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October 2009 UMB Heads $12.2 Million Study of Chlamydia, Leading Bacteria Public Health Issue Dental School and School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences team with four other research universities to try to tame growing threat of sexually transmitted pathogen. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/28/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top Pharmacists Updated on H1N1 Flu Pandemic during Training by the School of Pharmacy and Montgomery County Public Health A capacity crowd of 100 pharmacists learn more about the virus and their roles and responsibilities during a pandemic. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/27/2009 Contact Name: Patricia Fanning Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu Top Albright Offers Blunt Assessments of World Leaders, Issues Speech by former diplomat at School of Law underscores 'The Role of Law in World Affairs.' View Full Article Posting Date: 10/26/2009 Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond Contact Phone: 410-706-3803 Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu Top School of Nursing Answers ''What It Means to Be a Nurse'' Policymakers take part in a simulation of patient care and a discussion of the potential of nurse practitioners to solve the nation's workforce shortage. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/26/2009 Contact Name: Patricia Fanning Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu Top Leading Drug Epidemiologist Endorses New Psychotropic Guidelines for Youth University of Maryland School of Pharmacy professor welcomes guidelines to ensure better child safety and reduce the risk of inappropriate prescriptions. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/21/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top UMB Honors Founders Week Winners as Part of Annual Celebration Campus festivities range from fundraising gala to research lecture and include a first-time art auction. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/19/2009 Contact Name: Patricia Fanning Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu Top Development of H1N1 Flu Vaccine Discussed At BioPark Event Experts say the vaccine was developed quickly through government and private industry partnership, using established technology. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/16/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: Sberb001@umaryland.edu Top Italian Art Exhibit Adds Dolce to University of Maryland, Baltimore's Vita Collection from Salerno helps celebrate Founders Week, academic honor, celiac research. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/08/2009 Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond Contact Phone: 410-706-3803 Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu Top UMB Launches Public Allies Maryland School of Social Work takes on an AmeriCorps program that trains young leaders by placing them in key roles at nonprofit organizations. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/07/2009 Contact Name: Patricia Fanning Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: pfanning@umaryland.edu Top Dean Haddon Shares Global Vision at Oct. 3 Celebration In first official address as dean, Phoebe Haddon stresses importance of creating lawyers who strengthen democracy, promote peace, and advance human rights. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/06/2009 Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond Contact Phone: 410-706-3803 Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu Top The Legal Grind: Coffee with Legal Assistance Clinical outreach program sets a path for people needing legal advice. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/02/2009 Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond Contact Phone: 410-706-3803 Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu Top Vaccine Pioneer Recaps His ''Fantastic'' Career Myron M. "Mike" Levine, MD, DTPH, is selected as the 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year as UMB begins its Founders Week events. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/02/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top UM Campuses Top $1 Billion in Research Funding The Baltimore campus reported $517 million for Fiscal Year 2009 driven by strong increases in funding from the federal government. View Full Article Posting Date: 10/01/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top