Monthly Archives: March 2021

UMB’s Championship Basketball Team, 1904-1905

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Tara Wink

It is the end of March, which means March Madness and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is in full swing!  The first NCAA tournament occurred in 1939 with eight teams competing for the championship.  The first time a University of Maryland team appeared in the tournament was 1958.  The 1958 team was composed of players from the University of Maryland, College Park.  The University of Maryland, Baltimore has never had a basketball team in the NCAA tournament; however, UMB has produced a championship Basketball team.  Continue reading →

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Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic: An NNLM Virtual Symposium, April 8 – 9

Posted on March 23, 2021 by ebrown

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is excited to announce a new, free virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic in our communities. What is the Symposium about? The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, … Continue reading →

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That Annoying Survey…For One Month Only!

Posted on March 15, 2021 by ebrown

In order to get a better handle on resource usage – who and why – a survey will appear when users log in to resources during the month of April. The survey will pop up randomly three times every day … Continue reading →

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DABS (Data and Bioinformation Stuff) Volume 1 Issue 10: Machine Learning.

Posted on March 12, 2021 by HS/HSL

The Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) is the University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library hub for data and bioinformation learning, services, resources, and communication.  We are wrapping up another week (Mar 08 -12) of learning … Continue reading →

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First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Tara Wink

In March 2020, before UMB entered into mandatory telework due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the HSHSL installed an exhibit called First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. As the title suggests, the exhibit highlighted the first women—first graduates, deans, etc.—of UMB. Unfortunately, the exhibit was installed a mere two weeks before the library shut down and was taken down before the library reopened in the fall; therefore, few people had the opportunity to view the exhibit. This blog post recreates the exhibit’s literature and photographs. Continue reading →

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DABS (Data and Bioinformation Stuff) Volume 1 Issue 9: Teaching how to code with the Carpentries.

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Amy Yarnell

The Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) is the University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library hub for data and bioinformation learning, services, resources, and communication. It has been a busy week here in CDABS-land! The CDABS … Continue reading →

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Meet the Makers: Baltimore Makers Unite for COVID-19

Posted on March 4, 2021 by HS/HSL

“Makers Unite: Baltimore’s Grassroots Response to the Pandemic” April 6, 2021Noon-1 p.m. ESTOnline Zoom event – RSVP for Zoom link The Health Sciences and Human Services Library and The Grid are proud to host Will Holman, Open Works‘ Executive Director, … Continue reading →

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