PROGRESS

Prevent Gun Violence: Research, Empowerment, Strategies and Solutions (PROGRESS) initiative

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Based at the University of Maryland, PROGRESS works to save lives and empower communities to reduce and prevent gun violence. Read more about PROGRESS this National Gun Violence Awareness Day: https://t.co/zsdieTNs5t

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No other peer nation allows gun violence to steal the lives of so many of their children.
This crisis is uniquely American. Today on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we #WearOrange because our children deserve to grow up without the fear of being shot.

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The PROGRESS initiative at the University of Maryland invites UMD faculty to apply for the 2026 PROGRESS Challenge Grants, which support evidence-based scholarship to prevent gun violence and save lives.

Read more about this opportunity: https://t.co/s1NhImFDAI

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PROGRESS would like to invite you to the 2026 Distinguished Speaker Series Presentation with the outstanding Nadine Finigan-Carr on Wednesday, April 29th.
🔗 Register at the link here: https://t.co/EM8ThiHgAU

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PROGRESS invites you to visit us at Maryland Day this Saturday, April 25th from 10 AM to 4 PM!
You can find more details about our booth and other Maryland Day events here: https://t.co/xitPbXfXyS.

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The VRC just released a new white paper on social media and community violence and @bsosumd did a nice writeup on it. Our thanks to @PROGRESSumd at the University of Maryland and @Everytown for Gun Safety for supporting this important work.
Read here: https://t.co/ZPkVeN77xE

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PROGRESS would like to invite you to the 2026 Distinguished Speaker Series Presentation with the outstanding Desmond Upton Patton on Tuesday, February 24th.

🔗 Register at the link here: https://t.co/pIi2c4U4d7

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The Shock Trauma Center for Injury Prevention and Policy and the UMB Center for Violence Prevention invite you to a free screening of the documentary Death by Numbers on January 30, 2026.
Register at the link here:
https://t.co/FPO22AIgan

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PROGRESS is hosting a student-led Teach-In for Gun Violence Prevention on December 8th. 
For event details, please see the flyer below ⬇️

RSVP at the link here: https://t.co/F7fw5eOZGF

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🔗 Read about how UMD researchers helped identify 5 keys to reducing gun violence by 2040 through co-authoring a JAMA report
https://t.co/fcZatT8JLk

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This extensive new report focuses on new strategies to reduce firearm violence and harms.

Read the report: https://t.co/45iA0y0qZS

Read The Trace story about the report: https://t.co/xugQULlk1m

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Recently, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), hosted their 2025 JAMA Summit. PROGRESS Co-Director, Joseph B. Richardson, PhD, contributed to the report, published November 3rd, 2025.

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Join us at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Dance Theatre for a film screening of Life After the Gunshot, Ep. 2

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Time: 7:30pm
Host: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Link: https://t.co/KlkeUnEJSq

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Join us at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Dance Theatre for a film screening of Life After the Gunshot, Ep. 1

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Host: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Link: https://t.co/D8BPL5iFov

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Reps. Foushee, Beyer, Frost Introduce Legislation to Expand Critical Research on Gun Safety and Prevention.
Read more here:
https://t.co/176fZRMBNn

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Please click on the video below to view a message from Vice President for Research Patrick O’Shea.
🔗 https://t.co/VpM52lxqJ4

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UMD's @VRC_UMD (VRC) is hiring a Deputy Director: 
https://t.co/HoN7fzuFjQ

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On August 20th, PROGRESS organized and hosted a visit to the University of Maryland (UMD) by a delegation of youth and mentors associated with Jacob's Ladder Youth Foundation.

Read more about their visit here:

https://t.co/6CHlhx0K1e

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The PROGRESS team invites you to become involved in our work. To stay updated on our events, please visit our website.

We look forward to a wonderful and safe fall semester!

— The PROGRESS team
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A warm welcome to all our fellow Terps returning to campus for the Fall 2025 semester!

We at PROGRESS—Prevent Gun Violence: Research, Empowerment, Strategies & Solutions—invite you to explore our work and join our team.

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This fall semester, PROGRESS priorities include: holding a student-led Teach-In, delivering a Distinguished Speakers series, and conducting research using groundbreaking approaches such as GeoAI.