February 2022 Newsletter

Check out CGE’s annual report and anniversary retrospective!

Read more about the new or reimagined global courses, as well as the faculty and international partners who created the courses.

As a member of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, the UMB community is invited to apply to join one of CUGH's committees or subcommittees. New members are elected from the applicants by the relevant committee members for a two-year term.

The Center for Global Engagement continues its webinar series as part of the Global Leadership specialization of the President’s Student Leadership Institute (PSLI).

Conducting research outside the U.S. can be challenging, both from an operational as well as from a regulatory perspective. Quality research needs to include appropriate ethical considerations, follow specific regulations, and involve local collaborators.

February 9 at noon Join the Office of International Services to learn more about work authorizati...

Join the Office of International Services to review the rules for maintaining J-1 Scholar status, as well as other topics about getting to know the UMB campus.

Join the Office of International Services to review immigration regulations pertinent to H-1B employees of UMB. Information on social security cards and driver's licenses will also be discussed.

Agnes Ann Feemster, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and UM of Maryland School of Pharmacy, was awarded the W. Arthur Purdum Award from the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy.

The submission deadline has been extended for "1807: An Art and Literary Journal" to February 14. All UMB faculty, staff, Medical Center employees, and West Baltimore neighbors are encouraged to submit their works.

Join the UM Carey School of Law for the Maryland Journal of International Law's Spring Symposium on "Race, Sovereignty, and Immigrant Justice" Feb. 3-4.

Join the Intercultural Center and URecFit and Wellness for a series of Afrocentric dance classes each Friday at noon during Black History Month.

The Black Diaspora Panel is hosted each year by the Intercultural Center to center the unique and shared experiences of members from across the African diaspora, including from the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.

UMB commemorates the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by recognizing achievements of the UMB community whose work epitomizes the ideals, life, and work of Dr. King.

Attend the Black Professionals on the Rise Social to meet and connect with current UMB students and recently graduated professionals from across the University's professional and graduate schools.

Do you know an important global health story that’s been overlooked by the media and deserves special notice? Submit your idea to the Untold Global Health Stories of 2022 Contest, which is designed to give a platform to important but under-reported global health stories.

Students are invited to join AMWHO, a simulation of the World Health Assembly, for their virtual conference, "Human Conflict & Global Health: Advocating for Emotional, Physical, and Mental Health as a Human Right."

Register today for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health's annual conference, "Healthy People, Healthy Planet, Social Justice."