by Clarence Lam in News
UMB students typically go to the Health Science and Human Services Library (HSHSL) for a few specific purposes: to borrow a book, study, and look up reference and research materials. On December 12 and 13, HSHSL broadens its repertoire to include yoga and a Nintendo Wii game day as a study break for students.
by Preeta Dasgupta in News
The Biopark Building I, which is a part of the UMB campus on the west side of Martin Luther King Boulevard, was attacked by unknown assailants towards the last week of October.
by Bhavik Desai and Clarence Lam in News
On October 23, an employee of the School of Dentistry was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing at the corner of Baltimore Street and Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Boulevard.
Personal Privacy Settings Changeable Through SURFS
by Clarence Lam in News
In early November 2007, changes to the UMB privacy policy allowed student e-mail addresses to be publicly accessible through an online directory. Previously, the directory contained mostly faculty and staff information.
by Clarence Lam in News
On October 24, the UMB News announced the appointment of Cleveland Barnes as the new chief of police and director of public safety at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
by Clarence Lam in News
At 7:00 am on Thanksgiving Day, dozens of students, staff, and faculty volunteers from UMB will descend on nearby Booker T. Washington Middle School to begin an annual holiday tradition: cooking nearly half a ton of turkey.
by Preeta Dasgupta in News
Student leaders representing eight universities from Maryland assembled for a conference at Towson University from October 5-7, where they unanimously voted to launch a student-run campaign to push for changes in environmental policies, simultaneously at the campuses of all the participating universities.
by Damilola Akinola in News
On October 20, 2007, the School of Nursing (SON) held its 2nd annual Friends and Family day. According to Dr. Davenport, a professor at the school of nursing, the purpose of the event was to "welcome the family and friends of the nursing students to the campus and give them a flavor of what the student did with their time as a student nurse." She said that the Nursing student government association was the force behind the implementation of the event.
by Bhavik Desai in News
Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse gave a talk titled "Controlling the Cell Cycle" on the afternoon of 29th October at the MSTF auditorium. The talk was hosted by the Department of Pharmacology as part of the Krantz lecture series at the medical school wherein prominent scientists invited each year for sharing their scientific expertise with the UMB scientific and medical community.
by Anna Strongin in News
November 1st, 2007 marked a milestone in the lives of yet another class of first year medical students. It was the 11th annual White Coat Ceremony, an event that symbolizes the students’ entry into the medical profession.
by Clarence Lam in News
On the morning of October 18, UMB students volunteered to serve as victims at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in a drill with other local hospitals and city emergency preparedness officials to test response plans to a an influenza pandemic.
by Clarence Lam in News
In his first State of the School address on September 25, Dean E. Albert Reece highlighted the accomplishments of the School of Medicine (SOM) and presented his vision for the upcoming years.
by Preeta Dasgupta in News
Dr. David Ramsay, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), wrote an op-ed entitled "State Funding for Universities Pays Dividends" which was published in the Baltimore Sun on October 30. In his article, Ramsay supported Governor Martin O' Malley's plan to increase state funding to higher education by emphasizing that Maryland's economy is heavily dependent upon the revenue generated by universities in the state.
by Clarence Lam and Bhavik Desai in News
Dr. David J. Ramsay, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, recently spoke to the Campus Connection about his accomplishments, concerns, and goals for the future in an interview conducted by Editor-in-Chief Clarence Lam and News Section Co-Editor Bhavik Desai.
