ Grid Pitch program for 3 years, leading to the creation of Ryan’s Place, a specialized primary care practice, designed to serve individuals with physical disabilities. https://ow.ly/VjYN50Z8NqF

The University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first in the Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington D.C. region to offer an innovative cell therapy treatment for patients with an advanced type of soft tissue cancer, known as synovial sarcoma https://ow.ly/s8lg50ZcJ8S

The Grid Pitch's largest student cohort in the program’s history showcased students' opportunity to develop and present entrepreneurial ideas after weeks of mentorship and coaching from business leaders and innovators. https://ow.ly/tAyf50ZcIZu

UMB Students Transform Lived Experiences into Innovative Ventures at Grid Pitch 2026 - News

The annual showcase brought together entrepreneurs from across the University to develop, refine, and present ideas addressing health, education, and wellness challenges.

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As America approaches 250 years old, a new book by University of Maryland School of Social Work researchers takes a look at how interracial marriages thrived in a divided nation in the last 5 years. https://ow.ly/j02O50ZarFc #America250 #SocialWork #Marriage

What does teamwork really look like in healthcare? Our 14th Annual Interprofessional Education Day united over 500 UMB students to learn one core lesson: Patients get better care when professionals from different disciplines work as a team. https://ow.ly/5qij50Z9Rgu #Healthcare #HigherEd #Education

Better Together: IPE Day Highlights the Power of Team-Based Care - News

UMB’s 14th Annual IPE Day brought together 500-plus students to explore how collaboration across disciplines improves patient care and prepares future professionals for team-based practice.

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On this month’s “The UMB Pulse” podcast, UM School of Social Work researcher Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS, discusses how early infant-caregiver relationships shape children’s emotional, behavioral, and physical health development. Listen or watch now: umaryland.edu/pulse #SocialWork #HigherEd #Parenting

Can you measure the power of prayer? A randomized controlled trial at University of Maryland School of Medicine showed that 5 minutes of prayer alleviated pain and anxiety. https://ow.ly/9UAy50Z75sg

Study: Five Minutes of Prayer Eases Pain and Anxiety - News

A UMSOM randomized trial found that five minutes of intercessory prayer reduced pain and anxiety, offering a potential complement to conventional care.

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"For the Class of 2026, my advice would be to emulate the well-tested principles of the institution you are affiliated with.” — Eli Adashi, an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree recipient from University of Maryland, Baltimore https://ow.ly/gFu150Z4cIu #UMBgrad

This issue of CATALYST celebrates the students and alumni who represent the future of Maryland’s health, law, and social work professions, and our dedicated faculty and staff who work every day to educate, support, and inspire them. https://catalystmag.umaryland.edu/

UMSOP’s newly launched, one-of-a-kind MS in Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development program is preparing students to responsibly apply AI and machine learning to accelerate innovation across the drug development process. https://ow.ly/bX9o50Z5FlF

AI is Changing How Pharmacists are Developing Drugs - News

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's MS Program Shows How Artificial Intelligence Can Innovate Drug Development

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