The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing celebrated two years of achievements with announcements of new partnerships with government agencies and biotech businesses based nearby in Montgomery County, Md.Several of the current UM-IHC projects were on display, including a virtual reality-based training tool called Holocamera, a digitally-twinned heart which surgeons can use to plan more effective surgeries, and a data analytics system which allows assessment and prediction of opioid overdose trends.Present at the ribbon-cutting were University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll Pines, and University of Maryland Medical Systems President and CEO Mohan Suntha.Read more about the UM-IHC: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/december-2024/the-future-of-health-with-advanced-computing.php
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