Student Spotlight: Alicia Hawkins
The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) offers students at all levels opportunities to work with seasoned researchers and tap into the institute’s expertise and technologies.
Radiology’s AI Reality Check
UM-IHC’s Florence Doo explains how artificial intelligence is reshaping clinical radiology—and why patient safety, accountability and trust must keep pace.
Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections
A new study reveals that viruses exhibit substantial differences in how they shape the fate of host cells, with implications for ecology, evolution and biotechnology.
UM-IHC’s Bradley A. Maron Named Editor-in-Chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association’s Flagship Journal
Bradley A. Maron, co-executive director of the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) and senior associate dean for precision medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), has been named editor-in-chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association’s flagship peer-reviewed journal and one of the world’s leading scientific publications in cardiovascular medicine.
UM-IHC’s Abba Gumel Elected to Lead the Society for Mathematical Biology
The Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics will help guide the international society dedicated to research and education at the interface of mathematics and the biological sciences.
New Clinical Support Tool Uses AI to Help Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension
An automated method developed by UM-IHC/UMSOM researchers scours patient records, predicts absent data and flags missed diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension in clinical practice.
UM-IHC’s Pratyush Tiwary Receives $902K Grant to Develop Energy-Efficient AI for Chemical Sciences
The three-year award from the U.S. Department of Energy is a second renewal, bringing the total over nine years to $2.3M.
Nine UM-IHC Researchers Present at American Diabetes Association 2026 Scientific Sessions
The ADA’s premier conference, the largest of its kind globally, took place June 5-8 in New Orleans and drew more than 10,000 researchers, clinicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world.
New Cohort of Summer Interns Joins the UM-IHC
10 students from Maryland and beyond will work on projects in bioinformatics, AI, population health and more.