June 2023 Newsletter

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UMB Global News

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Ogbolu Named School of Nursing Dean

Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, MS, CRNP-Neonatal, FNAP, FAAN, will be the next Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She is an experienced educator, clinician, researcher, and public servant.

SON's Njie-Carr Works to Build Research Capacity in Gambia

SON's Veronica Njie-Carr, PhD, has been awarded $1.18 million from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health to strengthen capacity in health research ethics and methodology in the country.

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State-of-the-Art IHV-Nigeria Campus Launched in Abuja

The Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria, an affiliate of the UM School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology (IHV), recently announced the launch of its state-of-the-art multi-campus

CGE Events

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PGIF Spotlight: Dr. Oluremi Adejumo & Diabetes Prevention in Nigeria

Project: Diabetes Prevention Translation: Integrated Nurse-Led Peer-Facilitated Healthy Lifestyle Controlled Study in a North Central Nigeria Tertiary Hospital

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Gerontology Students Study Aging in Japan, Blogging Their Experiences

Students participating in this summer's Global Health Aging: Gerontology in Japan course took part in a two-week faculty-led travel experience in Japan.