Last Friday, the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) celebrated the launch of their new B.S.-M.D. Program, a joint initiative between the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS), and UMSOM. Supported by a five-year, $12.75 million grant from the MPowering the State partnership, the program prepares highly motivated undergraduates majoring in engineering, computer science, or mathematics to continue on to medical school. View full story here.