A catalyst is defined as “a substance that allows something to proceed at a faster rate than otherwise possible” as well as “an agent of change.” Embodying these two definitions, the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s...
Category - February 2021
Office of Philanthropy Staff
Social Workers Step Up on the COVID-19 Front Lines
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) alumnus and student got a firsthand look at the racial components and mental health impacts of the virus on patients while working at...
Matt Conn
The PATIENTS Program’s Pandemic Pivot
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in early 2020, the PATIENTS Program at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) quickly pivoted its programming to continue its work in rebuilding trust and confidence in...
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
Make a Match: Brown Family’s Gift Challenge to Benefit UMB CURE Scholars
Eddie and Sylvia Brown, prominent Baltimore-based philanthropists, are passionate about fixing the underrepresentation of African Americans in a variety of fields. To that end, they have worked with the University of...
Kate Ostrowski
Spotlight on UMB Foundation Board Chair Harry C. Knipp, MD, FACR
Harry C. Knipp, MD, FACR, has a long and distinguished history with the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). A 1976 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), he is fourth in a line of five...