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Lynijah Russell, who joined the program in 2017, and one of her mentors, founding UMB CURE Executive Director Robin Saunders.

Fall 2019 Initiatives Archives

CURE Scholar: “I Want to Help Other People Get Through What I’ve Been Through”

Lynijah Russell was one of 36 UMB CURE Scholars who traveled to Annapolis on Jan. 28, 2019, for Advocacy Day.

Fall 2019 Student Life Archives

Ex-Major Leaguer Joins Dental Student Lineup

Having already reached the best of the best in baseball by making it to the major leagues, Justin Maxwell, after a seven-year MLB career, now is striving to do the same in dentistry.

Fall 2019 Innovation and Discovery Archives

Doing Away with Cancer … in a FLASH

A revolutionary, non-invasive treatment using an external beam of protons delivered in high doses is designed to attack tumors with protons delivered at ultra-high dose rates and with pinpoint accuracy.

Cover Story: How UMB is revitalizing West Baltimore

Community Impact Archives Fall 2019

Connecting Neighbors to Jobs

After an eight-hour shift, Ayisha Harris has a half-hour to get to her second full-time job as a housekeeper in the Bressler Research Building at UMB.

November 7, 2019

3 min read

Cpl. Lewis and Black Cherry Puppet Theater’s Michael Lamason help some PAL kids create a storyboard for a puppet show.

Community Impact Archives Fall 2019

Making a PAL-pable Difference

When Cpl. Hazel Lewis walks into the UMB Community Engagement Center on a weekday afternoon, she is always greeted with a chorus of excited elementary school children.

November 6, 2019

4 min read

Community Impact Archives Fall 2019

Port to Discovery

Like any devoted parent, Lekisha McCray wants to take her children to exciting places where they can have fun and explore.

November 6, 2019

4 min read

Fall 2019 Initiatives Archives

CURE Scholar: “I Want to Help Other People Get Through What I’ve Been Through”

Lynijah Russell was one of 36 UMB CURE Scholars who traveled to Annapolis on Jan. 28, 2019, for Advocacy Day.

October 29, 2019

4 min read

UMB’s Commitment to Community

October 29, 2019

2 min read

Stephanie Bowe likes that she can bike to work from her new home in Union Square.

Community Impact Archives Fall 2019

A Neighborly Thing to Do

The improved LNYW Program offers eligible employees a UMB grant of $16,000 — plus $2,500 from the city of Baltimore — to help with closing costs and down payments.

October 29, 2019

2 min read

Legal Advice, Too

November 13, 2019

1 min read

Feature Stories

Fall 2019 Student Life Archives

Ex-Major Leaguer Joins Dental Student Lineup

Having already reached the best of the best in baseball by making it to the major leagues, Justin Maxwell, after a seven-year MLB career, now is striving to do the same in dentistry.

November 13, 2019

3 min read

Gathering the Global Health Family

November 14, 2019

5 min read

Doing Away with Cancer … in a FLASH

November 14, 2019

3 min read

Fall 2019 Innovation and Discovery Archives

“They Saved My Life”

To say that Gary Gardiner Jr. is a fan of the medical team at UMB is more than an understatement.

November 14, 2019

6 min read

Fall 2019 Features Archives

The Blessings of “Miss Evelyn”

“They are my children, too,” mentor Evelyn Greenhill says of the UMB CURE Scholars. “I love those children, and they love me.”

November 12, 2019

5 min read

Fire Department medics attend to Theresa Springfield in her home.

Fall 2019 Features Archives

House Calls: UMB Partners to Deliver Mobile Care

For someone who is ailing, even bedridden, and lives alone, there’s rarely a more welcome visitor than a member of a new health care team that makes house calls to ease that transition.

November 7, 2019

6 min read

Innovation Is Her Passport to Success

November 14, 2019

3 min read

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Fall 2019 Student Life Archives

Learning Teamwork, One Giggle at a Time

A cute 19-month-old named Claudine stole the show as the UMB Center for Interprofessional Education held its seventh annual IPE Day on April 3.

November 19, 2019

3 min read

Devon’s Journey to ‘Hamilton’

November 14, 2019

1 min read

In May, UMB launched the inaugural issue of 1807: An Art & Literary Journal.

‘1807’: UMB’s State of the Arts

November 12, 2019

1 min read

Fall 2019 Initiatives Archives

UMBrella Reigns

The UMBrella Group reached for the stars and mixed in a little candlelight in its highlight event of 2019, turning the annual Women’s History Month celebration into a daylong symposium.

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Community Impact Archives Fall 2019

“Art Brings All of Us Together”

UMB’s first piece of public art stands proudly at the corner of Baltimore and Pine streets, a 30-foot-tall kinetic sculpture by artist Eric Peltzer.

November 12, 2019

2 min read

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Fall 2019 Innovation and Discovery Archives

Breath of Fresh Air

AlgenAir was joined by five other groups of fellow business-minded students for the Grid Pitch, which is described as a “celebration of ideas and student entrepreneurs.”

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Fall 2019 Innovation and Discovery Archives

TEDx: Out of the (Cereal) Box

Ten speakers from the UMB community took the stage to share their innovative ideas across a wide scope of subject areas united under a single theme.

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Commencement Joy

November 13, 2019

1 min read

For more than a decade, Paragon Bioservices has made the UM BioPark its headquarters, growing from 30 employees to nearly 400.

November 19, 2019

2 min read

Three-Mendous: UMB’s Schools Name 3 Recent Accomplishments

November 13, 2019

6 min read

Off the UMB Bookshelf

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Diversity in Diverse Ways

November 12, 2019

2 min read

Helping Planet and Pocketbook

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Spotlight on Philanthropy

Steve Fader of MileOne AutoGroup in Towson issued a challenge that resulted in two 15-passenger vans gifted to UMB for use by its Police Athletic/Activities League, the Community Engagement Center, and other University programs.

Fall 2019 Initiatives Archives

You Made It Happen, You Can Make It Happen

Read over a highlight of recent major gifts to UMB and learn about the impact that your gift can have on a variety of the University's programs and initiatives.

November 19, 2019

2 min read

Fall 2019 Initiatives Archives

Catalyst Campaign Update: Making Good Things Happen

The University’s most ambitious capital campaign marches toward its $750 million goal. This past October the campaign exceeded the $500 million milestone.

November 12, 2019

2 min read

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