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MOOCs: Effective learning tools
Massive open online courses, called MOOCs, are effective if students actually work hard, according to a new study and Captain Obvious.
UMB joins research group Optum Labs
The University of Maryland, Baltimore has joined Optum Labs, a research collaborative comprised of health care organizations that share data to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
MedStar partners with West Health Institute
MedStar Health announced Wednesday a broad collaboration with the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, a medical research nonprofit in Washington, to experiment with various care delivery and payment reforms.
GBMC to unveil $1.2M center to treat rare disorder
The Greater Baltimore Medical Center will soon unveil a $1.2 million research and treatment center focused on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a rare disorder affecting the tissues that connect skin, bones and ligaments.
Two Hopkins oncologists receive grants
Two pediatric oncologists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine each received a two-year, $250,000 grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Tech-transfer program funded 67 projects in 2014
A program of the Maryland Technology Development Corp. awarded $6.4 million to 67 startup companies and university-backed research projects during fiscal 2014.
Officials unveil new public health lab
A major new tenant has arrived in the Baltimore Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins: a six-story, $170 million public health research facility operated by the state.
Kennedy Krieger Institute to build outpatient facility
The Kennedy Krieger Institute is planning to break ground next year on an outpatient facility for children with disabilities, thanks in part to an $8 million gift from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
MedImmune expands partnership with USM
Gaithersburg-based MedImmune is expanding its recently announced research partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore to include two more UM campuses: College Park and Baltimore County.
Qiagen to consolidate, expand Md. sites
Qiagen, a Dutch maker of diagnostic tools for gene research with operations in Montgomery and Frederick counties, said it plans to combine its three Maryland sites into two campuses and invest an additional $10 million to accommodate expected future growth, bringing its total investment in Maryland to $50 million.
JHU again tops in research spending
The Johns Hopkins University led U.S. universities in research spending for the 34th straight year in fiscal 2012, performing $2.106 billion in medical, science and engineering R&D, according to the National Science Foundation.
NFL funds concussion research
The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, the National Institutes of Health and the National Football League are putting their heads together to study youth concussions.
