by Preeta Dasgupta in News
Dr. Ruth H. Young, a former Dean of University of Maryland School of Social Work passed away on February 15, 2009. She was 86 years old. Although none of her family members are still alive, she has left behind a number of close friends and colleagues.
Ruth Young joined the School of Social Work in 1964 as an Assistant Professor, involved in programs such as Social Policy and a State-wide Staff Development Training Project.
by Clarence Lam in News
Researchers at the School of Medicine working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have decoded the genetic sequence of rhinoviruses, the class of viruses that compose the common cold. Further research based on the decoded genome could lead to subsequent treatments for the cold which could in turn stave off more serious illnesses.
