Jacqueline C. Mitchell, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAANA, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, recalls joining the Army, learning its values, and volunteering to deploy to Afghanistan after 9/11. #BecomingTheStory #JacquelineMitchell #ArmyNurse #9_11 #MilitaryStories #Shorts
- Beating Pancreatic Cancer with Computer Simulations | Breakthroughs Can't WaitIn 2025, more than 67,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — and 80% will die within the year.Student researcher Lynijah Russell is working to change that. By creating virtual tumor simulations that grow in minutes instead of days, her work could help doctors detect cancer earlier and save more lives.Breakthroughs Can’t Wait — and at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, we’re changing the future today. #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #CancerResearch #PancreaticCancer #UMBresearch #HealthcareInnovation
- Volunteering for Afghanistan After 9/11 | Jacqueline MitchellJacqueline C. Mitchell, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAANA, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, recalls joining the Army, learning its values, and volunteering to deploy to Afghanistan after 9/11. #BecomingTheStory #JacquelineMitchell #ArmyNurse #9_11 #MilitaryStories #Shorts
- Can computer modeling be a fast track to discovering cures? | Breakthroughs Can't WaitStudent researcher Lynijah Russell is designing virtual environments that act and react like human organs in order to simulate diseases and treatments. Now a sophomore at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Russell says her love for science was jump-started at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where she participated in the UMB CURE Scholars Program.#ComputerModeling #CancerResearch #PancreaticCancer #MedicalSimulation #PythonProgramming #StudentResearch #BiomedicalEngineering #VirtualOrgans #CancerCure #CUREScholars
- Army Nurse to Professor | Jacqueline Mitchell “Becoming the Story”Jacqueline C. Mitchell, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAANA, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, recalls serving in Afghanistan and realizing she was living the dreams she whispered as a child.#JacquelineMitchell #BecomingTheStory #UMBConvocation #ArmyNurse #Inspiration #Shorts
- UMB 2025 Convocation Remarks by President Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACSUMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, shares that in this high-stakes moment that the university finds itself, the university perseveres as a team focusing on what UMB can control while we search for the light.The president praised the University for its resilience in challenging times, recalling a procedure he and his surgical team performed years ago amid a power failure.
- Respecting Mothers: Trauma-Informed Birth Care with Rachel Blankstein BremanEvery mother deserves to feel respected during childbirth.Rachel Blankstein Breman, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, explains how trauma-informed maternity care helps preserve dignity, prevent harm, and keep mothers and families at the center of the birth experience.This research is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).#BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #SafeBirths #MaternalHealth #FamilyCare #NursingResearch
