The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) announced Nov. 11 that eight professors, four from each university, have been chosen as the inaugural MPower Professors. This award from the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) recognizes, incentivizes, and fosters faculty collaborations between the universities.
The eight selected for this first-ever award exemplify a commitment to interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration, which is at the heart of the MPower strategic partnership. They are bridging research and scholarship between institutions to foster innovation that will impact the citizens of Maryland and beyond.
The professors are:
- Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS
- Rao P. Gullapalli, PhD, MBA, MS
- Christopher M. Jewell, PhD, MS
- Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP
- Cheryl L. Knott, PhD, MA, FAAHB
- Donald K. Milton, MD, DrPH
- Joseph Richardson, PhD, MA
- Yihua Bruce Yu, PhD
You can learn about the professors in this letter from UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, and UMCP President Darryll J. Pines, PhD, MS.