The changes and challenges facing academic research and the University of Maryland, Baltimore's response was the topic of Virtual Face to Face on April 10 hosted by James Hughes, MBA, Chief Enterprise and Economic Development Officer and Senior Vice President. Hughes was joined by University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor and Executive Vice Dean Chris O’Donnell, PhD, and E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Director of the Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation.
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Academic freedom and freedom of speech on college campuses was the subject of Virtual Face to Face on April 29. Host University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, was joined by Maryland Carey Law Dean and Professor Renée Hutchins Laurent, JD, and University System of Maryland Regents Professor Mark Graber, JD. Following a discussion of the issues, the panel answered questions from the audience.Read more: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/may-2025/face-to-face-academic-freedom-and-free-speech.php#academicfreedom #freespeech #HigherEd - 0:39Comforting Crying Babies: How Not to Spoil a Child | Breakthroughs Can't Wait
Strategies developed from attachment research show that the more babies are picked up and comforted when they're distressed, the more confident and less misbehaved and spoiled they can become.Helping babies thrive and caregivers be their best is supported by research funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, and conducted at the University of Maryland School of Social Work.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #MaternalHealth #InfantHealth #UMBResearch #NIHfunding #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #SpoiledBabies #parenting #fussybaby - 5:39How Holding a Baby Shapes Their Brain and Health | Breakthroughs Can't Wait
What if one of the most powerful influences on a baby's lifelong health isn't a treatment or a test — but a caregiver’s nurturing touch?Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS, the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, shares groundbreaking research on how early parent-child attachment impacts emotional, cognitive, and physical development.In this video, Berlin discusses her federally-supported study on the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) program — a brief, home-based parenting intervention where trained coaches guide caregivers through science-backed strategies to foster strong, healthy bonds with their babies. Funding is made possible from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#ChildDevelopment #AttachmentParenting #EarlyIntervention #HealthOutcomes #ParentingScience - 0:49Helping Babies Thrive from Day One | Breakthroughs Can’t Wait
What if we could improve a baby’s health by being nurturing parents?At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are launching innovative programs to support maternal and infant health — helping Maryland’s babies get the strongest start possible.Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS, the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and expert in early child-caregiver attachment, is studying how a brief, home-based parenting program can make a measurable difference in children’s health and development. It's called the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, or ABC Program.This is one of many ways NIH-funded research at UMB is tackling real-world health disparities and changing lives.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#BreakthroughsCantWait #MaternalHealth #InfantHealth #UMBResearch #NIHfunding #HealthEquity #PublicHealth - 0:56Could Weight-Loss Drugs Curb Cravings for Addictive Substances? | Breakthroughs Can’t Wait
Everyone has heard of Ozempic and Wegovy for treating diabetes and weight loss. But, what's been discovered in clinical trials, is an anti-craving effect is showing promising results for those battling alcohol and drug addiction.At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are exploring how GLP-1 receptor agonists — a class of drugs commonly used for weight loss — may offer new hope for people with cocaine use disorder. This is just one example of how federally funded research at UMB is Changing The Future Today.Hear from Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, co-director for the Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine explains. Kattakuzhy is also the associate director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs #BreakthroughsCantWait #NIHfunding #CocaineUseDisorder #GLP1 #AddictionResearch #UMB #ResearchMatters - 0:55Confronting the 4th Wave of the Drug Overdose Death Crisis | Breakthroughs Can't Wait
Opioid and cocaine use epidemic is entrenched within Baltimore city, and there are no FDA-approved treatment for any stimulant disorders.At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are exploring how GLP-1 receptor agonists — a class of drugs commonly used for weight loss — may offer new hope for people with cocaine use disorder. This is just one example of how federally funded research at UMB is Changing The Future Today.Hear from Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, co-director for the Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine explains. Kattakuzhy is also the associate director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs #BreakthroughsCantWait #NIHfunding #CocaineUseDisorder #GLP1 #AddictionResearch #UMB #ResearchMatters
