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April 2009 UM Law School Movie Wins National ABA Award "The Response" is based on an actual transcript of a military tribunal hearing at Guantanamo Bay. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/30/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top New Book Reports the Return of the 'Mitochondriacs' to Cancer Research Meshing of old and new ways of cancer studies could open new avenues for treatments. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/30/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top Three UM Medical School Faculty to Serve on State Swine Flu Advisory Board Six leaders in the medical community to advise Governor and other state officials on necessary actions. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/30/2009 Contact Name: Karen A. Buckelew Contact Phone: (410) 706-7590 Contact Email: KBuckelew@som.umaryland.edu Top UMB Responds to H1N1 (Swine) Flu Outbreak UPDATED MAY 6--Advisory posted on the UMB Alerts Page and the HS/HSL provides web page for resources. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/28/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top Better Meds, Cholesterol Levels―Goals of Maryland School of Pharmacy Study Less toxic, lower dose drugs may eventually result from study supported by new $1.5 million federal grant, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/28/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top Students Bolster Learning With New Virtual Dental School The University of Maryland Dental School is the first to add "Second Life" lessons for students on a virtual dental school island. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/24/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top School of Medicine Stem Cell Researchers Speak at First Stem Cell Education Day Civin and Fiskum address more than 50 undergraduate students at the Maryland Science Center. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/22/2009 Contact Name: Karen Buckelew Contact Phone: (410) 706-7590 Contact Email: KBuckelew@som.umaryland.edu Top School of Medicine Surgeon Performs Pioneering Robot-Assisted Triple Bypass Heart Surgery Patient was able to leave the hospital four days after bypass surgery View Full Article Posting Date: 04/21/2009 Contact Name: Bill Seiler Contact Phone: 410-328-8919 Contact Email: bseiler@umm.edu Top Baltimore Dental Study Offers Model Program to Reduce Tooth Decay in Urban Children Early preventive dental care to toddlers may significantly reduce cavities and cavity-causing bacteria levels in children. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/20/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top School of Social Work Announces Partnership with National Leadership Training Group Public Allies and the School of Social Work aim to increase the pool of workers and leaders for community nonprofit organizations. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/16/2009 Contact Name: Rosalia Scalia Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: rscalia@umaryland.edu Top Dean Rothenberg Honored by Maryland General Assembly Lawmakers salute dean of School of Law for her 10 years of leadership. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/14/2009 Contact Name: Jeffrey Raymond Contact Phone: 410-706-3803 Contact Email: jraymond@umaryland.edu Top Two UMB Faculty are among the winners of the USM Regents' Faculty Awards Stephen Bartlett, MD, from the School of Medicine and Gerald Rosen, PhD, JD, from the School of Pharmacy are among the winners. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/10/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top Maryland Pharmacy Students Blaze the Trail in Global Education Two graduating students are passionate about comparing health care systems to lower costs and raise quality in the United States. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/09/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berberich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top UMB Cancer Vaccines Get Coveted 'Orphan' Go-ahead Rare 'orphan status' for head and neck cancer vaccines helps BioPark company advance treatments. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/07/2009 Contact Name: Steve Berbeich Contact Phone: 410-706-0023 Contact Email: sberb001@umaryland.edu Top Women of Excellence celebrated at UMB's Women's History Month Observance The annual Women's History Month observance features a four-member panel of successful women discussing their career paths. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/06/2009 Contact Name: Rosalia Scalia Contact Phone: 410-706-7946 Contact Email: rscalia@umaryland.edu Top UMB and President Ramsay Honored for Community Contributions Paul's Place gala at M&T Bank Stadium site of honors; Ramsay proposes vision for UMB's future with the community. View Full Article Posting Date: 04/01/2009 Contact Name: Ed Fishel Contact Phone: 410-706-3801 Contact Email: efishel@umaryland.edu Top