Stories

The Doctor Who Chose a Different Field of Dreams

August 10, 2026

UMSOM alumnus Archibald “Moonlight” Graham balanced baseball and medicine in the early 1900s before becoming a beloved community physician whose brief big league career brought him posthumous fame.

Emergence of Pharmacists Gives the Field of Medicine a Shot in the Arm

August 10, 2026

Founded in 1841, the School of Pharmacy helped turn a trade into a profession, shaped pharmacy education and practice in Maryland, and has extended its impact to the nation and the world.

Breaking Down Silos, Building Up Solutions

August 10, 2026

The School of Graduate Studies’ commitment to collaboration has guided it for over a century, driving innovation and discovery among interdisciplinary teams from five of UMB’s professional schools.

A Lasting Legacy of Legal Leadership

July 23, 2026

Maryland Carey Law’s influence on legal education, practice, and policy dates back two centuries and continues today with its commitment to advancing justice and protecting democracy.

Social Work, Social Challenges, and Building a Better Society

July 23, 2026

The School of Social Work, the youngest of UMB’s seven schools, produces professionals who are prepared and eager to help individuals, families, and communities overcome obstacles and thrive.

Where Dentistry Cut Its Teeth

The profession was conceived and launched in Baltimore, where visionaries who understood the importance of oral health founded the world’s first dental college and transformed U.S. health care.

Planting the Seeds of Change, Nursing Pioneers Expanded Opportunity and Improved Lives

Esther McCready and Shirley Nathan-Pulliam etched their names into the history books and into UMSON’s building by advancing educational equality and adding nursing perspective to public policy.

Transforming Addiction Treatment Through Research, Innovation, and Access

The School of Medicine has helped flip the script on addiction by viewing it as a medical rather than moral issue and working to ground treatment in science, compassion, and comprehensive care.

How the School of Pharmacy Helped Modernize the Drug Approval Process

From research to regulation, UMSOP works to influence national drug policy, improve public health, and support the Food and Drug Administration, one of the USA’s most critical scientific institutions.

The Hospitals That Crossed an Ocean to Answer the Nation’s Call

During World War I and World War II, Baltimore medical schools and teaching hospitals worked to organize medical units that could quickly care for wounded soldiers.

How the Civil War Changed Medicine and Shaped the University’s Future

The conflict’s deadliest combatants were the infectious diseases that swiftly swept through military camps, causing about two-thirds of the war’s deaths but transforming the practice of medicine.

From Davidge Hall to the Frontiers of Discovery

The vision of medical education and innovation that continues at UMB was established in the founding building that stands as one of the most important landmarks in the history of American medicine.

Advancing the American Story at Our University

Through discovery, advocacy, research, and service, UMB has helped the United States meet some of its greatest challenges over the past two centuries.