Category Archives: Students
A Brief History of UMB African American Student Organizations
As Black History Month 2021 draws to a close, the Historical Collections in the HSHSL could not let the month past without looking back on UMB’s African American history. The following highlights a few of the many student organizations throughout UMB’s history in an attempt to acknowledge the work of many to make our campus more inclusive and diverse. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Students
Tagged African American Students, Black History Month, UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOL, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, UMBSSW
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Submit your story to UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19
Since June, the Historical Collections Department of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library has been collecting campus reactions to the pandemic as well as personal stories and reflections of the campus community. The project, UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19, has received seven submissions since its launch. Submissions have included diary-like reflections, poetry, photographs, and original artwork. Historical Collections continues to solicit submissions for this project. Continue reading
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Remembering Dr. Burt Jacob Asper, School of Medicine Class of 1911 on Veteran’s Day
This Veteran’s Day the HS/HSL highlights the life of Dr. Burt Jacob Asper, School of Medicine Class of 1911. Dr. Asper served in the Navy on the USS Cyclops during World War I. He was the doctor on the ship when it disappeared in March 1918. To this day the Cyclops wreckage has not been found and it is unclear how the ship was lost. Continue reading
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The Library Genie Returns!
The Library Genie will be accepting wishes from November 1 – November 30. How can the HS/HSL help you during this time of uncertainty and change? How would you like to see the Library’s space designed so that it meets … Continue reading
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Changes Await You at the HS/HSL
Changes await you at the HS/HSL with an exciting new look for the Library’s second and fifth floors. The second floor now has all new tables with power, comfortable rolling chairs, study banquettes, and new carpeting. You can find the … Continue reading
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1920: A Look back at the School of Dentistry 100 Years ago
In the 1920-21 academic year the University of Maryland School of Dentistry was entering into its 39th session. It was established as a department in the School of Medicine in 1882. In 1920 the University of Maryland (in Baltimore) had merged with the Maryland State College of Agriculture. The merger brought with it the promise of a new dental building, which opened in January 1930 after yet another merger between the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (SOD) and the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (occurred in 1924). Continue reading
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Sign up now! Third Annual Flu Shot Clinic at the HS/HSL
Flu shots will be available (by appointment only) to UMB faculty, staff and students* on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from Noon to 4:00 pm and on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Weiss Gallery on the first floor of the Library. Continue reading
HS/HSL seeks COVID-19 Stories and Experiences from UMB Community
In an effort to capture the UMB Community’s experiences during the current pandemic for future researchers Historical Collections in the Health Sciences and Human Services Library has launched a project: UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19. The project … Continue reading
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Tagged Archival Collecting, Coronavirus, covid-19, UMB History
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UMB in WWII: the classes of 1943M and 1943D
On March 26, Dr. Bruce Jarrell, the University of Maryland Baltimore’s (UMB) Interim President, released a video to the Class of 2020. In the video, Dr. Jarrell, refers to the uniqueness of the 1943 School of Medicine graduating classes and how they had to overcome unusual circumstances surrounding World War II. World War II began in September 1939, with Germany’s invasion of Poland; however, the United States did not officially become involved in the conflict until after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Continue reading
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Tagged Class of 1943, Commencement, UMBSOD, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, WWII
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