Esa Davis Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Esa Matius Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP was elected as a new member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
Maron Named Melvin Sharoky, MD Professor
On September 9, 2025, Bradley A. Maron, MD, Co-Executive Director of MPower’s University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC), was awarded the Melvin Sharoky, MD Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).
Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts
Researchers are jointly leading efforts to communicate the science and community impacts of ongoing cuts to federal funding for science and medical research.
Analyzing the Links Between Food Deserts and Diabetes
Learn how University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) intern Abby Abaku is researching the possible links between food deserts and diabetes among Maryland residents.
NIH Funds First-of-its-Kind Center to Study Resilience and Aging
UM-IHC researchers to lead the Center for Seniors Uniting Nationwide to Support Health, INtegrated care, and Economics, known as the Center for SUNSHINE, an interdisciplinary collaboration funded by a $901,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for the first two years to establish the center, with the potential for up to six years of support.
NIH Award Funds Research to Integrate Electronic Health Records
Dr. Nate Apathy, professor of health policy and management at UMD School of Public Health and the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing and Dr. A Jay Holmgren of University of California, San Francisco Medical School receive NIH research funding to integrate electronic health records.
Generative AI Uncovers Undetected Bird Flu Exposure Risks in Maryland Emergency Departments
University of Maryland School of Medicine study highlights how artificial intelligence can bolster national H5N1 surveillance as virus spreads in U.S. animals.
Study Advances Understanding of Immune System’s Crucial Role in Phage Therapy
A new study jointly led by the teams of Joshua Weitz at the University of Maryland and Laurent Debarbieux at the Institut Pasteur sheds light on the complex interplay between viruses, bacteria and the immune system.
Lt. Governor Says ‘It’s Going to Take a Partnership … to Elevate the Future’
Artificial intelligence (AI), quantum science and emerging technologies developed at the University of Maryland, College Park can help solve major societal challenges for the people of the state and the world, according to a range of leaders who gathered for a discussion.