What happens after treatment ends?For many recovering from substance use disorders, the hardest part is reentering society — finding housing, employment, and belonging.At the University of Maryland School of Social Work, researchers and community leaders created the IRIS Project, a support and reintegration model helping people thrive long after detox. This is the final — and most forgotten — stage of recovery.Watch how research is driving recovery-forward communities.https://vist.ly/3n6mq63#BreakthroughsCantWait #RecoverySupport #SubstanceUseRecovery #IRISProject #CommunityHealth #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #FederalResearch #NIHresearch #NIDAresearch #SocialWork

Rebecca Romano, MSN '25, shares her excitement about graduating from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, earning her master's degree from the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She received some words of wisdom from UMB Provost and VP Dr. Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA.Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qgnpiiJKc#CollegeGrad #nursingstudent #nursingschool #classof2025

What if research didn’t just study addiction recovery, but helped shape it?That’s the driving force behind the work of Jay Unick, PhD, MSW. Through Implementation Research to Improve Services (IRIS), Unick is helping bring stronger, evidence-based support to people with opioid use disorder (OUD).Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, IRIS builds recovery research infrastructure by fostering community-academic partnerships designed to develop and scale effective recovery practices.IRIS works closely with community-based organizations like Baltimore’s People Encouraging People, which conducts street outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness and OUD, helping them access housing and treatment.#breakthroughscantwaitumb #RecoverySupport #IRISProject #PublicHealthResearch #AddictionRecovery #CommunityHealth #HealthEquity

Aishwarya Venkataraman, MS '25, reflects on her time at the University of Maryland, Baltimore after graduating from the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies with a master's degree in human genetics genomic medicine, in this conversation with UMB Provost and VP Dr. Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA.Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qgnpiiJKc#classof2025 #collegegraduate

Imagine being able to give a lifesaving blood transfusion — anywhere, anytime — no donor or fridge required.Thanks to DARPA-funded research at the University of Maryland, scientists are developing freeze-dried artificial blood that could revolutionize trauma care in war zones, rural America, and disaster response.Watch how this innovation is shaping the future of emergency medicine. #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #ArtificialBlood #EmergencyMedicine #DARPAResearch #TraumaCare #HealthInnovation