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Join us for free jazz and R&B concerts at #UMBaltimore! Thanks to a partnership between The UM Grid, the University of Maryland BioPark, UMB's Council for the Arts & Culture, The Finn Group, LLC, and Baltimore Recnparks, #JazzInTheStreets2018 will take place on Thursday, August 23, and Thursday, September 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the lawn across from the BioPark.The Craig Alston Syndicate and DJ P-Drama will be the featured artists on August 23. Lawn chairs are permitted, and the event is open to the entire family! #mybmore

Proud to encourage scholarship, advocacy, and leadership in students at the University of Maryland School of Law, Andreas Ortmeyer works hard to support the students through his day-to-day work as Controller in the School's Office of Administrative Affairs. A dedicated and committed staff member for 25 years, Andreas is acutely aware of the needs of student organizations and is glad to support opportunities for law students to develop their legal skills.Learn more at umaryland.edu/philanthropy/proud. #UMBProudDonor

#UMBaltimore’s Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) works to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity at UMB. This week’s featured quote from #UMBDAC comes from Mahnaz Afkhami, founder and president of the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) and the executive director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies.Learn more about DAC at umaryland.edu/diversity. #UMBDiversity

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) introduces staffers from Maryland's U.S. congressional delegation to the university's innovative research facilities and its successful community engagement initiatives. Staffers got a hands on look at UMB's newest research facility, HSF III, which houses University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences. The tour also took the delegation across Martin Luther King Boulevard to see UMB's work in the West Baltimore community. They toured The UM Grid, which provides a space for neighbors, UMB students, faculty, and staff a space to collaborate on entrepreneur endeavors. The group also stopped at the UMB Community Engagement Center, which provides direct health, legal, employment and social services.

Program extended, amount increased! #UMBaltimore faculty, staff, students, and alumni can now receive a $5,000 rebate on the purchase of a 2018 Nissan Electric #NissanLeaf through Sept. 30!Details on this UMB Go Green incentive at elm.umaryland.edu/leaf.

UMB National Night Out 2018 Recap:

“This is the end of the regulatory state as we know it,” says University of Maryland School of Law's Rena Steinzor.

Free jazz and R&B concerts are coming to #UMBaltimore!Thanks to a partnership between The UM Grid, the University of Maryland BioPark, UMB's Council for the Arts & Culture, The Finn Group, LLC, and Baltimore Recnparks, #JazzInTheStreets2018 will take place on Thursday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the lawn across from the BioPark. Bring a lawn chair and the whole family, and join us for a free concert, food trucks, and more!The Craig Alston Syndicate and DJ P-Drama will be the featured artists on Aug. 23. #mybmore

Missed last week's National Night Out hosted by UMB Community Engagement Center & the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force? Here's a look at the fun, food and fellowship shared by some 200 W. Baltimore neighbors that night. Save the date for next year! 8/6/19. See you then!

As an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the Director of Health and Wellness at neighborhood organization Paul's Place, Inc., Kelly Doran, PhD, MS, RN combines technical research with hands-on care to improve public health for the Southwest Baltimore community.Learn more about Kelly Doran and all of our 2018 #UMBChampions of Excellence at umaryland.edu/champions. #WeAreUMB

#StopTheBleed, save a life!The next Stop the Bleed training course is August 25, and courses are held monthly at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Register today at mdcot.org/training/bleeding-control-basics.

Knowing the difference between fat and water solubles will help you get the most out of your vitamins, explains Chris D’Adamo, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of Research University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.

As a clinical instructor and manager of training for the Office of Field Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Gisele Ferretto, MSW, LCSW-C, sees firsthand the impact of the social work profession — and how it is constantly shaped by those outstanding practitioners who guide the next generation of students toward their own future careers.Learn more at umaryland.edu/philanthropy/faculty-and-staff-giving. #UMBProudDonor

Thank you to all who came out Aug. 7 for UMB's National Night Out hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force along with the UMB Community Engagement Center! We had an estimated 200 West Baltimore neighbors enjoy a free cookout, games, music, giveaways and a chance to meet our police officers and UMB's new police chief, Alice K. Cary, MS. We look forward to seeing you next year for UMB's National Night Out. Save the date! Aug. 6, 2019.

In an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Institute of Human Virology's Dr. Robert Gallo and Shyam Kottilil raise the alarm that the national surge in opioid misuse threatens to reverse gains made in the reduction of HIV transmission.